Around the bay in April 2009

Published: April, 2009 

Floating Art Show in Sausalito

Yes, art floats at this fun Sausalito event on the water. On Saturday, April 25, Sausalito’s colorful floating homes community will present the seventh annual Artists of Issaquah free exhibition. Guests will view and purchase a wide variety of outstanding art while aboard some of these unique, world-famous water homes. Seventeen resident artists from Issaquah Dock, as well as five from Liberty and other nearby docks, will offer paintings, photographs, sculpture, jewelry, exotic wood bowls and mixed media art at attractive prices. The large Sausalito floating homes community boasts a rich heritage of creative expression and this exciting event maintains this valuable tradition. The show is from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at gallery houseboats at Issaquah Dock and Liberty Docks in Sausalito. Fro more information visit www.artistsofissaquah.com. Admission is free.

Tugboat Captain Displays Maritime Art

Point Break Live! began a limited San Francisco engagement Friday, March 13, at CELLSpace. It is the absurdist stage adaptation of the 1992 Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze extreme-sports blockbuster that tells the story of former College football star, Johnny Utah, in pursuit of the surfing, bank robbing, skydiving, bare-hand-fighting adrenaline-junkie-cum-Zen-master Bodhi Sattva. Since its Seattle debut in 2003, Point Break Live! has ‘rawked’ sell-out crowds in Minneapolis, New York City and Los Angeles to rave reviews, with all shows sold out two weeks in advance. The starring role of Johnny Utah is selected from the audience each night, and the lucky performer reads the entire script off of cue cards. This method manages to capture the rawness of a Keanu Reeves performance, even from those who generally think themselves incapable of acting. The fun starts immediately with the screen test, wherein the volunteer Keanus go through a grueling audition process. The production features armed robbery, big-wave surfing, car chases, explosions, no less than two extended skydiving sequences and an indoor monsoon. The audience doesn’t just watch the show; they are in it. It’s a messy show and the action literally spills forth from the stage; plastic ponchos are distributed to protect the audience. It’s suggested you leave your fineries at home, but, that’s part of the fun, Brah. The production will feature Friday night performances at 9:00 p.m. and is scheduled to run at least through the end of May. Last year’s run was extended for an additional three months due to the enormously popular reaction. CELLSpace is located at 2050 Bryant Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $25 and available at www.theatermania.com or by calling (866) 811-4111. For more info, cast photos, and video visit www.pointbreaklive.com.

Balclutha Returns Home After Facelift

The newly-painted 1886 square-rigged ship Balclutha returned to San Francisco Maritime National Park in early March after spending two months in drydock at Alameda’s Bay Ship & Yacht. Other than the fresh coat of paint, the drydock work included cleaning the bottom plating, a sand-sweep from keel to rail cap and maintenance to yards, decks and port holes. The 301-foot Balclutha was then towed back under the Bay Bridge and along the San Francisco waterfront to its home at the San Francisco Martime National Park at west end of Fisherman’s Wharf. While Balclutha was away, her offshore mooring buoys/lines were inspected and repaired. Balclutha is now once again available for public viewing along with the Park’s other historic vessels that offer unique perspectives with dramatic Bay and City backdrops.

‘Meet the Maker’ Craft Spirits Fest

 The American Distilling Institute will launch its first-ever Meet the Maker craft-spirits festival on Sunday April 5 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Hangar One, located on the old Alameda Naval Air Station, 2601 Monarch Street. Owners and distillers from more than 40 craft distilleries from every region of the country will be on hand to pour samples and to explain personally how they create their products. Jorg Rupf and Lance Winter of St. George Spirits have partnered with the American Distilling Institute (ADI) to open Hangar One to the public for Meet the Maker. Owners and distillers from more than 40 craft distilleries from every region of the country will be on hand to pour samples and to explain personally how they create their products. This will be a unique opportunity for the general public to taste and buy dozens of the best and hard-to-find artisanal whiskies, brandies, rums, gins, vodkas, absinthe’s and one-of-a-kind liqueurs. Among the distilleries pouring will be Huber Starlight Distillery (Indiana), Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey (Colorado), North Shore Distillery (Illinois), Great Lakes Distillery (Wisconsin), Prichard’s American Rum (Tennessee), Dry Fly Distilling (Washington State), Rogue Distillery (Oregon), Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery (New York), Germaine-Robin (California), Clear Creek Distillery (Oregon). Admission is $40 and proceeds will benefit the Michael Jackson Craft Distilling Internship, sponsored by the American Institute of Wine and Food (AIWF) and the American Distilling Institute (ADI). For more information visit www.distilling.com.

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