
	February 3, 2014

BART Plaza Redesign Community Open House

Monday, February 3 | 4:30 - 7:30 pm

3rd Floor Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Public Library - Central Branch | 2090 Kittredge St.

The Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza and Transit Area Improvement Project invites you to a Community Open House!

Review project goals and timeline, meet the Design Team and share your opinions about:

Sustainability in design
Transit infrastructure
Bike and pedestrian amenities
Downtown commerce and arts

Be a part of defining the next steps to remake Downtown Berkeley.

For more information, see Community Open House flyer HERE.

1st Annual Black History Month Celebration

Saturday, February 8th | 1:00 - 6:00 pm

Berkeley Community Theater | 1900 Allston Way, Berkeley High School | FREE

The Berkeley Juneteenth Committee invites you to come celebrate Harambee - "A Community Coming Together: African, Then American" at the First Annual Black History Month Celebration. The music of artists Kev Choice, Zulu Spear, Afrofunk Experience, and Akayaa Atule will be woven into the edu-tainment musical which will include poetry, drums, song, dance, video, and narrative. Berkeley filmmaker Doug Harris will present an excerpt from his current documentary film about Northern California's first Black Assemblyman from Berkeley. The film presentation will take a close look at Berkeley's Black history from a socio-economic and political perspective. Berkeley civic icons will also be honored with civil rights awards.

Downtown Berkeley is for Lovers

Friday, February 14 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza | Shattuck Ave at Center St. | FREE

The Downtown Berkeley Association invites ALL lovers - gay, lesbian, straight, and other - to say "I Do" at the first-ever Valentine's Day Mass Wedding and drawing with the chance to win a mini-honeymoon in Downtown Berkeley! The mass wedding will be performed by licensed officiates: Berkeley City Council Member Darryl Moore, Berkeley School Board Member Judy Appel, and Berkeley Chamber CEO Polly Armstrong, with DJ O Aces spinning romantic tunes for the couples' first dance.

Audience participation is key to the drawing for the mini-honeymoons! Every person in attendance will have a chance to cast their vote for one couple - so bring lots of friends! The more ballots cast for a couple, the better chance they have at winning. Downtown merchants are also providing month-long specials during February for all lovers, couples and friends!

After the reception, the three couples will be treated to two nights at Hotel Shattuck Plaza, late Friday night dinner at Eureka!, breakfast in bed, Saturday lunch at BUILD Pizzeria Roma, dinner at FIVE restaurant, Saturday night tickets to "The House that will not Stand" at the Berkeley Rep, and Sunday matinee tickets "Endless Love" at Landmark Shattuck Cinemas.

SF Beer Week: Sour Sunday

Sunday, February 9 | 11:30 am - 5:00 pm

Jupiter | 2181 Shattuck Ave. |

Triple Rock Brewery | 1920 Shattuck Ave. |

$30 for commemorative glass & five 3 oz pours

Triple Rock and Jupiter will once again be pulling out the stops to showcase all that is wild, sour, barreled and beautiful in beer at Sour Sunday 2014. Triple Rock will be your destination for global whale chasing with beers from renowned breweries around the globe including Cantillon, Mikkeller, Drie Fontenein, and more. At Jupiter, however, you'll have a chance to sip and savor the barrel creations of brewers right in our CA backyard with beers from Russian River, Drake's Brewing, Almanac, and The Bruery as well as a few great out-of-state funky brewers like Jolly Pumpkin, Upright, Jester King, and Logsdon.

Sour lovers, mark your calendars, this is going to be a day you won't want to miss.

		More SF Beer Week Events Saturday, February 8 - Sunday, February 16 \| Bay Area Beer Flight \| Eureka! Burger \| 2068 Center St. Saturday, February 8 \| 5:00 pm - 12:00 am \| Alesmith Beer Week Kickoff \| Beta Lounge \| 2129 Durant Ave. \| FREE Admission Monday, February 10 \| Band of Gypsies Tap Takeover \| 7:00 - 11:pm \| Bobby G's Pizzeria \| 2072 University Ave. \| FREE Admission Tuesday, February 11 \| The Lunch Special with Drake's, Faction and Triple Rock \| 11:30 am - 4:00 pm \| Triple Rock Brewery \| 1920 Shattuck Ave. Monday, February 12 \| Beer Trivia with Oskar Blues \| 7:00 - 11:pm \| Bobby G's Pizzeria \| 2072 University Ave. \| FREE Admission Thursday, February 13 \| Stone Brewing Company \| 7:00 - 11:pm \| Bobby G's Pizzeria \| 2072 University Ave. \| FREE Admission Thursday, February 13 \| 5:00 pm - 12:00 am \| An EPIC Evening \| Beta Lounge \| 2129 Durant Ave. \| FREE Admission Friday, February 14 \| Chocolate Milk Stout is for Lovers \| 11:30 am - 2:00 am \| Triple Rock Brewery \| 1920 Shattuck Ave. Friday, February 14 \| Strong Beer Night \| 4:00 - 11:00 pm \| Bobby G's Pizzeria \| 2072 University Ave. \| FREE Admission Saturday, February 15 \| Strength & Barrels: Barrel-Aged & Imperial Stout Releases \| 11:30 am - 2:00 am \| Triple Rock Brewery \| 1920 Shattuck Ave.

		Ambassadors CPR and AED Certified by Fast Response Downtown Berkeley is lucky to be home of the Bay Area's premier community and professional health care education and training center, Fast Response School of Health Care Education. Fast Response, through the generosity of owner Tom Peck, coordination by Staff Member Seana Edwards and instruction by EMTs Ashanti and Rachel provided pro bono CPR/AED certification to the DBA Ambassador Staff. The certification is undoubtedly an invaluable gift to the Downtown Community. A gift that could someday save a life. Thank You Fast Response!

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