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Toddler Time
Kids Tue., May 22, 11-11:30 a.m.510-544-2797
With rabbit-themed stories and games for kids 1-4.
regular admission
Ardenwood Historic Farm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (map)
Cuban Salsa Classes
Dance-Participatory Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m.510-841-1373
With Manuel Suarez.
Science on a Sphere (SOS)
Museums Ongoing510-642-5133
New permanent exhibit features an animated globe. Watch hurricanes form, tsunamis sweep across the oceans, and city lights glow around the planet.
$6, $9, $11
Lawrence Hall of Science
1 Centennial Dr., Berkeley (map)
Lower Back Stretch Class
Health & Wellness, Classes & Workshops Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m.510-981-5170
For ages 55 and up. Mat required for floor exercises.
$3 suggested donation
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis St., Berkeley (map)
Readers Anonymous Club
Literary Events Fourth Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m.510-526-7512
free
El Cerrito Library
6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito (map)
Anarchist Study Group
Public Interest Tuesdays, 8-10 p.m.510-540-0751
May Day means many things to many people. On May 1, Celtic pagans celebrated the spring feast of Beltane. Medieval German Christians believed witches consorted with the devil on Walpurgisnacht. And the English tradition of dancing around the Maypole signaled love and rejuvenation. But things got a bit more worldly in the late 19th century. The Haymarket Riots in Chicago -- a major Industrial Age focus point for anarchists and socialists and their deadly clashes with police in that era's violent labor struggles -- started on May 1, 1886, and the first of May evolved into the international Labor Day of marches and rallies, despite US government attempts to defuse workers' movements by moving the holiday to September and renaming May 1 as Law Day. The Berkeley Anarchist Students of Theory, Research, and Development (BASTARD) know better. They're holding their regular Tuesday night Anarchist Study Group from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Long Haul Infoshop. Think of it as a way to stick it to your boss. Find out more by visiting TheLongHaul.org
free
free
Joe Quixx Spins Vinyl
DJ & Dance Tuesdays, 8 p.m.510-663-0271
free
Disco Volante
347 14th St., Oakland (map)
The Blue Candle
Spoken Word, Literary Events, Comedy Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m.510-428-1935
A weekly open mic for up-and-coming spoken word artists, poets, and comedians. Sign-up begins at 8 p.m.
free
Dorsey's Locker
5817 Shattuck Ave., Oakland (map)
Senior Health Fitness Day
Health & Wellness Tue., May 22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.925-945-1304
With advice from health experts, a fitness walk, massages and health screenings, free pedometers for the first 50 attendees, and more.
free
Veterans Memorial Building
400 Hartz Ave., Danville (map)
Tyke Explorers: 2012: A Space Odyssey
Kids Tue., May 22, 10 a.m., 12 & 3 p.m.510-336-7373
With an exporation of the planets, dwarf planets, and other space rocks.
$5-$12
Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland (map)
San Ramon Valley Republican Women Present: Dan Schnur
Lectures, Public Interest Tue., May 22, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.925-735-8300
The political and media strategist and New York Times contributor talks politics. RSVP by May 17 to: SRVRWF.Lunch@Gmail.com or 925-837-5465.
$25
Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville (map)
Garden Up! with Susan Morrison
Classes & Workshops, Home & Garden Tue., May 22, 6-8 p.m.925-944-9352
The author shares tips on vertical gardening, followed by hands-on gardening activities.
$20-$30
Ruth Bancroft Garden
1552 Bancroft Rd., Walnut Creek (map)
Lakeview Writers' Group
Literary Events Tue., May 22, 6-8 p.m.510-238-7344
Jeanne Lupton facilitates creative writing exercises and sharing.
Oakland Public Library, Lakeview Branch
550 El Embarcadero, Oakland (map)
Emil Ems
Literary Events Tue., May 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m.510-597-5023
Sharing his new book, Down Memory Lane in California.
Oakland Public Library, Golden Gate Branch
5606 San Pablo Ave., Oakland (map)
Arlie Russell Hochschild: "The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times"
Lectures, Literary Events Tue., May 22, 7 p.m.510-525-7777
The professor emerita of sociology at UC Berkeley discusses her book about how things like love and friendship, once part of private life, are now being packaged and sold back to Americans.
Books Inc. Berkeley
1760 Fourth St., Berkeley (map)
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