LOCAL EVENTS, ART & ENTERTAINMENT

The Lafayette Chamber’s Retail sub-committee is excited to announce and promote a collaborative shopping event between Lafayette’s retail businesses and local artists. Shop Lafayette the day before Mother’s Day. Hours may vary by store.

Businesses throughout Lafayette will be showcasing local artisan items – perfect gifts for upcoming occasions – Mother’s Day, Graduation, Father’s Day.

REGISTER FOR A REMINDER and be one of the first to know about upcoming Chamber events by being subscribed to the Lafayette Chamber’s events email blasts.

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Upcoming Local Events & Special Announcements from our Lafayette Chamber Members & Arts Community

Click here for the Lafayette Chamber Community Calendar

Jeff Heyman Fine Art Photography

Local photographer Jeff Heyman, and Chamber contributor, has a rather unique piece, "Birds Eye Enneade," in the Advanced Photo Workshop Exhibit at the Acalanes Del Valle Campus, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd., in Walnut Creek (near Rossmoor). Heyman's series of photographs are "portraits" of East Bay birds presented in an unusual 3 x 3 x 3 format.

The exhibit is open weekdays Mondays - Fridays, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Nine other photographers are also showing work, so don't miss it. The show will be up until May 8.

See more of his work here!

Lamorinda Arts Council

Lamorinda Arts Council’s Lamorinda Idol: Registration Open

April 1 – 30 Lafayette, Moraga + Orinda

Lamorinda Idol is a singing program open to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who either attend a school or reside in the towns of Lafayette, Moraga or Orinda, CA. Singers may enter as soloists or in groups. Students outside Lamorinda can participate in the group categories, provided that at least one group member meets the residential requirement.

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 1 - 30: Online Registration

May 8 - 10: In Person Auditions at OIS

June 1: Finalists and Runners-Up Announced

Click for more Information and Program Description.

Lafayette Community Day - Save the Date!

Plan to be part of the 4th Annual Lafayette Community Day! Register to join us at the 4th annual day of service and celebration. Volunteer registration is open, and Lafayette Community Day will be held on Saturday, May 3. Volunteers will gather at Lafayette Plaza at 8:30am, then go to their assigned project site to carry out activities such as gardening, picking up litter, painting, cleaning/organizing, and more! Next, everyone will come back to the Plaza for lunch (catered by Rancho Cantina) including live music by Random Nature, games and community!

We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the Contra Costa & Solano Food Bank. The collection site is at Lafayette Elementary School (950 Moraga Road) from 9am-11:30am on May 3.

Starting on Monday, you can register at LafayetteCommunityDay.org to choose your project. Questions? Email info@lafayettecommunityday.org.

Lamorinda Arts Council

Virtual Art Gallery at Wilder Featuring Ugandan Artist Yusuf Ssali, April 7 – May 4 - Virtual

At long last the Lamorinda Arts Council is pleased to open the Virtual Wilder Gallery featuring solo artist Yusuf Ssali from April 7 to May 4. Originally from Uganda, Ssali lives in Castro Valley and has exhibited in Africa, Europe and the US. Ssali is a member of Uganda Consortium, where artists tithe 50% of their sales to support the Namungoona Children's Art Center and Mulago Hospital Art Therapy Program in Kampala.

Visit https://LamorindaArts.org/online-galleries or https://Instagram.com/Yusufssali79

Lamorinda Arts Alliance

Lamorinda Arts Alliance Announces the exhibit, Art Passages.

The exhibition “Art Passages” at the County Administration Building in Martinez showcases the artwork of 3 Lamorinda Arts Alliance member artists along with other artists from 4 other art organizations.

EVENT DATE: April 8 to July 7, Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

OPEN HOUSE RECEPTION: June 12, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

1025 Escobar Street, Martinez, Ca, and is open

Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Lamorinda Arts Alliance presents Denise Hillman, The Overlook

"The Overlook" by Denise Hillman

Lamorinda Art Alliance member Pamela McCauley juried 3 Figurative artworks out of 36 entries for this show.

Participating Artists: Denise Hillman, Connie Millholland, Sharon Tama

They want to thank Arts Contra Costa County for giving them this opportunity to display their artwork.

"Passersby" by Connie Millholland

Lamorinda Arts Alliance is an organization of local artists and friends who reside or work in the area. For more than two decades, the Lamorinda Arts Alliance has promoted visual arts through exhibits in libraries and businesses, at open studio events, street fairs, and lectures, and in the community's art galleries.

Lamorinda Arts Alliance website: www.laa4art.org

"The Elusive Bubble" by Sharon Tama

Saint Mary's College Ensemble Assemblage

Saint Mary's College Museum of Art

Ensemble Assemblage - Apr 11 / May 3 at 3 p.m.

Saint Mary's College Museum of Art presents Ensemble Assemblage brings forward Desiree Sturrock’s (SMCMoA student assistant) senior music capstone project. Saint Mary's artists—musicians Adanna Ogu (voice + guitar), Reeya Dharmadhikari (voice), and Sara Karkal (violin), alongside dancers Cadence Godwin, Lu Price, Izzie Rollins, and Erica Hardy—will collaborate and perform through music and movement to respond to work from the exhibition Isole: A Voyage Among My Dreams.

The ensemble will select a painting, a related poem for inspiration, and lyrics for each performance. The composition will take shape around those elements as the artists explore the relationship between creativity and their ability to channel it through instruments (physical, vocal, or our bodies). Through this work, Ensemble Assemblage seeks to de-stigmatize artistry through multidisciplinary, improvisatory performance.

Click to learn more!

International Film Showcase

"There’s Still Tomorrow" April Film Screening

The International Film Showcase is bringing the only film to beat out Barbie at the Italian box office, the 2023 Italian feminist dramedy “There’s Still Tomorrow” by Paola Cortellesi! There will be screenings at the Jarvis Conservatory on April 12th at 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Contact the theaters or check their websites for updated tickets and screening times. To stay tuned on their film updates, be sure to follow them on Facebook (International Film Showcase) and Instagram (@international_film_showcase).

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

Thru Friday, April 11, 4 Orinda Theatre Square # 3308, Orinda, CA 94563

For More Info: Efi Lubliner, (925) 872-7076, lfefshowcase@gmail.com

Click to learn more!

"Connections" Opening at the Moraga Art Gallery

Come one and all on Saturday, April 12th from 5 pm-7 pm to the Moraga Art Gallery to enjoy a free reception marking the arrival of "Connections," the striking new exhibition at 432 Center Street in the Rheem Shopping Center, featuring member artists, Danguole Rita Kuolas and Susan Erickson. Also on display until June 8th are scores of original works by the gallery's eighteen member artists as well as a dozen guest artists who paint, sculpt, specialize in woodwork, fine art photography, ceramics, glasswork, jewelry, and more.

Come to meet the artists, enjoy wine, light snacks, and congenial live music performed on Steel Drums by Harry Best and Ka Kesa.

The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm-5pm. For more information visit Click for details, or call (925) 376-5407.

The exhibit will run until June 8, 2025.

ModernTone Studios

ModernTone presents their Stage Performance Program!

Mondays: April 21 - June 2, 7:00 PM

First rehearsal: Monday, April 21

Showcase: Saturday, June 7, 7:30 PM, at

Lamorinda Music (the Big Room)

This is not just another music class. It’s a full-on experience designed to turn performers into artists, and artists into professionals. Under the expert guidance of our program director, Diana Alvarez, you’ll build a confident on-stage presence, learn how to set up and control your audio gear, craft your musical identity, and get ready for real gigs with real-world training. If performing live is part of your dream, this is your chance to get there!

Town Hall Theatre

Town Hall Theatre presents The Sunday Paper.

Sunday, April 13th at 3pm

Get your tickets here!

“Bay Area Funk” The Sunday Paper is known for their versatility and crisp, tight sound. With former and current members of Tower of Power, Cold Blood, Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, and Herbie Hancock.

Performing Academy

Over 100 kids in Lamorinda are “Seizing the Day!” The Performing Academy (under the direction of Renee DeWeese Moran) started rehearsals for their upcoming production of Newsies. Two casts will perform at the Lesher Center on April 14th and 15th. One cast sponsored by Moraga Parks and Rec is made up of students from various Lamorinda elementary schools and another cast is from St. Perpetua School in Lafayette.

Newsies is a Disney musical based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899 in New York City. With great music and iconic dance numbers, this musical is about fighting for what's right and staying true to yourself.

Stay up to date with the show and future programs by following @performing_academy

Lamorinda Arts Council

Lamorinda Arts Council makes a Call for Artists.

Entries accepted through April 14th. Please visit their website to learn more here.

Or click here: https://LamorindaArts.org/call-for-artists

Lamorinda Arts Alliance Hosts the Landscape Show

Papillon Quality Gourmet Coffee & Tea is located in La Fiesta Square. They have partnered with the Lamorinda Arts Association (LAA) to bring local art to our community. The shows are curated and run by LAA, and the cafe owners process the sales. There are four exhibits a year featuring paintings, fine art prints and photography. The current show, with a landscape theme will be on display until April 14th. Click here for details.

Lafayette Public Art Committee

Community Meeting on April 16 to Give Input on Artist Selection for New Downtown Mural

Save the date for a workshop on Wednesday, April 16 to share your input on the work of three muralists. The Public Art Committee is kicking off the installation of its first mural as part of the Lafayette Downtown Mural Program. You’ll have the opportunity to talk with Public Art Committee members, staff, and members of ABG Art Group and provide valuable feedback to help shape the direction of this exciting project. The workshop will be held from 4 to 6pm in Conference Room 240 at the Main City Offices, 3675 Mt Diablo Blvd.

Click for more details!

Call for Poets! April is National Poetry Month

Are you a passionate poet looking for an opportunity to share your original works? Join us for a series of noontime salon-style poetry readings, where local poets will showcase their talent. Local poets, it's your time to shine!

Visit www.lovelafayette.org/PublicArt to apply and seize the spotlight at our April Poetry for the Ages event at Town Hall Theatre—it's free and open to all! Selected poets will perform in our cozy literary salon and café setting at Town Hall Theatre. Don't miss this chance to connect with fellow literary enthusiasts and share your poetic vision with our community.

Apply now and be part of Poetry for the Ages on April 29 at 12 pm.

Miramonte presents Hadestown: Teen Edition

Hadestown: Teen Edition is a full-length adaptation of Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown (winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album), modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences.

This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone – Hadestown: Teen Edition invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

Friday, April 18, 7:00 PM - Saturday, April 19, 8:30 PM, Miramonte High School Theater, 750 Moraga Way, Orinda

For More Info: Susan Wisk, 925-280-3930, susanwisk1@gmail.com

Don’t wait for the fates to decide—purchase your tickets to Hadestown: Teen Edition here.

Mountain Shadow Film Society

Mountain Shadow Film Society presents its April Coming Attraction, A World Apart.

A pre-theatrical release: It’s an Italian comedy that’s both thoughtful and thought-provoking!

Synopsis: After 40 years of teaching in Rome, an elementary school teacher gets assigned to a school made up of a single class, with children aged 7 to 10, in the heart of the Abruzzo National Park. Thanks to the help of the vice principal and the children, he overcomes his metropolitan inadequacy and becomes one of them. However, when everything seems to be going well, the news arrives that the school will close due to lack of enrolments. Thus begins a battle to avoid its closure with a real-world solution! Comedy/Drama - NR - Italian, with English subtitles - 112 min TRAILER

Friday, April 18th - 4:30 PM

Saturday, April 19th - 4:30 PM

Saturday, April 19th - 7:30 PM

Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek

Non-Member General Admission: $14.00

Tickets available for non-members on a first-come basis beginning 30 minutes before showtime. Or purchase tickets in advance by calling Mountain Shadow: 925-787-6965.

Click for more info!

Town Hall Theatre

"Yes, and Wine!" Adult Improv at Town Hall Theatre!

Sunday, April 20th & May 18th from 7pm-9pm

Enroll Today!

Are you ready to try something new and have fun doing it? These one-night-only classes are a great way to stretch your boundaries, meet new people, and have some laughs! Purchase a 2025 "Yes, And Wine" Flex Pass today for preferred Flex Enrollment for three classes AND a THT wine tumbler to enjoy during class.

Lamorinda Wine Growers Association

Lamorinda Wine Growers Association presents WINE TASTING!

April 27, 2025, 12pm-4pm, Wine Thieves, Lafayette

Explore local wines! Join the Lamorinda Wine Growers Association in celebrating the anniversary of the Lamorinda Appellation. Food available for purchase.

Tickets start at $35. Buy early & save!

The following are Members: Deer Hill Vineyards, Los Arabis Vineyards, Raisin d'Etre Vineyards, Thal Vineyards, Wine Thieves, Meadow View Winery, Crane Terrace Winery, Castillo Vineyards, Rancho Del Hambre Wine, and Captain Vineyards.

Town Hall Theatre

Town Hall Theatre presents its 2025-2026 Main Stage Season: Bonds That Heal Us.

Season Ticket Info: https://www.townhalltheatre.com/2025-2026-season

Subscribe here!

Single tickets on sale May 1st!

Each carefully curated title explores how a deeper understanding of ourselves and one another can help mend what is broken, foster connection in unexpected places, and rediscover the bonds that make us whole”, shared Artistic Director, Richard Perez, “We have been very deliberate in choosing stories that remind us that healing often begins when we open our hearts to empathy, vulnerability, and the power of community."

The Folklorists: The Live Show at Town Hall Theatre

The Folklorists: The Live Show! presented at Town Hall Theatre.

May 9th & 23rd at 10:00am and 12:00pm

Buy Tickets Here!

The hit bilingual podcast comes to the stage! Join The Folklorist Team to investigate the strange and unusual, and journey across the globe—from libraries and graveyards to animal sanctuaries—uncovering mysteries along the way.

Perfect for kids from 3rd grade to middle school, the show is packed with adventure, humor, and curiosity, making it a fun experience for older kids and adults too!

California Symphony

California Symphony presents Unfinished Bruckner

Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM; Sunday, May 4 at 4:00 PM, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Tickets: Start at $50 for adults and $25 for students 25 and under

Phone: (925) 943-7469

Delve into the profound beauty of two great unfinished symphonic works with the two surviving movements of Franz Schubert’s haunting Symphony No. 8, paired with the three completed movements of Anton Bruckner’s majestic Symphony No. 9. It’s the perfect grand finale to the 2024/25 season: Two unfinished masterpieces that remind us that the power of music isn’t measured by how it ends, but by the journey it takes us on.

Enjoy signature cocktails, take selfies at the photo booth, and learn more about the music at the free 30-minute pre-concert talk starting one hour before the performance.

Lafayette Chamber Members: Enjoy $15 off with code LAFAYETTE15 (Saturday only, adult tickets, limited time offer).

Learn more and get tickets here!

Lamorinda Arts Council

Virtual Wilder Gallery: Olga Larner – Ceramics with Nature’s Fractals, May 4 to June 1 – Virtual

The Lamorinda Arts Council (LAC) invites you to view the ceramic art of featured artist Olga Larner in the Virtual Wilder Gallery. Larner is a multidisciplinary designer turned ceramic artist and teacher with a background in design. You will notice a variety of surface treatments and shapes in the 20 vessels she is showing including fractal-like beading in her glazes. Active in LAC, Larner chaired the High School Visual Arts Competition last month, third year in a row.

Visit https://lamorindaarts.org/online-galleries/ or https://olgalarner.com. To exhibit at Virtual Wilder email info@lamorindaarts.org or call 925.359.9940.

Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: People in Places Doing Things – How Artists Examine Culture, May 5 – June 27 Reception May 24 - Orinda

The Lamorinda Arts Council presents a two month exhibit of local artists examining the culture they live in. It is a window to life through their eyes because their viewpoint is different from those of us limited to doodles, stick figures and emojis. Their viewpoint is way more enjoyable, informative and just plain fun for a spring cleaning upstairs. Meet the artists at their May 24 reception with light refreshments served on the terrace from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. https://lamorindaarts.org/current-exhibits-library-gallery

Contra Costa Ballet Foundation: Spring Repertoire

Contra Costa Ballet Foundation Presents Spring Repertoire

The Lesher Center for the Arts, May 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM, May 10, 2025 at 2:30PM

Contra Costa Ballet presents a tribute to its directors, Richard Cammack and Zola Dishong, celebrating 38 years of excellence and quality ballet training. The program will start with the ballet classic, "Les Sylphides," choreographed in 1907 (as Chopiniana) by Mikhail Fokine to the music of Frédéric Chopin. Contra Costa Ballet performed this piece many times in its early years and now brings it back for the first time in a decade. "Les Sylphides" is described as a romantic ballet with no plot but alludes to a "melancholic poet" in search of the ideal.

Also on the program are "Mes Enfants," choreographed by Charles Anderson, "Reverie," choreographed by Richard Cammack, and "Glazunov Suite," a grand and elegant finisher choreographed by Richard Cammack and Zola Dishong together.

Come experience the variety of styles that Contra Costa Ballet, with its decades of hard work and dedication, has to offer.

Tickets available here!

Rotary Club of Lafayette

Don't miss out on a free event on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 11 AM to 3 PM at Lafayette Reservoir – Rotary Stage with music by Duke Ellington, performed by the Big Band of Rossmoor and local students.

Enjoy a barbecue by the Rotary Club of Lafayette and support local school music programs by purchasing raffle tickets. The event aims to raise funds for music programs at Acalanes High School, Stanley Middle School, and two schools in Oakland. Daily parking is $7.

Saturday, May 10, 11:00 AM thru 03:00 PM, Lafayette Reservoir Stage

For More Info: https://rotarylafayette.org

Lamorinda Arts Council

Art Embraces Words: Honoring Every Kind of Mother

May 10 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. – Lafayette Library Arts + Science Room

The Lamorinda Arts Council presents local writers Teresa Caldwell, Damneet Kaur, Ruth Tindugan and photographer Craig Isaccs at the Art Embraces Words “Honoring Every Kind of Mother” program in the Lafayette Library Arts + Science Room on May 10, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Spoken word presentations are 10 minutes each followed by a short Q+A. A courtyard reception follows with light refreshments. Graciously funded by the Community Foundation of Lafayette.

Click here to learn more!

Diablo Symphony Orchestra

Diablo Symphony Orchestra presents Musical Mother’s Day: River Journeys

Sunday, May 11, 2pm, Lesher Center for the Arts

Make this Mother’s Day a day to remember as you travel down the Mississippi and Moldau rivers in a concert that celebrates musical creativity and the beauty of Mother Earth. The melodic and rhythmic ebb and flow of Florence Price’s Mississippi Suite reveals the landscapes and people of a region made rich by southern spirituals and New Orleans jazz. Then let Bedřich Smetana’s “The Moldau” take you past jubilant hunters, a village wedding, a legendary gorge, and whitewater rapids on the way to Prague and its Bohemian castle, Vyšehrad. Rounding out the afternoon, Martin Rokeach’s Piccolo Concerto takes you on an optimistic and celebratory musical journey as it showcases the instrument’s uniquely sweet-toned low register. A joyous afternoon for the whole family on a very special day! (Discounted Youth tickets are available, and children 12 and under are free.)

Learn more and get tickets here!

Diablo Ballet

Diablo Ballet presents "Alice in Wonderland", Friday, May 16 at 7:30pm and on Saturday, May 17 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.

This brand-new production by Brian Enos takes you on a journey down the rabbit hole into an extraordinary imaginative world as Alice meets unforgettable characters and falls in love with the magic of Wonderland. Also featured is the Diablo Ballet premiere of Gerald Arpino’s romantic "Reflections", the fast-paced neoclassical work set to Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme”.

Tickets and more information available here!

For More Info: Krissy Gray, 925.943.1775, krissy@diabloballet.org

Taste of Lafayette

Free entertainment in Lafayette Plaza 5pm-7pm on May 20 during the Taste of Lafayette Restaurant Stroll. All are welcome (ticket or no ticket) to enjoy music in Lafayette Plaza (corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road) by Generations in Jazz, entertainment and photo booth by New You Dance Center and fun activities by All Ages Recreation Downtown."

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!

Peter Pan Foundation

The Peter Pan Foundation presents its annual benefit show, Wish Upon A Star.

Wish Upon A Star is an original benefit production that follows Peter Pan on an enchanted musical journey through all your favorite stories. Join beloved fairy tale characters, princesses, heroes, and more - but be careful you don’t run into Captain Hook and his friends! With little faith, trust, and pixie dust all their wishes can come true!

Filled with unforgettable music, sparkling choreography, and heartwarming moments, **Wish Upon A Star** is more than just a show—it’s an invitation to embrace the power of imagination, friendship, and the belief that anything is possible.

Join for this unforgettable production and see where the magic takes you!

Ticket info:

Performances are May 24 - 26 @ 2PM & 7PM

Diablo Valley College Performing Arts Center

Tickets go on sale at the end of April, so be sure to check their website for more information.

Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

Don't Miss "Neverland" – A Dance Showcase at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts!

The Contra Costa School of Performing Arts invites you to "Neverland," an exciting dance showcase featuring the remarkable talents of our high school and middle school dancers. This special event will take place on Sunday, May 25th, at 2 PM, at the Del Valle Theater, 1963 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek.

Choreographed by dance director Anna Gemma along with our dance students, "Neverland" will delight audiences with memorable music from Peter Pan and a variety of other musicals. This final spring showcase is a celebration of creativity, teamwork, and the joy of dance.

Join us for an afternoon filled with inspiration and entertainment as our dancers shine on stage!

Buy tickets online here!

WomenSing

Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 4:00 p.m.

Lafayette Christian Church, 584 Glenside Drive, Lafayette

WomenSing presents I Am Wild—a concert that invites you to break free from expectations and embrace the untamed spirit within. This powerful program explores the primal and awe-inspiring aspects of human nature, evoking a deep connection to the wild beauty of their world. Don’t miss this unforgettable journey into the wild. Come and feel the music come alive!

Learn more and get tickets at https://iamwild.eventbrite.com

Or visit our website!

International Film Showcase

International Film Showcase presents its May Selection from Iceland, Ode Fish (Odd Fish).

This film is a USA theatrical premiere and was nominated to 9 international awards.

Synopsis: When two childhood friends get an unexpected opportunity to keep their fish restaurant open all year round, one of them comes out of the closet as a trans woman, putting a strain on their friendship and they see their lives in a new light.

Click to watch the trailer!

May showtimes listed here!

Dr. Seussical Jr. - Peter Pan Foundation

Peter Pan Foundation Hosts Seussical Jr.!

The Peter Pan Foundation is beyond excited to announce that our summer program is back, and this year, we’re bringing the magic of Seussical Jr. to life! Get ready to dive into the whimsical world of Who-ville, with colorful characters, unforgettable songs, and a whole lot of fun. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity—use the link below to be added to our early access list and secure your spot before it’s too late! We can’t wait to see you all this summer, where the magic of Dr. Seuss will come alive on stage!

Join us outdoors at the PPF Treehouse:

Camp Dates: June 2 - 20 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Performance Dates: June 20 & 21 @ 3:00 PM

Click for more info!

Rock the Plaza Summer Concert Series

Our FREE downtown Rock the Plaza Summer Concerts will continue Friday evenings in June 2025 in Lafayette Plaza at 3530 Plaza Way, Lafayette, CA (corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. & Moraga Road).

Bring a picnic, chairs or blanket. View the Lafayette Chamber’s Dining Guide for takeout suggestions! Fun and games provided by All Ages Recreation Downtown; photo booth by New You Dance Center; complementary popcorn from The Park Theater Trust.

Bands perform 6pm-8pm.

Friday, June 6, 2025 – ZEBOP!

Friday, June 13, 2025 – Juke Joint

Friday, June 20, 2025 – Other People’s Money

Friday, June 27, 2025 – Lamorinda Idol Finalists

CLICK TO LEARN MORE!

Town Hall Theatre

Town Hall Theatre presents True West, June 7th-28th.

Buy Tickets Here!

Two brothers—Lee, a drifter and petty thief, and Austin, a successful screenwriter— struggle for power while they collaborate on a Western screenplay in their mother's southern California home. A dark comedy that delves into the complexities of sibling relationships and the clash between contrasting male identities. This timeless American classic will be reimagined through a Latine lens, offering a fresh perspective on Shepard's masterful exploration of family dynamics, rivalry, and the elusive nature of the American Dream.

Enjoy the Town Hall happy hour from 6:00-6:30pm and 1:00-1:30pm, and enjoy a $1 off all beer, wine, and cocktails!

Montevideo: Skateboarding History in the San Ramon Valley Photographs by Jeff Heyman

A new exhibit of photographs by Chamber member Jeff Heyman, an Orinda-based photographer, is coming up in February at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville.

It was the Summer of ‘76… “Montevideo: Skateboarding History in the San Ramon Valley,” an exhibit of rare skateboarding photographs from 1976. On display through June 8, 2025, at Museum of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad Avenue, Danville, Calif. Tel. (925) 837-3750

These vivid black and white photographs are a time capsule of local history and a nostalgic look back at a bygone era in Contra Costa County. Jeff Heyman was a student at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville (Class of ‘77) and a photographer for the school’s newspaper, The Wolf Print. He documented the skateboarding scene at Montevideo, a drainage ditch in San Ramon popular with skateboarders from across Northern California. His photographs bring us a glimpse of this short-lived and largely forgotten time.

Heyman, an award-winning fine art photographer and photojournalist, has had work exhibited at the Lafayette Library, the Orinda Library, the Frank Bette Center for the Arts in Alameda, and the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Find out more at heymanfoto.smugmug.com or by following Jeff on Instagram @heymanfoto.

Performing Academy - Night at the Cinema and Mixtape

Only a few spots left!

Musical Theatre summer camp with Performing Academy

NIGHT AT THE CINEMA - Ages 6.5 – 9*

*Rising 1st through rising 4th grade.

6/9 – 6/13, Monday – Thursday 9am – 3pm @ ACE Dance Academy in Walnut Creek

Friday class 9am – 12pm

Final outdoor performance Friday 6/13 at 5pm at the Lafayette Reservoir.

MIXTAPE - Ages 10 – 14*

*Rising 5th through rising 8th grade.

6/9 – 6/13, Monday – Thursday 9am – 3pm

Friday class 12:30-3:30pm

Final outdoor performance Friday 6/13 at 6pm at the Lafayette Reservoir.

Only a few spots left! Musical Theatre summer camp with Performing Academy!

Click for the Lafayette Chamber Community Calendar

Generations in Jazz

Generations in Jazz presents Lafayette Summer Music Jazz Workshop. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your musical skills, inspire your creativity, and forge lifelong connections. Join us at the Lafayette Summer Music Workshop.

July 14th-18th, 650 Mt. Diablo Blvd., #230, Lafayette, CA 94549

Announcements

Whitchurch Glass Designs

Whitchurch Glass Designs is building an exciting schedule, including appearances at the California Strawberry Festival and the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival. Cynthia is eager to bring her handcrafted, 100% American-made glass creations to even more events and is planning new collections that celebrate the beauty of nature.

Whitchurch Glass Designs is also seeking to expand into additional retail locations in the Lamorinda area. If you’re a local business interested in carrying unique glass art, Cynthia would love to connect. For inquiries or collaborations, please reach out via email at WhitchurchGlassDesigns@Yahoo.com or visit https://www.whitchurchglassdesigns.com/.

Thank you for your continued support— here's to creativity and connection!