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Spring Wine & Chocolate Stroll in Danville on May 5th

May 2, 2016 4:30 pm

Spring Wine & Chocolate Stroll:

Hartz & Prospect Ave, Danville
Thursday, May 5th, 2016
6:00pm – 9:00pm | $35

Auburn James, Glennhawk, El Sol Winery, and Campovida are a few of the wineries pouring at the Downtown Danville Spring Wine and Chocolate Stroll. Danville Chocolates, Sweet Street, and Heavenly Taste Toffee will showcase their decadent creations while area wineries pour their best vintages and music will fill the air with jazz tones and complimentary grooves.

Your $35 ticket includes a commemorative glass, wine tasting, food bites, and entertainment. The Designated Driver ticket is $15 and includes non-alcoholic beverages and food bites. Tickets sell out quickly so get yours soon!

Tickets are $35 each and can be redeemed for wine glasses at the corner of Hartz & Prospect Avenues from 5:30-7:00pm the night of the event.

Mouths of Babes Playing at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley on May 1st

April 29, 2016 4:30 pm

Photo by Michael Sawi

Mouths of Babes:

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St, Berkeley
Sunday, May 1, 2016
7:00pm | $21 ($19 in advance)

Mouths of Babes – that’s Ty Greenstein of Girlyman fame and Ingrid Elizabeth of Coyote Grace – brings together a tender tomboy and rough-and-tumble lady to make music that melts hearts and shakes souls with undeniable chemistry and unexpected wisdom. Their sound is equal parts celebration and blues, folk and soul, salve and anthem—an invitation to love this life, to sing your sob story and end it with a smile.

In her 12 years with the popular folk-pop quartet Girlyman, Ty established herself as a prolific songwriter, talented multi-instrumentalist, and magnetic performer. “The poignant honesty that Ty brings to her tunes gives them an emotional intensity that’s as bracing as it is moving,” says Relix Magazine. She has a beautiful alto, a great way with words, and a wonderful, clear sound that pierces to the heart.

Gold Rush Spirit & Spunk at Blackhawk Museum in Danville on April 23rd

April 28, 2016 4:30 pm

Gold Rush Spirit & Spunk:

Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
10:30am

Our next Spirit of the Old West Lecture Series will be this coming weekend, on Saturday, April 23, when Craig MacDonald will be presenting, ‘Gold Rush, Spirit & Spunk’. Craig is a Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Speaker and Author. He also has been a nationally-syndicated columnist and award-winning television producer. A regular contributor to Sierra Heritage magazine, this author has written nearly a dozen books on the Old West featuring true tales of the California Gold Rush 49’ers.

Moraga Juniors Garden Tour on April 30th in Lamorinda

April 27, 2016 4:30 pm

Moraga Juniors Garden Tour:

Lamorinda
Saturday, April 30th, 2016
10:00am – 3:00pm | $40

Stunning outdoor kitchens, beautiful water features, creative recreation areas and exotic plants will all be on display at the 11th Moraga Juniors Garden Tour on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The self-guided tour, which takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will showcase unique gardens in the Lamorinda area. Guests can gather inspiration and ideas while supporting the Moraga Juniors’ 2016 beneficiary, Shelter, Inc.

In addition, tickets will be on sale morning of the tour, April 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Moraga Commons, and at any garden on the tour.

Bay Area Storytelling Festival this Weekend in Orinda

April 26, 2016 4:30 pm

Bay Area Storytelling Festival:

Orinda Community Center
28 Orinda Way, Orinda
Friday, April 29th, 2016 – Sunday, May 1st, 2016

The Tellers: We have an extra-special lineup for this final festival. First up is Bil Lepp whose outrageous tall tales and witty stories delight audiences of all ages. Antonio Rocha is a mime and storyteller whose eloquent face and hands tell the story even without words. We turn to Elizabeth Ellis’s for down-home wisdom, delivered southern style. Diane Ferlatte, we’re so glad you’re here to share your powerful and empowering stories. Kinetic storytellers Eth-Noh-Tec layer ancient Asian myths on folktales and urban legends. Maynard Moose and his friend Willy Claflin round out the bill, with a promise to tickle our fancies and funnybones.

Mission Statement: The Bay Area Storytelling Festival promotes the timeless, contemporary art of storytelling by presenting today’s finest talents. The festival showcases the power of stories to bridge generations, celebrate diverse cultures, and build and connect communities.

The Festival, located at Orinda Community Center, starts on Friday with one or more master-level workshops and an evening performance by all tellers. Saturday and Sunday we offer several performances for adults and older kids, and a special family program for the younger kids.

Nick Jaina, Music Performance and Reading at Walnut Creek Library on April 27th

April 25, 2016 4:30 pm

Nick Jaina, Music Performance and Reading:

Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
6:30pm – 7:30pm | Free

Musician and author Nick Jaina will give a unique performance of storytelling and song at the Walnut Creek Library on Wednesday, April 27, at 6:30 pm. Jaina‘s live performance is an amalgamation of all he has learned from composing for dance and film, all the songs he wrote while touring the country with his band, and all the stories he has compiled in his book, Get It While You Can.

Jaina‘s performance is not like a normal music show or a reading. Jaina loops electric guitar passages, mixing in sounds from distant rocket launches played from his phone into the pickups of his guitar. After creating a bed of sound, he reads short passages from his book, such as unsent love letters, or chronicles of Don Quixote-like figures who tried to sail across oceans. The performance is soulful and engaging. The stories alternate between funny and beautiful. The format is almost like a podcast such as Radiolab or This American Life, reaching the listener on many different emotional and intellectual levels.

Earth Day Festival at Lafayette Library on April 24th

April 22, 2016 4:30 pm

Earth Day Festival:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Sunday, April 24th, 2016
11:00am – 3:00pm | Free

We invite you to join us as we explore this year’s theme of Act Local. Throughout the day, we all have opportunities to make better, more environmentally-friendly decisions. Think about the products you purchase, the transportation options, the lunches we pack for kids, the snacks we carry with us to parks and sporting events. Could you take one more step and bring your reusable shopping bags, walk or ride, carpool once a week or choose fruit that comes in its own organic wrapper (oranges, apples and bananas)? Sustainable Lafayette’s mission has always been to support activities that enhance the quality of life in Lafayette. Making even small changes in your daily decisions can have a huge impact.

Things you can do at Earth Day:

create art with recycled materials at the LPIE Art booth.

recycle old, used crayons with the Crayon Initiative.

help preserve open space in Lafayette

reduce food waste with White Pony Express

learn about choosing renewable energy for your home with MCE

request larger recycling and compost bins for your home with Republic Services.

Daisies, Brownies and Juniors can earn their Girl Scout Global Action Award.

practice bike skills at the Safe Moves bike rodeo at Stanley Middle School (9:30-11am).

take a guided creek walk with the Lafayette Creeks Committee

Check out our suggestions for more ideas to get started!

Food vendors:

IzzyA frozen custard ice cream

Ebbett’s Good To Go food truck

333 Food Truck

Dan Crary, Bill Evans & Steve Spurgin at Mighty Fine Guitars on April 23rd in Lafayette

April 21, 2016 4:30 pm

Dan Crary, Bill Evans & Steve Spurgin:

Big Room Theater at Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
8:00 PM | $15 – $20

Yes, Mightyfineheads, THAT Dan Crary, the flatpicking legend, along with legends-to-be Bill Evans on banjo and Steve Spurgin on bass and vocals. A rare opportunity, indeed.

It might get bluegrassy.

10th Annual Moraga Triathlon on April 23rd

April 20, 2016 4:30 pm

10th Annual Moraga Triathlon:

Campolindo High School
300 Moraga Rd, Moraga
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
7:30am | $103

The 10th Annual Moraga Triathlon will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Pre-registration is now closed. Day-of registration for the Adult, Student, Relay, and 5-7 Year Old divisions will be 6:00 to 7:00 am on raceday, the 8-11 division is completely SOLD

Embrace of the Serpent Playing at Walnut Creek Library on April 23rd

April 19, 2016 4:30 pm

Embrace of the Serpent:

Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
7:30pm | $12

“Embrace of the Serpent” was nominated for Best Foreign Language film at this year’s Academy Awards. It is the first Columbian film to be considered for an Oscar. With beautiful black and white cinematography, it tells the story of a shaman, the last of his tribe, in the Amazon. It is based on journals kept by Amazonian explorers in the early 20th Century and tells the tale of a lost people.

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