Paws a Bit to Relieve Finals Stress
Miramonte High School quite literally went to the dogs June 7 and 9 thanks to a student suggestion and the follow through of administrative assistant Betsy Canty.
Therapy dogs - golden ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Girl Pays Wishes Forward
The summer of 2014 was a difficult time for Campolindo High School sophomore Audrey Price. Diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, Price underwent surgery the very day summer vacation began (a Friday the 13th) and suffered surgical trauma to her right side which confined her ...By Cathy Dausman
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Film Clips
These days Hollywood is about producing sequels and reboots, formerly called remakes. If it makes money a sequel is immediately in the works. Prime example is the 2010 box office success, "Alice in Wonderland," which grossed over $334 million in U.S. ticket sales on a ...By Derek Zemrak
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Family Focus
Seven-year-old Evan began hitting other children and his parents, too, when he entered second grade. He complained that no one liked him and that he had no friends. His demeanor changed from generally easy going to angry and unhappy.
 By Margie Ryerson
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Teacher Dupont Says Goodbye to Campo
Longtime woodworking instructor Don Dupont is hanging up his tool belt this month. He will clock out for the last time when school ends and head for the great world of retirement.
"I ...By Chris Lavin
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New Artistic Director Highlights Diversity, Authenticity for 2016's Cal Shakes Season
Commitment, authenticity, consistency and excitement. "Much Ado About Nothing," "Fences," "You Never Can Tell," "Othello." William Shakespeare, August Wilson, George Bernard Shaw and...Ting.
By Lou Fancher
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Later-in-Life Painter is the Cat's Meow
Confronted in the year 2000 with the turn of the century and hovering close to age 50, Joanne Taeuffer sought culture.
"I decided I was going to learn to paint and learn to speak French. ...By Lou Fancher
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LAC's First Short Documentary Competition a Rousing Success
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center auditorium was jam-packed with a buzzing crowd excitedly anticipating the presentation of the first Lamorinda Arts Council short documentary competition. That Sunday afternoon saw the crowning of four amateur videographers age ...By Sophie Braccini
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JM Students Shine in Annual Math Olympiad
There is no need to be a math genius to ...By Sophie Braccini
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Audiences Will Want a Repeat of Witty 'Play it Again, Sam'
Humphrey Bogart coaching Woody Allen on how to impress dames is the comic scenario on which is built Town Hall Theater last play of the season, "Play It Again Sam." A very funny screenplay by Allen himself, it is close to the namesake 1972 movie that was in fact based ...By Sophie Braccini
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Scout Summer Camp Out of the Woods
It was only a handful of years ago that Lafayette's hidden gem that has served generations of campers, Girl Scout Camp Twin Canyon, was in dire financial straits. Operating at a deficit, faced with aging infrastructure and rising costs, the 35-acre camp near Briones ...By Cathy Tyson
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Lamorinda Realtor's Long Journey Home
Real estate agent Shiva Jafarzadeh will sell you a home, but she wants nothing to do with anything that reminds her of back home.
"I was a rebel," said the Iranian-born Bay Sotheby's ...By Nick Marnell
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High School Girls' Rugby Team Makes Pitch in Lamorinda
The Lamorinda Rugby Club launched its first high school girls' rugby team May 17 in front of a packed hall at the Wilder Ranch House in Orinda. Club officials, coaches and several players on girls' rugby teams talked about the benefits and excitement of the budding ...By Nick Marnell
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As Seen in Lamorinda....
Soprano Krissy Dorn performed a farewell concert in Lafayette before returning to her native Germany. The concert benefitted the Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California.
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Film Clips
The Rheem is more than just a movie theater. At 7 p.m. on May 21, the Rheem Theatre will take you back in time as you join Adam Reeves and Patti Leidecker in recreating a night from the past as they pay tribute to the USO Canteens of World War II.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA