Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Shun Li and the Poet
This month, the International Film Showcase presents a beautiful and serious film from Italy. Set mostly on a working-class island in the Venetian Laguna, it depicts the collision of two worlds in crisis: that of an illegal Chinese immigrant who has to work to regain ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Historic Evening with Anne Frank's Stepsister
Families of all faiths are invited to hear a first-hand account from a woman whose life intersected with one of the most compelling figures in our history. Eva Geiringer Schloss, the childhood friend and stepsister of Anne Frank, will share her experiences including ...Submitted by Rabbi D. Berkowitz
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| Wednesday, January 02, 2013
When Elder Parents Resist Your Suggestions
Have you experienced the following? You know that Mom or Dad is having problems, although he/she denies it, and won't let you help. You suspect he or she is not getting groceries, not eating well, and not going to medical appointments. When you make suggestions about ...By Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, LMFT, CMC
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| Wednesday, January 02, 2013
"I Do Not Like Going to Walnut Creek!"Lamorindans Share Their Concerns and Interests for 2013
"It's all about sports here," said Jennifer, as her eyes burned through my blue baseball shirt. "How about a listing of current events for school-aged children, but non-sports related?"
 By Nick Marnell
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| Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Rainy Day Dog Parade at Rheem
Have leash, will travel. Pampered pooches in Moraga need not wait for the sun to come out to enjoy a walk. The relatively long covered promenade that skirts the Rheem Valley Shopping Center appears to be the place to go when it's raining and your canine companion ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Orinda Named the Second Friendliest Town in America by ForbesLamorindans using social media to foster neighborhood involvement
"Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person. There have been so many stories about the lack of courtesy, the impatience of today's world, road rage and even restaurant rage. ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Last Year Marilyn, This Year Hitchcock!
H itchcock, starring Oscar Winner Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) as Alfred Hitchcock, is a movie that will surprise you. It is more about The Master of Suspense's relationship with his wife, Alma Reville, portrayed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren (The ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
'Tis the Season of Giving
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Two Campo Grads Featured on Yahoo's Ultimate Surprises
The story of how two people meet and fall in love is always fascinating. Is it destiny, chemistry, or just being in the right place at the right time? For two Campolindo High School graduates, it was love and serendipity.
By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
"The 13 Days of Christmas" Holiday Production Benefits Children's Hospital
More than 100 local performers, ages 5 to 50, from Lamorinda and other local areas performed in the Peter Pan Foundation's (PPF) holiday musical, "The 13 Days of Christmas," last Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16. The show was created and written by Campolindo High ...Submitted by Marian Rule
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Safety by Design
Teachers go to great lengths to educate our kids and to help them make good choices. But who reminds teachers to make safe choices for themselves each day at work? Apparently, students do.
Submitted by H. Wheeler
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Is Mistletoe Romantic? Not on a Tree!
Kissing couples seek it out at Christmas, but pity the poor Lamorinda tree playing host to mistletoe. Nat King Cole may have waxed poetic about enjoying turkey and some mistletoe, and Justin Bieber sings about being under the mistletoe, but mistletoe, like the local ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
12-year-old Singer Inspired to Make a Difference
One simple act can affect the world. It's one of the lessons Samantha Anne Martin learned in her sixth grade class at Stanley Middle School in Lafayette.
Martin was taking a course on ...By Jennifer Wake
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Triple Golden Birthday for Miss Sydney
Since she was very young, Sydney Bagley knew that her golden birthday would come and that her parents would make it special for her. Bagley was born Dec. 12, 2000, and last Wednesday she turned 12.
By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Author, Illustrator, Teacher
In a forest with trees pointing up to the moon,
there lived and there sang an uncommon raccoon.
Listening ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA