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8 March 1, 2018 www.alamedasun.com Alameda Sun
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Thursday, March 1n 11 a.m. Trinity Seniors Program.
Food safety presentation. Lunch served at noon. Free admission, $5 donation if eating lunch. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave. (Info: 522-5220)
n 3 to 5 p.m. U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Satellite Office Hours. No appointment necessary. Room 224, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7777)
n 6 to 8 p.m. Zero Waste Implementation Plan Update Workshop. Provide input on the draft update to Alameda’s 2010 Zero Waste Implementation Plan. Alameda Main Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: Kerry Parker, Public Works Department, 747-7959)
n 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Councilmember Frank Matarrese office hours. Peet’s in Nob Hill Foods, 2531 Blanding Ave. (Info: 759-9290 voice or text)
n 7 to 9 p.m. “Mahler Rocks! 11 Symphonies that Changed the World.” Music lecture series over four weeks with music professor Stephen Schultz. Continues through March 22. Cost $90. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060, rhythmix.org)
Friday, March 2n 6 to 8:30 p.m. Downtown
Whiskey Stroll. 10 whiskey tasting stations and 10 bites from down-town restaurants. $40 in advance. $50 at the door. 21 and older only. (Tickets, info: downtownalameda.com/whiskey)
n 6:15 p.m. Community Purim Dinner. 7 p.m. Shabbat Purim Service. Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road. (Info, RSVP: 522-9355)
n 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Barfly, a Bay Area group art show opening reception. Art themed around the bar scene. Snacks drinks, dona-tions requested. Studio 23, 2309B Encinal Ave. (Info: 415-580-2309, studio23gallery.com)
Saturday, March 3n Noon. Human Billboard Vigil.
Weekly demonstration to express solidarity with all members of community. Bring signs or hold up pre-made signs. Intersection of Park Street and Santa Clara Avenue. (Info: Ruth Smiler, 846-2001)
n 9:30 a.m. to noon. Purim Tot Shabbat. Families with young chil-dren welcome. Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road. (Info: 522-9355)
Sunday, March 4n 1 to 4 p.m. Encinal Yacht Club
Junior Sailing Open House. For ages 6 to 18. Meet junior sailors, sailing camp instructors and par-ents. Sailboat rides, refreshments and club tours. (Info: 522-3272, [email protected])
n 2 to 4 p.m. The World Comes to Alameda book signing. Release party for new book by Mastick Senior Center members. Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7777)
n 5 p.m. Zydeco Music and Dance featuring Motordude
Zydeco. Potluck with dance at 5:45. $15. Alameda Eagles Aerie No. 1076, 2305 Alameda Ave. (Info: 522-7626, [email protected])
Monday, March 5n 11 a.m. 90th annual meeting
of the Alameda Welfare Council. Speaker Dana Frasz, Food Shift. “Thank you” salad bar lunch at noon. Bring canned goods to donate to Alameda Food Bank. (RSVP, Info: Dee Keltner, 865-0479)
Wednesday, March 7n 4 to 6 p.m., Women in STEM v. 2
conference presented by the American Association of University Women and the College of Alameda. Free and rec-ommended for high school and college students. List of presenters and reser-vations: https://2018womeninstem. eventbrite.com. College of Alameda, Building F, 555 Ralph Appezzato Parkway. (Info: Penny Washbourn, 748-7455)
n 7:30 p.m. Island City Opera presents: La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini Preview. Pre-opera lecture at 6:30 p.m. General admis-sion tickets $40, $36. Purchase tickets at islandcityopera.org. Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 263-8060 or [email protected])
n 7 to 9 p.m. Alameda Island Poets celebrate International Women’s Month. Featuring Maria Rosales, Takako Miyashita and Karla Brundage. Light refreshments. Open mic fol-lows features. Free admission. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: 523-6957, [email protected])
Thursday, March 8n 11 a.m. Trinity Seniors
Program. Russ Aubry’s trip to Africa. Lunch served at noon. Free admission, $5 donation if eating
lunch. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave. (Info: 522-5220)
n 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Third annu-al Alameda Rotary Club Lobster Feed. Maine lobster and pasta from Asena Restaurant. Funds raised go to community grants benefit-ting many local non-profit groups and scholarships for local high school students. Tickets $75. Elks Club Rathskeller, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info, reservations: Kathy@ aecliving.com)
SNEAK PEEK
n March 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Second Friday Midshow Reception: Water,
Water, Everywhere. Featuring paint-ings and art about water. Free admission. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: 523-6957, frankbettecenter.org)
n March 9, 6 to 9 p.m. LoveOurIsland Art Walk on Park Street. Three windows, three art-ists, three bands, three hours. Free admission. (Info: 865-5060, rhyth-mix.org, #LoveOurIsland)
n March 9, 7:30 p.m. Island City Opera presents: La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. Pre-opera lec-ture at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets $40, $36. Purchase tickets at islandcityopera.org. Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 263-8060, box [email protected])
n March 9, 9 p.m. Zydeco Music and Dance featuring Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie. Dance lesson at 8:30. $25. Alameda Eagles Aerie No. 1076, 2305 Alameda Ave. (Info: 522-7626 or [email protected])
n March 10, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Great Gardens, Great Soil. Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main St. Kerri Kemp Gardner discusses what constitutes healthy soil and how to improve a garden’s soil. Attendees will receive 15 percent off soil purchases. (Info: 755-1102, [email protected])
n March 10, 11:30 a.m. American Association of University Women (AAUW) Luncheon. “Reflections on My First Year on the Board of Education” Board of Education member Jennifer Williams will speak. Elks Card Room. Social time, buffet lunch at noon. To reserve, mail checks for $25 payable to AAUW — Alameda Branch to Beth Sibley, 721 Harbor Rd., Alameda, CA 94502, for receipt by Tuesday, March 6. (Info: alameda-ca.aauw.net, 769-7350)
n March 11, 9 a.m. to noon. Alameda Wildlife Reserve Work Party. Help prepare for the return of the endangered least terns in April. Tasks include weeding, plac-ing nest markers and “chick cha-lets,” repairing chick fences and picking up trash. (Info, RSVP, direc-tions: [email protected].)
n March 11, 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Fitness Ride. Ride with other cyclists to someplace new each week. Beginner friendly. Bring a street hybrid or road bike, hel-
met, water and a spare tube. Meet at Alameda Bicycle, 1522 Park St. (Info: 522-0070, info@alameda bicycle.com)
n March 11, 12:30 p.m. Writers’ Group. Open to all interested adult writers. Family Study Room, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7713)
n March 11, 2 p.m. Island City Opera presents: La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. Pre-opera lecture at 1 p.m. General Admission Tickets $40, $36. Purchase tickets at islandcityopera.org, Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 263-8060, [email protected])
n March 13, 2 p.m. Free work-shop on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. City of Alameda Housing Authority. 703 Atlantic Ave. (Info, confirm schedule, register: www.alamedarentprogram.org)
n March 14, noon. Disabled American Veterans Alameda Chapter meeting. Alameda Veterans Memorial Building, 2203 Central Ave. (Info: 834-8255)
n March 14, 7 to 9 p.m. American Association of University Women, Alameda Branch and Oakmont of Cardinal Point present Amos White in Alameda Author Series II talking about poetry and his book The Sound of the Web: Haiku and Poetry on Facebook and Twitter. 2431 Mariner Square Dr. Free but reservations requested: https:// amoswhite-aauw2018.eventbrite.com. (Info: Kevis Brownson, 463-4966)
n March 15, 11 a.m. Trinity Seniors Program. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with ukuleles. Lunch served at noon. Free admission, $5 donation if eating lunch. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave. (Info: 522-5220)
n March 15, 3 to 5 p.m. U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee Satellite Office Hours. No appointment necessary. Room 224, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 747-7777)
n March 16, 7:30 p.m. Island City Opera presents: La Sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini. Pre-opera lecture at 6:30 p.m. General admission tick-ets $40, $36. Purchase tickets at islandcityopera.org, Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 263-8060, [email protected])
Courtesy photo
The opening night of the LoveOurIsland Art Walk is set for Friday, March 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Park Street. The event features art in three windows by three different artists and music by three bands over three hours. Among the artists displaying work are Angela Hennessey whose art installations include “Black Rainbow,” above.
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