April 19, 2025
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12:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Community Enrichment Organization partners with Mayor Kevin Jenkins for Annual Easter Carnival
Come join Community Enrichment Organization & Mayor Kevin Jenkins for a day filled with fun and excitement at the Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center! Our Annual Easter Carnival is back and better than ever. Get ready for egg hunts, games, prizes, and family fun. Bring your family and friends for a day you won’t forget. Don’t miss out on this egg-citing event! See you there!
Looking for other Easter events in the Bay area? Check out our Easter Fun page.
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Free
Free, but reservations/ticket required.
April 30, 2025
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4:00 pm
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5:30 pm
Today: Meet the Author: Lyla Lee at The Reading Bug in San Carlos.
The Reading Bug is thrilled to welcome Lyla Lee! Mindy Kim is a delightful early reader series representing Korean culture
Join us for a meet and greet and signing for all the books in this wonderful series including the newly released final book, Mindy Kim and the Fun Family Vacation!
About the latest book: Mindy is so excited to go back to Korea—not only are she, Dad, and Julie going to the popular tourist spot, Jeju Island, it’s baby Charlie’s first big international trip! Mindy can’t wait for some lazy days on the beach and to see the natural sites unique to the island. But the trip gets off to a rocky start, and Mindy finds herself hoping this first vacation together won’t be memorable for all the wrong reasons!
Recommended reading age: 6-9 years, Grades 1-4
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Free
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day inthe Bay Area! 
Swing by your favorite bookstore for awesome events, special deals, and fun surprises! Several Bay Area spots are hosting local author events for both kids and adults. Plus, find the Golden Ticket for a special prize from Libro FM!*
Check out events in San Francisco, San Jose, Campbell, and Fremont, at Linden Tree, Books Inc, Hickelebees, and Rakestrawbook. 
#IndependentBookstoreDay #IndieBookstoreDay #MeetTheAuthor #RaisingAReader
- Storytimes with local authors throughout the day (we had 13 authors participate last year; still finalizing this year’s list)
- Every customer spins our Mystery Wheel during checkout which includes discounts (up to 100% off!) and giveaways
- Free Linden Tree buttons, stickers, and other goodies, too!
- 11:00am – 12:00pm: Arree Chung: Presentation + Drawing Workshop
Arree Chung is an award-winning author, illustrator, and international speaker known for his popular picture books Ninja! and Mixed. He inspires kids to share their creative ideas through art and storytelling. Arree’s latest graphic novel is Don’t Cause Trouble. For all those budding artists out there he will also give a drawing lesson.
- 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Literary Spelling Bee: Prizes include gift cards and tickets to upcoming events.
- Join us in celebrating Indie Bookstore Day with our fabulous lineup of authors! There will be giveaways, prizes, panels, readings, and more!
- We have all sorts of festivities planned including a special morning It’s StoryTime! with local author Susan Simms who joins us at 10:30 AM to share her picture book, Counting Train Track Choo Choo and Clickety Clack.
- Libro FM’s Golden Ticket hiding in the store for one lucky winner!
- Join us for a day of celebration with giveaways and exclusive IBD merchandise!
- Libro FM’s Golden Ticket hiding in the store for one lucky winner!
- Meet and Greet from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM with local author and high school student Bhargavi Vatte, to introduce readers to her book on neurodiversity.
- Meet and Greet at 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM with local author Rohan Srinivasan to explore his book, An Imagined Life.
- Meet and Greet from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM with local author Patty Flores Reinhart to celebrate and sign copies of her book High Water!
- A Libro.fm golden ticket hunt plus a free mystery book with any purchase while supplies last!
- There will be a dog photo booth, typewriters to write with, magnetic poetry.
- Libro.fm golden ticket hunt!
- Local author Leslie Laurence from noon to 3pm to learn more about her new book Lulu’s Sheep, and create some adorable dog bookmarks!
- A story time at 10:30am to read some books about books.
- A Libro.fm Golden Ticket hunt, a scavenger hunt for kids and adults
- Giveaways with purchases, and the first 50 people who purchase a drink at Bloomsgiving will get 10% off a book!
- In the afternoon, we will host a meet and greet with local author Lisa Towles to get some signed copies of her new thriller Specimen!
- 11:30 am Storytime and Book signing – featuring local children’s author, CaTameron Bobino for kids ages 5+ Reading from her series of stories centered around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- 12:30 pm Student Puppeteer Showcase – Meet 9 year old puppeteer extraordinaire Eleanor Lee Dussud performing 6 selected puppets. Will be in conversation with Jerry T.
- 1:30 pm Meet the spectacular storytellers from Stagebridge, the bay area’s legendary senior storytelling troupe. Performing stories that are filled with magic, history and inspiration.
- 2:30 pm Meet three local writers and graphic artists in conversation. Featuring Rasauhn Ali Tatum, Grey Starr, and LaMarr Thomas. Discussing their current works and shared artistic practices.
- 3:30 pm Meet Cathleen and James Myers and selected performers of The Period Events & Entertainments Re-Creation Society, Inc. (PEERS), a Nonprofit Corporation dedicated to remembering, researching, and re-creating the performing arts of the past. Based in Alameda, their monthly historical costume ballroom dance classes are legendary! Please join us as they present an hour of enchanting Circa 1900 in store performance, ala My Fair Lady!
- 4:30 pm Meet Hans and Pedro, owners of Dahaom 1516 joining us to discuss everything about having fun and sharing the joy of brewing beer with a uniquely Bavarian flare!
- 5pm – We are honored to welcome Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft who will visit to help commemorate our 21st year serving the Alameda community!
- 11:00 am Friendship storytime with Miss Ingrid
- 3:00 pm Friendship bracelet crafting with bookseller Kirsten
- 5:00 pm Romance book swap and bubbles (21 plus).
- A Libro.fm Golden Ticket Treasure Hunt (18+), a Frog and Toad Treasure Hunt (ages 2-9), and fabulous limited edition gift items and books!
- A Libro.fm golden ticket hunt and lots of warehouse sale stock for purchase.
- We’ll have games, prizes, and giveaways!
- Libro.fm golden ticket hunt plus other festivities like blind dates with a book and more.
Celebratefamily.us loves author visits and bookstore events—they’re amazing for inspiring kids to read! 
#InspireReading #BookLovers
- Participating locations only.
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April 17, 2025
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11:00 am
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5:00 pm
Family fun days at Tilden Park Merry Go Round. Enjoy special prices and discounts every Thursday and Friday.
Parents/Chaperones Ride FREE with a child’s ticket
$2 Hot Dogs – The perfect treat for a day at the park!
Creative Art Activities – Let your little ones explore their imagination!
Classic Lawn Games – Enjoy cornhole, ring toss, and more!
Fun Photo Cut-Outs – Capture the memories with our adorable themed backdrops!
Make it a picnic day, relax under the trees, and let the kids experience the magic of the carousel!
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$4 – $22
May 24, 2025
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10:00 am
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12:00 pm
“Herps,” or more technically, herpetofauna, are some of the least observed of our wild vertebrate neighbors. Amphibians and reptiles are generally hard to find and to see up close, so they can pass under most people’s radar for years at a time.
This class will be a celebration of these forgotten fauna, focusing on slides and taxidermied specimens to prepare you for those rare occasions when you do glimpse one in the wild. Find out which snakes are dangerous and which are hugely helpful on our organic farm, which amphibians Hidden Villa is actively working to protect, and why one might consider the unassuming California Slender Salamander to be one of the fastest land animals around!
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$30
