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The Experience, Alameda: Alameda Island Brewing New Hours

The Experience:

You Must Visit This Taproom!

From the moment you step foot inside the newly remodeled taproom, the beeristas bring you the best experience possible while you sip a pint of your favorite beer. They are passionate about their brews and their brewers work with a wide variety of ingredients so you understand  what really makes their beer so great.

The  brewery’s main production facility and original taproom are located at 1716 Park Street, which was the original site of the Cavanaugh Motors building (1948), the second Chrysler dealership ever established in California. Owners Matt and Bill chose this building for its unique history as well as its great location, right off the Park St. Bridge.

Staff at Alameda Island Brewing hope you will swing by for a pint and check out what they’ve been up to the past few days inside the taproom. You can even ‘Build Your Own 6-Pack’ to take your favorites home. New hours: Tu – Sa 12 – 10pm; Su 12-7pm

Where:

1716 Park Street
Alameda

https://www.alamedaislandbrewing.com/

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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Plein Air Exhibit

The Experience:

Artists Painting Outdoors All Over Alameda!

You may have noticed lots of artists out on the sidewalks, at the beach, or in someone’s garden painting Alameda scenes this week during the Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout. The great news is that you can purchase these and more paintings of both Alameda and San Francisoco this Saturday at South Shore Center in Alameda. Artists will be demonstrating techniques and there will be music during the exhibit. Join them from 10am until 5pm Saturday, August 7.

En Plein Air means ‘in the open air’ and refers to  painting outdoors with your subject in full view.

“Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works. Painting en plein air allows artists to capture the emotional and sensory dimensions of a particular landscape at a particular moment in time. It thus expressed a new spirit of spontaneity and truth to personal impulse within art.” ~The Art Story, https://www.theartstory.org/definition/en-plein-air/

South Shore Center is located at the corner of Otis Drive and Park St in Alameda and is across from the beach on Shoreline. Don’t miss this great Plein Air exhibit and sale. And while at South Shore, stop by Whales & Friends and Modern Mouse for any gift shopping on your list.

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts, The Frank Bette Center for the Arts is open Fri – Sun, 11am-5pm

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

The Experience, Alameda: Almanac Beer Co. Brand New Beer

The Experience:

Ready for Sunshine + Opportunity?

Fans are raving about Almanac’s classic Sunshine & Opportunity barrel-aged sour.

With a new citrus twist, this mixed-culture farmhouse ale was aged in oak with hundreds of pounds of California-grown mandarins, Meyer lemons, limonettes, pomelos, and kumquats. Dried hibiscus flowers finished off the brew, creating this blush-colored beauty!

“This new edition of Sunshine & Opportunity,” says Brewmaster Phil Emerson, “adds a combo of hyper fresh Californian sun-kissed juicy citrus and a subtle fruity, tannic structure from hibiscus flowers. Tart like a glass of lemonade and refreshing like a glass of tea. Inspired by pools, porches, and picnics.”

From grain to glass, the folks at Almanac brew a bold and delicious range of fresh and barrel-aged beers. Visit Alameda Point and hang out in their beer garden to sip this new summer ale. Food Trucks daily: Scolari’s Good Eats or Santa Torta. Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 12-7pm; Fridays & Saturdays, 12pm-8pm. 415-992-3438 Ext. 1

Sunshine + Opportunity is also available for pickup and shipping statewide.

Where:

651B W. Tower Ave
Alameda

http://almanacbeer.com

The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Photography Exhibit

The Experience:

Egret–Making Contact Runs Through August 6!

Egret – Making Contact, an interactive photography exhibit at the Frank Bette Center for the Arts, portrays the striking personalities of egrets at home in cities around the San Francisco Bay Area. With his lens, Gerry Traucht captures egrets standing gracefully at city entrances, by freeways, lagoons, and parks. He has taken special notice of Egrets in Alameda.

Traucht’s photographs reveal movement that looks like dance, close-up images of individual birds looking into the camera, and wild feathers caught in a frenzied fraction of a second.   This collection of  photographs is an invitation to appreciate the place where art, history, and nature convene and to celebrate the wild elegance, practically in our own backyards.

“What makes this exhibit special,” says Traucht, “is that my photographs were lucky enough to witness egrets in their apparently more mystical and otherworldly states. It is quite astounding to look into the eyes of these natural sentient ambassadors. Alameda folks should have a chance to see and experience the egrets in their transformative behavior.“

28 photographs displayed in the gallery and more in the video shows. An interactive photography exhibit not to miss!

The Frank Bette Center for the Arts is open Fri – Sun, 11am-5pm –  July 23-25, July 30-Aug 1, and Fri, Aug 6, 2021.

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

The Experience, Alameda: Rhythmix Cultural Works ArtWalk

The Experience:

Live Music Celebrates the West End!

With live music at three locations, Webster Street will be rockin’ at the Rhythmix Island City Waterways ArtWalk, Friday, July 16th from 5 – 8pm. 

Highlighting the diversity of Alameda’s West End, the Rhythmix Island City Waterways ArtWalk: Webster Street honors the people and cultures, past and present, who have defined and continue to shape the character of the neighborhood.

Local businesses and artists have revitalized Webster Street into a vibrant, thriving commercial and arts district in Alameda. Casting off the outdated reputation of being the raucous location for off-base Navy recreation, ICW ArtWalk: Webster Street presents live music at 3 locations, representing the mixed population of Hispanic, Eastern European and African Americans that live(d) near the former Naval Air Station. Free to the public, the Art Walk is intended to invigorate the streets with vitality and recognition of the West End’s changing demographics.

Locations & Schedule

Al Fresco Dining Park, 1435 Webster St, Alameda

Trio Sin Lio (Latin Music) Trio Sin Lio energizes the dance floor with rocking son, salsa, boogaloo, merengue, and post-Latin psychedelic jams. 5:30–6, 6:30–7, 7:30–8

Feathered Outlaw, 1506 Webster St, Alameda

Karamo Susso & Nicco Tyson (West African Kora & Guitar) Combining traditional West African kora, guitar and harmonica, Nicco Tyson and Karamo Susso produce a unique sound built upon melodies and rhythms from West Africa, Brazil, and Cuba with Blues and American Folk. 5:20–5:50, 6:20–6:50, 7:20–7:50

Youth Expressions (Spoken Word & More) Unite Alameda 4 Change and Black Achievers Alliance present “Honor the Differences and Connect the Similarities” Youth Expressions of Unity through the Arts. 5:00–5:15, 6:00–6:15, 7:00-7:15

Former US Bank, 1414 Webster St, Alameda

KELMO! (Roma Music) The travels of four international musicians merge in KELMO!, a project dedicated to making the beauty, joy and depth of the Roma musical traditions of Turkey, the Balkans and Romania. 5:00–5:30, 6:00–6:30, 7:00–7:30

Five Island City Waterways ArtWalks will expand the project’s community impact throughout 2021 and 2022 on Alameda’s historic main streets and new development sites on Alameda Point. The ArtWalks will celebrate and honor the community’s inhabitants, past and present, with music, art, and stories, creating opportunities for social engagement and a positive outlook for the future.

Unite Alameda 4 Change seeks to bring UNITY to Alameda, from east to west, north to south, for all Alamedans. It is time to come together and communicate, create, and grow our community to truly belong to everyone.

The Black Achievers Alliance is an intentional community for Black Alameda youth, families, and guardians to honor their heritage, advocate for their children’s education, and discuss the resources needed to help them achieve personal and future success.

Rhythmix Cultural Arts is a  cultural arts destination in Alameda for theater, art, classes, live music & performances. Rhythmix brings the world to you.  510-865-5060

Where:

2513 Blanding Ave
Alameda

http://www.rhythmix.org

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