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The Experience, Emeryville: Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe – Diner Friday Nights

The Experience:

Friday Night Live Music on the Patio!

What are you doing Friday eventing?  Ready for some great tunes, food and drink? We’ve got your covered.

Our neighborhood diner has all kinds of food & drink options. And then Friday night concerts on the patio. Here’s what’s happening. David Thornton Band is playing Friday night starting at 6pm. Full September schedule below.

David Thornton Band: The Story:

David is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
David has been writing and performing his own blues, country, and rock tunes for over 10 years.
David describes his music as, “bar room music for everyone”.
David has performed around the San Francisco bay area at difference blues jams.
David has also recorded his own CD, which is available on this web site as well.

Musical influences include:

B.B. King
Eric Clapton
Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughan
and others

It will be a fine evening. Bring your friends and get down to Rudy’s!

Rudy’s in the news:

Rudy’s appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America tied the diner into its rock band origins with the diner’s name derived from The Clash’s song Rudie Can’t Fail. You can watch the segment here. Then ABC News hypes it up later on in the news.

And remember: When you are at Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe, you are Rudy. Check their calendar for upcoming concerts.

Rudy’s Hours: Daily, 8am-3pm – Breakfast + Lunch; Wed – Sat, 5-9pm Dinner 510-594-1221.

About Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe

Rudy’s was born from a desire to create a restaurant where people of all walks of life can feel welcome and eat honest food in a fun atmosphere. They are committed to serving their community with an eatery that is reasonably priced, family friendly, and that cares about your well-being.

Where:

4081 Hollis St

Emeryville

https://www.iamrudy.com/

By |2026-09-03T14:30:22-07:00September 3rd, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts 40th Art Exhibition!

The Experience:

Landmark exhibition  showcases 210 works by 106 artists connected to Emeryville.

Immerse yourself in the Art Scene and celebrate Emeryville’s vibrant arts community!

WHERE: 5905 Shellmound St, Public Market Emeryville.

WHEN: October 3 through 25, 2026, 11am-6 pm. Wednesdays through Sundays.

OPENING: Gala Opening Night Reception on Friday, October 2, from 6-9pm

The 2026 Emeryville Art Exhibition will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of bringing artists, residents, businesses and visitors together through one of the city’s most enduring cultural traditions.

First presented in 1987, the exhibition was imagined when City leaders, interested in shaking the city’s reputation as a decaying industrial town, sponsored an art exhibition to ‘clean up’ the city’s image, highlighting Emeryville’s creative community while creating an event residents could proudly call their own.

“The Emeryville Art Exhibition is what art has always been meant to be: accessible, inclusive, affordable and engaging,” said John J. Bauters, Director of Emeryville Celebration of the Arts. “Art is the medium through which ideas, perspectives, questions and emotions take form, and our exhibition is the forum where the community gathers to receive, discuss, embrace and share in them.”

The Emeryville Art Exhibition has never had a permanent venue. Each year, an Emeryville property owner contributes an available space for the monthlong show, transforming an unused space into a community cultural event space.

Once again the exhibit returns to the Public Market due to the generosity of Oxford Properties. Production of the event is supported by sponsors: City of Emeryville, Public Market and Wareham Development.

Featured here: “Sigöldugljúfur Canyon at Summer Light” by Raph Greenberg, photography print, 2024, 20˝ x 14˝

Oxford Properties Group

Each year the exhibition space is donated by a local Emeryville business. For the fourth year in a row, Oxford Properties Group has generously offered the space for the Annual Exhibition at Public Market Emeryville. Situated at the south end of this lively artisan food destination, exhibition visitors will find ample parking and dining options.

Celebration of the Arts

The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition is sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. Their mission is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, to promote the city as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working, and, most recently, to partner with the City of Emeryville in the Rotten City Emeryville Cultural Arts District, a program of the California Arts Council.

More info. 510/652-6122.

Where:

5905 Shellmound St – Public Market Emeryville

Emeryville

www.emeryarts.org

By |2026-09-03T15:14:45-07:00September 3rd, 2026|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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The Experience, Emeryville: Honor Kitchen & Cocktails Invitation

The Experience:

Spirits inspired by the California Gray Whale!

Honor is excited to welcome Gray Whale Gin & Vodka to their menu and invite you to come by Friday, August 21 during Happy Hour, 3-6pm, to try their new Gray Whale martinis. Your first drink is complimentary, courtesy of Gray Whale, while supplies last!

A Gray Whale representative will be present to share more about the brand and its mission to protect and restore our oceans.  Their spirits are inspired by the California gray whale’s migration path along the Pacific Coast

Every year the California Gray Whale makes a 12,000 journey from the warm lagoons of Baja California to the cool waters of the arctic. Gray Whale’s refreshing coastal gin is perfected with six botanicals sourced along the whales’ journey. Gray Whale Vodka is small batch distilled with California grapes and created with no additives or sugar, leaving it silky-smooth.

Stop by, grab a martini, and enjoy a taste of the California coast! (510) 653-8667

HONOR (on-er) n. Honesty, fairness, or integrity on one’s beliefs and actions.  A source of credit or distinction. High respect, as for worth, merit, or rank.  High public esteem, fame; glory; the privilege of being associated.

Where:

1411 Powell  St

Emeryville

https://www.honoremeryville.com/

By |2026-08-20T09:25:36-07:00August 20th, 2026|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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The Experience, Emeryville: Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe Diner Spotlight

The Experience:

Our own Emeryville Diner – Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café in the News!

Tying Rudy’s into its rock band origins with the diner’s name derived from The Clash’s song Rudie Can’t Fail, co-owner Doug Smith talks with ABC News’ Becky Worley about Rudy’s as co-owner Chef Nelson explains some of the most popular breakfast dishes from Funny Face Pancakes to Crab Eggs Benedict. All part of a series about diners across America for the Good Morning America show. Great segment, Doug & Nelson. Congrats!

You can watch the segment here.

Then ABC News hypes it up later on in the news.

The crew is waiting for your breakfast order at Rudy’s and don’t forget to say congrats!

And remember: When you are at Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe, you are Rudy. Check their calendar for upcoming concerts.

Rudy’s Hours: Daily, 8am-3pm – Breakfast + Lunch; Wed – Sat, 5-9pm Dinner 510-594-1221.

About Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe

Rudy’s was born from a desire to create a restaurant where people of all walks of life can feel welcome and eat honest food in a fun atmosphere. They are committed to serving their community with an eatery that is reasonably priced, family friendly, and that cares about your well-being.

Where:

4081 Hollis St

Emeryville

https://www.iamrudy.com/

By |2026-08-15T13:37:48-07:00August 13th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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The Experience, Emeryville: Wondrous Brewing Co. Destination

The Experience:

A world of quality in every glass!

This brewery has been a destination for beer enthusiasts ever since the doors opened. They specialize in a celebrated range of German-style lagers and classic West Coast hoppy beers – right here in Emeryville. And it may now be luring even more visitors from around the world.

In his Forbes magazine article ‘Beer Destinations Around the World Worth Traveling For In 2026’, Sr Contributor Jim Dobson names Wondrous Brewing among the contenders. The premise of the article is that travelers used to plan their trips and happen to find a brewery where they landed. Now folks plan their trips around specific breweries – from Baja California to Bangkok, to London to Emeryville!

Wondrous Brewing – Bay Area California. “Wondrous lets its beer do the talking. Founder Wynn Whisenhunt trained in Germany and worked at well-known Northern California breweries like Sante Adairius and Lagunitas. You can taste that skill in every glass. In a beer world that often rewards bold flavors, Wondrous is different because of its precision.” – Jim Dobson, Forbes Magazine, May16, 2026.

Congratulations Wynn!

 Get down to Wondrous Brewing and hang in their fun outside patio where you’ll find community and dogs are welcome. You can order from Los Moles, Good to Eat Dumplings, KYU2 or Rotten City Pizza – all close by. Please note their new taproom hours.

About

Wondrous Brewing Company is a dream project of owner and brewer Wynn Whisenhunt. He grew up in the East Bay and has been brewing beer professionally in Northern California for over ten years. Wynn is well respected in the craft beer industry for his award-winning beer. Wondrous is passionate about brewing small batch thoughtful beers. They focus on lagers, hoppy beers & barrel aged beers.

Taproom Hours:
Mon – Tues: 3 – 8pm
Wed – Fri: 2 – 9pm
Sat: 12 – 9pm
Sun: 12 – 8pm

Wondrous Brewing Company Brewery. Creating thoughtful beers to inspire wonder.

Photo/Forbes magazine

Where:

1306 65th St

Emeryville

https://wondrousbrewing.com

By |2026-07-09T10:25:35-07:00July 9th, 2026|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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