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DECEMBER 4: SEMINAR: HOW MIGHT WE BUILD A MORE EMPATHIC CULTURE.” 9:30am. Edwin Rutsch is the founding director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy. He is a world traveler, a ‘seeker’, a documentary filmmaker, and has worked in the computer technology field. Come and join us in the Fireside Room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. DECEMBER 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27: TOPS 6:20pm on Mondays, 5:30pm Tuesday. Taking off Pounds Sensibly support group. Pinole Senior Center 2500 Charles Ave. Pinole. 510-724-9800. DECEMBER 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29: ZUMBA 5:30pm. Fast paced, fitness class set to exciting Latin and International music. Open to all adults. $4 Pinole residents - $6 nonresidents. Ask about an 8 class discount! Pinole Senior Center 2500 Charles Ave., Pinole. 510-724-9800. DECEMBER 5, 12, 19: BIG KID STORY TIME 3:30-4:30. Age Group: Kids (1st – 5th grade) Listen to thoughtprovoking stories and participate in interesting librarian led discussions. Richmond Public Library: West Side Branch, 135 Washing-ton Ave. 510-620-6557. DECEMBER 5, 12, 19, 26: AL-ANON MEETINGS 6pm. Support Group. Pinole Senior Center, 2500 Charles Avenue, Pinole. 510-724-9800. DECEMBER 5, 12, 19,26: FAMILY STORYTIME 6:30-7pm. Come to our evening family storytime for parents/ caregivers and their children of all ages. Join us for stories, rhymes and songs! Note: There will be no Storytime on 12/26 due to the holiday closure. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. 66 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM DECEMBER 2016 DECEMBER 5, 12, 19, 26: COLOR AND CRAFT 7-7:30pm. Join us after our Family Storytime for coloring and/or crafts. Parents/caregivers with children of all ages welcome. Note: There will be no craft activity on 12/26 due to the holiday clo-sure. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. DECEMBER 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27: DROP-IN HOMEWORK HELP 4-6pm. Come and get FREE one-on-one help with tutoring and homework questions for children in grades K-8th. Note: Homework Help will not be available on 12/19 or 12/20 due to school va-cation. Students helped on a first come, first served basis. Ages 5-14. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. DECEMBER 6: BEADING WORKSHOP 5:30pm. Join local artist Kelly Plumb for an evening of adult crafting at the Rodeo Library. FREE. Supplies will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of the Rodeo Library. 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. DECEMBER 6, 13, 20: THE ROTARY CLUB OF EL SOBRANTE MEETS 12:15-1:30pm Café Soleil, 3550 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante. Join us for lunch and learn our about community and International projects. Contact: Dick McCloskey 510-734-1575. No meeting 12/27/16. DECEMBER 6: WEST CONTRA COSTA MEETING 6:30-8pm. Come early to order food and beverages. Feel free to eat during the meeting. The West County Branch of the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association (CoCoTax.org) holds its monthly meeting at Mountain Mikes Pizza (side room), 1416 Fitzgerald Dr., Pinole. CoCoTax aims to educate and inform taxpayers about issues that affect their ever increasing property tax bills. Everyone welcome. Free. Attention All RetiRed Men Have lunch with other retired men in our area No dues, no political or religious agenda and no fundraising. Just a great place to meet other retired men and to get out of the house. We meet once a month on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11am. Galieo Club, 371 S. 23rd St., Richmond SonS in RetiReMent 510-685-3266 or whiterlp@aol.com for more information.


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