CLASSICAL: EUGENE BRANCOVEANU Operatic Excitement for a Sunday September 11, 3 p.m. Price: $12-$24 Thrilling opera Eugene Brancoveanu Peter Grunberg singer Eugene Brancoveanu, last year’s glorious Don Giovanni at both Livermore Valley Opera and Berkeley Opera, appears in recital at the Firehouse in collaboration with pianist-conductor Peter Grunberg. Mr. Brancoveanu’s immense gifts as an actor and storyteller combine with a virile and buoyant baritone for a highly committed performance characterized by lavish vocalism. Masterful accompanist Peter Grunberg is Musical Consultant to Michael Tilson Thomas at the San Francisco Symphony and formerly the Head of Music Staff at San Francisco Opera. Together they perform works by Schubert, Sviridov, Duparc, Ravel and others.
HARRINGTON ART GALLERY: PLEASANTON ART LEAGUE 2ND ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT September 15 – October 15 Gallery hours: Wed-Fri 12-5 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 1 hour prior to performances and during intermission Donations appreciated The Firehouse Arts Center’s Harrington Gallery celebrates the region’s rich and varied talent. Works at this annual members’ exhibit will represent a wide variety of media including watercolor, oil, pastel, photography and more. Two- and three-dimensional pieces will also be included in the exhibit. All works will have been completed within the past two years and will not have been displayed locally or entered in a previous PAL exhibit. Be among the first to experience them! San Jose artist Claire Schroeven-Verbiest, exhibit judge, will select $100 merit award and ribbon winners. Claire Verbiest is considered 8 FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER: September - October 2011