Calling ALL Youth 12-18yrs old!! Join US For a Night of Clean Safe FUN!! Showcase Your Talent and Compete for CASH Prizes. Can you Sing, Dance, Rap or Flow in Spoken Word? Register today and share your gifts on stage to win CASH Prizes. No profanity or violence allowed. Come out for a FREE night of Food, Fun and Music prepared with Youth in mind!

Register today and receive information on submitting a sample of your talent to be included. Share this with friends & invite them to DROP The Mic!!! See you there!

Free for the public to attend. Located at Genesis Church 1800 Woodland Drive in Antioch.

To register or reserve your spot visit Drop The MIC Youth Showcase Tickets, Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

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Meet the Ewoks, Darth Vader and more at Concord Hilton Hotel; Kids 9 & under are FREE! ​Plus, FREE parking

Co-promoted by Antioch’s American Brick Builders

Contra Costa Con 5 is coming to Concord this Sunday, Mar. 12, at the Hilton Concord Hotel featuring actors and behind the scenes creators from the Star Wars family celebrating Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary movie release.

Actors from Return of the Jedi and other Star Wars films on hand at Contra Costa Con 5 include C. Andrew Nelson (Darth Vader), Margo Apostolos (Ewok Tokkat), Kevin Thompson (Ewok Chubbray), Alan Fernandes (Tusken Raider) and David Gonzalez (Ak-Rev–Jabba the Hutt’s drum master).

Kevin Thompson.

Adding to their star power is one of the most prominent voice actors of the past 30 years, Mark Dodson. He voiced Salacious Crumb in Return of the Jedi and provided various voices for Ewoks: The Battle for Endor and Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Dodson is perhaps best known as the voice of the eponymous creatures in Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

Kirk Thatcher

Emmy Award-winning director, writer and producer Kirk R. Thatcher (Return of the Jedi, Star Trek, Spider-Man, Muppets and RoboCop) is part of the behind-the-scenes talents from Industrial Light & Magic at Contra Costa Con 5 that also includes David Carson (Return of the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back), Randy Ottenberg (Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episodes I and II), Selwyn Eddy III (Return of the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor) and David Tanaka (Star Wars: Episodes I and IV).

There will be panels with the actors and ILM technical stars at Contra Costa Con 5.

The Rebel Legion Endor Base, Mandolorian Mercs Teren Clan, 501st Legion Golden Gate Garrison and Droid Builders members will come as their favorite Star War characters to meet and have photos taken with fans of the iconic movies.

Toys, art, comics, LEGO, anime, vintage and new collectibles, games, jewelry, apparel and much more will be featured at the family-friendly show hosted by Bay Area Festivals and American Brick Builders.

Contra Costa Con 5 is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free parking at the Hilton. The first 300 families get a free Toy Bag.

Featured guests enjoy meeting and chatting with attendees. However, the ticket admission price does not include picture, autograph or audio with featured guests.

A free, family-friendly Star Wars Cosplay Costume Contest for attendees awards cash prizes in different age groups. Contest registration will be taken during the day with contest judging at 3 p.m.

New items and collectibles from Star Wars, Disney, Transformers, Funko Pop, LEGO, Pokémon, G.I. Joe, Marvel, DC, Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Hot Wheels and much more will be available from the wide variety of exhibitors at the show. Posters, anime, art, prints, t-shirts, hats, books, buttons, classic video games, jewelry and cards are featured too.

The Hilton is located at 1970 Diamond Blvd, two blocks off Interstate 680 in Concord. For more information visit www.ContraCostaCon.com.

Tickets for Contra Costa Con 5 are on sale now at www.ContraCostaCon.com. Advance ticket buyers get entered in a free raffle and get a free $2 Shopping Buck at check-in. Children nine and under are free. Presented by Bay Area Festivals and co-promoted by American Brick Builders of Antioch.

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Dinner & Live Music Show & Celebrating February Birthdays.

Get your tickets now!

Presented by Wright’s Catering and The Wright Social Spot

Saturday, February 11, 2023, 4:00 – 11:00 PM

509 W. 2nd Street, Rivertown, Antioch

$75 per person. Purchase your tickets today on EventBrite.

The Wright Social Spot welcomes our first event of 2023 with The Best Indoor Pre-Valentines Dinner & February Birthday’s Event of the Year with Live Music Performances & 4-Course Dinner.

Please Join Us in celebrating LOVE at a Classy, Upscale, Fun-Filled Pre-Valentine’s Day “2023” Event.

COME AND GET YOUR LIFETIME GLASS ROSE!!!!!!

Live Music, DJ, Dancing, 4-Course Dinner included with the $75 cover.

DON’T MISS THIS AWESOME DINNER MUSIC EVENT!! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE THEY ARE SOLD OUT!!!

• HOSTED BY: Paul & Maggie Wright from The Wright Social Spot & WrightCatering.net
• WHERE: 509 W. 2nd Street, Antioch, CA
• DATE: Saturday, February 11, 2023

• TIME: 4:00 PM -11:00 PM
• WHAT’S INCLUDED: Singing 🎼🎵🎼♪ Dancing 💃🕺4-Course Dinner 🍽😋Beverages🍸 🍹 🍸
• INCLUDES DINNER SERVICE: 7:00PM – 8:30PM (Choice of Chicken, NY Steak, Salmon, Shrimp) – included with $75 Admission. Dinner Options available for Oxtails (+ $25), Lamb (+$25), King Crab Legs (+ $50), Lobster (+$50)
• RSVP BY: February 11, 2023, Pre-paid Reservations Required so get your tickets early.
• PAYMENT OPTIONS: Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, Debit/Credit or PayPal to 415-971-8776 Or Eventbrite, Credit/Debit (NO REFUNDS, NO EXCEPTIONS)
• DOORS OPEN: 4:00 PM
• PARKING: Lots of free parking (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE) THEME: Black & Gold & Red
• MORE INFORMATION: Call or Text Paul at (415) 971-8776 or Maggie at 209-896-7131
• YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/W0QgsYc2DEo
• WEB: WrightCatering.net
• FB: #WrightSocialSpot
• FB/IG: #RightsCatering
• PAST EVENTS PHOTOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/TnMVF8fCJitKAtpr6
• THEME: Black, Gold & Red
• VENUE VIDEO: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxuhKD3v6bDqgpXy3nukv1RaxissbySzeE

DONT MISS THE BEST INDOOR PRE-VALENTINE’S & FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS PARTY IN THE EAST BAY!!!

OUR EVENTS ARE ALWAYS FUN FILLED AND SOLD-OUT!!

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San Francisco Magician and Balloon Twister Perry Yan brings his entertaining act to the Antioch Library on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

His Magic Show has been time tested through thousands of performances at schools, company events, kids’ birthday parties and more! His show is designed to engage both kids and adults, includes clean comedy and audience participation and offers visual and astonishing magic throughout. Perry’s Magic Show will have the kids AND adults entertained from start to finish!

The library is located at 501 W. 18th Street.

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The Death of Triboulet is set to be Auditioned on Tuesday and Wednesday next week – January 17 & 18th from 6-8 pm at the Nick Rodriguez Theatre at 213 F Street in Antioch’s historic downtown Rivertown.

Please join us as we begin the process of creating this new, original story, written by Max Ballesteros.

Cast of characters include: Kings, Queen, Princess, Court Jester, Regents, Guards, Cook, Messenger, Assassins and Nobles of the Court.

Taking place in the Middle Ages, Triboulet – the Court Jester to the King of France – is tasked with saving the life of the King while trying to keep from being sent to the executioner himself.

The important details of the production, auditions and policies of the Drama Factory can be found at www.dramafactory.org.

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Photo: The Drama Factory

THE DEATH OF TRIBOULET (a COMEDY)

By The Drama Factory

THE DEATH OF TRIBOULET (a COMEDY) written and Directed by Max Ballesteros

Come audition for the new Drama Factory play Shakespeare wishes he’d written!

Join Triboulet, the court jester to France, in his own Comedy of Errors as he tries to save the king from certain death, all the while hoping to save his own life in the process!

Free event

January 17 6:00pm – 8:00pm

January 18 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Nick Rodriguez Theatre

213 F Street, Antioch

Open to all, Adult / Teen

No fee production

Cast and Crew, no-pre-casting

Auditions are held in a “cattle call” style. You just show up on either date listed, fill out a form for us, we take your picture and in you go! The Director will have you do a cold read from a sheet of provided material and maybe do a little improv. It is all pretty quick and easy.

Currently we are requiring all participants to be vaccinated against covid and we do wear masks through our rehearsal run.

Rehearsals are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Please see the website for more information – or just return e-mail us here and we’ll try to answer any of your questions.

We hope to see YOU and YOUR FRIENDS and FAMILY there!!

The Drama Factory is an inclusive non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing quality arts programming to the community. We are not affiliated with any other theatre group.

Please Come Join Us!!!!!

The Drama Factory is a 501(c)3 non-profit company and all contributions are tax deductible. www.facebook.com/thedramafactory/

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Also, celebrating their One Year Anniversary!

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