Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Texture, Variety Abound at Orinda Art Show
Travel, humor, whimsy and texture abound in the latest special art exhibit showing through Jan. 2 at the Orinda Library. The diverse display features four local artists, ages 10 through 89, and includes origami, giclee paintings, hooked rugs and line drawings.
By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
It's a Wonderful Life at Town Hall Theatre
While Scrooge was a Town Hall Theatre favorite of holidays past, the stage adaptation of Frank Capra's classic film It's a Wonderful Life which opened Nov. 29 promises a production as successful and popular as the Dickens' classic.
 By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Pearl Harbor Survivor Left His Heart on USS San Francisco
Richard "Johnny" Johnson, until recently a Lafayette resident, turns 90 Dec. 6 but you wouldn't know it. The retired Navy chief still has a full head of hair and an unlined face. He was just a boy at 17, a self-professed high school dropout, when he enlisted with his ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
DUI: A Sobering Experience
It was an uneventful morning - mild, dry and sunny - until the cruiser lights flashed in my rear view mirror. We pulled over behind Moraga's Rheem Theatre, and Officer Krista Koppinger came to the driver's window.
 By Staff Reporter
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011
CAPA Nutcracker - Lots of Work for a Great Show
Whether you love the Sugar Plum Fairy, the tin soldiers, the Nutcracker Prince or simply the magic of this holiday ballet, the California Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) production of The Nutcracker this Friday, Saturday and Sunday is sure to wow audience members as ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Lynn's Top FiveCreating Family Memories and Charitable Giving: The Perfect Holiday Recipe
At this time of year we are all looking for ways to spend time with friends and families and celebrate the holidays without taking our budgets to the brink. Folks in our community are particularly charitably minded, so I really think this column will resonate well ...By Lynn Ballou, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm)
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
'Tis the Season of Giving
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
"Warm Up Winter" Campaign Kicks Off
Throughout November and December, DoGood Vines, a company that gives 50 percent of its net profits to charitable causes, will pour complimentary wine tastings for customers at local retail shops serving as drop-off locations for warm clothing donations. Every person ...Submitted by Ana Walker
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
'Tis the Season for Festivities
Lafayette
An Evening of Fellowship & Spiritual Music. Alex Cook and Ben Vaughan, Christian musicians from Boston and Canada, with original songs celebrating and defending spiritual ...
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Two Trees, One Ceremony
While the stately oak near the Round Up Saloon in Lafayette will still be sparkling with lights, the former site of the Hospice of the East Bay Tree of Lights in the Moraga Commons is being relocated to a tree at the Moraga Country Club. There will be one celebration ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
And the Winners Are...
Dozens of chefs prepared their signature dishes and competed for top honors at this year's fourth annual Taste of St. Perpetua cooking extravaganza. This year's winners were: Chris Flitter (pictured is husband Bill) for her Apple Streusel Cheesecake; Graham Westphal ...
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Eclipse Soccer Club Focuses on Leadership
Twenty boys and girls, ages 10 to 12, from the East Bay Eclipse Soccer Club, recently participated in a nine-week leadership development program called LEAP (Leadership for Eclipse Athletes Program). The goals of this new program were to help Eclipse players understand ...Submitted by Stacy Giglio
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Local Mom Wins National Essay Contest
Lafayette stay-at-home mom, Candace Morton, ...Submitted by Candace Morton
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Fourth Bore Construction Site Visit Planned
"It's not every day a tunnel is built in your area," said Fourth Bore Public Information Officer Ivy Morrison. Morrison nearly lost her voice during a recent afternoon phone interview, but that was understandable. Since coming on the job in March 2011, Morrison has ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Top Three from Iron Filmmaker Contest
After an exhausting 24 hours to complete their three-minute films for the Iron Filmmaker Contest, one of the components of the California Independent Film Festival, teams gathered to watch everyone's finished products at the Rheem Theatre. An amazing range of unique ...
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA