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December 2009

December 2009

 


Commis Oakland upscale cuisine
In Oakland’s most ambitious new gallery, the walls are bare and the art appears on plates.
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2013.04.26 FREE Professional Soccer Training
Come join a competitive youth soccer team that focuses on professional player development. We offer a unique program that no other local soccer club provides. Players of all levels are welcome because our objective is not only winning but learning. Boys ages 9-10 only from surrounding cities in the SF bay area. For more information check out www.facebook.com/TrueSoccer, email or call 510-730-0328. Licensed coach. Hablamos español.   
2013.05.10 Sylvia
Preview on Friday May 10, Opening night Saturday 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, & 25; Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm and Sunday at 7:00pm The Dog Days Are Here! Independent Cabaret Productions and Shakespeare at Stinson present the comedy Sylvia, directed by Kalli Jonsson. Greg and Kate are empty-nesters in the big city. On a walk in the park, Greg is adopted by Sylvia, a bouncy, frisky poodle mix (played by a human). Soon, Kate feels that she is losing Greg to his adoring new friend. This imaginative take on midlife crisis leads to lots of laughs and thoughtful insights on love, marriage and jealousy.
2013.05.23 Designing Strategic Initiatives
1.5 Strategic/General Recertification Credits To serve as a critical business partner to organizational leadership, HR must focus on strategic organizational development, including three major areas of influence: examining executive motives, cultural assessment and designing engaging employee programs. Find out how HR is quickly becoming a priority, and perform a cultural assessment by diagnosing the following areas: *Existing employee programs *Core values in the workplace *Departmental objectives *Organizational trends Finally, examine the new rules of engagement and discover how designing strategic initiatives will create a one-of-a-kind organizational culture.
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Alameda Magazine »  December 2009

December 2009, Volume 9, Number 7

December Features

The First Family of Gospel Music

by Lee Hildebrand (Photography by Chris Duffy)

I’ve been through so many storms in my life,” Lynette Hawkins Stephens wails in robust contralto tones at August’s Art & Soul Oakland festival. The 40-voice Love Center Choir answers her with...

December Departments

Out on the Town

by Mary Lee Shalvoy

Find Local Events Here

Around the Town

by B. Patrick Higgins

Flamenco Guitarist Practices — and Records — What He Preaches

From the Editor

by Judith M. Gallman

Alameda is a community steeped in tradition. This time of year, Christmas Tree Lane (aka Thompson Avenue) is awash in blinking Christmas lights, and Palmera Court in the Gold Coast will...

Traditions

by Susan E. Davis(Photography by Illustration by Julie Goonan)

Christmas is the biggest holiday with more than 20,000 lights strung around the house and the decorations placed carefully around the yard.

Commis Oakland upscale cuisine

by Derk Richardson(Photography by Mitch Tobias)

In Oakland’s most ambitious new gallery, the walls are bare and the art appears on plates.