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Be First in Line for Unique Local Events

$10 refundable deposit → Early-bird invites → Use it or get it back. Simple.

Each week in the SPOTLIGHT Newsletter we share new event ideas — concerts, dinners, adventures, and more.
When enough locals click Like This, the event becomes real and A-List members get early access to tickets before they sell out.

Vivienne Laroux

Vivienne Laroux
Cool, Collected, and Already on the Guest List.
Danville

Leo Hartman

Leo Hartman
Where Curiosity Meets Craft.
Orinda
This week’s hosts: Viv & Leo — two locals, two perspectives, three new A-List events.

Publisher’s Note

Thank you to everyone who’s joined the A-List — the list keeps growing every day! Now we need your help shaping what happens next.
Click “Like This” under the events you’d most love to attend. Your clicks tell us which ideas to bring to life first.


Viv at Contra Loma — A-List As Good As It Gets (Antioch Edition)

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As Good As It Gets (Contra Loma Edition)

A lakeside evening where the air smells like oak and slow-cooked magic. Blankets, guitars, and laughter carry across the water as the sun disappears behind the Antioch hills…
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Every click helps bring the next Contra Costa moment to life.


The Perfect Bite — Richmond Marina Edition

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The Perfect Bite (Richmond Marina Edition)

The marina glowed rose-gold at sunset while Viv chased a perfect bite that kept getting better with each glass and each story. Some meals feed you; this one made you fall in love with dinner again…
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Your click keeps the conversation going — and the wine flowing.


Whisper in the Cellar — Lafayette Edition

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Whisper in the Cellar (Lafayette Edition)

Behind an unmarked door in downtown Lafayette, the laughter gets louder as the night goes on.
Candles flicker, glasses clink, and secrets swirl with the merlot — one story at a time.
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Every great story starts with a whisper — and yours might start here.

🍷 This Week on the A-List Scene

Viv in Antioch: A moonlit shoreline, soft laughter, and a moment that tasted like summer’s last sip —
Viv swears Contra Loma was never this romantic before.
Read her story →

Viv in Richmond: At The Perfect Bite, she found out that flavor and conversation share the same table —
And the secret ingredient was curiosity.
Read his story →

Leo in Lafayette: When the laughter got louder than the jazz, he realized — sometimes the best nights
aren’t planned, they’re poured.
Read her story →

👍 Like what you’re seeing? Every click helps decide which story becomes the next real event.

Cheers to A-List Events

Be First to the Table

Your $10 A-List membership gives you first dibs on every new event — one refundable deposit, endless options.

Not ready to commit? No problem. Keep watch for public ticket sales on the
ContraCostaLive.com EVENTS page or in the SPOTLIGHT Newsletter.

No risk. All reward.


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