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Serbian Food Festival: Noon-10 p.m. Oct. 6, Holy trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 1700 School St., Moraga. Sarma, Kobasice, Cevapcici, Raznici, pork and lamb, beverages and other favorites. Live Serbian music, trumpet orchestra, kid bounce house and more. Free admission. https://bit.ly/2N4blAk. Fantastic Speakeasies and Where to Find Them: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda. 7 p.m. vintage dance lesson followed by Sara & Swingtime playing an evening of classic 1920s and 30s swing and vintage ballroom dance music. No partners needs. 1920s or 30s costume, vintage or modern evening dress or costumes inspired by “Harry Potter” films are admired, but not required. No host bar and light potluck snack buffet. $20-$25. www.peersdance.org/speakeasies.html.

The news sparked the ire of mayoral candidate and Point Richmond stalwart Tom Butt and his two adult sons, who gnashed their teeth on social media over the ill repute visited upon their town, ballet slipper cupcake toppers Son Daniel pounced first, taking to a website exclusively for Point Richmond neighbors to savage the dastardly news, questioning how a city in Oklahoma could possibly outrank Richmond and imploring his fellow Point Richmonders to “stand for Richmond and express our distaste with pop-journalism hit pieces on our city.”..

Eating Disorders and Body Image Support Groups: The Eating Disorders Resource Center offers free support groups to create a safe space for those struggling with eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. The groups are unstructured and open to all ages, genders and types of eating issues. Second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, 7-8:30 p.m. El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View. Open Gardens: Charles Street Gardens opens its gates to the public. Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 433 Charles St., Sunnyvale. Charlesstreetgardens.org.

20th annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Classic: 6:30 a.m.-3 ballet slipper cupcake toppers p.m, May 4, Silverado Resort and Spa, 1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, Shotgun tournament featuring a continental breakfast, mid-morning margaritas and breakfast tacos, Raffle, golf prizes, souvenirs and luncheon featuring Seve & Fifi’s Mexican cuisine, $75-$2,000, https://bit.ly/2GAvyKZ, The Cantina Cinco de Mayo Beach Party: May 4-6, 651 East Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley, The Cantina restaurant will convert their parking lot into a beachfront fiesta, Enjoy music, jumpy houses, a sandbox kids zone and full-service beach bar for grown-ups, $15 all day jumpy wristband, thecantina.com/cinco-de-mayo.html..

A voracious reader, young Oliver began writing by penning sequels to her favorite books, simply for her own entertainment. “It was essentially a version of fan fiction. I would read a book, fall in love with it, and then continue the story myself. To this day, I’m inspired by the things I read. My reading and my writing are very respondent to one another.”. After completing New York University’s MFA program in creative writing, Oliver became an editor at a division of Penguin books. “I learned to structure. As an editor, having to think critically about a book in terms of its mechanical parts, which ones are moving too slowly, which ones don’t fit totally, that helped me then apply it to my own work and actually finally learn to tell a story, not just write a pretty sentence.”.