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68 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM SEPTEMBER 2016 Events are also posted on our website each month! marketplacecontracosta.com rocket balloons, and flying toilet paper!! 109 Civic Dr., 510-245- 2420. SEPTEMBER 21: PET SHOW: FROM GERMS TO GIRAFFES 3-4:30pm. Design your own pet at the library! After reading Pet Show! by Ezra Jack Keats, we’ll discuss micro and macro animals and some their characteristics and local habitats. Participants will create their own animal from a variety of craft supplies and each pet creation will be featured in our own Pet Show, complete with awards and featured in our own locally published picture book! Children ages 5-11. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. SEPTEMBER 24: HERCULES FALL 2016 CITYWIDE GARAGE SALES 8-5pm. Over 100 homes throughout Hercules are participating. Maps listing registered addresses will be available for 50 cents each from 8 am until 2:00 pm on the day of the event in the parking lot of the Hercules Public Library at 109 Civic Drive (off Sycamore Avenue). Most garage sales will remain open until 3:00 pm, rain or shine. For more information, or to register your Hercules address, please visit the City of Hercules website@ ci.hercules.ca.us or call 510-799-8200. SEPTEMBER: 24: EIGHTH ANNUAL JEAN EAKLE ART AUCTION & GALA 4-7 pm. Live music, hors d’oeuvres, suggested donation $10. Tax deductible donations needed: art, crafts, jewelry, pottery, photography, cash or gift certificates for auction and door prizes. Contact: Diane Frary dianefrary@comcast.net or Debbie Benko debbenko160@aol. com. Point San Pablo Yacht Club, 700 W. Cutting Blvd, Richmond (near Canal Blvd freeway exit). SEPTEMBER 24: HERCULES LIBRARY: CASCADA DE FLORES 1pm. A concert of Latino music in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Featuring Arwen Lawrence’s ravishing voice and guitarist Jorge Liceaga’s supple accompaniment, Cascada de Flores brings intoxicating energy to the Latin American songbook. Everyone will enjoy this performance. 109 Civic Dr. 510-245-2420. SEPTEMBER 24 & 25: 4TH ANNUAL CANDY PALOOZA 9am -5 pm. Join us for the 4th Annual Candy Palooza, a familyfriendly event where there is something for everyone to enjoy. Play games, experience multiple rides and eat delicious food. Those 21 and over can visit the beer tent or try our chocolate and wine pairings. Discover something new from arts and craft vendors, and listen to live performances throughout both days on the Jelly Belly stage, located outside at the front of the Visitor Center. Both event admission and parking are free, while some attractions will require a fee. Complimentary candy factory tours daily, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield. (800) 953-5592 or visit JellyBelly.com. SEPTEMBER 25: OPEN HOUSE 10:15am. Interested parents and children are invited to meet teachers and students, participate in classroom activities and learn about the school’s educational program during an Open House. For enrollment and more information: tbhrichmond.org/learning/religious-school-beitmidrash. 510-223-2560 or tbh@tbhrichmond.org. SEPTEMBER 25: FREE SEMINAR- VOCATIONAL DREAMS 9:30am.Come hear Jungian Psychotherapist Dr. Steven Herrmann present who specializes in dreamworks and vocational development. He will present “Vocational Dreams.” where he will discuss dreams, their meanings, and vocational significance. He is an author of several books, a poet, a teacher and a scholar. Please join us in the Fireside Room of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. SEPTEMBER 27: MATH CLUB 3:30pm. For 3rd thru 5th graders, 1st of 8 consecutive Tuesdays, where kids go on a Road Trip across the United States, are taught Crazy 8s Card Club and Daring Darts games, shows them the math behind Firefighter Training and much more. Registration encouraged: see calendar at ccclib.org. Space is limited. Rodeo Library, 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo, 510-799-2606. SEPTEMBER 27: WEST COUNTY CLASSICS FILM DISCUSSION 6:30-8pm. Join us as we discuss the film version of the book we review for the monthly West County Classics Book Club. Ask at the library about the current months’ film. Watch on your own or at the Hercules Library the night prior to this meeting. Ages 18 and up. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374-3998. SEPTEMBER 28: S.T.E.A.M. ACTIVITY AFTERNOON 3-4pm. Come check out our monthly S.T.E.A.M. Lab! Once a month, we feature one S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) related activity or challenge! For children ages 5-11. San Pablo Library, 2300 El Portal Dr., Suite D, San Pablo. 510-374- 3998. SEPTEMBER 29: REPTILES IN THE LIBRARY 3:30pm. Naturalist Anthony Fisher from East Bay Regional Parks will bring snakes and turtles. For all ages. Rodeo Library, 220 Pacific Ave, Rodeo. 510-799-2606. SEPTEMBER 29: GAME NIGHT AT PLAYLAND-NOT-AT-THEBEACH’S AFTER DARK (GROWN-UPS ONLY) 6-10pm. Join us for a date night like no other—Playland After Dark’s Grown-up Game Night featuring board games galore (or you can bring your favorite!) and all the unique exhibits, classic carnival games and free-play pinball always available at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, without the kids. Adults only (18-years and older), no children or babies please. Only $10 per person. 10979 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 510-592-3002. playland-not-at-the-beach.org.


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