Site for Sore Eyes Sees What’s Happening in April

With April here, Site for SoreEyes Berkeley can now officially wish everyone a happy spring season. There is much to do in and around town, so keep your fingers crossed that there will not be too many April Showers to put a damper on your plans.

Here’s hoping you are reading this blog today, so that you can check out the Berkeley Bay Festival, going on tomorrow from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The City of Berkeley will host the Marina Experience Program. Tomorrow marks the 75^th anniversary of this event, which offers something for everyone of every age. Food, entertainment, arts and crafts and more are in store – and what’s more, it’s free. With a deal like this, we don’t know what questions anyone would have – but in case you do – call (510) 981-6700.

When you are through at the Marina, and are in an inventive frame of mind, consider checking out a lecture to be held tomorrow night in the Wheeler Auditorium at the University of California atBerkeley. Guest speaker Ray Kurzell has been labeled by Forbes Magazine as ‘the ultimate thinking machine.’ Some of Dr. Kurzell’s achievements include the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, and the first text-to-speech synthesizer. Call 510.642.9988 for tickets.

While enjoying both of these events, indulge our reminder to wear your eyeglasses or contacts – especially if you get a seat way in the back!

Pardon an association of ideas, but with the mention of Green Day, one may think of ‘living green,’ which means being environmentally-conscious, bringing us to the reminder that April is the month of Earth Day. If you are a Berkeley resident and are environmentally conscious – wow, is there a lineup of activities to get involved with! Berkeley has taken Earth Day, and pluralized it to Earth Days, and from tomorrow until next Monday, events such as a movie about climate change, field trips, an art show and even a scavenger hunt are yours for the visiting. For a full schedule, call the Ecology Center at 510.548.2220, or stop by at 2530 San Pablo Avenue. (We should note that there will be a number of presentations concerning the environment at tomorrow’s Berkeley Bay Festival.)

Well ladies and gentlemen – there you have but a few things to do for April. Even if you don’t have a set plan to go somewhere or do something, this is a near perfect time of year to go for an invigorating, refreshing walk. If you’ve a mind to, and you haven’t already, pay us a visit for your annual eye exam. So, you can mix business (of taking care of your eyes) with pleasure (enjoying April weather), after all!