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It’s easy to purchase tickets for performances and events at the Lesher Center for the Arts.

IN PERSON The Lesher Center for the Arts Ticket Office is located adjacent to the Center’s main entry at:

1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Hours:Tuesday – Thursday 11am - 6pmFriday & Saturday Noon - 7:30pmSunday Noon - 6pmClosed Monday

Barnes & Noble Ticket Outlet(at Barnes & Noble location in Broadway Plaza)Wednesday – Sunday Noon - 6pm

ONLINE www.LesherARTScenter.org

BY PHONE 925.943.SHOW (7469)

Phone Hours:Tuesday – Thursday & Sunday Noon - 6pmFriday & Saturday Noon - 7:30pmClosed Monday

YOUR TICKET TO THE ARTS!

FREE Bedford Gallery admission witha same-day LCA performance ticket.

The Lesher Center for the Arts is owned

and operated by the City of Walnut Creek.

TICKETI N F O R M A T I O N SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

The magic of our ambitious performing and visual arts community is that it’s all here under one roof, right in the East Bay at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts—a destination that places the audience at the heart—inspiring, delighting and enthralling, regardless of age or arts experience. In the pages ahead, you’ll find programming reflecting nearly every arts and entertainment genre including award-winning theatre and musicals, world-class ballet and dance performances, inspiring opera, engaging visual arts exhibits, and tremendously popular family events. The LCA truly has something for everyone. As you consider what’s on our calendar, we feel confident you’ll find the kind of artistic enrichment that’s perfect just for you. Be sure to see page 8 to find out how you can become a member of the Lesher Center for the Arts today! With your goodwill and support, the Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA), the non-profit arm of the Lesher Center for the Arts, works together with arts organizations and community members, like you, to keep the dream alive of a thriving arts center. Thank you for choosing to support the arts! We look forward to seeing you throughout the year.

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DRACULAOctober 22 - November 20, 2010 Presented by Center REPertory CompanyExperience the gothic classic as you’ve never seen it before. Bram Stoker’s Magnum Opus comes alive – Invite Him In.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 9 - 19, 2010Presented by Center REPertory CompanyBrimming with music and dance, love and laughter, spectacular special effects and scary ghosts, critics have called it “THE Christmas Carol to see in the Bay Area.”

BOEING-BOEINGJanuary 27 - February 26, 2011Presented by Center REPertory CompanyA Parisian playboy has designed his perfect life – or so he thinks. A high-flying Tony Award-winning comedy that had Broadway audiences airborne with laughter.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRDMarch 31 – April 30, 2011 Presented by Center REPertory CompanyThe timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic follows Miss Jean Louise “Scout” Finch as she watches her father defy ignorance and prejudice as she learns the true meaning of integrity.

THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERSApril 28 – May 15, 2011Presented by Off Center, Center REPertory CompanyShe defined herself as a woman with chutzpah and “one hell of a Rolodex”. The legendary Ann Landers finds herself with a looming deadline to write “the most important column of my career”.

RENTAugust 20 – September 4, 2010Presented by Contra Costa Musical TheatreAn emotionally stirring story of love, loyalty and far-from-perfect-lives – where love triumphs over tragedy.

SHE LOVES MESeptember 2 - October 10, 2010 Presented by Center REPertory CompanyWidely considered the most charming and romantic musical ever written. The Crown Jewel of the Golden Age of Broadway.

ANNIESeptember 10 - October 2, 2010Presented by Diablo Theatre CompanyLeapin’ lizards! Tomorrow is here and the timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back.

A CHORUS LINE October 22 - November 20, 2010Presented by Contra Costa Musical Theatre One singular sensation! An achingly poignant celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theatre.

BECOMING BRITNEYOctober 28 – November 14, 2010Presented by Off Center, Center REPertory CompanyA Snarky Musical Adventure. The hit of the New York Fringe Festival – “It’s a production that oozes sass!”

WHITE CHRISTMASNovember 26 - December 4, 2010Presented by Diablo Theatre CompanyA new stage adaptation of Irving Berlin’s 1954 holiday family favorite.

THE DROWSY CHAPERONEFebruary 11 – March 5, 2011Presented by Diablo Theatre CompanyA host of crazy characters deliver a delightful combo of every classic, clichéd plot thread ever to grace the stage.

HAIRSPRAY March 18 - April 16, 2011Presented by Contra Costa Musical Theatre Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Hit! Baltimore – 1962: the ‘50s are out and change is in the air.

BLUES IN THE NIGHTMay 19 - June 25, 2011 Presented by Center REPertory CompanyA joyous theatrical celebration of great American music. Featuring songs of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Bessie Smith and more. You’ll be Stompin’ at the Savoy. C

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THE CHRISTMAS BALLET 2010 EDITIONNovember 26 & 27, 2010Presented by Smuin BalletThe Christmas Ballet is a magical treat for audiences of all ages with New Works by Amy Seiwert. WINTER PROGRAMJanuary 21 & 22, 2011Presented by Company C Contemporary BalletA World Premiere and choreographic collaboration byformer New York City Ballet dancers Ben Bowman and Charles Anderson to the music of Elvis Costello. Includes Twyla Tharp’s Surfer at the River Styx and the premieres of Daniel Ezralow’s SF and David Anderson’s male solo, Tovernon.

FALL/WINTER PROGRAMFebruary 4 & 5, 2011Presented by Smuin BalletBold. Sexy. Different. Extreme Ballet.Featuring a world premiere by Trey McIntyre. Brahms/Haydn, and Bluegrass/Slyde both by Michael Smuin.

SPRING PROGRAMMay 13 & 14, 2011Presented by Company C Contemporary BalletAn exciting program featuring three world premieres by European choreographer Maurice Causey, American Ballerina Jodie Gates, and James Sewell. Also included, Charles Anderson’s Beautiful Maladies to the music of Chet Baker.

SPRING PROGRAMMay 20-21, 2011Presented by Smuin BalletFeaturing Momentum by Choo San Goh, Mozart Requiem world premiere by Amy Seiwert, and To the Beatles byMichael Smuin.

A TRIBUTE TO THE WPA AT 75 in Collaboration with the Bedford GalleryOctober 3, 2010Presented by California Symphony Selections include Die Fledermaus Overture by Strauss, Remembering Ansel Adams by Bacon, Quiet City and John Henry by Copland and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

PROGRAM 2January 23, 2011Presented by California SymphonyFeaturing a World Premier by Bay Area Composer Cindy Cox; Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Rieko Tsuchida-Piano, and Brahms Symphony No. 2.

PROGRAM 3March 6, 2011Presented by California SymphonySelections include Harrison’s Suite No. 2 for Strings; Concertino by Chaminade, Monica Daniel-Barker, Flute; Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, Jerome Simas, Clarinet and Marcel Germperli, Viola; and Symphony No. 7 by Dvořák.

PROGRAM 4May 1, 2011Presented by California SymphonyFeaturing Young American Composer-in-Residence World Premiere TBA, Concierto de Aranjuez, Roberto Granados, Guitar, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

CHAMBER MUSIC SF SERIES*

The Borodin Quartet – February 12, 2011

Louis Lortie plays the Chopin Etudes – March 13, 2011

Jaime Laredo, violin and Leon Fleisher, piano – April 9, 2011

The FOG Trio – May 1, 2011

Carey Cerovsek, violin – May 14, 2011*Limited tickets may be available on the day of the event at the Ticket Office.

PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRARobert Levin plays Mozart - September 29, 2010

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – November 10, 2010

Flicka! – March 9, 2011

Haydn’s Creation - April 13, 2011

FESTIVAL OPERA PRESENTS:Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (July 2011)

Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel (August 2011)

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UNBOUND: A National Exhibition of Book ArtJuly 11 – September 19, 2010This survey celebrates the book as art-form and includes artists who make one-of-a-kind art books as well as artists who disassemble pages, covers, and spines to create three-dimensional works.

THE AMERICAN SCENE: New Deal Art, 1935-1943October 3 – December 19, 2010Honoring the 75th Anniversary of America’s Federal Art Project that put thousands of artists, writers, musicians and playwrights to work. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, printmaking, and photography from several WPA repositories.

NATURE’S BELOVED SON: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy January 9 – March 27, 2011This exhibition highlights the life work of America’s most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist John Muir. Muir’s travels and discoveries are represented in a series of vivid images of botanical specimens, photographed by award winning photographer Stephen J. Joseph.

LAND OF MAGIC: Artists Explore Make-BelieveApril 10 – June 12, 2011The artists in this exhibition leave conventional reality behind to create alternate universes on canvas and paper. Themes of controversy and escape are portrayed with eccentric charm by Esther Pearl Watson, David Huffman (shown below), Lauren Cohen and Weston Teruya.

OUTLANDISH: Contemporary Depictions of NatureJuly 6 – September 4, 2011This national juried exhibition looks at landscape from all vantage points and all media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, and mixed media. From the micro to the macro, entries can explore a tiny speck of garden to a global view. Look for entry information online in September 2010.

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20th AnniversaryON BROADWAY 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALAOctober 9, 2010Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in the gala of the year! In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Lesher Center for the Arts, the 15th annual On Broadway gala is moving to the Center for the first time ever to celebrate this remarkable milestone. For more information please contact DRAA at 925-295-1470 or www.draa.org.

CHEVRON FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVALJuly 30, 2011The fifth annual Chevron Family Theatre Festival brings nationally renowned performers to Walnut Creek for a jam-packed day of affordable family fun, with $5 tickets to productions in the Lesher Center for the Arts’ three theatres, together with free outdoor activities, entertainment, food and more.

NEWSMAKERS: THE LESHER SPEAKER SERIES*Soledad O’Brien: September 15, 2010Special Investigations Correspondent and Host of CNN’s In America Documentaries

The Capitol Steps: October 7, 2010Political Satire Troupe

Peter Greenberg: November 15, 2010The Travel Detective. Investigative Travel Reporter and Pre-eminent Industry Expert

Tom Brokaw: January 10, 2011Legendary Newsman: NBC News Anchor and Author

Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’SouzaThe Great Faith Debate: February 16, 2011What’s So Great About God?

Dr. Jane Goodall: March 1, 2011Primatologist and Conservationist, Founder of The Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace

F.W. de Klerk: April 28, 2011Former South African President and Nobel PeacePrize Winner

*Limited tickets may be available on the day of the event at the Ticket Office.

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YOU HAVE A FRIEND REQUEST!Choose any level, from ARTIST to PRODUCER —The more you give the more you will receive!

ARTIST - $50 Annual pass to the Bedford Gallery Subscription to the LCA & DRAA Newsletter and invitation to special events

FRIEND - $125 All above benefits... + $10 in Benefit Bucks* + 10% discount card for local leading restaurants** + Recognition in LCA Magazine, Diablo Arts

PERFORMER - $250All above benefits... + $30 in Benefit Bucks* + Two 10% discount cards for local leading restaurants** + 4 drink tickets for LCA beverage stations

PATRON - $500All above benefits... + $60 in Benefit Bucks* + 8 drink tickets for LCA beverage stations + $100 off your next Bedford Gallery rental

BENEFACTOR - $1,000All above benefits... + $100 in Benefit Bucks* + Invitation to annual VIP donor appreciation party

PRODUCER - $2,500All above benefits... + $250 in Benefit Bucks* + Exclusive specialty designed gift + VIP personal concierge service to assist with purchases

*Benefit Bucks are redeemable in person at the LCA Ticket Office or the Ticket Outlet at Barnes and Noble on South Main Street in Walnut Creek.

Must be used in full and only good for the following production companies:

California Symphony, Center REPertory Company, Chamber Music SF, Company C Contemporary Ballet, Contra Costa Musical Theatre,Diablo Theatre Company, Festival Opera, and Smuin Ballet.

Amount represents total Benefit Bucks provided at each gift level. Non-redeemable for cash. Expires one year from the date issued. Unused Benefit Bucks and purchases paid in excess will be donated back to the Arts Access Program.

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Diablo Regional Arts Association serves as the appointed non-profit curator for the Lesher Center for the Arts’ professional programming and audience outreach. DRAA strives to advance the vision for the LCA to be the ‘Cultural Hub’ in the East Bay, through fundraising efforts that enrich the quality of artistic programming and create avenues for everyone to enjoy the arts.

Take the spotlight as a member of an arts center that is leading the way in quality, professionalism and innovation. Your Lesher Center for the Arts membership will keep you connected to some of the most exciting and anticipated theatrical, musical, dance, visual arts and performance events in the Bay Area.

And Friendship has its perks —

All members receive a 10% discount at leading local restaurants**, including:

+ Bing Crosby’s+ Lark Creek+ Prima Ristorante+ Skipolini’s Pizza+ Walnut Creek Yacht Club** Some restrictions apply. Call 925-295-1470 for an up-to-date list of participating restaurants.

Contact The DRAA To Find Out More About Additional Benefits Provided At Higher Levels

925.295.1470 www.LesherARTScenter.org/membership

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