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Gold Coast Chamber Players, Coast to Coast: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Community Hall, Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette and 5 p.m. Sept. 30, Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont. Pre-concert talk 30 minutes prior to each concert. $15-$45. www.gcplayers.org. Portia Munson: Her Room/Her World: Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, Sept. 30-Dec. 16, Bedford Gallery, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. The exhibition includes massive installations of Bedroom and Constellations along with prints, a projection and additional sculptures. Opening reception from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 30. $5. www.bedfordgallery.org.

“A lot of the plants were never able to get going because they were shaded out, but now they are making hay for a year or two before the cover personalised ballet journal ballet diary | my progress notes | glossary grows back,” said Seth Adams, land programs manager for the Save Mount Diablo conservation group, “This is what plants have adapted to on a mountain swept by a major fire about once every 35 or 40 years.”, Grasses coaxed by late-season rains are popping up in ashen soil, New growth is sprouting from the base of blackened chaparral and toyon plants on the mountain — already a known hot spot for plant diversity that straddles the border between the cool Bay Area and hot San Joaquin Valley..

In Contra Costa and Alameda counties, most districts are issuing few, if any, layoff notices. Oakland and West Contra Costa are not laying off any teachers or certificated administrators. Both are receiving increased dollars as a result of the state’s new funding formula that allocates more money to districts with disadvantaged students. The Antioch and Mt. Diablo districts are the exception to this year’s trend. Both are issuing a significant number of preliminary pink slips. The Antioch district is giving pink slip warnings to about 30 certificated employees, a higher number than usual, mostly because of the planned conversion of Libbey-Dozier High to a charter school.

The process is a precarious one, balancing its crowd-pleasing past with new choreographic relationships essential for the company’s creative growth, But with personalised ballet journal ballet diary | my progress notes | glossary each passing season, Smuin Ballet seems to refine this delicate dance, a pas de deux effectively embodied by “Unlaced,” the program concluding the company’s 21st season, Running May 8-17 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, May 21-24 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, May 29-30 at the Lesher Center for the Arts, and June 5-6 at Carmel’s Sunset Center, “Unlaced” features two Michael Smuin-choreographed favorites, as well as a reprise of Helen Pickett’s gorgeous spring bouquet “Petal” (a centerpiece of the 2013 spring season), and “Ask Me,” a world premiere by Adam Hougland, who provided a highlight of the 2012 season with the West Coast premiere of “Cold Virtues.”..

Softbank, which now owns Sprint of the U.S. and boasts more than 100 million subscribers globally, has been growing rapidly as a mobile carrier in Japan, boosted by being the first to offer Apple’s iPhone. Aldebaran Robotics, which has offices in France, China, Japan and the U.S., is 78.5 percent owned by Softbank. “I’ve believed that the most important role of robots will be as kind and emotional companions to enhance our daily lives, to bring happiness, constantly surprise us and make people grow,” said Bruno Maisonnier, founder and chief executive of Aldebaran, who appeared on the stage with Son.