Archive for the ‘Island Life’
Wake the Dead and Swing into Spring, lucky bum!
If you’re looking to get your groove on this weekend (and were able to get past that ridiculous headline), Rhythmix Cultural Works has got a pair of concerts coming up this weekend.
First up, Rhythmix celebrates St. Patrick’s Day early with an 8 p.m. Friday show by Wake the Dead, an Albany-based Grateful Dead jam band [...]
ACLO up in the air?
I want to tell you about an emerging story regarding one of Alameda’s biggest cultural institutions, the Alameda Civic Light Opera. Sounds like years of bad economic times have caught up with them, resulting in the cancellation of their children’s summer camp and questions about the status of their 2010 season.
A reader checked in earlier [...]
Your weekend: Alameda reads, reels, robots
Looking for something to do with the kids during this never-ending downpour? The Alameda Free Library’s got movies, crafts, author talks and even a visit from your friendly neighborhood Stormtrooper this month, all part of “Across the Pages: An Alameda Community Reads Program.”
The program is set up to encourage local communities to read the same [...]
Your weekend: Alameda on Camera, Man of La Mancha
Coupla quick things to tell you about for this weekend:
Altarena Playhouse’s production of “Man of La Mancha” opens this Friday, February 26. The production is directed by Stewart Lyle, with musical direction by Armando Fox and choreography by Paula Wujek. Featured performers in the show, which tells the story of dreamer Don Quixote in song, [...]
A chat with new New Zealander Barett St. Germain
Anyone who has strolled past the corner of Central and Webster lately has probably noticed the work-in-progress that is to be the new New Zealander. Word of what’s to come has bubbled up on the Internet, through comments appended to blog posts and news articles here and elsewhere on the fate of the venerable hangout. [...]
Your weekend: Ledger art at the library
By Michael Singman-Aste
When artists are denied their tools, they will satisfy the compulsion to create with whatever materials they have on hand. There is a scene in the movie “Quills” in which Geoffrey Rush as the imprisoned Marquis de Sade, denied his parchment, writes his stories on his sheets and clothing. “Ah, you’ve come to [...]
Your weekend: Love is in the air
It’s that time of year again: Valentine’s Day is Sunday. And if you’re spending the long President’s Day weekend here, there’s a few things you can do locally to celebrate.
Rhythmix Cultural Works kicks things off with two events. Tonight they’ve got their monthly 3 Ring Bingo with a romantic twist. Doors for Sweetheart Bingo open [...]
Miss Alameda to make bid for 2011 Miss California USA title
Miss Alameda Jessica Robinson announced Saturday that she is planning another run at the Miss California USA 2011 title.
“I’m hoping to win Miss California USA because I want to raise public awareness about important issues that I care about – a better environment, social justice and improving education and the environment for children,” Robinson said [...]
Under the Dome
Thanks to reader Richard Bangert for sending along this photo of Rock Wall Wine Company’s tasting and event space in progress. Two years in the making, the 33-foot-high geodesic dome (or GeoDome) is just about open for business. The GeoDome will hold a tasting room for the nine wineries at Rock Wall and crowds of [...]
Pasta Pelican’s got Super Bowl soiree
If you’re looking for a place to watch the Super Bowl today, the Pasta Pelican is having a no-cover party in its lounge from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. The restaurant is at 2455 Mariner Square Drive. And if you know of any other Super Bowl parties around town, feel free to drop a [...]
Your weekend: All set
By Ani Dimusheva
Dreaming of catching a life-size pumpkin carriage to a ball? Need a painted Victorian front for your fixer-upper? How about a few assorted thrones? Fifty uniforms with matching hats? A reed boat! All of the above on a 14-foot turntable?
Okay, okay, you get it. It’s Alameda Civic Light Opera’s giant theater prop [...]
