WEST COUNTY TODAY

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Jun 23, 2009 | by Anonymous

Great Books Group -- 1:30-2:30 p.m. "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol will be discussed. Meets monthly. Drop-ins welcome. Albany Library, 1249 Marin Ave. Free. 510-526-3720, Ext. 16.

-- Berkeley Gray Panthers -- 1:30 p.m. Topic will be "Fund Schools, Not Jails!" Guest will be Jennifer Kim, who is with the Books Not Bars Campaign. All welcome to monthly meetings. North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Free. 510-548-9696.

-- Spinal Cord Injury Support Group -- 7-8:30 p.m. For people with a spinal cord injury, families and attendants. Meets monthly. Herrick Campus, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2001 Dwight Way, Berkeley. Free. 510-204-4503.

-- Crockett Lions Club --7:30 a.m. Projects include collecting eyeglasses and helping at Bay Area blind centers. Speakers. Crockett Boy Scout Hall, Loring Avenue, near the library. $5 includes breakfast. 510-787-3114.

-- Preschool story time -- 1 p.m. Includes crafts, songs and activities for children ages 3 to 5. Ongoing Wednesdays. Crockett Library, 991 Loring Ave. Free. 510-787-2345.

-- Free homework help -- 3 p.m. Wednesdays. Help in various subjects will be offered for K-12 students on a drop-in basis. Hercules Library, 109 Civic Drive. 510-245-2420.

-- Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous -- 7 p.m. Learn tools for handling all forms of food addiction. Meets weekly. Pinole United Methodist Church, 2000 San Pablo Ave. Free. 510-223-3375; www.foodaddicts.org.

-- Preschool story time -- 10:30 a.m. Includes songs and action rhymes for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Ongoing Wednesdays. Richmond Library, 325 Civic Center Plaza. Free. 510-620- 6557.

-- El Pinablo Soroptimists -- 6 p.m. Soroptimist International is dedicated to improving the status of women everywhere. Ground Round Restaurant, 3190 Klose Way, Richmond. Dinner meetings, $8-$15, open to all. 510-525-7432.

-- Oil painting classes -- 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays. Drop-in classes for adults and children. Lefty Gomez Recreation Center, 470 Parker Ave. $7.50 per class. 510-799-7592.

-- Supercraft -- 3 p.m. Middle- and high-school age children learn to make a new craft each month for keepsakes and gifts. San Pablo Library, International Marketplace, 2300 El Portal Drive. Free. 510-374-3998.