The Lafayette Gallery's newest exhibit, "Sun Kissed," runs from May 24 to July 23. Bring some sunshine into your day-the gallery will be filled with the brilliant light, color and energy of the season of sunshine. As a part of summer celebration, this exhibit will also include two outdoor artist markets on June 19 and July 16. Free to attend;
www.lafayettegallery.net, (925) 284-2788.

Gift of the Gods: Exploring Maize, Culture and Indigenous Art in the Americas, is on view through June 19 at the Hearst Art Gallery, the museum of Saint Mary's College. Artifacts include maize belts from Northern Peru that trace back to an ancient Inca tradition, harvest festival masks from Ecuador, Navajo rugs, Hopi katsina figures and a pollen pouch, Hopi, Acoma and Mata Ortiz pottery, Tarahumara grinding stones, corn storage baskets, elaborately embroidered tortilla cloths and clothing from Mexico and Guatemala . The Gallery is open to the public Wednesdays through Sundays, 11am-4:30pm. Adult admission is $4, students and Gallery members are free. For more information, call (925) 631-4379. Website: www.hearstartgallery.org.

Moraga Art Gallery Member Donna Arganbright and Guest Artist Sharon Tama will be featured in the new show, Off the Wheel, Off the Canvas, June 7-August 13. The public is invited to view Arganbright's original stoneware and and Tama's acrylic paintings along with gallery members' work at the show's opening reception, June 11, 3-5pm. The Moraga Art Gallery is located at 570 Center St in Moraga. For more information, go to www.moragaartgallery.com or (925)376-5407.

Summer Concert Series every Thursday night at the Moraga Commons Park located at 1799 St. Mary's Rd., Moraga. The free concerts are from 6:30 - 8:30pm. The volunteers of the Moraga Park Foundation will be serving delicious grilled dinners at the concession stand. June 16: RUKATAN, Latin & Reggae; June 23: GATOR BEAT, Cajun; June 30: PLADDOGH, Celtic (local). For more info go to www.moragaparks.org.

Come and enjoy this opportunity to hear the Boston based, award winning ATLANTIC BRASS QUINTET as they perform at Saint Mary's College on Saturday, June 18 at 8pm in the College Chapel. This is their West Coast performance on their 25th Anniversary Tour. They will play works of Bach, Ginastera, and brass music from around the world. Suggested donation: $10 general; $5 SMC faculty, staff and students and children 16 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information call (925) 631-4670.

The Orinda Library summer concert series opens on Wednesday, June 22 at 6:30pm, with Celtic Sands performing music of the Celtic lands. Led by Lara Garner on the Irish harp, the talented musicians will share their masterful interpretation of traditional music and may include stories or a few dance steps in their performance. The Orinda Library is at 26 Orinda Way in Orinda and the Summer Music Series is free and open to all. For more info visit www.ccclib.org or telephone (925) 254-2184.

Cal Shakes presents Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, directed by Joel Sass, through June 26. Titus is one of Shakespeare's oldest plays, but it is undeniably a play for our time: a sophisticated blend of heart-stopping drama and pitch black humor. For exact dates, times and to purchase tickets go to www.calshakes.org.

Town Hall Theatre is proud to present Shakespeare's classic comedy, "Twelfth Night" June 4 - 25. This production features wonderful, original music using Shakespeare's text, written and performed by Artistic Director Clive Worsley as Feste the clown. For tickets contact Town Hall Theatre Box Office at (925) 283-1557, or purchase online at www.TownHallTheatre.com.

Outdoor Move Night in the Plaza, Thursday, June 16 - "How to Train Your Dragon." Invite your friends, family, and neighbors, bring a blanket or two, shop at the farmers' market for a fresh and delicious picnic or pick-up a meal to go at a nearby restaurant, and stake out your spot on the Lafayette Plaza greens for the free family entertainment. The free movie will follow the farmer's market at sundown. Sweets and drinks will be available for purchase.

Rocky Horror Food Drive for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano at the New Rheem Theatre, June 17th, Friday Night at 10pm. Come in costume and win prizes at the costume contest. Win more prizes after the show during the Rocky Horror Trivia Quiz, hosted by Rheem Queen of Scream, Vanessa. Cost: $7 and one can of healthy food! (Or 9$ if you forget to bring food). Rheem Theatre, 350 Park Street, Moraga, (925) 388-0751 or www.TheNewRheemTheatre.com.

First Year Anniversary Celebration of The New Rheem Theatre, Saturday, June 25. There will be a reception at 6pm, followed by the movie "The Majestic." Tickets are $25 (includes movie and light refreshment). Monies will benefit the upgrade of the theatre's sound system. Info at www.TheNewRheemTheatre.com or (925) 388-0751.

Lafayette Historical Society's Speaker Series presents "The Caldecott Fourth Bore -Tunneling Through Time" with speakers Ivy Morrison, Caldecott Fourth Bore Information Officer and Jim Allen, Geologist. Tuesday, June 14 at 3pm, Arts and Science Room, Lafayette LIbrary and Learning Center. Donation requested, $10 for members and $14 for non-members. Children under 14 free with paying adult.

"A Peaceful Warrior's approach to Living Wisely and Well": Dan Millman will share insights from his just-published book, The Four Purposes of Life - the culmination of a life of exploration and adventure. Millman was the first World Men's Trampoline Champion, a Stanford University coach, a martial arts instructor, Oberlin college professor, and world traveler. Wed., June 15, 7-9pm, Lafayette Christian Church, 584 Glenside Drive, Lafayette; presented by Diablo IONS Community Group.

UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Frederic C. Tubach will read from his new book, "German Voices: Memories of Life during Hitler's Third Reich," (University of California Press) at Orinda Books on Thursday, June 16 at pm. Co-author with Auschwitz survivor, Bernat Rosner, of the widely acclaimed double biography, "An Uncommon Friendship: From Opposite Sides of the Holocaust," Tubach examines in his new book the causes for the rapid rise of National Socialism in Germany in the 1930s as well as the lives of individual Germans caught up in the maelstrom of history throughout World War II. For more information contact Orinda Books at (925) 254-7606.

Kids Fishing Clinic and Camp Day for Families on Saturday, June 11, 11am-1pm at the Lafayette Reservoir. Come enjoy fishing, crafts, nature scavenger hunts, games, and camp tours at Roughing It Day Camp. Learn the fundamentals of fishing, how to reel and rig your pole, casting techniques from the Roughing It Waterfront staff. For more information, see roughingit.com/campdayforfamilies.

Lawrence Hall of Science presents Dinosaurs Unearthed, now - January 1, 2012, 10am-5pm daily at Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley. Explore the world of dinosaurs as never before with Dinosaurs Unearthed, featuring amazingly real robotic dinosaurs, hands-on dig sites and more! Cost: LHS members, $4; Non-members $5 + general admission ($6-$12). For more info see http://lawrencehallofscience.org or call (510) 642-5132 or email lhsweb@berkeley.edu.

Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk---Friday June 17. Come-and-go event between 7- 8 pm. A flutist will be playing selections by Haydn, Schumann and Corelli. Labyrinth walkers are encouraged to celebrate the coming summer and reflect on past ones. All are welcome. Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, Lafayette. (925) 283-8722.

The annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for Contra Costa County will be held on Saturday, June 18th (Registration: 8am; Event Start: 9am) at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek. Teams of walkers will complete a 5K non-competitive course and take part in activities before/after the walk. For more information or to sign up for the Walnut Creek Making Strides event, email makingstrideswalnutcreek@cancer.org or call (925) 927-5011 or visit http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/walnutcreek.

The Second annual "Motorama - World of Wheels" will be held on Father's Day, June 19 in the parking lot shared by Postino restaurant and the Clocktower on Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette. Dads (and everyone else) are invited. Gates to the public open at 9am. Admission is free. Presented by the Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club. For additional information visit www.motorama.us.

NAMI Contra Costa is a local affiliate of National Alliance for Mental Illness, which is a grassroots, nonprofit organization, composed of consumers, family members, & supporters. Classes and support groups for both consumers and family members are offered, which include education classes for those with mental illness and their families. Presentations about mental illness by "those who have been there" are offered as outreach. Monthly speaker meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at the John Muir Concord campus, include presentations by doctors, researchers, and authors. For a schedule of events go to www.namicontracosta.org.

The Women Helping Women group of the Orinda Community Church is holding a Beaded Jewelry Sale to benefit Ugandan women on Sunday, June 26 from 12-2pm at the Orinda Community Church Fellowship Hall, 10 Irwin Way, Orinda. For more information please contact Rev. Lee Cruise, office@orindachurch.org., or (925)254 4906.

The Moraga Youth Involvement Committee, a group of middle and high school students dedicated to giving back and serving their community, is hosting a backpack drive for children in grades kindergarten through fourth. New school supplies such as crayons, binders, rulers, and, of course, backpacks, as well as monetary donations, will be graciously accepted. The filled backpacks will then be distributed through a local program called Shelter, Inc. to impoverished children in Contra Costa County. Donations will be accepted through June 30 at the Recreation Office of the Hacienda de las Flores, at 2100 Donald Drive, Moraga, from 8:30am to 5pm, M-F. For more information, please call Recreation and Facilities Coordinator Kimberly Nelson at (925) 888-7035.

Moraga's First Annual Red, White and Blues Festival, on July 1st from 5-8pm, will feature music, local wines and appetizers. Held at the beautiful Hacienda de las Flores at 2100 Donald Drive in Moraga, the entrance fee includes a signature wine glass, wine tasting coupons, and description & score cards for tasting at six featured wineries. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.generationgreen.com. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. Questions? Contact Lynda Deschambault, (925) 708-9686 or
info@generationgreen.com.

Campolindo High School Class of 1971 40th Anniversary Reunion. Saturday, September 17th from 5 - 9 pm at Era Art Bar, 19 Grand Ave. @ Broadway, Oakland, CA www.oaklandera.com. Please RSVP to Ken Churchill at ken@churchill-cellars.com or (707) 578-5393.