Walnut Creek’s Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, a major supporter of the arts, announced a $300,000 Care Fund to ...

If you opt to learn how to SUP (stand-up paddleboard) at the new Sea Trek Alameda water sports center, your instructor might ...

Shadelands offers everything under the sun: shopping and dining at The Orchards; walking trails; float therapy; tea parties ...

Korean options, Persian sandos, and Indo-Chinese eats are among the new additions; the Crogan’s space is filled in downtown ...

9/19-9/21 Spend a weekend in Wine Country during the Sonoma County Wine Celebration, hosted by Chateau St. Jean. The auction, ...

Each year, the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation’s Night with the Stars dinner pays tribute to the people and organizations that help improve the academic experiences of the more than 30,000 ...

Lafayette’s Park Theater was a symbol of the Lamorinda community from its founding in 1941, but it was forced to shut its doors in 2005. Local residents are determined to reopen the theater and have ...

Fans of Berkeley Repertory Theatre celebrated at the group’s Ovation Gala, held this spring at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. Benefiting both the company’s educational initiatives and performances, ...

Over the course of her career collaborating with Bay Area political and social organizations, the late educator and art enthusiast Margaret Terrazas Santos collected Chicano posters and prints, ...

Opportunity Junction, based in Antioch, aims to prepare Contra Costa County job hunters in need with the tools to set them on paths toward financially stable careers. In May, the group debuted a ...

Michael Connelly—whose 39th novel, The Waiting, will be out in October—is among the most popular crime writers. Earlier this year, Connelly visited the Village Theatre in Danville in conjunction with ...

Life is better in the great outdoors, and perhaps no place understands that better than Alaska. Dazzling northern lights, awe-inspiring wildlife, and shimmering glaciers are just the beginning of the ...