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Online classes help theaters in pandemic’s financial storm
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A slew of online classes for young and old, amateurs and professionals, bring renewed life but also financial support to cash-poor local theater companies.children
Kids more strategic about swapping Halloween candy than you might think
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Children as young as 5 years can be adept at strategizing how they trade candy with their peers.Family & Kids
Popular wildlife rehabilitation center educates, provides community through virtual workshops
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Lindsay Wildlife Experience, temporarily closed due to the pandemic, pivots to interactive online workshops for children and families.COVID-19
How families are keeping Halloween from turning into a COVID nightmare
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Parents are turning to spooky scavenger hunts, pumpkin-carving and movie nights as alternatives to trick-or-treating.Around Town
Calling all gardeners: Harvest Festival is going virtual
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C'mon -- grow for it -- email photos of your homegrown edibles, preserves, and cooking to enter the contest. Deadline is Sept 18.Featured in Category
Oakland Zoo is back in action
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After 4 lonely months, the zoo is excited to welcome visitors once again. Reservations must be made in advance.Featured in Category
East Bay girl raises more than $100k for Oakland Zoo
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Fundraiser comes on the heels of the Zoo's announcement that it is losing millions of dollars and may have to close permanently.Around Town
First virtual scout campout brings families together
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Scouting-at-Home is happening across Piedmont as the shelter-in-place order continuesFeatured in Category
