Week Ahead: ValleyCare's Christmas Tree Lane Events; 'Pajama Party' Shopping; Italian Foodie Lecture

Monday, Nov. 18

• Science Fiction Book Club. Livermore Library.

• Super Majority Leader meets with Local Dems. TriValley Democratic Club meeting with California Senate Super Majority Leader Ellen Corbett candidate. Dublin. 7 p.m. Free.  

• You Raise Me Up HEALING CLASSES USING SCRIPTURE & THE PRAYERS OF FAITH. Pleasanton 6 p.m. Free. Thurman Scrivner has used gift of healing to relieve thousands from chronic, terminal and all types of other illnesses and injuries.

• League of Women Voters Forum on Money in Politics. Livermore Library.

• Wood Family Vineyards at First Street Wine Co. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

• Crystals for Kids With Debbie Wright. Open Lotus Wellness Center, Livermore.

• Bale Folclorico da Bahia. Bankhead Theater. 7:30 p.m. More than 30 dynamic dancers, musicians and singers bring audiences to their feet with infectious rhythms, exuberant dances and dramatic “capoeira” martial arts.

• Christmas Tree Lane - Wonderland Family Stroll.  5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Palm Event Center, 1184 Vineyard Ave., Pleasanton. Lavishly decorated trees, wreaths and garlands create a breathtaking Christmas wonderland. Benefits ValleyCare's Breast Cancer Program and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

• A Celebration of Harold Pinter. Bankhead Theater. 8 p.m.

• Christmas Tree Land - Tinsel Teas. High tea. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. $45 per person. Palm Event Center. Benefits ValleyCare's Breast Cancer Program and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 

• Christmas Tree Lane - Silent Night Soiree.  Dining, dancing, silent auction. $90/person. 6:30 p.m. Palm Event Center. Benefits ValleyCare's Breast Cancer Program and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

• Earlier Than The Bird. Downtown Livermore. 7 a.m. Livermore Shopping District launches the Holiday Season with a pajama party designed to let you beat the corporate Holiday launch the following week!  

• The Jive Aces/Satin Dollz. Bankhead Theater. 8 p.m.

• Christmas Tree Lane - Silver Bells Luncheon. Gourmet holiday fare and entertainment. $100 per person. Palm Event Center. Benefits ValleyCare's Breast Cancer Program and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

• The Great Train Expo returns to the Pleasanton Fairgrounds. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• The Great Train Expo at Pleasanton Fairgrounds. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Pacific Chamber Symphony. Bankhead Theater. 2 p.m. Crazy about Bach The Brandenburg Concertos.

• CPR Classes. Dublin. The American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED certification class covers CPR for infants, children, & adults, choke-saving, and automated external defibrillator. 

• Italianita in America. Think you know all about authentic Italian cooking? Attend this free lecture by food historian Ken Albala. Livermore Library 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.