Published on November 23rd, 2022
Bright Ideas Film Festival returns to Orinda Theatre, Dec. 2
Created to give student filmmakers a place to celebrate their hard work with family, friends, and others who appreciate the art of filmmaking, the 7th Annual Bright Ideas Film Festival will once again be screening a showcase of short films, as well as a Q&A with the ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Surprising discovery unearthed amongst the dried weeds at Los Perales
Doing its part to participate in wildfire mitigation measures, the folks at Los Perales Elementary School in Moraga made an unusual and historic discovery.
During the process of ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Sweet Thursday Author Series features Author Barbara Quick
Friends of the Lafayette Library presents ...Submitted by Laurie Miles
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Published on November 9th, 2022
"Kincsem - Bet on Revenge" - an epic Hungarian film at the 23rd CAIFF
The 23rd California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF) opens at the Orinda Theatre Nov. 10 with India's selection for the 2023 Oscars, "Last Film Show." Information about all the films and festival events can be found at https://www.caiff.org/film-submissions. "Kincsem ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Can being in the moment help you?
Camino de Santiago, a walk that brings life messages. I had the experience of walking over 100 miles on the Camino in Spain this past month. The path is the pilgrimage of the apostle St. James the Great, his bones are housed in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ...By Linda Fodrini-Johnson
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Published on November 9th, 2022
SMC Dance Company's collective dance concert, 'Unveiling,' Nov. 17
Do you ever have overripe bananas? It always happens to us, because it seems that whenever I buy bananas, we never eat all of them before they start to get mushy and brown. What do you do with mushy bananas? That's when I freeze them for banana bread, which does get ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on November 9th, 2022
Lamorinda Veteran's Day vigils planned
A Veterans Memorial is scheduled from 9 to ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on November 9th, 2022
What lurks beneath Saint Mary's College?
On a rather balmy, late October evening, Moraga's Saint Mary's College offered a free event sponsored by the SMC Alumni Office, calling it "Brews & Boos." The title is rather self-explanatory for an experience that begins in the campus' The 1928 Pub and features a tour ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Matador Express delivers rock music to high schoolers
As students devoured their lunches between classes on Oct. 20, a harmony rang out across the Miramonte quad very different from the usual murmur of conversations: rock and roll. During lunch, the high schoolers listened to their fellow students perform a selection of ...By Casey Scheiner
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Every kid's dream - a new toy store opens in Lafayette
The toy store chain known as Five Little Monkeys has opened its seventh store in Lafayette (3527 Wilkinson Lane in La Fiesta Square), taking up residence in the space formerly occupied by Cake Box Bakery. The company's other locations are in Albany, Berkeley, ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on October 26th, 2022
At 95, local sculptor continues craft
Imagine for a moment that you are nearly 95 years old, a widower for 28 of those years, and legally blind. As you lie down to take a nap, what do you suppose passes through your mind as you are in that twilight zone between awake and asleep?
 By Geoffrey Meredith
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Worsley returns to Cal Shakes as executive director
California Shakespeare Theater's board of directors˙announced Oct. 4 that Managing Director˙Sarah Williams˙will depart the Bay Area nonprofit theater organization following three years at the helm. Veteran arts leader, actor, and advocate˙Clive Worsley˙has been named ...Submitted by Kevin Kopjak
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Family Focus
"Young people need something stable to hang on to˙- a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.." ~ Jay Kesler
By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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Published on October 26th, 2022
Halloween events planned to brighten the season
In addition to enjoying spooky (or somewhat silly) decorations displayed in Lamorinda neighborhoods (skeletons seem to be the popular item this year), community members can enjoy a few fall events for Halloween, such as the Halloween Harvest Festival at the Moraga ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on October 26th, 2022
At Casa Orinda, the spirits aren't only the kind you drink
The popular fine dining restaurant, Casa Orinda (casaorindarestaurant.com), known since 1932 for its hearty fare and cowboy-type ambience, seems to have a bevy of guests remaining on the premises long after closing hours.
By Vera Kochan
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA