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East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars
2023-04-30 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bankhead Theater, Livermore Performing Arts Center, Livermore, CA
The East Bay Jazz High School All-Stars is an after-school program for high-caliber musical performance and education for high school jazz musicians. East Bay Jazz’s two ensembles, big band and combo, rehearse on a weekly basis and frequently perform between January to June. In East Bay Jazz, students develop their skills within the jazz idiom, gain real-world performance experience, and share their love of music with the East Bay community and beyond. Livermore Valley Arts fully support East Bay Jazz’s educational programs.
The Tri-Valley audience can support this next generation of musicians, enjoy live jazz performances, and witness missions in action around the Livermore Valley over the next couple of months. Catch East Bay Jazz at the Dougherty Performing Arts Center in San Ramon on Sunday, March 12; Almost Famous Wine Lounge in Livermore on Sunday, April 16; The Bankhead Theater on Sunday, April 30; and The Chabot College Salsa Jazz Concert on Thursday, May 18th.

Mad Hatter Tea Party
2023-04-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Hagemann Ranch, 455 Olivina Ave., Livermore, 94550
Wonderland at Hagemann Ranch

Tri Valley Rep: The Song of the Nightingale
2023-04-29 20:00 - 2023-05-14 22:00 | Firehouse Theater, Pleasanton
Book, Music & Lyrics by Min Kahng
Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Nightingale
When Mei Lin, an ambitious kitchen-maid, hears that the Emperor of China is searching for The Nightingale – the bird whose song brings hope to the people of the land, she offers to help find and capture the bird in exchange for a lofty promotion. This transaction has tragic consequences, however, as Mei Lin soon learns that the Emperor is a foolish ruler who cannot see beyond the bird’s plain outer appearance. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Song of The Nightingale is a magical, musical romp that reminds us that true beauty and worth is always found within.
April 29 – May 14, 2023
April 29, May 5, 6, 12, 13 @ 8pm
April 30, May 6, 7, 13, 14 @ 2pm
Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA

Del Valle Fine Arts: Martin Garcia Garcia
2023-04-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Bankhead Theater, Livermore Performing Arts Center, Livermore, CA
Del Valle Fine Arts has the honor once again to present the latest (2021) First Prize winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Spanish-born Martín García García also won the Audience Prize, Chamber Music Prize and Piano/Duo Prize. Earlier in the year, he was awarded Third Prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. He is a graduate of the Reina Sofia School of Music in Spain and has a Master’s degree from the Mannes School of Music in New York.

THEN & NOW LIVERMORE STORIES
2023-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Livermore Library – Civic Center
OLIVINA: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
PRESENTED BY CHARLES T. CROHARE

Durant Motors Event at the Duarte Garage
2023-04-25 13:30 - 15:00 | Duarte Garage
See vintage, Durant and Star automobiles at the historic Duarte Garage. Owners and docents will be on hand to answer questions.

Mostly Kosher
2023-04-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Bankhead Theater, Livermore Performing Arts Center, Livermore, CA
Klezmer. Exhilarating. Dazzling.
Mostly Kosher, an acclaimed Klezmer/Rock band, brings us ravenous klezmer beats and arresting Yiddish refrains.

Valley Concert Chorale: Daniel Glover
2023-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 | First Presbyterian Church
Concert pianist Daniel Glover will perform selections by Russian American composer Sergei Rachmaninoff during a benefit for the nonprofit Valley Concert Chorale at the First Presbyterian Church in Livermore.
Born in Russia in 1873, Rachmaninoff and his family left following the Russian Revolution and eventually settled in New York in 1918. He moved to California in 1942 because of ill health and died a year later, just weeks after becoming an American citizen. In honor of his 150th anniversary, Glover will play his most famous composition, “Prelude in C-sharp Minor,” also known as “The Bells of Moscow,” which was written when the composer was just 19.
Glover, who has appeared as a soloist with many Bay Area orchestras, will also play four additional Rachmaninoff compositions, originally published with “The Bells of Moscow” and known collectively as “Morceaux de Fantasie,” or “Fantasy Pieces.”
The second half of Glover’s performance will include tribute to Austria’s Franz Schubert by 19th-century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. Schubert composed more than 600 songs and 400 dances during his short lifetime, and Liszt was instrumental in exposing Schubert’s works to a larger audience.
The concert will conclude with Bach’s “Fantasie in C minor,” Haydn’s “Sonata No. 48,” and Debussy’s “L’isle Joyeuse,” or “Isle of Joy.”
Glover is an internationally known pianist, having performed across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia, and South America. He holds a master’s degree from The Juilliard School in New York, where he was a scholarship student. Among his numerous awards was first prize in the Liederkranz Competition in 1990.
Glover has also recorded eight CDs, including “Franz Liszt, The Profound and The Profane,” “Spanish Impressions,” “Romantic Russian Encores,” and a live-performance recording of works for piano and orchestra by Mozart, Strauss, and Prokofiev. He has been the Valley Concert Chorale’s accompanist since 1998.

Essential Figure Art Show
2023-04-21 - 2023-05-24 | Bothwell
Artists in all media are invited to join this Figurative show;. Ends May 24, at the Bothwell Arts Center.
Artists Reception
Saturday, April 22 12:00-3:00pm
Bothwell Ars Center

House Concert -- The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy
2023-04-16 14:00 - 16:00 | LJS HQ, PO Box 2767, Livermore, 94551
The Tom Reynolds Conspiracy will present a diverse musical program including multiple group configurations, vocals, instrumentals, originals and standards. This show is celebrating the January 2023 release of a couple of new CDs which the group recorded in June of 2022.
Personnel:
Erik Jekabson – trumpet, flugelhorn
Tim Devine – tenor saxophone
Tom Reynolds – vocals, piano
Cindy Browne Rosefield – bass
Jason Lewis – drums
Editor’s note:
“…For this show, I’ve written several vocal arrangements, including songs by Michel Legrand, Sammy Fain, and three Brazilian songs I will sing in Portuguese…”
Tom Reynolds — pianist, vocalist, arranger/composer, President and founder of Livermore Jazz Society
In-person attendance + Livestream
To request seating, please email us at info@livermorejazzsociety.org, or fill out an online form at
https://www.livermorejazzsociety.org/reserve-seats
If seating is available, we will reply with a formal invitation including the performance location.
For more information see https://www.livermorejazzsociety.org
Suggested Donation: $20 per person. Donations of any amount are most welcome!

Pleasanton Community Concert Band Spring Concert
2023-04-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Firehouse Theater, Pleasanton
Spring Concert: “Saxophone Spectacular”, featuring Ricardo Martinez, Professor of Saxophone at The University of the Pacific

Duarte Garage Open House
2023-04-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Duarte Garage
Featured Car of the Month
1965 Corvette Sting Ray Convertible

Livermore Heritage Guild Annual Auction
2023-04-15 15:30 - 18:00 | Duarte Garage
Bid for some of Livermore’s most unique vintage bits and curiosities.
Something for Everyone, at anyone’s prices!
