'Accused'
This month's International Film Showcase selection, "Accused," is a well-done criminal mystery, harsh, thrilling, nerve racking - a tough film, based on a true story. It denounces the abuse and collusion between justice and economic interest, the complacency of some ...By Sophie Braccini
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Free Film Screening Focuses on Anti-Bullying Movement
The Moraga iKind Project, a community-based anti-bullying program that is an extension of the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School iKind program, is sponsoring the movie "A Brave Heart, the Lizzie Velasquez Story." The documentary, which chronicles the inspiring journey ...Submitted by Eric Andresen
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'Facing Life and Death'
The Orinda library is hosting a free screening of the film, "Facing Life and Death," by East Bay filmmaker, Michelle Peticolas at 6: 30 p.m. in the Orinda Library Garden Room.
 Submitted by Beth Girshman
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Lynn's Top Five
I have come to believe that market volatility is the new normal. Ever since public access to the Internet connected us in profound and irreversible ways, so too has more information been available to investors than we can perhaps, given our nature, immediately ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Middle School Girls Step into STEM Experience at Conference
Middle school girls will have the opportunity to dig into science and mathematics at a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) day offered by the American Association of University Women March 19, with the support of Saint Mary's College and the nonprofit, ...By Sophie Braccini
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Orinda Author Turns 'Trumpisms' into Compilation of Quotes
Whatever your politics - whether you consider him a populist or eye-popping - there's no question presidential candidate Donald Trump has Americans flipping out.
Which made the arrival ...By Lou Fancher
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You Want to Become a Filmmaker?
The Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest was born from the imagination of an 8-year-old Lamorinda child, and it is nicely taking shape through the leadership of the Lamorinda Arts Council (LAC). Amateur documentary filmmakers of all ages have the opportunity to be trained ...By Sophie Braccini
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Young Pearl Vet Shares Memories
Tom Marnane is a Pearl Harbor survivor who was in uniform awaiting his bus at Oahu's Wheeler Army Airfield Dec. 7, 1941. He and his friends were strafed by enemy airplane fire. Fortunately, they all survived, although no one had any idea what was going on. Marnane was ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Music Teacher Recognized for Life of Achievement
It's strange to hear longtime music teacher Rick Meyer say he feels embarrassed about receiving the California Music Educators Association (CMEA) Hall of Fame Award. After four decades teaching in Lamorinda, he's more than used to a little recognition.
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The Cost of Convenience
A stressed-out consumer, not knowing much about flowers and feeling the extra pressure of Valentine's Day, makes for an easy mark in the floral industry, and plenty of operators are ready to pounce, many promoting online with a toll-free phone number.
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'Kung Fu Panda' is Back!
One of the most successful animated franchises in the world returns to theaters nationwide this week. "Kung Fu Panda 3" is the third movie of everyone's favorite, loveable, kung fu-fighting panda Po, where he finds his long-lost panda father. The reunion takes Po to a ...By Derek Zemrak
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'A Brilliant Young Mind'
Understanding the inner workings of a teenage mind on the autistic spectrum is not easy, but in "A Brilliant Young Mind," British director Morgan Matthews manages to lift a corner of the veil, exposing the world of a young math genius on the spectrum, and allowing the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Grateful Moraga Couple Applauds MOFD Response
At about 2 a.m. on Dec. 22, Moraga Bluffs resident Tom McCormack was sitting on his bed and he said that he couldn't breathe. "He told me to call 911," said his wife, Millicent. According to the dispatch records of that night's emergency call, the Moraga-Orinda Fire ...By Nick Marnell
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Town Hall's "Angels in America" Wins Best Play Award
Town Hall Theatre of Lafayette was honored with a record-breaking seven Shellie Awards, including an award for the Outstanding Production of the Year, for its 2015 production of "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. " The awards were bestowed at a lavish ...Submitted by Linda Drucker
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Colleges You Ought to Know
What makes a "good" college? Sometimes it's a school that has a familiar name. But often times it isn't. Students who are beginning their very first college search should keep in mind that some very "good" colleges are ones they have never heard of before.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA