The Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) announces its first-ever Not Your Mother’s Garden Party event, which will be held on Tuesday, May 17.
Published: May, 2011
Not Your Mother’s Garden Party
The Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) announces its first-ever Not Your Mother’s Garden Party event, which will be held on Tuesday, May 17. The fundraiser will benefit APC and will take place at Ploughshares Nursery, a nonprofit business enterprise operated by APC. St. George Spirits of Alameda, maker of Hangar One vodka, will be at the event for the evening to create special cocktails using ingredients from Ploughshares Nursery. Attendees will be able to taste unique Alameda blends while helping a great cause. The event will also feature the best finger foods from local restaurants, live entertainment, and garden-led tours throughout the Ploughshares Nursery. APC provides supportive housing to formerly homeless families and individuals and strives to build a strong, safe and healthy community including quality and affordable housing, comprehensive services, a commercial plant nursery, and a community garden. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 2701 Main Street. Tickets are available for $75 online at www.brownpapertickets.com with proceeds benefitting the Alameda nonprofit.
National Safe Boating Week
National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27. In support of this national event, USCG Station Golden Gate and USCG Auxiliary Flotillas 12 and 14 of Marin are teaming up with local safety organizations West Marine, Modern Sailing, Marin Sea Scouts and Sailing Education Adventures for a “Day on the Bay” to educate the public about simple water safety practices and to promote responsible boating. USCG Auxiliary volunteers will be providing vessel safety checks, proper life jacket fit, and safe boating information.
Tours will be offered of the US Coast Guard Station Golden Gate’s 47’ surf vessel and the USCG Auxiliary facility vessel Sunrise. USCG Air Station San Francisco will have a static helicopter display. There will be free dinghy and kayak rigging demonstrations, music, food, games and more. Flotilla 12 is offering an auxiliary-instructed ABS “About Boating Safety” class on Saturday and Sunday, text included for $22. Those in water activities, including boaters, water skiers, paddlers, anglers and swimmers are encouraged to participate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 21 at U.S. Coast Guard Station Golden Gate, 435 Murray Circle, at Fort Baker in Sausalito. Four free youth life jackets will be given away randomly to event visitors! For more information call (415) 897-2790 or visit flotilla14.d11nr.info.
May Madness Classic Car Parade Features Rare Trailorboats
The streets of Downtown San Rafael will come alive once again with the tradition of “cruising” and 50s and 60s nostalgia as one of the North Bay’s largest car displays and parade comes to Fourth Street for the 24th consecutive year. May Madness, the longest running Street Rod Show and Parade in Northern California, will be held on Saturday, May 7 from noon – 6 p.m. on Fourth Street between Lincoln and D. This is a fun, free family event. Hundreds of classic automobiles, custom hot rods, and vintage roadsters will be on display as thousands of spectators come from throughout the Bay Area to view these classic street machines of yesteryear cruising the main drag of Fourth Street, and enjoy children’s activities, food, beer tasting and listen to some very hot dance bands on the Main stage at 4th and A. One of the special features of this year’s May Madness will be a display of very rare and unique Trailorboats. These teardrop style trailers with boats on the roof were manufactured in San Rafael in the early 60s by Trailorboat Engineering Company. May Madness will serve as a destination point for folks all over the country who own one.
SFMOMA 18th Annual Artists’ Warehouse Sale
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery will hold its annual Artists Warehouse Sale from Wednesday, May 4 through Sunday, May 8 at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center. An annual tradition since 1993, the sale makes Bay Area contemporary art accessible and affordable. Popular with both new and seasoned collectors, the five-day sales event supports Bay Area artists as well as SFMOMA’s exhibitions and programs. Artworks are available in all media from a wide range of artists at prices from $50 to $5,000 and can be previewed on Facebook by searching under SFMOMA Artists Gallery. There will also be a Preview Reception on May 4 from 6 – 9 p.m. Admission is $10 and there will be music and refreshments provided. Special sale hours are noon – 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6, noon – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 and noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 8. For more information visit www.sfmoma.org/artistsgallery or call (415) 441-4777.
Attention Thrill Seekers, RocketBoat Returns
The RocketBoat, a dual-engine speedboat that travels at 44 knots and carries up to 135 passengers, resumed operations last month for the 2011 season. Climb aboard RocketBoat for the ultimate high speed adventure on San Francisco Bay and get blown away as you hold on for the most exhilarating ride of your life. Stunning views and a classic rock soundtrack add to the 30 minutes of fun. Never the same ride twice. The RocketBoat is operated by Blue & Gold Fleet and leaves daily out of PIER 39. Check with the Blue & Gold ticket booth on the day of your ride for an accurate schedule, as the cruises may not operate during inclement weather. For more information, visit www.rocketboatsf.com or call (415) 773-1188.
Grateful Yoga at the Fillmore
Wanderlust Festival, the one-of-a-kind yoga and music festival set in the nation’s most inspiring venues, announced the 2nd annual Wanderlust at the Fillmore will be taking place May 21 in San Francisco. Upping the ante after the success of last year’s inaugural event, the Wanderlust crew is pleased to bring legendary Grateful Dead drummer and cross-cultural pioneer Mickey Hart & Friends to the stage alongside world-renowned yoga teacher Shiva Rea at this year’s event. San Francisco’s Fillmore served as a breeding ground for the counterculture revolution of the 60s and 70s. The stage has been set, and only a venue like the legendary Fillmore is fit to host this one-of-a-kind celebration of yoga, music, community, and a whole lot more including belly dancing, hula hooping and other live performance art. Music-only tickets are $25 and Yoga + music tickets, which include a 90-minute yoga class, are $55 and are on sale now at fillmore.wanderlustfestival.com
