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Map and Compass Navigation Basics
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Thu., May 23, 6-8 p.m.510-527-4140
In this in-store class you'll learn the parts of a compass, how to read a topographic map, and how to use them in tandem.
$30 members, $50 non-members
REI Berkeley
1338 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (map)
Full Moon Hike
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Fri., May 24510-336-7373
Hike through the redwoods in the beauty of the full moon on either of two hikes, either a 5-mile hike from 6-9pm or a 3-mile hike from 7-9pm. After the hike, stay and view the night sky through their telescopes.
$10
Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland (map)
Radio Disney Life Jacket Trade-In
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Fri., May 24, 4-6 p.m.510-521-1515
The life jacket trade-in gives recreational boaters the opportunity for life jackets to be inspected by professionals.
free
Alameda South Shore Center
523 South Shore Center West, Alameda (map)
Moonlight Kayaking
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Fri., May 24, 7:30 p.m.510-893-7833
Paddle by moonlight through the Oakland estuary.
California Canoe and Kayak
409 Water St., Oakland (map)
Brooks Island Kayak Adventure
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Sat., May 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Paddle along Brooks Island’s preserved shoreline, then come ashore for a naturalist guided, two-mile hike around the island normally closed to visitors. Register at EBParks.org
$85
Strawberry Waffle Dash
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Sun., May 26, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.415-750-5105
A challenging Memorial Day 5k with amazing views and fresh waffles at the finish line.
$20-$30
Golden Gate Park
501 Stanyan St., San Francisco (map)
San Francisco Lawn Party on Marina Green
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Sat., June 1, 12-6 p.m.
The largest one-day waterfront party in San Francisco, featuring lawn games including a baggo tournament, bocce ball, cornhole, volleyball, and croquet. Also includes live music and food vendors. On the Marina Green in San Francisco.
$35
Member's Walk: The Mediterranean Collection
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Home & Garden Wed., June 5, 1-2:30 p.m.510-643-2755
Join Horticulturist Colin Baxter for a tour of the Garden's Mediterranean Collection.
free
University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley (map)
Summer Sailstice
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Sat., June 22, 10:30 a.m.510-522-3272
With an estuary stroll, food and beverage booths, entertainment, educational seminars, children's sailing, a "build a boat" competition, and more.
free
Encinal Yacht Club
1251 Pacific Marina, Alameda (map)
Berkeley Kite Festival
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Kids, Attractions, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Thu., June 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Fri., June 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.510-235-5483
With arts and crafts, food, music, bounce houses, pony rides, a petting zoo, candy, kite-making and flying, giant "creature" kites, the Kite Team of Japan, kite battles, and more.
free
Cesar Chavez Park
11 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley (map)
PedalFest
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Kids Sat., July 20, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
The third annual celebration of the bicycle, a collaboration with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, features pedal-powered food, a pedal-powered sound stage with live music, dare devil stunts, a kids bike rodeo, bike safety training, and more.
free
Jack London Square
98 Broadway, Oakland (map)
Dancing Under the Stars
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Dance-Participatory Fridays. Continues through Aug. 30
Enjoy a free dance lesson provided by the Linden Street Dance Studio. Each week will feature a different type of dance followed by a dance party to practice what was learned.
free
Jack London Square
54 Washington St., Oakland (map)
Butterfly Walk
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Home & Garden Fourth Tuesday of every month, 3-4 p.m. Continues through Oct. 22510-643-2755
Join garden volunteer and docent Sally Levinson as she guides you through the collection in search of butterflies.
free with garden admission
University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Dr., Berkeley (map)
Softball on Saturdays
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Continues through Nov. 30510-238-7275
This choose-up fast-pitch game has been played on Saturdays from April to November for the past 46 years. New players, including pitchers, are welcome. For more information, call 510-204-9500.
free
Montclair Park
6300 Moraga Ave., Oakland (map)
Oakland Showga
Social Events, Sports & Outdoors-Participatory, Health, Wellness, & Sexuality Mondays, 6:30-8 p.m.If yoga is your jam but the usual gongs and grunts are getting you down, bring your mat to the Starline Social Club (2232 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland) on Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for Oakland Showga, where East Bay Community Yoga founder Katie Colver teaches vinyasa classes for yogis of all levels to the sounds of a live local band. While the live music/yoga combo has been done before, Colver strives for a more mind- and body-bending experience by booking psychedelic line-ups that buck the New Age-y, Burning Man trend. If you leave class feeling a bit funky, it might be owed to more than just a strenuous workout. EBCYoga.com/showga.html
$5-$15
Starline Social Club
2232 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland (map)
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