WHEN: Saturday, February 16 – 11am-1:30pm
WHERE: Haight St @ Webster St in West Alameda
WHAT: Join your West Alameda friends for a great Lunar New Year show again this year!
WHEN: Friday, November 2 – 6pm to 9pm.
WHERE: Historic Downtown Alameda Park St. District
WHAT: 
Downtown Alameda Business Association invites you to an evening out where you can learn the subtleties of these hand-crafted spirits as you have fun strolling up and down Park St. “We are a grain-to-glass distillery,” says Earl Brown, co-founder, Wright & Brown Distilling Co. “ We make small batch whiskey and rum in Oakland and started production in 2015 as Oakland’s first distillery since before Prohibition!”
Wright & Brown Distilling Co. continues to participate in the stroll this year. “We are very excited to be participating in the Alameda Spirits Stroll again. It’s a great way to get out and meet local fans of Craft Spirits. We love building community around locally made spirits and the Spirits Stroll is just a great party!”
Plan your stroll – see who is hosting and pouring spirits.
About the distilleries
The “grain to glass” distilleries represented at the event come from different regions of the Bay Area including local Alameda distiller Hangar 1 Vodka, Wright & Brown Distilling Co. from Oakland and TreeCraft Distillery from Treasure Island. Other artisan distilleries are Seven Stills, Distillery No. 209, Raff Distillerie, Griffo Distillery, Spirit Works Distillery and Alley 6 Craft Distillery.
2017 Spirits Stroll at Auto Body Fine Art
Sponsors & Pouring Hosts
This event is sponsored by Common Networks and CRAFT Beer & Wine along with the ten downtown pouring host locations: RE/MAX Tribute; Tootsies Alameda; Honey Salon; PHOENIX; L.F. Cochrane & Associates; ATMs Unlimited; Beanery of Alameda; Natural Mystics/AirLoom; OMM, Inc. with Cerda Zein; and Project Burger.
About Downtown Alameda
Downtown Alameda is the commercial, cultural, and civic center of Alameda, California and is centrally located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 400 businesses are located in the historic shopping district, including a unique variety of locally owned restaurants, shops, professional and personal services, family entertainment venues, and the historic Alameda Theatre & Cineplex. Parking is available in the Civic Center Parking Garage located near the corner of Central Ave and Oak Street, and on nearby streets. Public transportation is available via AC Transit.
About the Downtown Alameda Business Association
The Downtown Alameda Business Association was formed in 1981 to serve as a support network for the 400+ businesses located within the Park Street Business Improvement Area. The Downtown Association’s goal is to develop a vibrant and economically prosperous business district through a united effort of its members.
About the Art Walk
On Friday, November 2nd from 6-9pm, Park Street will come alive with Radical Beauty Part 6 featuring art and music from all corners of the world…and the East Bay. Rhythmix Cultural Works, the California Arts Council, the City of Alameda and the Downtown Alameda Business Association partner to present the sixth Love Our Island Art Walk.
Swirling planets, a miniature Victorian building and looming charcoal figures will occupy vacant storefront windows while sounds of the Bay Area Music Project’s youth orchestra and choir fill the night air. Intentionally scheduled in tandem with Downtown Alameda’s Spirits Stroll, attendees wandering along upper Park Street to Lincoln Avenue will be enchanted by music from Appalachia to the Middle East, with Bluegrass, West Coast Americana plus Latin and Brazilian jazz.
Art, wine, beer, Lockeford sausages, hand-dipped corn dogs, gyros, BBQ oysters, teriyaki chicken skewers, curly fries, mango sticks, three music stages. You don’t 
want to miss the 34th Annual Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire! Experience island fun for two days on Sat/ Sun, July 28/29, 10am to 6pm on Park St in Alameda. Admission is FREE!
Sip local craft beer (Alameda Island Brewing Co. ) and wine (Rock Wall Wine Co. ) and listen to live music as you explore Alameda’s historic downtown district. Two Faire sponsors will be sampling their brand new products. Try a sample of Coconut Cay SkyJuice at the corner of Park and Central right next to the Coconut Cay Local Alameda Stage or Dr. Hops Kombucha Beer by the carnival rides near Walgreens at Park Street and Buena Vista Ave.
Alameda Alley is a new addition. An expanded area on Central Avenue will be bursting at the seams with an enlarged outdoor dining area and local talent on the new third stage programmed by legendary Alameda musician Jim Parodi and sponsored by Coconut Cay SkyJuice. Also on tap (literally), will be East Bay MUD’s “Water on Wheels” trailer filled to the brim with cold, delicious water so you can stay hydrated for free. Just bring your own reusable water bottle and fill ‘er up! Don’t have a water bottle? With a donation you can pick one up across the way from the Alameda Police Department.
While enjoying the bands, take time to browse the plethora of arts and craft booths (over 250 vendors) that will be displaying and selling fanciful items. You’ll find ceramics, metal art, paintings, photography, woodcrafts, toys, handbags, clothing, jewelry, and more.
The Music Rocks! Now with three stages, each day offers continuous live music as Bay
Area favorites perform classic rock, bluegrass, funk, jazz and soul. Featured bands include some of the area’s most popular tribute bands: Swingtown (Steve Miller & Peter Frampton), Celebration Day (Led Zeppelin), Fog City Swampers (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Long Train Running (Doobie Brothers), Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles)and Zebop (Santana). Check out the full two-day line up of entertainment.
Kids’ Area. An interactive area for kids and their families has been created on Alameda Ave. with bounce houses, games, face painting, bungee jumpers and that wacky attraction – Waterballerz! Carnival rides will be set up – from Classic Teacup 
Spinners to Frog Hoppers.
Shop Downtown Alameda! You’ll find a unique variety of fabulous food and drink establishments, charming shops, friendly services, and fun things to do in the more than 400 businesses located here. Many of the shops will be offering special discounts.
Ride Your Bike to the Festival. Free, secure bike parking will be in the parking lot of Vietnam House, located at 1527 Park St, right across from Alameda Bicycle.
Presenter: Downtown Alameda Business Association
The Downtown Alameda Art & Wine Faire is presented by the Downtown Alameda Business Association.
Public Notice: Alameda is a smoke-free city. Smoking is prohibited in all public spaces within the commercial district.
www.DowntownAlameda.comas a fundraiser for the district. Proceeds help keep Downtown Alameda clean, green, and safe.The Downtown Alameda Business Association was formed in 1981 to serve as a support network for the 400+ businesses located within the Park Street Business Improvement Area. The Downtown Association’s goal is to develop a vibrant and economically prosperous business district through a united effort of its members.
Hurry down to Whales & Friends and get in the holiday spirit! This shop is full of magical surprises for everyone on your list. You will find an eclectic collection of garden sculptures, music boxes, fun and educational toys and books, wind chimes, contemporary art glass vases, beautiful hand crafted jewelry, knitted wool sox, scarves, lots of hats, eclectic purses and so many more nature inspired gifts, including wood inlay business card holders and Nativity scenes made from olive tree wood in the Holy Land of Jerusalem.
But first pick out some ornaments for each special person in your life – it will definitely get you in the spirit. Old fashion TVs and trailers capture the fairy-inspired traditional holiday celebrations in the forest, with bears and rabbits dancing around the Christmas Tree. They range in size from 7″ – 21″ across. And when you turn the knob on the TV, the animals and people start moving to holiday music! And look closely for fairies in the shop.
The store is aptly named as there are many Friends from the Sea – whale, seahorse, dolphin and sea turtle earrings and necklaces. And their friends come in many sizes and shapes.
At Whales & Friends, you will find wonderful stuffed animals – geese, bears, cats, dogs, wild animals and such. Their beloved shopkeeper loves all types of animals and reflects that also in her jewelry creations.
Whales & Friends offers a curated collection of hand crafted jewelry including exceptionally beautiful cloisonné jewelry on sterling silver – showcasing favorite birds, marine animals, panda bears and butterflies, Holly Yashi earrings and Whales & Friends’ favorites made with Labradorite crystals and Pyrite/Labra gemstones.
The best part is that Whales & Friends will wrap all your gifts for free. One-stop shopping & wrapping.
Holiday Hours: 10am-9pm daily. Sun., Dec 24,10am until 5pm Happy Holidays!
2062 Lincoln Ave. at Willow in Alameda (Map)
Join Safe Harbor and Seabin Project to Celebrate New Seabins!
Seabin Project co-founders Pete Ceglinski & Andrew Turton
Here’s how it all started. Two life-long surfer friends from Australia, appalled by the plastic and debris pollution in our waters, set out to clean up the ocean. They wanted to create a garbage bin that would collect the floating plastic. This got them started cleaning up the marine environment, one marina at a time. How? With the V5 Seabin, a floating vacuum filter device they invented that works like an ocean vacuum 24/7 continuously collecting floating debris – plastic bottles, paper, oil, fuel, detergent and more. Over the last two years Seabin Project co-founders Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton secured partners for a pilot study into the effectiveness of the seabin.
Safe Harbor, the world’s largest marine management company, is one of six partners in the Seabin Project pilot study with their first location in Cabrillo Isle Marina in San Diego, CA. “We had a section of water in our Cabrillo Isle marina which had earned the nickname of ‘scum alley’,” commented Kate Pearson, Safe Harbor’s West Coast Regional VP. “It was the downwind corner of Harbor Island that had no natural flushing…we became
Cabrillo Isle, San Diego
a Global Pilot Partner and installed the first Seabin in the US. The Seabin blew our expectations out of the water! The small, compact and quiet machine hums away in ‘scum alley’ and we have pulled 1000 lbs. of trash this first year out of it. We also sort and document the trash, reporting our findings back to the Seabin team so we can look at source issues and educational programming for schools.” The pilot, part of Safe Harbor’s commitment to protecting the marine environment, proved successful and now Safe Harbor is bringing the Seabin Project to the San Francisco Bay Area’s Emeryville Marina and Alameda’s Ballena Isle Marina.
“We’re proud to introduce Seabin as an innovative, cutting-edge technology that respects and protects the marine environment,” says Kate. “It’s versatile, small in size, cost-effective and functionally-effective – everything our marinas and boaters have been asking for.” In an interview on CBS, San Diego, she said that the most common items they pull out of the seabin every day is cigarette butts, pens and straws.
The Seabin Project has evolved into a comprehensive research, educational and technology initiative with worldwide reach, including educational tools for students to get on board. The Seabin Project team believes that each child that learns to dispose of litter properly will grow to be one less source person for pollution of our oceans and waterways. Currently, according to Jambeck Research, 8.1M tons of mismanaged waste enters our oceans every year.
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Here’s how it works:
The public is welcome at the two fun launch events.
