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Shakespeare in the Park. John Hinkel Park

Saturdays and Sunday2016_12th_Night_edited-1s from Aug. 20 – Sept. 5, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley (AE) will present Twelfth Night adapted from William Shakespeare and directed by Michael R. Cohen. Productions will take place in John Hinkel Park, nestled in a beautiful hillside oak grove, at 4pm. An extra and their last production will take place on Mon., Sept. 5 at 4pm. Admission is free.

Love unrequited and requited, twins, mistaken identity and hilarious pranks are set to an acoustic rock score in Actors Ensemble of Berkeley’s production of Twelfth Night. Music by Jay Africa, musical direction by Linda Giron.

 

12th Night in the Park

12th Night in the Park

About AE

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley is a non-profit organization that has produced plays for over fifty years. The founding philosophy of AE is attributed to the principals taught by UC Berkeley Professor Fred Harris and his wife Mary. They taught that Dramatic Action is created by the actor through his imagination and awareness of the interaction in the ensemble relationship with all the other characters in a play. This became the basis of AE’s creative inspiration and the origin of its name.

About John Hinkel Park

Located at 41 Somerset Ave. between Southampton Ave. and San Diego Rd. in  Northeast Berkeley, John Hinkel Park is filled with magnificent oak trees, grassy picnic areas and BBQ fire pits.

By |2016-09-07T12:37:00-07:00August 18th, 2016|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Summer Drinks at Skates

Amerafine

Amerafine

Skates on the Bay’s Mixologist Rob McCarthy has concocted four new cocktails for your summertime bliss, including one made with seasonal basil and others with bitters or citrus.

  • Amerafine – Campari, housemade vermouth, celery bitters & soda
  • Lower East Side – Woodford Rye, housemade vermouth, rhubarb bitters
  • Dismantled H2O Melon Punch – St. George Botanivore gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, 5 spice
  • Tortuga – Mt. Gay rum, lime juice, brown sugar-basil syrup

Summer Beer:  Hailing from Portland, OR, Widmer Hefe Shandy Seasonal Ale – the original American hefeweizen gets a bold new citrusy aroma and flavor from lemon drop hops and natural lemonade flavor

Summer Wine: Bieler Pere et Fils Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence ‘Sabine’ Rose – aromas and flavors from savory lavender and rosemary to rose petal notesto citrus, wild raspberry and tart cherries

How does Rob come up with these cocktails?

“Crafting cocktails is all about knowing which techniques to use, and when to use them. Do I over caramelize the sugar in the house vermouth or do I add more bittering agents to bring out the flavor profile that I want.

“The most important thing is that I am in complete control of each ingredient and how it tastes in order to impart the final profile that I am after.

But where do the ideas for a new a cocktail come from? Rob says that sometimes a sensational meal inspires him to create a drink to pair with it. Or sometimes there is a happy accident that makes the cut.

“Sometimes I learn a new technique or come across a new ingredient and find several ways to exploit them. For instance, when I learned how to make vermouth I also made several different ones with completely different profiles and a drink or two for each one. ” Happy mixing, Rob.

More recipes from Rob:

Mixologist Meets Botanist at Skates on the Bay 

Spring Drinks on the Bay

Skates is located at 100 Seawall Dr. in Berkeley | (510) 549-1900

By |2016-07-15T13:43:17-07:00July 13th, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Spring Drinks On the Bay at Skates

If you were following the story of Mixologist Meets Botanist at Skates on the Bay, you will want to know about the splash of Spring Cocktails Skates is currently featuring:
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·         Lavender Collins – Hangar 1 vodka, distilled locally in Alameda,  Giffard Crème de Violette and their house-crafted lavender syrup.  This is a wonderful twist on a traditional “poolside” – or in this case “bayside” – drink. Enjoy a slight sweetness with just the right amount of lavender to make it unique to the palette, yet still maintain a nice balance.
·         Parasol-Lillet Blanc – St. Germain elderflower liqueur, house-crafted honey syrup and Ruffino Prosecco. For folks who enjoy the bubbly, this is a smooth, slightly herbaceous spring, sipping cocktail.
·         Robin’s Nest – Hendricks gin, Giffard Crème de Violette, lemon juice and house-crafted maraschino syrup.  Mixologist Rob McCarthy spends a lot of time fine tuning ingredients so they balance and complement one another. With the Robin’s Nest you get the distinct flavor of gin rounded out on the end with the juicy richness of maraschino cherries and lavender. It’s a great combination of unusual elements.
·         Young Man’s Game – Bulleit 95 Rye, Dubonet, Cointreau and Peychaud bitters. This is a drink for those ladies and gentlemen who like a little “mmph” in their adult beverage.  If you haven’t experienced rye, this would be a fantastic introduction.

Stay tuned for the new cocktail menu coming out soon!

By |2016-07-13T08:15:53-07:00May 7th, 2016|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Green Cocktails on the Bay: Where Mixologist Meets Botanist

It’s all the buzz downrsz_1bartenders copy at Skates on the Bay. Cocktails garnished with fresh herbs and citrus. Meet the Bartenders: Rob McCarthy, Mixologist (r),  and Greyson Schultz, Botanist (l). What a fun creative team behind the bar in Berkeley Marina. Each month Skates  bases its culinary and bar menus on fresh ingredients available locally. So for the Mixologist and Botanist, it is all about inspiration from the herbs and citrus that are growing.

In March the bar menu was based on the theme: Manhattan March. “I love Manhattans,” quipped Bob. “So, I did some fun takes on the traditional Manhattan.” Fresh lemon peel tops off The Dublin which he concocted with Bushmills, dry vermouth and Nardini Amaro (herbs and bitter orange peel) liqueur. Using Tarragon with black tea infused Baker’s Bourbon in honor of the Jewish Holiday Purim (where you are supposed to drink heavily according to McCarthy), he created the Mordecai Manhattan with Bigallet China China Amer (anise, clove, mint) liqueur and cardamon bitters. For The Gentleman from Savannah, he used Southern Comfort with his own house-made honey-pear bitters with herbal Nardini Amaro liqueur. McCarthy shares his honey-pear bitters recipe with us:

Honey-Pear Bitters

  • 8 oz ever clear (170 proof)
  • 3 vanilla beans cut into 1 inch sections and opened
  • peel and pith from 1 large lemon
  • 1 T of local organic honey
  • Shake this every day and sample for 2 weeks
  • Run this mix through a fine mesh strainer and place back into mason jar

Stay tuned for April’s bar specials that promise to create a Spring splash. Rob has created four great new Spring drinks: Lavender Collins, Parasol, Robin’s Nest and Young Man’s Game.

Skates on the Bay is located at 100 Seawall Drive in the Berkeley Marina

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Fun Globe-Trotting Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series 2016 Schedule

©ORACLE TEAM USA/photo Javier Salinas

©ORACLE TEAM USA/photo Javier Salinas

THE 2016 LOUIS VUITTON AMERICA’S CUP WORLD SERIES

It’s a fun globe-trotting year ahead for the World Series with races being held on the Indian Ocean in the Middle East, on the Mediterranean in Southern France, again in The Solent waterway in Portsmouth,UK, and then on the Hudson River in New York and on fresh water in Chicago.

 

Race Schedule

  • Muscat, Oman —Feb. 27-28, 2016; 
  • New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;
  • Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;
  • Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;
  • Toulon, France — Sept. 10-11, 2016;
  • Fukuoka, Japan — Nov. 18-20, 2016

Results at the close of the NYC World Series regatta May 8, 2016:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand 244
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 236
  3. Land Rover BAR 227
  4. SoftBank Team Japan 203
  5. Artemis Racing 201
  6. Groupama Team France 194

Results at the close of  the World Series races in 2015:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand 122
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 112
  3. Land Rover BAR 109
  4. Artemis Racing 105
  5. SoftBank Team Japan 100
  6. Groupama Team France 82

 

The Royal Gazette captured Tom Slingsby’s anticipation of the 2016 races. ORACLE TEAM USA’s helmsman and sailing team manager does not like being in second place going into 2016’s World Series races. He wants to be in the lead at all times, at every turn. ORACLE is currently training on the San Francisco Bay to get their team ready to take over Emirate Team New Zealand’s first place status. Stay tuned and get ready for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda – watch the highlights of the Finals -Race 19 in 2013 on San Francisco Bay.

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