The City of Livermore, Airport staff and tenants invite the Tri-Valley community to the 20th annual Airport Open House and Air Show on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM at the Livermore Municipal Airport. The Open House features exhibits, food, entertainment, and a fabulous display of aircraft.
Performances by renowned air show pilots, vicky benzing aerosports, Jacquie B Airshows, Dr. D's Old-time Aerobatics, and Wild Thing Air Shows.
Please enjoy this video link of the 2012 Open House highlights courtesy of Bruce Anderson.
Admission: Free Admission. Wine tasting tickets available for sale.
Hey Everyone! You don't have to be Michael Phelps or Katie Ladecky to swim in SwimStrong ,but did you know 2 Gold Medal Olympic Swimmers have ( Dana Vollmer and Tyler Clary), and one Olympic Gold Medal Boxer ( Andre Ward) has swum at SwimStrong as well??!! So if the Olympics are firing you up, Show you have a heart of gold and sign up for SwimStrong!
At SwimStrong we will once again have an awesome raffle for prizes and a silent auction. Among some of the auction items so far is a VIP Wine Tasting and a lovely bottle of wine provided by The Steven Kent Winery, two Sierra Nevada get-a-ways and a lunch provided by Sauced at the Mitchell Katz Winery in Livermore. We also have gift certificates provided by Livermore Valley Florist, Patxi's Pizza, II Fornaio Restaurant, Ultra Spectate Portraits and Affinity Day Spa. Our good friend Kevin Nelson has donated some of his award winning books that he has written and Van's Health Foods has donated a beautiful basket full of healthy foods and vitamins!
Other friends and local businesses have offered up their help as well with our auction and raffle but we can always use more. E-mail Matt mcro1990@yahoo.com if you would like to help out with a donation.
If you like to bake click here to donate some goodies for our bake sale that will take place during SwimStrong.
For more information regarding SwimStrong, read below.
Team KC was started by friends and family of Korrine Croghan. Korrine was a vivacious young lady who loved family, animals, swimming and water polo. Korrine passed away at the age of 14 after a 10 month battle with cancer. Through it all, she had a great attitude and wanted to someday help others who contracted cancer. With her passing, Team KC picked up the flag and led the charge to help others like Korrine and their families as well.
By attending Swimstong, you can help many of the pediatric cancer patients at Kaiser Oakland. With your donations, Team KC will purchase computers, games, arts and crafts activities and other fun things for the patients to do as they spend time in the hospital. Your donations will also help the families of the children with cancer by helping to pay mortgages, car repairs and groceries for those who are in need.
Admission: Raffle tickets $5 or $20 for 5.
Our Shops are conjuring up magical specials for an evening of strolling downtown. This year, we have added delectable treats to the evening�s stroll.
10 Martini Locations, highlighting our local bartender creations, and 10 culinary treat locations, highlighting our local restaurant and caterer creations, will be available with purchase of the �Sip and Taste Pass� for $40.00 while supplies last.
10 Culinary Treat Locations, highlighting our local restaurant and caterer creations, will be available with purchase of the �Taste Treat Pass� for $20.00 while supplies last.
Witches Hat Contest will be held at 6:30 PM at the Flag Pole Plaza!
Time to get creative! To enter, Hats must be 70% Hand decorated. We are looking to celebrate uniqueness and creativity! Good luck!!!
The Witches Night Out Event has sold out!
I know we have a lot of disappointed folks out there who were unable to get tickets. However, stay tuned for other Witchy happenings that will take place that evening. You can still have an awesome Bestie Night Out at our bars, restaurants and wine lounges and enjoy the constant hilarity of the evening.
Admission: Martini Tasting is $40. Event is sold out.
ArtWalk also provides free space for the annual exhibit from the DisabledVeteran's Painting Program, a year-round, all-volunteer art program led by Charles "Bud" Donaldson. Look for the Veterans exhibit this year inside the Bankhead Theater. The Livermore Cultural Council will be at the Chamber of Commerce parking lot on First Street to showcase their many cultural member organizations and to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.
Calling all Dragon-lovers: Help us paint a huge dragon sculpture at DragonArt and check out the arts and crafts for children at Lizzie Fountain at the corner of First and So. Livermore.
Pacific Chamber Orchestra under Maestro Lawrence Kohl performs Bach�s Orchestra Suite #3 and one of his Harpsichord Concertos. The popularity of his Orchestra Suite # 3 continues to this day with movies, TV and radio renditions of the Suite�s famous �Air on a G String�. Virtuoso harpsichordist and soloist Yuko Tanaka regularly performs with numerous ensembles including Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and American Bach Soloists. She has also appeared with the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
Join us in proclaiming and celebrating October as Filipino American Heritage month at the Bankhead Plaza in Downtown Livermore!
October�s significance as Filipino American History Month is due to the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States when on October 18, 1587, �Luzones Indios� came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esparanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California.
In November of 2009, both the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed laws � House Resolution 780 and Senate Resolution 298 respectively, officially recognizing October as Filipino American History Month in the United States.
The Tri-Valley Bocce Bash is happening October 12 from 5:30pm to 9pm at Campo di Bocce in Livermore and is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Northern California. It�s a fun night of friendly competition for a great cause. Participants can form a team of friends or purchase individual tickets and delight in great food, wine and bocce.
A Chicago landmark for over 55 years, The Second City�s legendary comic style has struck gold with the hilarious sketches, songs and improv style that launched the all-star comic careers of Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert. Before making your way to the polls, take an irreverent look at America�s electoral insanity in this timely evening filled with comic scenes and uproarious political satire. Get your free speech and free laughter � while supplies last!
For many, Julie Fowlis� exquisite voice will always be identified with the theme song from Brave, Disney Pixar�s award-winning animated film set in the ancient highlands of Scotland. Her ability to interpret Scottish Gaelic culture and lend a contemporary, dynamic and irresistible touch to traditional folk music has made her a genuine crossover star. Fowlis conveys her passion for the music in a way that resonates with all who hear her sing and has earned her a loyal following around the world.
A native of California, Mr. Nakamatsu came to international attention in 1997 when he was named Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the only American to have achieved this distinction since 1981. Mr. Nakamatsu has performed widely in North and South America, Europe, and the Far East, collaborating with such conductors as James Conlon, Marek Janowski, Raymond Leppard, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Osmo V�nsk� and Hans Vonk.
Pops Groovin' in the '60s.
The Livermore-Amador Symphony Guild presents Pops concerts at which the audiences can enjoy light classical symphonic and pops music in a casual setting. After many years at �the Barn� in Livermore, since 2010 the Pops venue has been the ballroom of the Livermore community center.
The audience sits at round tables in the Cresta Blanca Room at the Robert Livermore Community Center. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the concert begins at 8 p.m. Food may be brought in but no drinks; wine, beer, and soft drinks are sold as part of this fundraiser for the Symphony.
The Livermore-Amador Symphony provides the music at Pops, with vocal soloists and a few audience sing-alongs. Many in the audience bring something to eat, from snacks to group potluck meals to elaborate dinners. (Beverage sales at Pops support the Symphony.) Members of the audience (and of the orchestra) are encouraged to wear costumes in keeping with the theme. (Usually about half the audience and almost the entire orchestra come in costume.) Each concert has a theme (like 2002�s �POPS on Broadway,� 1995�s �POPS Plays the �40s,� or 2003�s �POPS�Dreams of California�).
Never pre-recorded, always immediate and created fresh, the masterful Michael Mullen makes live looping an art form. Experiencing this solo musician building his Tria Soli �ensemble� group gives the audience a unique and powerful connection with old chamber favorites � You may have heard them a thousand times, but never like this. Then, in Trio of One, the highly talented Michael Mullen brings to life the music of his Celtic roots, creating a full jig-blasting band in front of your eyes. In the end, you�ll understand why his old Tempest mates dubbed him �The Mad Fiddler�.
Please join LVPAC in celebrating our first ever Diwali Festival of Lights!
Diwali, the �festival of lights� is an ancient Hindu festival in Nepal and India celebrated in autumn or spring every year. Originated as a harvest festival that marked the last harvest of the year before winter. The festival is celebrated for five continuous days, where the third day is celebrated as the main Diwali festival or �festival of lights.� The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.
Our celebrations include diya decorations, henna activities, crafts, dances and a story telling of the history and meaning of Diwali.
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.
Powerhouse blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan has been called a living legend. One of the most respected guitarists in popular music, he co-founded the blues rock band, Fabulous Thunderbirds, before going solo. His inimitable sound helped ignite a blues revival and established a tone and style that extends beyond music to classic car design. A longtime avatar of retro cool, Vaughan and his horn-heavy Tilt-A-Whirl Band provide a distinctive link between contemporary music and its proud blues and soul heritage.
The plague starts at the Downtown Art Studios, 62 So. L Street, Livermore, where average citizens are transformed into hideous zombies, given glow-in-the-dark Zombie Pub Crawl mugs and turned loose in Livermore�s Downtown.Zombies shuffle into participating pubs, restaurants & shops for specially priced drinks to slake the thirst of the recently reanimated, assembling to participate in a Thriller Flashmob in front of the Bankhead Theater at 8:45 p.m.Get your tickets early! This event sells out!
Instrumental jazz ensemble Acoustic Alchemy has been a force in contemporary jazz for decades. Their Grammy-nominated fusion sound, built around two guitars � Greg Carmichael on nylon acoustic and Miles Gilderdale on steel and electric � with keyboards and rhythm, has earned them a loyal following around the world. Acoustic Alchemy�s unique musical style adheres to no single genre, instead using their rich musical chemistry to embrace a broad range of influences from jazz and rock to world music.
Join us for the Kidz Town Halloween Hay Day � Livermore's favorite, family tradition with new activities this year!
The Downtown hosts Halloween fun activities for families with children in the 5th grade and younger! Kids will enjoy the costume contest, pumpkin carving contest (pre-carved and submitted between Wednesday, October 26th and Thursday, October 27th) carnival games, Halloween themed activities and downtown business trick-or-treat and truck-or-treat!
To participate in downtown trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat, children will need to purchase a downtown Halloween treat bag for $5. This bag will give them access to all participating downtown business trick-or-treat locations and truck-or-treat on "J" and "K" Streets.
This year we will have Fun and Games Carvival Rides located in the Parking Lot off of Livermore Avenue between First Street and Railroad Avenue. Carnival and pony rides are pay to play as you go (separate cost than trick-or-treat and bag).
Costume contest and pumpkin carving contest are available for all ages and families to participate in for free. There will also be free Halloween themed activities for children 5th grade and under at Bankhead Plaza. More details on this to come, including a decorate your own mini-pumpkin craft station!
Trick-or-treat bags are available at the booths day of, at J Street and at K Street and pre-purchased at select downtown locations (to be announced).
Join us at the Visitor�s Center and Gallery on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The casual wine and spirits tasting will include local offerings from Steven Kent and Big White House Wineries and Artisan Spirits Distillery. Light appetizers will be served. While in the Gallery, attendees can view the Bothwell Arts Center�s current exhibit, a collection of the opera posters by surrealist artist Rafal Olbinski on loan from Raquel Holt in celebration of resident company Livermore Valley Opera�s Silver Jubilee.
In keeping with the Halloween holiday spirit, any attendees who come in costume will have their names entered into a drawing for two free tickets to any LVPAC Presents show in the current season.