Local Schools Teach Programming Skills One Hour at a Time
Learning how to write computer code sounds like a daunting task, even to most adults. But at local schools such as Burton Valley Elementary School and Campolindo High School, students are being offered an opportunity to learn computer science using the new Hour of Code ...By Zoe Portnoff
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55 Years of Fun on the Slopes ... And Counting
With skis perfectly parallel, Orindan George Jedenoff glides down the run at Alta in graceful 'S' curves, impressing all who are watching as a video is being made of him by Ski Utah to promote skiing for seniors. And he's truly a senior. He'll turn 98 in July.
By Bobbie Dodson
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Art, Awe and Awards
Awe is an emotion typically reserved by adults for canyons grand, mountain majesties and life's epic moments of illumination. It is not a sensation most would expect to feel upon entering a teen art exhibit - but that is exactly what has been happening in Lamorinda for ...By Laurie Snyder
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Lynn's Top Five
Most parents hope to avoid becoming a financial burden to their children. But increasingly, adult children are being called upon to help not just organize their parents' affairs and hire care managers, but also to step up with real financial support as well. There ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Vincent Price Day at the Rheem Theatre March 7
Mark your calendar for an all-day event celebrating the career of actor Vincent Price to be held Saturday, March 7 at the Rheem Theatre in Moraga. The program includes some of Price's most popular films, a lecture by his daughter, Victoria Price, wine tasting and his ...By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Miramonte Senior Wins Oratorical Contest
On Feb. 15 in Pacifica, Miramonte High School senior Sean McFeely, pictured with coach Sandra Maguire, won the Area 2 American Legion Oratorical Contest, which is designed to develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high school ...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Donating My Brain to Science
Turns out the most difficult part of getting my head examined was not lying still in a snug MRI cave for an hour, but the traffic getting to the impressive facility at UCSF and back. To be fair though, I did decline the less than tempting and possibly painful option of ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Finding Beauty, Complexity and Meaning in Art
The new "Flesh and Mind" art exhibit opened Feb. 21 at Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery in Lafayette. The three exhibiting artists share a mix of intellectual, technical and sensitive approaches that lead them to create unique and powerful pieces. Among them is Lafayette ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Looking to the Sky
Tooling around Lamorinda on any given day, one might stop and see a bigger bird than usual perched atop a power line, a telephone pole or at the apex of a big tree. If it's not a crow or a raven, it's most likely a raptor. In our area, that usually means identifying ...By Chris Lavin
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Local Hyperrealist Photographer Presents 'California Oaks' at the Moraga Library
Renowned Lafayette photographer Dave Dondero's exhibit, "California Oaks," showcasing the many oak varieties in Northern California and the plight of the imperiled trees will be on display at the Moraga Library through the end of the month. Dondero's unique imagery is ...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Dark and Thought-Provoking Film 'The Verdict' Opens Feb. 27 in Orinda
This month in Orinda, the International Film Showcase presents "The Verdict" - a courtroom drama from Belgium not for the faint of heart. The film deftly raises issues about the legislative system, the power of individuals and of grief.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Campo Stage Director Living the Dream
Several years ago, following another very successful Campolindo High School musical production, Stage Director Dave Pinkham was called on stage and introduced to the audience as a "man who was living a dream he never even knew he had." According to the Moraga native ...By Diane Claytor
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Lafayette Reservoir Walking Group's Focus on Fitness
Life can be stressful. That's no secret. But the solution can be as simple as getting up, getting out and taking a stroll. Author, biochemist and nutritional expert Jim Scala understands this. He recently started a walking group at Lafayette Reservoir through Lafayette ...By A.K. Carroll
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
'Mr. Turner'
"Mr. Turner" is a must see - not for great storytelling - but for the stunning beauty of every shot in the film, which is a painting unto its own. This film is truly a piece of art, one that would please the 19th century British painter J.M.W. Turner.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
'Angels in America: Millennium Approaches'
Town Hall Theatre's new production, "Angels in America," is one of the most ambitious and powerful plays produced by the local theatre group yet. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tony Kushner resists easy synopsis. Set in 1985's Reagan-era America, it unflinchingly ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA