Submit your calendar item to ccnjournal@bayareanewsgroup.com. Write “calendar item” in the subject line. Or mail to El Cerrito Journal, 1516 Oak St., Suite 105, Alameda, CA 94501. Please send in your item two weeks before event date.
Help Shape El Cerrito Parks: El Cerrito is developing a Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan and wants residents to complete an online survey to help ensure it captures the community’s priorities and needs for now and the future. www.el-cerrito.org.
Christmas Tree Pick Up: East Bay Sanitary will pick up your Christmas tree free of charge — unless it’s flocked, then you must pay $15. Call or go to website for detail or schedule a pick up. Through Jan. 12. 510-237-4321, www.el-cerrito.org.
Shadi Holiday Display: It’s time for the annual Shadi Holiday Display. Visitors are asked to drive with caution. Volunteers are needed as docents to greet visitors, answer questions, and share information. Check out website for details. 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 10 to 26. Shadi Holiday Display, 7501 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito. 510-524-9468, shadiholidaydisplay.com.
Shadi Holiday Takedown: Volunteers are needed to help take down the annual Shadi Holiday Display. Check out website for details. 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 27. Shadi Holiday Display, 7501 Moeser Lane, El Cerrito. 510-524-9468, shadiholidaydisplay.com.
Superhero Academy for Kids: Albany Library hosts superhero-themed crafts and games, including a superhero checklist to complete to get your Superhero Academy Certificate. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. Free. 510-526-3720, www.aclibrary.org.
Rockin’ Kids Sing-Along: Kids of all ages can join East Bay children’s musician Stephanie Pepitone for fun singing, dancing and an instrument petting zoo.3 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. Free. 510-526-3720, www.aclibrary.org.
Baby & Toddler Storytime: Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and lots of fun for young children and their parents and caregivers. 11:15 a.m. Dec. 28. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. Free. 510-524-3043, www.ccclib.org.
Paws to Read: Kids can practice their reading skills and read stories to a friendly dog, Jake the Majestic Hound. Jake is a registered, “Good Citizen.” 4 p.m. Dec. 28. Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. Free. 510-526-3720, www.aclibrary.org.
Pop-Up Meditation: Learn how to shed your holiday stressors with Dr. Som Soni from the Shri Ram Chandra Mission Meditation & Retreat Center and his wife Gita when they answer questions and lead a beginner’s guided heartfulness meditation. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 28. Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. Free. 510-524-3043, www.ccclib.org.
Noon Year’s Eve: For kids 12 and under — and their parents — who can’t stay awake until midnight, celebrate New Year’s Eve fun at the family-friendly hour of noon with arts, crafts, activities, trivia, celebratory balloon drop, goodies and so much more. Ring in 2018–Albany-style. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31. Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave. Free. www.albanyca.org.
King Tides Walk: Start off the New Year with a walk along the Berkeley waterfront during one of the year’s highest tides. Explore the history, recent restoration, and a future of rising sea levels. Bring binocs to see wintering waterfowl or a camera to snap photos for the California King Tides Project. 10 a.m. to noon. Jan. 1. Berkeley Waterfront, meet at Sea Breeze Deli, 598 University Ave., Berkeley. Free. californiakingtides.net,, www.fivecreeks.org.