Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Battle of the Bands Returns to Lafayette
Battle of the Bands at the Lafayette Library is back and this time it is bigger and better. The teen event, which over 100 people attended last year and is now in its second year, is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the library's ...Submitted by Patrick Brogan
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| Wednesday, August 27, 2014
There's Gnome Place Like Home
Artist, mom and longtime Lafayette resident Carey Carpenter will have an exhibit of her charming, quirky gnomes at the Orinda Library during the month of September. While the gnomes have a home, sadly the Carpenter's home on Monticello Road burned almost completely to ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Don't Miss the California Independent Film Festival
This year the 17th Annual California Independent Film Festival begins with the most spectacular opening night in festival history. The opening night film, "An Evergreen Christmas," a family film directed by Jeremy Culver, will have more expected cast members than ever ...Submitted by Lindsay Pirkle
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2014
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By Alex Pawlakos
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| Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Velvet Waterfalls: Orinda Jazz Festival, Aug. 17
Music lovers will be groovin' again on a Sunday afternoon when the Fourth Annual Orinda Jazz Festival kicks off at 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Orinda Library Auditorium. Headlining from 5 to 6 p.m. will be Amikaeyla Gaston, a multi-award winning vocalist whose style is "like ...
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Lamorinda in Hollywood's Shoes
You may have noticed that over the past few weeks Hollywood has taken over parts of Lamorinda. Not only is there a buzz in the air about the 17th Annual California Independent Film Festival slated Sept. 11-14 but there was also a feature film being shot in Orinda ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Local Author Profile
It's a good thing author Jil Plummer has no interest in writing an autobiography. If she wrote one, no one would believe it. They might even mistake it for another of her fictional novels, which include "Caravan to Armageddon" and "Amber Dust."
 By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Operation Swingtime
In a unique, first of its kind collaboration, five local Rotary clubs are partnering with the USO to share a musical evening with the community to honor service members, past and present.
By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
How many times have you heard people say "sequels are never better than the original movie"? The unexpected quality of "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" surpasses the 2011 "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Sustainable Lafayette Film Series Continues
Since summer is a more relaxed time, Sustainable Lafayette board members decided this is the best season to show their annual film series. The topics are informative, provocative, transformative, and also entertaining. While the first film in June was about chemical ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Orinda Rotary Kicks Off Year of Music with Two Blockbuster July Concerts
The Orinda Rotary, known for greatly bettering the lives of Lamorindans, is about to celebrate its 65th anniversary in a big way - by giving a boost to the performing arts while banishing the word "Borinda" from Bay Area residents' brains forever.
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Cal Shakes' 'Comedy of Errors' is Fast-Paced Fun
The synopsis is simple, the laughs are plentiful, the acting spools out joyfully, direction is sturdy, and the choreography is nothing short of magical in California Shakespeare Theater's current production, "Comedy of Errors."
By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Abundant Art Exhibit at the Moraga Country Club
Cindy Raleigh, curator of the new Moraga Country Club art exhibit, was amazed by the talent of local artists when putting together the Moraga Country Club Art Faire.
"I chose 20 artists ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Saint Mary's College Museum of Art Mounts Mesmerizing Chihuly Display
There are artists and then there are artists. Dale Chihuly is the latter - the kind of innovator whose work stops you in your gallery browsing tracks and leaves you standing nonplussed at curious combinations of texture and tone. Lauded as "bold, complex, fiercely ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Two Lamorinda Residents Part of 'Les Miserables' Cast at Woodminster
Lafayette resident Ginnie Menezes and Orinda resident Lauren Bond will join a cast of over 40 in the production of "Les Mis‚rables" at Oakland's Woodminster Amphitheater, an open-air performance facility in Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park, located at 3300 Joaquin Miller ...Submitted by Kathy Kahn
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