Archive for April, 2007

Hello Baltimore: Coast-to-Coast Easter Bunny

April 6, 2007 at 1:22 am · Filed under Antioch California, Baltimore SUN, Cedar Mountain Winery, Chip Franklin, Easter activities, Elephant Pharmacy, Like Chabot Golf Course, Livermore California, Oakland California, Peter Schmuck, Pinole California, Pleasanton California, Ritz Carlton Hotel San Francisco, San Francisco Easter Parade, WBAL

WBAL in Baltimore is the latest radio station preparing to chide WalNUT Creek’s banning of the Easter Bunny. EasterBunnyDude is scheduled to be interviewed on the Chip Franklin show on Friday, April 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern time, which is the un-Easterly hour of 7 a.m. for those of us on the left coast.  For those of you pining to hear EBD’s voice, you can listen live from the radio station’s Web site. Special thanks to Easter Bunny supporter and Baltimore Sun sports columnist Peter Schmuck  (yep, that’s his real name) for setting this up.

Still looking for Easter-friendly activities in the East Bay? Here’s a list of events, courtesy of the Contra Costa Times, whose organizers aren’t afraid of the E-word.

Antioch Community Easter Candy and Egg Hunt.  Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Williamson Ranch Park. 925-778-0808. Free.

Easter Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt. Saturday, noon – 1 p.m. Cedar Mountain Winery, Livermore. 925-373-6636. Free.

Alice in Wonderland Easter Egg Hunt. Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Egg hunts and free golf clinics. This event is associated with the grand opening of the Lake Chabot Golf Course in Oakland.  510-314-3400.

Easter Eggstravaganza. Saturday, 9 a.m., Mountain View Christian Center at Liberty High School, Brentwood. 925-516-6700. Free.

Easter Eggstravaganza. Saturday, 10 a.m. Egg hunt and pancake breakfast. Todos Santos Plaza, Concord. 925-676-7177. Ext. 14.

Elephant Pharmacy Easter Egg Hunt. Sunday, 1-2 p.m. Elephant Pharmacy, Berkeley. Look for eggs hidden in nooks and crannies. 510-549-9200.

Livermore Easter Egg Hunt. Saturday, 1 p.m. It’s at winery; activities for kids and adults. Tesla Vintners. 925-606-9463. Free.

Pinole’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt.Saturday, 8:30-10:30 a.m. with multiple hunts. Photo opps with the Easter Bunny. Fernandez Park, Pinole. 510-724-8554.

Pleasanton Easter Egg Hunt.Saturday, 10 a.m. A $100 prize egg will be available for toddlers through 5th grade. Also, a $100 Hay Hunt for sixth through eighth graders. Amador Valley High School.

San Francisco Spring Celebration and Easter Parade.Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Union Street between Gough and Fillmore streets.

Cuddling Zoo and Easter Egg Hunt. Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Lots of activities: Cuddling with long-eared bunnies, baby chicks and ducklings. Easter Egg hunts at noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Free. Ritz Carlton Hotel, San Francisco. 415-296- 7465.

Dumb and Dumber Award: Seems that El Cerrito wants to compete with WalNUT Creek for the most clueless cities when it comes to naming the Easter Bunny. They offer a visit from a “very special bunny.” How sweet.

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What a Character!

April 3, 2007 at 12:56 am · Filed under VirgoBlue

Those wily Easter Bunny bashers at WalNUT Creek city hall still don’t get it. Apparently they’ve grown a little sensitive to the nationwide criticism of their arbitrary decision to ban the Easter Bunny from the city’s Easter egg hunts this weekend.

So in their most recent promotional announcements, they’re offering “pictures with a springtime character” — for a fee, of course. You can bet the kids are looking forward to that. “Mommy, can I have my picture taken with the springtime character?” Oh yeah, the city also urges people to “bring your own containers.” Apparently no Easter baskets allowed.  

A couple of area residents spoke up and criticized WalNUT Creek in letters to the editor that appeared in Sunday’s Contra Costa Times.  Beverly Dubrin sums it up nicely:  “I am not a Christian, but I enjoy an Easter basket filled with goodies as much as the next person, and I want it on Easter. If it were a Spring basket, I would have received it on March 21. ”

Contrary to the claims of WalNUT Creek officials, the Easter Bunny remains popular in other communities and hasn’t been banned. According to the CCTimes, kids in Brentwood had lunch with the Easter Bunny on Saturday.

And for those who want to see the Easter Bunny his weekend here are a few activities.

Saturday:

El Sobrante: Easter Egg hunt sponsored by the El Sobrante Manor Neighborhood Council  at 11 a.m., El Sobrante Elementary, 1060 Manor Road. Free. 510-222-5284.

Pinole: Multiple Easter Egg hunts at Fernandez Park 8:30-10-30 a.m. 

Livermore: The Easter Bunny is scheduled to make appearances at the Tesla Vintners Third Annual Easter Egg hunt at 1 p.m. Reservations requested: 925-606-9463.  For children 12 and under. Also: arts and crafts, live music, and wine samples for the adults.

Easter Sunday:

Livermore: Garre Winery’s Third Annual Brunch with the Easter Bunny at at the Martinelli Event Center. All you can eat buffet, $37.95 for adults; $17.50 for kids.

For those who want to avoid WalNUT Creek for Easter brunch, here’s a list of places that still welcome the Easter Bunny, courtesy of EasterBunnyDude’s friend VirgoBlue.

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