Special Events Overview

The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council sponsors two special critically-acclaimed events annually: The Pleasanton Poetry, Prose & Arts Festival and The Pleasanton Chamber Players Concert. In addition to these annual events, PCAC hosts various other events throughout the year.

The Pleasanton Poetry, Prose & Arts Festival 2009

This is an exciting two-day celebration of poetry, prose and visual arts held every year filled with inspiring and informative workshops, events, contests and people. This year's keynote speaker will be Dana Gioia (pictured at right), poet, critic, best-selling anthologist, past N.E.A Chair, teacher and winner of the American Book Award.

This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 4 & 5, 2009.

$1,200 will be given in awards in the Poetry and Prose Contests. Registration and contest submissions are now being accepted for this event.

Contest Entry Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by Saturday March 7, 2009.

Click here to find out how to enter the contests and how to enroll in the workshops.

The Pleasanton Chamber Players in Concert:
"The Rise of German Romanticism"

The Pleasanton Chamber Players will present a concert on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church at the corner of Hopyard and Del Valle in Pleasanton, CA. Tickets to this event are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, children free. Tickets will be available in February at Ingram and Brauns Musik Shoppe and Towne Center Books in Pleasanton, and at Fine Fretted Friends in Livermore.

These accomplished musicians will entertain you with beautiful chamber music works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, H. Baermann, Weber, Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumannfor strings, flute, clarinet, piano, harp and voice.

Click here read more about this special event.

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