| Livermore History Center | Highway Garage Open |
| Museum on Main St | |
| Pleasanton Farmer's Market | Ravenswood Docent Tours |
| Niles Canyon Railway | Livermore Amateur Radio Klub Meeting |
Thurs
Philharmonica Baroque
Since 1981, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has offered rich,
historically-fascinating programs of Baroque, classical and early-Romantic
era music using original period instruments. Led by music director Nicholas
McGegan, who celebrated his 30th anniversary last season, PBO was named
Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” in 2004.Through their creative
collaborations in dance and opera, the San Francisco-based group shares
their passion for early music with an ever-widening circle of fans.
No two violin concertos are alike and no one knows this better than
recent Gramophone Award winning violinist Rachel Podger. Crowned the “queen
of Baroque violin” by The Sunday Times, Rachel returns to perform a variety
of violin concertos exploring different Baroque era styles and forms and
leads Philharmonia in the first of only four orchestra suites written by J.S.
Bach.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $80/$60/$50 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Fri
Run Boy Run
While Run Boy Run’s bluegrass sound is rooted in the traditional style of
the Appalachian South, they are part of a trend to revive innovation in
American roots music. Their voices weave a spectacular tapestry around the
fiddle’s tight rhythmic front, leading listeners on a musical journey that
is dynamic, orchestral, and overflowing with beauty. The whole exceeds the
sum of the parts as touches of classical, jazz, and folk express themselves
through the old-time core of Run Boy Run’s unique sound.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $50/$40/$30 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Fairgrounds
Fri-Sun
Hula Festival and 3 days of Competition. 16 Halau (dance groups) from the Bay Area, Southern California, state of Washington and Hawaii competing.
Lots of Arts and Crafts Vendors and Food Booths serving Hawaiian food
plate lunch, Filipino Food, Saimin, Lau Lau, Teriyaki Chicken, Poke, Shave
Ice and more.
Sponsor: Kumu Hula Association of Northern Calif.
Location:
Alameda County
Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: Fri: 3:00pm to 11:00pm; Sat: 10:00am to 6:00pm;
Sun 10:00am to 6:30pm
Admission: Adults $15.00; Child 5 and under Free; Seniors
$13.00 (65 and over). 3-day pass $30.00 pre-sale only. Parking $10.00
More info: or
Fairgrounds web site
Sun
Parade starts at the Veteran's Memorial building and continues down Main Street to St. Mary's Street.
Sponsor: American Legion Post 237, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6298
Location: Downtown Pleasanton
Times: 1:00pm
Admission: Free
More info:
At the Bankhead Theater
29, 30
Nov 5, 6
Sat, Sun
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes | Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda
Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical. Welcome to the kind of
musical that comes around once in a generation. A musical that builds on the
best traditions of theatre while forging into fresh new territory. A musical
about the importance of home, family and finding where you belong.
IN THE HEIGHTS tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New
York's Washington Heights neighborhood - a place where the coffee from the
corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze
carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the
brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest
struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones
you leave behind. IN THE HEIGHTS is the winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for
Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations.
Sponsor: Tri-Valley Repertory
Theatre
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Saturday: 8:00pm. Sunday Matinees:
2:00pm Saturday Matinee (11/5 only): 2:00pm
Admission: Individual tickets: TBD
Season Tickets for Main Stage (In the Heights, Jesus Christ
Superstar, The Wizard of Oz): adults 18-59 $103.5; seniors 60+ $98.00; juniors 0-17 $51.00
- Order via Tri-Valley Rep
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
At the Bankhead Theater
Thurs
Julie Lythcott-Haims - Rae Dorough Speaker Series
The College Admissions “Arms Race”
Students and their parents are stressed to the breaking point over getting
into college.
Witty and wise, Julie Lythcott-Haims is a tonic for what ails this
generation of kids and parents. While Stanford’s Dean of Freshmen, she
became a fierce advocate for students and critical of parental involvement
in the day-to-day lives of college students. Her first book, How to Raise an
Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
was a New York Times best seller.
She will offer sound advice on the college application process and
alternatives to the college admissions “arms race” frenzy.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $40/$36/$32 Students: $16
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office
More info:
Rae Dorough Speakers Series
-
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Fri
One-Man Star Wars Trilogy
Much of Canadian actor Charles Ross’ childhood was spent in a galaxy far,
far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again. The
result of this misspent youth is a unforgettably hilarious comic mashup of
the iconic films, wherein he single-handedly plays all the characters, sings
the music, flies the ships, wields a light saber, fights the battles, and
condenses the entire plot into just sixty minutes! After seeing Ross’ zany
take, Star Warswill never seem quite the same again.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $30 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Fairgrounds
Sat to Sun
Don't miss your chance to be a part of the final Bay Area Goodguys event of 2016! It's the Goodguys 27th Autumn Get-Together and it's all happening the weekend of November 12 & 13 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. It's your final shot of the year to explore over 2,500 American made or powered hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks of all years, makes and models and to shop the mega Swap Meet for those hard-to-find parts and memorabilia & Cars 4 Sale Corral for a last-minute winter project! Plus, don't miss the special Indoor Car Show and Custom Bicycle Exhibits, check out the latest products and trends at over 100 Vendor Exhibits, experience the Pinstriper's Brush Bash, Nitro Thunderfest Dragster Exhibition, and watch or compete in the adrenaline-pumping Goodguys AutoCross timed racing competition! And, help us celebrate Veteran's Day Weekend with special promotions and festivities honoring those who serve and have served the USA all weekend long! For complete details and to register your vehicle or purchase tickets, visit www.good-guys.com. Goodguys... Cool Cars, Cool People, Good Times!
Sponsor: Goodguys Rod & Custom Association.
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm; Sunday 8:00am to 4:00pm
Admission: Adults $20; Child $6 under 6 FREE; Military Show valid ID receive $5 off GA; $10 parking.
More info: Fairgrounds Web Site, www.good-guys.com, http://www.summergettogether.com/ 925-838-9876.
Sat
Deep below the ocean waves, lived a hopeful Little Mermaid. Her voice was the most beautiful ever heard, but she was willing to never utter another word if she could meet the man of her dreams and bestow on him a kiss. Of course, the evil Sea Witch was more than happy to grant her wish, so the Little Mermaid traded her voice and tail; all who loved her hoped she would not fail. Presented by Le Tableau Magnifique Ballet Company and based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, The Little Mermaid ballet is a tale of love lost and self-acceptance gained.
Sponsor: Livermore School of Dance
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Sat: 2:00pm; Sun: 7:00pm
Admission: $22 to $26
More info: Livermore School of Dance or Bankhead Theater
Tues
Murder on the Nile
Aquila Theatre applies its signature style to Agatha Christie’s staging of
her famous novel, Death on the Nile. Set on a paddle steamer cruising the
legendary Nile River in the 1940s, this masterful whodunit is filled with
colorful and mysterious characters. Class, money and reputation are all at
stake in one way or another for the passengers and, before they know it,
deceit, theft and murder quickly make waves on the river. A classic comes to
life under Aquila’s brilliant direction and superb acting.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $60/$50/$35 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Fri
The Willis Clann
Cancelled
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $60/$50/$35 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
At the Fairgrounds
Friday
Join us for our monthly show, Antiques, Etc. at The Fairgrounds, every 3rd Sunday of the month.
Highlights for Antiques, Etc:
Up to 400 Dealers
All items 20 yrs or older
Service Dogs allowed.
Sponsor:
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 8:00am to 3:00pm
Admission: Parking $10.00 per car.
More info: or Fairgrounds web site
Saturday
Wear your PJs and receive a free gift. Get a jump on the holiday shopping with great deals & giveaways! Coffee, mimosas, and breakfast treats provided.
Livermore Shopping district launches the Holiday Season with a pajama party designed to let you beat the Corporate Holiday launch the following week!
Roll out of bed and grab your friends for an early morning shopping extravaganza! Special giveaways if you are in your pajamas! It’s one big slumber party in Downtown Livermore! Free gift to those in Pajamas at Lizzie Fountain, corner of Livermore Avenue and First Street.
Sponsor:
Livermore Downtown
Association
Location: Downtown Livermore
Times: 7am to 10am
Admission: Free (items for sale)
More info:
Livermore Downtown
Association (925) 373-1795
Sat
Stephen Waarts - Del Valle Fine Arts
Violinist Stephen Waarts has been praised for playing “with technical
command and a totally natural sense of musical drama” (Strings Magazine).
Waarts has won First Prize, the Bach Prize and the Composer’s Prize at the
2014 Menuhin Competition, First Prize and six additional awards in the 2013
Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Second Prize and the Audience
Prize in the 2013 Montreal International Competition; and First Prize and
romantic Concerto prize in the 2011 International Louis Spohr Competition
for Young Violinists.
Sponsor: Del Valle Fine Arts
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $42/$36/$24 Students: $10
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Del Valle Fine Arts
-
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sun
Stunt Dog Experience
Chris Perondi’s “Stunt Dog Experience” is all high energy excitement. From
their world-class high jumping and barrel racing, to weaving around poles
and catching flying discs, these are some of the most athletic and talented
dogs in the world. They’ve been featured on television on the Ellen
DeGeneres show, the Tonight Show, and “Pet Star!” as well as numerous
commercials. With incredible stunts, comic antics and amazing tricks, these
dancing dogs keep audiences entertained from start to finish.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 2:00pm & 6:00pm
Admission: $40 Students (17 & under): $16
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
click for more photos
Dates at the right
Experience the magic of our brightly decorated holiday train, covered with
thousands of lights, as it winds through the darkness of Niles Canyon on a
75-minute round-trip ride from Niles to Sunol and back, and the later train
from Sunol to Niles and back.
This annual fundraising event is presented by the Pacific Locomotive
Association to benefit Niles Canyon Railway projects throughout the year. We
are sincerely grateful for all of our supporters who help our non-profit,
tax-exempt, living history museum continue to operate and grow.
Trains run both from Sunol to Niles and back, and from Niles to
Sunol and back.
Location: Downtown Sunol
Times: Departures from 4:30pm from Niles, 7:30 from Sunol
Admission: General seating is $30 (+2.49 fee) ages 3 and up. See the
Niles Canyon Railroad.
$20 (+1.99 fee) for Wednesdays: Dec 2, 9, 16
Reserved seating in the Dome Car is $45 (+3.24 fee).
Private Caboose: $600 (+25.95 fee) for up to 24 people.
eLivermore Photos.
More info:
Niles Canyon Railroad.
Info should be on the Niles Canyon site mid to late September. Ticket
purchases around the 2nd week of October.
2016 Dates - From Sunol
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Nov 27 7:30 | Nov 30 7:30 | Dec 2 7:30 | Dec 3 7:30 | |||
| Dec 4 7:30 | Dec 7 7:30 | Dec 9 7:30 | Dec 10 7:30 | |||
| Dec 11 7:30 | Dec 14 7:30 | Dec 16 7:30 | Dec 17 7:30 | |||
| Dec 18 7:30 | Dec 19 7:30 | Dec 21 7:30 | Dec 23 7:30 | |||
| Dec 26 7:30 | Dec 27 7:30 | Dec 28 7:30 | Dec 30 7:30 |
2016 Dates - From Niles
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Nov 25 4:30 | Nov 26 4:30 | |||||
| Nov 30 4:30 | Dec 2 4:30 | Dec 3 4:30 | ||||
| Dec 7 4:30 | Dec 9 4:30 | Dec 10 4:30 | ||||
| Dec 11 4:30 | Dec 14 4:30 | Dec 16 4:30 | Dec 17 4:30 | |||
| Dec 18 4:30 | Dec 19 4:30 | Dec 21 4:30 | Dec 23 4:30 | |||
| Dec 26 4:30 | Dec 27 4:30 | Dec 28 4:30 | Dec 30 4:30 |
At the Fairgrounds
Sat-Sun
A 2 day model railroad show with lots of operating model railroads as well as hundreds of tables of model train related merchandise for sale.
Sponsor:
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton
Times: 10am to 4pm
Admission: Adult $9.00 ONE DAY ticket; $10.00 TWO DAY ticket; Kids 11 and under FREE Parking $10.00
More info: 630/608-4988 or Fairgrounds web site
Sat
Small Business Saturday, November 26th, is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive shoppers to local merchants in Pleasanton and across the country. More than 30 Downtown Pleasanton businesses will be participating in this all day event and many are offering special discounts on shopping, dining and services. Balloons, stickers, shopping bags, pet bandanas, pens and more will be given to customers throughout the day as a thank you for supporting local businesses. While spending the day downtown, shoppers and diners may be the recipient of a downtown gift card. Several will be handed out to randomly selected customers.
Why shop in Downtown Pleasanton? Buying locally ensures our city stays extraordinary and the place to go. Local merchants get to know our local tastes and select merchandise with the local community in mind. You get personal attention. You feel connected. Our businesses make us special and give us a strong sense of loyalty for our city. The more unique we are as a community, the more we attract visitors, which benefits everyone. Shopping locally also keeps dollars in our economy. When we support our local businesses, our sales taxes are reinvested right here in Pleasanton. For every $100 spent at an independently owned Pleasanton store, $46 stays in the community. That makes Pleasanton extraordinary!
Buying locally is more environmentally friendly too. When we shop in Downtown Pleasanton or at our local neighborhood shopping center, it often means that you can walk or bike to shop, supporting conveniently located and accessible shops. You also get products that are often better made because our neighborhood stores stand behind them.
Get involved by committing to shop in Downtown Pleasanton on Small
Business Saturday on Pleasanton Downtown Association’s Facebook Page. Show
your support by taking selfies at your favorite downtown businesses. Tag the
business and the Pleasanton Downtown Association in each photo and share
them with #ShopSmallPleasanton. Help make November 26th the Biggest Day of
the Year for small business in Pleasanton!
Sponsor: Pleasanton Downtown
Association
Location: Downtown Pleasanton
Times: 9:00am to 10:00pm
Admission: Free
More info: Pleasanton Downtown
Association,
Sun
Family all cooped up ending a long Thanksgiving weekend? Get 'em out of the house!
Come by Sunday to tour the ranch and meet THREE special guest groups:
Knitting demonstrations by the Demon Knitters. OK, I made that up, I don't think they have a gang name, but they will be showing their beautiful work and demonstrating how it is done.
Tri-Valley Wood Carvers. A very talented local group of wood carvers with a wide range of styles.
HistoryMobile - Our mobile museum on winter break from touring the schools, a complete history of Livermore in 32 feet.
And of course check out our historic tractors, take a walking tour of the site, meet the horses, graze the gardens, relax on rustic hewn benches and check out the site progress. Hope to see you at the ranch!
Sponsor:
Livermore Heritage Guild
Location: 455 Olivina Ave
Times: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Admission: Free
More info:
Livermore Heritage Guild
Sun
The Pacific Chamber Orchestra under Maestro Lawrence Kohl performs Handel’s joyous Messiah. Robert Lappa, chorus master, brings together the special PCO chorus. Renowned soloists bring sparkle to the program and the audience is invited to join an encore of the Hallelujah chorus. A holiday tradition not to be missed! Shawnette Sulker, Soprano and Daniel Cilli, Baritone are well known to Bankhead audiences with their appearances with Pacific Chamber Orchestra, Livermore Valley Opera and throughout the Bay Area.
Sponsor: Pacific Chamber Symphony
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 2:00pm
Admission: $47/$39/$29/$31. Students: $10
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info - LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info: Pacific Chamber Symphony - LVPAC web site
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