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The servants (Ryan Henry, Maria Mikheyenko, Josselyn O’Neill and Andrew Mondello) add their own humor and ambience to the mix with Lucy Powers (Rose’s daughter Alice) and David Judson (the villa owner Thomas Briggs) rounding out the cast. Grandi, a former Broadway dancer and actress, creates beautiful stage pictures and charming dance numbers on Patrick Brandon’s lovely set enhanced by Michael Oesch’s lighting and Margaret daSilva’s gorgeous flapper-era costumes. While the show is still evolving and the May-December relationship between Rose and Frederick doesn’t seem to fit the characters, this new show certainly has lots to recommend it — beautifully drawn characters, engaging music under the direction of conductor Pat Parr, and a charming storyline.

The exhibit is open 12:20 to 2:30 p.m, and 4 to 6 p.m, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays running through Nov, 7 at the gallery, 2700 E, Leland Road, A closing free reception will be 4 to 6 p.m, Nov, 7, the ballet shoes Parking is $3, For information, go to www.losmedanos.edu/art/gal.aspx or email Judy Pettite at jpettite@losmedanos.edu, Lynn House ‘Natures Canvas’ continues, ANTIOCH — The Lynn House Gallery presents “Nature’s Canvas,” an exhibit with works depicting nature in the Delta, the hills and valleys in the area, along with East Bay Regional Park properties..

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“Our goals are to restore the Police Department and make our citizens feel safe in their neighborhoods again, and that comes from having a police department that is competitive, where the ballet shoes people want to come work here and stay,” Gonzales said, “With the mayor’s race coming down the middle, we’re divided, The tone that has changed was from our citizens, not from leaders of either side, That’s where the pressure is going to come from to repair a broken police department and divided city.”..

Many brides think it’s a turn for the better, not worse. “It’s fun that he’s so excited,” says Vilhauer, a lecturer in the hospitality and tourism department at Cal State East Bay. “We talk through all these decisions, and it helps it go a lot more smoothly.”. Jolene Rae Harrington of the Berkeley-based “Here Comes The Guide” wedding-planning resource says she’s actually seen two major shifts in bridal decision-making. “When I started 18 years ago, back when most parents were paying for weddings, the mother of the bride had a lot of influence,” she says. “Then we started seeing working women showing their independence, and taking more control.