Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Celebrations
Megan Caldwell, Campolindo High School Class of 2008, is a recipient of the prestigious Health for America Fellowship. As part of a team of four Fellows, Caldwell was chosen from a national pool of applicants that included alumni of Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Yale, ...Submitted by Kat Clark
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Lamorinda Idol Finals Winners
The ninth annual Lamorinda Idol Finals took place Sept. 7 at the Orinda Theatre. In the finals, 34 soloists and 11 groups performed in grade-level categories. Awards were given to the winner in each of six grade categories: K-2 solo; 3-5 solo; middle school solo; ...Submitted by Esther Becker
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The Saklan School Unveils 60th Anniversary Sculpture
There was an extra level of excitement at the start of the Saklan school year. At the school's annual back to school barbecue, students, parents and faculty all gathered around in the school parking lot to hear about the "surprise" to be announced by head of school, ...Submitted by Christine Kuckuk
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Cal Shakes Wraps Season with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Love is a dirty battleground. Love is splendid.
The dichotomous words are never more true than in California Shakespeare Theater's season closing "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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| Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Lamorinda's Specialties of the House
It's been a long day at work, traffic was a terror, the kids are hungry and you don't feel like cooking. You would, in fact, rather do anything else. It's a pizza kind of night. But where do you go? Who do you call? Never fear. There are pizzas of all varieties to be ...By Amanda Kuehn Carroll
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Even One Is Too Many
"Too many women continue to live in fear in ...By Laurie Snyder
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'Company' The Musical at Town Hall Theatre
Lafayette's theater scene recently expanded its range masterfully with the opening season musical "Company." Town Hall Theatre's new director Joel Roster took a risk with this fully-choreographed live musical production, but the large cast pulls it together with grace ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Local Author
Don Maker started trying to write poetry and short stories when he was about 8 years old, but said it wasn't until around 10 years ago that he really got serious about writing, when he retired from a life in advertising and began to follow his passion. "When I retired ...By Ryan McKinley
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New Bike Law Protects Local Cyclists
With Lamorinda's hilly terrain, certain roads can be difficult for drivers to navigate, but these roads can go from tricky to treacherous when motorists share them with bicyclists. "We've had some serious conflicts with the large number of bicyclists on Canyon Road," ...By Sophie Braccini
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Destination Downtown for Rockin' Good Time
Maybe it should be called the Art & Wine and food and music festival? Yes, the event featured lots of art and crafty items, and who doesn't enjoy a glass of wine or pint of beer with pals on a late-summer afternoon? During the two-day extravaganza 450 bottles and 150 ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Uniting Lamorinda's Past and Present
"The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Like a modern day Brigadoon, Orinda will vanish into the ether Sept. ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Unique Korean Ensemble to Play at SMC
"A living, breathing life form." This is how Martin Rokeach, composer and professor of music at Saint Mary's College describes the music of JUL, a Korean ensemble of three female musicians who play the gayageum, a traditional Korean instrument resembling a zither. The ...By Amanda Kuehn Carroll
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Out and About
There were some great outdoor events outside of Lamorinda in August, but September is all about what's in. If you're looking for something to do just beyond our borders later this month, consider this: Go Chabot in Oakland, Dream Downtown in Walnut Creek, and Rapture, ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Young Designers Sport Their Fashions at Recent Show
The Community Hall of the Lafayette Library was packed Aug. 24 with a very enthusiastic audience who welcomed 27 Sewnow summer camp designers to the runway. Modeling personal designs they created at the Sewnow fashion studio this summer, styles ranged from simple ...Submitted by Susan Goldie
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Swiss Movie 'Lovely Louise' Opens in Orinda Sept. 19
Annemarie Dringer was lovely when she was young; the Swiss actress who is playing Louise in the upcoming International Film Showcase screening of "Lovely Louise" at Orinda Theatre is still amazingly charming in her late 80s, obviously as strong as the character she ...By Sophie Braccini
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