April 2005
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1 APRIL, FRIDAY
*Heather Rogers presents Professor
Piewacket's Magic Show - For ages 4 and older. Call 415-355-2825 for group reservations.
Merced Branch Library, 3:00 p.m.
155 Winston Drive (at 19th Avenue)
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1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 APRIL, FRIDAYS
Excelsior Youth Chess Club - For ages 5 and older.
Excelsior Youth Center,
Beginners: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.; Advanced: 4:00
- 5:00 p.m.
163 London Street (at Excelsior)
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2 APRIL, SATURDAY
Origami - For children of all ages.
Bernal Heights Branch Library,
2:00 p.m.
500 Cortland Avenue (near Moultrie)
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2 APRIL, SATURDAY
50th Annual Potrero Hill Artists
Exhibition Opening Day Celebration - For children of all ages.
Outdoors Schedule of Events: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.-Hands-on arts and crafts activities by San Francisco Center for the Book and SCRAP
(creative re-use art center);
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.- Live Musical Entertainment by Apollo Jazz Group;
2:00 p.m. - Magician Max's Magic Stop;
2:30 p.m. - 50th Anniversary Cake;
4:15 p.m.-Dono the Clown; there will be face painting for children at various times throughout the
afternoon.
Potrero Branch Library, 1:00 -
5:00 p.m.
1616 20th Street (near Connecticut)
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5 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Preschool Crafts Time - For ages 3-5. Space limited. Call 415-355-5660 for reservations.
Portola Branch Library, 11:00 a.m.
2450 San Bruno Avenue (at Silliman)
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6 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*P & T Puppet Theatre presents the Puppet Show, Pirates! The Pie Rats of Penn's Aunt - For children of all ages.
Bernal Heights Branch Library, 4:00 p.m.
500 Cortland Avenue (near Moultrie)
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6 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*Emily Prapert presents Asian Folk
Tales - For ages 4-10.
Ingleside Branch Library, 6:30
p.m.
1649 Ocean Avenue (at Faxon)
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6 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*Yeastie Beasties and the Science of
Dinner Rolls with Jay Gluckman - For ages 5 and older.
Parkside Branch Library, 7:00
p.m.
1200 Taraval Street (at 22nd Avenue)
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7 APRIL, THURSDAY
*School Age Crafts Time - For ages 6 and older. Space limited. Call
415-355-5660 for reservations.
Portola Branch Library, 4:30 p.m.
2450 San Bruno Avenue (at Silliman)
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9 APRIL, SATURDAY
Celebrate the Week of the Young Child
- 10:00 a.m.- Hands-on workshop for
preschool children and their families. Presented by
the "Ready to Learn" Program at KQED. Enjoy a
fun project for the whole family and make something
wonderful based on reading.; 11:00 a.m.- Regularly scheduled Saturday Storytime; 12:00 n.- “Didgeridoo
Dream Time Music” with master musician Stephen Kent. He will introduce children to aboriginal sounds of
the Australian Bush.; 1:00 p.m.- “Kulingtang”, music and dance of the Philippines; 2:00 p.m. -
Musical storyteller Asheba will delight you with calypso and stories from his native Trinidad.
Main Library, Second Floor,
Fisher Children's Center, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
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9 APRIL, SATURDAY
*MOON Y LUNA -
Book reading and art activity with artist Elizabeth Gomez.
Mission Branch Library, 12:00 -
1:00 p.m.
300 Bartlett Street (at 24th Street)
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12 APRIL, TUESDAY
*The Bubble Lady - For ages 3-5. Space limited. Call 415-355-5757 for reservations.
Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch
Library, 10:30 a.m.
5075 Third Street (at Revere)
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12 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Music, Juggling and Fun with Jimbo
the Clown - For ages 3-6. Space limited. Call 415-355-2889 for reservations.
Chinatown Branch Library, 10:30
a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
1135 Powell Street (near Jackson)
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12 APRIL, TUESDAY
*The Fratello Marionettes present Peter
and the Wolf - For ages 3-6.
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library, 10:15
a.m.
1801 Green Street (at Octavia)
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12 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Doris, the Storyteller - For children of all ages.
Ortega Branch Library, 10:30 a.m.
3223 Ortega Street (at 39th Avenue)
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13 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*Author Reading - Tony Robles, author of Lakas and the Manilatown Fish, a
wonderful children's story set in San Francisco's historic Filipino American neighborhood,
Manilatown will read.
For ages 3-9.
Main Library, Second Floor,
Fisher Children's Center, 10:30 a.m.
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
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13 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
Sophie's Craft Hour - For ages 4-10.
Bernal Heights Branch Library,
4:00 p.m.
500 Cortland Avenue (near Moultrie)
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14 APRIL, THURSDAY
*Bonnie Lockhart presents Songs and
Music Games from Around the World - For children of all ages.
Potrero Branch Library, 10:30
a.m. (Programming room is not accessible by elevator.)
1616 20th Street (near Connecticut)
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16 APRIL, SATURDAY
*Special Reading with Author
Rigoberto Gonzalez and Illustrator Cecilia Conception
Alvarez - Featuring their new children's book, Antonio's Card/La Tarjeta de Antonio.
Book signing follows. Ice cream and light refreshments will be
available. Presented by Children's Book Press, COLLAGE and Our Family Coalition. For ages 4-10.
Main Library, Second Floor,
Fisher Children's Center, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
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19 APRIL, TUESDAY
Dave Rodrigues, the Astro Wizard - He will show his humorous and amazing 3-D slide show,
a magical tour of the “new universe.” For ages 5
and older.
North Beach Branch Library, 2:00
p.m.
2000 Mason Street (at Columbus)
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19 APRIL, TUESDAY
*JAM: Music and Movement with
Charity Kahn - For ages 2 and older.
Ocean View Branch Library, 11:00
a.m.
345 Randolph Street (at Ramsell)
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22 APRIL, FRIDAY
*Sing-along with Chris Molla - For children of all ages.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk
Memorial Branch Library, 4:00 p.m.
3555 16th Street (near Market)
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23 APRIL, SATURDAY
San Francisco Ballet: Experience Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet Through Movement - For ages 5-13 and parents. Attendees of the presentation and one
of the workshops will be eligible for one free ticket each to San Francisco Ballet's upcoming production of
Romeo and Juliet. Limit 4 per family.
Movement Workshops: Space limited. Call 415-557-4554 for reservations.
Main Library, Second Floor, Fisher Children's Center, 10:30-11:15 a.m. and 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Interactive Presentation and Dance
Demonstration: Main Library, Lower Level, Koret Auditorium,
11:30 - 12:15 p.m.
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
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26 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Crafty Stories - For ages 3-6.
Anza Branch Library, 10:30 a.m.
550 37th Avenue (near Anza)
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26 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Insect Lab - Insects to see and touch. (Gentle, please.) Space limited to
25. Call 415-337-4740 for reservations.
Glen Park Branch Library, 10:30
a.m.
653 Chenery Street (near Diamond)
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26 APRIL, TUESDAY
*Opera Piccola presents a Chinese
folktale, Into the Eye of Magic - For ages 3-6.
Sunset Branch Library, 10:30 a.m.
1305 18th Avenue (at Irving)
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27 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*A Night of Original Poetry - Written and read by students from Lafayette
School. Light refreshments will be served. For children of all ages.
Anza Branch Library, 7:00 p.m.
550 37th Avenue (near Anza)
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27 APRIL, WEDNESDAY
*Magic Dan: A Magic Show with
Humor - For children of all ages.
Bernal Heights Branch Library,
4:00 p.m.
500 Cortland Avenue (near Moultrie)
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28 APRIL, THURSDAY
*Daria D'Andrea presents the Musical
Three Bears and more - For ages 1-6.
Park Branch Library, 11:00 a.m.
1833 Page Street (near Cole)
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30 APRIL, SATURDAY
Fifth Annual Poetry Inside Out Spring Reading
- Students participating in the Center for Art in Translation's Poetry Inside Out (PIO) program
will recite poems in Spanish and Chinese by world-famous poets including Pablo Neruda and Du Fu, followed
by their translations of those poems. They will also perform their own works in the original language and
in translation.
Main Library, Lower Level, Koret
Auditorium, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
100 Larkin Street (at Grove)
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30 APRIL, SATURDAY
*Alex the Magician - Be dazzled by his magic! In celebration of Dia de los
Niños/Day
of the Child. Space limited. Call 415-355-2828 for reservations. For children of all ages.
Mission Branch Library, 12:00 n.
300 Bartlett Street (at 24th Street)
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30 APRIL, SATURDAY
*String Play! - Interactive performance with music and games. This program
introduces children to stringed instruments. For children of all ages.
Presidio Branch Library, 11:00
a.m.
3150 Sacramento Street (near Baker)
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30 APRIL, SATURDAY
*Fairytale Theater presents the
puppet show, Little Red Riding Hood - For ages 3 and older.
Visitacion Valley Branch Library,
3:00 p.m.
45 Leland Avenue (near Bayshore)
May 2005
Programs marked with an asterisk (*) are funded by the Friends of
the San Francisco Public Library. All programs at the Library are free. Please
call to make group reservations.
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