Breadmaking & Soft Pretzel Classes, Pleasanton & Tri-Valley 

Grainbakers Baking School

Grainbakers offers one-of-a-kind whole-grain breadmaking classes and soft pretzel-making workshops. We are honored to be in a guest residency at Pans on Fire, the beloved Pleasanton cooking school. We are also well known for wholesome staff team builders hosted right at your office. Spent grain and brewer's barley are healthy whole grains recycled from the brewing process. Our 90-minute workshops are hosted at some of the country's best breweries, and they often sell out fast. Classes blend fun, relaxation, and the pride of saying "I made that." Whether you are brand new to breadmaking or a seasoned sourdough pro craving a fresh twist, you are welcome here. We especially love showing homebrewers how to transform that beautiful spent grain and brewer's barley into something extraordinary. Every workshop pairs you with friendly Teaching Assistants who guide you through mixing, shaping, and prepping your dough. You leave with oven-ready dough to bake fresh at home, plus recipes and tips to keep the magic going in your own kitchen. The aromas, the laughter, and the brewery atmosphere all add up to a night you will remember. This is a fun night out that is also an affordable night out. Most cooking classes are very expensive, and many paint-and-sip or craft classes burn through supplies, create a pile of trash, and still come with a hefty price tag. Grainbakers keeps it simple and satisfying. A warm setting, a hands-on experience, and something genuinely useful and delicious to take home. Our seasonal flavor lineup keeps regulars coming back, from Pumpkin and Spice in the fall to Persian Rose Cardamom in spring. The soft pretzel workshops are a guest favorite, complete with bonus recipes for pub cheese and dipping mustard. Learn about the fun you'll have: https://www.grainbakers.com/experience Find Tickets at https://www.grainbakers.com/tickets

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Curious about Jazzercise? 💃 New Member Special 💪 2 weeks for $59. No Commitment. Jazzercise Dublin classes combine dance cardio, strength training, Pilates, kickboxing, and HIIT for a fun, powerful total-body workout. You’ll boost both physical and mental health while sculpting and toning your muscles. Our group fitness classes welcome all fitness levels, ages 16+. No dance experience required! Serving Dublin and surrounding communities. 12 Classes Weekly- 8:30am M Tu W F Sa Sun 4:30pm M W 5:30pm M-Th Love Your Workout! Step onto the dance floor and shake it up with Jazzercise—where cardio, strength, and the latest hit music come together for the ultimate feel-good sweat. Every routine is choreographed to a specific song, so you’ll move to tracks you already love while discovering new favorites. With fresh music and choreography updated regularly, every class feels brand-new. A Workout for Every Body. Our instructors guide you through every move with low, medium, and high-impact options plus strength training modifications. No matter your fitness level, you’ll build strength, boost confidence, and have fun while you move! Check out our Signature Class Formats and explore our Playlists at jazzercise.com Jazzercise Dublin is offered in partnership with the City of Dublin Parks and Community Services Department.

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If you are a survivor of sexual assault, join other survivors at the Tri-Valley Haven Sexual Assault Support Group on Wednesday evenings. This support group provides a safe space for survivors of sexual assault to speak openly with other survivors about how sexual assault has affected their lives. This group also focuses on helping participants to develop healthy coping skills and practice self-care. This support group meets on Wednesdays from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm in Livermore. Attendees must call ahead to sign up. No drop-ins please.To sign up for the SA Group or get additional information, please call Jessie at Tri-Valley Haven at (925) 667-2727.Image via Morgue File

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The Diablo Symphony concludes its 63rd season with a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 on Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 p.m., at the Lesher Center for the Arts. The difficulties under which Shostakovich (by then under condemnation by Stalin’s regime) composed in 1937 permeate the deep and complex emotions of this extraordinary work. The program also features works by two American composers—Aaron Copland and Daniel Pesca—that celebrate the joys and bravery of everyday existence. Composed in 1942, in response to the U.S. entry into World War II, Copland’s "Fanfare for the Common Man” pays tribute to the heroism of the common person on the home front. And, in this west coast premiere of Pesca’s “Up North” piano concerto—performed by the composer—listeners will be transported by musically depicted moments of cheer, nostalgia, charm, and the warmth of family remembered from childhood trips taken from Alabama up to Northern Michigan each summer. With these three works, performed side-by-side under the direction of conductor Matilda Hofman, the program explores the entire gamut of human emotions. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Lesher Center box office (925-943-7469, Wednesday–Sunday, 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.) or through the DSO’s website, diablosymphony.org. Adult tickets are $45, and youth tickets are $15. A discount for senior groups of 10 or more is available, and children 12 and under are free but need a ticket to have a seat. Tickets will also be available at the door.

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The AAUW-LPD&nbsp;Branch and Towne Center Books are pleased to sponsor a book talk with Allison Larkin who is the internationally bestselling author of the novels The People We Keep,&nbsp; Stay,&nbsp;Why Can’t I Be You,&nbsp;&nbsp;and Swimming for Sunlight. She is also the cohost of the podcast Now That We Think About It. Home of the American Circus, her most recent book, is a deeply moving novel that explores broken families, the weight of the past, and the complicated journey or finding home.&nbsp;The venue is across from the original Livermore parking garage on Railroad Ave. and is adjacent to the front entrance of&nbsp;&nbsp;the Bankhead Theater. Parking is easiest in the garage.

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The Valley Dance Theatre tells a story, well, really 3 stories, all to live music. Spring Rep will open with Prokofiev ‘s iconic Peter and the Wolf to the delight of children of all ages.Act 1 will close with Arthur Sullivan’s Pineapple Pole, a rousing romp of sailors and their girls and unrequited love all with a touch of humor. Act 2 will open with Gershwin’s unforgettable American in Paris, featuring tapping gendarmes, the baker and his tart, the dog walker with her poodles plus the American and French couples falling in love. Spring Rep 2026 will close with Red, White, and Blue honoring the 5 branches of the military and their official songs and will close with John Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever.

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