Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

Come to a Sneak Peak Community Celebration of the fun programs that will be available once our new Lafayette Library & Learning Center opens. Start the day with pancake breakfast and storytime with Miss Donna at 9am to 10am at the current library, then head to Stanley Middle School from 10am to 3pm for sports clinics, walking tours, hands-on science sessions, the zoo- mobile, authors signing books, health tips, figuring out your next "dream career," swashbuckling sword fights, music, food and more. Experience a taste of what's soon to be inside. Come for an hour or stay all day... See you on May 3rd.

The Orinda Farmers' Market starts on May 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. (Until Nov. 15th.)

On Orinda Way near Orinda Village.

The Moraga Juniors' 5th Annual Through the Garden Gate Tour

Showcasing six spectacular gardens in Lamorinda on Saturday, May 3 from 10am to 3pm. Proceeds benefit the Lamorinda Senior Transportation Program and the We Care Services for Children. Buy tickets for $30 (an optional box lunch is $10) at Orchard Nursery, Across the Way, and McDonnell Nursery. www.throughthgardengate.org

Meet Oakland A's Pitcher Dana Eveland Saturday, May 3, 2008 11:00 am to noon at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. He pitches, bats and signs autographs left-handed. Ask him about his curve ball, his changeup or his slider this Saturday.

The 32nd Annual Science Discovery Day at the Lafayette Nursery School

On Saturday, May 3 from 10am to 1pm you and your family can experience this hands-on science fair featuring exhibits and experiments for preschooler through 3rd grade. Explode a volcano, search for dinosaur bones, play with bubbles, and more! Lafayette Nursery School is located at 979 First Street. Tickets are $4 for preschoolers through 3rd grade. For more information call 284-2448 or go to www.lafayettenurseryschool.com

Elephant Barn Tours: Experience a special once-a-year, behind the scenes tour of the elephant barn and learn about Oakland Zoo's progressive elephant management program! Tours are offered throughout the day. A $5 donation is requested per person. Purchase tickets at the Flamingo Plaza and at the Elephant Exhibit. Tours begin at the Elephant Exhibit.

Elephant Information Stations: How big is your foot compared to an elephant? How much does a 9,500 pound elephant eat? Learn the answers to these questions when you visit special elephant information stations.

Visit Camp Amboseli: Stop in and visit Camp Amboseli, a life size elephant research camp replica. Use binoculars and data collection sheets to do your own research. Talk to the camp researchers about life on the savanna.

All proceeds, from the event, go to elephant research and conservation.

Get the family together and visit downtown Walnut Creek for the weekly Farmers Market held in the parking lot of the WC Library, adjacent to Civic Park.

Every Sunday except holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go early for best selection!

This event will be held every Sunday, starting April 1. Parents can enjoy a great meal while their kids enjoy entertainment, live music, and child-friendly food.

Please call for reservations: 258-4445. Families can be seated anytime starting at 5:00 p.m.

65 Moraga Way, Orinda 

giggle Storytime

Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

The giggleroom at giggle Walnut Creek, 1359 North Main Street (between Cypress & Duncan), 925-746-0300

The event is free. No registration is necessary.

In conjunction with other Lamorinda community organizations, we are proud to announce the first "Green Rheem" film night on May 8th, 2008 at Rheem Theater. A $15 ticket includes local wines and appetizers in the lobby starting at 6pm, followed by the movie "Blue Vinyl" at 7pm (97 min long).  Over 50 tickets have already been sold.  If you'd like to attend just reply to this email and let us know how many tickets you'd like.  We hope this will be the first of many green film nights at Rheem!In

In Blue Vinyl, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cinematographer Daniel B. Gold set out in search of the truth about polyvinyl chloride (PVC), America's most popular plastic. From Long Island to Louisiana to Italy, they unearth the facts about PVC and its effects on human health and the environment

Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

Parents Night Out--Lafayette Community Center

Drop off the kids from 4 to 8 years old and enjoy a fabulous night out. While you are out having an amazing time your children will be having fun doing arts and crafts, playing games, and watching a movie. Children may bring jammies and a sleeping bag if desired. Treats and drinks are provided. From 5:30pm to 9pm in the Lafayette Community Center Sequoia Room. Cost is $20 per night. 284-2232 or www.lafayetterec.org

• Friday, April 18
• Friday, May 9
• Friday, June 6

The free Community Faire will feature entertainment for all ages, including live performances of local student and adult musicians, and children's activities. Featuring Moraga businesses as well as sustainable living vendors, local artists, area wines and restaurants, the Faire will be located at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center (Long's Parking Lot). Questions? email Ellen Beans at elbeans@comcast.net or 925-376-7306.

AlaVie (Formerly Bay Area Boot Camp) Fitness Day in the Park

AlaVie is going to be hosting a FREE Fitness Day in the Park at Heather Farms on Saturday, May 10, from 9am to12pm. The group will be coaching women's, coed, and children's boot camp programs and featuring services from many of our favorite community partners. This is a great chance for people to jump start their spring/summer fitness routines and learn about health/fitness resources in our community. AlaVie offers its PowerVie Boot Camp program for women at Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek on an ongoing basis. Members of the Lamorinda Mom's Club are invited to participate.  Check out the website at www.alaviefitness.com for more details.

The Orinda Farmers' Market starts on May 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. (Until Nov. 15th.)

On Orinda Way near Orinda Village.

Carnival games, face painting , wine walk (for the adults), a pirate treasure hunt, 6 pinatas and more! $5.00 per person

Get the family together and visit downtown Walnut Creek for the weekly Farmers Market held in the parking lot of the WC Library, adjacent to Civic Park.

Every Sunday except holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go early for best selection!

In the Safeway parking lot. Great food, music and more!

This event will be held every Sunday, starting April 1. Parents can enjoy a great meal while their kids enjoy entertainment, live music, and child-friendly food.

Please call for reservations: 258-4445. Families can be seated anytime starting at 5:00 p.m.

65 Moraga Way, Orinda 

giggle Storytime

Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

The giggleroom at giggle Walnut Creek, 1359 North Main Street (between Cypress & Duncan), 925-746-0300

The event is free. No registration is necessary.

All LMC members are invited to attend our monthly meetings, held the second Tuesday of each month* at St. Mark’s Church in Orinda from 7:00-8:45 p.m.

Topics are of interest to local parents and range from the relatively serious and practical (family financial planning, preschool selection, children’s health) to downright fun (planning memorable birthday parties, fitness for moms). Over the years, we’ve had dozens of excellent speakers, lively panel discussions, and demonstrations.

Come to socialize and enjoy complimentary meeting refreshments! Social time is from 7:00-7:30 p.m. We hope to see you at our next meeting!

*Please note: there is no meeting in August. Always confirm dates, times, and/or meeting locations as they are subject to change depending on topic or calendar.

Beer, wine, soft drinks at discounted rates
Complimentary hors d'oeuvres
Door prize drawings!

Lamorinda Green Drinks is an informal opportunity for local businesses and residents that are interested in green practices and sustainability to socialize, network and learn from one another.  We welcome anyone who is working to make their workplace or home more green, and who wants to share ideas about how to reduce our impact on the environment.

Stop by for any amount of time,
between 6 - 8 pm.

Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

The Contra Costa County Library is hosting its first annual Reading Festival the weekend of May 16 to 18 in celebration of reading, lifelong learning, and the enduring value of libraries. Some 50 nationally known and local authors will speak at 25 community libraries throughout Contra Costa County. There will be authors and additional fun activities for everyone – adults, teens, and children. All programs are free. The Reading Festival’s theme this year is Relax, Recharge, Rethink – READ.

Orinda will be celebrating Walk/Bike/Bus to School and Work Day on Friday, May 16th. This event promotes walking and biking for several reasons including:

• Physical Fitness
• Teaching safe walking and biking skills to children
• Concern for the environment
• Reducing traffic congestion, pollution and excessive speed
• Sharing time for community members, parents and children

Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

The Contra Costa County Library is hosting its first annual Reading Festival the weekend of May 16 to 18 in celebration of reading, lifelong learning, and the enduring value of libraries. Some 50 nationally known and local authors will speak at 25 community libraries throughout Contra Costa County. There will be authors and additional fun activities for everyone – adults, teens, and children. All programs are free. The Reading Festival’s theme this year is Relax, Recharge, Rethink – READ.

The Orinda Farmers' Market starts on May 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. (Until Nov. 15th.)

On Orinda Way near Orinda Village.

The Lafayette Juniors 9th Annual Tour of Lafayette's Kitchens

Tour six spectacular new and newly remodeled kitchens and a gourmet lunch in a beautiful garden setting in Lafayette on Saturday, May 17 from 10am-3pm. Tickets are $35 per person and the optional box lunch is $12. ($25.00 is tax deductible.) This years major beneficiary of the tour is Contra Costa Interfaith Housing. For more information call 962-0933 or www.lafayettejuniors.org

Please join us for the last New Member Tea of the season on Saturday, May 17th from 10:00am to noon.  Any new or existing LMC member is welcome to attend.   Members of the steering committee will be present to provide an overview of club activities, answer questions, and help new members navigate LMC.   This is a great opportunity to meet other new members and start connecting with new friends. 

The Orinda Library presents Yuyi Morales, award-winning children’s book illustrator, for the young (and young at heart) on Saturday afternoon, May 17, at 1:00 pm (see www.yuyimorales.com for her work) with “Make a Mini-book” program to follow, for children first grade and older. 

For those even smaller, we are holding at “Bookmaking for Babies” program on Friday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m.

At 1:00pm visit with wildlife scientist, Wallace Nichols author of Chelonia: Return of the Sea Turtle.

Visit the library for the Reading Festival Celebration. Enjoy crafts, face painting, balloon animals and refreshments. For all ages.

The Contra Costa County Library is hosting its first annual Reading Festival the weekend of May 16 to 18 in celebration of reading, lifelong learning, and the enduring value of libraries. Some 50 nationally known and local authors will speak at 25 community libraries throughout Contra Costa County. There will be authors and additional fun activities for everyone – adults, teens, and children. All programs are free. The Reading Festival’s theme this year is Relax, Recharge, Rethink – READ.

Get the family together and visit downtown Walnut Creek for the weekly Farmers Market held in the parking lot of the WC Library, adjacent to Civic Park.

Every Sunday except holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go early for best selection!

In the Safeway parking lot. Great food, music and more!

At “Animals on Broadway”, there’s fun for the entire family! Enjoy your day at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek checking out vendor booths that include travel gifts, costumes, pet jewelry and artwork, gourmutt pet treats and professional pet photography, to name a few. Don't miss the opportunity to view dog obedience and training classes, police K9 units at work, or having your dog washed by ARF volunteers. And be sure to sign up early for all the fun contests that include Cutest Beg, Silly Pet Tricks, Fastest “Woofer”, Distraction Factor and Dunkin’ for Dogs!

Kids can enjoy a special area just for them with fun ARF kids' crafts and face painting. While you're listening to live music, look for that special autographed celebrity baseball or St. Louis Cardinals line-up card at the “Sports and ARF Sales” booth or pick up some ARFWear for your family and pets. And while you’re considering adding a new member to your family by adopting a dog or cat at the ARF Adoption Mobile, don’t forget to visit the feral cat and dog rescue groups.

So join ARF and the Broadway Plaza retailers in Walnut Creek to celebrate “Animals on Broadway” and don’t forget to bring your “best friend”.

The Orinda Library hosts Joey Altman of the TV show “Bay Area Café,” who will be here to launch his new cookbook, Without Reservations, at 1:00 pm, with a reception in the Read Family Garden to follow.

This event will be held every Sunday, starting April 1. Parents can enjoy a great meal while their kids enjoy entertainment, live music, and child-friendly food.

Please call for reservations: 258-4445. Families can be seated anytime starting at 5:00 p.m.

65 Moraga Way, Orinda 

giggle Storytime

Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

The giggleroom at giggle Walnut Creek, 1359 North Main Street (between Cypress & Duncan), 925-746-0300

The event is free. No registration is necessary.

Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

The Orinda Farmers' Market starts on May 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. (Until Nov. 15th.)

On Orinda Way near Orinda Village.

Get the family together and visit downtown Walnut Creek for the weekly Farmers Market held in the parking lot of the WC Library, adjacent to Civic Park.

Every Sunday except holidays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go early for best selection!

In the Safeway parking lot. Great food, music and more!

This event will be held every Sunday, starting April 1. Parents can enjoy a great meal while their kids enjoy entertainment, live music, and child-friendly food.

Please call for reservations: 258-4445. Families can be seated anytime starting at 5:00 p.m.

65 Moraga Way, Orinda 

giggle Storytime

Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

The giggleroom at giggle Walnut Creek, 1359 North Main Street (between Cypress & Duncan), 925-746-0300

The event is free. No registration is necessary.

Come join our “crop club” for motivation, ideas, inspiration and companionship. Bring your photos, embellishments and albums, or just your photos, and we’ll help you get started. We meet Thursdays at 7 p.m. at alternating homes and once a month on Fridays at Remember When in Pleasant Hill.

If you have any questions, or would like to know where we plan to meet next, please contact us.

The Burton Valley Zone is hosting a Mom's Night Out on Thursday, May 29th at Petar's starting at 7:30pm

The Orinda Farmers' Market starts on May 1st from 9:00am to 1:00pm. (Until Nov. 15th.)

On Orinda Way near Orinda Village.