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Restaurant Week
Taste Tri-Valley Restaurant Week is back starting next week, running for 10 days total between next Friday (Feb. 24) and March 5.
Organized by Visit Tri-Valley to showcase the culinary prowess of the region, the third annual Restaurant Week is being held at participating restaurants, wineries and breweries in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, Danville and City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon. There will also be a special kickoff dinner on the eve of the event (Feb. 23) at Wente Vineyards in Livermore.
Restaurant Week will feature a series of special pricing options, discounts and special events during its 10-day run. There will also be a ticketed Sunday Supper on the final day, March 5, at Locanda Amalfi in Pleasanton, as well as a new Taste of the Tri-Valley Food Tour presented by Livermore Wine Trolley.
For more details, go to visittrivalley.com/restaurantweek.
'Improv Face-Off'
Creatures of Impulse, the city of Pleasanton's youth improv troupe, is presenting its "Improv Face-Off" four times next week at the Firehouse Arts Center.
"Watch as local Bay Area improv teams 'compete' against Creatures of Impulse in this pro wrestling themed run of shows. Four performances, four different bouts, four reasons to see all shows with an interactive format that gives the audience a chance to win prizes," Firehouse officials said.
The performances are scheduled for next Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-25) at 7:30 p.m. as well as a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. For tickets and more information, visit firehousearts.org.
PTSCA exchange trip
The Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association is recruiting eligible high school students interested in taking part in the organization's annual exchange trip to Mexico this summer.
Interested students and parents can attend informational meetings next Wednesday or Thursday (Feb. 22-23) at 7 p.m. at the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce office at 777 Peters Ave. in downtown.
Online information sessions are set for the following week, Feb. 27 and 28, via Zoom at 7 p.m. both days.
It is a reciprocal program, with students from Pleasanton going to Tulancingo homes for several weeks and then students from Mexico making the trip to the Tri-Valley. Participants must be sophomores, juniors or seniors with two years of Spanish language experience. To learn more, visit ptsca.org.
