Published on May 22nd, 2024 Lamorinda Weekly's Goddess Gardener uses her farm experience to write "Stella Bella's Barnyard Adventures" for kids Readers of this newspaper know Cynthia Brian as the Goddess Gardener. Most recently her organization, Be the Star You Are!, a 501(c)(3), won honors as Moraga's Nonprofit of the Year for its efforts to empower at-risk youth through literacy and positive media. Besides ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on May 22nd, 2024 Lamorinda summer music camp coming next month In just a matter of days, summer vacation ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Author Katie Hafner speaking at the May Sweet Thursday Author Series Ethan Fawcett gets a letter from a bike ...Submitted by Laurie Miles
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Daughters of the American Revolution holds ceremony for upcoming anniversary On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This occasion provides Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) members, as descendants of the generation that secured American ...Submitted by Vanessa Crews
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Summer Camps and Classes 2024 The ArtRoom
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Diablo Women's Chorale presents 'A lovely way to spend an evening' Celebrate spring with the Diablo Women's Chorale's (DWC) presentation of 'A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening', a musical experience performed with live musicians, including the Stephen Evans Cello Choir with Joe Magdalena II. Submitted by Linda Strovink
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Published on May 8th, 2024 'Bon Jour Switzerland': a spring comedy opens in Orinda Bon Jour Switzerland is a funny, quirky, and gently ironic Swiss comedy that the International Film Showcase (IFS) is bringing to Lamorinda for a welcome moment of light entertainment. By Sophie Braccini
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Springbook - a user manual to help family members move forward in a loved one's absence Is your family prepared to handle your estate and all that it entails in the event of your incapacitation or passing? Surprisingly, many are not.
Enter: Springbook. The brainchild of ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on May 8th, 2024 Lamorinda - honk if you love trucks, trucks, and more trucks Seeing trucks up close and personal has recently become a national craze. Places like Las Vegas, Nevada; Jackson, Mississippi; Lafayette, Louisiana; North Haven, Connecticut; and the state of Hawaii have all boasted truck-touching events in recent months. By Vera Kochan
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Published on April 24th, 2024 Looking Good in Lamorinda What's exciting about the start of a new season? Besides a shift in the weather, it's the thought of new fashions. Femininity is the theme for spring 2024; on the runways designers were loving lace, bows, sheer fabrics, and long dresses. Elle magazine says, "the sweet ...By Moya Stone
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Published on April 24th, 2024 Fun in the sun at Earth Day festival Hundreds of Lamorindans turned out on a picture-perfect Sunday for this year's Lafayette Earth Day Festival, held on Sunday, April 21 in Lafayette Plaza, the city's long-time community gathering place. The annual festival, put on by Sustainable Lafayette in cooperation ...By Jeff Heyman
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Published on April 10th, 2024 Nine East Bay photographers, including two de Young Museum Alumni, featured in Walnut Creek advanced photography exhibit Nine East Bay photographers are featured in a photography and art exhibit, including two who have previously shown at San Francisco's de Young Museum. The show, at the De Valle Educational Center in Walnut Creek, runs now through May 23, 2024.
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Published on April 10th, 2024 April showers bring May flowers In most years in California, our rains begin at the end of October and end usually at the end of March.
Flowers are one of Mother Nature's precious gifts for the pollinators which in ...By Toris Jaeger, Naturalist
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Published on April 10th, 2024 Marguerite's Theorem: A multidimensional love story In this lovely film from France, the International Film Showcase brings you a story of passion and courage. A young woman - remarkably gifted, quite introverted, fiercely focused and determined, but closed off from her emotions. Facing unforeseen challenges that she ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on April 10th, 2024 Celebrating spring: Lamorinda's colorful Holi Festivities The extended Indian community welcomed the arrival of spring with a joyful Holi celebration at the Orinda Community Park on Sunday, March 24. This traditional Indian festival, known for its vibrant colors and lively atmosphere, brought families and friends together for ...Submitted by Gayatri Krishnakumar
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