Events
The Jazz Café returns to LafayetteMark your Calendars- Stanley Middle School will be holding it's annual Jazz CaféFriday, June 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Stanley Middle School Auditorium. This is a great opportunity for 5th graders to check out the amazing music program at Stanley. There is a fabulous lineup featuring: The Stanley Groove Merchants, The Dominant 7, The Stanley Thundering Herd, The Gypsy Chix, The Stanley Jazz Messengers and The Acalanes Jazz Ensemble. General admission is $10.00 per person, children under 6 are free. If that's not enough, Chef's Touch will be selling scrumptious food from 5:30-7:30 p.m., and there will be dessert, coffee and beverages available for purchase all evening. And to top it off, drawings will be held to give away fabulous prizes including Tahoe accommodations. This is the only fundraiser for the Stanley Jazz Department. The Jazz Café has become a real favorite for the City of Lafayette. Don't miss out on this once a year treat!
The Gold Coast Chamber Players Season Finale: SPANISH STRINGS, on
Sunday, June 3 at 2pm at the Lafayette Library, 3491 Mt.Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, will surely be a sizzling way to welcome in summer! Just how many strings will there be? A guitar, string quartet and piano will provide the wide variety and exciting combination audiences have come to expect from the Lafayette based Gold Coast Chamber Players! This performance is appropriate for all ages. Student tickets only $10! Tickets are available at
www.gcplayers.org and by phone
(925) 282-3728. Limited seating, please reserve early as concerts usually sell out!
Free Outdoor Community Classes for All Ages
Please join us this summer for the first series of classes offered at the new Lafayette Community Garden and Outdoor Education Center across from the Reservoir. These classes are intergenerational, interactive, informative, and fun, so bring your kids and prepare to get your hands dirty! For detailed class description and to register:
June 2 3 - 5pm The Creekside Ecosystem
July 14 3 - 5pm Bugs: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
August 4 3 - 5pm California Edibles and What Native Americans Ate
September 29 3 - 5pm Winter Gardens
Synchronized Swimming: Walnut Creek Aquanuts
will be performing Celebration of Champions on Saturday, June 16 at Heather Farm Park, Clarke Memorial Swim Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $15. Don't miss this world-class synchronized swimming exhibition by athletes of all levels from the world-famous national champions Walnut Creek Aquanuts. This is a great opportunity to see BVE bobcats perform, including Sterling Stewart (3rd Grade), Megan Wong (4th grade) and Emma Smith (5th grade), along with the U.S. Olympic team duet who will be competing in the London Olympic games. For more information visit:
www.aquanuts.org
What's Happening at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center?
Remember - check out the latest at
LLLCF.org and follow us on Facebook & Twitter.
FREE Dancing, Movies and Rock & Roll in Lafayette! This summer, there's free fun happening every Friday Night in Downtown Lafayette, thanks to the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. Join us at Lafayette Plaza Park (Mt. Diablo Blvd. & Moraga Rd.) every
Friday from June 15 through August 24th. Every Friday is different! Fun for all ages, so tell your friends and family. Better yet -- invite the swim team, too! All are welcome. First up: June 15 - 50's Sock Hop with a live band. Then, on June 22, it's a Square Dance with a professional caller! For complete event list, please go to
http://www.trylafayettefirst.org/summer-2012-events/
Save the (new) date - Sunday, November 4th, LLLCF Gala Dinner with Extraordinary Authors, Mark your calendars NOW!
Announcements
New and Improved Farmer's Market!!
The 'new' Lafayette Farmers' Market will have its opening day on Sunday, June 10th. This will be a year-round market from 9am - 1pm every Sunday. The location has been changed to the South BART parking lot off Happy Valley Rd. with plenty of free parking!
Featuring local & organic fruits and veggies, specialty and prepared foods, artisan coffee, baked goods, fresh cut flowers, and much more! Meet your friends and neighbors, enjoy great live music and California's finest, freshest food! * Opening Day Special: free summer flower and produce seed packets while supplies last! *
2012 Orinda Idol for the Lamorinda Community Finalists Announced: Competition Sept. 9
This year approximately 200 students from 26 schools audition for Orinda Idol, and the level of talent was very high! We congratulate our finalists, listed below, and all of our auditioners for fantastic peformances. Finals will take place on Sept. 9 at the Orinda Theatre--please come cheer your fellow students and neighbors on. The community will also be treated to two performances from the Orinda Idol finalists and runners up before the final competition, with a performance July 17 at the Orinda Community Park (as part of the Tuesday evening Summer Concert in the Park series) and again on August 25 at Orinda Theatre Square.
Now auditioning for Fall 2012 and enrolling for our Summer Theatre for Arts program.
Contra Costa Children's Chorus has a choir level to match your singing ability.
CCCC is dedicated to quality choral singing including singing in a variety of languages.
Quality music education includes theory instruction and sight singing. Rehearsals on Wednesdays at 4pm.
Acalanes Dons Football Camp 2012
June 18-20
Grades 3-5, 10am - Noon
Grades 6-8, 9am - Noon
The Acalanes football coaching staff invites you to be the very best football player you can be. At our camp you will learn skills, techniques, rules and how to perform to the best of your ability. We believe in teaching kids the value of hard work, honesty, loyalty, responsibility and ethics of the game - they are just as important as the football techniques and drills we teach. There are daily camp awards and all athletes receive a T-shirt. This is a non-contact camp for kids entering 3rd-8th grade. For questions contact Coach I at mivankovich@acalanes.k12.ca.us or visit our website at www.acalanesfootball.com, forms tab to download application.
Girls Summer Club Volleyball Clinics at VB Vibe
Volleyball Vibe, the premier local volleyball club, is now expanding its club team offering to include girls ages 9-12. In preparation for both these teams' club season and the girls fall school season, we are holding summer clinics in Danville, Walnut Creek and Lafayette. These clinics will be run by 3-time Junior Olympic Gold Medalist and local volleyball club director/coach Kris Keller.
Have fun, play great volleyball.
For additional information, clinics dates, times, and location, and to sign-up, visit
Tiny Tots Summer Preschool and Kinderprep at the Lafayette Community Center-
Three 2 week sessions to choose from.... June 18 - June 29th
July 2nd - July 13th (skip 7/4)
July 16th - July 27th
Tues.-Thurs. Program 9:00-11:30 ages 2 1/2 to 3 1/2
Mon.-Wed.-Fri. Program 9:00-12:30 ages 3 1/2 to 4 1/2
4 Day Kinderprep (Tues.- Fri.) 9:00-12:30 eligible for kindergarten in the fall
*"Lunch Bunch" option to extend your day 1 hour*
**Also currently accepting students for fall (T/TH, MWF, and 1 day pre-K Programs)**
***Call directors Tricia or Heather at 299-3266 or main office at 284-2232***
Summer Day Camp: All kids are invited to "Sonrise VBS", a week-long, half-day camp featuring crafts, games, singing, stories, and skits. Fun for all. Lafayette United Methodist Church, 955 Moraga Rd, June 23 - 27,
9 am - Noon, $50. To register, call 284-4765 or
theoffice@LUMC.org
The
Stanley "Free To Read" Summer Reading Program is kicking off! All 5th, 6th and 7th graders are receiving summer reading logs. Each student is encouraged to set a personal summer reading goal with a minimum of 4 books. Reading Logs are turned in next September and students are then invited to a reading celebration party that includes lunch and prizes. We strongly encourage all students to participate and share in the joy of reading for pleasure. Check out the Stanley Library Summer Reading web page for more information, extra reading logs and book recommendations:
http://sms-lafsd-ca.schoolloop.com/librarysummerreadingHappy Reading Everyone!
Stanley's One Book One School title for this coming school year is Shooting
Kabul by N.H. Senzai. We are excited to announce that ALL Stanley students will be reading this book with their Core/English teachers at the beginning of school. It is a powerful story about the strong bonds of family and community holding together through a difficult situation told through the eyes of Fadi, a 7th grade middle school student who is beginning his life in a new school and in a new country. Offered as a convenient option for you to own your own copy, you can preorder your copy of Shooting Kabul and have it ready for you to pick up at Stanley's Wildcat Days
on August 20. Simply download a preorder form from the Stanley Library One Book One School web page:
http://sms-lafsd-ca.schoolloop.com/1book1school
and turn in your preorder form to your elementary or middle school librarian by June 5th with either cash or a check made out to Real Books in the amount of $5.60. Books will also be available for check out in the Stanley library. We are thrilled to have the whole school reading together! We can't wait to meet the author this fall as she has tentatively agreed to visit Stanley. Many thanks for your support as we anticipate this event to be a wonderful kick off for all Stanley students and staff.
Lamorinda Basketball Academy
1st to 7th Grade Boys/Girls
Sign Up for Summer Session Now!
June, July, August
Visit our web site:
Lamorindabasketballacademy.com
SUMMER BASKETBALL and Girls' Volleyball
Registration for the Lafayette Parks and Recreation Summer Basketball program is underway. And, new this year, Girls' Volleyball! Activities begin when school gets out and continue through July 26. Both Boys and Girls currently in 1st grade through the 8th grade are eligible to play basketball and Girls currently in grades 4 through 7 can sign up for volleyball. Events are all held in local school gyms and multi-purpose rooms. There are no games or practices on Wednesday evenings or Saturday mornings, so swimmers can participate. Go to
www.lafayettesummerbasketball.com for more information and registration instructions.
Lafayette Boys Basketball Association
4th ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP
Boys entering 3rd - 9th grade can sign-up to improve both individual and team skills this summer with members of the Acalanes Boys Basketball coaching staff as well as current players. Drills, games, fun contests and expert instruction will get players ready for next season!
July 16-20, 9am-12pm, Acalanes High School, $150 (includes t-shirt), contact Donovan Messier at dmessiersmc@yahoo.com or 925-298-2350 here
Spanish Immersion Day Camps
Viva el Español offers week-long Spanish Immersion Camps designed to give children a unique opportunity to learn or improve their Spanish language skills over the summer. During each week students participate in interactive games, music and movement activities, and art & craft projects that center around a specific theme. Each week culminates with a sing-along and presentation, where the kids get to show off what they learned. Camps are for children ages 5+.
British Soccer CampJune 25-29th, July 16-20th, and August 6-10th
9:00-10:30am Mini Soccer: ages 3-5
9:00-12:00 pm Half-Day ages 6-16 years
9:00-12:00 & 12:30-3:30 pm Full Day ages 8-16 years
Sign up online
www.challengersports.com or
www.ci.lafayette.ca.us Acalanes Union High School DistrictSummer 2012 Swimming LessonsVoted "Best Swim Lessons of Lamorinda"
LAFAYETTE - Steve Heaston Aquatic Center at Acalanes High School
Afternoon Weekday lessons available
Program specifics can be found by logging onto the AUHSD Aquatics webpage at
www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/aquatics or by calling
(925) 280-3928.
PROGRAMS BEGIN MONDAY, JUNE 18
We look forward to seeing you at the pool!
