Arts & Entertainment
Weekend Things: Volunteer Opportunities, Theatrical Classics, and a Family Bike Ride
'National Velvet' and 'Oliver!' are playing near Piedmont and community service crews are tending to roses and feeding seniors this weekend.
FRIDAY, JULY 8
Kids, and kids at heart, have a chance to get up close and personal with rare rain forest animals that the library has invited over for the afternoon.
Where: , 160 41st St., Oakland
When: 1 p.m.
How much: Free
Every month the Paramount Theatre presents classic movies the way they were meant to be seen—on the big screen in a beautiful theater. This month it's the 1944 film National Velvet, which put 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor on the road to stardom.
Where: Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
When: 7 p.m.
How much: $5
Oliver! has been pleasing audiences all over the world since 1960 and this summer it comes to Woodminster. Go see it and you'll be singing along to “Where is Love” and “It's a Fine Life” in no time.
Where: Woodminster Amphitheater, Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd., Oakland
When: 8 p.m.
How much: $26-$42
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SATURDAY, JULY 9
The Friends of the Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland hold a monthly work party at the rose garden. Not only will you help keep the garden beautiful, you'll learn rose gardening skills such as deadheading.
Where: Morcom Rose Garden, 700 Jean St., Oakland
When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
How much: Free
If you've never visited Oakland's Preservation Park, it's well worth the trip. This walking tour includes the historic First Unitarian Church, the Pardee Home Museum and several 19th century houses. If you miss this one, check the for more dates later this summer.
Where: Preservation Park, 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland
When: 10 a.m.
How much: Free
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SUNDAY, JULY 10
Help the Piedmont Community Service Crew prepare a meal for seniors in the community. Read more about the teen service group on the and look for future volunteer opportunities in the Piedmont Patch calendar.
Where: 925 Brockhurst St., Oakland
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
How much: Free
Geared 4 Kids organizes a family-friendly ride monthly. Pack some snacks, clip on the helmet and grab the whole family for a relaxing ride through Berkeley. Dogs are welcome to come along.
Where: Meet at Ohlone Park where McGee and Hearst Avenues cross in Berkeley
When: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
How much: Free
