Wednesday, January 28, 2015
'Take a Picture/Tell a Story' Art Exhibit Opens at SMC Museum of Art
The phrase "every picture tells a story" is given new meaning by San Francisco-based photographer Robert Gumpert in his first exhibitions in the United States, "Take a Picture/Tell a Story" and "I need some deodorant. My skin's getting restless," which will be on ...By Ryan McKinley
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Local Students Compete at National Science Bowl
Students from Acalanes, Campolindo, and Miramonte high schools participated in the National Finals of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's National Science Bowl Jan. 25 at Los Positas College in Livermore. The Office of Science began this competition to ...Submitted by Dirk Fillpot
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Even in Lamorinda's Bucolic Towns, Stalking Happens ... and It's a Crime
"Anytime anyone is harassing and unwantedly giving you attention," says Rachel Piersig, "that's a huge warning sign." Piersig would know. She heads the Domestic Violence Unit for the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office, and has sent many, many stalkers and ...By Laurie Snyder
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Brother Fire Chief
Christopher Donnelly moves a bit closer to heaven each time he reports to work at his second job. During the academic school year "Brother Chris," a Christian Brother assigned to Saint Mary's College, serves as project manager of facilities services for the college. ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Cal Shakes Cleanup
A team of workers from the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Cal Fire and the Moraga-Orinda Fire District recently spent several days thinning a eucalyptus grove near the Cal Shakes Theater entrance in Orinda. MOFD Fire Marshal Kathy Leonard said the project was ...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Two Lafayette Students Are Showcase Winners
If you were asked to complete this sentence: "The World Would Be a Better Place if...," how would you respond? What if you were asked to illustrate your answer with a drawing, photo, dance or music composition? That's exactly what thousands of kindergartners through ...By Diane Claytor
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Campo Alum Paints, Sells Beautiful Artwork
It's unlikely that many up-and-coming artists sell their first paintings before they're old enough to toast their success with a glass of champagne. Moraga's Bridgette Thornton did just that. But then, Thornton's incredible artistic talent is complemented by both her ...By Diane Claytor
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Pigeon Deaths in Lamorinda Linked to Avian Parasite
Like a scene from a Hitchcock movie, birds are dying in Lamorinda. At least one flock of approximately 30 band-tailed pigeons in Orinda has already been devastated, says Dr. Guthrum Purdin of Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. "These birds look sick," he said. ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
New App Creates Smooth Ride for Lamorinda Casual Carpoolers
San Francisco commuters didn't mind standing in the cold for a few minutes at the Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church parking lot in Orinda recently before hopping in cars that were heading across the bay. These Moraga and Orinda residents are pioneering a new service ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Kindergarten Registration for the 2015-16 School Year
Will your child start kindergarten in 2015? ...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Lamorinda Woman Behind Champion Dogs
Judie Howard is a legend in the world of obedience training for dogs in the United States. People come from all over the country to spend time with the Bollinger Canyon trainer who can make the meekest dog of any breed a champion. For more than 25 years she has ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Lunafest: Short Films By, For and About Women
Lovers and supporters of women's voices and the arts will gather in Saint Mary's Soda Center at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 for the Moraga screening of "Lunafest," a traveling film festival filled with stories by women, for women and about women. The festival is being ...By A. K. Carroll
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Top Five Movies of 2014
The Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan. 15 and the awards will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Feb 22. The show will be televised live on ABC. Here are my favorite films of 2014:
 By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Family Focus
Happy New Year! Although the holidays are over, there are still gifts we can give to our children all year long. One is the gift of emotional protection - shielding them as much as possible emotionally, as well as physically, from the turbulence and violence that exist ...By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
"Art Appassionata" Opens at the Moraga Art Gallery
The exhibit "Art Appassionata" opens today and runs through March 24, featuring light-washed landscapes and portraits by Lisa Gunn of Orinda and oil paintings of the California coastline by Carol Tarzier. A free opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, ...Submitted by George Ehrenhaft
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA