Creative Arts and Writing Winners
Congratulations to JM's Creative Arts and Writing winners! The contest, now in its 41st year, is sponsored by the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School PTA and encourages students to express their artistic creativity. More than 500 entries were received in categories ...Submitted by Claudia Benner
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Orinda Woman's Club assists students and former foster children
The Orinda Woman's Club on May 29 awarded ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Combining left and right brain disciplines in business
Cathy Mu and Julie Gleeson met in a networking group for local business people and had instant chemistry. Mu the CPA and Gleeson the coach are women who live their lives striving for mindfulness and radiating positive energy. Mu became Gleeson's CPA and the latter ...By Sophie Braccini
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Acalanes dancer vies for Beach Blanket Babylon scholarship
Conrad Rocha, a senior at Acalanes High School, is one of three finalists for the $15,000 Beach Blanket Babylon scholarship in Dance.
Each of the finalists will perform live in front of ...By John T. Miller
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Combining nature and spiritual messages to create award-winning art
Lafayette artist Dwight Yassany has been creating stunning, life-like images of animals for only about six years but has received many awards for his spiritually-inspired work.
Two ...By Kara Navolio
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Art Moves Project prepares its next creation
One of the most thought provoking and engaging art groups in Lamorinda, Art Moves Project, recently held a fundraising event that was also the launch pad of its 2018 project, "Encased." Last October's art performance, "Edifice: Uncovered," explored what is inside; this ...By Sophie Braccini
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'Sense & Sensibility' at Town Hall Theatre
Even before the actors were done with rehearsals, Town Hall Theatre's "Sense & Sensibility" had already sold over a thousand tickets, and opening night was sold out. Was it all because of the Lamorinda Jane-ites (fans of Jane Austen)? Or was it the growing reputation ...By Sophie Braccini
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Dog Flu in the Bay Area
Just a few months ago, Canine Influenza Virus hit Northern California with intensity, causing 413 positive cases to be identified before Valentine's Day, ranging from the San Francisco Bay Area to Reno, Nevada. This created a flurry of activity among veterinarians, ...By Mona Miller, DVM
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Two new movies open this week in Orinda
The Orinda Theatre will be screening two new movies on Thursday with an advanced showing of "Deadpool 2" at 7 p.m. "Deadpool 2" is the sequel to the 2016 Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster hit "Deadpool." Ryan Reynolds, who received a Golden Globe nomination for the ...By Derek Zemrak
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Youth Ink ceremony 2018
The Orinda Junior Women's Club, which organizes Youth Ink, an annual creative writing contest open to all sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students who live in or attend school in Orinda, sponsored by the Orinda Community Foundation, Friends of the Orinda Library and ...Submitted by Chantal Valentine
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2018 SUMMER CAMPS/Classes
Academy of Language and Music Arts/ ALMA ...
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Cal Shakes summer conservatory at Saint Mary's College
It is a match so perfect that one would wonder why it did not happen sooner: a summer Shakespeare Conservatory led by Cal Shakes on the beautiful grounds of Saint Mary's College. The theater company brings the experience of years of teaching youth Shakespeare during ...By Sophie Braccini
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Talking with children about race
The best way to talk about race with your children begins with a conversation with yourself. The self-speak must include close examination aimed at stripping the cover off a person's choice of friends, social media habits, knowledge or ignorance about the history or ...By Lou Fancher
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Wagner Ranch musical opens June 1
Wagner Ranch Elementary School will feature the ogre-iffic antics of Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, as well as all the hilarious fairy tale characters that will come to life during the spring musical production of "Shrek Jr." Friday, June 1 through Saturday, June ...Submitted by Kim Tarantino
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The Peter Pan Foundation makes a difference through music and service
The Peter Pan Foundation is a nonprofit group in Lafayette, whose mission is to spread light, love and joy every day throughout the Bay Area at a dizzying pace, like when 10 princesses knocked on the door of a little girl with cancer, just to host a tea party to ...Submitted by Gina Campo
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA