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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 15h

Have you heard about @avaenergy.org’s Bike Electric Rebate Program? You can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents! 🚲

More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 18h

Join Waterside Workshops at their Sharktoberfest Cleanup, an annual celebration of sharks and ocean health and cleanup at their favorite (future) Shark Park! 🦈 🌊 🌳

Sunday, October 12
10 am - 1 pm
Aquatic Park
South End Parking Lot
2985 Bolivar Drive

Register: sharkstewards.org/event/sharkt...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 20h

“In both inner and outer spheres, we must bridge between the wild abandon of inspiration and the careful conscious work within the constraints of the materials, time, and our craft. Often the result of this creative tension is a bridge to an unexpected, unique piece of art.”

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 20h

“As artists, our work is fundamentally about bridges and connections --- Between our imagination and our skill. Between concept and finished piece. Between artist and viewer. As metal artists, we convert our creative ideas into visible form.“

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 20h

Check out ACCI Gallery’s upcoming exhibition, “Bridging the Bay: Expanding Connections”! 🖼

October 11 - November 9
Opening Reception | 4 - 6 pm
1652 Shattuck Avenue

More Info: www.accigallery.com/bridging-the...

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

Rilo Kiley with Waxahatchee (October 16)

Djo with Post Animal (October 18)

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

Check out what is happening at The Greek Theatre (2001 Gayley Road) in October! 🎸 🥁 🎹 🎶

More Info: thegreekberkeley.com/event-listing/

Morrissey (October 11)

Parcels with The Lemon Twigs (October 13)

Lord Huron with Kevin Morby (October 15)

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

Check out Berkeley's 33rd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow and Indian Market, featuring Native American food, art, crafts, dances, music, contests, and more!

Saturday, October 11 | 10 am - 6 pm
MLK Jr. Civic Center Park
2151 MLK Jr. Way

More Info: www.ipdpowwow.org

Questions: 510-595-5520

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

For the November 4 statewide special election, send your ballot by mail or bring it to a @berkeleyca.gov drop box or vote center 🗳

Register by October 20 to receive a ballot by mail or register in person at a vote center from October 25 to November 4!

More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 2d

Participate in Berkeley Community Media's 18th Annual Horror Film Fest-Evil - either as a filmmaker or viewer! 🎥 👻 🍿

Submit Film (By October 11): [email protected]

Sunday, October 26 | 7 - 10 pm
2134 MLK Jr. Way

Get Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/o/berkeley-c...

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 2d

Join Berkeley Ready at their Disaster Preparedness Trainings!

Register: www.eventbrite.com/o/berkeley-r...

Saturday, October 11
James Kenney Community Center
1720 Eighth Street

Disaster Mental Health
10 - 11:30 am

Improvisational Leadership for Disaster
1 - 2:30 pm

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Sukkot! May your sukkah be filled with love and light and the season of joy bring you peace ♥️ 🕯️ 🕊️

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 3d

Join Earth Island Institute at the David Brower Center for their Brower Youth Awards honoring young environmental leaders who are making a difference in their communities across North America! 🌎

Thursday, October 9 | 5:30 pm
2150 Allston Way

Register: www.broweryouthawards.org/programs/bro...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Did you know that the District 2 Office has a monthly newsletter? Our October 2025 edition went out today! You can view it on our website below and sign up to receive future editions through email.

More Info: www.terrytaplin.com/newsletter/

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

While this event centers around reducing transportation emissions, it is also always important to emphasize the importance of traffic safety and safe, slow driving to ensure pedestrian, cyclist, and driver safety.

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Celebrate International Walk and Roll to School Day on October 8 with Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools Program and your local school! 🌎 🚲 🛴 🦽 🦼 👟 🦯

More Info: alamedacountysr2s.org/our-services...

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

"Scat-ter Brain: The Music of ADHD"
Candace Johnson
October 17 - November 14

"Raised in Hell"
Deon Price
Tuesday, October 21 | 7:30 pm

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

"The One Acts: Fractured To Whole – A Tapestry of Grief, Humor, and Hope"
Sonoma Foundation for Behavioral Health
Andrew Conti Workshop
Sunday, October 5 | 5 pm

"The Waiting Period"
Brian Copeland
October 12 | November 2 and 16

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Check out what is happening at The Marsh (2120 Allston Way) in October! 🎭

More Info: themarsh.org

"Drapetomania"
Wayne Harris
September 27 - October 25

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

“Experimental artist Yaz Lancaster invites audiences to expand definitions of identity with their layered and textural work Gender Envy. Refracted Light closes with Franz Joseph Haydn’s grand Symphony No. 100, imposing and percussive.”

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

“The program opens with Berkeley composer Samuel Adams’s virtuosic Chamber Concerto with violinist Helen Kim, expanding the form of the traditional concerto into a five-movement dialogue between soloist and orchestra.“

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

“Guest conductor Edwin Outwater of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music takes the helm for Berkeley Symphony’s second concert of the 25/26 season, Refracted Light.“

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

Tickets are now on sale for the Berkeley Symphony’s upcoming performance, “Refracted Light - check it out! 🎻 📯 🎺 🪈 🥁 🪘 🎹 🎼

Sunday, October 5 | 4 pm
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way

Get Tickets: www.berkeleysymphony.org/event/light/

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 6d

GWAR with Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vultures (October 25)

Murder By Death with AJJ (October 28)

Rocky Horror Picture Show (October 31)

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 6d

Dark Angel with Sacred Reich, Vio-Lence, Hirax, Midnight, and Interceptor (October 15)

Grupo Niche (October 17)

Princess Nokia with Fijiana, LiL MC, Gina Madrid, Tiedye Trippin, Telice and T.U.R.F Squad, Diabbla, and Luna The Blooma (October 18)

LA LOM with El Marchante (October 24)

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