On Saturday May 6th from 10am-4pm, Cherrytown Kids will participate in San Leandro’s Citywide Garage Sale. We may not have a garage but you can bet we have accumulated our share of "stuff" that needs to find new homes!

In addition to getting in some much needed Spring Cleaning, we are also going to be raising money to help support San Leandro’s own gem of a children’s charity, George Mark Children’s House.

Now, it is a "garage sale" so don’t come expecting to find the fabulous quality items that you are used to finding in the shop, and no, there won’t be any consigned items, just things we need to clear out. A few of the bargains that are sure to bring joy to the lucky purchasers are the tea set and pink play hutch that used to grace our play area. We know from experience that some of our little shoppers love those items and would happily take them home - so come early and get the good stuff!

The sales won’t go through the shop’s system so store credit won’t apply, this is strictly a fundraising effort with 100% of the proceeds from the sale going directly to George Mark House. So stop on by and buy!

Tuesday May 2, Chinese family, folk and fairy tales told by Storyteller Clara Yen. Get your Asian Pacific Heritage Month celebrations off to a great start with this delightful program! Oakland Library, Diamond Branch, 3565 Fruitvale Avenue at 7:00pm. Free. Call: (510) 238-3615.

Saturday May 13, Free car seat safety check. Habitot continues its Early Childhood Safety Campaign by offering this valuable service. The Berkeley Police Department will check the installation of your seat at the University of California Garage, on Addison at Oxford Street, in Berkeley from 10a-2p. Free. Call: (510)647-1111,www.Habitot.org.

Saturday May 13, Dance and Sing Around the World. Learn about the macro and microscopic animals that live in the mud and are favorite snacks for birds. Children can dip nets in the bay channel to catch and observe some of the macroscopic animals. Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, 4801 Breakwater Ave., Hayward from 10:30am-12pm. Free. Call: (510)670-7270.

Sunday May 21, Mud: it’s what’s for dinner. Learn about the macro and microscopic animals that live in the mud and are favorite snacks for birds. Children can dip nets in the bay channel to catch and observe some of the macroscopic animals. Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, 4801 Breakwater Ave., Hayward from 10:30am-12pm. Free. Call: (510)670-7270.

Saturday May 27, Nature’s Night Shift -- Family Campfire. Grab the marshmallows, blankets and the family and get ready to gather around the campfire with the naturalist staff. Anthony Chabot Regional Park Family Campground’s Amphitheater, Redwood Road in Oakland at 8pm. Free. Call: (510)521-6887.

Tuesday May 30, Go Wild with Wild Animals. LWildlife Associates visit the West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline Street, in Oakland at 1pm. Free. Call: (510)238-7352.