Arts & Entertainment

Summer Fun Continues: Chevron Family Theatre Festival Saturday

Here's your guide to what's happening in Walnut Creek during the rest of this month and into August.

We're midway through summer, and if you're going to be in town, there are plenty of amazing artsy, outdoorsy and kid-friendly things to do.

This Saturday bring the kids downtown to the Chevron Family Theatre Festival taking place all day at the Lesher Center for the Arts. And, if you haven't visited the new library in Civic Park, to check out books or DVDs or the great public art, what are you waiting for? 

The Rest of July 

The art of the book, Bedford Gallery,  through August 22.  The city's public art gallery celebrates the opening of the new downtown library with a special exhibition dedicated to the art of making books, "Unbound: A National Exhibition of Book Art."  The show features artists who make one-of-a-kind art books. www.bedfordgallery.org.

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Stars and Stripes and Sousa, Lesher Center, Wednesday. The Walnut Creek Concert Band presents noted conductor and historian Keith Brion leading the Walnut Creek Concert Band in an entertaining program recreating a concert in the style of John Philip Sousa. Joining are guest artists John Brummell, trombone, and Olga Chernisheva, soprano. 7:30 p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Call 925- 943-SHOW (7469) or visit lesherartscenter.org.

Get your jazz on: Broadway Plaza's summer jazz concert series continues with its final concert Thursday, with jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair, 6 to 8 p.m., in the parking lot across from Stanford's. www.broadwayplaza.com

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Chevron Family Theatre Festival, Saturday: For the fourth year in a row,  the entire Lesher Center,  and the sidewalks outside, are given over to performers who provide family-friendly entertainment. Thousands of children and adults have come to previous festivals to enjoy storytelling, puppet shows, kid-friendly music, theater, and sword-fighting demonstrations. Artists appearing include the musical group The Sippy Cups and the theatre company, Fantasy Forum Actor's Ensemble. Activities outside are free. 

Moonlight walks: Join ranger-led hikes through Walnut Creek's open spaces after the sun goes down. A hike this Monday, July 26, takes you into Shell Ridge to see a full moon. and to Acalanes preserve (for another full moon, August 24). Reservations are required; call Ranger Bruce Weidman at 925-943,5899, ext. 2665.

AUGUST

Rent, August 20 - Sept 4: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Contra Costa Musical Theatre presents Rent, a modern, rock opera version of Puccini's La Boheme. The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent is set amongst filmmakers, dancers, and musicians in New York's East Village who are not just struggling to make ends meet but also with sexuality, homeless, the commercialization of art, and HIV. For tickets, go to www.lesherartscenter.org



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