“We try to maintain a small town feel for the event even though we get people from all over the place,” Cheasty said. “It’s kid- and family-friendly … It’s a great energy.”. This year’s Stroll kicked off with a parade down Solano from the Berkeley side to Albany, with a display of pageantry including marching bands, Boy and Girl Scout troops, Congregation Beth-El and the Downtown Berkeley YMCA. “All the community comes out,” said Angel Chen of Albany, whose children from Cornell Elementary walked the route and participated in a Chinese cultural dance dressed as dragons and lions. “It’s wonderful to see.”.
Vau de Vire Society stages the “Edwardian Ball,” “Phantasm Halloween,” “Lagunitas Beer Circus,” ” New Bohemia NYE” and has put on nearly a decade of creative, sometimes outrageous, night life events in San Francisco, It had been occupying a spot in the Mission District for eight years until earlier this year when a developer bought out an entire block, Vau de Vire Society’s inaugural event in Alameda will be “The Soiled Dove,” to be performed July 15-16, “The Soiled Dove” is an evening show billed as an immersive, circus-infused, dinner theater experience that excites audiences on many levels and through blue handpainted women flat shoes ballet flats handpainted khussa juti ethnic painted shoes handpainted mojari indian juttis many senses, The show has run previously in San Francisco..
This event is free and open to the public. Brentwood Writes is an adjunct of the Brentwood Art Society and the Brentwood Community Library. Kati Short, poet laureate, is the host. The Gallery on Second is directly across from the city hall fountain. For more information, contact shortkati@yahoo.com or call 925-634-6655. Veterans Day concert set at El Campanil. ANTIOCH — The El Campanil Theater will host a Veterans Day Concert 3 p.m. Nov. 11, 602 W. Second St., Antioch. This patriotic tribute and musical celebration to our country will feature two local groups, the Summerset Singers chorus and the Summerset Big Band, together in concert. The show will inspire you with rousing favorites, including “America the Beautiful,” “Armed Forces Medley” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The program will also feature some of the most beloved standards from the World War II era.
Holiday Celebration: The Winchester Orchestra, under music director Henry Mollicone, presents a concert of holiday music that includes classical selections and features soloists Sandra Rubalcava, Nicole Takesono, Brian Thorsett and Michael Morris, The Masterworks Chorale will join the orchestra to perform choruses from Handel’s Messiah, $20 adults/$15 seniors/$10 students/free to children 12 and under, Dec, 18, 7:30 p.m, at West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, Also, Dec, 19, blue handpainted women flat shoes ballet flats handpainted khussa juti ethnic painted shoes handpainted mojari indian juttis 7 p.m, at Trinity Cathedral, Second and St, John streets, San Jose, For more information, call 408.866.5302, email Winchester@pacbell.net or visit www.winchesterorchestra.com..
Pick up a $65 wine tasting “passport,” which gives you a $10 flight at each of nine tasting rooms. The best thing about this wine walk is that you don’t have to drive between tasting rooms. Plus, the passport doesn’t expire, so you can spread out your wine tasting over the course of several trips to the area. Plenty of local businesses can help you pack a picnic, but one of the best spots is 5th Ave Deli, which offers fully loaded picnic “lunchboxes.” The Carmel Classic ($16.99) includes an oven-roasted turkey and cheddar sandwich, pasta salad, chips and a dessert, while the Deluxe ($18.50) offers a curried chicken sandwich, green salad, chips, water and yummy carrot cake. If none of the lunchboxes strikes your fancy, simply create your own picnic from the bounty of sandwiches and salads here — or browse the offerings at The Cheese Shop, where you will find items from around the globe.