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Live Oak Park Fair held this Saturday, Sunday 

This weekend, the Live Oak Park Fair celebrates its 30th anniversary. The fair will feature entertainment, 100 artists and craftsmakers, and a variety of foods. 

Scheduled entertainers include Colibri, family music from Latin America; Culture Shock, a hip hop dance troupe; Jean-Paul Valjean, an Algerian world champion master of balance; Zappo the Magician, from the Bay Area; and Fat Chance Belly Dance, also from the Bay Area. 

The Live Oak Park Fair is Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Live Oak Park, on Shattuck Avenue. 

Free parking is offered at King Middle School. For more information, call 986-9337. 

Poets featured during Rhyme & Reason session 

Poets Juan Sequeira and Wanna Thibideux Wright will perform at the Rhyme & Reason Open Mike Series on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the UC Berkeley Art Museum. 

The poets will be followed by an open mike session, three to five minutes each. Admission is free; signups begin at 2 p.m. 

The art museum is located at 2621 Durant Avenue. 

La Peña organizes 25th anniversary celebration 

This Saturday, La Peña Cultural Center celebrates 25 years of presenting world class talent and bringing arts and artists together to work for social change. There will be a party, “Street Fiesta en la Calle - Party en el Vecendario” beginning at noon at Prince Street and Shattuck Avenue, one block east of Ashby BART. 

Performers include spoken word, hip-hop, Andean music, flamenco and salsa. The indoor children’s stage will feature more performances. Valet bike parking will be provided. 

Ecology Center plans class on gardening 

The Ecology Center will offer a class June 17 on organic container gardening with Val Peters, local educator, writer and gardener. The class will be held at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members; pre-registration is strongly advised. For more information or to sign up, call 548-2220. 

– Daily Planet Staff