July 8, 2011 > It's a Date It's a Date Saturday, July 9 - 10 Relay for Life 10 a.m. (Sat) - 10 a.m. (Sun) Newark Jr. High School 6201 Lafayette Ave., Newark www.relayforlife.org Saturday - Sunday, Jul 9 - 10 Library Book Sale 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Noon - 3 p.m. (Sun) Fremont Friends of the Library Old Main Library/Teen Center 39770 Sailway Dr., Fremont (510) 494-1103 Saturday, July 9 Rock the Night 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Variety show St. Anne Catholic Church 32223 Cabello Street, Union City 510.471.7766 www.saintannecatholic.org Saturday, July 9 McConaghy House birthday celebration $ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Traditional games, make birthday cards, enjoy cupcakes McConaghy House 18701 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-0223 www.haywardareahistory.org Adults, $5; Students/seniors, $3; Children/HAHS members free Saturday, Jul 9 Skills of the Past $R 4 - 4:30 p.m. Create a berry picking basket from marsh plant Coyote Hills Regional Park 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd., Fremont (888) 327-2757 Saturday, Jul 9 Tri-City Documentaries 1:30 p.m. FLOW, for love of water Niles Congregational Church 255 H ST., Fremont (510) 651-9480 Saturday, Jul 9 Drum & Bugle Corps competition $ 5 p.m. Bands from California and Washington Washington High School Tak Memorial Stadium 38442 Fremont Blvd., Fremont www.scvanguard .org Saturday, Jul 9 - Sunday, Jul 10 Summerfest 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Microbrews, wine, music, arts & crafts, food, car show NewPark Mall 510-744-1000 www.newarksummerfest.com Saturday - Sunday, Jul 9 - 10 Russell City Blues Festival $ 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Celebrate the music, history, culture of the former Russell City Hayward City Hall 777 B St., Hayward www.HighSierraTickets.com Saturday, Jul 9 Shark Encounters $ 9:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Touch, feed, talk to a shark and make a craft to take home Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center 4901 Breakwater Ave., Hayward (510) 670-7270 Saturday, Jul 9 Martial Arts event and black belt testing $ 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Support Save the Children - tornado and tsunami victims Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara (510) 659-9920 www.jsw.com Saturday, Jul 9 Solar Meeting 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Use group buying power for solar energy First Christian Church Meeting Room 36600 Niles Blvd., Fremont solar4fremont@gmail.com Saturday - Sunday, Jul 9 - 10 Annual Bazaar 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Japanese style food, games and dancing Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church 32975 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City (510) 471-2581 Saturday, Jul 9 Basic Land Navigation R 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn the basics of map and compass reading Sunol Regional Wilderness 1895 Geary Rd., Sunol (888) 544-3249 Saturday, Jul 9 Jewelry Making for Teens 1 - 3 p.m. Presented by Jewel of the Nile Jewelry Union City Branch Library 34007 Alvarado Niles Rd., Union City (510) 745-1464 Sunday, July 10 Run to the Lake $ 5K/10K at 8:00 a.m. Kids' Dash at 9:30 a.m. Health Expo from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. 20103 Lake Chabot Drive, Castro Valley (510) 727-2744 www.edenmedcenter.org Sunday, Jul 10 Car Wash Fundraiser 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Support St. Elizabeth teens at World Youth Day in Spain St. Elizabeth Church 750 Sequoia Dr., Milpitas (408) 258-6536 Sunday, Jul 10 Eucalyptus: Trees from Down Under $ 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Learn and explore the history of these trees Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont (510) 544-2797 Sunday, Jul 10 Niles Town Plaza Summer Concert 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Charles Wheal Blues Band and The Barbary Ghosts 37592 Niles Blvd., Fremont www.niles.org Sunday, Jul 10 Taste of the Refuge 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Discover which plants are edible or have medicinal uses Don Edwards Visitor Center 1 Marshlands Rd., Fremont (510) 792-4275 Monday, Jul 11 Eagles Auxiliary Luncheon $ Noon Proceeds go to the Lew Reed Spinal Cord Fund Eagles Hall 21406 Foothill Blvd., Hayward (510) 785-8174 Tuesday, Jul 12 Traffic Skills 101 Classroom Workshop R 6 - 9:30 p.m. Basics of safe cycling, Kennedy Community Center 1333 Decoto Rd., Union City (510) 845-7433 Tuesday, Jul 12 ABCs of Native Plant Gardening 7 - 8:30 p.m. Choose a place in your garden for native plants Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Tuesday, Jul 12 American Red Cross Blood Drive 2 - 7 p.m. Give blood InRoads Christian Church 3111 Washington Blvd., Fremont (800) 733-2767 Thursday, Jul 14 Children's Concert with Wiley Rankin 11:30 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. For preschool and elementary-aged children Fremont Main Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont (510) 745-1421 Continuing Exhibits and Events: Through July 10 Alameda County Fair $ 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton (925) 426-7600 www.alamedacountyfair.com Monday - Friday, through Jul 28 Tuscany and the Cinque Terre 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Artworks in watercolor, photography and oil John O'Lague Galleria 777 B Street, Hayward (510) 538-2787 Art of the Blues June 8 - July 16 Sun Art Gallery: 1015 E St., Hayward Wed, Thurs, Sat: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday: Noon - 6 p.m. (510) 581-4050 www.wix.com/artoftheblues/site Art of the Blues June 8 - July 16 Cinema Place Gallery 1061 B Street, Hayward Wed - Sun: Noon - 4 p.m. Thurs, Fri, Sat: Noon - 9 p.m. (510) 538-2787 www.wix.com/artoftheblues/site Tuesdays - Thursdays, through Aug 4 Art Classes $R 1 - 4 p.m. Eight classes for high school arts students Jan's Art Studio 38215 Fremont Blvd., Fremont nncybntn@comcast.net Tuesdays - Fridays, through Aug 26 Past Tents: The Way We Camped 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 2 - 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.) Camping in California - late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries HAHS Gallery 22392 Foothill Blvd., Hayward (510) 581-0223