Looking Good in Lamorinda
It's spring! Time to revisit the closet and consider a new addition or two to freshen up our look.
Specialtees in Lafayette's Fiesta Square says this season celebrates the shoulder. ...By Moya Stone
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SUMMER CAMPS 2017
CREATIVE ARTS/THEATRE/MUSIC
Academy of Language and Music Arts/ ALMA
(Orinda)
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Teen Writes
In the car, it smelled like the new paint on ...By Alexandra Reinecke
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Those pesky General Education requirements: How to make them work for you
Graduating seniors deciding which college to attend or juniors considering which colleges to apply to should look carefully at a college's general education requirements. These are courses that everyone, regardless of their major, must take in order to complete their ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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Pour Me
Welcome to Pour Me, a new monthly column from your friends at the Lamorinda Weekly. When it comes to the world of spirits (the kind associated with hangovers, not hauntings), there is much to know and always something new to learn. Look to this space for new trends and ...By A.K. Carroll
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Celebrate spring in Lamorinda
When the calendar says spring there comes a chance for celebrations both religious and secular in Lamorinda.
The moveable feasts of Passover and Easter both fall mid-April this year. ...By Cathy Dausman
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Farmers Market Celebrates 20th Anniversary
It was no April Fool's Joke when the Orinda Farmers market cut the ribbon on its 20th season of providing fresh food on April 1. The Farmers Market will run until mid-November, with a focus on food and music from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays in front of the Rite Aide ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Film Clips
Looking for something other than a beast at the movies? Check out "The Sense of an Ending" now playing at the Orinda Theatre. The movie is far different from Disney's mega blockbuster, live-action "Beauty and the Beast."
By Derek Zemrak
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Teen Advisory Board offers students the chance to make a difference
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center has a program for teens called the Teen Advisory Board, or TAB for short. In TAB, students decide on programs that can be put on for the enjoyment of the teenage community. These are relatively small scale programs, and are ...By Namratha Kasalanati
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Campolindo High School Presents 'Beauty and the Beast'
"Be Our Guest!" and step into the magical world of the modern classic, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," presented by Campolindo High School. Follow the "tale as old as time" as the Beast encounters Belle and races to break the spell and return to his former self with ...Submitted by Sachi Enochty
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'Zucchini' is a poignant, real family film
This month the International Film Showcase offers a Swiss-French film, "My Life as A Zucchini, directed by Claude Barras. It's a beautiful animated movie that engaged the work of over 100 artists. This movie is a delicate and charming tale of resilience, hope and love ...By Sophie Braccini
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5 biographies of stars of Golden Age of Movies by Swindell republished
Forty-eight years ago, Larry Swindell published his first book, "Spencer Tracy: A Biography," about the legendary Hollywood actor who had starred in some 75 movies from "Captain Courageous" to "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." Swindell, who was a journalist, editor and ...By Sophie Braccini
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Complex U.S./Iran relationship explored in Saint Mary's exhibit
How is it that art can open up the creative process of a viewer to forge new associations with familiar iconic material?
This is one of the driving questions behind IRAN|USA, an ...By A.K. Carroll
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Mackenzie urges people to get 'Off the Couch' in new book
There are experiences that change a person forever, and when Budd Mackenzie launched Trust In Education, that was one of those life-altering decisions.
For 14 years now, Mackenzie has ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wild Magnolia Blooms in Orinda
Restaurant mogul Michael Karp is at it again. After scrapping the tequila passports, unstoppable guac and high-end Mexican entrees of Theater Square's Barbacoa and opening business casual taproom and comfort food eatery The Fourth Bore last fall, Karp has moved a few ...By A.K. Carroll
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