Spring is just around the corner and the City of Dublin has so many fun ways to put the spring back in your step! From all-time favorites to fresh new classes, you’re sure to find something for everyone! Don’t miss out…the Spring Session is starting soon and registration is already open!  For the full lineup of classes and activities, refer to your Winter/Spring 2009-2010 Activity Guide.  For more information, call the Parks & Community Services Department at 556-4500.

A sampling of Spring classes…

Tri-Valley Young Performers Academy presents Family Album
Picture yourself in your own family album with this incredibly funny, sometimes touching, yet always entertaining play. In Family Album, some scenes are just plain fun, like ‘TV Wars’ and ‘Name That Stress.’ Other scenes capture the heart, such as ‘The Funeral’ and ‘Senior Split.’ Invite family and friends to our two performances which will be held on Friday June 4 and Sunday June 6 at the Dublin Senior Center.

Dance Like the Stars - Latin Basics I; Latin Basics II
Learn the Cha Cha and Rumba with a former Arthur Murray dance instructor. Learn proper Cuban motion and the easy routines with turns that will prepare you for any dance, party or wedding. These simple instructions build confidence quickly and will help to improve your leading and following skills.

Junior Golf School
Golf continues to be one of the hottest youth sports trends and often becomes a lifetime sport! This friendly introductory class is open to all skill levels. Basic full swing fundamentals and short game skills (chipping and putting) will be taught, as well as golf rules and etiquette.

Dinner by the Kids!
At the first class, we will plan our four course dinner which will include an appetizer, salad, entree, side dish, homemade bread and dessert. Staying within our budget, we’ll do our shopping online and then begin preparing the meal. On Friday, we’ll finish preparing the menu items, set the table and sit down to enjoy our feast…and then we’ll also clean-up! Each student can invite one guest to join the class on Friday to share the scrumptious meal with us.

Zumba for Fun & Fitness
Ditch the workout and join the party! Zumba is the latest cardio/dance fitness craze. You will have a ton of fun enjoying the Latin music and Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue and Reggaeton songs while kicking up your cardio rate and getting into the party mode. You do not need any dance experience or a partner, just simply follow the instructor’s dance steps. Before you know it, the hour is over and you have had a great time cardio dancing to Latin music. Both women and men are welcome to join in the fun.

Don’t miss these fun family events!

3-on-3 Teen Basketball Tournament   March 12
St Patrick’s Day Celebration   March 13 & 14 (Visit www.DublinStPats.com)
Shamrock 5K Fun Run & Walk   March 14
Tri-Valley Teen Job Fair   March 20
Spring Eggstravaganza   April 3
Victorian Nature Crafts Workshop   April 3
Family Sports Fest   April 11
Teen Improv Night   April 16
Dublin Pride Week   April 24 - May 1
May Day Workshop   May 1
DubTown Jam   May 14

For more information about any of these events please visit our webs, or call us at 556-4500.

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CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB FEATURES
DUBLIN’S POET LAUREATE

Ronnie Holland, the City’s current Poet Laureate, was the featured speaker at the Tri-Valley Branch of the California Writers Club. The presentation and luncheon took place on Saturday, February 20th, at the Oasis Grille in Pleasanton. Ms. Holland shared her experience in breaking back into the poetic tribe as Dublin’s first Poet Laureate, and spoke about how she taps into the poetic, universal time of her Muse and organizes functional time to complete chapbooks, contest entries and host or attend events. She briefly described her writing background and experience to date as Poet Laureate; gave specific suggestions for increasing available creative time, weaving in some of her poems as examples of specific points; then answered audience questions. She encouraged attendees to share their wisdom and get their story out there, and to attend the upcoming “Open Mic” program during the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and the annual Pleasanton April Poetry and Prose Festival. Holland also read two of her poems; Ghost, If We Were Children, Epiphany, and Shannon Revisited. Here is Ghost, her first published poem, written while studying with Mark Strand (later U.S. Poet Laureate 1990-1991)

GHOST
What fun to be a ghost!
Neither here nor there
Imagined, suspect, denied.
Squeezing through clicking keyholes
Not for the scaring
But for the moving unseen
It makes me feel dangerous.
I pound the floor without a sound
Just for the exercise.

To learn more about Dublin’s Poet Laureate Ronnie Holland, visit the Poet Laureate
website (under the Cultural Arts heading) at www.ci.dublin.ca.us. For more information
about the Tri-Valley Writers, visit http://trivalleywriters.org/.

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DUBLIN POLICE SERVICES TO HOST “COFFEE WITH THE CHIEF”

ON MARCH 9^TH

DUBLIN, Calif., March 2, 2010 – As part of the City of Dublin’s ongoing commitment to openness, responsiveness to the community and our efforts to enhance citywide communication, Dublin Police Services will be implementing a new program called “Coffee with the Chief.”   The objective of the program is to provide residents an opportunity to personally meet with their Police Chief, as well as other police representatives, in a friendly, casual and informal setting, such as a local restaurant or coffee shop.  At these meetings, residents will be able to learn more about the operation of the police department, talk about community concerns and get to know the Police Chief Casey Nice, and other members of the department. 

The first “Coffee with the Chief” event will be held on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Panera Bread Café & Bakery located in the Amador Plaza Shopping Center, 7030 Amador Plaza Road in Dublin.   All interested Dublin residents are welcome to attend.

For additional information please contact Community Safety Assistant Laura Correa-Hernandez at 925-833-6686 or e-mail laura.correa-hernandez@ci.dublin.ca.us.

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