3 Ways to Enrich your Mind in Contra Costa for FREE
Looking for activities in Concord and Clayton to engage your mind? Here are 3 upcoming events to stimulate your brain, and best of all, they are FREE.
Saturday March 23, 10am-1pm
Butterfly Walk
A 2-mile round-trip for beginning and advanced lepidopterists. Join naturalist David Morris on the first MDIA butterfly walk of the season. Participants will look for butterflies and flowers in the Mitchell Canyon area. Rain cancels. Sponsored by Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association. The guided walk is free, however, there is a $6 parking fee. If you can’t make this date, there’s another walk on April 27. Click here for more information
Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center, 96 Mitchell Canyon Road, Clayton.
Sunday March 24, 1pm-3:30pm
Dose of Action Film Festival
This screening of short films focuses on America’s prescription drug/opioid addiction and overdose death epidemic. Included are some very short PSA’s produced by Contra Costa County CourAGE Youth Coalition. The event is moderated by April Rovero, the San Ramon mother whose son died in 2009 from an accidental overdose. Rovero is Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse and Chairperson of the Contra Costa County MEDS Coalition. There is no reserved seating so arrive early to secure the best seats. For info contact April Rovero: (925) 980-5490 or arovero@ncapda.org. Click here for event info.
Brenden Theater, 1985 Willow Pass Road, Concord
Monday, March 25, 6:30-8pm
The Goddess: Images of Power
A docent from the Asian Art Museum explores the myriad and fascinating depictions of female deities throughout Asia. Goddesses play an important and prominent role in all Asian religions. From fertile earth maidens, to nurturing mothers, from wrathful avengers, to wise advisors – these deities provide for their supplicants and followers. For more information, call the Clayton library, 925-673-0659. Click here for Clayton library information.
Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road, Clayton
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