EAT REAL 2010, THIS WEEKEND!

Aug 27th, 2pm-9pm, Aug 28th, 10:30am-9pm, and Aug 29th, 2010

10:30am-5pm,
Jack London Square

Eat it. Make it. Grow it. Why choose when you can do all three? Truck loads of great food, tons of exciting demos that show the necessary food skills to survive the urban wild, performances, pop-up gardens, and more. For free.

Eat Real’s mission is to make real food as accessible and as affordable as fast food at events held in strategic communities across the United States. Eat Real’s success will be measured by increased public awareness of and respect for the craft of making good food and by the growth of green collar jobs in America’s growing regional food economies. Eat Real’s vision is of an America where food’s crucial importance to the health of our bodies, communities and economy is universally recognized, and where access to healthy and affordable real foods is a right, not a privilege. Also, in our ideal America, food tastes a whole lot better.

Tasty, local, fresh, handmade. These are just a few words that come to mind when we talk about food at Eat Real. We'll have the Bay Area's best street food vendors cooking up their amazing (and affordable!) dishes: tacos a hundred different ways, BBQ, flat-bread, noodles, curry, falafel, ice cream and more!

All food is $5 and below.

Event Map
http://eatrealfest.com/medias/docs/1022_ERF_2010_Map.pdf

Schedule
http://eatrealfest.com/medias/docs/2923_ERF_2010_Schedule_print_FINAL.pdf

Parking
http://www2.impark.com/pages/default.aspx?lang=en®ion=sanfranciscobayarea

Art and Soul 2010

Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22 - from Noon to 6pm

Two days packed with music, art, kids' activities and tasty food.

Art & Soul is conveniently located in downtown Oakland adjacent to the 12th Street/City Center BART station.

Entrances at: 14th Street and Broadway; 16th Street and San Pablo Avenue; Promenade beside City Center West Garage

Tickets

You'll be able to purchase tickets at the gate for Saturday and Sunday.

$15 Adults and $8 seniors (65+) youth (13-17). Kids 12 and under are FREE.

Chairs and seating are available at all stages on a first-come, first-serve basis.

What to Bring

Festival Map

For a high resolution version of this map click here.

Transportation and Driving Directions

Street Murmur: What's Your Story?

Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle

The monthly Art Murmur brings out hundreds of people, many of whom have plenty of ideas for improving Oakland.

On the first Friday of every month, 23 art galleries, most of them between 22nd and 26th streets along Telegraph and Broadway, open their doors to visitors.

Vendors, performers and live art projects fill the streets. The Art Murmur has become wildly popular, attracting hundreds of people from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

What's Your Story?, a collaboration between The Chronicle and public radio station KALW (91.7), was on the scene to do a little homework for the next mayor. I asked people the first three things the new mayor should do and whether they had any general advice for the city's new executive. Their comments can be heard at sfgate.com/blogs/opinionshop.

The Art Murmur represents what they love about Oakland and a vision of its potential - a vibrant, creative and diverse community that is also safe. Those interviewed were aware the city is changing and expressed concerns about gentrification. About half the people I approached don't live in the city but were visiting from other parts of the Bay Area, Washington, D.C., and Europe. [MORE]

Spend an Evening at Jack London Square

On August 6, the East Bay Express celebrates its winners of the 2010 Best of the East Bay readers’ poll and editors’ picks all along the Jack London Square waterfront. Over 20,000 guests are expected to attend and salute the best ideas, products and services that are borne out of the East Bay region.

This year’s Best of the East Bay Party main stage (sponsored by Amoeba Music) will feature twelve local bands: The Mighty Underdogs (made up of Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Lateef from Latyrx and Headnodic from Crown City Rockers), Everything Must Go, Finish Ticket, Zydeco Flames, The Memphis Murder Men, Belle Monroe and her Brewglass Boys, Kit & the Branded Men, Bang Data, Birds and Batteries, Stone Foxes, Cheetahs on the Moon, and Fans of Jimmy Century.

Make sure to spend some time lounging in the Blues Pavilion (sponsored by the Bay Area Blues Society and Yoshi's), where the Express pays tribute to the venerable blues history of Russell City in Hayward and 7th Street in West Oakland with performances by some of the best blues musicians in the East Bay.

The Chabot Space & Science Center’s Kids’ Party Zone (sponsored by BandWorks and Bay Area Girls Rock Camp) will feature local kid bands The Vat, Poison Apple Pie, and Room 19. Performances are by members of the Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. The Kids’ Party Zone will also offer hands-on science projects and fun activities.

A DJ Stage featuring the talents of Dyloot and the Oakland Faders will evolve into a Dance Battle into the evening (sponsored by Yak Films and The People).

A world class street art show will be found at the event, including live art demonstrations from the East Bay's best artists (sponsored by 57-33 and Montana Cans). At the Gear Head Garage, you can feast your eyes on classic cars, motorcycles, and other works of art that feature gears and grease.

Don't miss the extreme sports, indie designer villages, and local restaurant vendors. It’s sure to be the region’s best party of the year.

When: Friday, August 6, 2010

Where: Jack London Square waterfront

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Admission: Free, All Ages

Getting there: BART (Lake Merritt or 12th Street stations), AC Transit, Alameda-Oakland Ferry, Broadway Shuttle, Amtrak.

Free bike valet parking provided by the East Bay Bike Coalition.

All proceeds from the bar will benefit the local nonprofit, OneCalifornia Foundation.

Discounted fares to the event are available by Amtrak: www.EastBayExpress.com/BOEBParty/Amtrak

Discounted overnight lodging is available at the Waterfront Hotel: www.EastBayExpress.com/BOEBParty/Hotel

VIP Packages for the event are now on sale: www.EastBayExpress.com/BOEBParty/VIP

National Night Out in the Prescott Neighborhood

The Prescott neighborhood will be celebrating the 27th annual National Night Out! Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 36 million people participated in National Night Out 2009.

Come help build a stronger, safer community by attending the annual National Night Out at Central Station.

Please join us AUGUST 3RD, 2010 BETWEEN 6 AND 9 P.M., 14th Street between Frontage Road and Wood Street

Meet your neighbors and enjoy delicious BBQ'd food, drink, entertainment and activities for the kids and adults.

Dance to the music of a DJ

Bouncey House for the Kids

Aerial Performance by Circus Performer at 7:15

Local Businesses supporting this event including: 99 Cent Store, California Waste Solution, Mandela Foods, and Rebuilding Together Oakland. We are expecting visits from Local Police and Fire

DON'T MISS THIS FUN NIGHT OUT !!!!!

A NOTE ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES

On the evening of August 3, the road that passes from Frontage Road through Zephyr Gate to Wood and Pine Streets WILL BE BLOCKED OFF. Residents of Zephyr Gate will need to access their garages from Wood and Pine Streets.

Residents of Ironhorse and the Pacific Cannery Lofts WILL have access to their garages from Frontage Road. Please plan your travel accordingly for this evening.

Other notable NNO events held at the following locations:

• 12th Street and Campbell Street
• 10th Street and Center Street
• 3rd Street and Center Street