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Calendar LOCAL EVENTS & SERVICE CLUBS
For print, email your events to calendar@brentwoodpress.com one week prior to publication. For online, post your events for free on The Press Community Calendar www.thepress.net/calendar.
Events Friday, October 1 Friday Night Bites
Friday Night Bites, a monthly celebration of community, music and curbside cuisine, is scheduled to take place the first Friday of every month at Oakley’s Civic Center Plaza until April 1, 2022. The events, scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m, will feature gourmet food trucks, including desserts and possibly a beer truck or beer garden. Event officials say that when COVID-19 restrictions have eased, other family-friendly activities, such as free facepainting for kids and jumbo-size games like Connect 4, Giant Jenga and Cornhole, will start.
Vendor Fair and Flea Market
The Oakley Senior Center will host a community vendor fair and flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature arts and craft vendors, boutiques, new and used items and more, according to officials. For more information, contact Oakley Senior Center President Tim Lear at 925-238-5356.
Tuesday, October 5 Brentwood Community Chorus Rehearsals
The Brentwood Community Chorus is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at the Brentwood United Methodist Church, 809 2nd St. For information on registering and music selections, visit www.brentwoodcommunitychorus.com.
Saturday, October 16 Brentwood Inspired Living Center’s annual yard sale
The Brentwood Inspired Living Center, a safe environment for all people to consciously explore their spiritual path, recognize their oneness with God and gain inspiration, insight and wisdom to share with the world, is holding a community sale featuring household items, furniture, small appliances, clothes, books and more from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 6241 Brentwood Blvd. For more information, call Nancy at 925-437-8107.
The Discovery Bay Community Foundation Cars and Coffee event
The Discovery Bay Community Foundation Will host its monthly Cars and Coffee event on Oct. 16 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Boardwalk Grill parking lot, 5879 Marina Road, in Discovery Bay. All auto and bike makes are welcome, and no registration is required. The event encourages attendees to enjoy cars, coffee and conversation. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2WF8CTB.
Tuesday, October 19 Intermediate Genealogy Class
Liberty Adult Education Center is hosting an intermediate genealogy class on Tuesdays, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 929 Second Street in Brentwood. The only prerequisite is having taken either the beginning genealogy classes offered through Liberty Adult Education or possessing prior experience in genealogy. For more information or to sign up, call 925-634-2565.
Thursday, October 21 Celebrating Brentwood’s finest
The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce will host a celebration honoring the citizen, business, nonprofit and employee of the year at Serendipity Cellars, 1600 Chestnut St. in Brentwood, on Oct. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $75 each. Only 150 tickets will be sold. To purchase tickets, visit www.brentwoodchamber.com.
Saturday, October 23 Wine in the Bay
The St. Anne Paris Women’s Fellowship is hosting the 17th annual Wine in the Bay from 1 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 23. The event will be held at the St. Anne Community Life Center at 2800 Camino Diablo Road. Attendees must be 21 or older. For tickets, call 925-634-6625 or email LucyP44@gmail.com.
Sunday, October 24 Brentwood Rotary Pints for Polio
The Rotary Club of Brentwood hosts Pints for Polio, an opportunity to taste among more than 50 different beer and cider options in a festival atmosphere of music, food, and fun on Oct. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. at Harvest Park Bowl, 5000 Balfour Road, in Brentwood. Half of the event proceeds will go toward the global fight to finally eradicate polio and the other half will pour back into the community through scholarships and other support. To purchase tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/3hzo7o0.
Ongoing Events Widow and Widower Grief Support Group
A widow and widower grief support group from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church meets every Thursday from 5 to 6:15 p.m. at the church library at 500 Fairview Ave. in Brentwood. The group focuses on finding a new normal as attendees walk the grief trail with others experiencing the same loss. For more information, contact Mary Ann Smith at 925-240-1706 or Sandy Heinisch at 925-513. 3412.
Al-Anon meeting, Discovery Bay — in-person, Delta Community Presbyterian Church
Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope to solve their common problems. They meet every Monday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at Delta Community Presbyterian Church, 1900 Willow Lake Road, Discovery Bay. For more information, contact Charlie at 925-858-5382 or visit al-anoncontracosta.org/
Oakley 4-H Club
The Oakley 4-H Club has monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. For location information, email Amanda at oakley@contracosta4h.org.
ADOS Bay Area online meet-up
The ADOS Bay Area, which aims to educate, organize and mobilize the community to push for reparative justice with transformative policies that would close the racial wealth gap, hosts a general meeting on the third Sunday of each month, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., until late December. For more information on the organization, visit https://bit.ly/3zhdfSr.
East County Resource Coalition
A host of community organizations visit Bay Point each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer free services to folks in need. The event, held at 204 Bailey Road, features Bay Church mobile showers, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Contra Costa Health Services and many other organizations. For more information, or to volunteer, call Karen McBride at 510-6198039 or Delano Johnson at 925-812-2939.
Friday Night Music on the Delta
A free concert series is held every Friday on 2nd Street in Antioch next to the Solid Rock Cafe from 5 to 10 p.m. Contra Costa County artists from a variety of genres will be featured. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. For more information, visit https://m. facebook.com/AntiochDeltaMusic/.
