Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Texture, Variety Abound at Orinda Art Show
Travel, humor, whimsy and texture abound in the latest special art exhibit showing through Jan. 2 at the Orinda Library. The diverse display features four local artists, ages 10 through 89, and includes origami, giclee paintings, hooked rugs and line drawings.
By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
It's a Wonderful Life at Town Hall Theatre
While Scrooge was a Town Hall Theatre favorite of holidays past, the stage adaptation of Frank Capra's classic film It's a Wonderful Life which opened Nov. 29 promises a production as successful and popular as the Dickens' classic.
 By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
CAPA Nutcracker - Lots of Work for a Great Show
Whether you love the Sugar Plum Fairy, the tin soldiers, the Nutcracker Prince or simply the magic of this holiday ballet, the California Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) production of The Nutcracker this Friday, Saturday and Sunday is sure to wow audience members as ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Top Three from Iron Filmmaker Contest
After an exhausting 24 hours to complete their three-minute films for the Iron Filmmaker Contest, one of the components of the California Independent Film Festival, teams gathered to watch everyone's finished products at the Rheem Theatre. An amazing range of unique ...
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Hollywood Stars Warm Chilly Fall Day at 15th Annual California Independent Film Festival
Film buffs may have shivered as they hurried from cars into Moraga and Orinda theatres recently, but they warmed quickly as they basked in the glow of Hollywood screen legends, Connie Stevens and Dawn Wells, at special California Independent Film Festival events Nov. ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Three Quarter Moon - Dreiviertelmond (original title)
If you liked the last movie featured by the International Film Showcase (IFS) in Orinda, Noodle, you will also delight in this month's presentation, Three Quarter Moon. "They are both wonderful movies where the relationships between people are so great," said IFS ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Leave 'em Laf-fing: LafFrantics Cast Recalls the Good Old Days
They wanted to build a community center. What they built instead was an entertainment legacy. Lamorindans of a certain age will recall the LafFrantics and their standing-room-only Town Hall performance antics with pleasure. The rest of us would do well to listen and ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Iron Filmmaker: A Tale of Two Films
Right after the Saturday morning briefing October 27 at the Rheem Theatre, five Campolindo High School students huddled together in the parking lot, already agreeing to construct a psychological thriller. Team JOLAZ - the name comprised from the first initials of ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Lamorinda to Become Grinch-Free - Mr. Christmas Is Comin' to Town
If you believe that Christmas is about way more than what's under the tree on Christmas morning, then Nick Palmer's Mr. Christmas documentary is the must-not-miss flic for you at this year's California Independent Film Festival. A short film which offers a ginormous, ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, October 24, 2012
CAIFF Founder to be Honored with the Golden Halo Award
Derek Zemrak, founder and president of the California Independent Film Festival Association (CAIFFA) and owner operator of the Rheem and Orinda Theatres will be honored on October 31 at the Rheem Theatre in Moraga with the Golden Halo Award from the Southern California ...Submitted by Stephanie Kusinski
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| Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Film Festival Returns to Lamorinda Theatres
Twitter has been buzzing for weeks regarding plans to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the California Independent Film Festival. This year's lineup includes programs for children, as well as another dazzling array of touching and thought-provoking films for adults.
By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life Campo Grad in Orinda for Book Discussion and Signing Oct. 13
Campolindo High School alumn, journalist and author Katya Cengel hasn't always been a baseball fan. But when her editor at the Courier-Journal in Kentucky assigned her a series on Louisville's minor league baseball team, the Bats, she was hooked.
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| Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Get to Know Community Artists at Lamorinda Arts Alliance Open Studios
This is no ordinary Sunday drive. On October 20-21, Lamorinda Arts Alliance (LAA) hosts a free self-guided driving tour to 26 artists' studios in Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. The event kicks off with a reception Friday, October 19, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Lafayette ...Submitted by Kris Vagner
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| Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Pitch Perfect Hits All the Right Notes
Starring Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Twilight), Pitch Perfect is the story of Beca, a reluctant and socially inept college student at Barden University where she is coerced into joining a struggling all-female a capella group called "The Bellas." In the ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Noodle a Touching and Sweet Movie at the International Film Showcase
This month the International Film Showcase is offering movie goers a touching comedy-drama, Noodle. It starts in Tel Aviv where a flight attendant finds herself in charge of a young Chinese boy who's lost his mother, does not speak Hebrew and is an illegal resident. ...By Sophie Braccini
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