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

 

 

 

 

 

 

ART

“Wintermission” - a show between shows that features selected works by Gallery Artists designed to refresh and warm even the longest, darkest winter days - runs through March 4. Reflecting a wide range of styles, prices, motifs and media, the show continues the mission of presenting the best of the best of more than 100 East Bay artists.  Also on hand is a wide-ranging juried selection of locally created fine crafts and jewelry. All 2-D works are available for sale or rent through an exclusive “No Regrets” rental program. Free, open to the public. Valley Art Gallery: 1661 Botelho Drive, Suite 110, Walnut Creek, www.valleyartgallery.org; (925) 935-4311 or email us at valleyartgallery@gmail.com.

Lamorinda Arts Alliance announces the exhibit “Tiny But Mighty: Honoring RBG” which will feature abstract and representational 2-D artwork that is bright, bold and powerful, just like Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  This show will include mixed media, collage, monotype, oil and cold wax medium, and paintings in watercolor, oil and acrylic.  LAA member Ruth Stanton curated the show. Pat Calabro, a Pacheco resident, was selected as the featured artist.  Her digital acrylic collages are bright bold and full of intensity - so much intensity that she must tone down areas to make places for the eye to rest.  Calabro exhibits her work throughout the Bay Area and as far away as Ghent, Belgium. This free exhibit runs through Feb. 26.

Moraga Art Gallery Announces a new exhibit titled, “An Elegant Balance,” opening Feb. 18 through April 25. “An Elegant Balance” features the work of member artists, George Ehrenhaft and K. de Groot. The title of the exhibit describes the elegant balance between George Ehrenhaft’s rich and brightly painted watercolors and K. de Groot’s one-of-a-kind exotic jewelry. The gallery is open Saturdays noon to 3 p.m. and by appointment. Please email the gallery at moragaartgallery@gmail.com to make an appointment. To safeguard gallery staff and visitors, we require everyone visiting the gallery to wear a face mask and to maintain social distancing. The gallery is located at 432 Center Street, Rheem Shopping Center, in Moraga. For more information, please visit the gallery’s website: https://moragaartgallery.com

 

MUSIC

Looking for something to lift your spirits? Want to have some fun? The Diablo Women’s Chorale has the answer: Come sing with us! For information on membership and auditions, contact Nancy Hickman, Membership Chair, at (925) 899-5050 or hickmandg@gmail.com. 
DiabloWomensChorale.org/join-us. Audition events are free and held via Zoom due to COVID.

Diablo Ballet presents the second program of its 27th Season, “Balanchine and Beyond,” featuring four ballets, including the Act III Wedding Scene from the timeless fairytale, “Sleeping Beauty.” Virtual tickets are being sold one per household for $30 if purchased before Feb. 10 or $35 if after, through the Lesher Center for the Arts by calling (925) 943-7469 or online at lesherartscenter.org. For additional information, visit diabloballet.org or call (925) 943-1775.

OTHER

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents Elizabeth Kolbert & Mark Hertsgaard: Under a White Sky on Thursday, Feb. 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Online webinar, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley. Elizabeth Kolbert and Mark Hertsgaard will discuss Kolbert’s new book, “Under a White Sky, The Nature of the Future,” and answer audience questions. Cost: $20 one admission, $35 admission + book.  For more info see www.eventbrite.com/e/elizabeth-
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Girls4STEM webinar, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m., “On Becoming a Physician,” Heidi Sallee, MD, FAAP, Assoc, Prof, of Pediatrics, Saint Louis Univ, School of Medicine, an AAUW-OML STEM outreach program, free, for further information and to register visit the website oml-ca.aauw.net.

Girls4STEM webinar, Feb 21 at 4 p.m. “Climate Change: Learn How to Make a Difference,” Annie Welden, PhD candidate studying how environmental research plays a role in developing government policy, an AAUW-OML STEM outreach program, free, for further information and to register visit the website oml-ca.aauw.net.

American Association of University Women, Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch (AAUW-OML). General meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m. social, 10 a.m. program via Zoom, guest speaker Beverly Lane, “Woman Suffrage Warriors.” To obtain a Zoom link, visit the AAUW-OML website at oml-ca.aauw.net.

Prospective Member Meeting for boys team charity btc Orinda League. Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.on ZOOM. Open to seventh through 12th grade boys. League Boundary area: members must live in the city of Orinda or attend an Orinda school. For more information and to RSVP, contact Lexi Morrissey at lpmorrissey@yahoo.com or visit btcorinda.chapterweb.net.

Take time to view International Film Showcase Top 10 favorites. While the International Film Showcase takes a step back until its commercial venues, like the Orinda Theatre, reopen, community members can revisit favorite films. The IFS films from the past 10 years are listed on its website, including the Efi Lubliner’s and Jo Alice Canterbury’s Top 10 list. Top on Lubliner’s list is “Tangerines” and “Woman at War” while Canterbury’s top two include “Never Look Away” and “Frantz.” For a detailed list, visit www.internationalshowcase.org.

GARDEN

The Montelindo Garden Club February meeting begins Friday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Everyone is welcome. Presentation:  Edible Landscaping.  Speaker:  Patricia St. John, who loves to design with edibles!  She has been designing residential gardens for the past 25 years, on both sides of the bay. Her work has received international design awards and been featured in Better Homes and Gardens, Sunset Magazine, S.F. Chronicle, and seven books on garden design. She has taught in the Landscape Horticulture department at Merritt College in Oakland for the past 14 years. To request a Zoom link to attend this meeting, email:  montelindogarden@aol.com.

Lafayette Garden Club Monthly program begins Thursday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. Succulents are now wildly popular in gardens and containers because of their drought tolerance and ease of care. Shawna Anderson, is a Certified Horticulturist at Orchard Nursery in Lafayette.  She teaches classes and has talked at other garden clubs demonstrating her talent in planting containers with Thrillers, Fillers & Spillers. This month it is all about about Succulents in Containers.  Please join us. 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.

Please join us for the  Zoom meeting of the Walnut Creek Garden Club on Feb. 8. Our general meeting begins at 10 a.m., with the speaker presentation at 10:30 a.m.  Just in time for Valentine’s Day:  “A Little Love for the Garden.”  Jolene Adams, past president of the American Rose Society will tell us how to prepare your garden soil, what to feed your roses and more.  The blooms will be worth the bother. Please contact Maureen Little, Co-President at mslittle44@gmail.com to receive your Zoom invite.  More information at www.walnutcreekgardenclub.org