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Al Franken made Livermore one of the stops on his standup comedy tour last weekend.

The Bankhead Theater will present “Funny Women of a Certain Age,” with stand-up comedians Carole Montgomery, Leighann Lord, Monique Marvez, and Julia Scotti, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28.

The Livermore-Amador Symphony will present “Vibrant Voices,” readings of speeches and sayings by Abraham Lincoln and seven poems by Emily Dickenson set to orchestral music by American composer Aaron Copland,

The Pacific Chamber Orchestra will perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 and by “Facade: An Entertainment,” featuring poems by Edith Sitwell recited with instrumental accompaniment by composer William Walton, at

LIVERMORE — The Livermore Bankhead Theater will host the Oakland Ballet Company’s (OBC) Dancing Moons Festival on April 2.

The Bankhead Theater in Livermore will continue its celebration of Women’s History Month with a 3 p.m. matinee performance of “Bessie, Billie, and Nina: Pioneering Women of Jazz,” on Sunday,

Livermore’s Bankhead Theater will continue its busy March with a laugh-filled St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.

LIVERMORE ― The Livermore Valley Opera (LVO) opened its 30th season at the Bankhead Theater last weekend with a tour de force production of “Otello.”

The Livermore Valley Opera (LVO) presented Guiseppe Verdi’s operatic masterpiece “Otello” at the Bankhead Theater, on March 5 and 6.Second performances are set for March 12 and 13.

Award-winning singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman will headline the annual Brilliance at the Bankhead fundraising gala on Saturday, Sept. 10.