Postcard from Flickr user Leonard Bentley
The Regency Ballroom
1300 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
Saturday, January 27th, 2018
12:00 – 5:00pmEnter the age-old question…Whatever to wear?! The Edwardian Ball Vendor Bazaar gathers the finest artisans, craftspeople, and merchants to make sure that you attend the Ball (and all your days thereafter) in the most exquisite style.
Gold Coast Chamber Players present Fantezie:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, February 3rd, 2018
7:30pm | $45Pre-concert talk begins 30 minutes prior to performance. The award-winning Gold Coast Chamber Players present Fantezie, a musical journey to Romania. From folk music to the epic “String Octet” by Georges Enescu, this program brings out the passion and complexity of the Romanian spirit. Three Romanian violinists join the all-star GCCP ensemble. Enjoy a pre-concert talk with musicologist Kai Christiansen 30 minutes prior to the performance.
Tickets: $45 general admission, $40 seniors (65+), $15 students
Impulse Room
1501 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
8:00 – 9:30pm | $18Eric Van James Group make their debut at this “Modern Jazz Club.”
The quartet includes Ken Stout on saxophones, Kurt Ribak on upright bass, Philip Coffin on drums, and Eric on piano & vocals.Original pieces by Eric Van James (including “new” releases ‘My Asylum’ & ‘Charade’) highlight the evening . . .
along with compelling interpretations of music by Ellington, Gershwin, Mancini, and the Beatles.
Dave Matthews Blues Band:
Roundup Saloon
3553 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, January 25th, 2018
9:00pmBlues and R&B covers played from the heart…
SF Sketchfest Comedy Festival:
various San Francisco venues
Thursday, January 11th – Sunday, January 28th, 2018SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, is a yearly celebration of sketch, improv, stand-up, musical and alternative comedy, bringing the best in headlining and up and coming comedy to the Bay Area every January.
Felsen Loves You! Sneak Peak:
Up the Creek Records
1840 Tice Valley Blvd, Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 27th, 2018
5:00 – 6:30pm | FreeWe are going to get a sneak peek at the new album from Mystery Lawn recording artists Felsen right here at Up The Creek, performing live in the shop. Vinyl records may or may not be available at the show. This is going to be one not to miss!
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 20th, 2018
$25A no holds barred improvised adventure of comedy through landscape of whips, knives, nails and clubs — juggling nonsense with the dexterity of two!
Running Time: approx. 2 hours 40 minutes, with one intermission
Women’s March Anniversary March:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 20th, 2018
10:30am – 1:00pm | FreeWomen’s March Contra Costa is a local movement dedicated to empowering, educating and mobilizing citizens of Contra Costa County to stand together in support of civil liberties and protecting our planet. As women, we stand in solidarity as the unifying force that binds families together and unites communities. Our focus is to support, educate and organize events providing meaningful connections, and to speak out against intolerance.
San Francisco Public Library & City View at Metreon
100 Larkin St. / 135 4th St, San Francisco
Saturday, January 13th – Monday, January 15th, 2018
FreeThe Black Comix Arts Festival (BCAF) celebrates African Americans’ creativity in the comic arts and popular visual culture and is dedicated to the notion that all audiences deserve to be subject in the culture in which we participate. Our expanded three-day event includes a grand expo, kids activities, film screenings, panels and conversations, cosplay events and much more.
Spontaneous Sitcom: An Improvised Evening of Your Favorite TV Show:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, January 18th – Sunday, January 21st, 2018
$20REMEMBER THE JUNIE RAY SHOW?
THAT AWESOME TV SITCOM FROM BACK IN THE ’90’s?
Well, the whole, original cast is getting back together for a special 25-year reunion celebration and you’re invited! So get ready to binge watch your “favorite” old sitcom with Synergy Theater. Audience members suggest their all-time favorite episodes and Synergy Theater creates them on the spot. It’s back-to-back episodes of the funniest, old sitcom you’ve never seen. Remember the pilot? Remember the cliffhanger? Remember that “very special episode”?
Of course not. We’re making it up!
