Winter Solstice Reminder
The Winter Solstice Celebration will take place at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar in the park on Saturday afternoon,
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Seasonal Celebrations
Bay Festival
For the second year in a row, chavezpark.org had a booth at the Berkeley Bay Festival. The exhibit featured a
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Amazing Solstice
The anticipated double happiness solstice almost didn’t come off. Morning rain and heavy overcast until midafternoon seemed to doom the
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Solstice Event Canceled
The Solstice celebration set for Friday afternoon December 21 at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar has been canceled. Calendar
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When the Earth Tilts
The sun sinking slowly due west with the moon rising in the east made it seem as if the earth
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Autumn Equinox Celebration Saturday
By Santiago Casal, Curator, Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar For the AUTUMN EQUINOX GATHERING this year we have invited participants from the Quarry Lake
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Holi Holiday Livens Up Park
The liveliest and possibly loudest party I ever saw in Cesar Chavez Park happened this afternoon on the west side
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Winter Solstice Celebrated at Solar Calendar
The sun hit its southernmost setting point, ending the shortest day of the year, this evening at 4:50, as
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Winter Solstice Gathering
Winter Solstice Gathering Solar Calendar/Chávez Memorial César Chávez Park Thursday, December 21 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunset @ 4:50
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Racing into the Night
The autumnal equinox is an instant in time — late yesterday afternoon — when the angle of the earth’s poles
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Equinox Celebration Friday 9/22
Autumnal Equinox Gathering Solar Calendar/Chávez Memorial César Chávez Park Friday, September 22 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm Sunset @ 7 pm
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Summer Solstice Celebration June 20
Santiago Casal, curator of the Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar in the park, has announced a Summer Solstice Gathering at
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Oops: Equinox Event Postponed
Santiago Casal, organizer of the Spring Equinox event scheduled for Sunday March 19, has sent out a last-minute email canceling
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Spring Equinox Celebration March 19
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Winter Solstice Gathering December 21
From Santiago Casal, curator of the Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar: Winter Solstice Gathering The Solar Calendar – César Chávez
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Autumn Equinox Gathering Sept. 22
The Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar in the park will be the scene of a traditional Autumn Equinox gathering on
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Solstice, Sun, Full Moon, Yes!
One of the rare astronomical treats that make Cesar Chavez Park a special place will happen on Sunday evening June
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Spring Equinox gathering March 19
There’ll be a Spring Equinox celebration on Sunday evening March 19 at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Calendar in the park,
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Canceled: Winter Solstice at the Park Monday Dec. 21
Last minute notice: Event canceled due to excessive mud at the location. Winter Solstice Gathering The Solar Calendar – César
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Autumn Equinox Gathering Sept. 22
It’s almost here — the Autumn Equinox, halfway point between the Summer and Winter Solstices. To mark the date there’ll
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Celebrating the Longest Day
San Francisco Exploratorium teacher Tory Brady demonstrated how the solstice happens to an appreciative gathering at the Cesar Chavez Solar
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Summer Solstice Celebration on Father’s Day
You’re invited to a Summer Solstice Celebration at the Cesar Chavez Memorial Solar Calendar in the park. The gathering happens on
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Cesar Chavez and the seasons
Cesar Chavez and the Seasons By observing the intersection of earth’s horizon with the sun at various times of the
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