| | Published April 15th, 2009
| Mostly May Madness in Lafayette
| | By Cathy Tyson |  | |
April 19 - Lamorinda Earth Day Festival - a celebration of local solutions & music, workshops, food, bike rodeo, and electronic recycling sponsored by Sustainable Lafayette, the City of Lafayette and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Stanley Middle School 3455 School Street, visit www.sustainablelafayette.net for more information. Read the full story online in our April 1st issue:
www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive.html
May 1 - Rossmoor Big Band Dance 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Rheem Theater. Move over "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "Fast and Furious" for classic swinging melodies of the 1930's and 1940's. This very popular event sold out in the past and space is limited. Dancers and non-dancers welcome. Tickets available at the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 100 Lafayette Circle #103, and at the Rheem Theater in Moraga.
For more information call the Lafayette Chamber at
(925) 284-7404 or go to www.lafayettechamber.org.
May 14 - Annual Garden Club Plant Sale - 10:30 a.m. - Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette. Just down the street from the car wash.
May 16 - The 16th Annual Concert at the Reservoir, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A free musical extravaganza featuring the Stanley Symphonic Band, the Acalanes Wind Ensemble, the Bentley School Jazz Combo and the Rossmoor Big Band at the Lafayette Reservoir. Food and drinks available for purchase or bring your own picnic. Sponsored by Lafayette Rotary. This event raises funds to support local music programs. Raffle tickets are available at the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Office or at the event.
Enjoy our local Jazz Bands under the old oak trees at the Reservoir. Free shuttle from and to the main parking lot!
May 19 - Taste of Lafayette. For one night only, check out some of Lafayette's finest eateries and sample their signature dishes, from 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tour begins at Brown Plaza on the corner of Moraga Road and Mt. Diablo Blvd., where participants can have a glass of wine, courtesy of Wine Thieves, listen to music by Red House Studios and enjoy appetizers. From there ticket holders can go at their own pace to participating restaurants like Chevalier, Pizza Antica, The Duck Club, Postino, Yankee Pier and many more too numerous to name. A shuttle bus will be running up and down the Boulevard to expedite noshing. Come hungry. Tickets are available through the Chamber of Commerce, 100 Lafayette Circle, Suite 103, or via their website www.lafayettechamber.com for more information contact Jay Lifson, CEO, Lafayette Chamber at (925) 284-7404.
May 25 - Crosses of Lafayette Memorial Day Vigil, across from Lafayette BART station 7:15, honoring those who have lost their lives in Iraq.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA