Orinda Theatre brings sensory-friendly films to families seeking inclusion
Thanks to a new initiative at the historic Orinda Theatre, local families are finding a welcoming place where autistic children can be...
Three Quarter Century Club returns to honor residents 75 and older
After a four-year hiatus, the Three Quarter Century Club Celebration is returning to Lamorinda this fall, honoring residents ages 75 and older...
The Orinda Woman’s Club gets ready to celebrate
The holidays will be upon us before we know it, and the Orinda Woman’s Club wants to get the word out early...
Multi-talented Melissa Manchester will make memories in Orinda
A Grammy Award-winning vocalist, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter and an accomplished actress will open this season’s Live at the Orinda! concert series...
Orinda Classic Car Show
As always, the Orinda Classic Car Show more than lived up to the hype, with a brilliant selection of classic Chevrolets and...
Dancing with the Cars gets the party started
Stealing the spotlight at the Sept. 5 Dancing with the Cars event, this stunning ride wowed attendees with its classic lines and...
You’re never too young for a golf cart
Meet Angelo Maverick Piñon, Orinda’s youngest golf cart champ. At just 2 ½ years old, he’s already a pro at keeping his...
Ginny Mitchell’s Orinda roots: the seed for a musical career
It all started in the Cherub Choir at the Orinda Congregational church for the then three-year-old Ginny Mitchell. That’s when her love...
Malcolm Cowler brings classic “Jane Eyre” to the Orinda stage
Starting Sep. 5, the Orinda Starlight Village Players (OrSVP) brings Malcolm Cowler’s adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre” to the Orinda Community...
After 67 years, Orinda’s Rite Aid shutdown marks the end of...
Cheap ice-cream cones, quick vaccinations and last minute birthday gifts – Rite Aid was central to Orinda for decades. But on Aug....
Mini Golf Cart Raffle
This year’s Orinda Classic Car show is hosting a raffle for a four-wheel drive kids’ electric golf cart, complete with a parent’s...
Take a Hike survey: Readers respond with a quintet of enjoyable...
Last month we asked readers to tell us about their favorite hikes and they responded with a rich array of excellent options....
Fred and Ginger dance again in “Swing Time” at the Orinda...
This month’s Tuesday Movie Classic Matinee at the Orinda Theatre showcases the most famous dancing team of the silver screen. Of...
Obituary: Jeanne Carol Dowell (Dec. 29,1929 – June 15, 2025)
Jeanne Carol Dowell, age 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 15, 2025. She was born Dec. 29, 1929 in Blue Island,...
Citizen of the Year just part of Orinda Community Foundation’s mission
“The goal of the Orinda Community Foundation (OCF) is to make the city better,” said James Keefe, the OCF board president –...
Local author takes a close look at the pros and cons...
Owner of Orinda Books, Pat Rudebusch, believes books are important to communities. “Books that tell stories of real people and the...
Seniors Around Town exemplifies Orinda’s strong sense of community
Twenty years ago, Orinda’s senior citizens became a lot more mobile when a free door-to-door transportation program – called Seniors Around Town...
“Ring Round the Moon” opens July 25 in honor of A....
The Orinda Starlight Village Players (OrSVP) continue their 42nd season with Jean Anouilh’s French farce “Ring Round the Moon,” adapted by Christopher...
Comedian Will Burkart to return home to headline at the Punchline
When Will Burkart was a senior at Miramonte High School, his English teacher assigned a Challenge Project that required students to push...
LAC grant boosts two Lamorinda programs
(Ava Samson, Photographer)
Lamorinda Arts Council board members and curators, (L-R) Elana O’Loskey and Bill Carmel, at the May 31 artist reception in the Orinda...
