Rockridge Weekend: First Friday Rules, Pancake Breakfast, Market Hall Tastings

It's a busy weekend for Rockridge, Temescal and nearby. Here's a look at some of the things happening.

ALL WEEKEND

Mountain View Cemetery annual Tulip Exhibition, 5000 Piedmont Ave., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with a floral arrangement demonstration at 2 p.m. More details here.

Book sale, Friends of the Oakland Public Library, Bookmark Bookstore, 721 Washington St. For more information, visit www.thebookmarkbookstore.org or call (510) 444-0473.

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

First Friday — Early Closing

Some of the new rules put ito effect last month will continue today, according to a pess release from Mayor Jean Quan's office: the event will end an hour earlier than usual, at 9 p.m.; the shortened footprint will be repeated, spanning along Telegraph Avenue from West Grand Avenue to 27th Street; and public drinking of alcohol will again not be tolerated on streets within the event footprint. Details of the event at oaklandfirstfridays.org/.

Uptown ArtPark Grand Opening

Opening celebration for the outdoor sculpture park from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Telegraph Avenue and 19th Street, across from the renovated Fox Oakland Theater. Live music by students from the adjacent Oakland School for the Arts, dedication ceremony honoring the sculpture artists and community advocates, up-close viewing of the sculptures and DJ dancing aboard the Dodo bus (www.dodobus.com).

Temescal Skate and Stroll, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. (in conjunction with Temescal's First Friday event) and Saturday, April 6, noon to 4 p.m., at Telegraph Avenue and 49th Street. More details here.

Tip-Top Bike Shop, 4800A Telegraph Ave., celebrates its sixth anniversary with a party beginning at 6 p.m. Beer from Lagunitas and Linden Street, cupcakes from Oakland Bakes, and donations, please, for Ride for a Reason, supporting public education.

Release party for Anita Hughes' Market Street, Diesel Books, 5433 College Ave., 7 p.m. More details here.

Neighborhood Square Dance - canceled.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

Claremont Middle School Dads' Club Pancake Breakfast, Rockridge Masic Lodge, 5449 College Ave. More details here.

Listening session with District 1 City Councilmember Dan Kalb, 10 a.m. to noon at St. Columba Church, 6401 San Pablo, Oakland. More details here.

Frog Park monthly clean-up, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tasks or all ages. Bring gloves and hand pruners if you have them, marked with your name. Other tools will be provided on-site. Sign in with FROG at Hardy Park at Claremont and Hudson for the park cleanup and with the DMV Neighbors Association at Redondo and Cavour parks for the creek site. Questions? E-mail info@frogpark.org.

Family storytime, Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Ave., 10:30 a.m. More information here.

Oakland poet Farnoosh Fathi reads from her newly published collection, Temescal Branch Library, 5205 Telegraph Ave., 2:30 p.m. More details here.

Best Tastes of Market Hall, 5655 College Ave., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Taste and talk with California food and beverage producers and Market Hall vendors, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. More details here.

Barbecue in the Claremont Middle School garden, 5750 College Ave. 4-7 p.m. A chance for prospective students from feeder schools to meet and mingle. Grills, garden tools, and sports equipment provided. Bring your own food, drinks, plates, utensils, and if you're able, a side dish to share. Students must have a chaperone or must come with a friend who has a chaperone in attendance.  

SUNDAY, APRIL 7

Free family bicycling workshop, Chabot Elementary School, 6682 Chabot Rd., 1:30 p.m. More details here.

Poetry Flash event with poets Joseph Campana, Jane Mead and Kerri Webster, Diesel Books, 5433 College Ave., 3 p.m. More details here.

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