July 16, 2014
 
Saturday, July 19 | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm 
Civic Center Park | 2151 Martin Luther King Jr Way | FREE
This Saturday, Berkeley Spark is bringing Burning Man to Berkeley! Berkeley Spark is a free community-driven arts and technology festival where people create, collaborate, and connect, inspiring innovation and creativity. Experience the artistic spirit of Burning Man through interactive art sculptures, workshops, food, and a hip-hop open mic. You can dance on the mutant vehicle U.N.A.V.E.R.Z or on the grass to the talented DJ's from Barefoot Boogie, Ecstatic Dance Oakland, and Soul Sanctuary Dance. As part of Berkeley Spark's East Bay Innovation Tech Corridor, local innovators, designers, makers, hackers, scientists, and other creative types will be on site sharing their ideas and inventions, featuring algae-based batteries, EL wire workshops, and more.
Berkeley Spark's vendors will help prepare you for the playa, from organic beauty products to locally designed clothing and apparel to artisans and jewelry makers. Berkeley Spark's Beer and Wine Garden features popular hand-crafted brews from local breweries Drake's Brewing Company and Jupiter, while Dan Cook of The Mead Kitchen will be pouring his own hand-crafted meads. Taste artisan pork and vegan versions of banh mi from Amy Murray of Revival Bar + Kitchen, Tamales Acapulco's authentic tacos, pupusas, and tamales, and Real Cool Frozen Treats.
Fore more information, check out the East Bay Express article here: "Bringing Burning Man to Berkeley"
Volunteer during the festival to help make Berkeley Spark happen AND get a free beer/mead ticket! Please email berkeleyspark@gmail.com to sign up for a four hour shift with openings starting at 7:30am until 10pm.
Saturday, July 19 | 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm  
David Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way | FREE
For one afternoon, the David Brower Center will present Meet Your Maker, a celebration of the Bay Area's alternative economies. Featuring Treasure Island Flea's artisans, Institute of Urban Homesteading's radical educators, Urban Ore's scavengers, and Bay Area Community Exchange's (BACE) timebankers, Meet Your Maker allows visitors to experience the breadth and depth of locally-generated, more sustainable alternatives to standard commercial production.

Meet Your Maker audiences will have the chance to explore a local craft market in the Brower Center gallery by Treasure Island Flea and Oakland's Jack of All Trades, including including handcrafted jewelry, originally made fashion, live art, re-purposed furniture pieces and more. Food trucks Cheese Gone Wild, Kenny's Heart & Soul, Naked Chorizo, Skylitesnowballs, and Drip Mobile Express, as well as local musicians Rob Reich, Kevin Kooyumjian, Shelby Lanterman, and Jack Cutter will be on hand to ensure attendees can fill their bellies, quench their thirst, and groove to the rhythm while they peruse the Maker offerings.
Saturday, August 9 | 10:00 am - 11:30 pm 
Civic Center Park | 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way | FREE
Calling beer nerds and film fans! Bike East Bay is seeking volunteers for our newest event -- New Belgium Clips Beer and Film Tour right here in Downtown Berkeley! Clips comes to town on Saturday, August 9 in Berkeley's Civic Center Park and will feature beer tastings of brews you won't find at the grocery and inspiring short films. 70+ dedicated volunteers are needed to help serve beers, sell tokens and help with set up and breakdown. 
 
All volunteers get dinner, a limited edition Clips t-shirt and  New Belgium beer to take home. All proceeds from Clips benefits Bike East Bay's work to promote better bicycling through advocacy and education. Sign up here.
email: info@downtownberkeley.com web: downtownberkeley.com Tel: 510.549.2230