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Welcome back to more news and special events from V-Town Views, the e-newsletter from the Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau.
 At the young age of 78, Vallejo is so fortunate to have the 7th oldest symphony in California. Debuting in 1931, the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 78th season on Saturday, September 19th with German Fireworks - Handel’s Overture to Royal Fireworks Music, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor featuring pianist Wonny Song, Brahm’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor. David Ramadanoff conducts. All concerts begin at 8:00 pm and located at the Hogan High School Auditorium, 850 Rosewood Ave.
Four Saturday Nights - Four Great Concerts continues:
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Ludwig has Left the Building - Daugherty’s Dead Elvis, Mozart’s
Serenade in D major, and Beethoven’s Symphony No.7. |
| Sat. Mar. 27th |
Mostly Mozart - Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Strauss’
Concerto for Horn No.1 featuring Meredith Brown, and Mozart’s
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major. |
| Sat. May 1st |
 The World on a String - Dvorak’s Carnival Overture and violinist
Dawn Harms featured on Kernis’ Air for Violin and Orchestra,
Williams’ Theme from “Schindler’s List,” Kriesler’s Praeludium and Allegro and Tambourine Chinoise. Finale: Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 in D major. |
For more information or to order season or individual tickets call 707.643.4441 or go to www.VallejoSymphony.org.
Book your hotel today to enjoy the Vallejo Symphony or any of the events listed below and make Vallejo your home base to experience other area attractions like the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, the Jelly Belly Candy Company, Mare Island Tours or take a scenic ferry to or from San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace and visit PIER 39. And the wine country is only minutes from Vallejo where you can enjoy the famous  Napa Valley Wine Train or wine tastings at Cartlidge and Browne, Black Stallion Winery, Domaine Carneros or V. Sattui. And don’t forget to Shop Vallejo First and check out Downtown Vallejo for some unique gifts!
Thanks for reading V-Town Views, our new e-newsletter sent monthly to Vallejo Convention & Visitors Bureau members and friends for whom we have e-mail addresses as well as those who have requested to know more about events and things to do in Vallejo, CA via our web site. We ask that you please forward this to your co-workers, family and friends. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions at the bottom of this newsletter.
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Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry St, Napa
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre |
| Fri. Sept. 4 |
Moonlight Escape “Full Corn Moon” |
| Fri. Sept. 11 |
Vintner’s Lunch - Van Der Heyden |
| Fri. Sept. 18 |
Vintner’s Lunch - Artesa/Murder Mystery Dinner |
| Sat. Sept 19 |
Wine Train 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash |
| Fri. Sept 25 |
Vintner's Lunch - White Rock Vineyard |
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“Misery Luvs Company”
Bay Terrace Theater, 51 Daniels
Fri/Sat/Sun, Sept. 4-6; 8pm/2pm
Best Gospel Play of 2009 with Hosea Morgan |
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Cache Creek Casino
14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA
All shows in Club 88:
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Skynnyn Lynnrd |
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CONFUNKSHUN |
| Sun. Sept. 6 |
Unauthorized Rolling Stones |
| Sat. Sept. 19 |
Los Lonely Boys |
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Presents in September
1001 Fairgrounds Drive
| Festival Latino |
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Sat. & Sun. Sept. 5th & 6th |
| Out in the Parks |
Fri. Sept. 11th
(Special Admission for LGBTI) |
| Community Crush |
Sat & Sun Sep. 12 & 13 |
| Filipino Fest |
Sat & Sun Sep. 19 & 20 |
| Cajun Festival |
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Sat & Sun Sep. 26 & 27 |
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Solano County Fairgrounds
900 Fairgrounds Drive
| Sept. 6 |
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Ford Fun Sunday |
| Sept. 12 -13 |
Code of West Gun Show |
| Sept. 20 |
NorCal Cycle Show & Swap Meet |
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Lincoln Theater
100 California Drive, Yountville
| Wed. Sept. 9 - 7pm |
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Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| Sat. Sept 12 - 8pm |
Buckwheat Zydeco |
| Fri. Sept 19 - 8pm |
Jay and the Americans |
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Congratulations to Linda Chwistek from Vallejo whose name was selected from those who correctly answered “the second Saturday of the month” to last month’s Trivia Question: Arc Ecology sponsors the 2nd Annual Mare Faire on August 8th & 9th. They also host an Access Day to the Mare Island Heritage Preserve one day every month. What day of each month does this take place? Linda won two FREE passes for the Red & White Fleet’s Golden Gate Bay Cruise, plus two FREE Premier Passes for PIER 39 (a total value of $124.00!)
The Vallejo Symphony is celebrating their 78th season with four concerts. The orchestra debuted in 1931 with a 60 musicians in what auditorium?
The winning entry from the drawing of those who answered the question correctly will win two FREE passes on Blue & Gold’s Bay Adventure cruise (Total Value: $46.00).
Please email your answers to info@visitvallejo.com.
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The Vallejo Sister City Association will once again present their International Dinner on Saturday, September 26th at the Mare Island Museum. Did you know that the Association was established in 1971 to foster cultural exchanges between Vallejo and other cities around the world? Vallejo has established sister cities on nearly every continent.
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The Mira Theatre Guild is once again active and producing shows at the Bay Terrace Theatre. Misery Luvs Company is the current production at the Theatre. Did you know that the Mare Island Recreation Association (MIRA) was founded during World War II to provide entertainment and recreation for the thousands of sailors and civilian workers at the shipyard? A chorus line also performed in a MIRA production called the “Mare Island Follies of 1944.” |
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To submit a comment about V-Town Views, send an e-mail to Mike@VisitVallejo.com |
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Arts and Concerts in the Park
Sun. Sept. 13th, 11 am to 3 pm - FREE
Vallejo City Park (Sacramento & Louisiana St.)
Performers - Dalt Williams Quintet & Vocalist Tranishia Gholston
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COMING IN OCTOBER...
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Empress Theatre
330 Virginia St.
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Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings plus
Special Guest – 7:30pm; Benefit for Vallejo PAL |
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Check out VisitVallejo.com for your one-stop site for travel promotions, to book your hotel and to check your travel dates on our special event calendar to see what's happening when you want to visit Vallejo!
Lodging
Restaurants
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• CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY REUNION,
Vallejo, CA |
| • CHURCH OF CHRIST WRITTEN IN HEAVEN WOMEN’S RETREAT, Tallahassee, FL |
| • IN LIKE A LION CAT SHOW, Lafayette, CA |
| • TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE INDUSTRY DAY, San Antonia, TX |
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| Check out the special packages at the hotels below and more on our web site www.VisitVallejo.com. This month we feature great savings from: |
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