LIVING IN ALAMEDA

 Alameda Walks – 2017 Schedule  The Alameda Recreation and Parks Department sponsors Alameda Walks,  a program started in 2003.  The program was initially a collaboration of the Alameda Recreation and Park Department, Pedestrian Friendly Alameda and Alameda Collaborative for Children, Youth & Fam...

 Things to do in Alameda on April 29 and 30, 2017 The Alameda’s Farmer’s Market is open to the public Saturday April 29,  and Tuesday, May 2 mornings from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, rain or shine.  All the fruits and vegetables are available at great prices.  So good!  Don’t miss the opportunity to shop...

 The Alameda Museum 2017 Lecture Series  The Alameda Museum's 2017 Lecture Series begins on April 27. This is a 17 year tradition of lectures which has been a way for the Museum to educate Alamedans about their city’s history.   The Alameda Museum was founded as the Historical Society 67 years ag...

 Things to do in Alameda on April 15 and 16, 2017HAPPY EASTER AND HAPPY PASSOVER The Alameda’s Farmer’s Market is open to the public Saturday April 15,  and Tuesday, April 18 mornings from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, rain or shine.  All the fruits and vegetables are available at great prices.  So good!  ...

 Big Truck Bonanza in Alameda Who doesn’t love big trucks?  I do and on Saturday, April 8, from noon to 3:00 pm, you can play being a big truck driver, too.   This event is a collaboration with the Alameda Free Library, the Alameda Fire Department, the Alameda Police Department, the Alameda Publi...

 Things to do in Alameda on April 1 and 2, 2017   Neptune Beach Walk to celebrate the amusement park’s opening its doors 100 years ago on March 31, 1917.  The walk will be lead by Dennis Evanosky and Eric Koss, publishers of the Alameda Sun and local historians.  Meet at the corner of Taylor Aven...

 Neptune Beach Walk to Celebrate the it’s 100th Anniversary   To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Neptune Beach’s opening Dennis Evanosky and Eric Kos will walk the historic grounds and tell us about Neptune Beach’s history on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Neptune Beach opened on March 31, 1917 n...

 The 75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid  Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, an Alameda native son, was the Commander of the raid on Japan on April 18, 1942 by 16 B-25 American bombers. The bombers took off from the U.S.S. Hornet at about 750 miles east of Japan where they struck factories a...

 PEERS April Fool's Day Ball   The PEERS folks are at it again, offering delightful dances and the chance to dress up in vintage clothing.   This time they are celebrating Galavant’s April Fool's Day Ball on Saturday, April 1, at the Alameda Elks Lodge at 2255 Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda. You’l...

 Things to do in Alameda on Saturday, March 18, 2017  A Flashlight Tour of the area of the USS Hornet usually closed to the public on Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am.  You may meet one of the supposed ghosts famously occupying the Hornet.  Members pay $30.00, non-members pay $35.00. P...