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May 21, 2015
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Local Happenings
Thursday, May 21
n 10 a.m. Alameda Stamp Club:
Meeting, stamp clinic and swap
meet. Guests welcome. Room D,
Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa
Clara Ave. (Info: 522-6503)
n 10 a.m. to noon: Dental
Consultation: Free consultation, by appointment, with Dr.
Alfred Chong. Offered every third
Thursday of the month. Mastick
Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara
Ave. (Info, reservs: 747-7506)
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trinity
Seniors: Jeff Bridges from
Ploughshares Nursery will bring
plants and talk about how to care
for them at 11 a.m. Lunch is served
at noon; May birthdays will be celebrated. Trinity Lutheran Church,
1323 Central Ave.
n 10:30 a.m. New Member
Orientation: Take a tour and learn
about the center and the schedule of activities. Mastick Senior
Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. (Preregistration required: 747-7506)
n 11:30 a.m. AARP, Chapter #20:
Meeting. Free for seniors. Social
Hall, Mastick Senior Center, 1155
Santa Clara Ave. (Info: Marge Ryan,
523-4148)
n 1 p.m. Mastick Movie Matinee:
Big Eyes. Free for seniors. Mastick
Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave.
(Info: 747-7506)
n 6 to 8 p.m. Harvey Milk Day
Celebration: Sixth annual event
featuring Victoria Forrester as
keynote speaker. Alameda High
School Gymnasium, Oak Street and
Alameda Avenue. (Info: 229-9521 or
522-6012)
n 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Create a
Water-wise Home and Garden”:
Presented by Laura Allen, cofounder of Greywater Action and
author of The Water-Wise Home:
How to Conserve, Capture, and
Reuse Water in Your Home and
Landscape. Question and answer
session follows. Free. West End
Branch Library, 788 Santa Clara
Ave. (Info: 747-7767)
n 7 to 9 p.m. Storytelling:
Featured storyteller followed by an
open mic. Free. Frank Bette Center
for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info,
registration: 523-6957 or www.frank
bettecenter.org)
n 7:30 p.m. Alameda Women
Artists: Meeting. Prospective members call ahead to confirm location.
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1910
Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 865-0541)
Friday, May 22
n 2 to 3 p.m. Preschool Crafts:
Crafts for children ages 3 to 6
and their caregivers. Dress to get
messy. Free. Main Branch of the
Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St.
(Info: 747-7705)
n 2 to 3:30 p.m. HIV and Hep C
Testing: Free and confidential testing and support referrals. For information and location, call Alameda
Family Services, 629-6300.
n 8 p.m. Taize – Prayer Around
the Cross: An ecumenical candlelight service of mantra style
chants, meditation, contemplation
and reflection, silence, solitude
and serenity. Free to the public. St
Joseph Basilica, 1109 Chestnut St.
n 9 p.m. Zydeco Music and
Dance: Featuring Curley Taylor and
Zydeco Trouble. Dance lessons at
8. Tickets sold at the door: $15.
Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave.
(Info: 415-285-6285)
Saturday, May 23
n 1 to 4 p.m. House Tour: Last
tour starts at 3. Admission: $5.
Meyers House and Gardens, 2021
Alameda Ave.
n 2 to 3 p.m. Family Nature Fun
Hour: “Memorial Day Memories.”
Learn to fold a flag, tie a knot, make
a flower to put on the Merchant
Mariners Memorial and more; then
learn what’s new in the Visitors
Center. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay
Ave. (Info: 544-3187)
n 3 to 3:30 p.m. Fish Feeding
Time: Five aquariums with more
than 20 bay species will be fed
while you learn who is eating what
and how aquarium environments
are kept healthy. Free for all ages.
Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info:
544-3187)
n 7 to 9 p.m. Poetry at the
Bette: Prose and poetry reading.
Admission is free; donations appreciated. Frank Bette Center for the
Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: www.frank
Courtesy photo
bettecenter.org or 523-6957)
Learn about the origins of the Navy Seals aboard the
Sunday, May 24
USS Hornet on Saturday, May 30.
n 5:30 p.m. Flat Tire Clinic: Learn
Staffers from Assemblyman Rob
Wednesday, May 27
how to fix a flat tire on your bike.
n 9 a.m. Walk With Us: A special Bonta’s office will be available.
Bring your bike or wheel; tools and
instruction provided. Free to the walk in honor of Older Americans Administrative Conference Room,
public. Alameda Bicycle, 1522 Park Month; organized by AES Therapy Main Branch of the Alameda Free
St. (Info: 522-0070, info@alameda & Fitness and Mastick. Walk to Library, 1550 Oak St.
n 1:30 p.m. Music Appreciation:
City Hall where free senior health
bicycle.com)
Piano
recital and discussion with
seminars
will
be
ongoing
from
10
n 10 a.m. to noon. Sunday Stroll:
volunteer
instructor William Sturm,
Kick off the unofficial start of sum- a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mastick Senior
featuring
“Music for Springtime.”
Center,
1155
Santa
Clara
Ave.
(Info:
mer with a shoreline stroll to the
Free to seniors. Mastick Senior
Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary. Free 747-7506)
n 10 a.m. to noon: Blood Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. (Info:
for all ages. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay
Pressure
Screening: Free for seniors. 747-7506)
Ave. (Info: 544-3187)
n 3 to 5 p.m. Office Hours:
n 2 to 3 p.m. Family Nature Fun Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa
Staffers
from Congresswoman
Clara
Ave.
(Info:
747-7506)
Hour: “Memorial Day Memories.”
Barbara
Lee’s
office will be availn
10:30
a.m.
to
noon:
Midweek
Learn to fold a flag, tie a knot, make
able.
Administrative
Conference
a flower to put on the Merchant Bible Café: Christian Bible study
Room,
Main
Branch
of
the
Alameda
open
to
all
without
regard
for
Mariners Memorial and more; then
learn what’s new in the Visitors where you are on your spiritual Free Library, 1550 Oak St.
n 7 to 9 p.m. Knitting Circle:
Center. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay journey. Continues through June
Knitters
of all levels and ages wel24.
First
Congregational
Church,
Ave. (Info: 544-3187)
come. Free to the public. Julie’s
n 3 to 3:30 p.m. Fish Feeding 1912 Central Ave. (Info: 522-6012)
n 4 to 5:30 p.m. Grief Support Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park
Time: Five aquariums with more
Group:
Free. Women’s Health St. (Info: 865-2385)
than 20 bay species will be fed
n 7 to 9 p.m. “New Directions
while you learn who is eating what Center, Alameda Hospital, 2070
for
Alameda Schools”: Public forum
Clinton
Ave.
(Info:
582-8434)
and how aquarium environments
with board president Barbara
are kept healthy. Free for all ages.
Thursday, May 28
Kahn and superintendent Sean
Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info:
n
10
to
11:30
a.m.
Alzheimer’s
McPhetridge; presented by the
544-3187)
Support Group: Meeting sponsored Alameda League of Women Voters.
by the Alzheimer’s Association for Free to the public. Room 605,
Monday, May 25
n 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. families and caregivers of those Encinal High School, 210 Central
“Concentration: Meditation in with Alzheimer’s and related disor- Ave. (Info: 865-2385)
Movement & Stillness”: Led ders. Mastick Senior Center, 11255
by Pauletta Chanco and Dina Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 482-8700)
SNEAK PEEK
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trinity
Hondrogen. Explore the interconnected practices of yoga and Seniors: Julia Park Tracey,
n May 30, 1 p.m. “Birth of the
meditation. All levels of practice Alameda’s poet laureate will share
welcome. Bring a lunch. Donation some poetry at 11. Lunch is served Original Navy Seal: The Underwater
basis. Island Yoga, 911 Central Ave. at noon. Trinity Lutheran Church, Demolition Team”: LCDR William
Goehner Jr., World War II veteran
(Info: 205-5003 or www.islandyoga. 1323 Central Ave.
n 1 p.m. Mastick Movie Matinee: and one of the first Navy Seals in
com)
Angel
Face. Free for seniors. World War II, will speak. USS Hornet
n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial
Day Open House: Drop in for all- Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Bog Band will perform from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. USS Hornet Museum, 707
day family nature activities: nature Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7506)
n
1
to
3
p.m.
Office
Hours:
b EVENTS: Page 12
crafts, snake meet and greet, pond
and cove exploration, nature videos and more. Beach exploration,
pond walk, fish feeding. Free to the
public. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave.
(Info: 544-3187)
n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial
Day Services: Formal service begins
at 1 p.m., including an invocation,
a wreath-tossing ceremony and a
military parade. Musical performances and a presentation of the
colors starts at 11 a.m. USS Hornet
Museum, 707 W. Hornet Ave. Pier 3,
15,000 sq. ft. Packed with “Everything Under The Sun”
Alameda Point (Info, tix: 521-8448,
Ext. 225 or www.hornetevents.com)
Antiques, Collectibles and more • Everything priced to go!
n 11 a.m. Memorial Day
FIRST HUGE SALE
Ceremony: Free to the public.
Veterans Memorial Park, Doolittle
Thursday May 21 thru Sunday May 24
and Island drives. Hosted by
10AM-4PM
Vietnam Veterans of America,
At
the
end
of
Mulberry
Street at Eagle Avenue
Chapter 400.
n 8 to 10 p.m. Big Band Night:
Dance to the big band sounds
of Dave Altschuler’s Swingtime
Big Band. $5 donation requested
at the door. Temple Israel, 3183
For More
Mecartney Road.
The ReCrafting Co.
Quality Sewing, Knitting, Beading
and other Craft Supplies
for Sale on Consignment
at Amazingly Affordable Prices!
Open Craft Night Wednesdays 6-9PM
2449 Santa Clara Ave. • 510.263.0249
Business & Consignment Hours
Tues.-Fri. 10:00-5:30 & Sat. 10:00-5
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Pauline’s Pink
Elephant Sale!
Alameda Warehouse
Huge Liquidation Sale
Tuesday, May 26
n 7:30 p.m. Spring Concert:
Featuring the Alameda Community
Band performing “The Wonderful
World of Disney.” Free to the public, donations welcome. Kofman
Auditorium, 2200 Central Ave.
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