Building a Community

There are a lot of pretty exciting things happening in Alameda in these next summer months .  And yes, it is officially summer for this gal because when I have to sleep with all my bedroom windows open at night, I think the season can be properly lablled: summer.  

Of course the biggie is that next week is the official opening of the new Alameda Theatre.    I’ll probably go into more detail next week, but, Eve Pearlman has posted an entry on her blog saying that the impossible has actually happened.   The gala event is sold out.   Really?!   $100 per person and they managed to sell it out, those are some very very excited people.  I guess that more than just a handful of people were or now currently are supporters of the theater.

Although, I was told that they will be screening some classic films during the event which sort of made me want to go when I heard that Singing in the Rain was going to be one of the movies featured.   Gene Kelly larger than life, that’s a pretty big sell.  

And another tidbit from Eve P. the new Borders is open at Alameda Towne Centre.   I suppose this is what they term a “soft opening” since there hasn’t been a lot of buzz around a May 15th opening date.  They will be having grand opening festivities starting May 30 through June 1, although I wonder who will bring in the bigger crowd, Strawberry Shortcake, or former San Francisco mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr?  There is a pretty interesting event prior to the Willie Brown book signing though, which features the authors of a book called Cooking with All Things Trader Joe’s, which should be a draw for all you TJ fans out there.  From the website, it appears the authors are a more ethnic version of Sandra Lee and concentrate on using just items from TJ.

Finally, last but not least, Saturday will be the last of three community build days at the former Woodstock Elementary School for Alternatives in Action.   Alternatives in Action is moving their programs from Alameda Point to this site and that includes the BASE charter school, HOME Sweet HOME preschool, and the HOME Project.  What is great is that the Woodstock site will be playing home to many other great programs like the Boys and Girls Club and some AUSD resources will still be sited there.   So if you feel like picking up a paintbrush or a trowel this Saturday for a great cause, head over the Woodstock and build a community.