Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick August 1, Monday, 4-5pm *ZOOM* The Marine Mammal Center. Ridiculous Rescues. It takes a dedicated team of staff and volunteers to rescue marine mammals in need. Join us as we ask our experts about some of the most unusual and notable rescues yet! Register here. August 2, Tuesday, 5:30pm […]
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Splash Pad Calendar – July 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick July 1, Friday, 7-8pm *ZOOM* Rotary Nature Center Friends. Lakeside Chat #20 – Neighborhood Snakes: Meet Your Neighbors! Our featured guest will be environmental educator Audra Barrios of Things That Creep. Register here. July 4, Monday, 1-3pm *In Person* Oakland Municipal Band. A Selection of Patriotic Music. Location: Lakeside […]
Splash Pad Calendar – June 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick June 2, Thursday, 7pm *ZOOM* Golden Gate Audubon Society: The Awe of Birdwatching African-American ornithologist John C. Robinson uses his own experiences to explain the multiple ways that inner city and minority youth and young adults can become motivated to discover and appreciate nature through bird-watching. He will discuss […]
Splash Pad Calendar – May 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick May 1, Sunday-May 6 *Small Business Week Helps Oakland Businesses Thrive Oakland will celebrate Small Business Week with more than a dozen virtual and in-person workshops and other activities for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Full schedule and registration links here. May 2, Monday – May 8, Sunday * […]
Splash Pad Calendar – April 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick April 1, Friday, 7-8pm *ZOOM* Rotary Nature Center Friends: A Birder Back in Her Patch – Hilary Powers at Lake Merritt Join Hilary Powers, a volunteer with Golden Gate Audubon, as she takes us to some of her favorite birding spots at Lake Merritt. Register here. April 3, Sunday, […]
Calendar – November 2021
by Sheila McCormick November 5, Friday, 7:00-800 pm – Rotary Nature Center Friends Lakeside Chat #12: Taxidermy! A Dead Science? Or Art? Do you remember the stuffed birds at the Rotary Nature Center? Many of those specimens were local to Lake Merritt and served as a “3-D Field Guide” for people interested in identifying birds […]
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 […]
Calendar – September 2021
Calendar – September 2021 by Sheila McCormick September 2, Thursday, 12:30pm Zoom Meeting – Oakland Rotary Club – Civic Thursday Meeting “Honorable Aisha Wahab – Future of Afghans in America”. Log in via their Facebook page. September 7, Tuesday, 5:30pm *LIVE WEBINAR* – California Historical Society Bohemian San Francisco In the 1920s San Francisco hosted […]
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February 1- Last day to turn in applications for the Oakland Library’s Youth Poet Laureate competition. February 3 – Black Women and Political Leadership Oakland Library Talk February 4 – Black Culture Fest – Young Truths Beautifully Told: Oakland Library February 4 – Rotary Club Civic Thursday Speaker – Michael Morgan – Maestro Oakland Symphony February […]
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December 4 – An Unsolved Mystery: The Enigmatic Beach-Hopper of Lake Merritt. This is the first in a series of free online talks sponsored by the Rotary Nature Center Friends about a variety of Lake Merritt topics. Register here. December 5 – Oakland Library – The 31st Annual PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Awards, which were created to […]