Calendar of Events

The Festival Opera Guild: For Your Ears Only

6:15 p.m.
Location: Scotts Restaurant, 1333 California Blvd, Walnut Creek, CA
Cost: $45/person

It's become an annual tradition: join Festival Opera's movers and shakers as they dish the inside skinny about the just-completed 2010 season. Executive director Helen Sheaff, artistic/music director Michael Morgan, Madama Butterfly director Brian Staufenbiel and Lucia di Lammermoor director Mark Foehringer tell the rest of the story — adventures in getting great opera to the stage. Reservations required. Call 925-944-9610 during business hours with your choice of entree (Chateaubriand, Salmon, Vegetarian). Reservation deadline September 10.

The 2nd Annual Festival Opera Golf Tournament

11:00 a.m.
Location: Claremont Country Club, Oakland CA
Cost: $300/golfer

Bring a foursome — or just yourself — for a fun afternoon of golf and prizes at Claremont Country Club in the Oakland hills. Proceeds benefit Festival Opera, and entry fee includes a BBQ lunch and warm-up putting contest. Click for more information or to register, or call (925) 944-9610 during business hours.

Holiday Gala

6:00 p.m.
Location: Claremont Hotel, Berkeley
Cost: $150/person

Festival Opera's Holiday Gala is always the best party of the year, and now has a glittering new setting: the elegant Claremont Hotel in Berkeley. Enjoy a fabulous dinner with live and silent auctions, plus vocal entertainment by Festival Opera artists. Proceeds benefit Festival Opera. To reserve, call 925-944-9610 during business hours. But don't delay, this event often sells out!