Supporting Our Arts Community
September-October 2022
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Lafayette Chamber Announcements |
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The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival –THIS WEEKEND!
It's our 25th Anniversary! The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival is THIS WEEKEND Saturday, September 17, 10am-7pm and Sunday, September 18, 10am-6pm in Downtown Lafayette, CA.
Featuring 4 stages with 20+ bands, 300 artist / craft booths, 4 kid zones, a wide selection of California varietals and craft beers, dining + shopping! Free Admission. Dog friendly. Take BART to the Festival!
The Festival offers complimentary bike valet parking at 81 Lafayette Circle and is an easy walk or free shuttle ride from free Festival parking in the BART parking lot.
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Lafayette Res Run for Education - Support Our Schools!
Registration is now open for the 5k, 10k, or 2 mile fun run/walk option on Race Day, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 or join the virtual Reservoir Challenge which “runs” Oct. 13-22.
The Lafayette School District school with the most registrations by end of day September 30 will receive an additional $500 beneficiary check!
The Lafayette Res Run for Education is a fundraiser for the programs and services of the Lafayette but also for support our health and wellness programs at our local public schools. Last year we set a record and distributed beneficiary checks totaling $42,568.75! Can we beat that in 2022? Learn more and register at www.lafayettechamber.org/resrun.
Race Descriptions:
- 5k Certified Race* – flat, “chip” timed course, runners only (No Dogs or Baby Strollers in 5K).
- 10k Certified Race* – hilly, “chip” timed course around the Lafayette Reservoir, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK.
- 2 Miles Run/Walk for Fun – No Timing – Fun Run ONLY, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK.
- Virtual race: Lafayette Reservoir Challenge “runs” Oct. 13-22. Lafayette Reservoir Paved Path. No Timing – Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK. Not an option on Race Day.
*Race Certified By: Road Running Technical Council USA Track & Field, Certification Code: CA15004GAN (5K) and CA15003GAN (10K)
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Become a lifetime Friend of the Chamber
A Friend of the Chamber membership provides a way for community members to support the efforts of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. We are 75 years strong and our mission continues “To promote and maintain a healthy business climate and to preserve and enhance the quality of life in Lafayette.”
All aspects that make up a community are important to us: schools, residents, churches and synagogues, community organizations, activities, and the city government. Chamber members work with representatives of all these groups for the betterment of our community. A lifetime Friend of the Chamber membership is $150 per family. Learn more here>>
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Please consider supporting our arts community. Did you miss our nonprofit email blast? Read it here!
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Lafayette Chamber Members at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival THIS WEEKEND! Specific to our Arts Community!
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The Community Foundation Throws a Great Party!
Its 7th Annual Winemakers Dinner & Dance SOLD OUT last year! Get your tickets early!
Saturday, October 1, 6 pm, at the Lafayette Park Hotel Fountain Courtyard and Ballroom
- Enjoy a warm autumn evening in the stunning ambience of the Lafayette Park Hotel
- Savor five exceptional local wines expertly paired with each course
- Dine al fresco on exquisite appetizers, your choice of entrée, and decadent chocolate dessert
- Enjoy live cabaret entertainers from Town Hall Theatre
- Preview Lafayette's new wine tasting venue Local Vines and talk to local winemakers. Order crafted cocktails from a no-host bar (wine is complimentary). Dance the night away to live classic rock band Other People's Money
Want to invite out-of-town friends, need a gift for someone who has everything, or don't want to drive home after a great party? There are VIP ticket packages that include:
- A discounted hotel room
- Wine/dinner/dance event ticket
- $50 spa/restaurant credit
- Gift wrapped bottle of exceptional wine
- Late 2pm checkout
- Free overnight parking
Last year's event enabled the Community Foundation to surpass $1 million in grants since its inception over 20 years ago. Wine, dine, and dance with friends while helping the Community Foundation continue its mission of supporting local nonprofits.
Tickets purchased before Sept. 16, Friday, will be entered to win one of three prizes!
1. One night’s stay at the Lafayette Park Hotel on any available date.
2. A night’s stay at the Lafayette Park Hotel for the event (Oct. 1), plus late check out (2pm) and a bottle of wine.
3. One case of exceptional local wine.
One entry per ticket purchased. Only 200 tickets total. Only tickets purchased before Sept. 16 are eligible for prize drawing. Your odds to win are very good, so get your tickets early! https://one.bidpal.net/cfwmdd2022/
You only have a little more than a week to purchase tickets as the deadline is September 23rd!
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Take Self Love, Harmony, Courage wherever you go with you or buy them as a gift for a beloved one.
Dinart is all about finding joy in creativity and all the good energy that we need to carry with us everyday and everywhere we go. To fulfill this goal I came up with the idea to transform my watercolor painting to different types of custom wearable arts. My hand-crafted art pieces can be seen at www.etsy.com/shop/dinartgift and din-art.com. Currently, my handmade painting jewelry is available online and is also sold exclusively at a local high-end boutique in Oakland, CA. Every collection has a name which is inspired by my personal journey such as Self Love, Harmony, Courage, Wisdom, Hope, ....
To learn more about me and my art, please refer to the above links. I was recently highlighted in the Lamorinda Weekly & Rossmoor News.
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Enumero Cribbage Boards
Enumero Cribbage Boards are hand crafted in small batches using beautiful, warm hardwoods and richly colored inlay. Each and every board is unique in its appearance, name, and the series (or batch) it belongs to. I humbly believe that an Enumero Cribbage Board will be played on and enjoyed for generations to come.
Enumero is derived from the latin word "enumeratus" which means "to count". Cribbage has been played for over 400 years and continues to grow in popularity.
An Enumero Cribbage board can enhance your playing experience or can be given as a memorable gift to your favorite Cribbage Player. Each Enumero Cribbage Board comes with metal pegs that are kept in a small storage compartment at one end of the board. This compartment is secured with a small threaded hardwood cap.
➡ Visit Enumero Cribbage Boards in the Local Artists Alley at the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Sept 17 & 18, 2022! Enumero Cribbage Boards is excited to be selling it’s 1000 th hand-made cribbage board at this year’s Art & Wine Festival. The person who happens to purchase the 1000 th hand-made cribbage board, will receive a very special commemorative Tournament style cribbage board in addition to their cribbage board purchase plus a few other extra goodies. In addition to offering all kinds of unique and beautiful cribbage boards for sale, there will also be Knick-Knack boxes (jewelry boxes), Mancala Boards, Chess Boards, Dice Boards and a limited supply of Bamboo Cutting Boards for sale. Come early if you are looking for a new cutting board!
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International Film Showcase
The International Film Showcase is happy to announce our monthly screening, The Good Boss. Academy Award Winner Javier Bardem stars as Blanco, proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
The Good Boss will open on Friday, September 23rd at the Orinda Theatre. Tickets are available online at www.internationalshowcase.org. Additionally, follow us on Facebook (International Film Showcase) and Instagram (@international_film_showcase) to stay tuned on our monthly screenings.
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The Lamorinda Arts Council invites art lovers to join us in Local Artists Alley on S at. Sep 17 and Sun. Sep 18 at our Kids Art Table. Visit our sheltered double booth offering 6 art stations and washable colored markers for each young artist. Volunteer face painters offer free special face paint & selection of stencils & washable tattoos. We provide all materials. Questions? Email info@lamorindaarts.org or call 925.359.9940. |
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Metz Gallery
I’m a mixed media collage graffiti-style pop/street artist, born and raised in the gritty, industrial city of Bradford, Yorkshire, in the North of England; living there for most of my childhood until moving to London in my late teens. The effects of growing up in these urban environments have obviously left an indelible mark on me. I’m very passionate about photography, music and entertainment, vintage movies and icons within pop culture and politics. My approach to art is to capture, memorialize and transform fleeting fragments of the world around us. I’ve taken these somewhat disparate elements and selectively layered pieces together, blending them into transform into a patchwork. I add colored acrylics and spray paint that adds depth and a multi-dimensional aspect to my work.
As part of my process, I try to first create and then develop common linkages and themes. I develop these unique fragments into a multi-layered, mixed media collage that that connects to create a common thread and overall narrative. Ultimately, I like my art to be dramatic, vibrant, colorful and provocative, evoking a sense of energy and passion.
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Bringing the best in international and independent filmmaking to Walnut Creek!
TWO IDENTICAL SHOWS:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24TH, 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM
“Meet the Filmmaker Reception” for all attendees: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
SPECIAL SEPTEMBER LOCATION: LAS LOMAS HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, 1460 S. MAIN ST, WALNUT CREEK
THE 8th ANNUAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION:
A Each year, Mountain Shadow Film Society supports and fosters independent filmmaking with our unique annual short film competition. This year, 15 volunteer jurors previewed 460 submissions (!) to select our 8 Finalists; who will come from all over the country to present their animated, live-action and documentary short films in person; and engage the audiences in Q&A. Audience ballots will determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place “Laurels.” There’ll even be a “Meet the Filmmakers” Reception for all attendees between the shows from 5:30 - 7:00 PM! Bring your friends. It’ll be another great show!
$12.50 General Admission tickets available at the door, beginning 30 minutes before showtimes. To purchase and reserve your seats ahead of time, call: 925-787-6965
MONTHLY FILMS ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE NOT YET A MEMBER, PRO-RATED MEMBERSHIP INFO AND APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE UNDER THE MEMBERSHIP TAB ON OUR WEBSITE HERE.
* NOTE: All health and safety protocols will include all attendees provide ID and proof of full vaccination, and booster. At this time, masks will also be required; subject to change in the future. We will also have four portable air purifiers in the room to enhance ventilation. Consider a pro-rated membership (below), or plan to join us under general admission!
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Onodaart
If you like California land you will like my work! I paint the joy I see in our landscapes. Most of my work is done on location within 60 miles of Lamorinda. I paint Napa, the Bay, small farms, orchards, and trees that I fall in love with. Teresa Onoda, www.onodaart.com.
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The Park Theater Trust
When you're strolling the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival this weekend, be sure to stop by The Park Theater Trust at Booth 149 and learn how you can help light up Lafayette's historic Park Theater cinema. Every donated dollar counts for two during our Fall Donor Match Campaign to renovate this much loved cinema right in the heart of our downtown. We'll be right in front of Postino and you can also take advantage of special Festival pricing on custom Park Theater logo merchandise like tee shirts, tote bags, water bottles and more. Thank you for your support - we will see you this weekend! |
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Whitchurch Glass Designs
In preparation and anticipation of this year's art and wine festivals, Cynthia named this new product line Life and Hope. The circular design represents the cycle of life and the iridescent glass that changes with light represents hope. Life and Hope, 9.5" plate, $79
Lafayette artist and resident, Cynthia Whitchurch creates her art by melting and bending colored glass into custom molds producing beautiful pieces including bowls, plates, dishes, coasters, night lights and more. She welcomes the opportunity to partner with local retailers to showcase her work. Contact Cynthia at WhitchurchGlassDesigns@yahoo.com.
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Wood Whisperer
I am a 65 year on and off again resident of Lafayette and graduate of Acalanes and Cal Berkeley. I spent 12 years operating a produce store and juice bar in Lafayette and Walnut Creek. After an opportunity for reflection I decided to pursue working with wood as that has been my passion since I was 10 and built 20 or so skateboards. My brother and I began doing wood display cases for Sennelier art products but eventually settled on doing hardwood floors. This financed eventually a complete woodshop and over time a large collection of rare and highly figured wood with the eventual goal of working on furniture featuring this wood. Finally I retired this year and I am building beautiful furniture as art.
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Upcoming Events & Special Announcements from our Arts Community |
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Cal Shakes
Welcome to Harlem of the West, San Francisco’s Fillmore District in 1969. There’s a man on the moon and a storm in the kingdom. Lear has divided his kingdom and retired but nature, his courtiers, and daughters, abhor a vacuum. In foul weather and wild cracked temper, he rages. Lear reckons with uncomfortable legacies, with the consequences of our actions, and with the vulnerability and ultimate resilience of the human heart to find its way back again. If you come for the king, you best not miss.
Photo: Kevin Berne; Design: den/ ARC & TYPE design
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Lamorinda Arts Alliance Announces the exhibit Born to be Wild.
The exhibit Born to be Wild at the Main Street Arts Gallery in Martinez, showcases the artwork of 23 Lamorinda Arts Alliance member artists.
On view through October 16th, the work includes stoneware, porcelain, woodturning, mixed media, collage, photography, relief print, and paintings in watercolor, oil, and acrylic.
Lamorinda Art Alliance member Ruth Stanton curated this exhibit of abstract and representational 2D and 3D artwork that is both colorful and captures the essence of adventure and wildness in nature.
The Main Street Arts Gallery is located at, 613 Main Street in Martinez, California, and is open Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, and Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
We want to thank Main Street Arts Gallery for giving us this opportunity to display our artwork.
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 the visual arts through exhibits in libraries and businesses, at open studio events, street fairs, and lectures, and in the community's art galleries.
Artwork by: Judith Rohrer, Playground, mixed media
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New Fall Exhibitions Open at Saint Mary's College Museum of Art
Fake It Till You Make It: A Quest for Authenticity explores how authenticity is defined and determined in institutions, museums, and among art experts and artists. From forgeries to Tourist art, Pop Art to NFTs, these selected works from the college collection question value and originality in art history through ways of seeing.
Interdisciplinary Voice comprises faculty, scholars, and staff across campus responding to objects in the Saint Mary's College Museum of Art permanent collection. Offering a space for dialogue, these voices interpret the selected works to facilitate conversation, provoke ideas, and consider academic and interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to art.
The exhibitions are on view Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through December 11, 2022. Admission to exhibitions and programs are free. More information can be found at www.stmarys-ca.edu/museum.
Image credit: Attributed to Marco di Tiziano Vecellio (1545-1611), Copy of Girl with a Platter of Fruit by Titian (c. 1555) c. 1570, Oil on canvas, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Dunn, Saint Mary's College Museum of Art Permanent Collection [0-106]
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Center Repertory Company presents
Always...Patsy Cline at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Now through 09/25/2022
ASL Interpreted performance on September 25, 2022, at 2:30 PM
More than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963, the show is based on a true story about friendship. Created by Ted Swindley, this musical play has dazzled audiences across the world and was called “a song-filled valentine,” by Los Angeles Times. Learn more here!
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Coming soon at Bedford Gallery (at the Lesher Center for the Arts)
The Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper
September 29 – December 18, 2022
Hours: Wed-Sun, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
$5, Members and children (under 13) FREE!
This exhibition celebrates 54 African American artists and their tremendous contributions to U.S. art and culture. The works on paper include drawings, etchings, watercolors, pastels, and color screen prints that chronicle the lives of Black Americans through scenes of family and community, urban and rural workers, poverty and success, cultural pride, and political turmoil. This exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Artwork Credit: Ron Adams, Blackburn, 2002, color lithograph, edition no: 55/80, 25 x 35 inches (image), 43 x 33 inches (framed). Learn more here!
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OLLI Courses Start Next Week!
Join the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC Berkeley and spend fall diving into history, literature, art, film, architecture, music, and more. Many classes Monday, September 19, and others in mid-Oct. OLLI is also thrilled to announce that it's expanding the number of online and in-person courses available, which means more choices, more flexibility and more dynamic learning ahead. Check out all the courses and sign up. No Cal connection necessary. Just a love of learning!
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Lamorinda Art Council
September Activities
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: “What’s Next …” Art from the Edge of Discovery”
The Lamorinda Arts Council presents artwork from “The Seven,” a group of local artists who came together to display their eclectic show in the Art Gallery in the Orinda Library. Cindy Baker, Kath Balamuth, Jules Campbell, Susan Erickson, Christina Finnie, Pam Jameson and Jim Jordan attended a reception in their honor on Sat. Sep. 10 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. where light refreshments were served and Bryan Kemler played his acoustic guitar on the patio. Their theme, “What’s Next …” describes their commitment to discover what is hidden within their life experience to share with the world via art. One hundred artworks from different genres fill the gallery during September. Visit the online gallery at www.lamorindaarts.org/online-galleries/.
Art Gallery at Wilder – Temporarily closed due to circumstances related to COVID-19.
Due to circumstances related to COVID-19, Wilder Gallery is temporarily closed for September. The Gallery reopens in October.
Art in Public Places Installation Orinda Library Plaza: “Shift”
The City of Orinda’s newest APPC public art installation, “Shift” by local artist Pam Stefl Toki is located on the wall in the Plaza Level near the stairs up to the second floor entrance of the Orinda Library. Stefl-Toki said, “This metal backed art print, Shift, came about by a revision of a 2009 clay monoprint. The print’s photographed imaged segued into the current metal artwork with the intention of being shown in an outdoor public art space.” As to the meaning of the piece, Stefl-Toki said, “This work is about the opportunities that can arise within the great challenges of our time. There are seeds of potentiality for growth, healing, compassion, deeper reflection, and humanity’s shift into raised awareness.”
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Art Embraces Music: Saturday Sept. 24, 8:00 – 9:30 p.m., Lafayette Community Hall
Lamorinda Arts Council Presents Ensemble ARI Performing a classical and new music concert including the music of Belinda Reynolds, Maurice Ravel, Lili Boulanger, Jean Ahn & Claude Debussy. The musicians will be surrounded by original art from Christian Ehrhorn, Judith Feins, Katie Korotzer, Ruth Stanton and Pam Stefl Toki.
The Ensemble is led by Jean Ahn, Composer and Director. Musicians include Jiwon Evelyn Kwark, violin; Heeguen Song, violin; Sarah Hong, cello and Susie Kim, piano. Light refreshments will be served immediately following the performance; guests are invited up on the stage to meet the artists and view their artwork. This free program is made possible by a generous grants from the Community Foundation of Lafayette and the Overseas Koreans Foundation. See https://lamorindaarts.org/art-embraces-words-events/.
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Mocktails & Cocktails, Sunday Sept. 25 – 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Join those who love art, literature, music and everything in between at The Coop, 32 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, from 3-5 p.m. Time for some artsy conversation about your creative journey with friends of the Lamorinda Arts Council. No host bar. Just show up. Look for our framed Piccassoesque poster of a crazy art lady – that’s us! Next event Sun., Oct. 30, same time and place. Questions? Email literary@lamorindaarts.org.
LAC October Activities
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library – Opening Reception Sat. Oct. 8, 3:00 – 5:00 pmThe Lamorinda Arts Council presents abstract artwork from Pam Stefl Toki, photography from LAC Treasurer John Brown, books and collage from Sue Ellen Cox and botanical watercolors from Linda Kam at the Art Gallery in the Orinda Library. Meet the artists while enjoying light refreshments at their opening reception on Sat. Oct. 8 from 3-5:00 p.m. The exhibit runs from Oct. 1 – 31. Visit the gallery and also check out their online gallery at www.lamorindaarts.org/online-galleries/.
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The Art of Mixology – Craft Cocktail Competition Annual Fundraiser - Saturday October 22, 4:30 – 7:30 pm – Orinda Theatre Square
Join us for the famously fun 9th Annual Art of Mixology Competition at Orinda Theatre Square, Lamorinda Arts Council’s largest fundraiser of the year. With an anticipated sell-out crowd, the event will host up to 20 bartenders creating luscious craft cocktails competing for the Mixologist of the Year, Top Amateur, Audience Favorite, and the Art of Staging Award. Tickets are $75 with limited availability at the door. We also offer a Patron level ticket for $125, which includes a $50 tax deductible donation to the Lamorinda Arts Council.
- Sample 15+ craft cocktails
- Bites from local restaurants
- Souvenir shot glass
- Music playlist that keeps the beat
- Vote for your favorite drink
- Bartenders competing for cash & prizes
- Raffle prizes from Morrison’s Jewelers and Epicurean Exchange
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Art Embraces Words - October 29 – 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Costume Event
The Lamorinda Arts Council invites you to show up as your favorite literary or artistic character at its free program in the Lafayette Library. Emerging writers read from their work surrounded by artwork from local artists. In this way art literally “embraces” the spoken word. The final 2022 program will be a Webinar hosted by AEW alumni Denise Nomura and Natalie Samuels Wheeler in November; date TBD. Visit https://lamorindaarts.org/art-embraces-words/ for more information. This program is made possible by a generous grant from the Community Foundation of Lafayette.
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Mocktails & Cocktails, Sunday Oct. 30 – 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Join those who love art, literature, music and everything in between at The Coop, 32 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, from 3-5 p.m. Time for some artsy conversation about the creative journey with friends of the Lamorinda Arts Council. Look for our framed Piccassoesque poster of a crazy art lady – that’s us! No host bar. Next event Sun., Nov. 27, same time and place. Just show up. Questions? Email literary@lamorindaarts.org.
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Opening Night at the Gold Coast Chamber Players
Romance abounds on Opening Night at the Gold Coast Chamber Players concert, Brahms Reunion, on Friday, September 23, 2022, at 7:30 pm at the Don Tatzin Community Hall in the Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette. This passionate program of Brahms’s Cello Sonata op. 99 and Piano Quintet op. 34 features the Principal cellist of Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome, Luigi Piovano, performing with his 330-year-old Ruggeri cello. GCCP welcomes back Piovano whose previous performances have dazzled Gold Coast audiences. Single tickets are $15-45 and are available online at www.gccpmusic.com or by calling (925) 283-3728.
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Luigi Piovano stars as cellist and chef!
Sunday, September 25, 2022 | 4:30 PM
Private Residence - Lafayette, CA
Set in a beautiful Lafayette home, this intimate evening includes a serenade of heartwarming Italian music and a menu featuring Rustichella d’Abruzzo pasta, Il Cappero Cru Orrico olive oil, and Podernuovo a Palazzone wines imported from Italy, especially for this event. Every course will be prepared by Luigi himself!
Enjoy the rare privilege to not only see, but also hear, a 330-year-old Italian cello on loan from the Micheli Foundation. Luigi will bring his magnificent cello by Francesco Ruggeri all the way from Rome for Gold Coasters to enjoy! Get your tickets and more information here.
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Town Hall Theatre
Yes & Wine! Adult Improv
September 25th at 7:00pm
October 16th at 7:00pm
November 13th at 7:00pm
December 11th at 7:00pm
Are you ready to try something new and have fun doing it? Join us for a beverage and play some improvised theatre games. These one-night-only classes are a great way to stretch your boundaries, meet new people, and have some laughs! Classes are open to improvisers of all skill levels. Registration/More info: https://www.townhalltheatre.com/adult-education
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The Body Play
Written by Madison Wetzell
Directed by Lisa Anne Morrison
October 7th, 8th, 14th & 15th *Pay-What-You-Can Oct. 15th
Something's very wrong with Amy's body. Her detached, neurotic mind, submits this chaotic, screaming body to scrutiny of experts—doctors, therapists, yoga teachers—and ultimately explores what it might mean to be a body, and not just a mind that, regrettably, also has a body. An exploration of a chronic illness and the absurdity of being embodied.
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Town Hall Halloween Fundraiser
Karaoke at 7:00pm
Screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 8:30pm
Saturday October 29th
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Town Hall Theater Company will be celebrating Halloween a few days early on Saturday, October 29 with a karaoke night and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The 18+ evening will feature raffle prizes, a signature cocktail and fun pack that will let you be part of the story! Karaoke starts at 7:00pm and the screening begins at 8:30pm.
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“Unique Expressions" Opening at the Moraga Art Gallery
The Moraga Art Gallery announces the debut of "Unique Expressions,” an exhibit featuring world-class jewelry from the Lafayette workshop of K. de Groot and ever-enticing, abstract acrylic paintings by Irene Needoba. Clearly, neither artist ever looked over her shoulder to view artistic trends of the past. Rather, each has conjured collections of unique, easy-to-admire pieces of art.
The exhibit, which runs until November 6th, also contains 500-plus works in numerous media and styles by the gallery's members and several guest artists, including Orinda's Judith Feins, whose incomparable oil paintings celebrate with striking luminosity California's land and water. In addition, the gallery's special boutique offers a wide selection of original hand-made gifts--silk scarves, coasters, greeting cards, wooden bowls, pizza cutters, and much more.
On Saturday, October 15th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm the public is invited to a free reception at the gallery, located at 432 Center Street in Moraga's Rheem Shopping Center. Come to meet the artists, enjoy the art as well as wine, light snacks, and live music. For more information, visit www.moragaartgallery.com or call 925-376-5407.
Image: Artwork by Judith Feins
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Diablo Symphony Orchestra
The Diablo Symphony Orchestra opens its Jubilation Season celebrating 60 years of musical excellence in the community on October 23, 2022, with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 and Aaron Copland’s Canticle of Freedom featuring the San Ramon Valley Chorale. Nicholas Weathers, winner of the DSO’s 2021-2022 Yen Liang Young Artist Competition, also performs the adagio movement of W. A. Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. Weathers is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Music in clarinet performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The concert will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Connections to folk music and folk traditions form a thread throughout the five-concert season, with programs ranging from the folk-song-inspired Mahler symphony to a new family chamber opera based on the stories of Br’er Rabbit. And a new work celebrating the DSO’s 60th anniversary by local composer Jean Ahn will be featured in the season’s final concert in May. The DSO will be joined by the Blackhawk Chorus on Saturday, December 10, for an uplifting and diverse program of holiday favorites that also includes Saratsky’s concerto featuring violinist Anna Presler and cellist Leighton Fong. Orinda native Juliana Athayde, concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra since 2005, returns on Sunday, February 26, 2023, to join the DSO in Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The daughter of well-known Stanley Middle School music director and teacher Bob Athayde, Ms. Athayde performed with the DSO in 2004, one year before becoming concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic at age twenty-four. She is also an Associate Professor of Violin at the Eastman School of Music. The concert also features Florence Price's Dances in the Canebrakes and Pyotry Illyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. The DSO’s annual family concert on Sunday, April 2, 2023, a coproduction with Walnut Creek’s Festival Opera, features a new mini-opera “Tales from the Briar Patch” by Guggenheim Fellow Nkeiru Okoye, known for her folk-opera Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed that Line to Freedom and orchestral work “Voices Shouting Out,” a musical response to 9/11. The winner of the DSO’s 2022-23 Yen Liang Young Artists Competition for young area pianists will also join the orchestra in George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The season’s fifth concert, “Sounds of the Americas,” features Brian Rice and the Berkely Choro Ensemble in music from Brazil, including a concerto for pandeiro, the Brazilian tambourine. will be followed by a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s "The Adventurer" accompanied by Darius Milhaud’s lighthearted Le Boeuf sur le Toit (literally "the ox on the roof"). The DSO looks forward to seeing you at any one or all of the orchestra’s performances or events. Reserve now for the best seats in the house!
Season and individual tickets are available at the Lesher Center for the Arts box office (1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek or 925-943-7469) and can be purchased online through the DSO’s website at www.diablosymphony.org. Visit the website for information about the orchestra’s regular concerts and special programs and events offered during this anniversary season. Details about the Yen Liang Young Artists Competition can be found on the website at www.diablosymphony.org/about-us/young-artist-competition/. Inquiries regarding the orchestra and its concerts and events can also be sent by email to info@diablosymphony.org.
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Diablo Ballet
Join Diablo Ballet for their 29th Season which opens this November 11 - 12 at the Lesher Center for the Arts with an expanded full-length production of Julia Adam’s smash holiday hit, The Nutcracker Suite. The Diablo family and their daughter Clara, return to the Nutcracker Suite at the Fairmont Hotel for another Christmas Eve adventure. Clara’s dream expands, taking her on a magical journey through the land of sweets that will include students from Diablo Ballet School with new sets and costumes. This whimsical ballet is a perfect kick-off to the holidays and is sure to delight all audiences. For tickets visit: diabloballet.org or call (925) 943-SHOW.
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Art Room by Chari
Chari began painting when the COVID-19 struck the world as a form of therapy. Most of her subject matter is abstract. She likes to experiment with techniques and form art in colors. She adds her personality and opens her work to your interpretation, encouraging conversation.
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Tom Taneyhill Art
Drawing and painting the local landscape. Connect with me!
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Quick Links to Lafayette Chamber Resources
Please note: to signup via text you will be asked for your birthdate. This information is not stored, it is only used for verify you are over 21 years of age.
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office hours by appointment only:
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
(925) 284-7404
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