2021 October
Calendar – October 2021
by Sheila McCormick October 1, Saturday, 7:00-800 pm – Rotary Nature Center Friends Lakeside Chat #11 – Marshland Restoration in the Bay and at Lake Merritt. In honor of BAY MONTH , we welcome Charlie Onorati of Save San Francisco Bay and a panel of Lake Merritt tidal marsh enthusiasts. Register here. October 6, Wednesday […]
Autumn Lights Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary
by C. J. Hirschfield The 10th annual Autumn Lights Festival, a popular “only in Oakland” event that benefits the Gardens at Lake Merritt, will take place October 14–16. Thousands of visitors from around Northern California are expected to come to experience the festival’s immersive, interactive interplay of art, light, and nature. Over the garden’s seven […]
What Happened to Norman Needn’t Be Normal
by Ken Katz For more than two decades, when the subject of mental illness and homelessness in our Grand Lake neighborhood came up, the defining image that often came to mind was a guy most simply knew as “Norman.” Occasionally, he’d disappear for a week and upon his return (with a haircut, shave, and clean […]