ORINDA
The Lamorinda Arts Council invitations you to see the June exhibit in particular person at the Orinda Library’s art gallery on all four wooden walls near the library’s entrance and in the adjacent 3-shelf glass case.
Nancy Rubin and Cynthia Overbeck Bix’s “Reframing Aging” show explores eight critical men and women ages 70 to 96, such as previous UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor Russ Ellis. Also, “The Peaceful Lifestyle,” the topic of the latest California College of the Arts graduate Wendy Liang, is reflected in her luminous watercolors. Karen Hildebrand’s “Raku” show of 40 ceramic items, accomplished with various firing tactics, incorporate artwork vessels as effectively as utilitarian ceramics.
All necessary COVID-19 constraints are noticed in the gallery for your well being and protection. The exhibit runs through June 30 and can also be viewed on line at lamorindaarts.org/on the net-galleries. A reception date was prepared but unconfirmed at push time, so examine lamorindaarts.org/recent-displays online for updates on the reception’s time and day.
Artist Janell Lumley and her husband traveled in advance of the pandemic to “Faraway Sites,” the place they took copious photographs. Lumley derives her portraits from these pictures and claims viewing her oil paintings lets her to revisit these spots. She invitations you to view her paintings by means of June 30 as very well at lamorindaarts.org/on the internet-galleries.
— Lamorinda Arts Council
WALNUT CREEK
St. Paul’s church holding no-contact foods travel June 12
A generate-through, no-contact foods drive is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. June 12 in the parking lot of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 1924 Trinity Ave. Walnut Creek. Generate in, pop open up your trunk, and our volunteers will unload your donations for you. There will be no want to even get out of your car, and proceeds will profit Concord’s Monument Disaster Middle. Don’t deliver any fresh develop or glass things, remember to. For information, visit stpaulswc.org/information-situations or electronic mail [email protected].
— St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Concord
City relaunches reward card program for the summer season time
The town of Concord and the Bigger Concord Chamber of Commerce recently declared their relaunch of the Store Harmony system to support the city’s smaller companies by encouraging inhabitants to store domestically about Memorial Working day weekend and all through this summertime year.
Very similar to the inaugural method previous November, Store Concord has been relaunched thanks to a $10,000 contribution from the metropolis of Concord. Prospects who buy a $50 e-present card via Shop Concord will obtain a absolutely free $25 e-gift card in return, which can be used for purchases at any participating business. Shoppers also have the option of buying a $20 e-gift card via Store Concord and acquiring a cost-free $10 e-gift card in return. The reward gift playing cards with acquire will run right until the allotted $10,000 is dispersed.
The e-reward cards can be bought on the town of Concord’s Yiftee website page at application.yiftee.com/gift-card/harmony, which contains a list of participating merchants. There is nevertheless time for community small business proprietors to sign up to participate in the Shop Concord system online at bayareane.ws/3fWrfse. To stay up to date on all the most recent information and assets out there, abide by the city of Concord on LinkedIn, Facebook and @CA_Harmony on Twitter.
— Bigger Concord Chamber of Commerce
BRENTWOOD
Metropolis officers prepare to resume July Fourth parade this yr
The fourth annual Brentwood Vintage Fourth of July parade, hosted by the Brentwood Parks and Recreation Division, is back again on faucet this yr.
The parade, which characteristics area organizations, golf equipment and local community groups demonstrating their pride and commitment to the community, will start at 9:30 a.m. July 4 on the corner of First and Birch streets. The parade will journey down First Avenue, turning ideal onto Oak Avenue and will conclude at the corner of Oak and 3rd streets. Regional wellbeing orders will be in location, which may possibly involve social distancing and mask putting on.
Parade apps are obtainable by means of June 25 at . Registration is no cost. A few different judging areas will be set up along the parade route, wherever teams can quit and accomplish. Due to enhanced basic safety steps, the Children’s Parade and the celebration in Metropolis Park will not be held this yr, but attendees are inspired to guidance neighborhood small business just after the parade finishes.
— Judith Prieve, personnel
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