Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Orinda Parties with Cars
The sixth annual Orinda Classic Car Show started off with diamonds, dancing and 170 car lovers determined to celebrate classic cars and motorcycles. The opening night auction party, held under tents on Avenida de Orinda on September 24th, set the stage for the free, ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
AN OPEN LETTER FROM GAYLE B. UILKEMA, SUPERVISORCONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Early this summer, during a routine medical ...
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Meet Your Orinda Idols of 2010!
The 2010 Orinda Idols were crowned on Sunday, September 12th after months of hard work by dozens of outstanding competitors. The winners of the Orinda Arts Council's 2010 Orinda Idol competition are:
 (Results provided by Britta Glade)
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Moraga Rotary Installs New Officers
Rotary Club of Moraga has installed Tony Schoemehl as its President for the year beginning July 1, 2010. Tony is a long time resident of Moraga, and is a retired Delta Airlines captain and a former Navy instructor pilot. He takes the gavel from Immediate Past ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Reader Connections to The Squire
A call went out with the story, "Blast from the Past: The Squire" in the August 4 edition of this paper looking for more information about the independent newspaper, The Squire, published approximately forty years ago. This reporter was hoping someone had the inside ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Fabulous Foods for Fall
Autumn isn't fall at all- when it comes to delicious foods, it rises to the top of culinary lists. The colorful fruits, roots, tubers and vegetables of harvest time also contribute to make us healthier as we go towards winter. They're loaded with phytochemicals - ...By Dr. Theresa Tsingis, DCMS
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Slippery Year Author to Read at Orinda Library
"The idea of slipperiness was born out of my realization that I had become an observer not a participant in my life," says Melanie Gideon, author of the 2009 best-selling memoir The Slippery Year, A Meditation on Happily Ever After.
 By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Live Car Auction, September 24th
Two cars will be auctioned at the Dancing with the Cars dinner on Friday, September 24th, the pre-party to the Orinda Car Show. The cars, a Red 1992 Toyota Paseo (105,000 miles) and a blue 1999 Saab 95 (104,000 miles) have been donated to the Educational Foundation of ...
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Laura van Duren Creates Art to Share
The centerpiece of artist Laura van Duren's Not for Sale exhibit at the Mercury 20 Gallery in Oakland is an interactive installation called the Truth Scope. "I love the idea of creating art that people can interact with, that they can touch," says van Duren. The ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Lafayette's Dramatic Duo
In a time when family togetherness is on the endangered species list, Diella and Meaghan Wottrich have found a novel way to beat the trend. When the Diablo Theatre Company's Annie opened on September 10, the Lafayette duo strolled and strutted across the Lesher stage ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Captain Vineyards - A New Commercial Winemaker in Lamorinda
As Susan and Sal Captain sit in their Moraga home overlooking their vineyard set against the backdrop of acres of open space, they open a bottle of one of their newly-labeled Captain Vineyards Petite Syrah, and finally relax after a long day of work among the vine ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Turtle Island - Not Your Usual String Quartet
When David Balakrishnan brings his violin and the Turtle Island Quartet to Saint Mary's College on September 29, Jimi Hendrix will tag along.
The Grammy-winning string quartet, known for ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Road Closures for the Art & Wine Festival
Don't even think about parking on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, or at La Fiesta Square, Bank of the West, The Round Up, Uncle Yu's and the Hen House after 4:00 p.m. this Friday through 10:00 p.m. on Sunday for the Art and Wine Festival. Organizers need to make room for the ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Splashball - A First in Northern California
Splashball? It's all about kids, balls and water - how could it not be fun? "Splashball is to water polo what t-ball is to baseball," says Bill Brown, who created Miramonte High School's water polo program over 40 years ago. Brown is working with the Lamorinda Water ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Fall Brings Fun to Lamorinda
Pear Festival, September 25th
The arrival of fall in Moraga means the return of an annual tradition Š itÕs all about pears. The 12th Annual Pear Festival will be held on Saturday, ...
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA