Events

Lafayette Reservoir Run:

Downtown Lafayette
Mt. Diablo Blvd. between First St. & Moraga Rd, Lafayette
Sunday, October 26th, 2014
8:00am | $35

The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette are co-sponsors of the Run which is traditionally held on the last Sunday in October. Beneficiaries of the event are the local schools and the services and programs of the Chamber. The Lafayette Reservoir Run is the city’s most popular “family affair”, involving kids, parents, grandparents, and hundreds of serious runners from throughout the Bay Area. 2200-2500 participants compete in a 10k or 5k Certified Runs and a 2 mile run/walk for fun through the heart of the downtown, around the reservoir and back. Sprinters, walkers, the “stroller brigade” and many of Lafayette’s top four legged residents share the streets on that festive Sunday morning.

Presented By: Lafayette Chamber of Commerce & City of Lafayette
Event Date: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Start Location: Mt. Diablo Blvd. between First St. & Moraga Rd.
Registration Opens: 6:30am
Staggered Start Times: 2mi run/walk 8:00am, 5k Certified Run 8:30am , 10k Certified Run 8:45 am
Race Descriptions:

• 5k Certified Race – flat, “chip” timed course, runners only (NO Dogs or Baby Strollers).
• 10k Certified Race – hilly, “chip” timed course around the reservoir, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK.
• 2 Miles Run/Walk for Fun – No Timing – Fun Run ONLY, Dogs on Leash & Baby Strollers OK

Race Course: 10k Moraga Road west to El Nido Ranch Road, around the Lafayette Reservoir and back to Moraga Road. 5k or 2 mile DO NOT go around the Lafayette Reservoir.
Race Certified By: The Athletic Council/Road Runners of America (TAC/RRCA)
Registration:

• Adult registration fee – $30; Day of Race fee – $35
• Elementary school fee – $22; Day of Race fee – $27

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An Evening with Anthony Marra:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, September 25th, 2014
6:30pm – 8:00pm | $20

LLLCF’s Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes Anthony Marra, author of the NY Times bestseller “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena”

BEST OF 2013 by: The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Salon, The Chicago Tribune, The New Republic, The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Toronto Globe & Mail, GQ, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Review, Goodreads, Google, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

Anthony Marra’s exquisite debut novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, is about the transcendent power of love in wartime. When first published in May 2013, it became an instant New York Times bestseller—and later won the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. It was selected by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association as best fiction book of 2013. Marra sets the story in contemporary Chechnya, which has endured a series of devastating wars, occupations, and insurgencies that began in 1994 and have only recently subsided.

Tickets: $20/person
Purchase at: Click here to reserve on-line.

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Lafayette Art & Wine Festival:

Downtown Lafayette
Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, September 20th, 2014 – Sunday, September 21st, 2014
10:00am – 6:00pm (7:00pm Sunday) | Free

Kids Zone: Ticket is $1-$5 for different activities
Drink Tickets: $7 for individual ticket. Individual wine or beer glass is $7. Combination packages available with big discounts!

2014 will be the 19th year of this annual festival. The Lafayette Art, Wine and Music Festival is held the 3^rdweekend in September, and is perhaps the largest annual festival in Contra Costa County.

In 2013, over 80,000 people strolled among the booths of art, handmade crafts, sampling foods from top local restaurants and enjoying quality wines and microbrews, pausing to enjoy continuous music from our two main stages.

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