GET OUT: Rain, Rain Go Away

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Where/When: Get out to Fernandez Park by 8:30 a.m. Saturday to register and get a continental breakfast. Then help on a project for three hours before going back to the park for a barbecue lunch.

Why Go: You can help clean by the Bay or work on landscaping projects outdoors. Indoors, you can spend some time with seniors or help paint the Pinole Youth Center if you're 18 or older. Also, free breakfast, lunch and a T-shirt.

Pricing: Free

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Where/When: 1550 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Why Go: Watch artists battle it out in a childlike medium: chalk on sidewalks. Come for the chalk art competition and stay for the chocolates. The family-friendly festival is in the heart of Berkeley’s gourmet ghetto.

Pricing: Free admission

3. 

Where/When: 109 Civic Dr, Hercules; Saturday, 2 p.m.

Why Go: The library hosts this book reading by a Berkeley author as a way to celebrate Philippine Independence Day.

Pricing: Free

4.

Where/When: 808 Tennent Ave., Pinole; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Why Go: East Bay Improv actors perform spontaneous, impulsive and hilarious comedy on the first Saturday of every month. Unleash your imagination, spontaneity, confidence. Discover how to create characters, stories, and scenes on the fly. Laugh-out-loud fun!

Pricing: $8

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Where/When: Sardine Can, Vallejo; Sunday, 5 p.m.—8 p.m.

Why Go: The party lasts all summer! Sundays are jazz nights at Vallejo’s Sardine Can. Come for a seafood dinner and enjoy the music; this Sunday it's Michelle Michaels.

Pricing: Free music; but must purchase meal to sit in the dining room