ALAMEDA
The West Alameda Business Association (WABA) proudly announces the launch of its vibrant new summer series, “West is Best,” which is meant to celebrate the spirit of community, art and live music in the heart of West Alameda. The series will feature three events and up to six mini-events.
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Kicking off June 16 at WABA’s community gathering space, The Healing Garden (1435 Webster St.), the summer series promises an array of electrifying performances and engaging activities for all ages. Pop Rocks will headline the inaugural event from 4 to 6 p.m., delivering a dynamic blend of high-energy hits from the Motown era to the 1990s.
Following the much-anticipated Alameda July Fourth parade, the series will continue with Hat Trick taking the stage from 2 to 4 p.m. July 4. This vintage classic rock band guarantees an unforgettable experience with triple shots of iconic artists like the Grateful Dead, Joe Walsh and Neil Young.
On Aug. 18, the tribute band Midnight Flyer will enchant the audience from 4 to 6 p.m. with their heartfelt renditions of the Eagles’ greatest hits, showcasing their passion and energy.
In addition to the stellar musical lineup, the “West is Best” series will feature vintage markets curated by Webster Street antique stoer Patina + Rust Alameda, cocktails by The Fireside Lounge, local artisans showcasing their talents and kids’ activities to ensure fun for the whole family.
— WABA
James Chambers, from left, Jackie Campion and Eric Hse appear with Alameda Community Learning Center graduate Campion’s certificate for her eQuality Scholarship. (photo courtesy of eQuality Scholarship Collaborative)
ACLC grad awarded $6K scholarship for LGBT advocacy
Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC) graduate Jackie Campion has been awarded a $6,000 eQuality Scholarship in recognition of her service to the LGBTQ+ community during her high school years.
Jackie, who will attend UC Berkely in the fall, was honored for co-founding the charter school’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance club and establishing a June pride festival for youth participants. The club’s advisor, Daniel Freeman, said Jackie “wanted to ensure that there was a place where LGBT+ youth felt celebrated.”
The June 2022 event was Alameda’s first public pride celebration. The scholarship was sponsored by Alameda residents James Chambers and Eric Hsu, the latter of whom is the longtime chair of the volunteer-run eQuality Scholarship Collaborative (equalityscholarship.org).
Since its 1989 inception, the eQuality Scholarship Collaborative has awarded more than $2.1 million to California high school, community college and medical students who have shown support for and leadership in the LGBTQ+ community.
— eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
Alameda Islanders compete in Special Olympics swim meet
The Alameda Islanders competed May 11 in the Special Olympics Oakland Invitational Swim Meet at Oakland’s Laney College. Other teams participating were Team Oakland and the East Bay Buffaloes.
The Islanders were led by coaches Tyler Cobb and Susan Tremain, who was also recognized for her 48 years (and counting) of service. In a spirit of competition and sportsmanship, Special Olympians competed in a variety of swimming skills and stroke events: assisted and unassisted swim, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly and freestyle.
Team Alameda brought home 10 first-place blue ribbons and four second-place red ribbons. Each and every swimmer set personal best times. Lauren Dare, as the most senior Special Olympian, carried the Olympic torch, and the Oakland Fire Department volunteered as timekeepers.
— Patricia Bowen
The Alameda Islanders, flanked by their coaches and parents above, competed May 11 in the Special Olympics Oakland Invitational Swim Meet at Oakland’s Laney College. (photo courtesy of Patricia Bowen)
Bette Center photo exhibit on display now through Saturday
During the weekend of the full moon in February, 48 photographers were loosed upon this island for 48 hours, each assigned to document their assigned 1/48th of Alameda. The results of that weekend are now on display in the Frank Bette Center’s annual “Alameda On Camera” photo exhibit on display now through Saturday.
The exhibit is dense with visual and emotional content providing visitors with images that are fondly familiar and provocatively peculiar. A disparate bunch, some of the participants had resumes and websites as photographers while others worked at all manner of blue-, white- and plaid-collar jobs. Some had been up-scaling their equipment and skills for decades while some were youths lit with a new fever for photography.
Picturesque Alameda provides countless opportunities for the visually hungry to feast. The city is steeped in history and has an eye focused on a progressive future, but the images shown here are timeless in that they all rely on universal elements of design, organization, color, value, focus and texture to share with the viewer a unique visual experience enjoyed during “Alameda On Camera.” For more information, visit bit.ly/3JjDkaa online.
— Karen Braun Malpas
USS Hornet Memorial Day event to feature flyover, speaker
A Memorial Day ceremony aboard Alameda’s USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Monday.
Local high school senior Mina Lim will sing the national anthem, and the event will conclude with a wreath laying. Around 1 p.m., the Memorial Squadron will conduct a flyover of the museum, a decommissioned World War II U.S. Navy permanently docked in Alameda.
The museum will also hold a book sale of used military history books. The event is free for U.S. military veterans and active-duty personnel with identification. The USS Hornet’s featured speaker for the day will be Michael Baker, M.D., a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps.
Dr. Baker recently retired from a 40-year career in general, vascular and trauma surgery. He also had a parallel career in the military with a spectrum of experiences that included qualifying in a warfare specialty, combat deployment with the U.S. Marines and strategic planning for major conflicts and humanitarian emergencies.
He served 30 years in the uniform of his country and retired with the rank of rear admiral and has numerous kudos, including three Legion of Merit Awards and a Combat Action Ribbon.
Baker teaches history, political science, and military affairs for the Osher LifeLong Learning (OLLI) Programs at UC Berkeley, Dominican University, Cal State University East Bay and Cal State Channel Islands and is on the Board of Trustees of the newly combined Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
He has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is on the clinical faculty of several medical schools. For online details, visit bit.ly/3wBOMLq.
— USS Hornet
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