Livermore and Dublin Host Holiday Theater, Meditation and Boutique

Community arts organizations, municipal libraries, and cultural centers across Livermore and Dublin are opening the autumn holiday season with outdoor meditation among downtown Livermore's elephant sculptures, an artisan craft market in Dublin, a three-part poetry workshop series, and two productions of the holiday comedy Christmas, Virtually.

Meditation and Indigenous Dance Among Stockmen's Park Elephant Sculptures

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the San Ramon-based Heartfulness Institute will host "One Heart, One Earth: A Celebration of Unity," a free outdoor gathering from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Stockmen's Park in downtown Livermore. Set amidst the park's public installation of life-sized elephant sculptures, the three-hour morning program blends guided Heartfulness meditation with a traditional Native American dance ceremony celebrating ecological stewardship and community harmony.

Tina Henson, director of the Tri-Valley Native American Center, will participate in the ceremony alongside local cultural leaders and meditation instructors. Admission is free and open to residents across the Tri-Valley.

Dublin Senior Center Hosts Saturday Holiday Craft Boutique

Shoppers looking for handmade seasonal gifts can head to Dublin on Saturday, Nov. 7, when the Dublin Senior Center hosts its annual Holiday Craft Boutique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7600 Amador Valley Blvd. Local artisans and senior crafters will showcase hand-knitted apparel, holiday ornaments, ceramics, jewelry, and woodwork, with free public admission throughout the five-hour market.

Three-Part Adult Poetry Series Opens at Livermore Civic Center Library

Literary programming is also underway at the Livermore Public Library, where local poet Jim Carcioppolo is leading a 3-part series of adult poetry workshops at the Civic Center Library, located at 1188 S. Livermore Ave.

Each session runs from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first Friday of the month—beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and continuing on Friday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Jan. 8. Participants explore poetic form, imagery, and revision techniques while sharing original drafts in a supportive workshop setting. Attendance is free, and interested writers can register by calling the library reference desk at 925-373-5505.

Encore Players Stage Christmas, Virtually at Bothwell Arts Center and Civic Center Library

Livermore's Encore Players readers theater troupe will bring playwrights Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus's holiday comedy Christmas, Virtually to two local venues over the coming weeks:

• Bothwell Arts Center Stage Run (Nov. 20 to Nov. 22): An 18-person cast will perform the full anthology of 13 comedic and heartfelt holiday short stories at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 Eighth St. in Livermore. Performances are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $25 and available through Livermore Arts at livermorearts.org.
• Civic Center Library Matinee (Dec. 6): Following the Bothwell run, Encore Players will present a free 60-minute readers theater adaptation of Christmas, Virtually on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the Livermore Civic Center Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., with no tickets or advance registration required.