Name: Animal Day!
Start: 2025-10-26T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Centennial Drive:UC Botanical Garden

Centennial Drive:UC Botanical Garden

<h3>A Celebration of Animals!</h3>
<h6>Sunday, October 26, 10:00 am–2:00 pm.</h6>
<a href="https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley</a>

Join us at this celebration of animals at the UC Botanical Garden with drop-in experiences including interactive booths and displays, crafts, tours, live animals to see and touch, and more. <a href="https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>
Friendly animal costumes encouraged!
Free with Garden admission.
<a href="https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/events-page/animal-day/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LEARN MORE ON OUR WEBSITE</a>
For accessibility inquiries: Contact gardenprograms@berkeley.edu, or call 510-664-7606.

Local Event: Animal Day! 

Alameda County

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Animal Day! 

A Celebration of Animals!
Sunday, October 26, 10:00 am–2:00 pm.
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

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Northbrae Community Church

<h3>Sound Bath in a Stunning Stained&nbsp;Glass Chapel 2nd Thursdays | 7:30–9:00 PM | Berkeley, CA Doors open at 7:30 PM • Sound begins at 7:45 PM</h3>
A soothing sound bath meditation at a San Francisco East Bay gathering where you can enjoy stress relief &amp; renewal month after month.
✨ Stress Reduction Sound Bath Meditation in Berkeley — a monthly ritual of rest and renewal with skilled musicians, a certified mindful meditation teacher and 14+ live instruments, including crystal bowls, gongs, handpans, Chinese harp, monolina, and more. Experience deep relaxation, stress relief, and nervous system balance in a peaceful sanctuary with stained-glass windows. No experience needed — come as you are and let the sounds restore you.
📅 When &amp; Where
• 2nd Thursdays of the month
• Doors open at 7:30 PM
• Sound begins promptly at 7:45 PM
• Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA
🕊️ Held in the Sanctuary — a spacious, peaceful room with stained-glass windows
🌎 On unceded Ohlone/Chochenyo land
🌿 What to Expect
Led by Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Erica Skone-Rees with musicians Bryce Mulholland and Shannon Hopkins, each session includes:
✔ A short grounding meditation to help you arrive
✔ An immersive sound journey for stress reduction and deep relaxation
✔ Live instruments: crystal &amp; Tibetan bowls, monolina, handpans, guzheng (Chinese harp), acoustic guitar, frame drum, Koshi bells &amp; more
✔ Guest musicians bring new sounds to the experience each month
✔ A peaceful, supportive space where you’re free to rest, move gently, or simply be 
📈 Scientific studies suggest that sound baths can:
• Lower cortisol (stress hormone)
• Improve sleep and focus
• Support emotional regulation
• Activate the body’s natural healing response
🧘 What to Bring
Bring anything that helps you feel cozy and supported:
• Yoga mat, camping pad, or cushions
• Blanket, pillow, eye mask, or bolster
• Water or layers for warmth
🚫 Scent-Free Space
To support all attendees, please come fragrance-free (no perfumes, essential oils, or scented products).
💛 Come As You Are
No experience necessary. Whether this is your first sound bath in Berkeley or your fiftieth, you are welcome here. Let this be your monthly ritual of rest — a moment just for you. 
 🎟️ Space is limited—save your spot now.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.mindbodysoundcollective.com/stress-reduction-sound-bath" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.mindbodysoundcolle...</a> 💌 Need a little extra support right now? If you're navigating financial hardship, reach out. We offer a few reduced-rate spots each month with care and no questions asked.
We can’t wait to welcome you into this sound sanctuary. Come rest. Come receive. Come home to yourself. 🩵 Erica, Shannon &amp; Bryce

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University of California Botanical Garden

The Siskiyou Crest has one of the highest concentrations of officially designated botanical areas on National Forest lands in the country. Along the ridges, slopes and canyons of the Siskiyou Crest, from Mt. Ashland to the Smith River, are 31 officially designated Botanical Areas that recognize concentrations of rare species, exceptionally rich and diverse floras, or plant communities rarely found in an undisturbed condition. These Botanical Areas form a network of biodiversity hotspots along the California-Oregon border and provide habitat connectivity between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range. This presentation will take you on a photographic exploration of these unique Botanical Areas and highlight many of the rare and endemic species that grow in each area. Botanical Areas have been designated with the goal of protecting and enhancing exceptional botanical values, but further protections are needed to safeguard this biodiversity into the future.&nbsp;Come discover this exceptional ecoregion that contains 65% of California’s native plant species.
Free, registration required. Program registration includes admission to the UC Botanical Garden before collections close at 5pm.

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The camp counselors at Indigo Woods just want everyone to have an AMAZING summer. But when political division and unrest start to encroach on camp experience, they’ll have to summon immense bravery and cooperation in order to keep their young campers safe. The Grown-Ups by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques captures a familiar feeling in modern politics–at once completely absurd and all too real. This fresh dark comedy was originally devised and performed outside, around a real campfire, by Brooklyn-based theater company Nightdrive. Theatre Lunatico’s production, directed by core company member Devon deGroot, will bring all the magic of summer camp to La Val’s Subterranean for an immersive experience that evokes sunscreen and bug spray.

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THE GROWN-UPS at Theatre Lunatico

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Return engagement/dance party, after last November's extremely fun dance party! Featuring the Bay Area's best rock and blues musicians--Marc Russo, Tal Morris, Curtis Ohlson, Kevin Hayes, John R. Burr, Margaret Bolton, and Marvin McFadden--Good times!

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Chora Nova celebrates the close of its 20th anniversary season with a performance of Orff's Carmina Burana.&nbsp;The audience is invited to a celebratory party after the concert.

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Chora Nova performs Orff's Carmina Burana

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The ALAMEDA RECORD SWAP at Faction Brewing is now one of the Bay Area’s largest vinyl events!Join us for a day of crate digging with over 40 record vendors offering every genre you can imagine—there’s something for every taste and every budget.Enjoy DJs spinning classic vinyl all dayCraft beer from Faction BrewingDelicious eats from Satay By The Bay SF𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦: 𝟭𝟭𝗔𝗠–𝟱𝗣𝗠Free admission | All ages welcome Apply to sell! <a href="https://forms.gle/oeQSLdEnNeaTBVrdA?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcTJmSHFUNGpJRTNLTzNpR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5RcImoHtcDGcffceXLBjAzgG6tjUEJiDrtJw8w7wfSZDKzhM_eqJKRyuyH5g_aem_pLbvbJJxjBhGO4cZskZ3-A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://forms.gle/oeQSLdEnNeaTBVrdA</a>

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Free 20-Minute Photo Coaching Session with Camera or Lens

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