Bay Phil Presents Celtic Celebration! on Sunday, March 17 at 3 p.m. (pre-show 2 p.m.). A family-friendly multi-media and multi-sensory showstopper with Jung-Ho Pak conducting, Annie Dupre (vocals/violin), Caroline McCaskey (award-winning Scottish fiddler), Culann's Hounds (Irish band), San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers (beloved Bay Area fiddle group), Todd Denman (Irish uilleann pipes), Bill Wolaver (piano/arranger), Kennelly School of Irish Dance (Irish dancers), Dunsmuir Scottish Dancers, along with the entertaining 50-piece Bay Philharmonic orchestra at their premier venue, Chabot College Performing Arts Center in Hayward, CA. Tickets are $25 to $67 and are available on the Bay Philharmonic website, bayphil.org.  

When: Sunday, March 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m.

Doors open at 2 p.m. for a festive lobby reception with Celtic entertainment and refreshments. 

Where: Chabot College Performing Arts Center

2555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545     

Tickets/info: Please visit bayphil.org. 510-723-6976

Jazz trumpet player Dave Rocha will be appearing with his trio at the Cannery Kitchen and Tap at the Castro Valley Marketplace, located at 3295 Castro Valley Blvd., in Castro Valley. They will be performing outside the building where the chairs and umbrellas are, from 3 pm to 6 pm. There’s no admission or cover charge. Rocha plays throughout the greater Bay Area, and previously has performed in New York City, Los Angeles and Seattle with jazz greats Lionel Hampton, Larry Elgart, Machito, and Tex Beneke (Glen Miller Ghost Band).  His trio will be playing an eclectic mix of jazz tunes, ranging from "straight-ahead" jazz to jazz rock, bossa to blues, and everything in between.  In addition to being a trumpet virtuoso, Rocha is equally at home on the flugelhorn, the "first-cousin" to the trumpet.

The Good Guys Band consists of Gary Bauman on guitar and vocals (of Todos Santos the Band and various others) and Ron Pfisterer on bass and vocals.  Ron has lived in Castro Valley his entire life and first played bass at the Battle of the Bands at Castro Valley High School in the 70's.  He was recruited to join the national square dance band, The Ghostriders, in 1994, and has been with them all along.  They are famous in the US and Japan for backing up square dance callers at local dances, national conventions and festivals from California to the East Coast and Tokyo! Ron and Gary play a solid collection of tunes you'll want to sing along with!  They were named "The Good Guys" because, well, they're good guys!  Meet them at The Cannery on July 6th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.  Free music, tips are always appreciated.  

Hirsute humorist, singer, yodeler, and player of the guitar, banjo, harmonica and kazoo, JimBo’s music is a good-time gumbo of bluegrass, rock+roll, honky-tonk country, old-time, ragtime, blues, western-swing, rockabilly, jug band, jazz, swing, Cowboy, New Orleans, and more. His music is fun for young, old and in-between!

JimBo has performed at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, as well as Freight and Salvage, Great American Music Hall, The Mystic Theatre, The Independent and too many venues to list. JimBo has opened club dates with a wide range of top acts including Dr. John, Johnny Winter, David Bromberg, The Freighthoppers, Wayne Hancock, The Gourds, Hot Club of Cowtown, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cake, Calexico, Doo Rag, The Iguanas, Riders In the Sky, Chuck Prophet, Dale Watson, Jeff Buckley, Peter Rowan, The California Honeydrops, Poor Man's Whiskey, The Waybacks, Mojo Nixon, and Southern Culture on the Skids among others.

On Sunday, June 25th from 4-6pm, the Wiley McFarland Duo will perform at the Castro Valley Marketplace. Laura Wiley lives and teaches flute in Castro Valley. She plays flute and sings around the Bay Area with guitarist David McFarland. They do a combination of classic songs from the 1970s by the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and other great songwriters, as well as some jazz gems and original songs.

Please join us at the Castro Valley Library on Sunday, April 23, from 2:00-4:00 for the return of In Full Swing's Spring Concert. Enjoy live, big-band music at the library! A local Bay Area favorite, “In Full Swing,” is a 20-piece swinging big-band and vocalist. You’ll want to get up and dance! Registration is required at www.aclibrary.org.

Join the Castro Valley Library for their final summer concert featuring the Jimbo Scott Trio at the Castro Valley Library on Thursday, August 25, at 6:30 pm. This modern folk trio will transport you from one end of the world and back home again.  A favorite in the Bay Area’s esteemed house concert scene and folk venues, the Jimbo Scott Trio combines the influences of his birthplace of Memphis, TN and his lifelong home in the Bay Area.  Sit back and enjoy a real blue grass event! Registration required: www.aclibrary.org.

LoveCV.net continues to welcome our amazing community to enjoy food, friendships, games and live music on Tuesday August 9 between 5:30pm to 8pm. Hosted by Redwood Chapel in their parking lot off James Ave and Heyer Avenue, a variety of food choices are offered by the Food Truck Mafia. A Bounce House, Corn Hole, 9 Square in the Air, Gaga Ball, Connect Four, and a variety of patio games and table games are available to enjoy around outdoor tables. A Blue Grass Band will be playing live this week. Innocent Voices, a local non-profit organization committed to the needs of often forgotten children in need will be featured. There is no cost to attend; food is available for purchase.

LoveCV.net continues to welcome our amazing community to enjoy food, friendships, games and live music on Tuesday July 26 between 5:30pm to 8pm. Hosted by Redwood Chapel in their parking lot off James Ave and Heyer Avenue, a variety of food choices are offered by the Food Truck Mafia each week. A Bounce House, Corn Hole, 9 Square in the Air, Gaga Ball, Connect Four, and a variety of patio games, table games are available to enjoy around outdoor tables. Live Music is provided each week. CrossStreets, a local non-profit organization will be featured July 26 as they prepare to distribute more than 400 backpacks to local public school students. There is no cost to attend; food is available for purchase.

LoveCV.net continues to welcome our amazing community to enjoy food, friendships, games and live music on Tuesday July 12 between 5:30pm to 8pm. Hosted by Redwood Chapel in their parking lot off of James Ave and Heyer Avenue, a variety of food choices are offered by the Food Truck Mafia each week. A Bounce House, Corn Hole, 9 Square in the Air, Gaga Ball, Connect Four, and a variety of patio games, table games are available to enjoy around outdoor tables. Live Music is provided each week. A local non-profit organization is present each week. There is no cost to attend; food is available for purchase.