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May 30, 2008
The good news is that it didn't happen before the premiere, but still those involved with the Alameda Theatre renovation and re-opening have to be a little shocked about the timing. Yesterday at about 8:30 a.m., just 8 days after the opening, a Pepsi truck hit the marque causing a yet undetermined amount of damage. All this after a years-long and $37.3 million renovation of the art deco theatre originally built in 1932. Bloggers all over Alameda, including The Island and Stop, Drop and Roll, were talking about it and posting...
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May 29, 2008
Two teenagers were injured by gunfire Sunday night after a fight broke out at Chef's Wok on Webster Street, the Mercury News reported Tuesday. Police who responded to the shooting at 10:40 p.m. found hundreds of young people at the scene, but nobody could identify the shooter, according to reports. Investigators were altered by hospital staff about the victims, a 17-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy, both from Oakland. The two victims were treated and released. Anyone with information should call police at (510) 337-8340.
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May 28, 2008
The City of Oakland dedicates a new pocket park on the Waterfront Trail this morning, the city of Oakland announced. The park, in a little-known corner of the Oakland Estuary, will open to walkers, bikers and nature lovers at 10:30 a.m. Councilmembers Larry Reid and Jane Brunner will attend the opening. The park is located at Oakport Street at Zhone Way and is part of the proposed 500-mile long San Francisco Bay Trail. Funds for the project came from the Oakland Trust for lean Water and Safe Parks, Measure DD, a $198 million bond measure.
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May 27, 2008
This Thursday enjoy an historic look at Park Street as part of Historic Preservation month in the city. This special slide-show presentation is being presented by Dennis Evanosky and Eric Kos at the Alameda Museum and will focus on then and now images of the Park Street Historical Commercial District. 7 p.m., May 29, $5, Alameda Museum, 2324 Alameda Ave., (510) 521-1233.
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May 23, 2008
• Take of tour of the historic Meyers House this weekend. The event is open to the public and docents will lead tours. 1 p.m.–4 p.m., May 24, $3, 2021 Alameda Ave.
• It's the largest Sea Scout regatta west of the Mississippi! The USS Hornet hosts the 56th annual ancient mariner regatta this weekend. Pier 3, Alameda Point, (510) 521-8448.
• Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria present Handel's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day and Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia featuring soprano Beverly Jane Peatross and tenor Brian Thorsett. 3:30 p.m., May 25, $25, $20, Christ Episcopal Church, 1700 Santa Clara Ave., (888) SDG-SONG.Read more »
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May 22, 2008
Two DJs make their debut at Forbidden Island tonight. Check out the luscious lounge stylings of Jupiter and Kingman's Ivy Room DJs Rawman and AJB. 7:30 p.m., May 22, 1304 Lincoln Ave., (510) 749-0332.
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May 21, 2008
A once forbidden drink will be served at the Forbidden Island tonight! Meet St. George Spirits distiller Lance Winters, the creator of the first legally produced absinthe in the United States since 1912. Winters will discuss the complex formula used to make absinthe and offer samples. 7 p.m., May 21, $9, 1304 Lincoln Ave., (510) 749-0332.
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May 20, 2008
Celebrate the reopening of the historic Alameda Theatre tomorrow. A $37.3 million restoration project has returned the 1932 movie palace to its original glory and added an adjacent cineplex, state-of-the-art digital sound system, seven screens and 1,042 seats, plus retail space and a parking garage. The city of Alameda and Alameda Entertainment Associates will host a special back-tie gala May 21 offering a sneak peek of the entire theater complex, live entertainment by Terrence Brewer, the Jim Franz/Jan Nichol Band and others as well hors d’oeuvres and a new signature cocktail. Funds raised from the event, emceed by Jeff Raz, will be used to restore an original Art Deco mural and original hand-painted theater curtain panels. 6 p.m.–10 p.m., $100 (free parking in the new civic center...
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May 19, 2008
Oakland Magazine took home three awards and Alameda Magazine one at the East Bay Press Club 2007 Excellence in Print Journalism Contest, according to a recent EBPC release. Other big winners at the awards banquet, held May 9 at the Silver Dragon in Oakland, included the Contra Costa Times with 19 awards, the San Francisco Chronicle with 16 and the Oakland Tribune with 15. Two student journalists, Stephanie Lin from the University of California, Berkeley and Justin Morrison of Contra Costa College, were honored.
• In the page design category, art director Debbi Murzyn took home a third-place win for Oakland Magazine’s “Read more »
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May 15, 2008
The Frank Bette Center for the Arts invites the public to an opening reception of the Alameda on Camera exhibit. Enjoy art, jazz and food this Friday at Perforce Software. 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m., May 16, 2320 Blanding Ave., (510) 545-5412.
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