WALNUT CREEK ART ACTIVITIES

Some Walnut Creek Art Activites are discussed below along with contact numbers and links to websites.


California Symphony
Bringing world-class music since 1986, the California Symphony  performs the full range of music from the
orchestral repertoire, with a special commitment to the performance of music by American composers.
The Symphony has brought renowned artists, innovative programming and award-winning composers to the Bay Area.
Its Annual Symphony Ball celebrates the joy of music and benefits the California Symphony and its artistic
and education outreach programs, such as their Music-in-the-Schools (MIS) program, a comprehensive
and interactive music education program.  The Symphony also presents free community concerts in the East Bay. 

For More Information: http://www.californiasymphony.org/

Location: 877 Ygnacio Valley Road, Ste. 200, Walnut Creek, CA

Phone: (925) 280-2490

Lesher Center for the Arts

Lesher Center for the Arts began as the Nuthouse in a Walnut Growers Warehouse on Locust Street,
Walnut Creek,  in 1967. The performance and gallery complex was so popular, it grew into the Lesher Center
for the Arts in 1990. With more than 350,000 patrons a year attending more than 900 productions and events a year,
the Center has become the destination for the exceptional arts and entertainment experience, with three distinct
theatres providing musicals, high-energy drama or ballet, to please the entire family.  The Center has hosted an endless
array of performing arts productions, events and lectures though the Lesher Speaker Series. There is something for everyone
at the Center. The Center is named for Dean Lesher newspaper publisher and founder of the Contra Costa Times.

Center Repertory Company, the recipiant of numerous Shellie and BATCC (Bay Area Theater Critics Circle) Award  for
outstanding achievement in the performing arts, is Lesher Center for the Arts in-house theater company.
It stages six productions a year, including the annual Holiday production, producing visually astonishing live theatre.