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September 2005 Press Release Archive Library icons help those with learning disabilities navigate the shelves - September 23 Nina Ghiselli is a psychologist who has a private practice in Oakland and teaches courses in psychology and human learning at UC Berkeley Extension and other Bay Area colleges. Yet, every time she did research, Ghiselli, who has a learning disability, would trek to the same library, where she had memorized the location of all the psychology and child development books … more >> Joaquin Miller Working Group Meeting Summary - September 22 The Joaquin Miller Working Group Meeting Summary for Monday, September 12, 2005 is now available online to download, click here to download a copy … more >> Take me out to the museum - September 21 If Cooperstown, N.Y., is the Mecca of baseball, then the traveling exhibition "Baseball as America" is its portable shrine … more >> Oakland film fest contributes to 'renaissance' in art community - September 21 Suddenly it seems like Oakland is the city of film festivals. Just three weeks ago the city hosted the Oakland International LGBT Film Festival. Next weekend the Oakland International Film Festival screens 64 films at the Grand Lake Theater and the Malonga Casquelourd Cultural Center … more >> You'll know how to love Woodminster's 'Superstar' - September 21 Plumes of steam emit from the base of Clay James' gritty urban set, painted in a deep gray and awash in brightly colored graffiti. As the mist drifts up, it passes a large cross illuminated with eight round light bulbs. This creates an eerie feel for the opening scene of the superb presentation of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Woodminster Amphitheater … more >> Book delivers a historical tour of Oakland by way of postcards - September 21 Edmund Clausen bought his first three Oakland postcards — one was a shot of the Montgomery Ward mail-order warehouse on what was then East 14th Street — from an antique shop in Port Costa, of all places … more >> Vet hospital wall enshrines pets - September 21 A once-dour wall on the corner of one of Broadway's busiest intersections is now a whimsical landscape of pets enjoying Lake Merritt, painted by local muralist Stefen for the Broadway Pet Hospital … more >> Oakland show not ordinary opera - September 21 Group looks to draw in some unlikely fans with its modern performances … more >> Oakland library's books now are online - September 21 No waiting lists, no lines and, best of all, no late fees. Last month, the Oakland Public Library became one of hundreds of library systems across the country to offer downloadable audio book titles online. The free service is available to anyone with a library card … more >> There are plenty of reasons to return to the library - September 6 September is back-to-school month and the librarians at Oakland Public Library have some great events lined up to get you "back in the library." … more >> Oakland Ballet launching its comeback - September 6 The percussive shrieks of Igor Stravinsky's "Les Noces" are echoing in Oakland Ballet's hallways, but no one seems to mind, least of all artistic director Karen Brown, who is busily getting the company back up to speed after a year of too much quiet … more >> Fun times ahead at Fairyland fete - September 6 Two weeks ago, I wondered what had become of the Children's Fairyland storybook personalities of yesteryear, such as Anna Rappaport who said in 1994 that she wasn't sure what she was going to do when she got older … more >> Lights, much action on Broadway - September 6 Tucked in a vast Oakland corridor is tons for tourists to see, do … more >> High marks for Mills - September 6 Tucked away along Oakland's lush foothills is a quiet, intimate campus -- but don't let its tranquility fool you. This local college has packed a national punch … more >> The Other Op - September 1 Oakland Lyric Opera's air of diversity … more >> Out of Nowhere - September 1 Free world-class jazz in Oakland. Just take 7th Street till your feet get wet … more >> Paddlers hit San Francisco Bay for Dragon Boat Festival - September 1 Hundreds of paddlers hit the waters of San Francisco Bay in long, wooden boats this weekend for the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, billed as the largest event of its kind in this country … more >> Fruitful project helps the needy - September 1 It started out small. "Thirty years ago, on a lark, my dad took a seed from a grapefruit and planted it," said retired Menlo Park dentist Norman Baker … more >> Oakland man is driven by his passion for cycling - September 1 The guy whose feet never seem to touch the ground has biked to Mount Diablo's summit more than 100 times … more >> |
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