Community Roundup: Art Show Opening & More

We have such fascinating and diverse communities that it's difficult to stay on top of what's going on.

One tactic is to tap into the wisdom of the crowds as sampled through Patch blogs.

Here are some prime examples from last week.

(Want to promote your group, business, hobby or cause? Community editor Tom Abate can help. Email him at tom.abate@patch.com to ask how.)

Albany

• Albany Rotary Awards Joseph and Dorothy Villa Scholarship by Peggy McQuaid
• Asphalt for Parking, Sidewalks for Walking by Robert Marshall

• Father Knows Best by Colleen Walsh Fong
• Traitor or Whistleblower, Hero and Patriot? by Rich Buckley 
• A Superb Duet: Pixar Animation and Marin Symphony by Woody Weingarten

• Eight Ways To Be A Better Dad Than Your Own by Emily Henry

• Camp Makes a Difference by Eric Aaholm
• Local Artists In Richmond Art Center Exhibition from the Richmond Art Center
• Agave Nektar: Good or Bad? by Rhonda Priestner

• Open Homes This Weekend in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda by John Heinzel

• Out and About in Martinez by Gay Gerlack

• Piedmont Softball Foundation Roundup by Matt Burge
• Havens as a Service Organization by the Haven Community Service Crew

• Ghettos by Carl Petersen III
• Skating on Thin Ice -- Update by Ivette Ricco
• What Are You Giving Your Dad for Father's Day by David Mills

• What Would You Like To See Improve on Broadway by Michael Hsueh
• Talking About Men's Health from Kaiser Permanente

• Walnut Creek Traffic Accident Statistics in 2012 by Thomas Appel