Covering The San Francisco Bay Area & Sacramento Valley Since 2001
Dean Lesher Center for the Arts • 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Music Concerts • Stand-up Comedy • Speaker Series
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Venue Directions This venue also hosts plays, musicals, and operas. Check our Live Theatre section for current listings.
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• OCTOBER 2026 • | ||
08 / THU / 7:30pm Nicholas Payton 10 / SAT / 8:00pm Rock With You – The Michael Jackson Experience 10 / SAT / 8:15pm Best of San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy 13 / TUE / 7:00pm Walnut Creek Concert Band – Music from the Shadows 16 / FRI / 7:00pm Diablo Improv Festival – Your Favorite Story & Rollin’ in Riches | 16 / FRI / 7:30pm The Kuumba Experience – Jazz Fusion 16 / FRI / 8:00pm 3 Queens of Motown 16 / FRI / 8:00pm Diablo Improv Festival – Open Jam 17 / SAT / 2:30pm Diablo Improv Festival – Secret Improv Society, Wine and Weasels & Emotional Overtones 17 / SAT / 4:30pm Diablo Improv Festival – Spontaneous Mind Over Matter, All That Jazz & BATS 17 / SAT / 7:30pm The Best of The Second City 18 / SUN / 2:00pm Contra Costa Wind Symphony – Heroes and Villains 18 / SUN / 2:00pm Diablo Improv Festival – EMMY, Nibling Rivalry & Women in ___ 18 / SUN / 4:00pm Diablo Improv Festival – Open Jam 21 / WED / 7:30pm Newsmakers – Colonel Eileen Collins 23 / FRI / 7:30pm Nimesh Patel 25 / SUN / 2:00pm Diablo Symphony Orchestra – Northern Spirits: Sibelius Symphony No. 2 | |
• NOVEMBER 2026 • | ||
01 / SUN / 7:00pm Dia de Muertos’ Leyendas del Mariachi 05 / THU / 5:30pm Cocktails & Conversation with Emilee Enders & Erica Schulz 07 / SAT / 7:30pm California Symphony – From Tchaikovsky to Copland 08 / SUN / 4:00pm California Symphony – From Tchaikovsky to Copland 14 / SAT / 8:15pm Best of San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy 15 / SUN / 3:00pm Dr. Debra Warner – Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer | 19 / THU / 7:30pm Gretchen Parlato 21 / SAT / 7:30pm FOREJOUR – Tribute to Foreigner & Journey | |
• DECEMBER 2026 • | ||
06 / SUN / 5:00pm Walnut Creek Concert Band – Snow Day! Holiday Concert 12 / SAT / Time not listed The Ballet School Performing Arts Winter Piano Recital 12 / SAT / 7:30pm Christmas Dreaming with Stella Cole 13 / SUN / Time not listed The Ballet School Performing Arts Winter Piano Recital | TBD | |
• JANUARY 2027 • | ||
08 / FRI / 7:30pm Motown Mania: Motown’s Greatest Hits Live! 09 / SAT / 7:00pm Ronstadt Revolution: A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt 14 / THU / 7:30pm SFJAZZ Collective – Wayne Shorter’s Native Dancer and New Compositions | 23 / SAT / 8:15pm Best of San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy 24 / SUN / 7:30pm Jobim & Getz Centennial Celebration with Trio Da Paz, Harry Allen & Maucha Adnet 26 / TUE / 7:00pm Take It to the Limit – The Music & Legacy of the Eagles 28 / THU / 7:30pm The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series starring Vanessa Williams 31 / SUN / 7:00pm Carnaval: A Tribute to Santana with Tony Lindsay | |
• FEBRUARY 2027 • | ||
04 / THU / 7:30pm Pamela Rose: Wild Women of the 60s 06 / SAT / 7:30pm California Symphony – Mozart and Haydn in Paris 07 / SUN / 4:00pm California Symphony – Mozart and Haydn in Paris 09 / TUE / Time not listed Newsmakers – José Andrés | 20 / SAT / 7:30pm Billy Nation: The Music of Billy Joel 21 / SUN / 2:00pm Diablo Symphony Orchestra – Family Concert: Our Natural World | |
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