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Concert pianist Daniel Glover will perform “Concertos Without Orchestra,” a collection of piano solo transcriptions from five well-known concertos from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and early 20th Century periods on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the First Presbyterian Church, 2020 Fifth St., in L…

“Art & Wine Intertwined,” from 1:30-3:30 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 22, offers one of the final opportunities to enjoy the large-format art pieces that make up the “Living Large” exhibit at the Bankhead Theater.

Livermore-Amador Symphony continues its 57th regular season with “Angels and Demons” on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Bankhead Theater with guest conductor Jason Klein.

Grammy Award-winning singer Vanessa Williams will headline the annual Brilliance at the Bankhead fundraising gala on Sept. 12.

Livermore native Jason Lyle Black returns to his hometown on Friday, Feb. 28, for a one-of-a-kind experience that blends popular music with his own comedic flair. A trained classical pianist, Lyle has the remarkable ability to play as easily sitting backwards as forwards, while performing mu…

Three regulars from National Public Radio’s popular quiz show, “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” will bring their comedy to the Bankhead Theater this spring, sponsored by the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center.

Following the first matinee of “West Side Story,” on Sunday, Jan. 26, actors gathered on stage to answer questions from audience members.

A stellar cast of award-winning performers will come together at the Bankhead Theater on Friday, Feb. 14, for a special Valentine’s Day concert celebrating the music of Ray Charles.

The Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center has added a second performance for Broadway star and Disney legend Lea Salonga at the Bankhead Theater this spring.

Known as “America’s Favorite Cowboys,” the ever-popular band Riders in The Sky returns to the Bankhead Theater at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 16, in a show filled with fun for the whole family.

Award-winning Broadway star and recording artist David Burnham will celebrate—through stories and songs— the career of Sir Tom Jones, one of the most electrifying performers and iconic voices of the past five decades.

At the center of every circus rests a 42-foot ring full of thrills, laughs and excitement, and in its new show, “42FT: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels,” the inventive American circus troupe Cirque Mechanics invites audiences to “Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” to the w…

“A Cappella Live!” – which brings together the vocal harmonies of four award-winning ensembles in the classic model of a Motown Revue – will be presented at Livermore’s Bankhead Theater on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for one performance only.

The Livermore School of Dance Jazz Company will present “World of Imagination,” a dance revue directed by Liz Roberts that combines jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, contemporary lyrical and musical theater, at the Bankhead Theater on Saturday, Feb. 15.

The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet will take the stage Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

After months of cement-colored skies looming over leafless trees, it feels like it’s time to take a sun-soaked vacation — say, to Greece. Roundtrip airfare? $1,800. Gleaming white villa with cobalt trim? $250. ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits double album? $25.

The Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton will host the California Watercolor Association Annual National Exhibition now through Feb. 22.

Distinguished members of the climate scientific community will join forces with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour at the Bankhead Theater at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24.

The Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning musical “West Side Story,” inspired by the timeless tale of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and set in the urban battleground of New York City’s West Side in the 1950s.

Pleasanton’s Museum on Main and the Pleasanton Art League this week opened their 13th annual showcase, Imagination Expressed 2020, featuring paintings, drawings, photography, ceramics, jewelry, and other works by local artists.

The Valley Concert Chorale will hold an open rehearsal at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, with an opportunity for singers to audition that evening. The rehearsal and auditions will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 2020 Fifth Street, Livermore. Auditions will also be held by appointment only on…

The Livermore Art Association (LAA) and Pleasanton Art League (PAL) meeting this month will feature a demonstration of encaustic – or hot wax – painting by Dublin artist Summer Ellis.

The Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center will offer two free, family-friendly events this month that celebrate time-honored cultural traditions.

The Museum on Main will launch its 2020 Ed Kinney Speaker Series on Tuesday, Jan. 14, with “An Afternoon or Evening” with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a World War I Turkish field marshal who created an independent Republic of Turkey from the ruins the of the Ottoman Empire.

A new exhibit, “Living Large,” will open at the Bankhead Gallery on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and run through early March. The exhibit features large-format, two-dimensional works that range from seascapes, nature, and figurative images, to non-representational works that celebrate “joie de vivre.”…

Livermore Art Association Gallery, located in the Carnegie Building, offers art classes, unusual gifts, art exhibits and information pertaining to the art field, 2155 Third Street, Livermore. The gallery has been open since 1974 and is run as a co-op by local artists. Hours are Wed.-Sat. 11:…

The Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players will be joined by guest soprano Sherezade Panthaki Saturday, Jan. 11, in a banquet of musical works by Purcell, Locke, and Arne, with texts inspired by Shakespeare.

Livermore Reads Together is a community reading program featuring Robin Sloan’s delightful novel Sourdough. The community of Livermore is invited to read Sourdough and join their neighbors by participating in events related to the book, such as talks featuring Erica J. Peters, author of San …

The Beatles’ eleventh and last recording, “Abbey Road,” has been called a rock masterpiece and one of the most influential pop music recordings of all time. Known for their sensational shows, Classic Albums Live brings together world-class musicians to perform landmark albums, absolutely not…

“Art and Wine Intertwined” at the Bankhead Theater on Jan. 4 will feature art, live music and wine tastings from Livermore Valley wineries. The event from 1:30-3:30 p.m. marks the close of the current exhibit “Worth a Thousand Words” where original works of art have been combined with poetry…

The Pleasanton Library and Recreation Department will host “2020 Pleasanton Celebrates with Traditions of Many Cultures” at the Firehouse Arts Center on Sun, Jan. 12, 2020, from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This annual event is a celebration of the many cultures representing the diversity of Pleasant…

For the 27th consecutive year, Will Durst and his merry band of pranksters hit the road with their end-of-the-year comedy extravaganza, including a stop at the Firehouse Arts Center Theater in downtown Pleasanton on Fri., Dec. 27, at 8 p.m. The 2019 BFYEKO Comedy Show features a riotous coll…

Building on the success of nearly two years of Classic Film Musicals at the Bankhead Theater, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center will continue them into 2020 and will also add 12 National Theatre Live Encore Screenings. Earlier this year, a new large projection screen was installed at t…

With a vocally driven style, Crawdad Republic offers an appealing mix of Americana, folk and bluegrass music, Tuesday, December 31 at 8 p.m. at the Bankhead Theater. The 2017 show was a sellout, proving that their Livermore wine country roots makes them an ideal band to ring in the New Year …

The largest environmental film festival in North America will soon be on display to the Tri-Valley for the first time. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour and Eco-Fair, organized by Tri-Valley Citizens’ Climate Education, will take place at the Bankhead Theater on January 24, 5:30 - …

The band known for their “bluegrass with attitude” returns to the Firehouse Arts Center Theater in downtown Pleasanton. Fresh off their 2019 Grammy Award nomination, The Special Consensus plays the Firehouse on Fri, January 17, at 8 p.m.

In a fresh take on a timeless classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage brings to life the beloved animated characters of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning story by Charles M. Schulz. The familiar story, with actors who convey the spirit of each character and backed by the unforgetta…

Acclaimed klezmer gypsy-rock band Mostly Kosher has been described as delivering a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of jazz, Latin, rock, and folk. The Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore will welcome their radically reconstructed Judaic and American cultural music, fi…

An annual Tri-Valley holiday event, the Nutcracker continues to enchant audiences of all ages, bringing Tchaikovsky’s well-known music and ballet to life with all of its elegance and beauty. Thrill to a stage filled with one magical Nutcracker, a swirl of lovely snowflakes, adorable mice, da…

Sat., Dec. 14 to Sun. Dec. 22, at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., in Livermore. For more information, visit www.valleydancetheatre.com.

The Valley Concert Chorale, Tri-Valley’s premier chorus for over 50 years, will ring in the holidays with A British Christmas: Celebrate with Carols from The Choir of Kings College, Cambridge. The two Livermore concerts are Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church,…

Hailing from historic County Waterford, traditional Irish ensemble Danú brings an enchanting mix of music, song and dance to the Bankhead Theater Monday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in “An Emerald Isle Christmas”. The musical style and sound that has played an integral role in Irish holiday and com…

Each year, International Guitar Night’s (IGN) founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries from around the world for North American tours that highlights the diversity of the acoustic guitar.

The enchanting modern classic from Disney is ready for your Broadway Junior stars! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyr…

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage, Sun., Dec. 29, 1 p.m., 4 p.m., and 7 p.m., Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. www.lvpac.org or 925.373.6800.

A new Steinway concert grand piano has been installed at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore and officially made its debut on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Livermore-Amador Symphony’s Winter Dreams concert. The concert included the familiar “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns, whi…

Encore Players invites you to share in the warmth and humor of American playwright and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thornton Wilder. Martie Muldoon and Ray Spooner direct two of his one-act plays and three monologues. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,…