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Sweet Thursday with Joshua Braff at Lafayette Library on April 21st

April 18, 2016 4:30 pm

Sweet Thursday with Joshua Braff:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
7:00pm – 9:00pm | Free

Join us as we welcome Bay Area author Joshua Braff. Braff’s most recent novel, ‘The Daddy Diaries,’ is a funny and honest tale of a stay-at-home dad and his two pre-teen kids who’ve been uprooted from California to a small Florida beach town. While the kids navigate the difficulties of adolescence, the father faces the challenges of parenting, marriage and trying to make a life in a very different place.

This is a free event. Registration required.
Books will be available for sale courtesy of Orinda Books.

Spirit of the Old West Series – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral at Blackhawk Museum in Danville on April 17th

April 15, 2016 4:30 pm

Spirit of the Old West Series – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral:

Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, April 17th, 2016
10:30am
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is the best known shootout in America’s Wild West era. On October 26, 1881, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout in Tombstone, Arizona—a 29-second event between two gangs that blasted its way onto the pages of history.

This presentation by Larry Ford investigates eyewitness accounts and professional reviews of The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, bringing to life the characters involved from the Earps and Clantons, to Doc Holliday. It takes modern science and forensic overviews to provide a clear and modern understanding of this notorious moment in the history of the Wild West.

Larry and a number of others are involved in reenacting the Shootout at the O.K. Corral—Larry as the Sherriff of Tombstone, Virgil Earp—and they will be in period garb for the presentation.

Lafayette Juniors Annual Kitchen Tour on May 14th in Lafayette

April 14, 2016 4:30 pm

Lafayette Juniors Annual Kitchen Tour:

Lafayette
Saturday, May 14th, 2016
10:00am – 3:00pm | $40

Tickets are on sale now for the Lafayette Juniors 17th Annual Kitchen Tour. This self-guided tour will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 10am to 3pm and welcomes guests into six special Lafayette homes with beautifully designed classic, traditional, and transitional kitchens including a stunning kitchen frequently featured as a backdrop for Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn photo shoots. Attendees will receive a Kitchen Tour program detailing all of the distinctive design elements of the kitchens as well as information on the architects, designers and contractors who created these spaces.
This year on the tour, attendees will enjoy delicious appetizers prepared by local chef Aimee Ames and fresh-baked cookies by local favorite, baked. Tour attendees will also get the chance to see the homes come to life with art from Lafayette’s Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery and fun entertaining tablescapes set by Effortless Hostess.
Proceeds from this year’s event benefit the work of five local non-profit organizations: Youth Homes, Diablo Ballet’s PEEK Outreach Program, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, and Lamorinda Spirit Van. These organizations were selected by the Lafayette Juniors for the support they provide to children, families and seniors in the East Bay.

Lafayette Community Music Festival at Town Hall Theatre on April 16th

April 13, 2016 4:30 pm

Lafayette Community Music Festival:

Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Saturday, April 16th, 2016
7:30pm | $25

For the last five years, Town Hall has been home to the Lafayette Community Music Festival, and in 2016, the event is bigger and better than ever! Don’t miss this unbelievable evening of acoustic music from some of the hottest local talent!

This year’s lineup includes:
Dream Posse
Stevie Coyle
Garageland Rodeo
Hard Rain
Reminisce
Gary Peare
And loads more!

The Essence of the Image with Photojournalist David Butow at Camera West in Walnut Creek on April 14th

April 12, 2016 4:30 pm

The Essence of the Image with Photojournalist David Butow:

Camera West
1255 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
6:30pm – 8:30pm | Free

Please join Camera West Walnut Creek as we welcome photojournalist David Butow Photography for a stirring discussion of his photography. David has followed his passion around the world to Afganistan, Burma, Iraq, Peru, and Yemen. His photographic coverage of the 2011 Japanese tsunami, the 2008 earthquake, as well as social issues in the United States has won awards from World Press Photo, Communication Arts, American Photography Anual, Photo District News, and others. His current project, Seeing Buddha has been published in the New York Times and National Geographic magazine.

Butow’s photographs have been exhibited in various venues such at the Asia Society and United Nations in New York and Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan, France. He is a member of Redux Pictures and has been a guest lecturer at many institutions including the Annenberg Space for Photography, Stanford University and Brooks Institute of Photography. His commercial and editorial clients have included National Geographic Books, Apple and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

www.seeingbuddha.net
www.davidbutow.com

Free Movie Showing Die Hard at Orinda Theatre on April 14th

April 11, 2016 4:30 pm

Free Movie Showing Die Hard:

Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
7:00 PM | Free

The next free classic film at Orinda Theatre will be “Die hard” on April 14th at 7pm.

Walnut Creek Restaurant Week April 17th – 24th in Downtown Walnut Creek

April 7, 2016 4:30 pm

Walnut Creek Restaurant Week:

Downtown Walnut Creek
Sunday, April 17th – Sunday, April 24th, 2016
Walnut Creek Restaurant Week is a culinary celebration of spectacular cuisine at incredible prices. Entice your appetite and delight your palate with prix-fixe menus offered at over two dozen restaurants. With cuisines that encompass American, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese and Mexican (just to name a few), experience why our delicious community has been called, “The East Bay’s most popular dining destination.”

Experience a weeklong event throughout Walnut Creek’s vibrant & ever-growing culinary scene.

Tickets, passes or coupon are not necessary! Just ask for the Restaurant Week menu at the participating restaurants below:

Guide To A Healthier Home: Better Living Through Nature at Rodgers Ranch in Pleasant Hill on April 12th

April 6, 2016 4:30 pm

Guide To A Healthier Home: Better Living Through Nature:

Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm | $20

There is nothing nicer than a beautiful, clean home, yet cleaning products, furniture, bedding, carpet, paint and clothing can all include chemicals that can be harmful to our families. Denise Koroslev will show us how to reduce this exposure by maintaining a clean home with natural products. Discover what products are the greatest risk and how to limit or eliminate your exposure. Students will make and take home a jar of natural laundry cleaner.

Wednesday Night Fever in Downtown Walnut Creek on April 6th

April 5, 2016 4:30 pm

Wednesday Night Fever:

Cypress Street, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
5:00pm – 8:00pm | Free

It’s time for bell bottoms, groovy tunes and anything tie-dyed as Walnut Creek Downtown celebrates the ’70’s with a funky festival of live music, food and fun. Disco on the dance floor to 70’s tribute band The Billy Martini Show, spin the lucky Wheel of Walnut Creek Fortune for a chance to win great prizes and enjoy tasty treats from two different Food Truck Mafia food trucks along with a selection of local craft beer and wine.

Check out the mind-blowing Astro Botanical Giant Inflatable Art Exhibit and Civic Arts’ interactive art booth featuring a mobile screen printing art cart. Spring shopping at local retailers and arts and crafts booths. Families will enjoy KettleTopia Hot Kettle Corn and lots of interactive games.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY:

The Billy Martini Show- A 70’s Tribute

Dogtown Downtown in Lafayette on April 9th

April 4, 2016 4:30 pm

Dogtown Downtown:

Downtown Lafayette
Saturday, April 9th, 2016
10:00am – 12:00pm | Free

Love dogs? Bring your best four-legged buddy to our annual dog-fest: Dogtown Downtown. We’ll start at Lafayette Plaza for a dog parade, and we’ll head to the Lafayette Library Amphitheater for fun activities and contests. Don’t miss the fun!

Long considered a pet friendly town, Lafayette is giving top billing to its canine community for its third annual Dogtown Downtown event, scheduled for Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is an event about – and for – dogs and dog lovers.

Designed to be a fun and festive canine-focused event, Lafayette Dogtown Downtown includes outdoor demonstrations, fun dog competitions, and other activities for dog lovers of all ages. Pet adoptions will be available and animal rescue group representatives will be on hand, as well as other dog-related vendors.

Enter your dog in any/all contests – FREE registration starts at 9:30am at the Lafayette Library.

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