Community Calendar
Local Events, Meetings and More
Regular Government Meetings
• Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) generally meets on land-use issues at 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, and holds general purpose meetings at 6 p.m. on most 3rd Mondays. Meetings are currently virtual at 6 p.m. For agenda, visit: acgov.org/bc/cvmac
• Castro Valley School Board meetings are currently virtual. For agenda, visit: https://www.cv.k12.ca.us/boarddocs/
• Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) meets at 6:30p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.cvsan.org/who_we_are/board_of_directors/agendas_and_minutes.php
• Alameda County Board of Supervisors meets every Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Meetings are currently virtual: https://www.acgov.org/agenda_minutes_app/board/bos_calendar/ag_min.jsp?subType=REG
CVHS & Canyon High School Combined Reunion (Class of ‘69)
Castro Valley and Canyon High School combined reunion, Class of ‘69. Saturday, September 14, 2024. 3pm-9pm at Porky’s Pizza Palace, 2911 Hopyard Rd, Pleasanton. No host bar and food, just bring yourself!
'Loves Obsession' Holiday Cabaret
Photo by Dayna Speed
Warren Hanson, Sean Cooper, Dori Campbell, Sean OBrien, Britt Jensky, Ali
Lane, Kristen Vellinger, Erin Sullivan, Elmer Strasser get ready for the Cabaret.
Celebrate the season with a Holiday Cabaret, Love's Obsession, on Sunday, December 17, at the Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton.
The festivities begin at 5 pm with a no-host bar, light snacks, and surprises followed by the show at 6:00 pm. The evening is a fundraiser for Castro Valley’s newest theater company, TMC Arts.
Founder Dayna Speed has assembled over 20 local entertainers to sing their favorite songs of love. Many performers return from TMC Arts' debut summer blockbuster, Bright Star. They are joined by cast members of Castro Valley High School’s recently sold-out musical The Little Mermaid including Sophia Pereira (Ariel), Nora Layne (Ariel), Alex Hurley (Prince Eric), and Xavier Collins (Sebastian). Castro Valley Center for the Arts Manager Sean Cooper is paired with Pleasanton’s Kristen Vellinger to sing “I’d Give It All for You” from Songs For a New World.
Producer Dayna Speed is passionate about bringing musical theater to the forefront of the local entertainment scene. Following her Bright Star success, she will produce three shows in 2024: Anastasia and Oklahoma at the Douglas Morrisson Theatre and The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Castro Valley Center for the Arts. “It is important to me to inspire and entertain audience members with shows that will leave them with a sense of hope,” Dayna shared. For tickets: TMCtheatre.org
Rosh Hashanah Open House
Tri-Valley Cultural Jews’ Jewish Culture School will sponsor a Rosh Hashanah Open House on Sunday August 28 from 10:30 to 12:30 in Pleasanton. The event will include crafts and cooking related to the holiday. Participants will learn Rosh Hashanah songs and dances and will learn about the sounds of the shofar, the ram’s horn used to mark the Jewish New Year, among other activities. The community is invited to participate without charge. The event will be held outdoors and masks are required. Parents will be provided an introduction to Tri-Valley Cultural Jews: A Secular Humanistic Jewish Community, and to its Jewish Culture School, a twice-monthly Sunday school for students 5-14 concentrating on history, music, dance, food and art, and culminating in a non-religious Brit Mitzvah ceremony during which students present topics in Jewish life and culture that are of interest to them and discuss their 30 hour community service commitment. JCS encourages each child to enjoy the diversity of Jewish life and to find joy in our culture. For information and reservations: culturaljews@gmail.com or 925-399-8029.