- When
- Sat, October 26 2019
- Where
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McClatchy Park
3500 5th Avenue - Time
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Admission
- $20
Description
3 out of 5 children in Sacramento aren’t reading at grade level! To raise awareness about the literacy crisis in the Sacramento region, policy makers and concerned citizens in multiple districts have signed a proclamation that declared Sept 8th as “Sacramento Literacy Day” (in alignment with National Literacy Day) and September as “Sacramento Literacy Month”. A press conference was held on Sunday (Sept 8th) at Colonial Heights Library sharing the momentum of the Literacy Movement; including a CTA (call to action) to register individuals and teams for the Walk4Literacy and Family Festival on October 26th.
Your commitment to the community is valued and necessary to help all children in Sacramento County achieve grade-level reading. Please join us on October 26, 2019, as literacy focused nonprofits lead the 6th Annual Walk4Literacy and Family Festival. Collective efforts to provide literacy interventions are making a positive difference; between 2014 and 2018, 3rd grade reading improved by 11% and overall grade-level reading improved by 5%. Still, more than 139,000 children are not reading at grade-level in Sacramento County which means we need to double our efforts and keep going!
http://walk4literacy.org/
The Walk4Literacy and Family Festival is a family-friendly event featuring a 4-mile (approximately 10,000 steps) walk through several of Sacramento’s oldest neighborhoods. The walk begins at McClatchy Park and finishes with a free Literacy Festival at Sacramento State University, where participants and the broader community can learn about and engage with agencies and organizations impacting children’s learning, while enjoying author readings, live music, fun activities, food and entertainment. Net proceeds from the Walk4Literacy will be distributed to children’s reading and writing programs. Since our inception, we have given $40,000 back to the community.
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Corner J and 20th
Big groups friendly
Sun-Th 12-10
Fri+Sat 12-11
Happy hour 2-5 daily
According to Bazookas will be playing at @58degreesmidtown tomorrow, Thursday, April 25th, from 7pm to 10pm.
58 Degrees & Holding Co.
@58degreesmidtown
1217 18th Street in Midtown
Sacramento, CA 95811
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Sun – Mon: 4pm – 9pm
Tue - Wed: 4pm – 11pm
Thu - Sat: 4pm – 12am
Sacramento celebrates Independent Bookstore Day all weekend long from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28th. This year we have NINE locally owned booksellers participating. Visit one, two, three, or all the Crawl participants:
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Amatoria Fine Art Books
@amatoria_fine_art_books
1831 F Street - Midtown
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Beers Books
@beersbooks
712 R Street - Downtown
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Capital Books
@capitalbooksonk
1011 K Street - Downtown
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East Village Bookshop
@eastvillagebookshop
3604 McKinley Blvd - East Sac
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Underground Books
@undergroundbooks
2814 35th Street - Oak Park
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Wild Sisters Book Co
@wildsistersbookco
3325 Folsom Blvd - East Sac
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Crawford`s Books
@crawfordsbooks
5301 Freeport Blvd - Hollywood Park
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A Seat at the Table
@aseatatthetablebooks
9257 Laguna Springs Drive - Elk Grove
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Ruby`s Books
@rubysfolsom
724 Sutter Street - Folsom
