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LPC concert
The Las Positas College Music Department will be hosting its first-ever Applied Music Showcase event next Friday (Feb. 6) at the Mertes Center for the Performing Arts on campus.
According to department faculty, the concert will feature applied music students who will get a chance to demonstrate their “exceptional mastery, dedication, progress, and creativity”. The proceeds from the event help fund department expenses like student travel, repairing and maintaining instruments, and guest speakers.
The event begins at 5 p.m. with a reception following at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 and will include a glass of wine from the Las Positas College Campus Hill Winery.
2026 YEA! Awards
The Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council is now accepting applications for its Youth Excellence in Arts (YEA!) Awards, an annual opportunity for Pleasanton high school students to show off their artistic talents for a chance to win anywhere from $100 to $1,000 in cash and grand awards.
According to the PCAC, “young artists in the areas of music, literary arts and visual arts” can submit their work for a chance to win a YEA! Award, or a Say Yes to Music Award, which recognizes “artistic merit while also addressing demonstrated need.”
“Each discipline has specific application criteria, which students are encouraged to review carefully before applying,” the PCAC stated in a press release.
The application deadline is March 1.
Race to the Flagpole
The Livermore-Granada Boosters is set to host the 17th annual Race to the Flagpole this Saturday (Jan. 31) to raise funds for its Olympian Scholarship program.
Beginning at Independence Park in Livermore, the fun run event includes a 10K, 5K and 1-mile course for all ages and abilities. The longer races are planned to extend into Sycamore Grove Park.
The resulting scholarships will be awarded to 12 graduating seniors who display athletic and academic excellence.
“Students who excel in academics, athletics and community service become exemplary civic leaders”, the event announcement states. Over nearly 70 years, the Boosters has awarded over $300,000 in scholarships to students.
The first event at the Race to the Flagpole begins at 8:45 a.m. To register, visit www.livermoregranadaboosters.org.
Mocho PFAS Treatment Plant
As the Zone 7 Water Agency moves forward with its plans to build a new water treatment facility near Santa Rita Road and Stoneridge Drive, the agency is currently asking residents to provide input on the project’s draft environmental report, which includes information on all of the environmental impacts the project would have on the area.
Dubbed the Mocho PFAS Treatment Plant, the facility will help the agency “deliver high water quality, restore the Mocho wellfield to full production and create a sustainable local groundwater source”, Zone 7 stated in an e-newsletter.
Community members can submit their input on the draft environmental report at any time up until Feb. 11. There will also be a public Zone 7 board of directors meeting in May where members of the public can learn more and add any additional comments.
Visit the Zone 7 website to learn more and submit feedback.
Livermore community project grants
The Rotarian Foundation of Livermore recently opened applications for its annual Community Grant program.
Awarding organizations up to $10,000, the foundation aims to support projects that promote the community’s health and wellbeing, according to a statement from foundation officials.
The application period is set to close March 13 with distributions set for May.
This year’s grants will build upon the foundation’s history of awarding over $1.8 million in community grants since 1999.
The foundation is composed of members from the Rotary Club of Livermore and the Rotary Club of Livermore Valley. The grant application is available at www.rotarianfoundationlivermore.org.
