81 Moraga Way, Orinda
Last spring we learned that Marley Cabinetry was relocating from their Danville location and they have now opened. Check out their website here.
81 Moraga Way, Orinda
Last spring we learned that Marley Cabinetry was relocating from their Danville location and they have now opened. Check out their website here.
Free Movie Showing The Exorcist Director’s Cut:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, August 8th, 2015
7:00pm | FreeThe next free classic film is The Exorcist on Thursday October 8th at 7pm at the Orinda Theatre.
St. John Orinda
501 Moraga Way, Orinda
Saturday, September 26th, 2015 – Sunday, September 27th, 2015
11:00am – 8:00pm (7pm Sunday)St. John invites you to our 21st annual festival!!!
Share and forward this event with your friends!Saturday Sept 26th: 11 am – 8 pm
Sunday Sept 27th: 11 am – 7 pmJoin in the fun! Ahlan wa sahlan (Welcome)
Raffle Grand Prize – 2015 Toyota Camry LE
Live Entertainment
Great music from Nader Zaki, Samer Judeh (keyboard), Ghassan Bader, Waseem, Fadi Hanani
Debke performancesDelicious Food – Your favorite Middle Eastern Foods
Shawerma, Falafel, Kebab, Grape leaves
Hummus, Spinach pies, and moreSweets
Zalabyeh, kanafeh, baklava, and more delicious sweetsDrinks
Beer, wine, soda, water, and Arabic coffeeChildren’s Activities
Bounce house and more activities for kidsCultural Center & Vendor Shopping Bazaar
65 Moraga Way, Orinda
There has been much anticipation about the Italian restaurant from the owner of Piazza Pellegrini in the North Beach section of San Francisco and Taverna Pelligrini is now open in Orinda on Moraga Way. Check out their menu here. This place has plenty of space as well as a seating area across from the bar to catch the game on one of their flat screen TVs. I can’t wait to try a margherita pizza made on their wood burning oven. Check out the bar, wood burning oven and more inside photos after the jump.
Plenty more photos of the inside after the jump…
Cal Shakes Theater
100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda
Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 – Sunday, September 6th, 2015Cal Shakes’ outgoing artistic director Jonathan Moscone has chosen Charles Ludlam’s uproarious 1984 comedy for his final bow at the Bruns. In an unparalleled theatrical feat, Cal Shakes favorites Danny Scheie and Liam Vincent will make 35 costume changes to play eight different characters, ranging from a nobleman to an Egyptian princess. Taking place at a sinister estate near Hampstead Heath, where Lord Edgar and his nervous new wife Enid find themselves haunted by werewolves, ghosts, a vampire, and Edgar’s mysterious ex-wife, Irma Vep is a hilarious send up of a medley of different styles and sources, specifically, Hitchcock’s thriller, Rebecca, Brontë’s dark romance, Wuthering Heights, and Noël Coward’s otherwordly comedy Blithe Spirit.
A pioneering work in gay, and drag theater, this production will be a gender- (and genre)-bending tour-de-force.
1 Camino Sobrante, Orinda
The Chinese/Japanese restaurant Niwa has temporarily closed in Orinda for remodeling and is planning to reopen sometime in late August. Check out their menu here.
Photo by Flickr user mozzercork
San Pablo Reservoir
540 Old San Pablo Dam Rd, Orinda
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
10:00am – 3:00pm | $20 (per car)Hundreds of people will come together at the San Pablo Reservoir to experience a rowing regatta. Whether a spectator or a rower, the experience is sure to be memorable. Food and entertainment will also add to the fun and festive atmosphere.
The Day will provide a rare opportunity to interact with Olympic athletes and national/ international rowing champions. In addition, members of the U.S. Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team will be rowing at the event.
Be a part of one of the most important community efforts in Lamorinda supporting local non-profit programs.
19D Orinda Way, Orinda
Thanks to a reader for sending word (and photo) that the online, “luxury monogrammed accessories” store Parker Thatch (formerly iomoi), has opened a retail location in Orinda in the same shopping center where Village Pizza and The Refined Palate are located across from the Orinda Library. Check out their online shop here.
From their website:
Craftsmanship, beautiful materials and personalization evoke the timeless customs of the Northeast tempered with a comfortable Californian elegance. Patterns and motifs are traditional with a witful wink.
Parker Thatch produces seasonal collections of bags, small accessories, homegoods, and stationery crafted from heavy canvas, napa leathers, lucite, heavy paper stocks and featuring Parker Thatch’s own monograms, stripes and whimsical patterns and motifs.
I thought Orinda pranksters were at work again with a new sign but it turns out a speed hump is an actual traffic sign. Check out the difference between a speed bump here.
Free Movie Showing The Bridge on the River Kwai:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
7:00pm | FreeThe next free classic movie of the month is “The Bridge on the River Kwai” on Thursday August 13th at 7pm at Orinda Theatre. Come early as we expect this to be very full!
