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Vallejo News April 26 2018 | Issue #337 The Big S.T.E.A.M. Event - April 28 Sign-Up for other City On April 28 from 11:00 a.m. to Communications 4:00 p.m., the Immersive Learning Center will be hosting a series of workshops for children interested in science, technology, In This Issue engineering, art, and math. 10 th Annu al Easter Golf Ball Children will have the Hu nt and Exchange opportunity to participate in workshops such as electrical PB Cycle 5 Voting circuit workshops, Da Vinci inspired engineering, SolTrans Events Minecraft challenges, and Fu ndraisers for CROP Hu nger more. Apart from the Walk workshops, participants will also enjoy Jamaican food and Vallejo SOUP arts and crafts. Admission for this event is $30 for Smoke Alarm Installation workshops, $20 for activities Event only, and each activity will Empress Theater Events cost $3. Since there is limited space, registration is Earth Day Logo Contest recommended as priority will be given to those who have registered and paid for the event in advance. Solano Land Tru st Events To view a full list of workshops and to register, click here. For more Annu al Barkitectu re Gala and information about the Immersive Learning Center, click here. Fu ndraiser 21st Annu al L'Chaim to Life Prescription Drug Take Back Day - April Dinner and Au ction 28 Joint Chamber Mixer Theater Against Sex Trafficking Wine on the Water Second Friday Art Walk Vallejo Mu seu m Family Free Day Vallejo's Earth Day Celebration JFK Library Events JFK Library Events 11th Annu al CROP Hu nger Walk 11th Annu al CROP Hu nger Walk Loma Vista Farm aSpring Festival The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) along with the Solano County 119th Annu al Great Vallejo Race Department of Resource Management and Environmental Services will Food Tru ck Mania host a Prescription Drug Take-Back event on April 28 from 9:00 a.m. to Food Tru ck Mania 3:00 p.m. Solano County residents are encouraged to bring their unwanted Empress Theater Events or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal at seven convenient The Hu b Events Poetry by the Bay locations throughout the county. Farmers Market Commu nity Coffee Tasting The National Prescription Drug Take-Back event was created in order to Inpu t & Su ggestions provide awareness about expired prescription drugs, which potentially can lead to drug overdoses and poisonings. Vallejo residents can visit the Empress Vallejo Police Department located at 111 Amador Street, between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, to safely dispose of all Theater Events unused medications. Residents should remove all personal information from items or empty contents into a Ziploc bag. All liquids and creams should be sealed or confined to a plastic bag to avoid spillage. Needles, sharps, and lancets are not accepted. For additional questions please call (707) 648-5346. Loma Vista Farm Clean Up - April 28 On April 28, Friends of Loma Vista and volunteers from Lowes will be hosting a work day at the Loma Vista Farm to clean up the farm, build a new goat barn, build a new fence, and prepare for the Spring Festival. Local residents are encouraged to help with Silent Film Festival - May the cleaning efforts and can join the 4 work day event from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. If you are interested in Beginning on May 4 and volunteering, contact Rita LeRoy at ending on May 6, the (707) 556- 8765 or fill out this online form, here. Empress Theater will be hosting the Silent Film Festival, which will feature International Gala and Auction for an array of silent films, guest speakers, special events, Florence Douglas Senior Center - April 28 steam punk, and much more. Tickets for the festival are available for purchase online, here, for event Serving the senior community for over segments or for the entire festival. Discounts are 40 years, the Florence Douglas available for Film Club Members. To learn more Senior Center (FDSC) is a place for about the festival, click here. For information about Vallejo residents over the age of 50 to becoming a film club member, click here. recharge, relax, and reconnect with others. In an effort to raise funds for operational costs, the FDSC will be hosting an International Gala and Auction event where members of the community will have an opportunity to support the Center and help raise funds. The event, themed "An Italian Holiday," will be held at the FDSC on April 28 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Admission for the general public is $50 and $40 for FDSC Members. To read more about this event or to make a Wild and Scenic/ Visions donation, click here. To purchase tickets email Peter Wilson, Executive of the Wild Preview Director, by email or by phone at (707) 643- 1044 X 11. Screenings Part 2 - May 10 On May 10, the Empress Theater Film Club will be City of Vallejo Cycle 5 Participatory hosting a two-part film event where renowned river Budgeting Ballot Closes April 30 advocate, author, and photographer Time Palmer Through the month of April, will speak about wild and the City of Vallejo has held scenic rivers in America. In voting for the Cycle 5 the second segment, there Participatory Budgeting will be a new film screening (PB) ballot, which is open to on the Eel River, A River's all Vallejo residents age 14 Last Chance. The event will and older, to determine which begin at 7:00 p.m. community projects should Admission is free for film receive a portion of Measure B revenues. The ballot, containing 10 club members and $10 for project proposals, will close on April 30 and the City encourages guests. Tickets may be everyone who has not voted yet to cast their vote by the end of the purchased online, here. For deadline. more information, click here. For information about To cast your vote online today, click here. To vote in-person, visit the City becoming a film club Manager's Office, located on the third floor of City Hall, at 555 Santa Clara member, click here. Street during normal business hours. For more information about Participatory Budgeting, click here. Winning project proposals will be announced on May 3 at JFK Library's Joseph Room from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. While registration is not required, participants are encouraged to RSVP for the event, here. Solano County Library Events Nicho Boxes and Milagros: Mexican Folk Art - May 3 Join the JFK Library on May 3 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Program Room to learn more about Mexican Folk Art. Free Comic Book Day - May 5 Tribute to Johnny Cash - May 11 Join the JFK and Springstowne Libraries in celebrating the 2018 Free Celebrating the life and Comic Book Day where participants of all music of Johnny Cash with ages will be given a free comic book while supplies last. strong conviction and stunning accuracy, James Fossil Hunting in Africa - May 5 Garner and his band On May 5, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mark Teaford, a Touro University faithfully recreate Cash's professor, will be presenting his work on "Fossil Hunting in Africa." biggest hits. Fun, classing, Professor Teaford will speak about his field work in African and talk about and toe-tapping, the what we can discover about our human ancestors from fossils. This event signature show of the band is free and will be held at the JFK's Joseph Room. Tennessee Three will be held at the Empress Theater on May 11, Glen Cove Community Association beginning at 8:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased Garage Sale - May 5 at the box office for $30 or online, here, for $25. Table reservations are also The Glen Cove Community available. For more Association (GCCA) is information about the event hosting its Annual Garage and the band, click here. Sale on May 5, beginning at 8:00 a.m. where participants are encouraged to visit the participating households and shop for a variety of local treasures. Association members will hand out free maps of participating households at the Glen Cove Center, located at 122 Robles Way, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For more information about the Annual Garage Sale, click here. For questions about the Garage Sale, email GCCA by email. For more information about Glen Cove Community Association, click here. Morning Memories Fiesta - May 5 To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Special Mother's Day Moments Shared will be hosting a Show - May 12 party fiesta on May 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., where Kicking-off Mother's Day participants will be able to enjoy celebrations, the Mother's fun themed crafts and activities Day Show will feature the including face painting and a San Francisco String Trip piñata. Admission for this event is and the Leni Stern Trio. This $5 per child and parents are free. Parking in downtown City lots is free event will be held at the Saturday and Sunday. To learn more about this event and to purchase Empress Theater on May tickets, click here. 12, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in-person at the box office for $35 or online for $30, here. Solano Land Trust Events Table reservations are also available. For more information about the event and the featured artists, click here.