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All Calendar events for the June issue must be received by May 10th and adhere to our guidelines. Visit
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SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Livermore Wine Country Festival – Apr 30-May1. 10am-6pm, Sat; 10am-5pm, Sun. Wine tasting, arts and crafts, live music, food, locally-crafted beers, games, and more. Historic Downtown Livermore. LivermoreDowntown. com/WineCountryFestival.
16th Annual Clayton Art & Wine Festival – Apr 30-May1. 10am-7pm, Sat; 10am-5pm, Sun. Premium wine, beer, arts and crafts, along with continuous live music and food court. Rain or shine. Downtown Clayton.
ClaytonCBCA.org.
SUNDAY, MAY 1
Albany Arts & Green Festival – 11am-3pm. All ages welcome. Live music, arts activities for kids, poetry, food, and artists booths will be displaying and selling their work. Vendors also include educational information about environ- mental and green action groups, and workshops. Bike riders receive free bike valet parking. Free. Memorial Park, 1325 Portland Ave, Albany.
AlbanyCA.org/index.aspx?page=722.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
The Social Media Revolution Speaker Series Seminar – 7-9pm. Ellen Blair of Compass Design will discuss social media in her 2-hr seminar as part of the GNON/Pleasanton Unified School District Speaker Series Seminar. Learn tips for using social media in small business, job hunting or personal use. $25/non-GNON members; $15/ GNON members. Harvest Park Middle School, Multipurpose Rm, 4900 Valley Ave, Pleasanton.
GNONers@gmail.com.
GNONTriValley.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
Meet the Doulas of the Mt. Diablo Doula Com- munity – 7pm. Learn how a labor or postpartum doula can help parents in the birthing and new parent experience. Free. Day One, 1403 N Main St, Walnut Creek. Registration required: 925- 933-3291 or
DayOneCenter.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 6
First Friday Free Yoga Class – 5:30-6:45pm. All levels. Sugi Yoga® class combines Hatha Yoga and Feldenkrais®. Bring mat and wear comfortable clothing. Windbell Wellness Center (Oak Park Shopping Center next door to Nib- blers), 1924-A Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill. 925- 482-6750.
WindbellCenter.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 7
Free Awareness All Day Retreat – 10am-6pm. Bentinho Massaro will share as a living example of awareness that knows no boundary. Multiple sharing sessions and Q&A with Bentinho, each followed by live music and light buffet. Love donations accepted. Location at private residence and to be announced at
TheOpenWay.org (see
34 May schedule). Host Cory Bright: 954-330-7586.
Spiritist Symposium – 10am-7pm. Learn about topics such as integrative medicine, spiritual paths to success, inner balance and mental pol- lution, and more, including keynote speaker Marc Allen, internationally renowned author and president and publisher of New World Library. $20. The Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco.
SpiritistSymposium.org.
Green Your Home/Green Your Lifestyle – 1-3pm. Learn aromatic and natural solutions for environmental toxins, molds and stressors that suppress the immune system, creating allergies and negatively impacting liver and brain function and causing hormone disruptions. Space limited. $20. Natural Solutions, 533 Sycamore Valley Rd W, Danville. Register: 925-831-3112.
Free Resume and Employment Search Help – 2-4pm. A professional employment counselor offers advice on resume writing, Internet job searching and researching employers. Free. Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave, Pleasanton. For reservations: 925-931-3400.
SUNDAY, MAY 8
Free Totally Organic Skincare Experience – 1pm. Learn about NYR Organic, the direct marketing channel of Neal’s Yard Remedies®. Attendees will receive free NYR Organic sample. Location in East Bay TBD. RSVP required. Host Donita Farmer: 510-520-7553 or DonitaFarmer@
hotmail.com. More info:
US.NYROrganic.com/ Shop/DFarmer.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
“Try A Little Yoga” – 6:30-7:30pm. “Try a Little…” program is offered each month by Ygnacio Valley Library as a way to explore alter- native health options for those seeking help with chronic pain and other health problems. Bring a mat or blanket and wear comfortable clothing. Future months will explore Chi Gong, medita- tion, Flower Essences, SugiTouch, acupressure, Reiki, herbal medicine and myotherapy. Ygnacio Valley Library, 2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek. 925-938-1481.
THURSDAY, MAY 12
Yoga Hikes – 12-3pm. All levels welcome. Jan Enderle, local naturalist, hiker, and Sugi Yoga teacher leads hiking and yoga experience through East Bay open spaces. Learn about plants, ani- mals, geology and history along the way. Hikes are approx. 3 miles round trip; leisurely, yet challenging. Size of group limited; registration required. $15/person. JansYogaHikes@gmail. com. For full schedule of locations, dates & times:
WindbellCenter.com and click on “outside events.”
GNON Monthly Mixer – 5-9pm. The monthly Girls Night Out Network gathering will be join-
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ing up with Blue Star Mom’s for a community outreach project to send items overseas to troops. Pleasanton Satellite Wagering Facility, 4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton. For more info about GNON and the event, contact Frances Hewitt:
GNONers@gmail.com or
GNONTriValey.com.
Women’s Wellness Using Essential Oils – 7:30-9pm. Learn how to use essential oils as alternative medicine to help balance hormones, create emotional harmony, lose weight, etc. Free. Shadelands Art Center, 111 N Wiget, Walnut Creek. More info, Jennie: 925-325-5770.
SUNDAY, MAY 15
Harvesting Howe Honey – 10-11:30am & 1-2:30pm. Harvest and sample fresh local honey, while learning about honeybees. Howe Homestead Park, Walnut Blvd, Walnut Creek. Reservations required, call Ranger Art Janke: 925-943-5899 x 3521.
TUESDAY, MAY 17
Bottled Water Documentary Tapped Screening at Rheem Theatre – 7pm. Tapped, an in-depth examination of the big business of bottled water, will be shown. Wine and appetizers available at 6pm, provided by Westover Winery and Sunrise Bistro. $8-$12/students with valid ID, $10-$15/ adult; depending on advanced purchase and including refreshments. More info or to purchase advanced tickets:
GenerationGreen.com.
Taste the Flavors of Meditation – 7-9pm. With Ofer Erez. Meditation has many physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and health benefits. Explore several different forms of meditation, such as walking meditation and elemental meditation. $35/before May 3, $40 after. Register by May 10 to secure spot. Windbell Wellness Center (Oak Park Shopping Center next door to Nibblers), 1924-A Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill. 925-482- 6750 or
Info@WindbellCenter.com.
WindbellCenter.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
Free Healthy Night Out – 6-7pm. A compli- mentary educational dinner designed to educate about how to naturally increase energy, vitality and strength while limiting disease and pain. Pre- sented by Active Life Health Solutions. Sunrise Bistro, 1559 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek. Register: 925-939-2224.
Detoxify – 7pm. Toxins are all around and are stored in excess body fat. Learn how to deter- mine if toxic chemicals or metals are a hidden cause of health problem and if a detox program is appropriate. Walnut Creek Whole Life Wellness, 3100 Oak Rd, Ste 120, Walnut Creek. 925-947- 0188.
WellnessWalnutCreek.com.
THURSDAY, MAY 19
Entrepreneur’s Club Meeting – 8:30-9:30am. Open to the public. The Entrepreneur’s Club provides social networking opportunities while providing professional development speakers. Free. Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 100 Lafayette Cir, Ste 103, Lafayette. Contact Jay Lifson: 925-284-7404.
Homeopathy Every Day Study Group – 6-7pm. Masha Rosen, CCH, RSHom(NA) will be discussing, “Using Homeopathy with Children to Boost the Immune System,” at the Homeopathy
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