Published on May 11th, 2022
GCCP's 'A Cultural Crossroads' features acclaimed flutist R. Carlos Nakai
Past, present and future unite in Gold Coast Chamber Players upcoming performance of "A Cultural Crossroads, Black and Indigenous influences on Dvorak in America." Led by Artistic Director Pamela Freund-Striplen, the May 14 concert in Don Tatzin Community Hall at the ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on May 11th, 2022
Beloved music director, Bob Athayde, to retire in June
Walk almost anywhere in Lamorinda or stretch your arms wide at nearly every Bay Area location where jazz music is studied or performed, you're likely to bump into a person whose life bears the imprint of Bob Athayde. The Stanley Middle School music director and teacher ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on May 11th, 2022
Sowing the seeds of hope, cooperation at Lafayette Community Garden
When Janet Thomas and the gardening team began planning for the Lafayette Community Garden nearly a decade and a half ago, they were planting the seeds to something much larger than a growing ground. "It's a cooperative garden. We work as teams and collaborate," Thomas ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on April 27th, 2022
Lafayette Juniors Lifestyle Tour, April 30
The Lafayette Juniors will host a lifestyle tour showcasing unique and masterfully designed spaces at five beautiful Lafayette homes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30. The self-guided tour was formerly known as the kitchen tour. This year marks the club's 23rd ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 27th, 2022
Moraga photographer featured in gallery at local boutique
Thomas Black, a Moraga-based photographer, is the featured artist at Hollie's Homegrown, an artisan boutique located in Lafayette at the corner of Moraga Road and Mt. Diablo Boulevard. The exhibit runs May 2 to Labor Day.
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Published on April 27th, 2022
MSD Teacher of the Year Serina Culleton
In the oddest of ways, instructing elementary school students during the pandemic has suited Rheem Elementary School third grade teacher Serina Culleton perfectly. She loves teaching outdoors, centering lessons within games and observations of nature, springing ...By Lou Fancher
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Published on April 27th, 2022
'Moods For Moderns' at Town Hall Theatre
Oakland-based contemporary painter Michael Robinson will be the subject of a special free art exhibit at the Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette through May 31.
Titled "Moods For Moderns," ...Submitted by Tracy Robinson
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Published on April 27th, 2022
'Cinderella's Ball' ballet in Orinda
"Cinderella's Ball," the spring production of the Orinda Ballet School, will be performed at the Orinda Library Auditorium on May 20-22. For the first time since the pandemic, the ballet will be performed without wearing masks, and the student dancers are very excited. ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 13th, 2022
'The Judgement' a thought provoking movie from the Netherlands
Based on a true story still unraveling today, the movie presented in Orinda this month, ÒThe Judgement (De veroordeling),Ó is a thriller/drama that will provoke reflection on our celebrity and social media driven society.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Published on April 13th, 2022
SMC Theatre Program hosts 'Keeping It Real: A Festival of One-Acts'
The Theatre Program at Saint Mary's College ...Submitted by Benjamin Enos
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Published on April 13th, 2022
Family Focus
These past years have been especially challenging for parents. On top of the typical issues families may experience, there have been many additional threats to our peace of mind. We have had over two years of addressing the coronavirus and all of its worries, ...By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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Published on April 13th, 2022
Local family works to build understanding and empathy during Ramadan
Ten-year-old Omar Mishak is a pretty busy kid. Along with attending Lafayette Elementary School and keeping up with his homework, Omar plays soccer, takes hip-hop class and rehearses for his part in the school play, "Annie." On top of that, a few days a week, he hops ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on April 13th, 2022
Ukrainian mother, grandmother, safe in Orinda, worries about family at home
Victoria Babich flew in from Ukraine to visit her son and his family in Orinda on Feb. 12, little knowing that when the end of her month-long visit arrived, she would be unable to return home. As the world now knows, Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. And so, the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on April 13th, 2022
Orinda mural comes to life on side of library building
With the coming of spring, the natural history of Orinda is being brought to life on the side of the Orinda Library by muralist Jane Kim of InkDwell Studios, San Francisco. After the city of Orinda prepared the wall of the library, giving it a coat of off-white paint, ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on March 30th, 2022
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA