Walnut Creek

The Fantasticks:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 7th – Sunday, October 30th, 2016

The Fantasticks is a timeless, romantic tale of a boy, a girl, and their fathers’ schemes to get the two married. The ravishingly beautiful songs sparkle with wit, and there’s plenty of comedy from the actors hired by the fathers to push along their schemes. The world’s longest-running musical, The Fantasticks has run for over 50 years, entrancing generations of audiences the world over. The famous score, including classics “Try To Remember,” “They Were You,” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” is as timeless as the story itself.

Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission

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1776:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 7th – Saturday, November 5th, 2016

The most fascinating leaders in American history come to life in a musical about the birth of a nation!
A revolution is brewing in the colonies! It’s up to John Adams – the outspoken delegate from Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia – to convince a stubborn congress of British colonists to unite as American patriots, channel their freedom-loving spirit and turn the inevitable war with England into a Declaration of Independence. 1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty and ultimately noble figures determine to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.
Funny, insightful and compelling Tony Award-winning Best Musical.

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Shibori and Indigo Dyeing: Binding & Pleating Workshop:

Civic Park Community Center
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, October 1st, 2016
10:00am – 4:00pm | $25

Students learn how to set up an indigo vat, how to dye with indigo and how to create beautiful designs using centuries old shibori techniques. Jenny will teach a quick indigo vat prep to start, then dive right in to teaching several shibori techniques. The binding workshop explores more traditional techniques with unexpected results. Get ready for surprises and happy accidents. We’ll use string, chopsticks, christmas ribbon, craft sticks, rubberbands and clips to create some of the most impactful and sometimes unpredictable types of shibori. Students are encouraged to bring small to medium size pieces. $25 supply fee due at class.

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