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Terry Taplin

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Berkeley D2 Councilmember. Poet. Classicist. Cyclist. Urbanist. Go Gaels!

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 10d

Did you know that the District 2 Office has a monthly newsletter? Our October 2025 edition went out today! You can view it on our website below and sign up to receive future editions through email.

More Info: www.terrytaplin.com/newsletter/

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 13h

Volunteer every third Saturday of the month to help clean up our coastline along @berkeleyca.gov’s Waterfront! ☀️ 🌊

Saturday, October 18 | 9 - 11 am
Shorebird Park Nature Center
160 University Avenue

Register: ca-berkeley.civicrec.com/CA/berkeley-...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 16h

James Kenney Community Center
1720 Eighth Street | 10 am - 4 pm

BORP Cycling and Kayaking Center
80 Bolivar Drive | 10 am - 1 pm

Berkeley Ironworks
800 Potter Street | 1 - 4 pm

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 16h

Join BORP at their Adaptive Sports Expo this Saturday, October 18, featuring team sports, food trucks, festival games, and more! 🦽 🦯 🏀 🏉 ⚽️ 🎾 🛶 🪨

Register/Volunteer/Sponsor: www.borp.org/expo/

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 19h

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Harvest Festival, featuring food contests, crop and seed swaps, family-friendly activities, live music, and more! 🍓 🌽 🍞 🥧 🍪 🌾 🌱 🎟 🎶

Saturday, October 18
11 am - 4 pm
Cedar Rose Park
1300 Rose Street

More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

Chag sameach! On this Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, as our prayers for rain, blessings, life, and abundance are answered, may we rejoice in community through song and dance and strengthen one another 🌧️ 🕯️ 🕊️ 📖

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

"As stewards of the laws regulating the City of Berkeley, it is not only vital that we recognize the history of this land, but also recognize that the Ohlone people are present members of Berkeley and other East Bay communities today."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

"We recognize that Berkeley’s residents have and continue to benefit from the use and occupation of this unceded stolen land since the City of Berkeley’s incorporation in 1878."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

"As we begin our meeting tonight, we acknowledge and honor the original inhabitants of Berkeley, the documented 5,000-year history of a vibrant community at the West Berkeley Shellmound, and the Ohlone people who continue to reside in the East Bay."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

"This land was and continues to be of great importance to all of the Ohlone Tribes and descendants of the Verona Band."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

"The City of Berkeley recognizes that the community we live in was built on the territory of xučyun (Huchiun (Hooch-yoon)), the ancestral & unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho-chen-yo)-speaking Ohlone (Oh-low-nee) people, the ancestors & descendants of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 1d

From the City of Berkeley honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day & adopting a land acknowledgement statement to protecting the West Berkeley Shellmound & supporting local land transfers, I am grateful to @sogorea-te.bsky.social for their ongoing leadership & partnership as we undo the past's atrocities.

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 3d

"The result is a space that feels both beautiful and fragile, reminding us that landscapes, like identities, are often constructed."

Interested in having your art displayed? Contact Mark Salinas, Public Art Program Lead, at 510-981-7538 or [email protected]

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 3d

"Mary Anne Kluth creates landscapes that never quite come together, reflecting the uncertainty in how we see and understand the world around us. Her installations piece together clouds, rivers, cliffs, and glowing horizons, but stop short of forming a complete picture."

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know that @berkeleyca.gov has a Cube Space Gallery downtown at 2010 Addison Street? Check out its current exhibition "Après moi, le déluge" by Mary Anne Kluth from October to December! 🏞

More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Join @bart.gov at their Sound Tracks Music Festival, a jazzy "no traffic" jam also featuring food trucks, mocktails, and BART merch for sale! 🚇 🎷 🎶 🌮 🍹 🛍

Saturday, October 11 | 3 - 6 pm
North Berkeley BART Station
1750 Sacramento Street

Get Tickets: www.railgoods.com

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

You can also apply to become the first-ever California Teen Poet Laureate through @calartscouncil.bsky.social!

Apply (By November 30): capoetlaureate.org/tpl-applicat...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

The laureate and vice laureate will serve for a calendar year and have the opportunity to perform at library and city functions, lead a community art project, and participate in writing workshops.

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Apply to serve as the 2026 @berkeleyca.gov Youth Poet Laureate to explore your civic voice, join a cohort of young writers, and help nurture a writing environment at the library and in school! 📝

Apply (By October 31): www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/berkeley-you...

@berkeleypubliclibrary.org

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 4d

Check out what is happening with the Berkeley Art Center in October! 🖼

Register: www.berkeleyartcenter.org/events

Fall Community Dinner
Thursday, October 16 | 6 - 9:30 pm

Potluck in the Park
Friday , October 16 | 1 - 3 pm
Artist Conversation | 3 - 4 pm

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

Join Berkeley Ready, Berkeley Humane, and Berkeley Animal Care Services at their Disaster Preparedness for Pet Families Webinar! ⛑ 🐈‍⬛ 🐕

Wednesday, October 15 | 6:30 pm

Register: berkeleyhumane.org/when-the-une...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

Business After Hours
Teance Fine Teas

Thursday, October 16
5 - 7 pm
1036 Grayson Street

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

Check out what is happening with the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce in October! 🧴 🍵

Register: www.berkeleychamber.com

Women Entrepreneurs of Berkeley
Meet the Founders
Seven:Thirty Skincare

Wednesday, October 15
5 - 7 pm
2037 Fourth Street

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 5d

Celebrate National Chess Day with the Berkeley Chess School at their Community Chess Festival, featuring chess, food, face painting, a silent auction, a raffle, and a cake walk! ♟ 🎨 🌮 🎟 🍰

October 11 | 11 am - 5 pm
2622 San Pablo Avenue

More Info: www.berkeleychessschool.org/celebrate-na...

Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 6d

Have you heard about @avaenergy.org’s Bike Electric Rebate Program? You can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents! 🚲

More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 6d

Join Waterside Workshops at their Sharktoberfest Cleanup, an annual celebration of sharks and ocean health and cleanup at their favorite (future) Shark Park! 🦈 🌊 🌳

Sunday, October 12
10 am - 1 pm
Aquatic Park
South End Parking Lot
2985 Bolivar Drive

Register: sharkstewards.org/event/sharkt...