Wednesday, May 9, 2012
There's no need to travel far on Mother's Day. Our Tri-Valley offers plenty of ways to celebrate this weekend.
Still not sure what to do this Mother’s Day weekend? We’ve put together a roundup of special events taking place throughout the Tri-Valley to help celebrate mom’s special day. Start Mother’s Day early at the May Fair for Mother’s Day event at the Dublin Heritage Park & Museum. From 12 – 5 p.m. families can browse booths filled with antiques, arts and crafts, baked goods, flowers and other wares plus enjoy live music by Le Hot Jazz Trio. The event also features dancing around the Maypole, tractor wagon rides and wine tasting. Learn more in Patch’s May Fair for Mother’s Day at the Heritage Museum. San Ramon also celebrates Mother’s Day early with a special Saturday “Thinking of Mom” event at San Ramon’s Forest Home Farms. The celebration …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Bring a your mom, a picnic and enjoy a French-themed day of fun.
The Dublin Heritage Park & Museum invites you to May Fair for Mother’s Day. On Saturday, May 12 from noon to 5:00 p.m., you can enjoy music, wine, and food along with vendors and booths of all kinds. Bring a blanket and a picnic so you and your mom can relax and enjoy all of the events they have to offer. There will be live music, hay and tractor rides and crafts. They will have May pole dancing. Don't forget to get your picture with your mom at one of the many picturesque photo-op spots. The Heritage Park Museum, 1856 Murray Schoolhouse and the 1911 Craftsman Bungalow will be open that afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Learn a bit of French while at May Fair? Oui! French lessons will be given by the Dublin High School French Club. …
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Dublin Heritage Park and Museums
6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, CA
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Josh Gracin will perform familiar hit songs at the Firehouse Arts Center, along with selections from his newest release, “Redemption.”
The Firehouse Arts Center will host popular vocalist and American Idol finalist Josh Gracin at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 31. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. Gracin first captivated millions of American Idol fans with his passionate vocal style, good looks and charm. His Firehouse Arts Center performance will highlight hits from his 2004 Gold album, which included three Top Five singles, and selections from his newest recording, Redemption. A Michigan native who grew up listening to Rhythm & Blues and Motown, Gracin heard Garrh Brooks on country radio, embraced the sound and never turned back. “There’s not another genre that better reflects situations in my life,” he says. Gracin auditioned…
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Firehouse Arts Center
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Performance will take place May 25 at the Firehouse Arts Center.
By Barbara Lewis The Firehouse Arts Center will host resurging rock group, Pablo Cruise, at 8 p.m. May 25. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. The multi-hit pop/rock band of the 1970s and ‘80s has reconvened with three of the original band members, David Jenkins, Cory Lerios and Steve Price. Along with Larry Antonino, they will perform new versions of hits such as “A Place in the Sun” and “Love Will Find A Way.” From 1975 to 1985, Pablo Cruise toured the United States, Canada and Japan, welcoming fans to "Climb Aboard The Good Ship Pablo Cruise." The group reached the Top 10 with hits like "Watcha Gonna Do When She Says Goodbye" and "Love Will Find A Way" as well as several other radio hits…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Internationally-acclaimed Tenor and LVO Vocalists to Entertain.
By Barbara Lewis The Firehouse Arts Center will host internationally acclaimed tenor Eleazar Rodriguez, along with singers from the Livermore Valley Opera, in an afternoon of passion-stirring music at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. The program will include arias and duets from Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A reception will follow the performance. A native of Piedras Negras, Mexico, Rodriguez is a recipient of the Placido Domingo voice scholarship given by Sociedad Internacional de Valores de Arte Mexicano, Mexico’s most renowned young artist program. In addition, he is a top prize winner in the Carlo Morelli …
A first-hand account of a student on the opening day of the high school art exhibit, Off the ChARTs!
As I walked into the open doors of the Harrington Gallery, I was unsure of what to expect. I had never been in an art reception and had no idea how I was supposed to act. Should I stand by my photograph and answer questions for visitors? Should I enjoy myself and take a look at what other students did? Or should I just sort of stay in the background and let people wander around? These were just a few of the thoughts that ran through my head as the reception started. Despite my anxieties, it turned out to be a light and open event. On April 20th, 2012, the Firehouse Arts Center opened its doors to Off the ChARTs, a gallery of more than 40 works exclusively by Amador, Foothill and Village high school students. As I perused through the …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The show was for Northern California HomeAid, a group that builds dignified housing where homeless families can rebuild their lives.
Howie Mandel brought his conversational style of standup comedy to the stage of the Lesher Center Friday night. The television game show and talent show star picked out audience members, asked pointed questions and brought forward items that yielded yucks in unexpected ways. Mandel picked on people but in a good-natured way. There was an occasional wrong turn, but it usually worked through the agency of Mandel's comedic timing. "I don't edit myself," he said, but it seemed to me that that was exactly what he was doing. A woman in the front row was texting her adult son, who was getting ready to board a plane from LA to the Bay Area. A woman in the back didn't know the name of her friend's pet fish. A doctor named Carla — who will never …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
“Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing” opens May 4.
By Barbara Lewis Pleasanton's Civic Arts Stage Company will present Judy Blume’s classic story of siblings, Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing, over two weekends, May 4-13, at the Firehouse Arts Center. Performances will take place May 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. and May 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. The play is about an older brother’s experiences with a younger brother who drives him crazy. From Peter’s perspective, his parents’ attention, and that of most of the adults around him, is unfairly focused on Fudge, his three-year-old brother. Fudge’s bad behavior is too often overlooked, and Peter’s good behavior isn’t rewarded. Peter vows to get his parents …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Our holiday roundup highlights fun community Easter events taking place throughout the Tri-Valley all week long.
The Tri-Valley celebrates Easter and the beginning of spring with fun events ranging from community egg hunts, spring festivals, Easter Bunny visits and more. Just click the links below for full event details. Visits & Photos With the Easter Bunny The Easter Bunny visits with youngsters and poses for photos. Photo package prices vary. Now through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Blackhawk Plaza in Danville Easter Bunny Photos Kids can visit with "Mr. Bun E. Rabbit" during Easter Bunny photo hours at the mall. Photo package prices vary. Now through Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton Easter Egg-Stravaganzas The 5th Annual Easter Egg-Stravaganzas features a glow in the dark egg hunt, food, and special visits from …
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Garre Vineyard & Winery
7986 Tesla Rd, Livermore, CA
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Pans On Fire
310 Main St, Pleasanton, CA
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Stoneridge Shopping Center
One Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton, CA
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Emerald Glen Park
4201 Central Pkwy, Dublin, CA
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Whole Foods Markets
100 Sunset Dr, San Ramon, CA
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Danville Community Center
420 Front St, Danville, CA
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Blackhawk Plaza
4040 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville, CA
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Our new 'Last Chance' feature lets you know about important upcoming deadlines.
This weekend will be your last chance to see Bill Harley at the Firehouse Arts Center. The center will host the return to Pleasanton of Grammy-winning storyteller and musician Bill Harley on Saturday, March 31. Harley will perform two shows, a 2 p.m. matinee for families and an 8 p.m. evening show for adults. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue in downtown Pleasanton. Both shows examine human foibles and simple pleasures in vignettes about school, family and parenting. According to Harley, the adult show observes the world at a deeper level with a more complex series of songs and stories, still humorous and poignant, but from an older perspective. “Adults experience the performance through a double filter of past…
Antonio Cardenas
4:35 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
My favorite way, will be to have a facial and a mineral body wrap at my favorite place on San Ramon Valley Blvd. called Simply Beautiful! more ›