 On Tap: Train show open SaturdayBAY AREA NEWS GROUP Posted: 10/21/2009 02:01:02 PM PDT Updated: 10/21/2009 02:01:03 PM PDT
Train show opens Saturday at BDL club ANTIOCH -- Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club will host its annual fall train show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The show features detailed layouts for anyone interested in or learning about model trains. The clubhouse is at 425 Fulton Shipyard Road, Antioch. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and children 6-12. Children under 6 will be admitted free. For more information, see www.blackdiamondlines.org. Auditions are set for 'It's a Wonderful Life' ANTIOCH -- Stage Right Conservatory Theatre Inc. will hold auditions for "It's a Wonderful Life" on Monday and Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center, 213 F St. Directed by Bryan Anthony, auditions are open to actors ages 8-100. If cast, there will be a $50 participation fee. For information and audition registration, visit www.srctgrp.org or call 925-216-4613. 'Sleeping Beauty' to open in Antioch ANTIOCH -- Antioch Children's Theatre's Frank J. Ballesteros Productions opens "The Sleeping Beauty" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theatre at 512 W. Second St. Other performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 30; 2 p.m. Oct. 24, 31 and Nov. 1. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 seniors and children. For more information, call 925-777-0859 or see
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Filipino singers to perform at El Campanil Theatre ANTIOCH -- The Antioch Music Foundation brings the Saringhimig Singers at 7 p.m. Saturday to the El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second St. The 30-member ensemble, originally from the University of the Philippines, has won numerous medals at international choral festivals. Founded in 1974 to promote Filipino culture through music, the group boasts 30 volunteer choral singers who perform in a variety of styles. Antioch's Joy Geronimo will sing with the group. The ensemble will perform Filipino and international folk songs, spirituals, standard and popular favorites and operatic renditions at Sunday's event. Self-funded, the organization is looking for support for its next international venture, a 2010 competition in Spain. (See www.saringhimig.org.) For tickets, call 925-757-9500. For more information, call Walter Ruehlig at 756-7618. Oktoberfest fundraiser for Playmakers BETHEL ISLAND -- Tickets are on sale now for a Parents of Playmakers Oktoberfest fundraiser set for 6 to 11 p.m. Friday at Scout Hall, 3090 Ranch Lane. Cost is $25 a person, which includes dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Proceeds go to the Liberty High School Playmakers. For tickets visit www.lhsplaymakers.com. Weber Gallery has local show BRENTWOOD -- The Weber Gallery and MCM Framing and Masking presents the art of watercolorist Marie Pascal through Nov. 20. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. In addition, the gallery will also host classes in pencil drawing, oil painting, watercolor and ceramics. Drawing classes are from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Cost is $25 a class. For more information, call 925-634-7742 or 925-303-0252. The gallery is at 700 Harvest Park Road. 'House of Wax' to be shown Sunday ANTIOCH -- The 1953 classic film "House of Wax" will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday at El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. Second St. The horror film stars Vincent Price as a sculptor of wax figures who tries to launch his own wax museum, the opening of which coincides with the sudden disappearance of some bodies from the city morgue. His assistant begins to suspect his boss of foul play, especially after he begins eyeing his girlfriend as a model for a waxed figure. Admission is $6, $5 for seniors and youths. For more information, call 925-757-9500. Auditions set for 'Nutcracker,' 'Humbug' ANTIOCH -- Antioch Children's Theatre's Frank J. Ballesteros Productions will hold auditions for "Humbug!" and "The Nutcracker" next month at the Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theatre at 512 W. Second St. Auditions for the troupe's new rendition of "Humbug!" will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3. Directed by Frank J. Ballesteros, who also plays Scrooge, there is no participation fee, and all parts -- except Scrooge -- are open. All ages may audition. Performances are set Dec. 11-13 and 18-24. Also on tap are auditions for "The Nutcracker" at 7 p.m. Nov. 9-10. This unique version captures the magic of the story without dancing. Auditions are open to anyone 7 and older. There is a $100 fee if cast. "Nutcracker" performances are Dec. 21-24 and Dec. 26. For more information, call 925-777-0859 or go to www.antiochchildrenstheatre.com. 'Day of the Dead' art on exhibit in Pittsburg PITTSBURG -- Los Medanos College Art Gallery hosts a show called "Unforgettable/Inolvidable" through Nov. 5. The exhibition is a celebration of the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead" and is in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Carmen Aguilar-Ochoa, executive director of Give Always to Others & Co., will guest curate the exhibit, which will feature several artists who use Day of the Dead imagery in their work. For the last two weeks of the exhibition, Day of the Dead altars also will be on display. These will be created by several groups, including La Puente, Raza Club, and faculty from Los Medanos College. The exhibition will culminate with a Day of the Dead celebration on Nov. 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the gallery. The gallery is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free; parking is $2. For more information call 925-439-2181, ext. 3463 during regular gallery hours. -- Judith Prieve | 
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