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Leslie Odom Jr. solo concert debut July 23. Leslie Odom Jr. will have his Bay Area solo concert debut at 8 p.m. July 23, in the Hofmann Theatre at the Lesher Center of the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, in Walnut Creek. Odom created the part of Aaron Burr in Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton,” and was nominated for a 2016 Tony Award. He was also in the Emmy-winning series “Smash.”. Tickets are $45-$85 and can be purchased in person at the Lesher Center ticket office, online at www.lesherartscenter.org or by calling 925-943-7469.

Dance in the Schools features a dancing professional in a classroom visit to encourage students to express themselves through movement rather than words, Theatre Encounter is a free, interactive program that annually brings 750 low-income children into the Lesher Center for the Arts where students act as ballet slippers and mademoiselle the choreographer to create a ballet onstage, Diablo Ballet’s 22nd Season of the Power of Dance opens Nov, 13, with “A Swingin’ Holiday,” set to the music of the ’30s and ’40s, with a special jazzy rendition of the Nutcracker Suite, followed by a post-performance reception at Del Valle Theatre, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd, in Walnut Creek..

Poison Apple hosts a Christmas classic. Poison Apple Productions presents “A Christmas Carol” adapted from the Charles Dickens’ classic by Alexander Schepers and directed by Brittany Finley. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 14, 15 (2:30 p.m. Dec. 21 sold-out) at the Poison Apple Playhouse, 835 Arnold Drive, Suite 6, Martinez. Young Play Wright Alexander Schepers follows Scrooges Journey to becoming a better man. Admission is adults $15; for seniors, students and children $12.

“That’s really is ballet slippers and mademoiselle at the heart of why I’m doing this, in part in memory of Em,” Bohlka said, “I want it to be an affirmation for trans people, that they’re beautiful and great and for this to celebrate their transition.”, Anyone willing to assist or to be photographed for the project is encouraged to contact Bohlka at jack@cbcphoto.com, — Aaron Davis, Feral Pines, There have been tough times for the Fritz family over the year, where at points it felt like their daughter, Feral Pines, was slipping into memory..

This time around against the Royals can’t be as easy as that, can it? You wouldn’t think so. But Tuesday’s outcome was a most positive sign for the Giants’ series hopes. Reason: Although the Giants were quiet about how much Game 1 meant before the first pitch, there was plenty of talk behind the closed locker room doors that taking an early lead over the Royals and winning the series opener was paramount. Why? Because to this point for a young Royals team, the 2014 postseason has been a giddy party with no setbacks or misfortune. They won their wild card game, beat the Angels in three straight games and then swept the Baltimore Orioles in four.