Island Arts
Memorial Day Ceremony Scheduled
Encinal High graduate returns as keynote speaker
Memorial Day in Alameda has long been commemorated with a ceremony at Veterans Park near the Bay Farm Island Bridge on Veterans Court. The annual ceremony is set for Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m.
Story Time Tonight
Story time from Tales of the Arabian Nights at the Old Bazaar room inside Lost City Antiques, 1519 Park St., tonight, Friday, Jan. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. Join a reading about Aladdin and his magic lamp and other stories inside a room filled with fantastical objects from stories in the book.
Alameda Calendar Now Available All Over Town
Fans of the Island City will be glad to know one of Alameda’s greatest promoters, photographer JoanAnn Radu-Sinaiko, has produced a new calendar for 2016. Along with her husband, Andy Sinaiko, JoanAnn has produced a calendar of her Alameda photos since 2005.
Not Just Another Day at Crown Beach
Perfect weather greeted those who visited Robert Crown Memorial State Beach to see plots of sand evolve into showpieces at the annual Alameda Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest Saturday, June 7.
Peeps Diorama Contest Entries Due by April 16
The Annual Alameda Library Peeps Diorama contest is back! For this annual contest, participants design and construct a diorama featuring Peeps marshmallows as the characters.
Who Muted Me?!
"You're muted," she says
and I look at the Zoom screen
and, sure enough, I am muted
and as the stormy frown takes over my face
I demand to know, "Who muted me?!!"
I mean, there I was, speaking,
sharing my pearls of wisdom,
Alameda High School Students to Perform Tony Award Winning Musical
The Alameda High School (AHS) Drama Club will be performing renditions of the Tony Award winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Fred Chacon Little Theater this month.