From Christmas Classic To Journey Revival Band At Lesher Coming Up

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Rock anthems and a holiday ballet will share the Lesher Center’s November calendar as Forejour performs Journey and Foreigner hits and Diablo Ballet stages an expanded Nutcracker Suite performance.

Forejour will bring Journey and Foreigner hits to the Lesher Center for the Arts on Nov. 21, pairing live music with videos in a tribute to the bands’ MTV era.

Forejour’s setlist features “Don’t Stop Believing,” Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is,” and Journey’s “Faithfully.” The band performs a live soundtrack as music videos play onscreen.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at 1601 Civic Drive. The approximately two-hour show includes a 15-minute intermission.

Diablo Ballet will also present “The Nutcracker Suite” at the Lesher Center Nov. 13–14. Choreographer Julia Adam’s reimagining of the holiday classic returns as an expanded two-act ballet, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The production follows Clara and her family into a magical world featuring the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King, and falling snow.

Ticketholders can attend a complimentary party for children and parents in the Lesher Center lobby immediately after the Nov. 14 performance at 2 p.m. The event includes a cast meet-and-greet, a ballet class demonstration, and autograph signing.

Concert information is available through the Lesher Center.