El Sobrante
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5050 Appian Way
El Sobrante
Corner of Fran & Appian Way
Mon-Fri 8-5:30 • Sat 8-4:30
510-223-2828
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NOVEMBER 7: COLLEGE INFO NIGHT!
Wednesday evening at 6pm. A program for high school students and parents
who want to learn more about the college admission process, including types of
colleges, paying for college, application essays, the SAT and more. Pinole Library,
2935 Pinole Valley Rd. 510-758-2741.
NOVEMBER 7, 14, 28: AFTER SCHOOL GAME TIME FOR TEENS
2:30-4:30pm. Teens: Join us Wednesdays after school for Wii and board games.
Sponsored by Friends of the Pinole Library. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd.
510-758-2741.
NOVEMBER 7, 14, 28: COMPUTER HELP
6-7:45pm. Receive one-on-one computer help from our volunteer computer
experts. Practice searching the internet, sending e-mail, and more. Drop-in or
reserve a time; reservations given preference. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole
Valley Rd. 510-758-2741.
NOVEMBER 7: HOOKS AND NEEDLES
6-8pm. Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month for a cozy evening
while we knit or crochet something warm. The group will not meet the Wednesday
before Thanksgiving. Pinole Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd. 510-758-2741.
NOVEMBER 8: FLORAL ARRANGING PROGRAM
11am. Meet at the El Cerrito Community Center (7007 Moeser Lane) at 9:30
am, for refreshments, the plant sale, and silent auction. Come join in the fun!
“Inspirational Snippets” will be the theme when floral designer Linda Sanderson
of the Shibui Flower Arrangers Guild in Benicia explains how she makes tranquil,
subtle floral arrangements in the Shibui style. Members are free; guests cost $7.
510-237-4654.
NOVEMBER 9: COMMUNITY SING WITH DR YSAYE BARNWELL,
FOMER MEMBER OF SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK.
7pm. $20 adults: $10 students(No one turned away for lack of funds) Unitarian
Univesalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. Tickets - ysaye-uucb.
eventbrite.com.
NOVEMBER 9, 23: WATERCOLOR
1pm. $7 Members/ $9 Non-Members. Beginners welcome! 1.5 hours of
instruction. Call front desk for more information 510-724-9800, Pinole Senior
Center, 2500 Charles Avenue, Pinole.
NOVEMBER 10: SEASONAL TREASURES CRAFT FAIR
9-3pm. All handmade items for Thanksgiving and Christmas will be sold. (table
décor, wall hangings, plants, homemade goods, crafts & more.) Cash and Credit
accepted. El Sobrante United Methodist Church, 670 Appian Way, El Sobrante.
(turn onto Argyle Road, 3rd Driveway on Left.)
NOVEMBER 11: SEMINAR BY THE REV. KRISTIN SCHMIDT
9:30am. Come and join us to hear The Rev. Kristin Schmidt of the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Berkeley(1 Lawson Road, Kensington, CA) give a seminar
on “I’m Not Saved Until We’re All Saved: Universalism for Today.” She is UUCB’s
Senior Co-Minister, long-time UU member, mother, singer, and Star Trek
enthusiast. Free. All welcome.
NOVEMBER 13: BRENT AND YODA THE DUCK
6-6:45pm. Please help us welcome Hercules’ very own Brent Andrada and his
pet duck, Yoda! Brent sings popular songs while strumming his ukulele. Kids and
parents will be able to meet and take a photo with Yoda. If you’re lucky, Yoda
might even be dressed in his finest “duck-xedo.” Hercules Library, 109 Civic Drive.
510-425-2420.
NOVEMBER 13: SAN PABLO WRITER’S GROUP
5-7pm. Always wanted to be an author? Meet with the writer’s group to learn
and share with like-minded folks. Ages 18 and up. San Pablo Library, 13751 San
Pablo Ave, San Pablo. 510-374-3998.
NOVEMBER 13: FRIENDS MEETING
6pm. Come be involved in the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Rodeo
Library. 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606.
NOVEMBER 13: PINOLE GARDEN CLUB MEETING
1pm: General Meeting. 2 pm: Gest Speaker: Matthew Witemyre, Co-Founder of
the Solidarity Nursery Cooperative, will speak on the basics of California’s legal
home cannabis gardening. Held in the Alex Clark Public Safety Facility,
880 Tennent Ave. (behind the fire station). All welcome. 510-275-9890.
NOVEMBER 14: THE CHARGED PARTICLES QUARTET IN A
TRIBUTE TO VETS!
Wednesday evening at 6pm. This group offers a variety of music the entire family
can enjoy. Please join this tribute to the women and men who have always kept
our homeland safe. We are grateful to each of them for their service. Pinole
Library, 2935 Pinole Valley Rd. 510-758-2741.
NOVEMBER 14, 28: KAROKE
2-5pm. This event is FREE! Call front desk for more information 510-724-9800,
Pinole Senior Center, 2500 Charles Avenue, Pinole.
NOVEMBER 15: FILM NIGHT, DOCUMENTARY
5pm. We will screen, “Crude,” 100 min (2009) by Joe Berlinger. Chronicles
the battle to hold Chevron oil accountable for its contamination of the Ecuadorian
Amazon. Rodeo Library, 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606.
NOVEMBER 17: MOVIE NIGHT- BLACK PANTHER
1pm. Come watch a film at the library. This month’s movie is “Black Panther”
(PG-13, 135 min.) T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda,
must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a
challenger from his country’s past. Rodeo Library, 220 Pacific Ave., Rodeo.
510-799-2606.
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