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Las Positas College has a busy Saturday coming up this weekend, playing host to both the Livermore Valley Craft Beer Festival and the school's annual Literary Arts Festival.
The beer fest will run from 1-5 p.m. on the LPC campus athletic field, while the literary showcase will go from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Mertes Center for the Arts, Building 4000. The campus is located at 3000 Campus Hill Drive in Livermore.
Craft Beer Festival
Featuring more than 40 craft breweries from the Tri-Valley and throughout Northern California, along with live music and local food vendors, the seventh annual beer festival aims to support small businesses in the area and beyond as well as the college's fire service technology program that will benefit from ticket sale proceeds.
"We are thrilled to bring the Livermore Valley Craft Beer Festival to Las Positas College for the first time," LPC President Dyrell Foster said in a statement. "This festival is a great opportunity for the community to come together and support local businesses and our Fire Service Technology program while enjoying a fun day out."
Jon Sylvester, executive director of the Livermore Valley Craft Beer Foundation, added, "Even though most aspects of the festival will be the same as previous events, this year's Livermore Valley Craft Beer Festival will have a new look and beneficiary and a fantastic new venue with more room for vendors, attendees and parking."
Open to anyone 21 years of age or older, tickets can be purchased online for $50 or $60 at the door, including a commemorative tasting glass and unlimited tastings. An $80 VIP ticket, including one-hour early entrance and other offerings, is also available. Go to https://lvcbf.com/beer-festival/.
Literary Arts Festival
The daylong literary showcase Saturday will include a variety of works such as poetry, fiction and nonfiction as well as author appearances, workshops, drag queen storytime and more.
"I am thrilled to see the annual Literary Arts Festival come to life once again on our campus," Foster said. "This festival provides a wonderful opportunity for our students and community to engage with the power of words and creativity. I look forward to seeing the transformative impact it will have on all those involved."
With free admission but limited seating, the festival will feature readings by the California and Livermore poets laureate, Native American poets panel, drag queen storytime, LPC student veteran writing, Asian American histories, young adult fiction panel, the 20th annual LPC Poetry Slam, publication ceremony for LPC's Havik journal, and writing workshops on fiction, memoirs, feminism, publishing and slam poetry.
Writer Tommy Orange, American Book Award winner and author of "There There", will join LPC English professor and "The Spitboy Rule" author Michelle Cruz Gonzales for a fireside chat. New York Times bestselling author Bruce Henderson will also take part in a talk with LPC English professor Jim Ott.
There will be food trucks, music and activities for children from local libraries too.
Learn more or register at www.laspositascollege.edu/literary-festival.
