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August 2019
Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces
Founded in Concord, California in 1999, Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces have been entertaining audiences worldwide with their engaging original sound and highly entertaining live stage show. The Hi-Energy 3-piece ensemble performs Rockabilly and Honky Tonk from the late 50s Sun Records Era, with guitar influences from such greats as Merle Travis and Chet Atkins, adding the 5 String Banjo for special highlights in the show. The band has performed at major music festivals and events at the legendary Viva Las…
Find out more »BATCH: A Makers Market
Fortune Emporium is committed to offering unique products while creating platforms to support the artisan community. We're excited to expand upon on our brick and mortar location with BATCH: A Makers Market. We're proud to partner with Espresso Rosetta and The Asphalt Social Club during the event to bring our block on Second Street to life! BATCH will feature a selection of artisan vendors curated by Fortune Emporium. These makers are being selected to showcase up and coming Bay Area talent, many of whom…
Find out more »Keiko Matsui at the Bankhead Theater
Smooth Contemporary Jazz Japanese-born pianist and composer Keiko Matsui is a worldwide icon in contemporary smooth jazz, touring relentlessly and bringing her music to virtually every corner of the globe. Known for her original compositions, Matsui’s music transcends boundaries, creating a unique melting pot of musical influences that has earned her a devout and enthusiastic international audience. A consummate artist freely at home in any musical context, she borrows from such diverse idioms as jazz, classical, rock, blues, and traditional…
Find out more »Golden Follies: Trip the Light Fantastic!
Sensational senior performers ages 60 – 89! Through the decades 40’s – 2000’s, then onto the Great White Way for Broadway classics. Lavishly costumed, these talented seniors sparkle, shine and sizzle as they heat up the stage with fast tapping rhythms, stylish choreography, glitz, glamour and high energy. A wildly entertaining revue! Featured Artist: S.F. Chanteuse Wiggy Darlington
Find out more »Hot Summer Sundays Car Show
Danville’s Hot Summer Sundays Car Show combines classic cars and camaraderie to create an evening of summer celebration. Downtown streets are lined with muscle cars, hot rods, and vintage rides while live bands play '50s and '60s music to people dancing in the streets. You can also browse the myriad of food, drink, and souvenir booths throughout the venue, or stop off in one of the downtown shops or restaurants.
Find out more »Wines and Steins 2019
Tickets Available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wines-and-steins-tickets-64394522751 Raise a glass to one of Danville’s funnest events: The 4th Annual Beer & Wine Stroll – Wines & Steins! Rally your friends and family for a lively night of celebration of local beer, wine and shopping at the Danville Livery and Downtown Danville. Select businesses in both locations will stay open to host some of our area’s finest breweries and wineries. Ride the trolley around Historic Downtown Danville on Hartz and Railroad and to and…
Find out more »Goodguys 33rd West Coast Nationals
Known as the “bucket list” destination of hot rodders across the country, the Goodguys 33rd West Coast Nationals presented by BASF takes place the weekend of August 23-25 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. Festivities for registered participants kick-off on Monday August 19 with Hot Rod Week – four days of guided tours in and around the Bay Area visiting automotive collections, rod shops and other interesting places! Known as the “Crown Jewel” of all Goodguys events, the…
Find out more »154th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games
Hours: Sat, 8:30am – 6pm; Sun, 8:30am – 6pm General Admission: Adults $25.00; 11 & Under FREE; 12-17 $13.00; Military Free w/Active duty ID2 Seniors $13 Parking – $10.00 fee charged by Fairgrounds Discount Information: 2-Day tickets available LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF PIPE BANDS SET FOR PLEASANTON SCOTTISH GAMES Thirty-five-plus pipe bands and a U.S. Marine Band in a gala presentation is but one part of the huge celebration of everything Celtic at the Scottish Highland Gathering & Games. Celebrating it’s 154th consecutive year,…
Find out more »Cabernet Fest at Concannon Vineyards
AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 1 Celebrate at Concannon Vineyard with our kick-off to Cab Month! Enjoy special Cabernet Sauvignon offerings, food trucks, craft vendors and live music as you learn about our history and Concannon’s contribution as A Founding Family of California Cabernet Sauvignon. Not a ticketed event. Open 11:00am-4:30pm. Saturday, August 31st Food Trucks: Crazy Empanadas Food Truck Enedina Mexican Food Music: Lou Evans from 1-4pm Sunday, September 1st Food Trucks: Crazy Empanadas Food Truck Smokin’ Hot Meats ‘n Treats Enedina Mexican Food…
Find out more »September 2019
Harvest Celebration in Livermore Valley Wine Country
On Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, Livermore Valley wineries celebrate the exciting crush season and 38 years of the Harvest Wine Celebration. Each winery hosts activities including wine tasting, arts, crafts, and music. Don't forget to come back on Monday for additional tastings at participating wineries. Wine lovers have come from all over the Bay Area and beyond for the past 35+ years to enjoy this unique event. Don't miss out on this wine country celebration! Participating Wineries 3 Steve's Winery,…
Find out more »Irish Airs and Arias
Renowned Irish soprano Clodagh Kinsella and her accompanist Keith Stears will present a concert of Irish Airs and Arias at the Village Theatre on Thursday evening, September 5th. This concert is sponsored by Chevron.
Find out more »Matthew Morrison at the Bankhead Theater
We’ve just announced our star headliner for the Brilliance at the Bankhead Gala this September! Broadway and television star MATTHEW MORRISON, best known as Mr. Schuester on the award-winning television show GLEE, will grace the Bankhead stage Saturday evening, September 7, accompanied by the Livermore-Amador Symphony. Opening the 2019-2020 Bankhead Presents Season, the gala is the largest fundraising event of the year for the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. Proceeds support activities at both the Bankhead Theater and the Bothwell…
Find out more »Splatter
Celebrate the end of summer with Splatter, a colorful splash of water, wine, art and music at Dublin's Emerald Glen Park. The 8th Annual Splatter festival will be held Saturday, September 14, 2019, noon - 8:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Art & Entertainment The Main Stage features a diverse line-up of live music and dance ensembles throughout the afternoon, followed by an evening concert and community dance party under the stars. Discover talented singer-songwriters at the Side Yard Stage and learn cooking tips from Master Chefs at the Culinary…
Find out more »Forkful
Forkful Date:September 14, 2019 Time:04:00 PM to 07:00 PM Location:Check In - Museum on Main 603 Main Street Join us Saturday, September 14th for our third annual Forkful event in downtown Pleasanton. Forkful is sure to be every foodies dream come true and an evening of culinary delight. This unique self-paced tasting experience will allow event guests to stroll through downtown stopping at over 15 participating locations to taste their perfect forkful of food. Upon arrival, each event guest will…
Find out more »Taste of Downtown
Sample from a Bounty of Wines, Beer & Culinary Treats, Live Music and More as you Explore Livermore Downtown! Stroll Downtown restaurants tasting culinary creations from our brilliant Downtown chefs. Our Downtown shops will be host to a tasting of wines and beers. Live entertainment and shopping specials will be found throughout the Downtown. The official tasting pass, accompanied by a commemorative wine glass, provides access to wine and beer tasting along with food sampling at participating shops and restaurants. Please…
Find out more »NorCal Night Market
From our iconic Californian night market foods such as potato swirl skewers to drinks in lightbulbs, browse traditional street snacks found in Asia, fusion foods that combine cultures and taste buds, and a diverse offering of other #foodporn to drool over!
Find out more »Danville d’Elegance
Enjoy an exciting afternoon of cars for a cause at Danville d’Elegance, Danville’s premier charitable event benefiting the Parkinson's Institute. Picturesque downtown provides the perfect backdrop for showcasing some of the finest exotic automobiles past and present. Visit fine wine and food stations throughout the event, and learn more about Parkinson’s disease and how your contributions can help find a cure. www.danville-delegance.org
Find out more »Akropolis Quintet
Del Valle Fine Arts presents Hailed for their “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality” (Fanfare Magazine), the Akropolis Reed Quintet takes listeners on extraordinary musical adventures. Winner of the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal and the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award, Akropolis is committed to nurturing music appreciation among young audiences. Akropolis regularly appears in unconventional settings, including performances in office spaces in Detroit as part of its Corporate to Corner Tour. Akropolis presented its first 5sounds Festival in Detroit in 2018,…
Find out more »Rebel Junk Vintage Market at the Alameda County Fairgrounds
Voted as a top Traveling Vintage Market in the US by Flea Market Style Magazine, Top 25 Flea Markets in America by Romantic Homes Magazine and a MUST attend Flea Market in America by Flea Market Decor Magazine, the Rebel Junk Vintage Market by Dixie DeRocher is coming to town! Rebel Junk Vintage market is a community of the finest vendors in the area! They will be selling the best hand crafted, and hand picked (yes, fresh picked rusty junk…
Find out more »Native American Day at the Bankhead Theater
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center will host its fourth annual Native American Day at the Bankhead Theater Shea Homes plaza. The family friendly event for all ages, offered in association with Livermore’s American Indian Center, will include a tipi tour of a 20-foot Lakota tipi, dancing and singing, artifacts, free crafts provided by volunteers for all students and Native American food selections. The American Indian Center Children’s Pow Wow program will start at noon with introductions and a message from local dignitaries,…
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Outbreak: East Bay Art Show at The Lot on First
A pop up art show produced and curated by Only Up, llc. 4 to 8 PM - Artists and Live Entertainment, in heart of the downtown Livermore shopping, dining and entertainment district. One night only, cash and carry art show. Every artist offering items with prices under $500.
Find out more »Livermore Valley Opera presents Eugene Onegin
This crown jewel of the Russian operatic repertoire is a passionate drama filled with sweepingly beautiful and unabashedly romantic music. Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera is based on Alexander Pushkin’s profoundly human verse drama. Packed with memorable music, dances and a heart-stopping duel, it tells the bittersweet tale of a love that could have been. Our extravagant production will transport you to the courtly elegance of nineteenth century Russia. Sung in Russian with English supertitles.
Find out more »Pacific Masterworks Chorus Christmas Concert
Date/Time Sunday, December 8 • 5:30 PM Buy Tickets Founded in 2010, Pacific Masterworks Chorus, is a fifty member group of people who love to sing. From age seventeen to seventy, our members come from all walks of life – nurses, realtors, students, retirees, single parents, business people and scientists – who gather once a week to pursue their passion for singing and performing in concerts twice a year. Pacific Masterworks Chorus is distinguished by its wide variety of repertoire…
Find out more »October 2019
Hyprov with Colin Mochrie
From the minds of improv and comedy legend Colin Mochrie and Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci comes a brand new, mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, side-splitting show. Hypnosis and improvisation – two art forms that have captured minds and imaginations for decades worldwide – are brought together by two masters of their crafts, creating a totally unique theatrical experience, HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis. Twenty random volunteers from the audience will be hypnotized, (the process of which is a show in its own right), their…
Find out more »Livermore Airport Open House
Twirling planes and a glass of wine, a day of fun for the whole family! Join Livermore Valley wineries and The City of Livermore in celebrating the 23rd annual Airport Open House and Air Show on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Livermore Municipal Airport. The Open House features wine tasting by Livermore Valley wineries, local vendors, vintage cars, music, a fabulous display of aircraft, and an array of food options. Wine Tasting Tickets The Airport Open House event is free and…
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A Taste of Africa at the Bankhead Theater
Cheza Nami offers an annual ‘Taste of Africa‘ festival to our local communities in downtown Livermore and will feature art in various forms, outdoor musical and dance performances, vendor booths and delicious food from across the continent of Africa. The vibrant music and movement that is central to the cultures of the African continent and diaspora will be at the center of the celebration as performances by local artists will be showcased on the outdoor stage throughout the day. We invite you to join us…
Find out more »SHADOWFEST – Oktoberfest at Shadow Puppet
Join us in celebrating Oktoberfest at Shadow Puppet Brewing Company! We'll have two live bands, a costume contest, German beers on tap, special Shadow Puppet beer steins, and so much more! Get the family together and get down to this event!
Find out more »ArtWalk Livermore
Join us at ArtWalk – the Tri Valley’s premiere one day art festival. Over 200 artists display their works on sidewalks and plazas, in parks and galleries, surrounded by boutique shops, wine tasting rooms and restaurants in historic downtown Livermore. Artworks range from contemporary to classical, abstract to realism, pottery to mixed media,handmade bags, ceramic garden art and jewelry, with subject matter from floral to figurative and much more. Art is the main focus of the day at ArtWalk: meet the artists and buy one-of-a-kind, original hand made treasures. Live…
Find out more »Jennifer Kloetzel & Robert Koenig at the Bankhead Theater
Del Valle Fine Arts presents A graduate of The Juilliard School and a Fulbright Scholar, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet (1996-2016), Ms. Kloetzel has toured the globe and performed at such renowned venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as prominent colleges and conservatories worldwide. Pianist Robert Koenig has quickly established…
Find out more »Alex Ramon at Firehouse Arts Center
Saturday, October 12 - Sunday, October 13 Buy Tickets Saturday • 8 pm Sunday • 2 pm $12-$32 “IMpossible” Master of illusion Alex Ramon brings wondrous feats to the intimate Firehouse stage. Having dazzled as a “Zingmaster” for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, you won’t want to miss this chance to see Ramon perform up close!
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