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West End Farmers’ Market, A Must Stop Before Thanksgiving

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Schedule a freeportfolio review.

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Schedule a freeportfolio review.

Guy Ben Ari, CFP®, AAMS®, CRPS®Financial Advisor.

935 Marina Village PkwyAlameda, CA 94501510-522-2009

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PAINT NITE!Booze & Painting Every Thursday!

Mondays: Jazz Organ Happy HourTuesdays: Trivia Night

Wednesdays: Fireside Open MicSundays: Rock ‘N’ Roll Funday

For complete events calendar, see our website.

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Thursday, Nov. 6, 8:30pmIan McFerrin

Friday, Nov. 7, 8:30pm29th Street Swingtet

Saturday, Nov. 8, 8:30pmLavay Smith Trio

with Jules BroussardFriday, Nov. 14, 8:30pm

The CottontailsSaturday, Nov. 15, 8:30pm

Americano Social ClubThursday, Nov. 20, 8:30pm

Le Jazz Hot TrioFriday, Nov. 21, 8:30pm

Jinx Jones Jazz-a-Billy Allstars

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Sun Staff Reports

Hometown favorites, The Kelly Park Trio and Kathy Moehring, will perform Oldies

but Goodies on a musical romp down memory lane this Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m.

Their repertoire of popular show tunes draws from the golden

age of Broadway infused with the talent, energy and passion of this dynamic ensemble that also fea-tures Ruth Davies on bass.

Get ready for a magical musi-cal experience with swinging jazz melodies, beautiful ballads and old favorites given new life.

The event is also a fundraiser

Oldies but Goodies, but with a Good Causefor Alameda’s recent arson vic-tims and will also feature a silent auction offering previously loved designer handbags and other items to the highest bidder.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross in support of the fire victims.

A light meal will be available for purchase starting at 7 p.m. served by Saboor Zafari of Angela’s Restaurant, which also suffered damage in the blazes.

The event takes place at Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, write to info@rhythmix.org or call 865-5060.

at 11. Lunch served at noon for a $5 donation. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Ave.

10:30 a.m. New Member Orientation: Take a tour and learn about the center and the sched-ule of activities. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. (Pre-registration required: 747-7506)

1 p.m. Mastick Movie Matinee: Chef. Free for seniors. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7506)

2:30 p.m. Drumming Circle: Improve circulation in your hands and body, loosen stiff joints and stimulate the mind with a musi-cal experience featuring the Mercy Retirement Community Drumming Circle. Free for seniors. Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7506)

3 to 5 p.m. Satellite Office Hours: Meet with staff members of Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Free to the public. Administrative Conference Room, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St.

3:30 p.m. Thursday Craft Day: Crafts for children ages 5 to 12. Dress to get messy. Free. West End Branch Library, 788 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7767)

6:30 to 9 p.m. Single Sailors Association: Dinner meeting for single people interested in sail-ing. Ballena Bay Yacht Club, 1150 Ballena Blvd., Suite 151. (Info: 332-9380 or www.singlesailors.org)

7 to 9 p.m. Alameda Poetry Writers: Hosted by Vince Sorti and friends. Free-write exercises with prompts. Read your work or just listen. Admission is free; donations appreciated. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: www.frankbettecenter.org or 523-6957)

7 to 9 p.m. “’The Next Big One’ — Is Alameda Prepared?”: Community forum presented by the League of Women Voters of Alameda. Free to the public. Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Info: 289-1268 or Events@LWVAlameda.org)

Friday, Nov. 14 2 to 3:30 p.m. HIV and Hep C

Testing: Free and confidential test-ing and support referrals. For infor-

mation and location, call Alameda Family Services, 629-6300.

7 to 9 p.m. Meet the Artists: Celebrate the opening of “Semana Santa: Cultural Traditions in San Luis Potosi, Mexico,” a collection of photos by Fred Fago and paintings by Margaret Fago. Refreshments. Free to the public; donations appre-ciated. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: www.frank-bettecenter.org or 523-6957)

8 p.m. Concert: Featuring On Ensemble and Maize Daiko. Tickets: $20, in advance; $25 at the door. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

SNEAK PEEK

Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “The Roots of Suffering: Greed, Hatred and Delusion”: Meditation daylong with three teachers. Sitting and walking meditation alternating with dharma talks; question and answer period. Bring a bag lunch to eat in silence. Open to all levels of meditation experience. Offered on a donation basis. Buena Vista United Methodist Church, 2311 Buena Vista Ave. (Registration, info: http://sites.google.com/site/alam-edasangha/home)

Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guatemalan Craft Mercado: Sale of textile crafts directly from the village artisans of Guatemala. Fundraiser for FBCA. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: 523-6957 or www.frankbette center.org)

Nov. 15, 4 to 6 p.m. Taiko Workshop: Featuring a focus on how On Ensemble approaches groove and structured improvisa-tion. Tickets: $25, in advance; $30 at the door, if space is available. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Concert: Featuring On Ensemble and Maize Daiko. Tickets: $20, in advance; $25 at the door. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Live @ the Library: Last in a series of three concerts; featuring “Guitar Summit: Terrence Brewer, Steve Esquiaga and Calvin Keys. Reception at 7. Tickets: $35. Regina K. Stafford Rooms, Main Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 1550 Oak St. (Tix: www.brownpaper tickets.com)

Nov. 16, 2:30 p.m. Service of Installation: Celebrate the instal-lation of new pastor, the Rev. Christopher Peterson. A recep-tion will follow. The public is wel-come. First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, 2001 Santa Clara Ave.

Events: This week hereContinued from page 6

Holiday Boutique! Arts, Crafts, FoodNov. 7, Noon-8PM Nov. 8, 10AM-4PM

Veterans Memorial Building

2203 Central Ave.

C’era Una Volta1332 Park St. • Alameda • 769.4828

More info at www.ceraunavolta.us

MUSICAL DINNERSSaturday, Nov. 8th, 6:30-9:00pm and Sunday, Nov. 9th, 6:00-8:30pmJim Passard & the Lost CatsSunday, Nov. 16thBarry Solomon & Marc BabinSunday, Nov. 23rdCatia MachadoSunday, Nov. 30thRaleigh NealPiano and Vocals

Friday, Nov. 14thTara Linda Performs www.taralinda.com

SUNDAY BRUNCH

Sunday, Nov. 23rd noon-3:00pmwith Jim Higgins & Eric Golub of

Higgins & Sheehy

Live Music at C’era Una Volta!NOW PART OF

ALAMEDA ART WALK!

Now is the right time to get a head start on planning and purchas-ing your menu items for the

upcoming Thanksgiving feast. Head to the Alameda Farmers’ Market where farmers provide fresh, high quality vegetables, fruits, desserts, and more to help you prepare your big dinner. Check out these vendors offering sea-sonal foodstuffs and more.

Heidi’s Pies offers perennial favor-ites—boysenberry, blueberry, pumpkin and pecan, as well as rhubarb, apple and peach. Call Michael at (925) 817-7330 to special order pies. La Farine has peanut butter, lemon oatmeal, triple ginger, and jezebel cookies, and almond teacakes.

Beckmann’s Old World Bakery, known for their German farm bread,

California sourdough and tropical snickerdoodles have a pre-Thanksgiv-ing order form you can fill out to order pies, stuffing mix and rolls. Pies come in 9” and 6” sizes in flavors like clas-sic pumpkin, rum-laced pecan, boy-senberry, apple, strawberry-rhubarb and others. To order pies ahead for Thanksgiving, go to: www.beckmanns-bakery.com for ordering and pickup instructions.

Wholeness Farm Organic Vegetables has an assortment of squash including butternut, acorn, kabocha, and spaghetti, along with eggplant, okra and fennel. Specialty Produce brings Brussels sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, onions, potatoes, spinach, and toma-toes. GroundStew Farms offers leafy

greens such as kale, chard, broccoli, cauliflower, bush beans, and celery. J&M Farms has tomatoes, squash, eggplant, lettuces and spinach.

Rainbow Orchards has varieties of apples, as well as pears, blueberries, heirloom winter squashes, pumpkins, and fresh-pressed apple cider.

Diaz Farms has grapes and oranges, J&J Ramos Farms has almonds, apples and grapes, Rodriguez Farms special-izes in berries, and Medina Berry Farms brings raspberries, blackberries and strawberries. Allard Farms offers nuts and various dried snack fruits, includ-ing peaches, pears, apricots, cherries, apples, and prunes, as well as fresh pomegranates, pluots and Asian pears.

No feast is complete without a taste of decadent sweets. Vice Chocolates has a variety of hand-decorated choco-late and caramel truffles and bars hand-

made from quality ingredients, most of which are locally sourced, organic and/or fair trade.

Honey, popular for its taste and health benefits, comes in flavors such as blackberry, sage blossom, and orange blossom at The Honey Ladies. They even offer two honeys touted to strengthen the immune system: Poison Oak Honey and the locally produced Wildflower Honey.

Other vendors to visit: Sukhi’s Chutneys has lime pickle, green chili, hot mango, ginger, and carrot pickle-flavored chutneys. Achadinha has all goat cheese, and blends of goat and cow cheese. Try Crazy Curd, a spread in plain, garlic, herb, and spicy flavors.

Hummus Heaven carries roasted red pepper tapenade, Italian caponata, and tomato basil spread to smear on lemon and herb, or garlic and herb, pita chips. For breakfast or snacking, try Tom’s Best Ever Granola.

The Farmers’ Market is held on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Haight Avenue and Webster Street. Come and stroll.