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Hacienda's location in the growing Tri-Valley region means that there is no shortage of things to do nearby. From music and theater performances to meetings of professional groups and volunteer associations, Pleasanton has a great deal to offer. A listing of current events, which also appear in our NETWORK newsletter, follows. Hacienda's calendar of events is also distributed through our Hacienda Online! program. You can learn more about this program by making the selection below. In addition, the following selections will also tell you how you can submit items to our calendar or find out about advertising. December 16 Tuesday The Tri-Valley Business Builders networking group meets on Tuesdays at Vic’s, 201 Main Street, Pleasanton, 7:00 a.m. Aaron Lee, (925) 931-1900.  Tri-Valley California Convention and Visitors Bureau Toys for Tots Drive, through December 19, 349 Main Street, Suite 203, Pleasanton, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TVC, (925) 846-8910 or www.toysfortots.org. Make learning fun for your children by attending Morning Academy, Golden Apple Learning Store in Gateway Square (next to Chili’s), 10:00 a.m. Open to parents and preschoolers. www.goldenapplels.com, (800) 858-8308. Vision Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Pleasanton Senior Center to provide information on low vision. (925) 931-5369.  The Pleasanton Community Toastmasters Club meets every Tuesday at Recreation Center, 4530 Sandalwood Drive, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. For information, call Trond-Henning Olesen at (925) 216-7277. Lawyer in the Library, a free 20-minute legal consultation with a member of the Alameda County Bar Association on a first-come, first-served basis. Register in person, begins at 5:30 p.m. Pleasanton Library, (925) 931-3405.  The local ABWA E2S chapter, which supports personal and professional development for women in business, meets today at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, email info@expresstosuccess.org. Parent Education classes are offered at the Amador Valley Adult and Community Education: Dec 16 - Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Dec 17 - Parenting Your Aging Parent, free, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Dec 19 - Family Court Parenting Orientation, free, 9:00 a.m. to noon For full class schedules and information, visit www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/adulted or call (925) 426-4280.  The Tri-Valley Rotary meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Girasole Restaurant, 3180 Santa Rita. For details, visit www.trivalleyrotary.org.  Citizens of Pleasanton and members of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce are invited to nominate businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Pleasanton community. Nomination deadline is December 31, 2008. The Community Service Awards will be presented at the Chamber of Commerce dinner on January 30, 2009 at the Hilton Pleasanton. For more information, call the Chamber at (925) 846-5858.  Support the Holiday Food Drive in Hacienda. Call the Hacienda Owners Association for a list of collection barrel locations within the park or donation pick-up, provided the donation can be received within the park. Alameda County Community Food Bank also has a virtual food drive, https://www.vfd-accfb.org/home.aspx. For more information, contact Angela Eichner of ACCFB at (510) 635-3663, ext. 318 or Hacienda Owners Association, (925) 734-6500, info@hacienda.org. 17 Wednesday Chamber Chatter Toastmaster Group meets on Wednesday, Conference Room, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, (925) 846-5858. 18 Thursday The Hacienda Park Toastmasters meet every Thursday at noon, 5976 W. Las Positas Blvd. Information, call Mary Lombardo to confirm, (925) 227-8923. Virtually Speaking Toastmasters meet every Thursday from noon to 1:00 p.m. at Diablo Cafe (on Kaiser Permanente IT Campus), 4460 Hacienda Drive. Open to everyone. Contact Gita Nambisan at (925) 980-0353.  The Amador Valley Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the Round Table Pizza on Main Street in Pleasanton, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. For information, contact Tom Pendery at (925) 846-4749.  The Rotary Club of Pleasanton meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Pleasanton Hotel, 855 Main Street. For information, visit www.pleasantonrotary.org or email president@pleasantonrotary.org. An Evening of Poetry, Martha Meltzer, Poet Laureate of Pleasanton and Connie Post, Poet Laureate of Livermore, and East Bay poets, Museum on Main, 6:00 p.m. Information, (925) 462-2766.  The Assistance League of Amador Valley meets every third Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 7:00 p.m. for social, 7:30 for business. For more information, call Janis O’Rourke at (925) 484-1354.  Hearing Loss Association of America, Tri-Valley Chapter meeting, 4455 Del Valle Parkway, Pleasanton, 7:00 p.m. Hiram Van Blarigan, (925) 455-6591. 19 Friday Brain Matters, lecture series on brain health at the Pleasanton Senior Center every Friday, 10:00 a.m. (925) 931-5365. The Pleasanton/Livermore Kiwanis meets 12:00 p.m. Fridays, Vic’s All Star Kitchen, 201 Main Street, Pleasanton, cmcgraw@cfm-solutions.com  The Pleasanton North Rotary Club meets 12:15 p.m. Fridays at the Hilton at the Club, 7050 Johnson Drive. (925) 426-2510.  San Ramon Performing Arts: Dec 19 - San Ramon Symphonic Band Holiday Concert, 8:00 p.m. Dec 20 - Guitars and Saxes Christmas, contemporary jazz and Christmas classics, 8:00 p.m. Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, 10550 Albion Road, San Ramon, (925) 973-ARTS (2787).  Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center offers: Dec 19-21 - The Nutcracker, Valley Dance Theater, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m., no evening performance on Dec 21 Dec 26 - Big Fat Year End Kiss Off, an evening with Will Durst, a political comedy, 7:00 p.m. Dec 31 - The Four Freshmen Celebrate New Year’s Eve, a gala with champagne and dessert, 7:00 p.m. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. For tickets, call (925) 373-6800 or visit www.livermoreperformingarts.org. 20 Saturday The Downtown Pleasanton Farmer’s Market on W. Angela Street is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Tri-Valley Animal Rescue dog and cat adoptions are held at the Pleasanton Farmers Market between 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Information, call (925) 803-7043 or visit www.tvar.org.  Lark in the Park- — Pleasanton park history tours led by a museum docent, Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Dec 20 - Nielsen Park Jan 24 - Meadowlark Park For more information, call Museum on Main at (925) 462-2766. The Tri-Valley Writers luncheon meeting, Oasis Grille, 780 Main Street, Pleasanton. B. Lynn Goodwin, author of Finding Your Voice is featured speaker. For reservation, call Fred Norman at (925) 417-8438 by Dec. 17. Magic of the Islands, Christmas family event with Santa Claus hosted by the American Legion Post 237, Veteran’s Hall, Pleasanton, 2:00 p.m. Information, call Sharron at (925) 784-6808.  The Civic Arts Presents Golden Bough, Celtic holiday concert, Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, 8:00 p.m. Tickets, (925) 931-3444 or www.civicartstickets.org. 21 Sunday Livermore Winter Market, every Sunday, Second Street between J and K Streets, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Tri-Valley Stargazers Astronomy Club meets at Round Table Pizza, 1024 E. Stanley Blvd., Livermore, 2:00 p.m. (925) 443-7573. 23 Tuesday The Pleasanton Community Toastmasters Club meets every Tuesday at Recreation Center, 4530 Sandalwood Drive, 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Steve Glaser at (925) 786-0181. 31 Wednesday  Live Well Festival, a walking fundraiser event, Pleasanton Sports and Recreation Park, 5800 Parkside Drive, Pleasanton, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Ron Sutton, Mr. Pedometer will lead participants on a 2,000 step walk at noon. This is a no-fee event, however donations made during this event will be matched by ACCUSPLIT and will go to Pleasanton Partners in Education for grants to school student wellness committees. For more information, contact Andi Correa at (925) 226-0888, ext. 218 or andi@accusplit.com. New Years Eve at Faz Restaurant, 5121 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton. For reservation, (925) 460-0444.  New Years Eve at the USS Hornet Museum, 707 W. Hornet Avenue, Pier 3, Alameda, 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Dinner, dance, and auction. For tickets and information, (510) 521-8448, ext. 282, www.uss-hornet.org. January 2 Friday The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Business CSA Installation Dinner. Wendy Gutshall at (925) 846-5858, ext. 201. 4 Sunday Sounds of Sinatra, a free concert by Elias Pereda, Pleasanton Library, 2:00 p.m. Swing classics and ballads made famous by “Old Blue Eyes.” (925) 931-3405. 7 Wednesday  East Bay Women’s Network luncheon meeting, Englander Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For reservations, call Gail Chadbourne at (510) 228-8973 or www.ebwn.org. 9 Friday Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center offers: Jan 9 - Gleusteen and Ordronneau, violin-piano duo, Del Valle Fine Arts, 8:00 p.m. Jan 11 - Michael Cooper, original stories, stilt-dancing, and breathtaking handcrafted masks, 2:00 p.m. Jan 13 - Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words, Brahms’ Rhapsodies, and more, 8:00 p.m. Jan 15 - Dr. Morton Grosser, co-designer of Gossamer Albatross, the first human-powered airplane to cross the English Channel, 7:30 p.m. Jan 16 - Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra All Stars, 8:00 p.m. Jan 17 - Stanford Woodwind Quintet, Del Valle Fine Arts, 8:00 p.m. Jan 24 - Guys and Dolls, through February 8, tonight 8:00 p.m. Jan 29 - The Best of Doo Wop with original Coaster Leon Hughes, swing, rhythm and blues, 8:00 p.m. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. For tickets, call (925) 373-6800 or visit www.livermoreperformingarts.org. 10 Saturday Discover Heritage Homes, docents from Pleasanton’s Museum On Main will provide information on heritage homes and buildings at the Downtown Pleasanton Farmer’s Market, 9:00 a.m. to noon.  Hand Tinting Photographs with Lisa Rigge, a Pleasanton Art League workshop, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., www.PAL-ART.com, (925) 449-4226. Willy Claflin, storyteller and comic puppetry, Civic Arts SaturYAY series, Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, 11:00 a.m. Tickets, (925) 931-3444. 11 Sunday  Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, a Family Funshop, the European train enthusiasts’ model train exhibition, Blackhawk Museum, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., (925) 736-2277. 12 Monday  Pleasanton Art League and Livermore Art Association meeting, location TBA, 7:30 p.m. 13 Tuesday Senior Decorating 101, learn how the professional home designers do it, Pleasanton Senior Center, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., (925) 931-5365.  The CommArt, a network of communication arts professionals, meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Forli Ristorante, Alamo. For information, visit www.commartnet.org.  Come join the Tri-Valley Green Drinks, a networking group, and learn about the green business movement, meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the First Street Ale House in Livermore, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, e-mail steve@gozagear.com. (See December NETWORK story.) 14 Wednesday  The Pleasanton Newcomers’ luncheon is held every second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Carole at (925) 251-9251 or visit www.pleasantonnewcomers.com.  Soroptimist International of Pleasanton/Dublin meets every second and fourth Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at Vic’s All Star Cafe, 201 A Main Street. (925) 846-6644. 15 Thursday The Business Development Network (BDN) meets every second and fourth Thursdays of every month at Denny’s, 807 Camino Ramon, Danville, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. www.bdndanville.com. The Pleasanton Library offers: Jan 15 - Steven Johnson, author of The Invention of Air, the story of Joseph Priestley, an eighteenth century radical thinker, 7:00 p.m. Jan 18 - Gurbaksh Chahal, author of The Dream, a memoir of his road to success, 2:00 p.m. Jan 31 - Kaplan’s SAT/ACT practice test for teens, free, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Results given on February 9. For more information or to sign up for SAT/ACT test, call (925) 931-3400. 21 Wednesday  The Las Positas Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals chapter meeting, Sheraton Hotel, 5:30 p.m. “Your Credit Report.” Call Cherie Cuthbertson at (925) 606-4365 or email cheriecuth@comcast.net. 23 Friday ScrapArts Music, unique performance using 140 original instruments fashioned from industrial scrap, Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Road, 8:00 p.m. Tickets, (925) 931-3444. 28 Wednesday National Association of Women’s Business Owners luncheon, Deer Ridge Vineyards, 1828 Wetmore Road, Livermore, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Register at www.nawbo-sv.org/events_eastbay.html. |
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