LOOK BACK IN HISTORY AT SAN LEANDRO NOW AND THEN

"Then and Now Dinner"
Saturday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m.
San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro
TICKET SALES CLOSE OCTOBER 8 — No tickets at the door
$40 Members / $50 Non-Members
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The first ever "Then and Now Dinner" is coming to town!

What used to be where Bay Fair Mall is? What did Dutton Avenue look like in the 1800s? Has city hall always been where it is now? Join friends for a great dinner catered by Cuisine Catering (your choice of NY York Strip Roast, Chicken Chardonnay, or vegetarian Stuffed Acorn Squash), enjoy a slide show and stories of old and new San Leandro, win raffle items, and help the San Leandro Historical Society raise funds to enrich the future by preserving the past.

Monetary donations from sponsors and raffle item donations from donors help us raise funds to celebrate San Leandro history. Sponsors will be provided tickets. All sponsors and donors will be listed in the program. Donations are tax deductible. Thank you to sponsors and donors, our partners in San Leandro historic preservation!

Download a Sponsor/Donor form to see details about sponsorships and raffle donations. Gift certificates and your business merchandise are gratefully accepted for raffle donations and will be labeled with your business information—helping you advertise and helping us raise money to preserve our historic building and to hold events that celebrate San Leandro history.

THANK YOU to our donors to date, including — Disneyland, Drake's Brewing, American Conservatory Theatre, Brian Copeland, Robert's Awards, and others. Maybe you?

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