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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to taste Orinda's most inventive cocktails in one evening?
• How did Orinda climb into California's wealthiest suburbs?
• Why Orinda's assembly member is joining Rossmoor's stand against hate

Also on today's calendar: The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 55.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Art of Mixology (funcheap.com) — Orinda residents can sip creative cocktails and mocktails at the Lamorinda Arts Council's 12th Annual Art of Mixology on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Orinda Theatre Square. With tickets starting at $85, you'll sample competition drinks from local bartenders, enjoy food and music, and support arts programs for local youth and the wider community.
   

• These are California's richest suburbs now — and how they've changed in past decade (sfchronicle.com) — Orinda ranks among California's very richest suburbs, with downtown scenes at Brookwood Road and Moraga Way illustrating how prosperity shapes daily life. A new census-based analysis shows Bay Area enclaves like Orinda pulling far ahead of Southern California, driven by tech wealth and soaring home values that now routinely approach multimillion-dollar price tags.
   

• Upscale Bay Area retirement community grapples with string of disturbing incidents (fresnobee.com) — Orinda's Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan plans to join Rossmoor residents at an Oct. 2 symposium responding to several recent hateful incidents in the senior community. The event will feature films, bystander-intervention training, and participation from local justice groups, aiming to help neighbors across central Contra Costa address bias and strengthen everyday civility.
   

📸 Around Orinda

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orinda

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  7:30 pm
• Hillside Club presents the Oakland Jazz Choir w/ Guest Vocalist Stephanie Crawford →
  Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Keep on Truckin →
  Lafayette Library - Contra Costa County Library, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
  9:00 am
• Donuts & Demos! →
  Greenlight Driver Training, 730 Camino Ramon, Danville
  10:00 am
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Blessing of the Animals at St. Paul's Walnut Creek →
  St Paul's Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave, Walnut Creek
  9:30 am
• Join Us for the LOPC Fall Fest! →
  49 Knox Dr, Lafayette
  11:30 am
• The Importancce of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Art of Mixology →
  4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
  4:30 pm
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde →
  Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
  2:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Preschool - 8th Grade Open House →
  The Saklan School, 1678 School St, Moraga
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Restore Hetch Hetchy Annual Dinner - Celebrating the Legacy Weavers of Yosemite →
  Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
  6:00 pm

📣 Orinda Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Acalanes Union High School District posted a job opening for Coach - Boys Varsity Volleyball Head Coach, Acalanes High School in Lafayette. Apply here.
• Wedgewood Weddings & Events posted a job opening for Wedding Coordinator & Banquet Operations in Moraga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orinda here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lafayette

• Lafayette's Paid Parking Is Expanding. Here's Where The Last Free Spaces Remain. Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Initial Signage Is Up for New Joy Bao Restaurant in Lafayette Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com)
• Swatt + Partners (residentialdesignmagazine.com)

Moraga

• Moraga: Shred Papers On Site – Oct. 10 (news24-680.com)
• New Lead Found In Unsolved Disappearance of Oakland Coffeeshop Owner (sfist.com)

Walnut Creek

• Sur La Table Plans Contra Costa Return (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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