Napa Kids and Families

Earth Day Napa 2008

Napa's having an Earth Day festival Saturday, April 19th.

Events include:

• Native Tree Planting


• Solar Power Demonstration


• Kite Building


• Kids Yoga


• Earth Day Bingo


• Great Food & Entertainment

10 am – 3 pm
Napa Valley College Soccer Fields

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Community Resources for Children fundraiser!

Visit Mary's Pizza Shack (3085 Jefferson St. 257-3300)

On TUESDAY AUGUST 7TH 2007 and support
COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN.

20 percent of sales generated will go to the CRC.

CRC will benefit with dining in, take out, and gift card purchases which can be used through out the year. You just need to bring a copy of the flyer for your purchase to count toward CRC. Here's a link to the flyer:

 

http://crcnapa.org/pdf%20flyers/DineDonateFlyer.pdf

 

Make copies and pass them around. People are always looking for a good
excuse to have homemade pizza & pasta! Available for Dine-In, Take-Out,
Delivery or Gift Card purchases.

www.crcnapa.org

NCTPA Transportation Speakers Program

From an NCTPA Press Release...

Program 3: Transportation for Livable Communities

Napa, California (June 20, 2007) – Over the next four months Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA) will bring key transportation experts to Napa to talk about ideas and policies that have been successfully implemented in other communities, and share how these ideas might be applicable in Napa County.

NCTPA is updating the Strategic Transportation Plan for Napa County; the Speakers Program will help to bring new ideas and thinking to the table, and supplement the other public outreach and education efforts within our community.

• Do you want to know more about Transportation issues?
• What are the facts?
• What is possible here in Napa County?
• How are other cities and communities solving their transportation challenges?

Then you are invited to the third program in the series that will feature James Corless with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. In 1998, MTC launched the Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC) Program. Since then the MTC has awarded over $80M to over 80 local projects that support multimodal travel, more livable neighborhoods and development of jobs and housing in existing town centers. Successful projects improve walking and bicycle access to public transit hubs and stations, major activity centers and neighborhood commercial

districts as a way of fostering community vitality. The TLC program provides technical assistance and capital grants to help cities, neighborhoods; transit agencies and nonprofit agencies develop transportation related projects fitting the TLC profile.

The fourth installment of the NCTPA Transportation Speakers Program will be held Thursday, June 28^th where Kim Baenisch, Executive Director of the Marin County Bike Coalition, will speak on their mission to promote safe bicycling for everyday transportation and recreation.

For additional information contact Bob Russell at 707-251-9428 or brussell@newlevelgroup.com.

Great list of kids' events!!!

While researching the post I was writing for the NVAOS, I stumbled upon Napa Valley Arts & Culture, a hub managed by the Arts Council of Napa Valley. There is a wealth of info there for anyone who wants to stay on bead with what's going on in the arts in Napa, and beyond that, there is a great set of calendar resources for folks looking for something of interest. This may well be the most exhaustive list of Napa community events in existence.

You can drill down to a Children & Family Events Calendar which has an active listing of events running through the rest of the year.

What an awesome resource!!

Napa Valley Artists' Open Studios 2007

The Arts Council of Napa Valley brings you: Napa Valley Artists' Open Studios 2007!!

Here are some key dates:

• 4/25/2007 — Participant Meeting
  @ Copia Theater
• 5/25/2007 — Application Due Date
• 9/7/2007 - 10/3/2007 — Robert Mondavi Winery Exhibit
• 9/14/2007 — Robert Mondavi Winery Exhibit Opening
• 9/22/2007, 9/23/2007, 9/29/2007, 9/30/2007 — Open Studios
  

May 6, 2007: Annual Kids' Fishing Derby

I am looking forward to joining the Napa Active 20-30 Club #57 at Conn Dam!

The 2007 Napa Active 20-30 Fishing Derby for kids will be held May 6th at Lake Hennessey.  Event begins at first light, fish measuring ends at 12:00pm sharp! Prizes to be awarded shortly following.

Gone fishin'.

April 8, 2007: Kid's Day at Cope

Cope Family Center will be holding Kids Day at Cope on April 8, 2007 from 10am to 2pm.

Check out the flier, looks like a blast.

EMPTY BOWLS event, Sunday March 25

On Sunday, March 25, from 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Boys and Girls Club of Napa Valley, you can do two simple things to help end hunger in Napa County:

1. EAT SOUP.
2. KEEP THE BOWL.

Join other caring members of our community to share a simple meal of soup and bread and learn how you can help to end hunger in Napa County.

Enjoy three bowls of savory soups prepared by some of Napa Valley's finest chefs, and take home a keepsake bowl handcrafted by a Napa or Vintage High School ceramics student.

The event will also feature a raffle for locally crafted handmade ceramic art and gourmet food and wine products. All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of Napa Valley and other agencies dedicated to providing hunger relief in Napa County.

This EMPTY BOWLS event is being coordinated by my LNV, Class 20 practicum group.

Your $25.00 ticket price will feed a hungry family for two days!!

Enjoy three bowls of savory soups prepared by some of Napa Valley's finest chefs, and take home a keepsake bowl handcrafted by a Napa or Vintage High School ceramics student. The event will also feature a raffle for locally crafted handmade ceramic art and gourmet food and wine products. All proceeds will benefit the Food Bank of Napa Valley and other agencies dedicated to providing hunger relief in Napa County.

Please contact Barbara Brock know if you would like to purchase any tickets.

Chefs include:

Alexis Handelman Alexis Baking Company and Café
Melissa Teaff Melissa Teaff Catering
Greg Cole Celadon and Cole's Chophouse
Erasto Jacinto Mustards Grill
Nikki Zeller Pearl
Kelly Macdonald Napa Wine Train
Dave Cruz Ad Hoc
Kevin Simonson Diageo Wineries
Robert Curry Auberge du Soleil