Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick December 1, Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm, *In Person or via ZOOM and Facebook Live *Oakland Rotary Club #3. Speaker: Rotary Foundation Trustee Larry Lunsford. Read more here. December 1, Thursday, 7pm, *ZOOM* California Academy of Sciences. Night School: World’s Most Endangered. Learn about cycads, their intriguing reproductive cycle, and more. View […]
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Splash Pad Calendar – November 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick November 2, Wednesday, 3pm, *ZOOM* National Center for Atmospheric Research. Atmospheric Rivers in a Changing Climate. Christine Shields of NCAR’s Climate & Global Dynamics Lab will talk about what atmospheric rivers are, their importance in the climate system, and how they may change in the future. Register here. November […]
Splash Pad Calendar – October 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick October 2, Sunday, 2pm, *In Person* Oakland History Center. Listen, World! An East Bay Afternoon. Listen World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson became America’s Most-read Woman is a new biography of journalist Elsie Robinson, who got her start writing for children as Aunt Elsie in the Oakland Tribune. Authors […]
Splash Pad Calendar – September 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick September 1, Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm *ZOOM* Oakland Rotary Club #3 . Gillian Tett is the chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US of the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns covering a range of economic, financial, political, and social issues. Register for Zoom link here. September 3, Saturday, 6pm […]
Splash Pad Calendar – August 2022
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 […]
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, […]
My New and Fun Volunteer Job
by Sheila McCormick I started exploring other volunteer options in October 2020, when I stepped down from the Board of the Friends of the Oakland Public Library. In 2016 or so, I had heard a presentation from the UC-Berkeley Retirees Association that had mentioned Ashby Village. What is Ashby Village? It is not a residential […]