THT announces an 'In the Wings' staged reading of Anna Ziegler's 'Boy'
Next up in Town Hall Theatre's staged reading series "In the Wings" is a one-night only reading of "Boy," a moving new play about gender identity by Anna Ziegler. "Boy" will have one performance only on Feb. 4 at Town Hall Theatre Company in Lafayette.
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SMC course on the truth behind lying
When people say we're all destined to experience two life events - birth and death - they're forgetting one other common denominator: lying.
"I don't think we'll ever meet someone who's ...By Lou Fancher
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JM students volunteer lunch hours to feed homeless
Students at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School have voluntarily given up their lunch period every Friday of the school year to make sandwiches for the homeless.
JM's math teacher Brett ...By Vera Kochan
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Live at the Orinda announces a stellar artist lineup for 2019 season
The Live At the Orinda concert series, which presents world-renowned musical artists at the beautiful art-deco Orinda Theatre, will kick off its 2019 season on Saturday, Jan. 19 with legendary actor/singer Rita Moreno in her first Bay Area concert in many years, ...Submitted By Derek Zemrak
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Classical music concert at St. Mark's on Jan. 12
Ensemble Ari, a group of Korean American musicians in the Bay Area who strive to bridge Korea and other communities through western instruments while honoring Korean history and culture, will perform music by Bach, Handel, Cassado and living composers Ruviaro and Ahn ...Submitted by Jean Ahn
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State's water infrastructure and politics to be discussed during Jan. 10 info session
Lifetime learners and people who care about ...By Lou Fancher
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'Becoming Astrid' (Unga Astrid) opens at Rheem and Orinda theatres
Movie releases at the beginning of the year bring to Lamorinda their load of glossy big productions, heroic tales, bold Sci-Fi releases, all more or less reproducing an expected Hollywoodish format where the storyline could be guessed within a few minutes. Not so with ...By Sophie Braccini
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Family Focus
Happy New Year! I hope this year will be a happy and healthy one for everyone in our wonderful community.
Sadly, some of us experienced loss personally or indirectly during the past ...By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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OIS String Orchestra and Jazz Band make sweet music in Fairfield
The Orinda Intermediate School String Orchestra and Jazz Band under the direction of the school's instrumental music teacher, Greg Mazmanian, "Mr. Maz," performed holiday music at the famed Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield on Saturday, Dec. 15. The ensembles have ...
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Front porch open mic launches in Lafayette
For Lamorinda musicians looking for an opportunity to strum guitars, play their fiddles or hum bluegrass harmonies with like-minded country fans, there haven't been many options locally. Until now, that is, after a couple of Lafayette residents decided to do something ...By Pippa Fisher
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Celebrating the Year of the Earth Pig
Chinese New Year starts Feb. 5 and this Earth or Golden Pig year promises to be a more relaxed, easygoing and peace-loving year, with relationships eased. The Earth element rules for the second year in a row, according to the Taoist Five Elements. Celebrations and ...By Michele Duffy
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LLLC Sweet Thursday event features local author, activist
Consider it progress if a half-constructed small-scale castle or unfinished hand knit project linger indefinitely in the closet of San Francisco-based writer Ingrid Rojas Contreras. When the Colombian-born writer's image-filled, poetic prose is blocked, she flexes her ...By Lou Fancher
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SMC Jan Term course delves into the rise of women in a country hit hard by genocide
Acute listening, deeper learning and broader humanitarianism are lofty aspirations to set for 2019. Nonetheless, these are the ambitious, aimed at outcomes for 18 Saint Mary's College students enrolled in a Jan Term travel course, "Rwanda Rising: Women, Leadership & ...By Lou Fancher
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Cancer Support Community to bring holistic healing to Lafayette
CEO Jim Bouquin knew as soon as he set eyes on the 5.75-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Lafayette Reservoir that this would be the perfect location for the new Cancer Support Community building and grounds.
By Pippa Fisher
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Art and coffee
Seven of Lafayette artist Dwight Yassany's original pen and ink drawings of raptors are on display at Papillon Caf‚ in La Fiesta Square through December. Yassany's work, which features a combination of soft and dark strokes to achieve the realistic renderings of birds ...
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA