'Pitch Perfect 2'
The pitch is in tune in "Pitch Perfect 2"! The Bella's are back in the sequel to the 2012 surprise hit, "Pitch Perfect," which was made on a $17 million production budget and grossed $65 million at the U.S. box office. Moviegoers knew a sequel would be in the works ...By Derek Zemrak
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Dealing with Dementia
Teepa Snow commands respect. A dementia and Alzheimer's care expert who trains and helps agencies, facilities and families, Snow gave a presentation May 14 to a crowd of firefighters, police officers, nurses, and other first responders and caregivers, and had a simple ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lynn's Top Five
I'm hearing from a lot of clients that their college-bound kids are having a very tough time this summer finding meaningful work to do, paid or not. This is so frustrating for parents in our community who have worked tirelessly to instill the value of money and time ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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New Lamorinda Arts Council Supports All the Arts
The official launch reception for the Lamorinda Arts Council, an all-volunteer arts education and advocacy organization born from the long-standing Orinda Arts Council, is planned for May 27. At the kick-off reception, musicians, graphic artists, dancers and literary ...By Sophie Braccini
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Bookmark Contest Draws Hundreds of Artists
The winners of this year's Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center's Bookmark Contest are Matthew Gillette (kindergarten, St. Perpetua School); Emily Roberts (first grade, Lafayette Elementary School); Mattioli Sena, (second grade, Springhill Elementary); ...Submitted by Mary Ransdell
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Jails to Jobs
How does someone go from being a successful IT entrepreneur to training inmates about job-searching skills? It's a personal journey Lafayette resident Mark Drevno started 15 years ago when he gave a second chance to a young homeless man who had been incarcerated and ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly Writer Wins First Place for Education Coverage
Lamorinda Weekly features writer Uma Unni was awarded First Place for Education Coverage in the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest at a May 9 awards luncheon in Coronado, Calif., for her article, "WISE Program Opens Doors for ...By Jennifer Wake
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In the Eye of the Storm
The mission team from Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church (LOPC), myself included, never imagined we would experience tornadoes when we planned a trip to Moore, Okla., for the week of May 3. Our group of 34 volunteers, ranging in age from 28 to 89, was going to help ...By Bobbie Dodson
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Moraga's 'Bray-dee' Bunch
Pat Rose's charges - babies Janie and Libby, plus Ava, Theodore and Eddie - give her that warm, fuzzy feeling every time. "They are sweeties, but I do have a lot of mouths to feed," Rose admits. Fortunately, they're all on the same carb-heavy diet, consuming three to ...By Cathy Dausman
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Planting the Seeds of Hope
It's more like a memory of past springs and summers, rather than a ubiquitous current image: Children running through fields or playgrounds, a butterfly net aloft, in pursuit of their objects of fascination. Captured, examined, gently released. The trouble is, it's not ...By Chris Lavin
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Another LLLC Distinguished Speaker Series Sell-Out Event
You can call Lafayette's Senior Community Library Manager Vickie Sciacca a stalker, but you can't call her for tickets to the upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series event on May 7 at the Orinda Theatre. The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation's presentation ...By Lou Fancher
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'Avengers: Age of Ultron'
"Avengers: Age of Ultron," is the highly anticipated sequel to "The Avengers," the third highest-grossing movie of all time, behind "Titanic" and "Avatar." All the main characters from the first film return which is always a treat: Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey ...By Derek Zemrak
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Maker Faire Inspires and Excites Wagner Ranch Students
Besides the occasional whoosh of stomp rockets and the accompanying outbursts of delight, little broke the quiet concentration of 150 students intent on creating, crafting, building, and, yes, learning at an Autodesk-sponsored Maker Faire held at Wagner Ranch ...By Sonya Grover and Sharon Murphy
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Local Resident Delivers Original Hampton Score to Ben-Gurion University
The original score of the "King David Suite," composed by jazz legend Lionel Hampton as a tribute to his friend David Ben-Gurion and commemorating the emergence of Israel, was donated to the Ben-Gurion Archives on the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Sede Boqer ...Submitted by Andrew Lavin
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'The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared'
The Orinda International Film Showcase has featured some great films recently, including "Timbuktu," "The Miracle of Bern" and the exceptional "Tangerines." This month's Swedish film, "The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared," may not be as ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA