Orchestra seeks applicants for competition
Young musicians still have a chance to sign up for Bay Philharmonic’s Young Recitalists Competition. Applicants must be under 18 years old as of Jan. 1, 2025, and submit a 10-minute piece with which they can enter. The competition accepts residents from Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Milpitas, Newark, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Sunol and Union City.
Deadline to Apply: Friday, Feb. 28
Audition: Saturday, Mar. 8
Finalist Concert: Sunday, May 4 @2pm
Audition fee: $45
bayphil.org/young-recitalist-competition
Park District holds virtual job fair
Every year the East Bay Regional Park District staffs approximately 300 seasonal positions, and is now accepting applications for summer jobs. On Mar. 1, they will hold a virtual youth job fair for applicants ages 15 – 24—minimum age for most positions is 16. Positions for youth include: Camp Recreation Leaders, Gate Attendant, Lifeguard, Interpretive Student Aide and Public Safety Student Aide.
Virtual Youth Job Fair via Zoom
Saturday, Mar. 1
10:30am – 12:30pm
ebparks.org/jobs/youth
Recreation District plans annual charity fun run
On Sunday, Mar. 1, Union City residents can grab a cape, cowl or suit of armor and join the 2025 Superhero Fun Run to raise money for the Parkinson’s Foundation. Five dollars from every registration will be donated to the Mark Green Sports Center’s Parkinson’s Foundation Moving Day team. The race will have a professional timing system, award medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each race category, plenty of raffle prizes and a costume contest.
Superhero Fun Run 5K
Sunday, Mar. 2
Check-In: 8am
Race Begins: 9am
Civic Center/ City Hall
34009 Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City
unioncity.org/419/Community-Events
Adult registration: $38.10
Youth registration: $27.50
Columnist and author appears at library
On Mar. 8, Hayward Public Library will hold an author event with Joel Selvin, longtime columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and author numerous books on pop and rock music stories including, Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise. A book sale and signing hosted by Books on B follows the event.
Meet the Author: Rocking with Joel
Saturday, Mar. 8
3 – 4:30pm
Hayward Public Library Downtown Branch
2nd Floor
888 C. St., Hayward
hayward-ca.gov/public-library
Professor teaches on migrant experience
Dr. Pablo Gonzalez of UC Berkeley’s Department of Ethnic Studies will give a lecture on the experiences of Mexican and Mexican-American families in California. The lecture connects with topics explored in Castro Valley Reads 2025 book The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea.
Mexican Migrants in California
Saturday, Mar. 8
2 – 3:30pm
Castro Valley Library
3600 Norbridge Ave., Castro Valley
