Pour Me
There is perhaps no one more deserving of an all-day celebration than the woman who bore you, burped you and brought you up. As a child, you could get away with a handmade card and breakfast in bed, but now that you're full-grown it's time to kick it up and brunch like ...By A.K. Carroll
|  |
|
|
Special Acalanes assembly shows consequences of drug use
Parents are encouraged to engage their ...By Pippa Fisher
| |
|
|
Moraga pioneers Leisure Sport Triathlon
Triathlons have grown in popularity and are attracting the most fit, as exemplified by the very successful triathlon in Moraga in April.
But now the city is trying something new. The ...By Sophie Braccini
|  |
|
|
Moms' groups grow up with their children
It began for Ellen Pedersen with a colicky baby in the late 1970s. She was unable to find a parenting support group at the time, so she simply "read everything I could get my hands on." Eventually Pedersen learned enough that she was asked to teach parenting classes, ...By Cathy Dausman
|  |
|
|
Tickle your taste buds at annual Taste of Lafayette
Orinda isn't the only community celebrating its culinary delights. Lafayette's downtown area will be transformed into a large, strolling, community dinner party on May 16 when the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce once again hosts the Taste of Lafayette.
![]() By Pippa Fisher
|  |
|
|
Orinda Restaurant Tour: One more bite for the roads
Food, wine, art and music will be the stars ...By Sora O'Doherty
| |
|
|
Wagner Ranch Nature Area opens its gates for a day of fun and learning
On Sunday, April 23, the public will have ...By Sora O'Doherty
| |
|
|
Pet Projects
Our wet winter this year has brought many benefits to parched California, and more specifically the Bay Area. However, one negative consequence might be an increase in the number of animals exposed to a potentially fatal disease called Leptospirosis - or Lepto, for ...By Mona Miller, DVM
|  |
|
|
Pacific Chamber Orchestra's spring concert offers breathtaking Brahams
Pacific Chamber Orchestra's last concert of the season will be its largest, with 36 musicians playing brass, winds, and string instruments, interpreting works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Edward Elgar and Johannes Brahms. Once again Maestro Lawrence Kohl proposes a unique ...By Sophie Braccini
|  |
|
|
Project Empathy: opening young minds
In the Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School large gym on March 16, sixth-graders with blindfolds over their eyes sat divided into seven groups, each led by two or three eighth-graders. One group clumsily try to spread jam, mustard or ketchup on a piece of bread. Another ...By Sophie Braccini
|  |
|
|
'Frantz': Love, lies and secrets during WWI
Dramatic and sentimental are two of the many adjectives that characterize this month international film presented in Orinda Theatre, "Frantz."
The French/German film touches on many ...By Sophie Braccini
|  |
|
|
SMC performs 'In the Heights', a slice-of-life play From Lin-Manuel Miranda
These days it's hard to scroll through social media without seeing a photo or post about a recent performance of "Hamilton." The rap-happy musical about U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton won a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award, and 11 of its 16 Tony nominations in ...By A.K. Carroll
|  |
|
|
Town Hall Theatre continues to lead by 'green' example in Lafayette
Joining forces with Sustainable Lafayette for an educational movie night, Town Hall Theatre continues to be a leader in "going green."
Sustainable Lafayette will be presenting a special ...By Pippa Fisher
|  |
|
|
Lafayette's Earth Day Festival targets 'Sustainable Youth'
With a very "hands-on" approach this year, Lafayette's 12th annual Earth Day Festival will showcase local youth groups as well as exhibitors.
The fun will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 ...By Pippa Fisher
|  |
|
|
Film Clips
John DiResta will bring laughter to the Orinda Theatre at 8 p.m. on Thursday April 13. DiResta is the real deal. He was raised on the rough and tumble streets of Long Island where he made fun of people. If you got mocked by John DiResta then you were in with the "in" ...By Derek Zemrak
|  |
|
|
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA