Orinda Rotary sponsors the annual Opera-in-the-Park on Thursday, June 26th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Orinda's Community Park. This free public concert features the talented performers of Festival Opera and will feature Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Celebrate summer by bringing the family, a blanket, a picnic (or enjoy a selection of wine and food from the food trucks that will be on hand) and enjoy an evening of wonderful music!Orinda Rotary sponsors the annual Opera-in-the-Park on Thursday, June 26th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Orinda's Community Park. This free public concert features the talented performers of Festival Opera and will feature Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Celebrate summer by bringing the family, a blanket, a picnic (or enjoy a selection of wine and food from the food trucks that will be on hand) and enjoy an evening of wonderful music!Mark your calendars and don't miss our 2025 Dancing with the Cars kick-off to the Orinda Classic Car Show!
Our Rotarians were hard at work sorting and packing fruits at the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano in the Concord warehouse in mid-December in anticipation of a busy holiday. This session included fourteen of club members, as well as guests from St. Stephen's Church. Orinda Rotarians have been helping at the Food Bank once a month since July 2020. Every day thousands of people in our community around Contra Costa and Solano Counties struggle to meet basic nutritional needs. Children, adults, and seniors benefit from our efforts. The Food Bank is the leading fight against local hunger and volunteers and donations can make a big difference -- consider joining us!
Our next outing to the Food Bank is Friday, June 20, from 1-3 PM. Participants carpool and often share lunch prior to their work at the warehouse. Bring a friend! Please contact Sue Farmer if you are interested helping out.
Orinda Rotary offers in-person meetings that include scheduled speakers! Our in-person meetings are held in the Founder's Auditorium at the Orinda Community Center and include no-host hot lunches. Social gathering starts at noon and the meetings begin promptly at 12:30 PM. Click here to let our caterer, Leslie, know if you plan to attend in person and have lunch (cost is $25 per person)! We also use the online teleconferencing service "Zoom" for those who prefer to attend virtually. Each week, members receive an e-mail from Club President, Sue Farmer with instructions on how to join the upcoming meeting, including the requisite meeting ID and password. Members can join video conferencing from their computer or via phone. Non-members interested in participating in our meeting(s) may contact President Sue to request the Zoom link.
Upcoming speakers, events and programs:
- Wednesday, June 11: KTVU News Anchor Claudine Wong addresses how Main Street Media handles fake news, bias, balance, independence and fairness in news reporting
- Wednesday, June 18: Dan Thomas and Maxim Schrogin of Braver Angels share their work to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic
- Friday, June 20: Monthly Volunteer Outing to the Contra Costa Food Bank
- Wednesday, June 25: Collette West, Principal of Peres Elementary and Don Lau, Past-President of Richmond Rotary describe the Peres Elementary Book Club Tutorial Program
- Thursday, June 26: Join us for our annual Opera-in-the-Park, featuring a performance of Pagliacci in Orinda's Community Center Park
- June 21-25: Rotary International's Annual Convention in Calgary, Alberta, provides a global perspective on Rotary's worldwide efforts to demonstrate "Service Above Self"
- July 4: Annual Orinda 4th of July Parade!
If you have questions, please contact President Sue for more information.
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2025 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Jun. 21, 2025 – Jun. 25, 2025
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OPERA-IN-THE-PARK
Orinda Community Center ParkJun. 26, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Dan Thomas and Maxim Schrogin, Braver Angels
Jun 18, 2025
Braver Angels Work to Bridge the Partisan Divide
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Service Above Self
Orinda Community Center
Orinda, CA 94563
United States of America