april | lamorinda arts council news
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Lamorinda Idol | Audition Registration is Now Open!
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Get your pipes ready, Lamorinda Idol Season starts now!
Audition Registration is now open through April 31st.
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Open to all youth singers living in or attending school in Lafayette, Moraga, or Orinda, grades K-12 as soloists or in groups...
IMPORTANT 2024 DATES
- Auditions: May 9 - 12
- Swim & Karaoke Party: June 15
- Vocal Workshops: June/July
- Final Performance: August 18
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All the dates, details, and registration links can be found on our website. Get goin'! ⭐️
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Art Gallery at Wilder | April Exhibit
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This month at the Wilder Gallery we're featuring espoused artists Lance Jackson and Barbara Lind. The show features art inspired by news media, environmentalism, and nature.
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"The Wabbiteers" by Lance Jackson
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"Shasta Daisies" by Barbara Lind
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Lance Jackson + Barbara Lind
April 7 - May 4, 2024
Wilder Gallery, Orinda
All the details, including driving directions, are on our website. You may also view and purchase art from this exhibit in our Wilder Online Gallery.
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Art Gallery at Wilder
Wilder Art & Garden Center
20 Orinda Fields Lane
Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri, 3 - 5pm.
Free Admission for All!
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Art Gallery at the Orinda Library | 17th Annual Arts Ambassadors
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"Art is a place for children to learn to trust their ideas, themselves, and to explore what's possible."
- Maryann F. Kohl
The 17th Annual Arts Ambassadors Exhibit showcasing student artwork made in the classrooms of OUSD is so colorful and varied. Come warm your heart with a stroll through the elementary and middle school artwork on display at the Art Gallery at the Orinda Library now through April 25th…
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2024 Arts Ambassadors Exhibit
April 8 - April 25, 2024
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library
YOU'RE INVITED...
Artist Reception co-hosted with ONE Orinda
Thursday, April 24, 4:30 - 6:00 pm
• Admire the Artwork
• Listen to the OIS Band
• Hear the Elementary Chamber Orchestra
• Celebrate Arts Education!
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Arts Ambassadors Orinda is presented in partnership with ONE Orinda. Thank you for supporting and funding arts education!
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*Lafayette & Moraga Public Schools coming in 2025!
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Art Gallery at the Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda
Gallery Hours: Mon-Thu 10a - 8p;
Fri-Sat 10a - 6p. Closed Sun.
Free Admission for All!
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Mocktails & Cocktails | Community Event
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You are invited to our monthly community event, Mocktails & Cocktails! Gather with those who love Art, Literature, Music, and all things creative...
Sunday, April 28th | 4 - 6pm
Tutu's Food & Drink
53 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
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Artists of all kinds are invited to bring prompts if desired. Look for our knockoff Picassoesque poster of surrealist Dora Maar (pictured above) – that’s us! No RSVP is needed, just show up. No host bar.
Questions? Contact Us
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High School Visual Arts Competition | Online Gallery + Awards
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Presenting the 2024 "Best in Show" Award Winner...
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"Ego"
by Emily Bennet
Medium: Acrylic Ink
12th Grade, Acalanes High School
Teacher: Robert Porter
Congratulations to Emily and all the Award-Winning Artists!
If you missed the exhibit, we recommend viewing all the student art in our VAC 2024 Online Gallery. It's enlightening to see what's in the hearts and minds of our local students!
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This year's Award-Winning Student Art in all categories is featured in our Instagram Feed.
Check it out!
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arts partners | april events
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Become an Arts Partner: If you are an artist, arts educator, or represent an arts-related organization, Sign Up as an LAC Arts Partner! You'll have an opportunity to create a profile in our searchable Artist Directory, submit events to our Arts Calendar, and submit content for priority inclusion in our Monthly Newsletter.
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St. Mary's College Arts Events
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Send It To The Moon: A Circle of Short Plays
Spring '24 Theatre Production
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Send It To The Moon is a circle of short plays inspired by the Moon. Spanning time and genre, the Seniors enlist the help of student performers on campus to help tell this range of stories from Merchant sailors in a Poe story, to Helen of Troy, to a modern woman vying for a part in a Renaissance Faire play, and more.
When: April 18th - 21st
Where: LeFevre Theatre, 1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga
Price: $15 General Public
Details & Tickets Here
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Artist's Sketch Crawl
in partnership with Moraga Art in Public Spaces
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Join Saint Mary's College Museum of Art (SMCMoA) and the Town of Moraga in our 1st Artist's Sketch Crawl!
Here's how it works...
Meet at the SMCMoA at 1 pm. Bring your own artist's materials and sketchpad. These can be pencils, ink, watercolor, charcoal, etc.
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Artists will select a place on campus to sketch for 30 minutes; after the first 30 minutes, they will move to a new location and start a second sketch, then a third location for another 30 minutes and a third sketch. Artists will meet at the museum to share the three sketches at 3 pm.
When: Saturday, April 27th, 1 - 3 pm
Where: SMCMoA, 1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga
Price: Free and open to all. This program is best suited for 12+ and up.
Find Details Here
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Jazz Band & Jazz Singers Concert with a Tribute to Stevie Wonder
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When: Sunday, April 28th, 2:00 pm
Where: LeFevre Theatre, 1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga
Price: $15 General Public
Details & Tickets Here
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CA Writers Club, Mt. Diablo
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"10 Common Writing Issues I See in My Clients' Work" with Eric Elfman
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Eric Elfman is the New York Times best-selling author of books for kids and adults, including I Am the Walrus (from Little Brown), the first book of The N.O.A.H. Files trilogy, co-written with Neal Shusterman.
As a screenwriter, Eric has sold four screenplays to Hollywood studios (three co-written with Neal).
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Their screenplay CLASS ACT, based on the true story of a 6th-grade teacher who ran for Congress with her 11-year-old students as her campaign committee was purchased by Revolution Productions, and set up at Dreamworks with Halle Berry attached to star.
Eric will cover things he often sees as a writing coach, for example, Passive Protagonists, Passive Voice, Slow Beginnings, and lack of forward story momentum. Attendees will learn to recognize and correct these issues in their work as they revise.
When: Saturday, April 13th, 10:45 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Zio Fraedo's, 611 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill
Price: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members (includes Italian Buffet Lunch)
More Info Here
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"Moving Energy" | A Vibrant Exhibit
Acrylic Painting & Photography
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Enjoy this intensely colorful, eye-opening, motion-filled art show featuring work by local artists Irene Needoba, Lucy Beck, and our LAC Board Treasurer, John S. Brown.
When: March 20th – June 2nd
Where: Moraga Art Gallery, Rheem Shopping Center, 432 Center St, Moraga
Gallery Hours: Wed-Sun, 12 - 5 pm
925-376-5407, moragaartgallery.com
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community | april + may news
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Live at the Orinda: NATALIE DOUGLAS
"The First Time...The Music of Roberta Flack"
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World-renowned cabaret/jazz artist Natalie Douglas returns to the Orinda Theatre with her stunning tribute to Roberta Flack. In 2022, Roberta Flack, a Grammy legend, was sadly diagnosed with ALS. Now, Natalie Douglas and musical director Mark Hartman lovingly celebrate the hallmarks of her career and the impact her music and artistry have made throughout the world.
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On top of winning a multitude of awards for her legendary cabaret shows, Natalie Douglas has won 13 MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets). Natalie has brought audiences to their feet from the stages of Carnegie Hall and Birdland Jazz Club (where she holds a decades-long residency) to concert halls in the UK, Italy, Greece, Monaco, Argentina, and beyond.
"A true force of nature..." Clive Davis, The Times
When: Sunday, April 21st, 5:00 pm
Where: Orinda Theatre, 2 Orinda Theatre Square
Price: $60 - $75
Tickets: OrindaMovies.com
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Bay Area Comics at Town Hall Theatre, Lafayette
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Laugh-ayette Stand-Up Comedy Show
Bay Area Comics presents a Stand-up Comedy Showcase of the TOP independent comedians in the business.
Headliner Dennis Gaxiola is one of America's funniest clean comedians. The preacher's son and Air Force veteran has over 20 National Television appearances, including Comedy Central's Laffapalooza with Jamie Foxx and Stand Up Revolution with Gabriel Iglesias.
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The evening is hosted by Ryan Rodriguez and features Shanti Charan, Guile Mosher, Tramane Webb, and Jonny Rios.
When: Thursday, May 2, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Town Hall Theatre, 3535 School St, Lafayette
Price: $20
Info & Tickets Here
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