🌱 CULT MOVIE NIGHT - BLOOD DINER presented by Backdoor Films and 11 more events

Hey there, Orinda! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• FMS Mandarin Immersion Circle Time and Tea
• CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal at Claremont Resort & Club
• Clarinet and Piano Duo Kim-Choi Performs at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Friday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 62 and low of 52 degrees.

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📸 Around Orinda

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orinda

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• FMS Mandarin Immersion Circle Time and Tea →
  1715 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill
  3:00 pm

Friday November 13

• CONJURING WONDER - Magic: Up-Close & Personal →
  Claremont Resort & Club, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Clarinet and Piano Duo Kim-Choi Performs at St. Paul's in Walnut Creek →
  1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• CULT MOVIE NIGHT - BLOOD DINER presented by Backdoor Films →
  Orinda CA
  9:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Voci Women's Vocal Ensemble Concert: Launch into the Light →
  St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 66 Saint Stephens Drive, Orinda
  5:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Growing Up Movies - Premiere of Orinda native, Greg Garthe - FREE →
  Orinda CA
  7:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• FREE Movie Night - Planes, Trains and Automobiles sponsored by Tommy O'Dowd →
  Orinda CA
  6:30 pm

Friday November 20

• Unit 499 New Player Game - November 2026 →
  Orinda Masonic Hall, Orinda
  10:45 am

Friday December 4

• Winterfest →
  Orinda Community Center, 28 Orinda Way, Orinda

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Whatever Wednesdays
  San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon
  4:15 pm
• Free College Course: Clemente
  Piedmont Avenue Branch Library, 160 - 41St Street, Oakland
  5:30 pm
• Verses & Voices Poetry Workshop
  San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St, San Ramon
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Night at Headlands Brewing Company - Lafayette →
  Headlands Brewing Company, 3420 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Wednesdays →
  Headlands Brewing - Lafayette, 3420 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette
  6:00 pm
• Trio Solano plays Bach at Piedmont Center for the Arts (The Bow and the Brush) →
  Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking for a recommendation for a house cleaner who can do occassional cleaning in Orinda.
  Any recommendations would be appreciated. #Askyourneighbors (Nextdoor Miner Road)

• Kellermeyer posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Berkeley. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Berkeley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orinda here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lafayette

• Lafayette Just Made Downtown Parking Way Cheaper Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Lafayette's Cherished Holiday Celebration Has an Official 2026 Date Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Don't Worry, Lafayette's Iconic Donut Shop is Safe (newsbreak.com)

Moraga

• Prep football analysis: Cardinal Newman, Vintage, Rancho Cotate big winners ahead of postseason (pressdemocrat.com)
• Refracted Elements (funcheap.com)

Berkeley

• University of California purchases $193 million Ritz Carlton (bigcountrynewsconnection.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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