FAQ about Room Parenting

Q: Are Room Parents and Parents' Circle two different things?  At my old school, room parents helped the teachers, and the PTA did fundraising.

Kairos Youth Choir May 20th: Five BPC 6th Graders are performing

"I want to feel my heart coming alive again...!" 

-from the song "Before the Parade" by J. Herman & M. Stewart

Drumming Class for 7-11 yr olds starting up

 


A new drum circle studio just opened in North Berkeley (next to Mr. Mopp's).  Katie Specter went to the first session of a new Wed afternoon class (5-6pm) and it was GREAT. There's still room if you're interested.  I (Katie's Dad) would pick up a kid from aftercare, even.

Music Connects offers weekly drum circles for children age 7-11, starting a 6 week
cycle May 2nd- June 6th on Wednesdays from 5pm-6pm. Costs per child: $150

Donkey & Goat's Summer Solstice Fête

Donkey & Goat's 

SUMMER SOLSTICE FÊTE

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 1-4PM
AT THE WINERY
1340 FIFTH STREET, BERKELEY 

There is no charge for admission but PLEASE read below.

Join us to celebrate summer's official arrival and with it our new summer wines:  2011 Improbable Chardonnay, 2011 Grenache Blanc and 2011 Grenache Noir.

There is no charge for admission to taste the new wines (we normally charge $10 in our tasting room)  and enjoy the summer afternoon while grooving to the tunes of The Tear Jerkers.  For noshes Pizza Politana will return with their wood fired, clay pizza oven  and offer their scrumptious pizzas for sale.  And for anyone wanting more than a taste, we will also have glass pours (and bottles) for sale.  For more information contact tracey@adonkeyandgoat.com or call the winery at 510-868-9174.

A Fundraiser at Donkey & Goat Winery to Support a Sunday Street-closing event this Fall

a FUNDRAISER for Sunday Streets Berkeley

at Donkey & Goat Winery, 1340 Fifth Street in Berkeley

Wine, beer, food, live music and activities for kids!

This fall, Sunday Streets Berkeley will close the Downtown to cars on a Sunday, turning the Downtown into a paved park where people can bike, walk, jog and dance, meet up with friends and play in the street.

But we'll need your help to make Sunday Streets a reality... all you need to do is come to a party hosted by Donkey & Goat Winery with Trumer Brauerei.

When: Saturday, May 12, 2-5pm 
Where: Donkey & Goat Winery (just around the corner from Picante)

TICKETS are $10 or FREE when you join Livable Berkeley. JOIN NOW and get free drink tickets!

The GO STREATERY food truck will be at the party!

We are so excited to have LIVE MUSIC by the DON'T LOOK BACK STRING BAND!

Plus, we'll have fun ACTIVITIES for KIDS and great RAFFLE PRIZES!

BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY to be entered in our raffle... stay tuned for details!

Divino heralded as Up-and-Coming in SFChron

"Divino is a contemporary neighborhood restaurant in central Berkeley opened two months ago by owners with young children. Chef Joan Gallagher produces simple, deeply flavored food sourced from local purveyors. The menu isn't cluttered with farm names or smart descriptions. " 

"Lively salads, starters and desserts are so good, consider ordering multiple courses and dining family-style. Gallagher's addictive appetizer of warm goat cheese and olives ($8) comes with a bushel of Acme toast points. The antipasti plate ($14/$18) includes a lush and sharp crescenza (the cheese of the day) and a generous trio of locally cured meats, including a meaty prosciutto. Croquettes ($7) are just plain fun - golden fried balls of saffron risotto and molten mozzarella in a bright tomato sauce."

Read More about Berkeley's Divino Restaurant

Join the Parents' Circle by Becoming a Room Parent

We're still looking for Room Parents in (next year's) 7th & 8th

Won't you be one of them?

Many Hands Make Light Work!

To join up, email your room parents or parentcircleheads@blackpinecircle.org today

and join us May 8th for the dinner party & orientation at Laura Wolff's home.