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Press Release Archive ~ October 2004 Treats Plentiful for Halloween - 10/26/04 Just in time for All Hallows' Eve, the East Bay is hosting a variety of events celebrating everything from Halloween to harvest time. Here's a sampling of seasonal activities open to all ... more >> 'Day of the Dead' Festival on Oct. 31 - 10/25/04 The ninth annual Dia de los Muertos Fruitvale Festival will be held a week from today, Oct. 31, on International Boulevard between Fruitvale Avenue and 40th Avenue, and in the Fruitvale Village Plaza next to the BART station ... more >> Montclair Village Halloween Parade - 10/25/04 The Montclair Village Halloween Parade -- sponsored by the Montclair Lions Club -- is set to take place at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 29. Kids 12 and under should start gathering near the steps to Montclair Park ... more >> Old Chinatown in cultural center exhibit - 10/25/04 A permanent exhibit of new findings about the rediscovered 19th Century Chinatown on San Pablo Avenue is now open at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center ... more >> View model of 'Unity' sculpture - 10/21/04 The public is invited tonight to view a model of "Unity," a proposed public sculpture by North Bay artist Robert Ellison that will grace the new Mandela Gateway housing development at Seventh Street and Mandela Parkway ... more >> Young chess players find a home - 10/21/04 Chess, often perceived as a sport for the middle-aged and elderly, is not just for adults anymore. It has found a home in Oakland where a group of skilled and avid youth make up the Golden Gate Library Youth Chess Club ... more >> Chabot will help stargazers see red - 10/21/04 The "blood moon" will go into total eclipse next week under cover of darkness, and if the weather cooperates, you should be able to watch the reddish affair ... more >> Community Gets Ready for Spooks - 10/20/04 This year's list of Halloween activities in and around the Oakland hills is full of everything from haunted houses to spooky education events at Chabot Space and Science Center and Roberts Regional Park ... more >> Teenager takes stock in socks - 10/15/04 As if distributing 50,000 pairs of socks to the needy isn't enough, 14-year-old Amelia Pennewell has added diapers to her operation. A freshman at Granada High School in Livermore, Amelia is gearing up for her sixth winter of providing new socks to the Bay Area's homeless -- people who need fresh socks the most ... more >> A glimpse at Leona Heights' history - 10/13/04 The creeks that course down Oakland's hillsides are an integral and gracious part of our landscape, even when they are tunneled through culverts and working secretly. Leona Heights' creek is called Horseshoe Creek, and about half of it has been placed underground. Back in old days, the indigenous Huchiun people would scrape clay pigments from the creek bed and use them to decorate their bodies. ... more >> Oakland Zoo enters online contest - 10/13/04 The Oakland Zoo may be "America's Favorite Zoo." Known worldwide for its progressive animal management and ambitious elephant breeding program, the zoo has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Microsoft Game Studio's "Zoo Tycoon 2, 'America's Favorite Zoo'" contest. Oakland Zoo will compete with 14 other United States zoos for a chance at a $25,000 grant, to be applied to animal care or maintenance, and the honor of being named "America's Favorite Zoo" ... more >> Asian youth organization gets award - 10/13/04 The East Bay Asian Youth Center's work helping low-income families navigate the public school system helped it earn a $115,000 award from a New York-based foundation ... more >> Celebrate Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights - 10/08/04 Oakland Public Library invites the public to enjoy a special performance by Kathak dancer Purnima Jha in celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. This program takes place on Monday, November 1st at 6:30 pm at Oakland Public Library's Golden Gate Branch, 5606 San Pablo Avenue ... more >> Get Your Scare on at the Library - 10/08/04 October brings some spine-tingling happenings to the Oakland Public Library, so why not celebrate the scary season at one of our special Halloween programs? We have bats, witches, spooky stories and Halloween crafts converging on branches around town. So kiddies, come on down and get your spooky scare on at the library at one of their events ... more >> Harvest Moon - 10/07/04 Please join the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association and the Golden State Bonsai Collection North for an evening of Japanese food, entertainment, and moon viewing ... more >> Black cowboys ride into Oakland - 10/04/04 The Parade that wound from West Oakland to City Hall on Saturday wasn't just about cowboys. It was about African-American heritage and a proud future. "I think it's cool," Tianya Gaddis, 15, remarked ... more >> Operation of Oakland City Stables - 10/01/04 The City of Oakland is soliciting proposals from individuals, organizations, teams, or firms interested in providing concession services for the Oakland City Stables ... more >> Carmen Flores Grand Opening - 10/01/04 The City of Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation is Celebrating the Legacies of Carmen Flores and Josie D. De la cruz on October 10, 2004 ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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