The Lafayette Library and Learning Center will play host to the event “Girl’s Night Delicious Detox” tomorrow night, Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Certified Health & Lifestyle Coach Jamie Dougherty will be on hand to talk about ways to detox your “lady body” and produce high energy in a healthy manner. Cooking demonstrations will be done with food samples being handed out as a result of the event’s sponsor Whole Foods Market Lafayette.

Register for the event on the Whole Foods Market Lafayette Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/wfmlafayette. Entry to the event is $5, which will be collected at the door.

The Moraga Art Gallery’s current show, called “Kaleidoscope,” features the work of local artist Angelica Samame and guest artist Karin Lechner. Samame is a painter, whle Lechner is a jewelry designer. The Moraga Art Gallery is located at 522 Center St. in the Rheem Shopping Center and is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

The Lafayette Gallery’s current show, “Heartfelt,” features the work of several local artists in a variety of media, including paintings, photography, sculpture and ceramics. The Lafayette Gallery is located at 50 Lafayette Circle and is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The local governments of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda will come together in a week to hold their annual Lamorinda Tri-City Meeting. The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:00 p.m. The City of Orinda will host this year’s meeting at the Orinda Library, 26 Orinda Way.

Some of the topics on the agenda for this year’s meeting include emergency preparedness for the Lamorinda area, an update on roads and ongoing road construction, the parking lot at the Lamorinda Skatepark, and a discussion on Sustainable Communities Strategy.

The Big Band of Rossmoor will be performing at the Rheem Theatre this Friday, Feb. 3, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The band, which features 31 musicians ranging in age from 10 to 92 years old, has become a local favorite over recent years.

Dance instructor Gail Enright will kick off the night at 7:00 p.m. with a dance lesson to get everyone ready to dance the night away.

Tickets to the event are $10 per person and can be purchased in advance at the Rheem Theatre’s Box Office or the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce office. Tickets will also be sold at the door while they last.

Campolindo’s boys basketball team improved to 7-0 in DFAL play and 18-2 overall with a 80-53 win over Alhambra. The Acalanes boys team lost to Las Lomas, 57-45, falling to 2-5 in DFAL and 13-8 overall.

The Campolindo and Acalanes girls basketball teams were both dominant in league victories Friday. The Cougars beat Alhambra, 61-35, while the Dons beat Las Lomas, 63-47.

The Acalanes boys soccer team held on to first place in the DFAL with a 2-0 victory over Dougherty Valley. Miramonte boys soccer lost, 2-0, to Alhambra.

The Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte girls teams all tied their Friday night games. The Dons tied Dougherty Valley, 2-2, while the Matadors tied Alhambra, 1-1. The Cougars tied Northgate, 1-1, in a nonleague game.

Miramonte’s basketball teams and Campolindo boys soccer had the night off.

Burton Valley Elementary School in Lafayette will be hosting an event called “How To Reduce Whining and Elicit Calm, Patience, and Politeness” on Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., in Room 41.

Experts Robin Hauge and Clarissa Montanaro will discuss ways to alleviate whining from your children using a variety of communication tools. They will discuss several methods that help lead to a calmer household. They will also discuss the short-term and long-term ramifications of allowing children to whine without promoting solutions to the problem.

The event is sponsored by Burton Valley PTA Parent Education.

This week is full of big high school rivalry basketball and soccer games that could go a long way toward determining league champions and NCS seeds. All of these games are guaranteed to bring out lots of fans from both schools.

Boys Basketball:
Monday, Jan. 23, 5:30 p.m. – Acalanes at Miramonte
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 5:30 p.m. – Miramonte at Campolindo

Girls Basketball:
Monday, Jan. 23, 7:00 p.m. – Acalanes at Miramonte
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7:00 p.m. –  Miramonte at Campolindo

Boys Soccer:
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 6:15 p.m. – Campolindo at Acalanes

Girls Soccer:
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 6:15 p.m. – Acalanes at Campolindo

Tickets for the 14th Annual California Independent Film Festival went on sale to the general public today.

The California Independent Film Festival will take place Feb. 10-16 at the Rheem and Orinda Theaters. This year’s festival will include 11 feature films, seven documentaries, and 23 short films. There will also be a variety of lectures, discussions and seminars available throughout the festival.

The opening night ceremony, on Feb. 10, will be hosted by NBC’s Diane Dwyer and will feature the Best Canadian Film award winner from the Toronto Film Festival, “Monsieur Lazhar.”

For more information and to buy tickets, visit http://www.caiff.org.

The Lafayette Gallery opened their winter show, “Heartfelt,” this week. The show, which will be open until early March, features artwork by local artists in a variety of media, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics and photographs. The Lafayette Gallery, located at 50 Lafayette Circle, is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.lafayettegallery.net.

The Orinda Community Church is displaying the art show, “Peace on Earth,” by Orinda artist Karl Schonborn, in the Doug Adams Sanctuary Gallery. Schonborn’s art depicts individuals and moments in history that have a resounding message of peace. The show will be on display until Jan. 22.

The Campolindo soccer teams dominated their rivalry with Miramonte Wednesday night, as the girls won at home, 5-0, and the Campolindo boys won at Miramonte, 3-0.

The win by the Campolindo girls ensured they would remain in first place in the DFAL at the halfway point. They are 5-0-1, while second place Dublin is 5-1-0 (their loss coming to Campolindo).

The Campolindo boys sit in second in the DFAL with a record of 4-1-1 behind Acalanes who is 5-0-1. The two teams tied earlier this season. The Miramonte boys sit in fourth place.

While the Miramonte and Acalanes girls teams are unlikely to catch up to compete for the league title, both teams are competing for spots in the NCS playoffs. The Matadors are currently fourth in the DFAL, and the Dons are fifth.