Monthly News & Updates

May 2026

Summer Registration opened April 29. Sign up today! Here's everything you need to find and register for a class that speaks to you.

Pride activities are just around the corner

Drag Queen Bingo is back again this year! On May 29, from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM come celebrate the excitement with Arts + Rec as we play bingo, win amazing prizes, and enjoy some delicious snacks. Learn more and register online. Age: 18+.

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Summer Camp Fun!

Join Arts + Rec for an exciting summer of swimming, arts, sports, recreation, and tons of fun! Our camp options include Adaptive Camps, Camp Community Arts, Classic Day Camps, Preschool-Age Camps, and more.

Summer camps run 6/2–8/7!

 

Camp Community Arts has tons of art, dance, and theater camps for keeping summer fun!

Little Artist Studio for ages 4–5
Artist Studio for ages 6–11
Teen Arts Studio for ages 11–14
Theater Camp for ages 8–14
Dance Camps for ages 3–12
See more camp options from recreation, to sports, to STEM, to art online

Adult Classes

For more adult ceramics, cooking, music, and art classes, be sure to check online!

NEW! Tai Chi and Qigong Wednesdays, 6/3–6/24 6:30 PM–7:30 PM Learn and practice Tai Chi and Qigong, gentle movements to increase balance, strengthen the body, improve health, and relieve stress.

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iPhone Tips and Tricks Friday, 5/29 10:30 AM–12:30 PM If you want to go beyond the basics of using your iPhone, including many of its newest and hidden features, then this class is for you!

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 More Adult Classes

Youth Classes

For more youth ceramics, sports, music, and art classes, be sure to check online! 

Soccer classes starting in June for ages 1–7!

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 More Youth Classes

Intergenerational

Adult + Me: Sew Your Own Stuffed Animal Workshop Saturday, 5/23 10:00 AM–1:00 PM Create, sew and make stuffed animals! This class will walk you through stuffed friends and how to personalize them.

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Summer Sports

 

NEW! Adaptive Group Swim Lessons

Make a splash this season with our supportive, confidence-building swim program designed for swimmers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Register for classes online.

Penguin (Ages 5–10): Perfect for beginners—focus on water comfort, safety, and foundational skills through fun, guided activities.

Sea Lion (Ages 6–12): For swimmers ready to build mobility and endurance while working toward more independent movement in the water.

Specialized Recreation

These events are designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Bowling and Pizza Saturday, 5/30 9:45 AM–1:15 PM Let’s get social! Please join us for a morning of bowling with friends and pizza for lunch. Wear something comfortable. No bowling shoes required.

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Dinner Club

Tomatina, Wednesday, 5/13, 5:30 PM–8:00 PM >> Register Here
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Upcoming Art Events

 

Center REP invites you to the musical event of the summer—Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, The Musical.

Winner of 2 Tony Awards and inspired by one of the best-selling albums of all time, this electrifying new musical charts the lives of Mary Jane Healy and her picture-perfect American family. As hidden secrets and resentments begin to fracture the pristine façade of suburban life, the Healy’s are forced to confront the truth of each other and their community, redefining the place they once called home. Raw, personal, and bursting with some of the most explosive songs in pop music history, this Tony Award-winning work from Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody and Grammy Award-winning songwriters Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard will have you rocking in the aisles while reclaiming the power and purpose of family. Performances run May 31 through June 28, buy tickets online.

Aztec stories in Aztec Stories in Modern Mexico: An Inocencio Jiménez Chino Retrospective 3/18–6/28

Jiménez Chino’s first-ever retrospective, this exhibition traces the artist’s evolution from early works on board to protest line drawings from the 1990s and newly completed narrative amate paintings that capture, with remarkable intimacy and detail, daily life in the Balsas River basin of Guerrero, Mexico.

Bedford Happy Hour—a new, 21+ event that invites you to discover and enjoy the latest exhibitions

Held on Thursday, 5/14, 5:00 PM –7:00 PM, your $15 ticket includes up to three cocktails and the perfect setting to gather with friends, shake off the day, and explore artists and works that reflect and engage diverse, contemporary audiences. Buy tickets online.

Walnut Creek’s Public Art Walking Tours return! 

The next tour will be held on Saturday, 5/16 at 10:00 AM and explores the works surrounding downtown’s Plaza Escuela & the nearby shopping areas on Locust St and California Blvd. Learn More

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