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510 Waterline Expands from Richmond into Berkeley Marina!

510 Waterline is excited to launch SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) classes out of two locations now – Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond and The South Sailing Basin at the Berkeley Marina. “Mara and I know if where we exercise isn’t convenient we won’t do it,” says Jess Parker, partner.

Kick off your week with a 510-Yoga class Monday mornings at Berkeley. Every other Wednesday morning at Berkeley take 510-SUP Adventures: Intro and More to increase your skill and efficiency. Or skip the gym and get a workout with our 510-Fitness class on the water. It’s all about building skill and building community.

“Jess and I love what we do,” says partner Mara Stonefield, “and we strive to keep building a community based around stand up paddleboarding. As many know, we want to make SUP available to all, in a supportive and healthy environment. SUP is not just a sport to us, it’s a way to be in nature while getting a full body workout. It clears the mind and calms the soul. It’s a chance to experience the Bay with new friends and old.”

Check out 510 Waterline’s full schedule for launch locations, classes and times here.

SUP FITNESS YOGA Two Locations:

  • Berkeley Marina, 124 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710
  •  Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Public Boat Launch, 1340 Marina Way S., Richmond, CA 94804
  • EMAIL [email protected] OR TEXT 510.592.8375

Cocktails for a Cause: Save Berkeley Humane’s Dogs & Cats Sat. Night!

WHEN: Sat., Aug. 5th, 6pm – CLOSE

WHERE: SPATS, 1974 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704

WHAT: A Night of Drinking for Good Paws! Guest bartenders at SPATS help you raise money for homeless cats and dogs at Berkeley Humane.

  • TIP your bartender since all tips will go to Berkeley Humane!

    Elliott & Carla up for a new home

  • DRINK. 10% of all drink sales will go to Berkeley Humane!
  • PURCHASE raffle tickets to win over $10,000 in prize packages!  100% of all proceeds will go to Berkeley Humane Animals.
  • On Special: Dr. Mac’s Mojito. Dr. Mac has hone this recipe over the past two decades. With every ingredient containing alcohol except for lime and lots of mint, he calls it a marvel of modern medicine!

WHO: Guest bartenders:

  • Jacqueline Bishop
  • Rauly Butler
  • Martina Chavez
  • Danetha Doe
  • Kirsten MacDonald
  • Grant Shoaf

About Berkeley Humane

Berkeley Humane serves the people and animals of our community by providing life-saving programs for cats and dogs, cultivating compassion, and strengthening the human-animal bond. Because the well-being of animals reflects the well-being of our community, they engage minds, hearts and hands to provide care for dogs and cats in the East Bay. Over 125 years of trusted service adn dedication to Berkeley and the East Bay.

About Spats

After a seven-year closure, Spats is back in business and ready to serve up cold beer, tasty cocktails, as well as new American pub food. Join them for a quick after work drink, dinner with friends or the game and a few beers. 1974 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 841-7225

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Berkeley Kite Festival Animates the Skies Down at the Marina

Don’t miss the Berkeley Kite Festival – a FREE family event that will paint the skies over Berkeley this weekend.

WHEN: Sat/Sun, July 29/30 from 10am-6pm.

WHERE: Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina. Parking at the Marina or at

Sarah McAlister at her first Berkeley Kite Fest

Golden Gate Fields is $15, but the shuttle is FREE.

WHAT: 31st Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships

  • Fun Activities both days:
    Free Kite Flying Lessons
    Free Kite Making, 11am-2pm
    Free Candy Drop, 3:30pm (According to this year’s sponso, Hills Physicians Medical Group, healthy treats will be mixed with the candy!)
    Free Rokkaku Battle, 1:30 & 4:15
  • Worlds Largest Octopus Kite
  • Humongous Kites: Bigger than a house and longer than a train!
  • Sodo-Cho Kite Team from Hamamatsu, Japan. Amazingly, their kites are made from fine paper and bamboo.
  • Berkeley Kite Wranglers & Friends
  • Brian Champie’s King of the Hill Gang
  • Bay Area Sport Kite League 
  • West Coast Kite Championship competition presented by BASKL

    Japan Sodo-Cho Kite Team

  • 20,000 sq. ft. of Giant Creature Kites from New Zealand!
  • Great Food & Music!

KITE FLYING: Kites are for everyone – for artists, adventurists, animation fans, dreamers and those with a love of modern kite flying. 

“ I love kites,” says Tom McAlister, owner of Highline Kites in Berkeley and founder of the Berkeley Kite Fest.”The physical act of looking up while flying kites makes you healthy. Become part of our Berkeley Kite Festival where the earth, wind, and sky combine to create an unequaled festival experience.

If you think about it, when you are flying a kite and looking up, your thoughts soar up into the blissful beauty and freedom of colors and shapes flapping in the wind, touching the clouds and the blue sky. You almost experience the art of flying.

NOTE: The Kite Festival is FREE, but parking at the marina or at a shuttle stop (Golden Gate Fields) costs $15.  Shuttles from GGF are freee.Valet parking for bikes is also available for free.

Highline Kites is located at 11 Spinnaker Way in the Berkeley Marina.

Kite Wranglers, John Khan with 50 foot Cat

 

 

Cocktails for La Causa Today on Cinco de Mayo!

On Fri., May 5, Cinco de Mayo, restaurants throughout Berkeley (and other Bay Area sanctuary cities) will take part in Cocktails for La Causa as they celebrate Cinco de Mayo.  Funds collected from the sale of food or drink specifically created for this event will be donated equally between Centro Legal de la Raza, the East Bay Community Law Center and the Multicultural Institute in Berkeley. The intent is to raise awareness of deportation and immigration issues and support local organizations providing legal defense.

Berkeley is now leading efforts in the Bay Area to support its undocumented residents. Sponsors of Cocktails for La Causa include the City of Berkeley, Fourth Street Merchants, Minuteman Press, the Express Newspaper and participating restaurants and bars.
 
Gilman Brewing Co. (912 Gilman St.) offers up Green Chile Beer,  Revival Bar + Kitchen (2021 Shattuck Ave.) concocted the Bad Hombre Cocktail for this event and The Starry Plow (3101 Shattuck) offers a 10% donation to La Causa on all food and drink purchases. View a list of all Berkeley locations here. Keep checking back as more locations sign up.

About the recipients of the La Causa funds:

  • Centro Legal de la Raza is the largest legal service provider in Northern and Central California representing immigrants facing deportation. It is the lead legal organization for Alameda County’s 24-hour hotline for immediate response to I.C.E. enforcement actions.
  • The East Bay Community Law Center provides legal services and policy advocacy to low-income clients and communities, and law training that prepares future attorneys to be skilled and principled advocates.
  • For the last 25 years the Multicultural Institute has worked in accompanying immigrant families in their transition from poverty and isolation to prosperity and participation.  

Learn to Sail at Berkeley Bay Festival!

The City of Berkeley Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department and the Marina Experience Program present the Bay Festival, at the Berkeley Marina on Sat., Apr. 8.

This FREE event was initiated 80 years ago when  the Marina opened in 1937. The Bay Festival showcases activities and environmental education that are available at the Marina and all around the region. The City of Berkeley invites you to celebrate the Earth and Our Bay by listening to music, eating wonderful food, and enjoying a day by the Bay.  

WHEN:

Sat., Apr. 8 – 11am – 4pm

WHERE:

Shorebird Park, 160 University Ave. in Berkeley

WHAT:

Have Fun Learning about our Environment

  • Interactive Passport to the Bay – educational games & discoveries
  • E.B.R.P.D. mobile fresh water fish exhibit. The classroom has 200 gallon salt water native fish tanks and fresh water native fish tanks.
  • Straw bale “green” building – info on solar products and insulated windows from the exhibitors.
  • Food Vendors: Fist Full of Flour-Pizza and Endless Summer Sweets.

On the Stage

  • 11-11:45am: Gary Lapow – Children’s Music
  • 12-12:45pm: Street Theater – Circus Arts by Dana Smith
  • 1-1:45pm: Lee Waterman Trio

Water Sports

  • 11am – 3:30pm: Paddling lessons in a dragon boat, sign-up with the Berkeley Dragon Boat group in the main festival area. Life jackets will be provided.
  • 1-3pm:  Free sailboat rides in small boats off the South Sailing Basin dock, there will. To ride in the larger Keel boats, sign up in the main field for your turn, offered by the Cal Sailing Club.

Adventure Playground
Kids of all ages are encouraged to build, paint, climb, and ride the zip line. Parents must supervise their children in the park and sign the waiver as they enter.

  • 1:30-3pm: See the Berkeley Fire truck in the lot in front of Adventure Playground and talk to the firemen.

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