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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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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The 50th San Francisco Bay Area Comedy Competition brings 16 comics to the Orinda Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 5, while Saint Mary's College hosts its Oasis Music Festival on Friday evening.
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The 29th annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival takes over downtown Sept. 19-20 with four live music stages, art and craft vendors, food, wine and beer, a Kid Zone, and free admission along Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Lafayette Circle.
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The Orinda Starlight Village Players close their 43rd season with a multimedia adaptation of "Bram Stoker's Dracula" running Sept. 4 through Sept. 26 at the Orinda Community Center Park Amphitheater, featuring video projections and a first-time actor in the title role.
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EBMUD is rebuilding the deteriorating pedestrian path between Lafayette Reservoir's dam, visitor center and main parking area as part of the $14 million seismic tower upgrade, giving the reservoir's large walking community a smoother route.
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The 2nd Annual Moraga Rib Throwdown brings four BBQ crews to Canyon Club Brewery on Saturday, Aug. 29, raising money for the Moraga Education Foundation and the five public schools it supports.
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The 22nd annual Orinda Classic Car Show returns Saturday, Sept. 12, with Porsche as the featured marque and more than 40 Porsches lining a renamed "Porsche Alley" on Avenida de Orinda.
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The Lafayette Rotary Club's "Keep on Truckin'" event lets kids climb aboard fire engines, dump trucks and other big vehicles on Oct. 3, with all proceeds benefiting the Monument Crisis Center.
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