Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Orinda Parks and Recreation hosts its third annual Trunk & Treat at the Orinda Library Parking Garage on Thursday, Oct. 22, with decorated car trunks, games and candy across three timed sessions for children ages 1 to 11.
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The Acalanes Parents Club hosts a $100-per-person Holiday Hoedown at Balestrieri Family Farm on Nov. 7, with all ticket revenue going to Lafayette Partners in Education, the nonprofit that supplements school funding in the Acalanes Union High School District.
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Lafayette's Western Flyer Brewing and Headlands Brewing host dueling Oktoberfest celebrations Saturday, Oct. 3, while Moraga offers a free Serbian Food Festival and three days of community service projects.
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The Saint Mary's College Museum of Art in Moraga launches a free community weaving residency with Oakland-based artist April Camlin, offering five drop-in workshops from Oct. 11 through Nov. 21 where participants will help build a fiber artwork for a Spring 2027 exhibition.
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Lafayette schools that lead registration for the Res Run for Education by Wednesday can earn a $500 bonus donation, with the annual race set for Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Lafayette Reservoir.
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Sleepy Hollow resident Hatti Hamlin replaced 35 years of overgrown landscaping with a fire-resistant, pollinator-friendly garden, earning a profile in the Moraga-Orinda Firewise Network newsletter ahead of the Oct. 29 "Safe at Scale" wildfire event at the Orinda Theatre.
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Acalanes High School's annual Pops concert takes the stage Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in Lafayette, featuring student performances of music from Lady Gaga, ABBA and Raye.
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Moraga's annual Pear and Wine Festival returns to Moraga Commons Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, with a ribbon cutting for a new pear sculpture at 10:30 a.m., community awards and live music.
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Three-time Grammy winner Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at Orinda's Siesta Valley Bowl on Sept. 22 as part of the venue's Jazz | World | Blues series, the latest marquee booking for the rebranded amphitheater's inaugural season.
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The Lafayette Historical Society hosts a free Oct. 10 event marking the 50th anniversary of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail and the launch of a new nine-stop interpretive History Trail along the route.
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Saint Mary's College Museum of Art in Moraga opens three free fall exhibitions Wednesday, Sept. 16, including two student-curated shows exploring war imagery and the female gaze, with a public reception Thursday evening.
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The City of Orinda opened registration for its Trunk & Treat Halloween event, offering three 45-minute sessions for children ages 1 to 11, followed by the season's final food truck night.
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The Orinda Theatre will screen the new documentary "Bea Arthur—I've Done Everything but Porn" on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11, with director Dan Watt, who served as Arthur's personal assistant during the final years of her life, conducting Q&A sessions after both showings.
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Constitutional law professors Vikram Amar of UC Davis and Dan Farber of UC Berkeley will discuss the limits of presidential power at a free public forum at Saint Mary's College in Moraga on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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