Eight SMC correographers featured in 'Unearthed' concerts
This year's dance thesis candidates will be presenting "Unearthed," a series of two concerts featuring work by eight choreographers - the culminating work of Saint Mary's College of California Class of 2018 MFA in Dance students that includes themes of healing, ...Submitted by Aurelia Moulin
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Miramonte students open discussion about distracted and drunk driving
Inspired by the Every 15 Minutes organization that creates drunk driving simulations at schools, Miramonte High School juniors Jennifer Giron and Gracie Guidotti presented a video about distracted and drunk driving to the entire school during a breakout session April ...By Jennifer Wake
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Campo senior recognized at International Science and Engineering Fair
Campolindo High School senior Vasily Tremsin has been creating inventions to create solutions to real world problems for the past four years. His projects have won a variety of awards at the county and state levels and qualified to compete at the international level. ...Submitted by Roxanna Jackman
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'Precision Beauty' at Moraga Art Gallery
The title of the new exhibition at the Moraga Art Gallery expresses acutely what the two featured artists are all about: precise and finely crafted art, where the beauty emerges seamlessly through the enormous amount of work needed for the art's completion. Karen ...By Sophie Braccini
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Diablo Ballet event goes to the dogs
Saturday, June 23 will be a day that goes to the dogs ... dogs in costume, that is. From 9-11 a.m., Diablo Ballet will host its third annual PAWS de Tutu, a fun-filled event at the Lafayette Reservoir, complete with a dog costume "com(paw)tition," entertainment, ...By Diane Claytor
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Hurricane survivor to Campo grad
"It could always be worse." That's what John Alago, 16, told his high school counselor last fall.
Having survived one of Puerto Rico's worst hurricanes, he endured subsequent housing ...By Cathy Dausman
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Community converges for Rheem Theatre reopening
The Rheem Theatre is once again rising from the ashes and will reopen on June 14. Pixar has done the local historical venue a favor by releasing the movie "Incredibles 2" in Moraga one day ahead of the official June 15 opening date - and Paul Mendoza, Orinda resident, ...By Sophie Braccini
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'Solo'
I must admit I am not the biggest Star Wars fan in the galaxy. In 1977, I was 11 years old when the original Star Wars was released, and I fell asleep in the theater. I was intrigued by "Solo," not because it is another Star Wars movie but because of all the trouble ...By Derek Zemrak
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Acalanes' Blueprint awarded for excellence in journalism
In its 78 years in existence, the venerable Blueprint, a student-driven Acalanes High School newspaper, received a lion's share of awards this spring to cap off a successful year.
By John T. Miller
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SMC undergrads celebrate 2018 commencement
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Colorful cultural arts displayed at Orinda Pan-Asian festival
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SEBA 2018 business idea competition draws crowd
The 7th annual SEBA Business Idea Competition drew a crowd of almost 100 visitors, including SEBA students, faculty and staff, to the Saint Mary's College Soda Center on May 3. Five individual groups composed of undergraduate and graduate students and alumni from the ...Submitted by Mary Poppingo
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Gael Pantry helps food insecure SMC students
With increasing tuition and housing costs, many higher education students find ways to cut overall expenses through their food budget, and recent studies have put a spotlight on the often hidden problem of food insecurity, with almost half of the 30,000 students at ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Family Focus
"To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment." - Jane Austen, Persuasion, 1818
Doug, age 52, was battling depression and ...By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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Spanish Fiesta at Orinda elementary schools
The 11th Annual Spanish "Fiesta" was held May 3, showcasing Spanish students from all four Orinda elementary schools. This event is the culmination of a yearlong Spanish language enrichment program run by Viva el Espa¤ol on each campus, with over 350 students ...Submitted by Margaret Grover-Roos
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA