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July 12
Thurs
Performances:
July 13, 14
Fri, Sat
July 22
Sun
July 27, 28, 29
Fri, Sat, Sun
Aug 10, 11
Fri, Sat
Hamlet – Synopsis
The King of Denmark is dead and has been succeeded by his brother
Claudius. Claudius has also married Gertrude, the widowed Queen. Hamlet,
Gertrude’s son, is already distressed by his father’s death and the hasty
remarriage and when his father’s ghost appears to tell him that he had been
murdered by Claudius, Hamlet vows revenge. To cover his intentions, he
feigns madness.
Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain, whose daughter Ophelia is all but
betrothed to Hamlet, believes that his madness is caused by repressed love
and sets a trap for them.
A Company of Players arrives and Hamlet asks them to perform a play, The
Murder of Gonzago, hoping that its similarity to the murder of his own
father will force Claudius to betray his guilt. Hamlet’s suspicions are
confirmed. He visits his mother, reviling her for her hasty marriage, and
accidentally kills Polonius, hiding in the chamber. Claudius sends Hamlet to
England, planning to have him murdered.
Laertes, Polonius’ son returns demanding revenge for his father’s death.
His sister, Ophelia, maddened by grief, has drowned herself. Claudius plots
with Laertes to kill Hamlet in a fencing match in which Laertes will have a
poisoned sword. The plot miscarries and Laertes dies. Gertrude drinks from a
poisoned cup intended for Hamlet and also dies. Hamlet, wounded by the
poisoned sword, kills Claudius before he, too, dies.
Fortinbras of Norway lays claim to the throne of Denmark.
Sponsor: Shakespeare's Associates
Location: Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Road,
Livermore
Times: 7:30pm (Thurs-Sat), 7:00pm (Sun) Picnic area opens at
5:30pm
Admission:
Preview (July 12): All tickets $25.
Opening Night (July 13) - (no dinner) - $37 (adult);
$34 (full time students and educators, seniors, age 65 and up)
Regular Fridays & Sundays: $37 (adult); $34 (full
time students and educators, seniors, age 65 and up)
Saturdays: $39 (adult), $36 (full time students
and educators, seniors age 65 and up)
More info: Shakespeare's Associates
- 925-443-2273
Preview:
July 19
Thurs
Performances:
July 20, 21
Fri, Sat
Aug 3, 4, 5
Fri, Sat, Sun
Aug 12
Sun
Recommended for ages 10 and up.
The Merry Wives of Windsor – Synopsis
A most Excellent and Conceited Comedy of Sir John Falstaff and The Merry
Wives of Windsor
Justice Shallow and his young, dim-witted nephew, Slender, have come to
Windsor in search of Sir John Falstaff. Falstaff and his buddies have taken
up residence in the town’s local inn and watering hole, the Garter Inn. Down
on his luck, Falstaff has decided to restore his fortunes by seducing the
wives of two wealthy citizens. He sends Mistress Page and Mistress Ford
identical love letters, but both women are on to him. They discover his
double dealing and set about turning the tables, arrange an assignation at
Mistress Ford’s house, and begin to play vengeful elaborate practical jokes
on him.
The unreasonably jealous husband of Mistress Ford, Frank Ford, has heard
of Falstaff’s plan and decides to test his wife’s fidelity. Pretending to be
a “Master Brook,” he pays Falstaff to seduce his wife on his behalf, twice
almost catching them together, but in innocent circumstances.
Meanwhile, the Pages’ daughter, Anne, is pursued by three suitors. Anne
herself is in love with Fenton, a handsome young courtier whom her parents
distrust as a fortune-hunter. Mistress Quickly, Dr. Caius’s housekeeper, is
being paid by all three suitors to advance their cause. A duel between
Doctor Caius and Slender’s friend Parson Evans, the local clergyman, is
averted when the Host of the Garter Inn plays a trick on them, and they in
turn pay him back.
In Windsor Great Park at night, Mistress Quickly and the “merry wives”
set up Falstaff for his final punishment. The whole company gathers in the
park to witness his humiliation, but it all ends happily.
Sponsor: Shakespeare's Associates
Location: Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Road,
Livermore
Times: 7:30pm (Thurs-Sat), 7:00pm (Sun) Picnic area opens at
5:30pm
Opening Night, July 20, 8:00pm performance, Opening night dinner & benefit
auction: 5:30pm
Admission:
Preview (July 19): All tickets $25.
Opening Night (July 20) Benefit includes dinner under
the arbor and fundraising auction – Tickets $85 for dinner, auction, and
performance; $100 for dinner, auction, performance, and 5 raffle tickets for
a chance to win an opening night raffle prize and the grand season raffle of
a weekend get-away to see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival!
Regular Fridays & Sundays: $37 (adult); $34 (full
time students and educators, seniors, age 65 and up)
Saturdays: $39 (adult), $36 (full time students
and educators, seniors age 65 and up)
More info: Shakespeare's Associates
- 925-443-2273
At the Bankhead Theater
July 27, 28, 29
Aug 3, 4, 5
Sat, Sun
Fri-Sun
Fri-Sun
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road.
Sponsor: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Fridays & Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees: 2:00pm
Admission: Individual tickets: Check Tri-Valley Rep website. Prices not available as this was written.
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre, eLivermore.com theater page, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
Wednesday
The 15th Annual Pooch Parade will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in downtown Pleasanton at Lions Wayside Park, corner of First and Neal Streets. This event runs in conjunction with the "1st Wednesday Street Party" sponsored by the Pleasanton Downtown Association.
Registration and judging begins at 5:30 p.m. with dog tricks performing at 6:30 p.m. and the parade begins at 7 p.m. Winners and raffle numbers will be announced at 7:45 p.m.
Enter your pooch, any size, 4 months or older, in any or all of the seven
categories for great prizes! The entry fee is $10.00 per category. All
proceeds benefit the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Raisers. All donations
are tax deductible. For complete details and to download a registration
form, go to www.trivalleyguidedogs.org
Sponsor:
Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Raisers
Location: Lions Wayside Park (first & Neal, Pleasanton)
Times: Registration & Judging: 5:30pm. Dog tricks 6:30pm;
Parade: 7:00pm
Admission: $10.00 entry fee per category
More info:
Tri-Valley
Guide Dog Puppy Raisers
Wednesday
Join us downtown as we continue to enjoy another downtown Pleasanton 1st Wednesday Street Party.
Shop, dine and stroll your way through downtown Pleasanton. Visit our unique shops and restaurants and hit the middle of Main Street and the additional wide variety of businesses and community organizations who will have booths set up market their products and services as well as provide information.
Stop in at our Beer and Wine Garden where you'll be able to enjoy beer and wines from our local Livermore Valley Wine Country.
Main Street will be closed from Del Valle Parkway to Bernal Avenue from
4:30 to 10 p.m.
Location: Round Table Pizza Parking Lot, 530 Main Street, Pleasanton.
Times: 6-9PM
Admission: Free
More info:
Pleasanton
Downtown Association
| 2012 Dates | Theme | Band | |
| May 2 | Cinco de Mayo | Ruckatan | |
| June 6 | Jump Into Summer | Finding Stella | |
| July 11 | Public Eye | ||
| Aug 1 | |||
| Sept 5 | Blind Nurse | ||
Sat-Sun
Livermore Downtown Inc. presents the 2012 Taste of Downtown; a food & wine stroll through downtown Livermore on August 4th & 5th from 12pm to 5pm.
Sample a bounty of local wine and food, live music, horse drawn carriage rides and more as you shop and dine in Downtown Livermore!
Info from 2011:
• $35 Pre Sale Glasses and Passports (if purchased by August 7th) online
here OR at Bankhead Box Office, 2400 First Street
• $40 Glasses and Passports (if purchased at the event)
• Use your 2011 Wine Country Festival Glass! Your Passport is just $25 Pre
Sale & $30 day of the event
• Food Tasting Only Passport $25 (Available day of the event)
Passport Sales & Will Call booth located at Lizzie Fountain
(corner of S. Livermore Avenue & First Street).
Sponsor:
Livermore Downtown
Association
Location: Downtown Livermore
Times: 12pm - 5pm
Admission: See above.
More info:
Livermore Downtown
Association (925) 373-1795
Aug 9
Sept 13
(No Oct)
Nov 8
Dec 13
Thursday
Art Happens on the second Thursday each month in downtown Livermore! From 6 – 8:00pm, drop in on exhibitions, demonstrations, open studios, or meet the artists. Join in on art critiques, “make it and take it” sessions, learn pottery painting techniques and more. Enjoy live music, wine tasting, coffee or microbrews while enjoying art in galleries, tasting bars, studios, shops and restaurants. It’s all within walking distance, and the parking is free!
Sponsor: Bothwell Arts Center
Location: Bothwell Downtown Art Studios,
62 S. L Street. Livermore
Times: 6:00 to 8:00pm
Admission: Free
More info:
http://www.bothwellartscenter.org
| 1 - Bothwell Downtown Art Studios 62 South L Street www.bothwellartscenter.org Open studios with featured artists and guests: Jul • Dave Dunlap Demonstrates Impressionistic Oils Aug • Multi-faceted Art of Carol Faber Sep • Julie Hayward Trout Oct • ArtWalk on Saturday, October 13th Nov • Jacob Hankinson Portraiture Dec • Holiday Open House Carolers and Cheer 2 - Art Glass
Studios |
5 - Figurehead Gallery 2222 Second Street, Suites 20-21 www.figureheadgallery.com Rotating displays by gallery artists. Jul • Goran Konjevod Origami Demo Aug • Figures and Faces Exhibition Sep • The Legacy of Ansel Adams and Minor White Nov • Photography of Walter Davies, Lisa and Ron Rigge Dec • Bill Owens Suburbia Then, Now, and Beyond 6 - Winemaker’s Pour House 2241 First Street www.winemakerspourhouse.com Local artist displays coordinated by artistic edge. Appetizers, wine tasting available for purchase. 7 - Artistic Edge at Blacksmith Square 21 South Livermore Avenue www.artisticedgelivermore.com Explore the Edge, New Happenings each month… Jul • Celebrating “Made in the USA” Aug • Animal Art Sep • The Art of Music Nov • Holiday Sparkle Arts Dec • The Art of Ornaments 8 - Sanctuary Ultra Lounge 9 - Livermore Art Association Artist’s Gallery
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Thursday
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra
World-renowned nouveau flamenco guitarist and composer Ottmar Liebert
returns to the Bankhead Theater with his innovative contemporary style.
Incorporating international rock, jazz and pop music influences and sounds,
Liebert redefined the art form with his double platinum debut album Nouveau
Flamenco. The album, which included his signature song “Barcelona Nights,”
became one of the best-selling guitar albums of all time. A prolific
recording artist with five GRAMMY Award nominations, Liebert’s rich, sensual
sound and relaxed, intimate performances inspire enthusiastic audiences
across all musical genres.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $39/$51/$62 Students (17 & under): $14
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Friday
Jerry Jeff Walter
Jerry Jeff Walker has been introduced as a man who has broken more new
ground in the field of having fun than anyone else, but his indelible mark
on the world of country music goes far further than that. Known for his
popular hit “Mr. Bojangles” which has been covered by nearly four dozen
artists from all musical genres, Walker has always brought his own brand of
folk rock to traditional country music. With songs shot through with a touch
of the “outlaw,” from rowdy odes to drinking to mournful ballads for a
misspent life, Walker has influenced a generation of musicians and earned
himself a crowd of dedicated fans.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $27/$37/$47 Students (17 & under): $14
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Fairgrounds
Sun
Birds & supplies at wholesale cost to the public. Handfed baby parrots, cages, toys, perches, playgyms, manzanita, stands, food, jewelry, t-shirts, books and more. Bird Attention Vendors we still have available spaces, for information/application and to reserve your space visit www.ncabird.com. Vendors with small animals/aquatic/reptile/pet safe plants & supplies are welcome.
There will be a raffle for prizes - Some of the items for raffle are -
PORTABLE GPS !!!! Parrot foot toys!! Bird Net!! and more...
Sponsor: Jim and Laurene Pappas.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 9am to 3:30pm
Admission: $7 general admission, children 10 & under free; $8
parking
More info:
www.ncabird.com; 510-785-6647 or
Fairgrounds Web
Site,
At the Fairgrounds
Fri to Sun
The "Crown Jewel" of all Goodguys events - the West Coast Nationals is the longest running and most prestigious event on the calendar! Blending old school traditions with current trends, the West Coast Nationals features a sun soaked weekend of hot rodding fellowship and the highest quality cars in the country! See over 3,000 '72 & earlier rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks & classics, the crowning of America's Most Beautiful Street Rod and other prestigious awards, over 300 vendor exhibits, swap meet & car corral, live stage shows, model car show, arts & crafts expo, model engine expo and much more! Don't miss the Goodguys "Crown Jewel"!
Sponsor: Goodguys Rod & Custom Association.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.(Fri & Sat.); 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.(Sun.).
Admission: $18 adults; $6 youth ages 7-12; children 6 and under free; $8 parking.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, www.good-guys.com, http://www.ggwestcoastnats.com/ 925-838-9876.
Sat-Sun
The Mikado
The Lamplighters open their 60th Anniversary Season with Gilbert &
Sullivan’s The Mikado, arguably the most popular opera ever written in the
English language. A playful tale set in a make-believe Japanese town where
flirting is a capital offense, The Mikado is actually a playful satire on
Victorian British society. In a time when flirting is a capital offense,
wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo has fallen in love with the beautiful Yum-Yum,
fiancée to the recently appointed Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko. When the
Mikado, emperor of Japan, demands the execution of Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo
volunteers to take Ko-Ko’s place under the condition that he first be
allowed to marry Yum-Yum, chaos, desperation, and comical mayhem ensue.
Favorite songs include “Three little maids”, “I’ve got a little list”, and
“Tit-willow”. Live orchestra, gorgeous sets and costumes, and the amazing
voices of the Lamplighters – long considered one of the best Gilbert &
Sullivan producers in the world!
Sponsor:
Lamplighters Music Theatre
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Saturday: 2:00pm & 8:00pm; Sunday: 2:00pm
Admission: Adults/Senior $73; Children (17 and
under)/Students (25 and under)
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center -
Lamplighters Music Theatre - eLivermore.com theater page
