Apologies for the delay in this week's newsletter.  I took the red eye flight last night to Washington to join a group of Mayors who met today with President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to address youth violence and to discuss additional federal resources for Oakland.  I spent most of the day preparing for and attending meetings at the White House.

 

Public safety is my highest priority, and I am grateful to know that President Obama is taking a strong personal interest in reducing youth violence.  He asked us what was working and what he could do administratively to help.  In the 90-minute meeting with the President he listened intently and asked questions.

 

He started the meeting acknowledging that while crime is down across the nation, in many cities youth violence is up.  He wanted to know what data driven programs are working and asked for frank feedback about how effective federal programs were.

 

I was struck by the similarities as each Mayor spoke:

• The violence is rooted in relatively small parts of our cities where drop outs, unemployment, poverty, and gangs intersect.  We need to tackle these issues as part of a long term solution.

• We all asked that federal resources be focused to help us arrest and convict the most violent criminals.

• Several of us specifically cited the need for more support for programs like Ceasefire and Peace in the Parks.

In all, it was a good session and the President promised to follow up with discussions and specific actions. 

 

Oakland is strongly investing our local resources in rebuilding the police force.  Our first officer academy in more than four years will complete field training in about a week; the next academy graduates in mid-September and will hit the streets for field training; and the third academy starts at the end of September.  At the same time we are staffing up our Ceasefire Program with a new coordinator and a dedicated team of police officers.  This will allow us to call-in and follow up with the most violent criminals in the City more effectively.  But our resources remain limited, so our growing federal partnerships are incredibly important to helping protect the people who live and work in Oakland.

 

Following our meeting with the President we spent about two hours with the Attorney General joined by our Chiefs.  Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa joined me for this meeting.

 

We made four requests:

   

2.  Additional assistance from Oakland's federal partners including the ATF and FBI

3.  Additional resources for intervention programs like those involved in the City's Ceasefire program

4.  Increased workforce funding to create more local jobs for residents in impacted neighborhoods and job training programs for parolees and as alternatives to prisons for youth

 

Assistant Chief Figueroa emphasized that these priorities would create an immediate and long term reduction in violence and crime based on our experience with their increased help so far. He also asked that more federal police training programs be held on the West Coast so that they can be accessible to more Oakland officers.

 

The White House press office issued the following statement about the meetings:

 

President Obama and Attorney General Holder met this afternoon with a group of mayors from around the country to discuss strategies to reduce youth violence. The President reiterated that government alone can never fill the void that causes a child to turn to violence, but that we all have a responsibility to do our part to create safe communities and save lives. The President applauded the mayors for their local efforts to combat violence, solicited their input about proven methods, and pledged his Administration's partnership. He also vowed to continue doing everything in his power to combat gun violence through executive action and to press Congress to pass common-sense reforms like expanding the background check system and cracking down on gun trafficking. 

 

 

State Attorney General Kamala Harris with Federal Assistant Attorney General Melinda Haag, District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, OPD officers, FBI and Federal Marshals after mass arrest of Case Gang members

 

At the beginning of last year I was able to meet with the White House and Attorney General to discuss the issue of illegal guns and the violent gangs in our city.  I asked for federal agents to help our police identify and arrest those involved in shootings and other violent crimes and to help stop the illegal guns too accessible to our youth.

In response they have increased federation agents assigned to Oakland and assisted our department with a series of focused investigations and arrests of violent gang members in West and East Oakland.  

While the official chain cutting ceremony will happen on Labor Day at 3pm, that will be hours before the bridge reopens.

What I am really excited about is the opening of the new Bike and Pedestrian Path.  For the first time in history, pedestrians and cyclists will have the chance to travel on the Bay Bridge's new Oakland Span. A portion of the 15.5-foot wide bicycle/pedestrian path will open to the public at noon on Tuesday, September 3. Before the pathway can fully connect to Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands, crews will need to demolish a portion of the existing bridge in order to build and connect the rest of the path to Yerba Buena Island. Once completed, the pathway will extend the 2.2 miles between Oakland and Yerba Buena Island.

To ensure pedestrian safety, there will be one lane in each direction for bicycles and an outside lane designated for walkers. The bike and pedestrian path is named after the late East Bay Bicycle Coalition founder and Bay Bridge pathway advocate, Alex Zuckermann. A plaque bearing his name will be located on the trail.

PATHWAY SAFETY

• 15-mph advisory speed limit
• Bicycle-mounted officers from the California Highway Patrol will patrol the path
• Skateboards and skates are not permitted
• Cyclists must yield to pedestrians

• The Bay Trail in Emeryville or Oakland 
• Burma Road/ Maritime Street in Oakland

Click here for more info about the path. 

 

 

City Labor Day Holidays 

Monday, September 2 is a federal holiday and therefore the City of Oakland administrative offices will be closed. Police, fire and emergency services are not affected during the holiday. Libraries, senior centers, Head Start sites and the animal shelter will be closed. And the Free Green Broadway Shuttle will not operate on Monday. 

 

It's also a parking holiday, so motorists may park for free at City meters. 

 

The growing Oakland Pride weekend is expecting over 30,000 participants on Labor Day Weekend despite the Bay Bridge Closure.  All events are reachable by BART and other public transportation.  The Mayor's Office is a sponsor again and we will have our booth there!  Please come by.

 

 

For more info: 239-7197, ourkinfolkz@gmail.com , SPECTRUMQueerMedia.com 

 

The sQm 2013 Oakland Pride FIlm Fest is a five day celebration of new & traditional LGBTQ films with food, fun, fashion shows, and more! This much-anticipated event is being held at beloved Oakland venues:

 

FILMS:

• Wednesday, August 28: The New Black, Opening Night Gay-la, City Hall
• Thursday, August 29: Big Words, The New Parkway
• Friday, August 30: ShortBus, Grand Lake Coffee House
• Friday, August 30: Paris Is Burning, Uptown Studios
• Saturday, August 31: Mosquita y Mari, Grand Lake Coffee House
• Saturday, August 31: Hella Brown, R/Evolve Party Luka's w/Black

 

As a SPECTRUM 2013 Oakland Pride Film Festival Partner, your business logo will be branded via hyperlink on our Oakland Pride (www.OaklandPride.org) & SPECTRUM (www.SPECTRUMQueerMedia.com) websites, and highlighted in our commemorative film fest program booklet, which will become a keepsake to be treasured, featuring your name. You will also receive valuable exposure through media interest and our on-screen previews during the festival. 

 

LGBTQ film festival heritage:  Created in 2011 and co-presented with the Mayor's Office of the City of Oakland, the SPECTRUM Film Festival honors 2013 Oakland Pride with R/EVOLVE - a 5-day cinematic celebration of our lives, our loves, our spirit, our families, our community, our LGBTQIA Pride & our identity. R/EVOLVE is a rejoice-filled 5 days to re-connect, to re-evolve, to experience our stories as a community and to create positive collective memories as the film fest unfolds.

 

Oakland PRIDE:  An analysis by the Urban Institute of U.S. Census 2000 data showed that Oakland has the third-highest concentration of gays and lesbians among the 50 largest U.S. cities, behind San Francisco and Seattle, with more lesbian couple households per capita than San Francisco. Oakland is the largest city in Alameda county and is the ONLY Pride celebration in the East Bay in 2013. Your sponsorship therefore serves not just Oakland, but the greater metropolitan area, including, but not limited to, Emeryville, Alameda, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Piedmont and Walnut Creek.

 

For more info on how to become a partner, click here. 

 

 

 

   

 

5th Annual Volunteer Fair for Oakland Youth

Saturday, September 7

10am-1pm

Lakeview School Auditorium 

746 Grand Avenue 

(at MacArthur Blvd. aross the street from the Lakeshore Farmer's Market and Grand Lake Theater)

 

 

 

This free event links community members to school-based volunteer

opportunities in Oakland that match their interests, schedules, and abilities. Each non-profit organization fully trains all volunteers before they begin a program.

 

In all, up to 25 school and community-based non-profits will be on hand to share information about the established volunteer programs they operate within Oakland Public Schools and in other settings. 

 

Programs include opportunities for 

• reading tutors
• classroom aides
• homework helpers
• mentors
• writing coaches
• library assistants
• playground monitors
• volunteers for food and nutrition programs for low-income families
• instructors in science enrichment, financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs
• and many more

The volunteer programs provide flexible opportunities for volunteers to commit as much or as little time as they have available - from 1-2 hours to several hours a week. 

 

The event will also include appearances by school district, city officials, and other special guests who will meet with current and prospective volunteers and emphasize the importance of non-profit support in Oakland.

 

Volunteering is a great chance to have a "fun, rewarding experience," according to one of the volunteers who found a great volunteer opportunity at a previous Fair.  "Many of the kids hugged me and thanked me on the last day this past week. What a treat! I work part-time and still have time to do this."

 

For more info: www.VolunteeringForOakland.org  or 388-0601, or contact@volunteeringforoakland.org 

 

 

2013 Oakland Housing Fair

 

Saturday, Sept 14

9am-4pm

Geoffrey's Inner Circle, 410 4th St.

 

Sponsored by NID Housing Counseling Agency, 

the City of Oakland, and 

Assembly Member Rob Bonta 

 

Free housing workshops 

Legal resources and options

 

For registration and info: 

www.nidonline.org ,
268-9792 x 457

 

 

 

For homeowners having problems with their mortgages

Major lenders and HUD counselors will meet with you to discuss your options.  Please bring copies of:

• Two current pay stubs
• Two current bank statements
• Two years full tax returns with schedules
• Mortgage statements
• Property tax and homeowners insurance documents
• A hardship letter
• Current utility bills

First-time home buyer certification program

Morning session - 9am-12noon

Afternoon session - 1-4pm

• Learn how to qualify for a home mortgage loan
• Ask questions of professionals in the home buying process
• Qualify for your certification to have access to First Time Home Buyer down payment assistance programs

 

 

Editor's Note: Remember to check both the UPCOMING and the RECURRINGsections, way down at the bottom, for additional events.

 

The Best Free Thing to Do in the Bay Area for a while will be Walking or Biking on the Oakland Span of the Bay Bridge starting Tuesday, September 3, Noon!!!  See above for more information.

 

 

AT FAIRYLAND

fairyland.org 

12:30pm & 3pm:  Children's Theatre Presents: Cowgirls! The (partly) true story about the girls who won the West. Follow Ruby on her quest to find her beloved cowgirl hat and ride Blue Meany, the orneriest bull that ever bucked a buckaroo. On her way, Ruby meets a host of cowgirls from American legend and history, from Sluefoot Sue to Calamity Jane to Stagecoach Mary. Join us for a rip-roaring celebration of cowgirl culture featuring traditional western songs and stories.

OAKLAND MUSEUM

For more info: museumca.org 

  

 

Commissioned by the Equal Justice Society

Collaboration by Zaccho Dance Theatre, Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra & Lorraine Hansberry Theatre

 

From 2013 to 2015, the U.S. will observe the 50th anniversaries of four of our nation's seminal civil rights tipping points: March on Washington (1963), Civil Rights Act (1964), Voting Rights Act (1965), and Immigration and Nationality Act (1965). The Equal Justice Society (EJS) will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Wednesday, August 28, with an event featuring a collaboration with Zaccho Dance Theatre (ZDT), Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra (MSJO), and the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. The event in honor of the March on Washington is the first of four events that the EJS will be organizing to celebrate these key moments in our nation's struggle for social equality.

Click here for more info and to buy tickets. 

 

 

Summer of Science: Exploring Urban Nature with the East Bay Regional Park District

Friday, August 30, 2-5pm

Join the East Bay Regional Park District in the Gallery of California Natural Sciences to learn about the great outdoors right here in the Bay Area! Create nature crafts, observe a live snake and demonstration, and join a 30 minute guided tour of the OMCA Garden. Guided tours depart at 3:30 and 4:30 pm from the Redwoods section of the Gallery.

Free to OMCA Members. Included in Museum admission.

Click here for more info. 

 

 

Above and Below unveils the quirky stories of how people and nature together have shaped the San Francisco Bay Area over the last 6,000 years. The first major exhibition to be presented with all three of OMCA's transformed galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences open to the public, the exhibition highlights historic and contemporary place-based stories about the Bay, and engages viewers in discussions about the Bay's future. Through an extensive use of media featuring oral histories, community voices, and interactives, the exhibition explores how human engineering and natural forces have come together over time to shape and reshape the land and water around the San Francisco Bay, and how sea-level rise, wetlands restoration, invasive species, and climate change are central topics in determining the future of the Bay.

Click here for more info. 

 

 

Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction in the 1930s by American photographer Peter Stackpole, the exhibition continues OMCA's ongoing series exploring contemporary topics in California through photography. 

 

On view in the Gallery of California Art during the opening of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in fall 2013, the exhibition of 22 of Stackpole's works from OMCA's collection connects visitors back in time to the bridge's first iteration and serves as a complement to the Museum's major exhibition on the San Francisco Bay, opening in concert with the new bridge and America's Cup. 

Click here for more info. 

 

 

Hard Times in the OC

Now thru April 27, 2014

This installation in the Gallery of California History co-curated with faculty and students at California State University Fullerton focuses on the effects of the 2008 recession in Orange County. It's the second in the series titled "What's Happening, California?"  The exhibition explores the theme of resilience in the face of economic setbacks through a presentation of artifacts, including protest puppets, tools of laid-off workers, and oral history interviews. The resulting exhibition portrays a range of experiences and challenges facing the people of Orange County during the recession, reflecting the Oakland Museum of California's mission to connect communities to the cultural and environmental heritage of California.

  

 

ART

 

 

 

AT OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Many library events are recurring. Some are highlighted here temporarily, but be sure to check the last section (RECURRING EVENTS) for items no longer listed in this section and click here for a link to all library events.

 

Library events page: www.oaklandlibrary.org/events

 

 

Library Offers Free Music Downloads and Streaming

On Wednesday, July 24, the Oakland Public Library (OPL) began to offer patrons the ability to download and stream popular music for free, through a service called Freegal Music. Freegal gives you access to millions of songs from over 10,000 labels in MP3 format. To access the free service, you need a valid OPL library card. To check out the free service, please visit the OPL website at www.oaklandlibrary.org or go directly to Freegal's site here.

For more info: Jamie Turbak, Acting Associate Library Director, jturbak@oaklandlibrary.org or 238-6610

 

4 libraries to change hours beginning September 16

In order to increase the public's access to neighborhood library branches, Oakland Public Library will be implementing a schedule change at four of the library's 16 branch locations.  Effective Monday, September 16, 2013, the Brookfield, Eastmont, Golden Gate, and Piedmont Avenue branch libraries will be open Monday through Friday. All other branches will keep their current Tuesday through Saturday schedules and the Main Library will continue to be open seven days a week. 

 

The four branches that are shifting to a Monday through Friday schedule will be open on Monday evenings, instead of their current Tuesday evenings, with the following Monday hours:

 

*  Brookfield and Eastmont branches: 11:30 am - 7 pm

*  Golden Gate and Piedmont Avenue branches: 12:30 pm - 8 pm

 

All Tuesday-Saturday branches will continue to be open on Tuesday evenings, and the Main Library will continue to be open on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

 

To view current branch schedules, visit the library's website here.

For more info:www.oaklandlibrary.org 

 

 

A SAMPLE OF THIS WEEK's EVENTS 

Editor's Note: In the interest of space, we're removing the regular, recurring items we usually have below this section. There are so many events the libraries offer -- best that you just go check out their website for all the details:  www.oaklandlibrary.org/events.

 

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The project was funded with a $200,000 state grant.  Responsibility for maintenance and programming the plaza rests with the Downtown Oakland Association, who will assign its community ambassadors to watch over the plaza and is working with the adjacent Awaken Café to host weekly Friday evening concerts. To read more about the project.

TRANSPORTATION NEWS

 

BART Coliseum Station Transition Building -- Ongoing Construction

The Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project is under construction in various locations throughout the Hegenberger Road business corridor to construct the Coliseum Station Transition Building, a structure at the south end of the existing Coliseum/Oakland Airport BART Station that will allow passengers to transfer from existing BART to the new service. The Transition Building includes a stairway, escalators and elevators, and will support an elevated pedestrian walkway over San Leandro Street from the BART station to the new Coliseum Station structure, where construction is also underway.

 

The public should be aware of the following construction impacts: 

• Lane reconfigurations, lane closures and shifting of traffic on San Leandro Street, adjacent to the BART station
• Large equipment and materials being transported and installed overhead at the south end of the BART station's platform
• Construction-related noise, dust and vibration

Construction of the Transition Building will be performed from 7am to 7pm, Monday through Saturday, and at night from 9pm to 5am, Monday through Sunday.

 

Noise, dust and vibration levels will be monitored and all efforts will be taken to minimize these and other disruptions to the community. Stormwater pollution prevention plans are also in place to mitigate the project's environmental impacts. Please watch for notices regarding future construction activities and signs with safety information. Also note that there is a separate construction project underway at the overpass adjacent to this site, which may necessitate separate closures. 

 

For more info: Phillip Fung, City of Oakland Public Works Agency/Project Delivery Division, 238-2938

 

CITY BOARDS and COMMISSIONS

 

Boards and Commissions are a wonderful way for residents to participate in city government, and currently we are recruiting for several openings. 

• If your interest is in arts and culture - there are vacancies on both the Cultural Affairs Commission and on the Public Art Advisory Committee.
• The Commission on Aging has two positions that will become vacant in September.
• The Commission on Persons with Disabilities has some vacancies as well.
• Calling out to youth! Citizen's Police Review Board has a couple of openings and would like at least one youth candidate.
• And the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Oversight Committees are looking for one or two excellent candidates. 

Due to the term limits that pertain to most Boards and Commissions, vacancies in nearly all of them are continuously occurring.  If you are interested in being considered for any of these Boards and Commissions, please send a letter of interest and your resume to Hatzune Aguilar Sanchez at haguilar@oaklandnet.com .   

 

  

 

 

Become a Volunteer Health Navigator

Allen Temple Health and Social Services and the Robert C. Scott Wellness Center are seeking persons to join the Volunteer Health Navigation Team.  The navigators will provide education on the Affordable Care Act (also known as 'Obamacare'), healthcare coverage options, as well as assist in healthcare enrollment.  Volunteers will receive training and a certificate of completion.  A six-month commitment is requested.

For more info: Raquel Cummings 544-975 or rcummings@allen-temple.org 

 

 

 

Add 137 Years to Your Life:

Become a Tour Guide at Camron-Stanford House

6-week (9 session) Tour Guide Training Program

Starts Sunday, September 8

Camron-Stanford House, Oakland's 1876 Victorian landmark house museum on Lake Merritt, is looking for enthusiastic, outgoing volunteers to become tour guides.  The museum is recruiting now for its 6-week, 9-session Tour Guide Training program which begins Sunday, September 8.  The course is held at Camron-Stanford House, located at 1418 Lakeside Drive (at 14th Street).  Most classes are on Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm, with 2 to 3 sessions scheduled for weekend mornings.  

 

The program will explore local history and architecture, the decorative arts and domestic life of the Victorian era, and garden history in conjunction with the museum's new Victorian Garden.  Tour Guide trainees will learn from experts everything needed to give tours of the beautiful Camron-Stanford House and garden to public, private and school groups.  No previous guide experience is necessary, but curiosity and a desire to share what you've learned are essential.  Prospective guides need to be comfortable with stairs and being on their feet for up to an hour.

 

Cost: $40 for class materials + $35 one-year membership in the museum which comes with all the benefits of membership.  

To apply: download the application at www.cshouse.org, complete and email it to Natasha Glushkoff at volunteer@cshouse.org or mail it to Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association, 1418 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA  94612.  

For more info: Natasha at 444-1876

 

 

 

California Health Insurance Exchange needs your help

California's new health care program will start enrolling residents on October 1st. Volunteers are needed to inform residents about enrollment dates, where to go for information and sign-up.  

 

Invited presenters will include: Health Services, NAACP, La Clinica and Organizing for Action, Volunteering for Oakland.  

 

For more info:  aca4eastbay@gmail.com

 

Success depends on a proactive, prepared volunteer outreach. Learn more about the California Health Insurance Exchange at www.coveredca.com . 

 

 

  

  

Oakland Literacy Coalition - Fall Volunteer Training Series

Tuesday, September 10 and Thursday, September 12, 4-7pm

East Bay Community Foundation - James Irvine Conference Center 

353 Frank Ogawa Plaza

 

The Oakland Literacy Coalition (OLC) is hosting a Volunteer Training Series for those interested in or currently working with pre-k through elementary age students. If you are a new volunteer looking for the right opportunity we are happy to share information about various tutoring programs and help match you to one that meets your interests and schedule!

 

FREE Live Scan fingerprinting and TB testing will be available from 4-5pm both days.  Both are generally required before volunteers can be cleared to work with students. Please contact your volunteer organization for details or click here to learn more about OUSD's volunteer requirements. 

 

NOTE: to receive a TB test you must be present on BOTH Tuesday and Thursday between 4:15 and 5pm.

 

A light dinner will be offered before the training workshops from 5-7pm. 

 

Workshops are led by experienced trainers and will cover topics including: working with English Language Learners, Literacy Tutoring 101, Conducting an Effective Read Aloud, and Building Comprehension & Vocabulary Skills!

 

Space is limited and pre-registration is required.  

 

For more info and to register, click here or contact Cassie Perham, OLC Program Manager, cperham@rogersfoundation.org or 899-7914

 

 

 

  

Have time on your hands? Interested in helping Oakland teens succeed?

WriterCoach Connection takes teams of trained community volunteers into public school English classes to work with students on their classroom writing assignments. We believe one-on-one feedback from caring adults helps students develop their ideas and become confident and competent writers. Our two-part volunteer trainings provide strategies and practice to work effectively with students at all levels of achievement and all stages of the writing process. 

 

In Oakland we coach at Fremont High School in the Fruitvale and have recently expanded to Oakland School for the Arts. We have a great need for coaches, especially at Fremont High. The commitment is just 1-2 hours per week, 2-4 weeks each month during the school year.

 

For more info: www.writercoachconnection.com or Camille Graves, Oakland Volunteer Coordinator,oakwcc@gmail.com or 306-1792

  

 

 

  

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SEPTEMBER

 

 

Oaktown8s has a free introductory to square dance session on Wednesdays, September 4 and 11 at the Lake Merritt Dance Center in the Veterans' Building.  The New Dancer Program will start on September 18. 

For more info: Ellen, 531-6843 or esirbu@sbcglobal.net 

 

 

 

The Gatsby Summer Afternoon lets several hundred aficionados of the 1920s and 30s step back to a time when elegance was a way of life and the Charleston and Fox Trot were all the rage. This is not a spectator event; every guest is part of the scene wearing their vintage best. From 1 pm the panoramic Dunsmuir front lawn becomes the stage on which all participants play, picnic, dance, and sip champagne; reminiscent of a scene from The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel of 1925.

Tickets (if bought before Friday, September 6): $40 for members, $50 for guests/non-members

At the Door: $70 for all

Click here for more info. 

 

 

Come out and join in the fun with an outdoor sing-along movie. Enjoy the movie Mama Mia with the theatrical antics of Barely Legal, as they sing and dance along with the movie. Come dressed as the theme of the movie and be prepared to sing with your favorite songs. Movies begin at sundown, so be sure to make reservations at your favorite Jack London Square restaurant, or visit our quick-casual eateries and make a picnic.

 

 

Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) invite you to the 2nd Annual Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea (tea and an assortment of pastries & sweets & goodies) at the Pardee Home Museum.  

Cost: $15 per person (under 18 - free)

For reservations: 444-2159 or dbeasleytea@aol.com 

For more info: www.pardeehome.org 

 

 

 

 

TICKETS: $15 general; $10 seniors (60+) and students - for concert and reception.  Plenty of free parking. 

Purchase tickets at the door. Cash only.

Ticket sales begin at 12:30pm; Doors open 1:30pm. Limited seating!

For more info: chimesjazz@gmail.com, 654-0123, www.jazzatthechimes.com 

 

  It is a full moon and moonlight paddling is enchanting!  

For more info: www.calkayak.com  or 893.7833

 

 

 

Eat Real combines a state fair, a street food festival and a block party to celebrate good times and fresh, local food. Free entry and no food item costs more than $5.00 - all food includes local, organic and sustainable ingredients.

For more info: www.eatrealfest.com or 250-7811

 

 

 

OCTOBER

 

6th Annual Oaktoberfest in the Dimond, Saturday, October 5, 11am-6pm.

4 blocks of fun branching out from the intersection of

Fruitvale Ave. and MacArthur Blvd.

Oaktoberfest in the Dimond returns for its 6th year of fun, community-building, and festivities. This event is FREE to the public. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan taps the first keg at 10:45 am in a traditional Munich style Oktoberfest kick off. Highlights include:

• the Bill Brand Biergarten (at Fruitvale Ave. and MacArthur Blvd.) with 20 local craft breweries;
• the Mad Zymurgist Homebrew Competition hosted in the HopTech Homebrewers' Alley; 
• the Family-Friendly Rootbier Garten;
• the Wells Fargo Bank Family Stage filled with fun for the entire family; 
• the Main Stage with traditional German and modern Oakland entertainment; and 
• plenty of food and vendor booths in-between, including beer-food pairings, German inspired artisan entrees, cooking demos, alongside traditional favorites to satisfy everyone.

Plan your weekend around this great Community Festival - with all proceeds benefiting neighborhood improvement.  

Tickets on sale at www.Oaktoberfest.org 

Volunteers always welcome! 

For more info, to volunteer, sponsor, vend, or advertise: www.Oaktoberfest.org or 452-7392

 

 

 

 

Featuring both established and emerging local "makers," the East Bay Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly celebration coming to Oakland for its third year on Sunday, October 20, 2012.  It will feature rockets and robots, digital fabrication, DIY science and technology, urban farming and sustainability, alternative energy, bicycles, unique hand-made crafts, music and local food, and educational workshops and installations.

Click here for more info. 

  

 

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Oakland Museum has weekday and weekend events and hands-on activities. First Sundays of the month are free.   museumca.org 

ART ANTICS

 

JUST FOR GIRLS 

 

 

FOR ADULTS

All are welcome to discover Mexica culture during ceremony and dance classes open to the public.  

For more info: www.peraltahacienda.org