Don't Miss These Events!
 We've got some great events happening in our San Mateo shop and at other Bay Area venues in the coming months. Mark your calendars! See below for all the details: - Saturday May 19th 10am - Ivy Homeless in San Francisco Educators Event (in Palo Alto)
- Saturday May 19th 11am - LGBTQ Family Event at Congregational Church San Mateo
- Wednesday May 23rd 7:00pm - Cool Cities presents Peter Drekmeier
- Wednesday June 20th - California Writers Club Open Mic
- Your Event Here!
 Teaching Children About Homelessless - Meet the Author - Discuss Homelessness and the Impact on Children and Families
During this event you'll learn about a wonderful book, Ivy Homeless in San Francisco, by Summer Brenner and published by Reach And Teach. You'll hear from community experts on the impact of homelessness on children and families and learn about ways educators can help homeless children fare better in the classroom and community. The event is co-sponsored by Reach And Teach and the Presbytery of San Jose's hunger action specialist Pat Plant. The event is free. A light lunch will be served. Curriculum materials that can be used with Ivy Homeless in San Francisco will be made available that can be used in secular and faith-based classrooms. About the Book: In this empathetic tale of hope, understanding, and the importance of family, readers face the difficult issue of poverty and the many hardships of being homeless through an inspiring young heroine named Ivy. Ivy is the story of a young girl who finds herself homeless on the streets of San Francisco when she and her father, Poppy, are evicted from his artist loft. Struggling to survive day to day, Ivy and Poppy befriend a dog who takes them to the ramshackle home of quirky siblings Eugenia and Oscar Orr, marking the start of some amazing adventures. Blending a spoonful of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist with a dash of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City and a few pinches of the Adventures of Lassie, Ivy's tale will appeal to young readers as well as give adults material to discuss with children. Location for Event: Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto
Free admission. Wheelchair accessible. Event URL: http://www.reachandteach.com/s/ivypaloalto
Hosted by Our Family Coalition's (OFC) Peninsula Group, Queer Parents for the Love and Advocacy of our Youth (QPLAY). Location: Congregation Church of San Mateo: 225 Tilton Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 Join us in celebrating and supporting our LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) families. There will be opportunities to meet other LGBTQ families while doing fun-filled activities along with yummy food. Also, learn about what is happening in the Peninsula for our families. Questions please contact: Shannon at Shan.Casey@yahoo.com or Joy at 650-515-1901/jtcaneda@yahoo.com. Check the Facebook page called "Our Family Coalition Peninsula Parents" for event updates or visit the Events page at the OFC website: www.ourfamily.org. Open Mike Night - Authors/Writers - Wednesday May 16th & Wednesday June 20th 7:30pm
Dove and Olive WorksThe California Writers Club - SF/Peninsula Branch will be hosting an open mike night every third Wednesday of each month. Scheduled to read in May are Lisa Meltzer Penn, Ollie Welch, Ann Foster, Karen Hartley, Virginia Sharock, Ida Lewenstein, Jo Carpignano, Max Tomlinson, Audrey Kalman, and Damon Yeargin. If you are a writer and wish to share some of your work in June, click here to contact the organizer. Cool Cities Presents Peter Drekmeier - Wendesday May 23rd 7:00pm
Dove and Olive WorksCool Cities will open the meeting with an informative presentation on water use by the Bay Area Program Director at the Tuolumne River Trust, Peter Drekmeier. Come for the guest speaker, and stay for the goal setting meeting for the San Mateo chapter of Cool Cities starting at 8:00 pm. Share with us your ambitions for sustainable change in the city of San Mateo and we will see what resources we can deploy to make it a reality.
Your Event HERE At Our Shop in San Mateo - And Where Is Here Anyway? (Shop Address and Hours) We make our space available to non-profits and others who want to host a speaker, workshop, fundraiser, film showing... all kinds of things, and we do it all for free! We just ask that your program include time for your guests to browse around the shop! Click here to contact us if you'd like to have an event in our shop.
We're located at 178 South Blvd. (near 17th and Palm Avenues) in San Mateo. There's plenty of free street parking and we're right behind the Hayward Park (in San Mateo) Caltrain station. We're open Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 7pm. |
