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- Livermore
Davy Knowles
The acclaimed guitarist Satriani declared “my favorite modern Bluesman,” with several top 5 Billboard Blues charting albums under his belt. Since bursting on to the […]
Lisa Briggs: A Pirates Life
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- Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:30pm PST
- Pleasanton, Danville, Livermore, Dublin
Speaker. Pirates. Fascinating. Pirates might be reduced to a Halloween costume for some people, but they are a year-round fascination for archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer Lisa Briggs . We go on assignment with her to the Mediterranean Sea to explore how pirating shaped the Roman Empire. We also meet the Pirate Queen of China and then head into the lab with Lisa to follow the most famous renegade, Blackbeard.
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