FEBRUARY 2017 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM 63 FEBRUARY 4: SWEETHEART FAMILY DANCE 6-8pm. Put on your dancing shoes, find your special little someone and join us for a magical evening at our Annual Sweetheart Family Dance! Great music, dancing, refreshments & photo booth fun for the whole family to enjoy. Open to all ages. $15/ family of 4 or $5/per person. Tickets available. el-cerrito.org/onlinereg or by calling 510-559-7000. FEBRUARY 4 & 18: CROCKETT LIBRARY - CREATIVE WRITING GROUP FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 11am. Want to get published and attend a book launch party for your book? Want to type your name in in the library website and see your book jacket staring back at you? The Crockett Library Creative Writers are looking to publish their first collection of stories, and you can be a part of that. Discover your writing voice with the Crockett Library Creative Writers! Activities include writing exercises and prompts as well as writing workshops. We also read from a movie script. Read your work or just listen to what others have written in a safe and positive environment. 991 Loring Ave. 510-787-2345. FEBRUARY 4 & 18: CROCKETT LIBRARY - WII & BOARD GAME SATURDAYS 12:30pm. Play board games. Play wii on a projection screen. Different games, always fun. Play games @ the Crockett Library! 991 Loring Ave, 510-787-2345. FEBRUARY 4: PAWS TO READ 10:30-12pm. H.A.L.O. Angel Ears is hosting free 15 minute reading sessions with registered therapy dogs for children grades K-5. Participants have a chance to win free books or prizes! This program is not for children who are allergic to or are fearful of dogs. To register in advance please sign up at the library or call us. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. FEBRUARY 5: SEMINAR AND BOOK SIGNING BY DR. MATTHEW FOX 9:30am. Dr. Matthew Fox is an award winning spiritual theologian, professor, activist, and an author of over thirty books. He is the founder of University of Creation Spirituality. He will speak about “The Contemplative & Sacred Activism of Thomas Merton” and will be selling and signing some of his books. Join us in the Fireside Room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20, 27: 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! Color and Craft program follows at 7pm. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. FEBRUARY 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28: 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. 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. FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20, 27: AL-ANON MEETINGS 5:30pm. Support Group. Pinole Senior Center, 2500 Charles Avenue, Pinole. FEBRUARY 6, 13, & 27: FREE GENTLE YOGA & PRAYER (NO MEETING FEB. 20) 10:30am. All are welcome, and there is no charge! Please bring a mat, but we always have a couple extras available. Come for 20 minutes of gentle stretching, balance, and GLOBAL AUTO ENGINEERING 600 23rd Street Richmond 510-237-2100 478 Appian Way El Sobrante (510) 758-8500 JAPANESE ENGINE Installed From $550 Most 4-cyl Cars. Labor Only CLUTCH JOB From $295 Most Cars/ Parts. + Labor Some Restrictions Apply. BLOWN HEAD GASKET & ANY STARTERS & MACHINE SHOP WORK EXTRA ALTERNATORS 4 cyl $595 6 cyl $685 8 cyl $795 $195 Most cars FOREIGN • DOMESTIC • TRUCKS • RVs WATER PUMP TIMING BELT $185 Most cars strengthening, followed by 10 minutes of silent prayer. Christ the Lord Church is located at 592 Tennent Ave., Pinole, across from Fernandez Park. Please enter through the Tennent Ave. meeting room door by the deck. 510-724-9141 or email vicarsusan@ hotmail.com. FEBRUARY 6: YOGURTLAND - NATIONAL FROZEN YOGURT DAY 4-7pm. Free Yogurt served. 2700 Pinole Valey Road, Pinole. 510-758-9000. FEBRUARY 7, 14, 21, 28: THE ROTARY CLUB OF EL SOBRANTE 12:15-1:30pm. Café Soleil, 3550 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante. Join us for lunch and fellowship. 510-734-1575. FEBRUARY 7 & 14: MATH CLUB 3:30pm. Join Rodeo’s Math Club where 3rd to 5th graders will involve themselves in a fun math-related activity each week. Space is limited. Registration encouraged. ccclib.org. 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. FEBRUARY 7: BEADING WORKSHOP 5:30pm. Join local artist Kelly Plumb for an evening of adult crafting at the Rodeo Library. This month’s project will be polymer clay heart beading. FREE. Supplies will be provided. Sponsored by Friends of the Rodeo Library. 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. FEBRUARY 9: EL CERRITO GARDEN CLUB MEETING 9:30am. Learn about wild birds’ behaviors and needs in a program featuring Jenny Papka of Native Bird Connections. Meet at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 9th in the El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane in El Cerrito. Members are free, and visitors cost $3 each. 510-237 4654. FEBRUARY 10: THE HISTORY OF THE USS POTOMOC From its service as the “Floating White House” of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to its rescue from the scrap heap and restoration in Oakland, will be the topic of the Pinole Historical Society. 6:30 to 8 p.m. in conference rooms 2A and 2B of the Kaiser Permaente Medical Office Building, 1301 Pinole Valley Road. The public is invited to the FREE event. PinoleHistoricalSociety.org or call 510-724-9507. FEBRUARY 11: CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING 11am. Adults, teens come learn about Chinese brush painting with local artist DI MENG. Free class, all supplies will be provided. Registration is required. Please register online or call the Hercules Library. 109 Civic Dr., 510-245-2420. FEBRUARY 11: MOVIE FOR KIDS 1pm. Come watch a film for kids, at the library. This month’s movie will be Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (161 min, PG). 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. FEBRUARY 12: ART OF LEADERSHIP 5pm. A new program for Art of Leadership. Leading from the heart. Facilitator Sujatha Pubbaraju has conducted seminars and workshops in the area for transformational leadership BA in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. Free. 342 Shipwatch Ln., Hercules. 510-296-9470 or bkherculescourses@gmail.com FEBRAURY 12: SEMINAR BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ACTOR/ PERFORMER RON CAMPBELL 9:30am. Ron Campbell, the founder and CEO of Soar Feat Unlimited, performs, teaches, and makes art in distinguished venues across the globe. He will discuss “In 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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