Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:06:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Richard Stallman <gnu@gnu.org> To: info-gnu@gnu.org Subject: Bay Area GNU Picnic, August 14 at Lake Temescal [ Please repost this wherever you think is appropriate! ] Bay Area GNU Picnic, August 14 at Lake Temescal (Oakland, CA, USA) Who: People who like or work on the GNU system. Perhaps you. What: A GNU picnic on the beach. With grill, music, and filking. When: Saturday August 14 from noon to 5pm Where: Lake Temescal. More precisely, ... Lake Temescal is off Broadway Terrace in Oakland. Admission is charged daily, at $2.50 for adults, and $1.50 for children from ages 1-15. If driving, Take Hwy 24 from Oakland and take the Broadway exit. Cross Broadway and continue straight on the frontage road, as if going onto Hwy 13. Lake Temescal Regional Park is on the right, and there is ample signage. There are two buses that go by Lake Temescal from downtown Oakland: Bus 59 (catch it at 20th & Broadway, near the 19th St. BART station, or on Oak St. outside the Lake Merritt BART station); 64 (catch it in front of the Rockridge BART station); Ask the driver where to get off. It is approximately a half-mile walk into the park from either bus stop. Why: To have fun and get to know other people who use and work on GNU. Smoking Policy: no smoking near the GNU Picnic site. Software Policy: GPL Please bring: * Musical instruments. (ie. drums, flutes, and anything that makes a noise) * Frisbies, kites, and other suitable toys. * CDs and tapes to play. * Blankets and towels for swimming. * Food. Bring something you'd like to grill. Also bring another item according to your last name. If your last name starts with: - A through H, bring two quarts of a non-alcoholic beverage. - I through P, bring cooked veggies or salad. - Q through Z, bring dessert. - a character from a foreign character set, bring some exotic foreign edible. - anything else, bring a dragon to grill the food. (If no one brings a dragon, we'll use charcoal.) Note: tabouli containing more cracked wheat than parsley is strictly forbidden!