JULY, 2018 VOLUME 43, ISSUE 7

This bulletin is published monthly by the Lamorinda Movers, Inc. for the benefit of its members. Mailing Address - P.O. Box 13, Moraga, CA 94556-0013. Phone: (925) 376-6622

Web Site – www.lamorindamovers.org

CALENDAR

JULY 2 MONDAY - EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM AT THE HACIENDA

JULY 9 MONDAY - 5 PM SOCIAL HOUR, 6 PM DINNER, AND 7 PM PROGRAM AT SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE IN THE SODA CENTER

ALL MONDAYS: PLAY BRIDGE 12:30-3:30 AT MORAGA ROYALE (PAGE 5)

MAH JONGG MEETS TWICE A MONTH 1:30-4:30 ON EVERY FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY (PAGE 5)

BOCCE BALL MEETS EVERY THURSDAY FROM 10 TO 12 NOON THROUGH OCTOBER AT THE MORGA COMMONS (PAGE 5)

Lamorinda Movers

activities for adults age 55+

President’s July Message

Hello everyone,

It’s so nice to see the steady stream of new members joining us each month. Please take a moment to say hi and make them feel welcome. Also let your friends know that we are on the move and to come join the fun. With your help and suggestions, we hope to continue to maintain the high quality of our programs at our monthly dinners. It is such a pleasure to step away from life’s fast pace and relax with all of you every month.

We’re working on finding people to take pictures at our dinners so we can have them for our website and Facebook for those of you who want to share them with your friends and family. I’m sure it would be fun for the ones we care about to see what their parents and/or grandparents are doing. If you snap a picture at one of our dinners with your phone, you can easily send it to our Newsletter Editor, Tory Courtney (torycourt@gmail.com) so we can post it.

It was brought up at a recent Board meeting that someone wanted a copy of our roster in order to contact one of our members as a follow-up to their conversation. As a courtesy to all of you, we do not and never will give out the personal information that you have given to us in confidence. Anyone needing information to contact another member, please exchange your information at the dinner meetings. I’m sure you can all appreciate having your personal information kept private in today’s information age.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our next dinner.

Sincerely,

Keith

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DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENTCoordinator, John Haffner

MONDAY, JULY 9TH, DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENTAT THE SODA CENTER, SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE

SOCIAL HOUR AT 5:00 DINNER AT 6:00 PROGRAM AT 7:00 PM The Sodexo organization will prepare the following for your buffet dinner:

Reservations must be honored and paid for whether you attend or not!

Program

It is a thrill to announce that Paraguayan-born violinist, harpist, artist, and producer, Carlos Reyes and his Electric Symphony, will be our program on Monday, July 9th! He will dazzle you with an evening of solo and ensemble music with his Electric Symphony, charismatic personality, and extensive repertoire including Latin American ballads, blues, jazz, and dance numbers.

Carlos learned to play the violin at age 3½ and won awards performing on the complicated 36-string Paraguayan harp at age 10. Since then, he has added the guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboard, and numerous electronic devices to his repertoire.

After relocating to the Bay Area during his early teens, Carlos played harp with the Oakland Symphony and violin with the Oakland Youth Symphony. In addition, he provided background music for Sesame Street and Villa Allegro. He has performed with artists such as Roy Rogers, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Wynona Judd, Clint Black, Steve Miller, and Willie Nelson.

Market House Green Salad with two dressings: Ranch and Balsamic VinaigretteClassic Macaroni SaladDinner Rolls and ButterHoney Glazed Ham with Assorted Mustards (dijon, whole grain, honey)Garlic-Buttered BroccoliScalloped PotatoesWarm Apple Crisp with Streusel-Crumb ToppingVanilla Ice Cream Drizzled with Caramel Sauce

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The Bay Area is proud to claim Carlos as one of its most favorite and talented artists. Prepare yourself to be enchanted!

Dinner Reservations

Reservations must be made no later than Wednesday, July 4th by midnight. Those of you who have Internet access can go to our new and improved website www.lamorinda movers.org to make your reservations. Those without Internet access can call (925) 376-6622. Reservations must be honored and paid for whether you attend or not unless the reservation is canceled by Wednesday, July 4th before midnight. The price of the meal for members is $25 and for guests it is $30 (which includes gratuity and tax). It is payable at the entrance. Please pay by check. It helps our bookkeeping.

If you make your reservations by telephone, you will be talking to an answering machine and you should: • State your name(s) clearly and slowly, spelling first and last • Provide your telephone number. (If we can’t understand your message, it may be the only way

we can identify you.) • State clearly the names of other persons, your spouse/partner or other members or guests for

whom you are making reservations• We will not call you to confirm your reservation unless we have a problem with your message.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS Norma Claassen

We are at the half-year mark and our membership is slowly shrinking due to folks moving, passing and health issues. Don’t forget that if you refer a new member to Lamorinda Movers, you have a chance to win a year of ‘free” meals.  Just have the new applicant add your name to the “referred by” line on the application. The drawing is held at the end of year at our Holiday Luncheon.

Please remember the guest fee to attend the monthly dinner meetings is now $30. More reason to have your guest join the Moraga Movers.

Also, just a reminder that if your guest does not appear for the meal and you did not cancel, you will be billed for his or her meal.  (We have to give an accurate count to the caterer and have to pay for the meals that are not consumed.)

SUNSHINE & HEALTH NEWSCarol Derry

Please remember that if you know or hear of someone who is ill, injured or has experienced the loss of a loved one, let me know so that I can send that person and his or her family a caring card. You can call Carol at 925-376-3229 or email her at rcderry@gmail.com.

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BRIDGE

Are you a bridge enthusiast? If so, we would love to have you join our group! Every Monday afternoon, including holidays, bridge players meet at Moraga Royale from 12:30-3:30. Coffee, tea and refreshments are served. An individual contribution of $1.00 is collected to provide for refreshments and prize money at your table. These games are sponsored by the Lamorinda Movers for our own membership. The generous goodwill of Moraga Royale is greatly appreciated. New members are always welcome, so we hope that you will join us. For more information, please call Felicia Teller at 376-7079 before you come so that we can have an accurate number of tables.

MAH JONGGCarole Lucas

The Lamorinda Movers Mah Jongg group meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 1:30-4:30 at the Moraga Country Club -- with lunch first, for those who are interested, followed by mah jongg. At this time we usually have two tables. Any member of the Movers who has already had lessons and knows how to play, whether as a beginner or seasoned player, may contact Carole Lucas at 925-376-6079 or email clucas629@comcast.net.  We'd love to have you join us, but please call Carole first!

BOCCE BALLBill Bondy

The 2018 Bocce Ball season is up and running smoothly. The games start at 10 AM and continue every Thursday until October. Games are played at the Moraga Commons and the group is looking forward to another successful and fun season. All are welcome. We are not serious players. We gather there to have fun and meet new people. The game takes 5 minutes to learn and play ends at 12 noon. There are no set teams and scores are not recorded, just forgotten.

There may be openings on some club teams on other nights. If you are interested, please contact me at wbondy@aol.com

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7/3 Adele Buscaglia 7/19 Diana Mori7/8 Virginia Struhm 7/19 Carol West7/8 Ann Brooks 7/20 George Fisher7/8 Joyce McClellen 7/23 Louise Rowland7/11 Robert Burnett 7/25 Stu Knudsen7/12 Mary Tom 7/28 Jo Hansen7/13 Steven Miller 7/29 Joan Countryman7/18 Robert Sornsen 7/29 Jean Roberts7/19 Jan Speetzen

SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE

SAINT MARY’S MUSEUM OF ART 4TH ANNUAL MUSIC ON THE LAWNFRIDAY, JUNE 15, 6 - 9 PM CHAPEL LAWN

Bring your whole family and a blanket for a fun evening listening to alumni bands, dining on Damian's famous taco buffet, and drinking beer and wine!Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets at the door are cash only.  $10 for children. Beer and wine can be purchased separately, cash only. Opener: 3:30 Friday, featuring Courtney Lohmann '05 and Daniel Lewis '00 (3:30 Friday is the artist name, not the time of the performance)Headliner: Pride and Joy, featuring SMC Graduate Kirby Coleman For more information, visit:  www.stmarys-ca.edu/4th-annual-music-on-the-lawn

A CENTRAL SITE FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESAt the core of Lamorinda is its spirit of helping others, whether with time or money, or both.  This can be seen in the schools, Scouts, service organizations, theatres, Town Council, and town commissions; people are always stepping up and into places to serve.  At last, there is one place to find those places to serve, and to announce needs for volunteers to a wide audience.  Moraga Citizens Network has established a “Craig’s List for Volunteers” at www.moragacitizen’s network.org.   Check it out, and come back often!!

ACTIVITIES IN LAMORINDA

JULY BIRTHDAYS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVERYONE!

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RHEEM THEATRE OPENING NIGHT - once again!!THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 5:30 PM

Reception and AuctionPreview screening of Incredibles 2Movie will be introduced by Pixar Animator Supervisor and Lafayette resident, Paul MendozaTickets are $40 for the reception and movie, a fundraiser for the Moraga Community FoundationMovie only tickets are $12Come out to celebrate the "reel" magic of community spirit and cooperation that has put the lights on again in our historical theatre.

Lamorinda Sunrise RotaryMeets Friday mornings at 7 AM at The Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa, Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette. Check us out at www.lamorindasunrise.com or email us at lamorindasunrise@gmail.com

Schedule of Speakers through Mid-July:June 15Lafayette Citizen of the Year, Don Jenkins and his wife Becky share stories of their escapades teaching English in the Far East June 22The Tax Man Cometh! Gus Kramer, CCC Tax Assessor talks valuations for what it’s worth.

June 29 Mike Edwards weaves the tale of his life.  July 6Patrick Coyle will provide an overview of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) and the San Francisco Professional (SFP) chapter; an overview of global sanitation and composting toilets, and specifics about the EWB-SFP Appropriate Technology Design Team (ATDT) composting latrine project work in in Nicaragua (ten units in 2010, fourteen more in 2014, 87 more in 2017 funded by a Rotary Global Grant, and plans to do about 80 more composting latrines in Nicaragua with another Global Grant). July 13Dr. Susan Jenkins is Managing Director, Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley. Their unbelievable technology is curing conditions deemed incurable just 5 years ago! If you're not familiar with their work, this will simply BLOW YOUR MIND!

THE MORAGA ART GALLERY The gallery is located at 522 Center Street, Rheem Shopping Center, in Moraga. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 PM. For more

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information, visit the Gallery’s website: www.moragaartgallery.com, call 925-376-5407 or email moragaartgallery@gmail.com.        

THEATRE NEWS

Town Hall Theatre presents Kate Hamill’s rollicking new adaptation of SENSE & SENSIBILITY, based on the classic novel by Jane Austen.  Through June 23, 2018Town Hall Theatre Company 3535 School Street Lafayette, CA. Tickets: Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or www.TownHallTheatre.com. Discounts available for Seniors and Youth       Called "perhaps the greatest stage adaptation of this novel in history" and "an unconditional delight" by the critics, Hamill's adaptation is full of humor and inventive theatricality, while staying remarkably faithful to the beloved classic. The play follows the adventures (and misadventures) of the Dashwood sisters - sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne - in gossipy late 18th Century Regency England.

UPDATE ON NEW MORAGA RESTAURANTS

TACO BELL - After delays in negotiating a new lease, the permits for the remodel are in place, and will include an expanded outside dining area.

NOODLE THEORY - will go into the GRAZE location sometime in July.  The owner is a Moraga resident and has two other locations that are extremely popular and successful.

TOWN BAKERY AND CAFE - Also owned by a Moraga resident, this eatery has expanded its hours and opened the tables in the outside patio area to enjoy the summer weather.  Also added are dinner hours from Tuesday - Friday, 5 - 8:30 PM.

CANYON CLUB BREWERY - This new business is hoping to open in the late fall, in the space occupied many years ago by World Savings Bank on Canyon Road. 

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AT THE MORAGA LIBRARY

MORAGA BOOK CLUBTHURSDAY, JUNE 21 AT 1:00 PMMORAGA LIBRARY, 1500 St. Mary’s Rd., MoragaPHONE 925-376-6852The book for June’s discussion will be The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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Set in India, the central characters in The God of Small Things are  twins, Rahel and Estha, cared for by a cast of compelling characters:  their beautiful mother Ammu, grandmother Mammachi, uncle Chacko, and great-aunt Baby Kochamma.  Time shifts between 1969 and 1993, when Rahel comes home to visit the  brother she hasn't seen in over twenty years.  On that fateful day Chacko's ex-wife and daughter also return, throwing the household into disarray.  Tragedy strikes in the form of an accident (that may not have been accidental) and a terrifying murder.

Roy's debut novel won the Booker Prize for Literature in 1997"The quality of Ms. Roy's narration is so extraordinary -- at once so morally strenuous and so imaginatively supple -- that the reader remains enthralled all the way through." -- New York Times Book Review

On July 19, attendees will discuss Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings

HOME MAINTENANCE CARE FOR SENIORS

Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club HOME TEAM provides basic home maintenance services free of charge for seniors. For more information, go to www.rotaryhometeam.com

MORAGA PARKS AND RECREATIONClinton Calkins, Recreation Coordinator

Moraga 4th of JulyWednesday, July 4, 2018All day at the Moraga Commons Park - 1425 St. Mary's Road, MoragaDetailed info at: http://www.moraga.ca.us/dept/park-rec/july4

BUY A ROCKET!  Continue the tradition. Help the community raise $30,000 for our annual FIREWORKS show! Send your check, made payable the Town of Moraga, to 2100 Donald Drive, Moraga, CA 94556 or donate online at http://www.moraga.ca.us/dept/park-rec/july4

Hacienda NightsFridays, July 20, August 10, August 24 & September 145:00 - 9:00 PMHacienda de las Flores, 2100 Donald Dr. Moraga

Join the fun at Hacienda Nights, featuring food trucks, lawn games & fun for all ages. Food trucks will be listed online as they are confirmed.

Trips will resume in September, keep an eye on future bulletins for more information.

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LAMORINDA MOVERS BOARD MEMBERS

AND COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS

President Keith Katzman kkatzman@pacunion.com

Vice President Suzanne Parsons sunsandsky@yahoo.com

Program Coordinator John Haffner johnhaffner@comcast.net

Secretary Vicki Nakamura vnak525@comcast.net

Treasurer Dick Courtney rcourtney1893@gmail.com

Membership Norma Claassen normamc44@gmail.com

Communications Gary Borrelli garyborrelli@sbcglobal.net

Paul Duffey irelith@comcast.net

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