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8 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010ART/PHOTO EXHIBITSLivermore Art Association Gallery,located in Carnegie Park, offers artclasses, unusual gifts, painting rentals, artexhibits and information pertaining to theart field, 2155 Third St., Livermore. Thegallery has been open since 1974 and isrun as a co-op by local artists. Hours areWed.-Sun. 11:30-4 p.m. For informationcall 449-9927.Seward Johnson Sculptures DowntownPleasanton, interactive exhibit by sculptorJ. Seward Johnson placed on sidewalklocations. The eleven life-size, threedimensionalbronze sculptures depict theeveryday activities of people who may befound anywhere, from a man reading anewspaper on a park bench and an elderlywoman carrying a bag of groceries to achild welcoming a soldier home from duty.The exhibit will remain in place throughJune 30, 2010. More information aboutthe J. Seward Johnson exhibit is availableby contacting Pleasanton Fine ArtsCoordinator Julie Finegan at jfinegan@ci.pleasanton.ca.us or (925) 931-5355.Art Exhibition – Works by Colin Hurleyat Ryan Fine Art gallery, An exhibition ofworks by this expressionistic painter withlocal roots, creating a range of playful toedgy works in media from acrylic to spraypaint, will be showing at Ryan Fine Artfrom April 16th through May 8, with areception Friday, April 30 from 5:30-8:00p.m. Ryan Fine Art is located at 171 So.J Street, and open lunch hours Thursdaythrough Saturday and Friday evenings.Info at www.lindaryanfineart.com.Call to Artists - Art Exhibition, What LiesAbove, Below & Through, a juried exhibitionexploring surface, depth, opacity& transparency. Entries due April 16th.Exhibition runs May 14 - June 19th at RyanFine Art, 171 So. J Street, Livermore. Seewww.lindaryanfineart.com for details.Through the Glass Eye, current exhibitshowcased at the gallery at Deer RidgeVineyards. This exhibit features landscapephotographic works by Marc Davis, ChrisFoster, Stephen Joseph, Lon Overacker,and Lawrence Piggins. Free and opento the public during tasting room hours,Friday through Sunday, 11 am - 5 p.m. untilMay 21, 2010. Preview the collection atwww.deerridgevineyards.com/glasseye.html. Deer Ridge Vineyards, 1828 WetmoreRd., Livermore.The Contra Costa JCC will open threenew exhibits featuring work by MichaelYashar, a collection of Ketubot, and Traditions:From Generation to Generation,an eclectic collection of Judaica fromthe local community. The exhibits willbe housed at the Contra Costa JCC’sFriedkin Art Gallery, Gallery 925, andTice Valley Gallery from May 12 throughSeptember 17, 2010. Gallery hours areMonday through Thursday, 9:00 am to8:00 p.m and Fridays, 9:00 am to 3:00p.m. The public is invited to enjoy theexhibits. Admission is free. The ContraCosta JCC is located at 2071 Tice ValleyBlvd. in Walnut Creek.Call for Artists, Art in the Park, Danville:12th Annual Fine Arts Festival, October2 & 3, On the Town Green, Front StreetPark, by the Library. Categories: Paintingsin All Media, Photography, Ceramics,Sculpture, Graphics and limited openingsin Fine Jewelry (no crafts). Sponsored byAlamo Danville Artists’ Society and theTown of Danville, this event is a FundRaiser for Art in the Schools of the SanRamon School District. Art in the Parkincludes a Judged Inside Art Show andfood, wine and live entertainment. Boothspaces are 10’ x 10’ and the fees are $85 fornon ADAS members. Artist’s applicationsavailable: e-mail ormawebb@comcast.net or call 925 828-9170.Art exhibit, Louise Gibler will be exhibitingher oil paintings consisting of still life,landscape, floral and figurative subjectsfor the months of May and June 2010 atthe Garre Vineyard & Winery 7986 TeslaRoad, Livermore. Hours of operation areMonday through Friday 11 a,.m. to 12:30p.m. and weekends 11:30 a.m.to 3:30 p.m.All the pieces are framed and done in thechiaroscuro style of painting.Diapers to Diapers, poetry, prose and photographyexhibit. Vogue Studio, 5410-4Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. Reception withartists Sat., May 22, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Creativedirector: Sandra Kay; photographer:Monica Dawn. Gourmet appetizers. Livemusic by the band 256. $3 at the door.Tri-Valley Haven fund-raiser.Pleasanton Art League, 41st Annual ArtShow, May 21-23, Alviso Adobe, 3465Old Foothill Road, Pleasanton. 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Sunday. No admission charge.Public is invited.Art & Wine Crawl, May 38, 5:30 to 7:30p.m. downtown Livermore. Several artists’receptions, studios and wine tastingvenues. Organized by Ryan Fine ArtGallery, pick up a map, 171- South JStreet, Livermore. Maps available oneweek prior to exhibition. www.lindaryanfineart.com.Art in the Vineyard, May 30, WenteVineyards Estate Winery, 5565 TeslaRd., Livermore. Art in action, art displaysand sales, entertainment, wine tasting.Information go to www.livermoreartassociation.org.WINERY EVENTSVino Carnival, a wine country Auctionbenefiting these local children's charities,hosted by the Livermore Valley WinegrowersFoundation. Sat., May 1, PalmEvent Center, 1184 Vineyard Ave., Pleasanton.5 p.m. silent auction and upscalecarnival cuisine, 7:30 p.m. live auctionand dessert/port pairing. Tickets $175 perperson. Game token packages available,buy 5 game tokens and event ticket for$200. www.lvwine.org.Cinco de Merlot, May 1, Cedar MountainWinery, So come by between 12:00-4:00and enjoy some Mexican food and Merlotcompliments of Cedar Mountain. 7000Tesla Road, Livermore, 925-373-6910.Art, Wine & Chocolate, An evening ofwine-tasting, live music and fine art tobenefit Camp Kadima. Saturday, May 1,7:30-10 p.m. Come experience the fineart of nine diverse award-winning andupcoming Bay Area artists. Works ondisplay will include original watercolors,acrylics, oils, ceramics, photography andjewelry. Enjoy wine tasting from LittleValley’s selection of superb wines. Treatyourself to delicious gourmet desserts.Live music performed by Night Harvest.Tickets are $20. Little Valley Winery,739 Main Street, Pleasanton. ContactSharon Cohen, 925-931-1055 x11 orcampkadima@bethemek.org.Lavish Laines Winery, May 7-9: releaseof the 2008 Gewurztraminer. Come outand taste this wine. For more informationon anything about Lavish Laines Wineryplease feel free to send an email to lalvishlaines@yahoo.com.Tasting Room openingsoon at the Good Brewer, 2960 PacificAvenue, Livermore. Fri.-Sun. 11-5.Mother's Day Picnic, May 9, noon to 4:30p.m. at Retzlaff Winery in Livermore.Cost: $10.00 for adults, children 15 andunder free. Reservations required, 925-447-8941. Come and enjoy a day underthe shade of the winery's old trees. Kickoff your shoes and dance to the music of,Top Secret. Please call 925-447-8941 formore information.Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery, Mother'sDay May 9. Have a picnic and taste wine.There will be treats to dip into a chocolatefountain. All mother's get free tasting.Picnic spots available first come, firstserved. Reserve a table, with linens foronly $15.00. Private Courtyard max 50people, $200.00. Wine club recieves 10%discount on table & courtyard rental. 3053Marina Ave, Livermore, www.rmwinery.com, to reserve e-mail info@rmwinery.com or call 443-1998. 3053 Marina Ave.,Livermore.Tamás Estates will host Buon Appetito,on a new day, May 12, featuring a foodand wine pairing experience. 4 to 7 p.m.Offered complimentary to Salute wineclub members. Reservations are highlyrecommended. Seating is limited. Openfor Club Members and up to 4 guests each.$10 for guests. Visit tamasestates.comor call 925-456-2380 to purchase ticketsor to make reservations. 5565 Tesla Rd.,Livermore.MUSIC/CONCERTSLas Positas College Music DepartmentRecital, May 5, 12:30 p.m. College theater,3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore.Free admission. 424-1119.Las Positas College Orchestra and BandConcert, May 5, 7:30 p.m. location TBA.Information 424-1119.KC and the Sunshine Band, May 7, 8 p.m.Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center.Tickets or information at www.sanramonperformingarts.comor 973-ARTS.Leo Kottke, Livermore Valley PerformingArts Center Presents. May 14, 8p.m.. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St.,Livermore. 925-373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org.Las Positas College Vocal Jazz Concert,May 14, 8 p.m. on campus, 3000 CampusHill Dr., Livermore. $12 general admission,$8 seniors and students. 414-1119.Livermore Amador Symphony, concertMay 15, “Strings, Tuba and Mahler,” TonyClements, tuba. 8 p.m. Bankhead Theater,2400 First St., Livermore. 925-373-6800,www.livermoreperformingarts.org.Las Positas College Instrumental JazzConcert, May 15, 8 p.m. on campus,3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore. $12general admission, $8 seniors and students.414-1119.Pacific Chamber Symphony concert,Thurs., May 20, 8 p.m. Bankhead Theater,2400 First St., Livermore. Tickets availableat 925-373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org.JAMfest Youth Concert, May 28, 7 to8:30 p.m. Lions Wayside Park, corner ofFirst and Neal Streets, Pleasanton. Localyouths perform. City of Pleasanton Parks& Community Services contact at MarkDuncanson at 925.931.3481ON THE STAGEThe Producers, Tri-Valley Repertory Theatremainstage musical, April 30, May 1,2, 7, 8, 9. Bankhead Theater, 2400 FirstSt., Livermore. Tickets or information at925-373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org.Treasure Island, April 23-May 2, 2010,at the Amador Theater, 1155 Santa RitaRd., Pleasanton. Presented by City ofPleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company, inpartnership with the San Francisco ShakespeareFestival. Performances are April23-24 and April 30-May 1 at 7:30 p.m.,April 24 at 11:00 a.m. and May 1-2 at 2:00p.m. Audience members are encouragedto bring donations of nonperishable fooditems to the theater to benefit The HavenFood Pantry. Tickets are $12, $16 & $20for adults and $8, $12, & $16 for childrenand seniors. All tickets may be purchasedonline at www.civicartstickets.org upto three hours prior to the performance,by phone at (925) 931-3444, or in personat the Amador Theater Box Office. Boxoffice hours are Monday through Fridayfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and for two hoursprior to the performance. Group discountsare available.Dark Deeds at Swan's Place or NeverTrust a Tattooed Sailor, May 14-16 &21-23. San Ramon Community Theaterpresents the tongue-in-cheek, uproariousmelodrama. Classic Olio songs, skits,and dances between scenes. Front RowTheater, 17011 Bollinger Canyon Rd.,San Ramon. www.sanramoncommunitytheater.orgPlays Inspired by O’Neill, May 16, 2010.From the new collaboration between theFoundation and Playground, eight new,short plays which all pay homage in oneway or another to Eugene O'Neill and/orhis works. 3 p.m. Danville Town Hall,201 Front Street. Tickets $25. www.eugeneoneill.org/eventsLas Positas College One Act Plays, May19, 12:30 p.m. and May 21, 8 p.m. oncampus, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore.Free admission. 424-1119.Tri-Valley High: The Impossible FilmProject, May 20, 21, 22. Creatures ofImpulse, teen improv group, creates shortfilms based on audience suggestions.Veterans Hall, 301 Main St., Pleasanton.$8 in advance and $10 at the door; studenttickets with valid ID $5 in advance andat the door.Twelve Angry Men, presented by the King'sPlayers, a local, amateur theater company.May 21, 22, and 23, 2010. 7 p.m. CedarGrove Community Church, 2021 CollegeAve., Livermore. 925-447-2351.Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill,May 23, 2010, 3 p.m. A classic play, oneof O'Neill's renderings of Greek tragedytransported to American soil. Directedby Soren Oliver. The Eugene O'NeillNational Historic Site, Tao House Tickets$25. www.eugeneoneill.org/events.A Tribute to Harry Chapin, Fri., June 4,8 p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St.,Livermore. LVPAC Presents The SteveChapin Band with special guest JessicaCraven of The Chapin Sisters. Ticketson-sale to public Tues. April 27 at noon.925-373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org.DANCESaturday Night Dance Parties, themedparties each Saturday night from Salsato Swing, includes an optional groupdance lesson at 7:15. $15 cover charge,7:15 dance lesson, 8:00-10:30 for danceparties. It's All About Dancing, 171 So.Livermore Avenue, 925-449-9292, orstudio@itsallaboutdancing.com.Wayward, an immersive dance/theatreevent that will lead audiences on a journeythrough and around the Cal State East BayUniversity Theatre, will be performed at8 p.m. May 7-8 and 14-15, and at 2 p.m.May 16. The show, rated “R” for maturecontent and non-sexual nudity, will consistof two parts, both focused on issuesconcerning growing up, rites of passageand what it means to be an adult. Guestswill assemble in the University Theatre,25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward. Ticketsto “Wayward,” at $15 p.m. general, $10youth/senior/alumni, $5 for CSUEBstudents, may be reserved at http://class.csueastbay.edu/theatre/Ticket_Reservations.phpor at 510-885-3118.Las Positas College Dance Performance,May 7 and 8, 8 p.m. college theater, 3000Campus Hill Dr., Livermore. $12 generaladmission, $8 students and seniors.424-1119.AUDITIONS/VOLUNTEERSAuditions, Joseph and The Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat. Tri-Valley RepertoryTheatre: Adult Auditions: (ages 14-matureadult) May 10 and May 11 at 7:30 pmCall-backs by invitation only, May 15 atnoon. All auditions at 315 Wright BrothersAvenue, Livermore. Bring a current headshot and resume. Prepare 16 bars up-tempoBroadway song with sheet music in yourown key. Everyone auditioning must beprepared to dance. No flip flops or barefeet Children's auditions: (ages 7-13) onSaturday, May 15 at 9 a.m. at 315 WrightBrothers Avenue, Livermore. Children donot need to prepare music, but must beready to dance and learn music from theshow. A parent must stay on the premisesduring the audition. If your child is cast inthe show, at least one parent must volunteerto supervision duties for 2 rehearsalsor performances. Cast: featured, 6 men,1 narrator (female); featured 11 men, 1woman; ensemble. More information goto www.trivalleyrep.com/auditions.MOVIESA Patch of Blue, Classic Film Series,Pleasanton Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave.,May 6, 7 p.m. Las Positas College andPleasanton Public Library present thisclassic film series with Candy Klaschus,film historian and Coordinator of the HumanitiesProgram at Las Positas College.No admission charge.Book Into Film, "Emma," May 16. A filmbased on the book by Jane Austin. Viewthe movie at 2:00 p.m. in the PleasantonPublic Library, 400 Old Bernal Avenue,Pleasanton, followed by a comparison ofthe movie with the book. Free. Information:925-931-3405.Film Program for MAP, (Mature AdultProgram), "Miss Potter" will be shownTues., May 18 at 1 p.m. at the PleasantonLibrary. Beatrix Potter has delightedgenerations of children with her books.But she kept her own private life lockedcarefully away. Oscar-winning star ReneeZellweger brings her secret story to thescreen in "Miss Potter.” Rated PG. 93minutes. The film will be shown in theLibrary Meeting Room. The PleasantonLibrary is located at 400 Old Bernal Ave.,Pleasanton. This program is free. No registrationis required. For more information,call Penny Johnson, 931-3405.Book Into Film, "Clueless," May 30. Readthe book, then view the movie at 2:00 p.m.in the Pleasanton Public Library, 400 OldBernal Avenue, Pleasanton, followed by acomparison of the movie with the book.Free. Information: 925-931-3405CHORALLas Positas College Choir Concert, May 4,8 p.m. Centerpointe Presbyterian Church,Pleasanton. Information 424-1119.Ohlone College Community Chorale andFremont Christian High School LivingWater Vocal Ensemble, directed by DarrylGuzman Sat., May 8, 3 p.m. works byAmerican composer Randall Thompsonincluding "Frostiana," a unique collaborationbetween Thompson and Americanpoet laureate Robert Frost. The music