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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
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Photo by Berenice Sullivan
Cast of You’re a Good Man CHARLIE BROWN
Looking for a special Valentine gift? Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and their friends are coming to the Castro Valley Center for the Arts on February 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm and February 15 and 16 at 2:00pm in the musical production of You’re a Good Man, CHARLIE BROWN presented by Castro Valley Arts Foundation and TMC Arts. Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over their crushes, and celebrate the joy of friendship. This classic is a favorite of all ages!
Producers Dayna Speed and Berenice Sullivan agreed, “We are very excited to bring CHARLIE BROWN to our audiences. After our success with Hunchback and Bright Star, we wanted to concentrate on musicals for the whole family in 2025!” Their cast of 14 stellar actors are under the direction of Dayna Speed, Music Director Delphean Quan, Vocal Director Sue Susoeff, and Choreographer Cat Reeves.
You’re a Good Man, CHARLIE BROWN is based on Charles Schulz’s comic strip with book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner. It’s hard to believe that Peanuts is celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall! Whether reading the comics, watching Peanuts shows on TV or enjoying the iconic characters on a sweatshirt or a greeting card, these quirky, but loveable, characters are a part of the fabric of our lives. The first cartoon strip was printed in 7 newspapers nationwide October 2, 1950. At its peak, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages.
Tickets are available: cvartsfoundation.org or call 510-889-8961. 19501 Redwood Road. Free parking. Handicap accessible.
'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