OrSVP presents a perfect midsummer comedy, “Present Laughter”
The Orinda Starlight Village Players (OrSVP) return in July with “Present Laughter,” a Noel Coward comedy directed by Patrick Atkinson, opening on...
July offers a noir classic, chivalry and animated swordplay on screen
Young King Arthur pulls his sword from a stone, the Spanish legend of El Cid is brought to life by producer Samuel...
Pacific Chamber Orchestra to add half-time administrator
(Courtesy of the Pacific Chamber Orchestra)
The Livermore-based nonprofit, Pacific Chamber Orchestra (PCO), which also performs in Lafayette and other Bay Area venues, has created...
To properly celebrate the 4th, you really need a pancake breakfast
Fireworks. A parade. Lots of flags. Kids running around screaming for no apparent reason. Potato salad. Hot dogs. The aroma of barbecued...
The Siesta Valley hills are now alive with the sound of...
Orinda’s Siesta Valley is waking from its slumber. Since the 2025 financially driven closure of its former occupant, the California Shakespeare...
A classic Agatha Christie mystery kicks off Orinda Starlight season
The Orinda Starlight Village Players will begin their 43rd season with something special: The Bay Area premiere of Mark Shanahan’s adaptation of the...
Orinda Concert Series will spice up summer with plenty of music
The City of Orinda is once again bringing music, movies and community gatherings to town this summer with its popular Thursday night concert...
Charo’s known for “cuchi-cuchi,” but she’s also a dedicated guitarist
It will be a “hot time in the old town tonight” when the charismatic Charo brings her gift of laughter, dynamic flamenco and...
Geraldine de Guzman chosen as Classified Employee of the Year
(courtesy of Geraldine Socorrode)Guzman
Geraldine de Guzman’s work with special education students at Del Rey resulted in her being named the Orinda Union School District’s...
Sleepy Hollow, OIS grad is OUSD Teacher of the Year
It’s a tried and true local newspaper story: Local girl makes good – and it definitely applies to this year’s Orinda Union School...
Scraphouse will stitch together crafters, classes and creativity
Attention local artists, makers, crafters and tinkerers: Mark your calendars for June 20, because a local resource named Scraphouse will open its doors...
St. Stephen’s volunteers build beds for boy’s dormitory at crisis nursery
Volunteers from St. Stephen’s Episcopal church in Orinda recently assembled five new kids’ beds at Bay Area Crisis Nursery (BACN) in Concord. BACN...
Lamorinda AAUW fashion show combines fund-raising and fun
The community fun meter was off the scale when the Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) recently held a...
Former U.S. rear admiral to discuss the ramifications of the war...
Many Americans recall Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam as wars in which the U.S. military strived to succeed in impossible situations created by leaders...
Moraga Adobe’s restoration revives the history of Orinda’s Rancho Era
It’s not every day that the new kid on the block confesses to being 185 years old – but, after undergoing a facelift...
Orinda’s Edda Collins Coleman is Contra Costa’s Woman of the Year
(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)Edda Collins Coleman, Orinda mom and vice president of communications at Common Sense Media, was named 2026 Woman of the Year by...
The Orinda Theatre schedule touches all the bases in a very...
What do Darth Vader, Tallulah Bankhead, Humphrey Bogart, Louis Armstrong, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Edward G. Robinson, Charlie Chaplin and Ethel Merman all...
Setting the stage for a summer of theater
The Orinda Starlight Village Players (OrSVP) celebrate their 43rd season this summer, and as always, preparation is accompanied by the sound of hammers...
The Lamorinda Arts Council welcomes a new managing director
Monique Rodriguez, a Berkeley-based entrepreneur and longtime arts enthusiast, was named the new managing director of the Lamorinda Arts Council last month, bringing...
Female directors get the spotlight in new series at the Orinda...
Passion and history combined to inspire Linda Izcali Scobie and Chloe Ginnever to both honor the female visionaries who helped save the Orinda...
