'My Son Pinocchio!' is Geppetto's Story
Wagner Ranch Elementary School will present its annual spring musical, 'My Son Pinocchio!' on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4.
The play retells the classic Disney story of a little ...Submitted by Shiho Harada Barbir
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An Art Exhibit for the Ages
The Lamorinda Arts Council, which continually works to come up with ways to promote the arts for all ages, is presenting the Around the World at 80 exhibit. It will feature artists age 80 and better who continue to develop their art in their golden years. The display ...By Sophie Braccini
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2016 SUMMER CAMPS and Classes
Lafayette
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Lynn's Top Five
Can you protect your biggest asset? I bet you think I'm talking about your home, or your retirement plan, right? However for many of you the biggest asset you have is the employment income you haven't earned yet.
By Lynn Ballou CFP(r)
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'Wish Upon a Star' Turns 10
An original live theater performance about a boy who never grows up is itself growing up.
The Peter Pan Foundation's "Wish Upon a Star" musical production, now in its 10th year, springs ...By Cathy Dausman
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Stanley 'Stem-inists' are Building More Than Boxes
Lighthearted banter rises above the sweet smell of sawdust in the woodshop, along with sounds of scratching sandpaper, the tap-tap of hammers, the buzz of cordless drills and the occasional whine of a chop saw, but this is not your father's workshop. This is your ...By Cathy Dausman
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Local Spots Celebrate National Parks' Centennial
Since the late 1800s and the establishment of Yellowstone National Park, this country has been preserving land and historical sites. It was on Aug. 25, 1916, that President Woodrow Wilson created a unique federal administration to manage all the federally owned ...By Sophie Braccini
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Can Bullying Be Stopped?
Sending a child off to school for the first time can fill most parents with a sense of apprehension, but the anguish one Moraga mom felt over the course of two and half years when dropping off her son at a local elementary school, knowing he was being continually ...By Jennifer Wake
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Saint Mary's Students Demand More Diversity
Questioning the world is at the core of a college student's life. Part of that involves questioning authority, often beginning with peaceful protests like the "End the Silence" protest held May 5 at Saint Mary's College where over 100 students, along with some ...By Sophie Braccini
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'Mother's Day' is a Heartwarming Gift This Year
Mother's Day is this Sunday and first of all - happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the world. Garry Marshall's latest movie, "Mother's Day," opened last week. He has directed several memorable films such as "Pretty Woman" and "The Princess Dairies."
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Do Students Need a Business Education in College for a Career in Business?
Each year thousands of college-bound high school seniors apply to college with an interest in pursuing careers in business. However, there is no "standard preparation" for a business career. Whether the student is interested in consulting, finance, human resource ...By Elizabeth LaScala PhD
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Lafayette's Way Side Inn Hosts Operation School Bell Celebration
What started in 1994 by providing 67 students with clothing in the Walnut Creek School District has blossomed, and has served an astonishing 50,000 students over the past 49 years, all through the hard work and dedication of the many volunteers of the Assistance League ...By Cathy Tyson
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KAPOW! ComicFest Comes to the Lafayette Library
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center presents ComicFest 2016. This mini Comic Book Convention style event will feature artists and their work, along with workshops, crafts, cosplay, photobooth, scavenger hunt, raffle prizes and more.
 Submitted by Patrick Brogan
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SMC Prof Tapped as Poetry Editor for The New York Times
Matthew Zapruder, professor of English at Saint Mary's College and editor at large at Wave Books, did not always set out to be a poet. "I didn't start writing poetry until I was in my 20s," said Zapruder, who earned a doctorate in Russian Literature at UC Berkeley ...By A.K. Carroll
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Fashion Show Benefits Children's Hospital
A very fashionable time was had at the Orinda Country Club in March, when Lamorinda residents and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland doctors and their patients strutted their stuff on the runway during a fashion show and fundraiser benefiting the hospital.
Submitted by Melinda Krigel
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA