Category Archives: Events
Manga Mania for Tweens at the Union City Library
You know you’ve ALWAYS WANTED to learn to draw Manga and now is your chance! It’s easy, it’s FREE, it’s FUN, and it’s for Tweens at your local library this Saturday, May 12, 2-3:30 p.m. Call 510-745-1464 ext. 7 NOW to … Continue reading
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Never too Old to Play!
2012 Older Americans Month Older Americans Month is celebrated each May to honor and recognize older Americans for the contributions they make to our families, communities and society. To assist our National Aging Network and other groups plan for activities … Continue reading
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Nowruz Celebration in Pictures
On March 18 Union City Library celebrated the Nowruz, the festival of the New Year, Which marks the first day of spring and the vernal Equinox . Shahrzad Academy performed dances from the different regions of Iran. In the first … Continue reading
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Book Club @ the Union City Library
As many of you who were there know; it has been a great experience each month to get together and discuss a selected title. We had total of 15 members that are attending the session. We never had 15 at … Continue reading
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Haft Sin @ the Library
Sunday March 18 –2;30 to 4 p.m. Please join us to celebrate Nowruz with dance. Shahrzad Dance Academy. This event is free. No reservations are required. Haft Sīn (هفت سین) or the seven ‘S’s is a major tradition of Norooz. … Continue reading
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Student Dancers Perform for Art Is Education Month
Students of the Natanjali Dance Academy under the direction of Kalpana Kamalanathan performed Bharatanatyam style dance at Union City Library on Saturday March 3rd for Art Is Education Month. Bharatanatyam is an ancient Indian classical dance form from South India … Continue reading
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Community Quilt Project for Art Is Education Month
Last Saturday artist Marion Coleman demonstrated the art of quilting and encouraged kids, teens, and parents to draw self portraits for our community quilting project. The drawings were colored with special fabric crayons and the artists selected background papers to compliment their self portraits. … Continue reading
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Celebrate the Power of Arts
Last Saturday the Art is Education month was started at Union City Library with performance by the Bharatanatyam Classical Indian Dance. Other programs are : Friday, March 9, 3:30 – 5 PM Paper Quilt Collage Workshop School-age kids and … Continue reading
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Art IS education
“Creating a Better Future Together” March is Arts Education Month. In conjunction with the Alameda County Office of Education and the Alameda County Arts Commission, Alameda County Library branches have planned many events for our communities. Friday, March 9, … Continue reading
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Write Your Story
Art and madness:a memoir of lust without reason Roiphe, Anne Richardson, 1935- In this bold book, Roiphe (Epilogue: A Memoir), a veteran novelist and memoirist, focuses on her years among the literary icons of the late 1950s and 1960s. Growing … Continue reading
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