MAY 6, 19: TELLING YOUR STORY 2pm. Open to all adults. Join our ongoing creative writing group on 1st and 3rd Saturdays. May 6 location to be announced. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd. 510-758-2741. MAY 6: PACKING FOR THE TROOPS 11am-1pm. Come and join Their Angels Military Support Group on the first Saturday of each month and pack supplies to send to active duty military personnel. Packing items are furnished along with light refreshments for volunteers. Hilltop Church of Christ, 3301 Morningside Drive, Richmond. theirangels.org MAY 7: COME AND HEAR THE “ORIGINS OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM IN THE PHILIPPINES.” 9:30am. Join us to hear Rev. Theresa Gallardo talk about the “Origins of Unitarian Universalism in the Philippines and Current Practice” in he Fireside Room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. No charge event. MAY 7: FRIENDS OF THE PINOLE LIBRARY STUFF-A-SACK SALE 10-2pm. Buy a double-strength brown bag for $5 at the door and fill it to the brim with books! This fundraising event supports the Pinole Library throughout the year. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd., 510-758-2741. MAY 7, 14, 21, 28: SOAR IS A 12 STEP RECOVERY PROGRAM 3pm. Do you have past hurts, hang ups or habits? Hilltop Community Church, 3118 Shane Drive, Richmond. hilltopcommunitychurch.com. MAY 8: GENEALOGY WORKSHOP 6pm. Curious about your family history? Want help with completing your family tree? A volunteer from the Contra Costa County Genealogical Society will be available to help you use HeritageQuest, the library’s new Genealogy program as well as other resources to discover more about your family history! Registration suggested as space is limited. Hercules Library, 109 Civic Dr., 510-245-2420. 62 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM MAY 2017 MAY 9: FRIENDS MEETING 7:30pm. Come be involved in the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Rodeo Library. 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. MAY 9: FIRST GENERATION FARMERS 6pm. First Generation Farmers is a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate food access from and for the local community while conserving natural resources, providing public education, access to open space and promoting beginning farmers, ranchers and agripreneurs. Come join us and you can pet and feed live goats and chickens, plant take home plants in a cup, color at the coloring station and dig for worms in our worm bin! We will also be learning about how to use compost to grow vegetables. All ages welcome! Hercules Library, 109 Civic Dr., 510-245-2420. MAY 9: PINOLE GARDEN CLUB MEETING 1pm general meeting and Guest Speaker at 2pm. Join us for an informative afternoon or visit our website: “Pinole Garden Club.” Public invited. Speaker’s Program: “The importance of Bats in Our Environment” will be presented by Corky Quirk from Northern California Bats. Held in the Public Safety Facility, Alex Clark Room, 880 Tennent Avenue, Pinole. 510-758-5263. MAY 10: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY & ANIME YOUR WAY WORKSHOP 4pm. Teens, join former ‘Simpsons’ artist Carlos Nieto for a 1 hour anime drawing workshop and learn how to create and modify an anime character from scratch, no matter what your drawing level is! Plus! Free Comic books and calendars for all participants! All materials for this workshop are provided free of charge and is for teens (aged 12-17) only, please. Hercules Library, 109 Civic Dr., 510-245-2420. MAY 10: FAMILY NIGHT: WONDROUS TALES WITH MICHAEL LITZKY! 6pm. Life-long storyteller, Michael Litzky, will bring to life his favorite stories through the use of puppets and props. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd., 510-758-2741. MAY 10: EL SOBRANTE CHAMBER MIXER 5:30-7:30pm. Envoy Mortgage, El 3575 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante. MAY 11: LEGOS AT THE EL SOBRANTE LIBRARY 3:30-5pm. Drop in for an afternoon of creativity and fun with Legos, Duplos and more. (**WARNING** LEGO parts are a choking hazard for children 3 and under.) El Sobrante Library, 4191 Appian Way, El Sobrante. 510-374-3991. MAY 11: OPEN HOUSE AND HISTORY DISPLAY 5-7:30pm. Free. Supervisor John Gioia hosts Contra Costa County and the City of El Cerrito Standing Together for Affordable Housing,; an open house and history display of affordable housing in El Cerrito. Supervisor Gioia’s office, 11780 San Pablo Ave., Suite D. elcerrito100.org. MAY 12: PINOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING AND PROGRAM 6:30-8pm, Conference rooms 2A and 2B, Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building, 1301 Pinole Valley Road. Program: The Life and Times of Bernardo Fernandez, DR. JANET CHAN Texas Gas & Smog 3363 San Pablo Dam Road, San Pablo • (510) 243-0622 Mon-Sat : 8:30am-7:00pm Sun: 9:00am-5:00pm Western Union & Money Orders available $48.25 Smog Certificate Included w/ Free Retest Vehicle 1999 & older: +$10.00 1995 & older may require evap test (+$10.00) Expires 12/31/2017
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