Events that have not been canceled. Cancellations are ongoing, so please check individual events for updates.

 

 

 

ART

 

The Moraga Art Gallery announces a new art exhibit, “Spaces, Inside and Out” which runs through Dec. 24. The gallery is open Friday through Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. Starting in November it will be open Thursday through Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. For information, visit the Moraga Art Gallery website: https://moragaartgallery.com.

 

MUSIC

 

St. Paul’s Concert Series is excited to present Harpsichordist/ Organist Arthur Omura in a solo performance broadcast live from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. This live performance will be broadcast online.  To register for tickets and receive the live link, click here Arthur Omura Concert Registration.

 

THEATER

 

Diablo Ballet Launches  2020-21 27th Season this November with Julia Adam’s  “The Nutcracker Suite,” which also includes interviews and fun behind the scenes footage. It will be filmed in Diablo Ballet’s transformed black box theatre early November and streamed virtually to audience’s homes on opening night Nov. 13.  The virtual link will be available for three days.  Diablo Ballet will also present its annual Sugar Plum Party virtually this year on Nov. 14, at 3 p.m.  This exclusive event via Zoom includes a virtual tea party with the Diablo Ballet Company dancers, a mini ballet class, Story Time and a Sugar Plum kit filled with goodies to make the day extra sweet.  Tickets are $25 per child and are packaged with the virtual performance.  Virtual tickets are being sold one per household through the Lesher Center for the Arts and can be purchased by calling 925-943-SHOW (7469) or visit lesherartscenter.org.

 

Literature

 

“The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution” written by first time author Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky. Although currently residing in Washington DC, Dr. Chervinsky (Lindsay Bowles) is a native of Lafayette, and a product of Happy Valley, Stanley Middle School and Campolindo schools. She attended undergraduate school at George Washington University, and received her PhD from UC Davis. She will be the featured author at the Lafayette Library’s Sweet Thursday’s Zoom event on Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. (Registration required on Lafayette Library website.)

 

 

Other

 

Meals on Wheels Diablo Region is hosting its first ever No Show Gala which allows guests to “attend” whenever they want, from wherever they want and they can wear any attire they want!  They are asking guests to make a donation on what they would have spent that evening on a ticket, an auction item, a babysitter, or a new outfit. The No Show Gala started on Oct. 29 and runs until, “whenever you want,” says Nadworny. “But we hope people will make their donation soon, because we have a waiting list of seniors in need of meals and services.”  The agency says the need for delivered meals and services will continue to increase as COVID-19 goes into the winter.  To “attend” the No Show Gala with a donation go to www.mowdiabloregion.org/

no-show-gala.

 

Diablo Foods Floral Department is conducting a webinar on how to create a festive arrangement of flowers.  Learn some tips, gain some confidence, and get ready for the holidays from this team of experts. Proceeds to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County.  For tickets and more information, visit: https://capc-coco.org and click on “Buy Tickets.” Webinar is Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Cost is $25.

 

Free help with medicare plan changes for 2021. HICAP is a program of Contra Costa County Aging and Adult Services. HICAP is here to help you to figure out how these changes affect your coverage in 2021, so that you can make informed decisions.

Visit www.cchicap.org for info on how to register for free one-on-one counseling, online talks, and updated Medicare plan information, or call (925) 602-4163.

 

6th Annual Hacienda Holiday Faire and its first Virtual Shopping Event! With so many changes in 2020 and the challenges with COVID-19 regulations, we wanted to offer our customers all of the one-of-a-kind handmade gifts and gourmet food items from local artisans, but in the comfort and safety of their homes. We will continue to host the Virtual Shopping Faire until the end of the holiday season. Thank you for supporting our local artisans! Hacienda Holiday Faire Site https://haciendaholidayfaire

.com/

 

GARDEN

 

The Montelindo Garden Club Friday Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Everyone is welcome. Presentation:  “Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change.” Speakers:  Rob Badger and Nita Winter, internationally acclaimed, award-winning wildflower photographers, will give us a spectacular view of California’s wildflowers as both a cause for celebration and protection. They will talk about how climate change and other human impacts on the environment are threatening wildflowers and the life that depends on them. Their inspirational talk will weave art and science to spark hope and action. To request a Zoom link to attend this meeting, email:  montelindogarden@aol.com

 

Lafayette Garden Club Monthly program begins Thursday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.  

Our guest speaker this month will be Robin Parer, one of the foremost collectors and propagators of Geraniums and Pelargoniums. Robin is the author and illustrator of the book “The Plant Lover’s Guide to Hardy Geraniums.”   She is also the owner of Geraniaceae, a small mail-order nursery in Marin County which was started in 1983 where they continually try to stock the newest and best hybrids of these lovely plants. The meeting will be online via Zoom Webinar. Join us as a guest at no charge.  For details on this presentation and membership information please email MaryanneKain@comcast.net