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| Niles Canyon Railway | Livermore Amateur Radio Klub Meeting |
At the Bankhead Theater
Fri
Danny Glover - Rae Dorough Speaker Series
Actor, producer, and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding
presence on screen, stage, and television for more than 30 years. As an
actor, his film credits range from the blockbuster Lethal Weapon franchise
to smaller independent features, some of which Glover also produced. He has
starred in an array of motion pictures in recent years, including the
critically-acclaimed Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon and in the
futuristic 2012 for director Roland Emmerich. In addition to his film work,
Glover is highly sought after as a public speaker, delivering inspirational
addresses and moving performances in such diverse venues as college
campuses, union rallies, and business conventions.
Most recently Glover appeared in the Sony Pictures box office hit Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle co-starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, and Danny DeVito. He just completed filming the independent feature Press Play on location in Hawaii.
Glover has gained respect for his wide-reaching community activism and philanthropic efforts, with a particular emphasis on advocacy for economic justice and access to health care and education programs in the United States and Africa. For these efforts, Glover received a 2006 DGA Honor and was honored with a 2011 “Pioneer Award” from the National Civil Rights Museum. Internationally Glover has served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998-2004, focusing on issues of poverty, disease, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Glover was presented in 2011 with the prestigious Medaille des Arts et des Letters from the French Ministry of Culture and was honored with a Tribute at the Deauville International Film Festival. In 2014 Glover received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of San Francisco. Currently, Glover serves as UNICEF Ambassador and Ambassador for the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent along with Harry Belafonte and Forrest Whittaker.
A native of San Francisco, Glover trained at the Black Actors’ Workshop of the American Conservatory Theatre. His Broadway debut in Fugard’s Master Harold…and the Boys brought him to national recognition and led director Robert Benton to cast him in his first leading role in 1984’s Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, Places in the Heart. The following year Glover starred in two more Best Picture nominated films: Peter Weir’sWitness and Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple. In 1987 Glover partnered with Mel Gibson in the first Lethal Weapon film and went on the star in three hugely successful Lethal Weapon sequels. Glover starred in The Royal Tenenbaums and To Sleep With Anger which he executive produced and for which he won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor.
On the small screen, Glover won an Image Award, a Cable ACE Award, and
earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the HBO
Movie Mandela. He has also received Emmy nominations for his work in the
acclaimed miniseries Lonesome Dove, the telefilm Freedom Song, and as a
director, he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Showtime’s Just a Dream.
Glover also appeared in the HBO Original Movie Muhammad Ali’s Greatest
Fight.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $48/$38
Tickets:
Bankhead Theater Box Office
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - - eLivermore.com theater page
Mon
The Wailin' Jennys
What started as a happy accident of three singer-songwriters united for a
one time performance in a tiny guitar shop in Winnipeg, has evolved into one
of the most beloved of international folk acts, the Wailin’ Jennys. Nicky
Mehta, Ruth Moody and Heather Masse’s three distinct voices combine in
achingly-perfect signature harmonies, creating some of the most exciting and
exquisite music on the folk-roots scene. They have released five
critically-acclaimed albums, including the Juno-winning release, “Bright
Morning Stars.” Their beguiling mix of Americana, pop and traditional folk
styles is delivered with the dynamic and irresistible vocal power of three.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $98/$78/$68
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Thurs
Tape Face
As seen on America’s Got Talent, the utterly spectacular and endlessly
inventive humor of TAPE FACE is impossible to imagine but completely
understandable for any age. Every once in a while, something magical reminds
us that we all have an inner child that must be fed. Through simple, clever
and charming humor aimed at satisfying that hunger, TAPE FACE has emerged as
one of the most enjoyable shows the world has ever seen. The creation of New
Zealand comedian Sam Wills, TAPE FACE is mime with noise, stand-up with no
talking, drama with no acting. It has to be seen to be believed!
So what is this show like exactly? Well, attempting to describe any
aspect of it would be a disservice – the less you know the more you will
enjoy it. TAPE FACE is a character with universal appeal. Delightful, wry,
many-layered and hilarious, he transcends the barriers of language and
culture. You’ll laugh, you’ll scream and ultimately end up like TAPE FACE –
completely “lost for words.”
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $133/$65/$45/$35
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Oct 9, 10
Sat, Sun
Livermore Valley Opera opens their highly anticipated 30th Anniversary Season with “Celebrate!” an extraordinary evening of favorite operatic ensembles featuring a cast of LVO’s well-known professional lead singers, expertly accompanied by an on-stage orchestra. Join us in our triumphant return to the Bankhead Theater.
Sponsor: Livermore Valley Opera
Location: Bankhead Theater - LVPAC web site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: Fri & Sat: 8:00pm. Sun: 2:00pm
Admission: Opening Night Dinner: $95
Performances: $95/$78/$68/$55/$48. 40 years and under: $40. 20 Years and under: $20
More info: Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center - Livermore Valley Opera - eLivermore.com theater page
Sat
Mark Anderson - Del Valle Fine Arts
A native of the SF Bay Area and a Steinway Artist, pianist Mark Anderson has
appeared as soloist with Sir Simon Rattle, Nicholas McGegan, William
Boughton, and George Cleve, and in leading concert halls worldwide.
Sponsor: Del Valle Fine Arts
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $52/$44/$32
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
Thurs
The Robert Cray Band
Five-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist Robert Cray was inducted into the
Blues Hall of Fame in 2011. For the past four decades, he has been bridging
the lines between blues, soul and R&B and is credited with attracting a new
generation of fans to the world of blues with his distinctive razor-sharp
guitar sound and ability to deliver powerful and meaningful stories. With
more than 20 acclaimed albums including his latest, “Robert Cray & Hi
Rhythm,” his signature blend of rock, rhythm and blues, combined with
smooth, seductive vocals, speaks the universal story of love and loss. Cray
has earned a reputation as a modern blues poet – his music electrifies the
heartstrings and captures the soul.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $95/$50
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sat
Cirque Mechanics: Birdhouse Factory
Enter the most unlikely setting for a circus … a factory … where the workers
are acrobats and the machines are circus props. Welcome to Birdhouse
Factory! Be amazed by a contortionist performing on a turntable powered by
unicyclists. Be captivated by the trapeze artist powered by the spins of an
acrobat inside a giant wheel. Be stunned as the trampoline wall artists defy
the laws of physics. At once both breathtaking and enchanting, this
Birdhouse Factory offers a tale of laughter, love, and impossible flight.
Birdhouse Factory was inspired, in part, by the masterful industry murals of Mexican- born artist Diego Rivera, the outrageous illustrations of cartoonist Rube Goldberg and the slap-stick humor of Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times. While these inspirations make Birdhouse Factory artful, nostalgic and funny, the true essence of the show comes from the circus.
Birdhouse Factory is a simple story of daily life in a “widgets” factory
circa 1935 as workers are brought together by the most unlikely of events, a
bird accidentally injured by the main steam boiler. The accident and caring
for the bird, brings the workers closer together and inspires them to break
away from the monotony of the assembly-line. They showcase their true inner
talents and abilities by using their bodies and machines to build birdhouses
in a more joyous and soulful way.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $98/$78/$68
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sun
Tribute to Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall
Relive a Magical Night
Benny Goodman was at the height of his career when he and his legendary band performed at Carnegie Hall in January 1938 and redefined the meaning of popular music. Relive this amazing event with an all-star big band made up of exceptional jazz and swing musicians led by Kim Richmond.
The show recaptures a magical era when such hits as Sing, Sing, Sing,
King Porters Stomp, One O’Clock Jump, Stomping at the Savoy and Avalon
topped the charts. Among the special guests are The Modernaires, one of the
most popular big band vocal groups of all time who scored #1 hits including
Chatanooga Choo Choo, Perfidia, Elmer’s Tune. Also appearing will be star
singer and dancer from the Lawrence Welk Show, Mary Lou Metzger, plus
vocalist Polly Podewell, the last girl singer hired by Benny Goodman
himself, will deliver favorite vocal hits such as And The Angels Sing.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 3:00pm
Admission: $75/$55/$35
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Mon
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Branford Marsalis has stayed the course. From his early acclaim as a
saxophonist bringing new energy and new audiences to jazz, he has refined
and expanded his talents and his horizons as a musician, composer,
bandleader and educator – a 21st Century mainstay of artistic excellence.
Branford grew up in the rich musical environment of New Orleans, the son of the late famed pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis and the oldest of his three jazz-playing siblings. He formed his own quartet in 1986 and has taken guest turns with such giants of the jazz world as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins. Among his many credits, Branford has composed for Broadway, toured with Sting, served as musical director for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and appeared on numerous other television and radio programs. He is a frequent soloist in jazz performance and, increasingly, in the classical universe as well.
Known for the telepathic communication among its uncommonly consistent
personnel, its deep book of original music replete with expressive melodies
and provocative forms, and an unrivaled spirit in both live and recorded
performances, the Branford Marsalis Quartet has long been recognized as the
standard to which other ensembles of its kind must be measured. Their most
recent album “The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul” was released in
2019 and earned two Grammy nominations.
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 7:30pm
Admission: $118/$98/$88
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
Sat
The Daily Show Writers Comedy Tour
The longest-running program on Comedy Central, The Daily Show has won 24
Emmy Awards and remains more culturally relevant than ever. Host Trevor
Noah’s brilliant wit pierces the cultural conversation, making it one of the
most engaging and hysterically funny shows on late night. From failed dating
lives and the complexity of cat ownership, to today’s jaw-dropping politics,
join four of the funniest Daily Show writers, out from behind the scenes, as
they share more of the jokes that make Americans laugh on the Daily.
Kat Radley was featured in 2018 in Glamour Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top female writers in late night. She has performed standup on FOX’s Laughs, and her jokes can be heard on Sirius XM Radio, Pandora, Spotify, and her debut iTunes album, “The Important Thing Is That I’m Pretty.” Kat has opened for Maria Bamford and headlined SF Sketchfest and the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston.
Matt Koff won an Emmy for his work at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and his standup has appeared on Comedy Central and the History Channel. Matt’s debut comedy album, “Who’s My Little Guy,” was released on 800 Pound Gorilla Records during the summer of 2019.
Joe Opio, an Ugandan-native, is a trained lawyer and accountant in addition to being a comic writer for the Daily Show. An observational satirist, Joe’s standup has been seen on three different continents from South Africa through Switzerland, to the biggest comedy clubs in New York. He has written over 360 episodes of The Daily Show and is a WGA Award nominee.
Randall Otis is a writer, comedian and actor who has performed around the
country, including the New York Comedy Festival, the New South Comedy
Festival and more. He was featured on VICE, Above Average, AllDefDigital,
and has written for The Huffington Post including “Scientists Discover
Another Thing You’re Too Stupid To Understand” and “Absence Makes The Heart
Grow Fonder and Other Reasons I Abandoned My Family!”
Sponsor:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center
Location: Bankhead Theater -
LVPAC web
site - eLivermore Bankhead Theater page
Times: 8:00pm
Admission: $78/$558/$48
Tickets: Bankhead Theater Box Office info -
LVPAC Online Ordering page
More info:
Livermore
Valley Performing Arts
Center - eLivermore.com theater page
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Year Round
The Livermore Sunday Farmers' Market is held rain or shine.
Sponsor: Livermore Downtown Association
Location: Second Street between J and L.
Times: 9:00am to 1:00pm
eLivermore Photos
More info: Contact: Livermore Downtown Association (925) 373-1795 or Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association
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Mid April to
Mid Nov
Fresh Produce, freshly baked bread, and much more are for sale. There is also a variety of food for sale including Barbeque and kettle corn. The History Center and Livermore Art Association Gallery are also open during the Farmer's Market hours.
Sponsor: Livermore Downtown Association
Location: Thursdays: Carnegie Park, 2155 3rd Street
Times: Thursdays: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
eLivermore Photos
More info:
Contact:
Livermore Downtown
Association (925) 373-1795 or
Pacific Coast Farmers Market
Association
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The Pleasanton Farmers' Market is open every Saturday, year-round, rain or shine to provide you and your family with the season's freshest fruits and vegetables, all California-grown and sold to you by the very farmers that planted, nurtured and harvested the crop.
West Angela St. is closed off between Main and 1st Streets.
Location: Corner of Main and West Angela.
Times: 9AM to 1PM.
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More info: Pls Farmers Mkt
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Offers Train Rides through historic Niles Canyon on restored vintage trains, on the original transcontinental Railroad route. Boarding is currently at Sunol only. Round trip os 1 hour, 20 minutes.
Location: Downtown Sunol and Niles
Times: See specific dates
Admission: Diesel: Adults: $25, Seniors (62+) and Children (3-12): $15. Children 2 and under do not need a ticket.
eLivermore Photos.
More info: Niles Canyon Railroad
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2021 dates |
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| July 10, 11, 17, 18 Diesel. 10:30am and 1:00pm | |
| Aug 14, 15, 21, 22 Diesel. 10:30 am and 1:00pm | |
| Sept 11, 12, 18, 19 Diesel. 10:30 am and 1:00pm | |
| Oct 9, 10, 16, 17 Steam. 10:30am, 1:00pm | |
| Nov: TBD | |
| Dec: TBD |
See eLivermore.com Photos
Closed on:
Easter Sunday
Mother's Day
Sunday before/after Christmas
Free Docent Tours are given of the Ravenswood Estate developed by Christopher Buckley, Sr in the 1880s.
Location: Ravenswood Historic Site, 2647 Arroyo Road, Livermore
Times: 12:00 to 4:00pm
2nd & 4th Sundays of each month. See below for special events.
More info: LARPD
Photos & History
eLivermore.com has historical and recent photos of Ravenswood, as well as a
written history. Click Here
| 2021 Dates | |
| January 10, 24 | July 11, 25 |
| February 14, 28 | Aug 8, 22 (8th is likely the ice cream social) |
| March 14, 28 | Sept 12, 26 |
| April 11, 25 | Oct 10, 24 |
| May 23 (Likely Closed May 9, which is Mother's Day) | Nov 14, 28 |
| June 13, 27 | Dec (12th is Victorian Yuletide. Not open on 26th) |
Special Events
|
Date (preliminary) |
Event and Description. |
| August 8, 2021 | Ice Cream Social. Noon to 4:00pm -
Photos Ice Cream, cookies, and hot dogs are for sale. Demonstrations, Music, and more. Tours and Gift Shop are open. |
| December 12, 2021 | Yuletide, A Victorian Christmas at Ravenswood. Noon to 4:00pm In December we are decorated for Christmas. Lots of special events, crafts, and more. |
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