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Niles Canyon Railroad
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Capitol Steps |
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Diavolo |
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Diavolo
The Music Man |
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Pls Farmers Market
May Day Festival
Living with the
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Beatles Concert Experience
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Lvr Farmers Market
May Day Festival
Niles Canyon Railroad
The Music Man
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Movie: Shing
Night: A portrait of
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Pls Farmers Market
Livemore-Amador Symphony
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Lvr Farmers Market
Niles Canyon Railroad
The Music Man
Lvr Library Event:
Sex, Swagger, & Swing!
Valley Concert Chorale
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Pls Farmers Market
Rugged Maniac
Obstacle Race
How to Remove Your Lawn
Reptile Expo
LHG Auction
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Lvr Farmers Market
Reptile Expo
Niles Canyon Railroad
Ravenswood Tours
B17 , B24 Bombers
Swingin' Blues
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GoodGuys Summer
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The information on this calendar was obtained from many sources, and many organizations. Every attempt is made to provide accurate information. Organizations sometimes make changes, and I am not always informed. Please follow the "More Info" links to check for updates from the sponsoring organization. If you find errors, please email webservant@eLivermore.com.
May 2014 Details
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details for the following reoccurring events are on a separate page, common
to all calendar months. This saves download time. Click the item
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The Music Man - Pacific Coast Theater | |||||||||||||
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May 2, 3, 4 May 9, 10, 11 May 16, 17, 18 Fri-Sun
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The Music Man - Pacific Coast Theater An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Wilson's The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize - this despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. You won't want to miss Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre's professional and creative take on this show! Sponsor: City of Pleasanton Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton Times: Fri & Sat: 8:00pm; Sun: 2:00pm Admission: Adult: $38/$32/$22; Senior (62+): $34/$28/$22; Child (12 & under): $28/$24/$17 More info: www.firehousearts.org |
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Livermore Wine Country Festival | |||||||||||||
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Livermore Wine Country Festival Join us for the 23st ANNUAL WINE COUNTRY FESTIVAL!! Featuring Premium Wines and Craft Beer tasting, shopping & dining, entertainment, arts & crafts, family fun and MORE! Sponsor: Livermore Downtown Association Location: Downtown Livermore, 1st street from O Street to Maple Street. 2nd Street from M to J streets. Also at Blacksmith Square. Admission: Free Admission. Wine and Beer tasting packages for sale. Beer tasting package: $25. Wine Tasting Package: $40. Times: Sat: 10-6 (Wine & Beer pouring: 11am-5pm), Sun: 10-5 (Wine & Beer pouring: 11am-4pm) More info: Livermore Downtown Association - Wine Festival Web Page or 373-1795 |
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Bay Area Motorcycle Superfest | |||||||||||||
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May 3-4 Sat-Sun
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Bay Area Motorcycle Superfest Welcoming All Motorcycles American, Metric and European Show Bike Classes Full Custom, Semi Custom, Vintage Custom, Vintage Stock, Antique, Competition, Touring, Street Cruiser, Street Performance Event Features
Sponsor: Quicksilver Expos, LLC |
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Paula Poundstone | |||||||||||||
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May 3 Sat
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Capitol Steps | |||||||||||||
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May 6 Tues
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Capitol Steps |
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Diavolo |
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May Day Festival | |||||||||||||
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May Day Festival May Day Festival and Mother's Day too! Admission includes all day entertainment on two stages, vendors with opportunity to shop (for Mom) and enjoy local foods from our food booths. Jumphouses for the Kids. For further information, please visit our website. Sponsor: Kuma Hula Association of Northern California Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton Times: Sat 9am - 6pm, Sun 9am - 6pm Admission: Adults $10, 5 & under free, Seniors $8; Parking $8.00 More info: www.kumuhulaassociation.com or Fairgrounds web site |
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The Beatles Concert Experience | |||||||||||||
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May 10 Sat
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The Beatles Concert Experience |
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Pacific Chamber Symphony - Totally Beethoven | |||||||||||||
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May 11 Sun
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Pacific Chamber Symphony - Totally Beethoven The contrast of the wonderfully primordial Creatures of Prometheus and the expression of love of nature in the Symphony No. 6 F major, Op. 68 (Pastoral Symphony) offer fresh perspectives into Beethoven’s revolutionary approach. The Creatures of Prometheus is a fiery ballet, now lost, based on the myth of the God who brought fire to earth. Symphony No. 6 is "more the expression of feeling than painting", underlined with movement titles such as the first: "Awakening of cheerful feelings...” And yet Beethoven based parts of Eroica Symphony and Eroica piano variation of the theme of the Ballet’s last movement! Sponsor: Pacific Chamber Symphony Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page Times: 2:00pm Admission: $50/$45/$35/$25. Students $10 (17 and under) Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page More info: Pacific Chamber Symphony - LVPAC web site |
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Valley Concert Choral - Showing of Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen | |||||||||||||
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May 14 Wed
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Valley Concert Choral Showing of Shining
Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen 'Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen' celebrates the life and music of the artist whom musicologist Nick Strimple has called 'the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic'. America's most frequently performed choral composer, Lauridsen is a National Medal of Arts recipient who spends summers on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Exploring the relationship of art, nature, and spirituality, 'Shining Night' reveals the composer through the lens of his love for the natural world together with his passion for music and literature, woven with commentaries from composers, conductors, singers, and friends. Filmed between 2010-2011 in California, Scotland, Germany and Waldron Island, Washington, the documentary conveys the richness and breadth of the award-winning composer's life, with a soundtrack featuring his masterworks- Lux Aeterna, O Magnum Mysterium, Nocturnes (Sa Nuit D'Ete, Soneto de la Noche, and Sure On This Shining Night), Dirait-On and Madrigali. Sponsor: Valley Concert Chorale Location: Vine Cinema, Livermore Times: 7:00pm Admission: $10 ($11.34 with service fee) More info: Valley Concert Chorale |
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Livermore-Amador Symphony Concert - Five Dedicated Decades | |||||||||||||
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May 17 Sat |
Livermore-Amador Symphony - Five
Dedicated Decades Barnes: Dallas Fanfare Barnes: California Golden Suite Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Like Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s
Fifth Symphony presents the listener with an emotional challenge: Receive a
minor-mode meditation on life in this mortal coil, and resolve it into the
major mode of transfiguration and rebirth. Tchaikovsky said of this symphony
that it is “a complete resignation before fate, which is the same as the
inscrutable predestination of fate.” And yet his optimism is evident
throughout the delightful thematic material that has made his Fifth a world
favorite. Dr. Arthur Barnes, in the closing concert of his golden season as
conductor of the Symphony, skillfully weaves this marvelous work together
with two of his own. One has its premiere at this concert: The “California
Golden Suite” was composed especially for this occasion. Join luminaries
from throughout the region for a night not to be missed, as the orchestra
celebrates Barnes’ triumphal achievement as the elder statesman of Bay Area
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Valley Concert Choral - Concert - Morten Lauridsen Festival | |||||||||||||
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May 17, 18 Sat, Sun
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Valley Concert Choral - Concert - Morten
Lauridsen Festival The Valley Concert Chorale, in collaboration with local high school and college singing groups, will present two performances of all- Lauridsen compositions. Mr. Lauridsen himself will present workshops for the participating groups and participate in the concert performances. Sponsor: Valley Concert Chorale Location: Saturday: Mission Dolores, San Francisco Sunday: Amador Theater, Pleasanton Times: Sat: 8:00pm; Sun 7:30pm Admission: $20 ($21.69 with service Fee) Student: $10 ($11.34 with service fee). Tickets at Valley Concert Chorale website. More info: Valley Concert Chorale |
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Sex, Swagger & Swing! | |||||||||||||
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May 18 Sun
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Sex, Swagger, & Swing! |
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Mow No Mo' or How to remove your lawn. | |||||||||||||
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May 24 Sat.
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Mow No Mo' or How to remove your lawn. Are you tired of mowing and edging your lawn, or for paying to have that done for you? Wouldn’t it be great to save money on your water bill? Wish you could quit with the herbicides? Would you like to have a beautiful, water-conserving garden that attracts wildlife? If so, “Mow no Mo!” is the workshop for you. In this hands-on workshop you’ll get information on how to remove your lawn, select native plants, and design a water-conserving, pesticide-free garden that attracts wildlife. Most importantly, you’ll have the hands-on experience of sheet-mulching a lawn, and you’ll depart confident that you can do this at home. We’ll meet at a Livermore garden that currently has a lawn, but won’t when we are through with it! If you have them, bring a labeled long-handled shovel and rake, and gardening gloves, as we will be sheet mulching—cutting back turf, shoveling compost, laying cardboard, and spreading woodchips. We’ll work here until everyone has had a chance to try everything. Bring a lunch to enjoy while you get your sheet-mulching questions
answered. We’ll talk about how to select native plants and where to purchase
them, provide you with a list of sheet-mulching resources, and let you know
how you can get rebates from your local water district for removing your
lawn. You’ll leave this workshop ready to sheet-mulch your own lawn away! |
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Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race | |||||||||||||
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May 24
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Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race Looking for your next adventure? How about a day filled with epic obstacles, rockin' music and plenty of beer? Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race has you covered! Here's how it works: Sign up for the race and you'll get a chance to run our 5k course filled with 25+ obstacles designed to push you to your limits! While you're waiting for your turn on the course, you'll get to hang out with thousands of other maniacs in the festival area where you can ride mechanical bulls, pretend to be a kid in our adult bounce houses, or just rock out to the latest tunes while enjoying some tasty food or beverages. Not only that, but each runner gets a high-quality t-shirt, free professional race photos and a beer (if 21 or over) with their registration! Sponsor: Rugged Races Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton Times: 9am to 5pm Admission: Adults $68, Ages 14-17 get $18 off. Spectators are free Parking $8.00 More info: 413-768-0366 or www.ruggedmaniac.com or Fairgrounds web site |
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Reptile Expo | |||||||||||||
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May 24-25 Sat-Sun
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Reptile Expo Are you are an advanced herp keeper? A beginner just starting out in the hobby, and looking for your first pet reptile? Or you are just looking for fun way to spend the day with your family? No matter who you are and your skill level, this is the event for you! You will have the opportunity to meet with dozens of local breeders and other industry experts, to learn first hand about proper care and see some amazing specimens. With thousands of reptiles & amphibians on display and offered for sale, you are sure to find your perfect match. Large suppliers will be on hand to give you a great deal on all of your habitat needs. Local reptile shops will also be in attendance, so once you go home you know where to go to keep your reptiles well fed and healthy. Above all, make sure you remember to have fun! Sponsor: Reptile Realms Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton Times: Saturday - May 24 - 10am to 6pm, Sunday - May 25 - 10am to 5pm Admission: Adult (Ages 13+) $10, Chil (6 - 12) $5.00, Child (5 & under) Free Parking $8.00 More info: 408-692-HERP, or www.reptilerealms.com or Fairgrounds web site |
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Livermore Heritage Guild Auction | |||||||||||||
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May 24 Sat
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Livermore Heritage Guild Auction Come and enjoy an evening of old fashioned fun, food, and bidding wars at the Guild's annual auction. It all takes place at the Duarte Garage located on the old Lincoln Highways at the corner of Portola and L Streets in Livermore. Auctioneer Big Frank at the microphone, gaveling away wine, antiques and great collectibles The money we raise helps fund Guild projects in our community. |
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Swingin' Blues Stats of the USS Hornet | |||||||||||||
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May 25 Sun
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Swingin' Blues Stats of the USS Hornet Back for their annual visit to the Firehouse and sure to be sold out again! Their saucy and sweet swing music will remind you of the 1940's music that filled the USO's during World War II. Go back in time with their memory-rousing renditions of music made popular by grops such as the Andrews Sister - In the Mood, The Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B and more! Sponsor: City of Pleasanton Location: Firehouse Arts Center - 4444 Railroad Ave, Pleasanton Times: 2:00pm Admission: Adult: $25/$20/$15; Senior (62+): $22/$20/$15; Child (12 & under): $12 More info: www.firehousearts.org |
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B17, B24, & P51 at the Livermore Airport | |||||||||||||
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May 25-27 Sun-Tues
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B17 & B24 Bombers plus P51 Mustang fighter at the Livermore Airport Vintage B17 and B24 bombers once again visit the Livermore airport. This year a P51 joins them. You can take pictures, walk through the bombers, and talk to the crew. Flights are also available in the B17 and B24 for a $425 donation. In recent years a number of other vintage aircraft, many from WWII, have also been on display.
See the eLivermore photos. |
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Livermorium Day | |||||||||||||
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May 30 Friday
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Livermoreium Day On May 30th, the City of Livermore, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District will be hosting a day of events – both online and downtown- to celebrate the first anniversary of Livermorium Day. Mayor John Marchand proclaimed May 30th Livermorium Day to recognize the discovery of chemical element 116 on the periodic table, which was named in honor of the City and the researchers who discovered it. Livermore is one of only six cities around the world for which an element has been named. An interactive Google Hangout will be held from 9:30am-10:30am with Mayor Marchand, LLNL scientists, members of the community, and students from Granada High School and Christensen Middle School. The public can also watch “Livermorium Day: Celebrating Scientific Discovery” live on Google+ and contribute to the conversation on Twitter by using the #Livermorium hashtag. The Livermore Civic Center Library will be projecting the Google Hangout conversation in the Library’s Community Room, preceded by a brief introduction to Twitter at 9:00am. Community members interested in participating in the Twitter tutorial at the Library should bring a laptop or mobile device capable of connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi and arrive no later than 9:00am. Those who wish to join the Hangout remotely can find more information at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Google Plus page at plus.google.com/+LivermoreLab In the evening from 4:00pm-5pm, community members are invited to a
celebration in Livermorium Plaza at Mills Square Park. Following Mayor John
Marchand’s opening remarks, the event will proceed with guest speakers and
the unveiling of three Livermorium conceptual works of art. Awards will be
presented to the winners of the Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair. |
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Spring Rep. - Valley Dance Theater | |||||||||||||
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May 31 to June 1 Sat-Sun
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Spring Rep. - Valley Dance
Theater In a display of both sheer elegance and vibrant energy, Valley Dance Theatre’s “Spring Rep” showcases the joy of dance through excerpts from the grand ballets together with other short works. For more than three decades, Valley Dance Theatre performances have entertained audiences of all ages with their stunning choreography, beautiful costumes and live music. This May, thrill to the flamboyant Spanish style of Don Quixote, the pure lyricism of Romeo and Juliet, the Broadway-style drama of Slaughter on 10th Avenue, and several newly-premiering works in an uplifting and exciting production. Sponsor: Valley Dance Theater Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page Times: Sat: 7:00pm; Sun: 2:00pm Admission: $25; Student 17 & under: $12 More info: Valley Dance Theater or Bankhead Theater |
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Star Ship featuring Mickey Thomas | |||||||||||||
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May 31 Sat
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Star Ship featuring Mickey Thomas The iconic band plays at the Amador Theater for one night only. Lead singer Mickkey Thomas is the soaring voice that propelled Jefferson Starship through the 80's and 90's with such hits as Jane, No Way Out, We Built This City, and Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now, to name just a few. This rare live performance features Jeff Adams on bass, Mark Abrahamian on guitar, Phil Bennett on keyboards, Darrell Verdusco on drums, and Stephanie Calvert on vocals. Sponsor: City of Pleasanton Location: Amador Theater, Amador High School, 1155 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton Times: 8:00pm Admission: $55/$50/$45 More info: www.firehousearts.org |
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May 31 to June 1 Sat to Sun
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Goodguys All-American Get Together Kick start your summer fun at the Goodguys 21st Summer Get-Together at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA! The festive weekend includes a giant Show & Shine with American made & powered cars and trucks of all years, makes & models as well as special Indoor specialty exhibits! See over 2,500 hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks sprawled throughout the entire fairgrounds, a giant Swap Meet & AutoTrader Classics Cars 4 Sale Corral, vendor exhibits, Goodguys AutoCross, Hot Rodder's of Tomorrow Engine Challenge, model car show, FREE kids entertainment and so much more! Visit www.good-guys.com for complete event details! Sponsor: Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton Times: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.(Sat.); 8 a.m. to 4 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.summergettogether.com/ 925-838-9876. |
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Valley Dance Theater Spring Rep | |||||||||||||
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May 31 June 1 Sat-Sun
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Valley Dance Theater Dancers will perform excerpts from legendary ballets that include the flamboyant Spanish style of Don Quixote, the pure lyricism of Romeo and Juliet, and the Broadway-style drama of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, along with several newly premiering works. About Valley Dance Theatre: Valley Dance Theatre brings full-length and
repertory classical ballet and contemporary dance productions to the San
Francisco East Bay. Founded in Livermore, Calif. in 1980, Valley Dance
Theatre is a licensed, nonprofit arts organization which also operates an
affiliated school of dance, offering ballet classes for ages 3 years through
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Livermore Library Events Sponsor: Livermore Library Locations: See specific event for its location. Main (Civic Center) Library: 1188 S Livermore Ave. Rincon Branch: 725 Rincon Ave. Springtown Branch: 998 Bluebell Dr Times: See Table Admission: Free. More info: Livermore Library, 925 373-5500 Photo by Bill Nale |
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