Author discusses memoir and apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
Leslie Buck followed a dream, leaving a local landscaping business to travel to Japan and learn from master gardeners, later writing a memoir about the adventure - "Cutting Back: My apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto" (Timber Press, 2017).
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Lafayette mayor joins Stanley students in annual concert
Lafayette Mayor Don Tatzin performed on his euphonium with Stanley Middle School Symphonic Band students Jan. 19 during the school's annual Concert for the Mayor, hosted by the Stanley music department under the direction of Bob Athayde. Not only did Tatzin attend and ...Submitted by Kerwin Lee
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Keeping up with the Hendersons
An incomparable athletic dynasty at Acalanes High School is about to come to an end with the graduation of Nick Henderson this spring.
The Henderson family has dominated the football and ...By John T. Miller
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Lively, fun-filled concert benefits Educational Foundation of Orinda
Some families are considered musically inclined. The Mazmanian Family quartet seems to have that musical inclination on steroids. Orinda Intermediate School music teacher Greg Mazmanian, patriarch of the Mazmanian Family, is a Juilliard grad and experienced violin ...By Jennifer Wake
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RC competition a first for Campolindo
The rubber meets the road for the first time as Campolindo High School students enter the 2018 Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge. The first round of H2AC, as it is called, allows science and automotive class students in 20 Northern California high schools to ...By Cathy Dausman
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Pacific Chamber Orchestra presents 'Golden Strings,' Feb. 17-18
Pacific Chamber Orchestra's upcoming concert "Golden Strings," under the direction of Maestro Lawrence Kohl, will feature Mendelssohn's very first exuberant Symphony for Strings, Samuel Barber's heartfelt Adagio for Strings, Elgar's enchanting Serenade for Strings, and ...
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Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest moves event date, extends deadline
Lamorinda Arts Council has extended its entry deadline to March 18 for the 3rd Annual Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest, which will now be held at 3 p.m. on April 15 at the Lafayette Library Community Hall.
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Married, and in high school
By all accounts, sharing the same work place with your spouse seems to be a hit with a number of married couples who work together in the Acalanes Union High School District.
Leading the ...By John T. Miller
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Excitement abounds at all-access playground opening
A large crowd attended a sunny, balloon-festooned inaugural ceremony Jan. 28 for the new, all-access playground in Moraga Commons Park. Children thronged at the entrance, waiting for the moment a red ceremonial ribbon would be cut to officially welcome them in to ...By B. B. Kaye
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GCCP offers a musical journey to Romania Feb. 2-3
The third of the Gold Coast Chamber Players season's five concerts, titled "Fantezie" will be performed twice, the first at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave in Piedmont with the second performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 ...Submitted by Pamela Freund-Striplen
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'Swim Team' documentary profiles young athletes on the autism spectrum
SEED, Lafayette's Special Education Enrichment Development Foundation, is hosting a free screening of "Swim Team," an award-winning feature documentary about a New Jersey YMCA-based community swim team made up of teens on the autism spectrum.
 By Catherine Kauder
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SMC's Theatre Performance of 'Puss 'n Boots' opens Jan. 30
A family-fun production of "Puss 'n Boots: The New Musical," put on by Saint Mary's College Jan Term students Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 1-2, is expected to delight audience members of all ages. Adapted and directed by Will Huddleston, this new musical by local playwright ...Submitted by Justin Carino
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Film Clips
I know what you are thinking: I know the story and I don't want to see it or hear it again. But you are wrong. "I, Tonya" is a very well-crafted independent film that will make you think differently about Tonya Harding and the infamous attack on Nancy Kerrigan. ...By Derek Zemrak
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Dining for Women: changing the world one woman, one girl, one dinner at a time
What if, just by going out for dinner with friends, you could benefit women and girls around the world? That is the premise of Dining For Women, a group that raised more than $5 million between 2003 and 2015 for projects that promote gender equality and empower women ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Ways to reduce your pain without medications, part two
In the face of an ongoing effort for state and federal governments to limit access to opioid containing pain relieving medications, a number of guidelines have been recently enacted that recommend that doctors prescribe less or even no pain medication. Many patients ...By Richard C. Shinaman, M.D.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA