Last year at the Movies in the Park Photo Ohlen Alexander
This summer will see the return of Summer Concerts in the Park, sponsored by the Orinda Parks and Recreation Foundation and supported by the Orinda Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Orinda and City of Orinda. Each concert will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on a Tuesday evening in Orinda Community Park, except that Opera in the Park will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday July 24. There will be food trucks for all concerts, as detailed below, except for Opera in the Park.
June 14: Bay Bridge Beat, 70s Funk & Soul Food Truck: Kenny's Heart & Soul, soul food
June 21: Stratify, Jazz Food Truck: An the Go, Asian fusion
June 28: 3 Day Weekend, Motown Food Truck: Streetdogs, Chicago style hot dogs
July 5: Floorshakers (Funk Soul/Rock n' Roll) Food Truck: El Ranchero
July 12: What the Funk! (R & B/Soul/Disco/Rock) Food Truck: Streetdogs, Chicago style hot dogs
July 19: Lamorinda Idol (Variety) Food Truck: Kenny's Heart & Soul, soul food
July 24 (Sunday): Opera in the Park* with Solo Opera, 4-p.m. (Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Orinda
supported by the Orinda Parks and Recreation Foundation and City of Orinda.)
July 26: Blind to Reason (Blues) Food Truck: El Ranchero
August 2: Spill the Wine (Soul/Rock/Funk/R&B) Food Truck: Streetdogs, Chicago style hot dogs
August 9: Dave Alt 18 Piece Big Band Jazz Food Truck: Kenny's Heart & Soul, soul food
Summer Movies in the Park
In addition, once again Orinda will be hosting Movies in the Park on Thursday evenings this summer. The movies were selected by the community via an online survey. The venue is the Orinda Community Center Park and the movies will begin at dusk. Here is the schedule of films to be offered by Orinda Parks and Recreation Foundation, with support from the Orinda Community Foundation and City of Orinda:
June 23: "Minions"
July 7: "Hotel Transylvania 2"
July 21: "Cinderella" (2015)
August 4: "Inside Out"
August 18: "Good Dinosaur"
Families are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnics. For more information on both these ongoing events call (925) 254-2445 or visit the city's website at www.cityoforinda.org.
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