Arts and Crafts
Berkeley PUblic Library
Make Bird Crafts with the Berkeley Public Library, 12-4pm.
Try your hand at bird racing with a bird you’ve made yourself! Also learn about a familiar local bird while dressing it up. Browse beautiful children’s books and try the bird puppet corner.
Be sure to stick around for the family storytime 2-2:30pm. with stories, songs, puppets and more!
In-person Origami Instruction by the East Bay’s own Jun Hamamoto and her students from Folding Justice*. All origami materials are provided! Each session can accommodate a total of 18 people spread out around three large tables outdoors.
Times: Please register at the link below and choose one of five time slots; 12 to 1pm, 1 to 2pm, 2 to 3pm, 3 to 4pm, or 4 to 5pm
(or, if you missed the registration period, just drop in to see if there’s a seat available when you arrive – check in with any BBF staff member in a blue BBF t-shirt when you arrive on the Terrace).
Location: 2nd Floor Terrace, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Please note: this is an outdoor event.
Click here for more information on the wonderful social healing work of Jun Hamamoto and Folding Justice.
Registration will open at 1pm on Friday, September 29 and close on October 14 at 11pm.
Please only choose one event session to allow room for others to register
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Details
Attract birds to your yard with a decorative bird house made from a dried gourd with Paige Lund and Sumi Mullen.
Sessions can accommodate a total of 8 people at two tables.
All materials are provided.
Time: Please register at the link provided and choose from five time slots; 12 to 1pm, 1 to 2pm, 2 to 3pm, or 3 to 4pm, and 4 to 5pm.
(or, if you missed the registration period, just drop in to see if there’s a seat available when you arrive – check in with any BBF staff member in a blue BBF t-shirt when you arrive on the Terrace).
Location: 2nd Floor Terrace, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Please note: this is an outdoor event.
Registration opens on Friday, September 29 and closes on October 14 at 11pm.
Please only choose one event session to allow room for others to register.
12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
Try out your hand at the basics of drawing and painting your favorite birds (or any birds for that matter) – with instruction from local artists who love drawing and painting our winged friends. Paper, paints, pencils, pastels, and crayons provided.
Location: 2nd Floor Terrace, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Please note: this is an outdoor event.
Storytime
Location: 1st Floor, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
1-1:15pm and 3-3:30pm
Featured Local Author Harmony Yu:
Harmony is a 14-year-old 9th grade girl. She loves birding, photography, and writing. She has written and self-published 4 books. In her free time, she plays the violin and pesters her bunny Spot.
Harmony will read from Wings Above the Campanile which showcases the drama of falcon families from the point of view of Annie, or as she calls herself, Mist. She is the ferocious falcon queen of Berkeley, raising her family year after year atop the iconic marble tower. After losing her longtime mate, how will she raise the eggs he left behind?
12-4pm Make Bird Crafts & 2-2:30pm Storytime
Berkeley PUblic Library
Make Bird Crafts with the Berkeley Public Library, 12-4pm.
Try your hand at bird racing with a bird you’ve made yourself! Also learn about a familiar local bird while dressing it up. Browse beautiful children’s books and try the bird puppet corner.
Be sure to stick around for the family storytime 2-2:30pm. with stories, songs, puppets and more!
