Browsing Category

Events

Art of Mixology at Orinda Theatre Square on Oct 7th

September 25, 2017 4:30 pm

Art of Mixology:

Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Saturday, October 7th, 2017
4:30pm – 7:00pm | $45

More than twenty well-known and upcoming East Bay mixologists will come together in support of LAC’s art events, initiatives and programs.

Tickets are on sale now. Attendees will have the chance to sample unique cocktails from all our mixologists as well as vote live onsite to help determine who will be named Mixologist of the Year, Top Amateur and Audience Favorite. It’s a fun, festive day for everyone!

Pear & Wine Festival at Moraga Commons Park on Sept 23rd

September 22, 2017 4:35 pm

Pear & Wine Festival:

Moraga Commons Park
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
11:00am – 4:00pm | Free

This is a family friendly event with activities for all ages celebrating Moraga’s Pear history! Join your friends and neighbors for: Entertainment with DJ RyanO, wine tasting with the Lamorinda Wine Growers Association, pear pies, jumpies, food, local artist booths, community booths, and more!

Smuin Ballet Dance Series 01 at Lesher Center Sept 22nd & 23rd in Walnut Creek

September 21, 2017 4:30 pm

Smuin Ballet Dance Series 01:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, September 22nd, Saturday, September 23rd, 2017

Smuin’s Dance Series 01 features Michael Smuin’s classic Frank Sinatra tribute Fly Me to the Moon; the West Coast premiere of internationally acclaimed artist Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s magnificent Requiem for a Rose; and the return of Garrett Ammon’s playful and quirky Serenade for Strings, set to Tchaikovsky’s classic score.

Eddie Hart and Dave Newhouse: Disqualified at Lafayette Library on Sept 27th

September 20, 2017 4:30 pm

Eddie Hart and Dave Newhouse: Disqualified:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017
7:00 – 8:00pm | Free

Join us for an evening with Olympic medalist, Eddie Hart and award-winning sportswriter, Dave Newhouse as they discuss their new book Disqualified: Eddie Hart, Munich 1972, and the Voices of the Most Tragic Olympics which sheds entirely new light on the true story of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

A strong favorite to win the 100-meter dash and the title of World’s Fastest Human, Hart found himself disqualified from the 1972 Olympic event after arriving seconds late for a quarterfinal heat. Harts disappointment, though excruciating, was just one of many subplots to the most tragic of Olympic Games, at which eight Arab terrorists assassinated eleven Israeli athletes and coaches as the world watched in horror.

Eddie Hart earned his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s from Cal State-Hayward before embarking on a career as a teacher and coach at the college level. Dave Newhouse was an award-winning sportswriter and columnist at the Oakland (CA) Tribune prior to his retirement in 2011. This is his twelfth book.

The Song of the Nightingale Playing at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette Sept 28th – Oct 21st

September 19, 2017 4:30 pm

The Song of the Nightingale: A Musical Fairy Tale:

Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Thursday, September 28th – Saturday, October 21st, 2017

Based upon a Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale, The Song of the Nightingale is a magical, musical romp for the whole family that reminds us that true beauty and worth is always found within. In an ancient empire in China, a beautiful Nightingale sings. Seeking to better her station in life, a lowly kitchen maid captures the bird and presents it to the Emperor. But the Emperor is soon distracted, and fails to see the plain little brown bird’s true inner beauty.

Model Rocket Build and Launch at Walnut Creek Library Sept 20th

September 18, 2017 4:30 pm

Model Rocket Build and Launch:

Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, September 20th, 2017
4:00 – 5:00pm | Free

Kids will be building and decorating model rockets, and then watching them pneumatically launched into the sky! We use card-stock and foam to construct these simple and safe models, and “blast off” will be performed by library staff. All supplies will be provided. Meet in the patio off the Children’s Storybook Room. (Registration required)

Free Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco Sept 17th

September 15, 2017 4:58 pm

Photo by Flickr user zemistor

Free Comedy Day:

Sharon Meadow
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Sunday, September 17th, 2017
12:00 – 5:00pm | Free

Comedy Day is the original, longest-running, free outdoor comedy concert. This year it features 40 (or more) of today’s top performers from the Bay Area and beyond. It was founded in 1981 as a way for Bay Area comics to say thank you to comedy fans for their support and to The City that has nurtured so many comedians. Since then, nearly 1,000 of the world’s funniest performers have given the gift of laughter to more than a half-million happy people at Comedy Day.

Night at the Museum at Blackhawk Museum in Danville Oct 15th

September 14, 2017 4:30 pm

Night at the Museum:

Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
5:30 – 10:30pm| $100

You’re invited to attend the 3rd Annual Night at The Museum Gala! A fundraising dinner and auction to benefit the Blackhawk Museums Children’s Education and Transportation Fund that brings ‘K’ through ’12’ students to the museum at no charge.

5:30 pm – 7:00pm
Lobby & Upper Gallery Reception
Spirit of the Old West Gallery Historical Re-enactments
Silent Auction

7:00pm – 10:30pm
Lower Gallery Sit-Down Dinner
Live Entertainment
Live Auction
Raffle

The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century at Lafayette Library Tonight

September 13, 2017 4:30 pm

The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, September 13th, 2017
6:30 – 8:00pm | $15 (students free)

Dr. Brad Roberts, Director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, joins us to examine and highlight important lessons on the disarmament enterprise. Drawing on his experience in the making and implementation of US policy during the Obama administration, Dr. Roberts will provide insights to the new problems in strategic conflict we face in the 21st century in which nuclear weapons remain relevant, but major changes in strategies for deterrence, assurance, and strategic stability are necessary.

Mountain Shadow Short Film Competition at Las Lomas Theater in Walnut Creek Sept 15th & 16th

September 12, 2017 4:30 pm

3rd Annual Short Mountain Shadow Film Competition:

Los Lomas High School Theater
1460 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Friday, September 15th, Saturday, September 16th, 2017
7:30pm | $12

Mountain Shadow Film Society will present the 3 rd Annual Short Film Competition Sept. 15 th and 16 th at the Las Lomas High School Theater. A 29-member jury previewed 346 submissions to select 13 finalists who will present their outstanding films in person for audience choice awards.

Included will be 5 live-action / narrative, four animated and four documentary shorts for a total running time of 110 minutes followed by the filmmakers engaging the audiences with Q&A. This year’s finalists come from all over the country, including SoCal, Utah, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania and one New Yorker. One filmmaker is coming from Brussels making this annual competition an international event!

From audience balloting, 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd place winners will receive $1,000. $500 and $250 respectively. All remaining finalists will receive $150. Unlike most film festivals, this competition has no submission fee for filmmakers. Instead Mountain Shadow pre-selects a limited number of finalists for this competition who are required to present their films in person. Based on Mountain Shadow’s efforts to support and encourage the cinematic arts in the community, the event is sponsored, in part, through the generous financial backing of Film Society members and local businesses.

Prev 1 … 38 39 40 41 42 … 166 Next