Community Corner
The Weekender: Haunted House, Halloween Harvest Festival, Reservoir Run
Some of the events happening this weekend in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda
As you plan your weekend, here are some of the activities happening from Thursday evening to Sunday evening in the Lamorinda area.
On Thursday evening, award-winning author Robert San Souci will share some frightening folklore and well-known tales.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
Also on Thursday evening, the Acalanes Performing Arts will put on its Fall Instrumental Concert.
The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Acalanes Performing Arts Center, 1200 Pleasant Hill Road.
Also on Thursday evening, the third and final seminar in a leadership series will be held in Moraga.
The workshop begins at 7 p.m. at the Serbian Cultural Center, 1700 School St.
The topic is working with conflict.
On Friday afternoon, Halloween comes to downtown Lafayette.
The festivities begin at 4 p.m. with trick-or-treating for costumed children at downtown stores.
A costume contest will be held at the Plaza at 6 p.m. and a screening of "Ghostbusters" will be shown at 6:30 p.m.
On Friday evening, tours will begin at the Lafayette Youth Commission's 10th annual Haunted House.
The spooky house will be set up at the Lafayette Community Center, 500 St. Mary's Road.
The less scary version of the house is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The scarier version will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On Saturday morning, a flower show will be held in Orinda.
The Dynamic Ikebana Flower Show begins at 11 a.m. at the Orinda Community Center, 28 Orinda Way.
Also on Saturday morning, a seminar on elder care and aging for families will be held in Lafayette.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive.
On Saturday evening, St. Perpetua School is holding a reunion of students and students' parents in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
The event begins at 5 p.m. at the school, 3454 Hamlin Road in Lafayette.
On Sunday morning, the 21st Annual Lafayette Reservoir Run will be held.
The 2-mile run begins at 8 a.m. The 5K race starts at 8:30 a.m. and the 10K race starts at 8:45 a.m.
Also on Sunday morning, the Moraga Farmers Market will host a Halloween Harvest Festival.
The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the market, located at the Moraga Center at Moraga Road and Moraga Way.
On Sunday afternoon, there will be music by Diamond Dave at the Lafayette Reservoir.
The performance begins at 1 p.m. It's to celebrate the opening of a girls' school in Afghanistan.
The event is co-sponsored by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and Trust in Education.
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