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Butano State Park orchid hike. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Seven miles. Carpool at 9 a.m. from Rockridge BART or meet at 11:15 a.m. at trailhead. $3. (925) 228-4213.

Potluck tax party. Sponsor: EBJS East Bay Jewish Singles. At private home. 7 p.m. $5-$10. (925) 258-3536.

Wine and cheese party. Sponsor: JEBS Jewish East Bay Singles 55+. At private home in Berkeley. 7 p.m. Reservations: (510) 297-5601.

sunday | 18

Almaden Quicksilver County Park hike. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Ten miles. 10 a.m. $3. Directions to trailhead: (415) 731-2243.

Coffee and conversation. Sponsor: JEBS Jewish East Bay Singles 55+. At Barnes and Noble, Jack London Square, 98 Broadway, Oakland. 10 a.m. (510) 297-5601.

saturday | 24

Newsletter assembly. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. At private home in San Leandro. 9:30 a.m. (510) 297-5601.

Dixieland and swing dancing. Sponsor: Emanu-El 49ers. At Elks Lodge, 375 N. Pastoria Ave., Sunnyvale. 1 p.m. $9. Reservations by April 22: (650) 348-7092.

“To the Stars and Beyond.” Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Greg Madijski of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center lectures on “Astronomy From Space.” Mountain Theater, Mt. Tamalpais. Carpool at 5:30 p.m. from Manzanita parking lot, Highway 101, Stinson Beach exit. $3. (408) 985-6615.

Dinner and karaoke. Sponsor: B.J. Singles 45+. Cattleman’s Restaurant, 502 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale. 7 p.m. Reservations: (650) 321-4363.

sunday | 25

Northern Contra Costa County hike. Sponsor: Bay Area Jewish Singles Hiking Club. Carpool from Rockridge BART. 8:45 a.m. (510) 451-5252.