Free Concert Saturday July 14: The Jones Gang

Join us for a wild Americana ride with The Jones Gang. 2 p.m. Saturday July 14 at the Fremont Main Library www.thejonesgang.com Like a VW van with 310,000 miles rolling out of the shop, The Jones Gang (formerly Houston Jones) is still trucking. A collection of misfits and malcontents who, like a hippy transformer, assemble into something much greater than the sum of its parts. An insane collection of rock, funk (Motown and Louisiana), gospel, blues, folk and country. The band covers a musical history the size of the USA, in a tight and soulful style. The gang can move seamlessly from a murder ballad to a New Orleans rumba, first breaking your heart and then making you glad you’re alive. Travis Jones, the soul mountain, is the lead singer with a voice for the ages. Henry Salvia ‘motor city misfit’ plays more notes than exist on the piano. Josh Zucker is the strong and solid base and bass of the band, and Peter Tucker, is of course the best peter-tucker-style drummer in the world, and the only drummer officially approved by the northern California bluegrass society.

 

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SBDC program

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Money Smart Week is April 21-28

Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002, Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of thousands of organizations across the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. Money Smart programs at the Fremont Main Library this month:

Financial Elder Abuse    Wednesday, April 18   2:30-3:30 p.m.

 Prescott Cole, Senior Staff Attorney for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, will discuss how to protect retirement savings and home equity and how to recognize scams and techniques professional predators use.

Credit Reports & Credit Scores   Wednesday, April 25   3:30-4:30 p.m.

Learn from Alessandra Pio di Savoia, Housing Counselor from Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley: How to read a credit report, what     impacts your score and how to dispute items on your report.

Fighting Fraud – ID Theft and Scams   Wednesday, April 25   4:30-5:30 p.m.

Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley’s Alessandra Pio di Savoia shares what you need to do if you are a victim of ID theft, how to place fraud alerts and credit freezes and what you can do to protect yourself.

Estate and Trust Planning    Thursday, April 26   2:30-4:00 p.m.                               Monday, April 30   7:00-8:30 p.m.

James J. Phillips, a Certified Specialist in estate planning, probate, and trust law with over 30 years of experience, will speak on estate planning, trusts, probate, and related tax matters.  James J. Phillips, J.D. from Hastings College, has a “highest rating of professional  excellence” for legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell.

The Fremont Main Library, a branch of the Alameda County Library system, is located at 2400 Stevenson Boulevard and is wheelchair accessible. The Library will provide an ASL interpreter, for any event, with at least seven working days’ notice.  Please call             510-745-1401 or TTY 888-663-0660.

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Feng Shui for the Year of the Dog

On Wednesday, February 21, 3-5 p.m., feng shui master and author Woody Chan will share insights into the characteristics of the earth dog and what the new year has to offer.  Come and learn feng shui steps for your home and environment.

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Swingin’ Saturday Dance Party with Mike

Saturday, January 27    1:00-4:30 p.m.    Fremont Main Library

Fitness and dance instructor Mike Quebec leads an afternoon of jitterbugging and swing dancing to nonstop jump blues, rockabilly and doo-wop, for ages 15 and older.

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Beginner’s jitterbug lesson

1:30-4:30 p.m. Record hop/Dance party.

Contact:  Fremont Main Library Information Desk:  (510) 745-1401.

 

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Fix It Clinic at the Fremont Main Library

FIX IT CLINIC at the FREMONT MAIN Library

Saturday, January 20, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Fixit coaches will help mend broken small electronics, bikes, appliances, and toys at this all-age, do-it-together repair event.  Along with coaches, the library will provide workspace and tools.  Wannabe fixit coaches, handy persons, teens and kids and tinkerers may sign up at http://goo.gl/qTzh9J .

Contact: Fremont Main Library Information Desk (510) 745-1401.

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Education of Heart

 

Books on Compassion @ Library

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