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Press Release Archive ~ April 2004 Folksinger Adam Miller Performs at Oakland Library - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ Folksinger Adam Miller will perform Humor in Folksong at the Oakland Public Library in May. Renowned for his extensive repertoire of traditional and historical folksongs, Adam Miller has performed at folk festivals, libraries, museums and schools, and is one of the most respected autoharp players in North America ... more >> Youth Band a Proud Part of Cinco de May Fun - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ You can hear the drums a block away. At one end of Oakland’s Verdese Carter Park at 98th and Bancroft avenues, young people are lined up in six rows, the girls in the front three with the drums, the boys in the back three with the bugles ... more >> Cinco de Mayo Celebration Slated Near City Hall - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ The city of Oakland and Amigos Chicano/Latino Employees Association presents a Cinco de Mayo fiesta from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, in front of Oakland City Hall, 14th and Broadway in downtown Oakland ... more >> Bead Bazaar Touted as Bigger and Better - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ The Northern California Bead Society is expanding its annual bead bazaar. The spring show, which is Saturday at the Oakland Marriott City Center, will have more than 100 vendors displaying contemporary and collectible beads, buttons and baubles ... more >> 3rd Annual Agricultural Roots Fair - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland would like to invite everyone to attend the Agricultural Roots Fair taking place on Thursday, May 20 ~ Saturday, May 22, 2004. Representing the Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) will be the Community Gardening Program and a variety of talented youth who participate in OPR programs and centers ... more >> Guitars Not Guns - 04/30/04 Oakland ~ Please join this wonderful six week program that teaches music and participants who complete this class will have an opportunity to keep the guitars. Free to Oakland youth with a special emphasis on foster children and at risk youth ... more >> Oakland Youth Chorus - 04/29/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland would like to announce a special Middle School Magic Chorus performance and buffet reception on May 20, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. hosted by the Office of Parks and Recreation at DeFremery Recreation Center ... more >> Keep Oakland Ballet Dancing - 04/28/04 Oakland ~ The Honorable Mayor Jerry Brown, Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente and Vice Mayor Henry Chang, Jr. would like to request your support for the Oakland Ballet ... more >> District to Host Free 'Healthy Kids' Event - 04/27/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland school district plans to kick off its inaugural "Healthy Kids -- Healthy Schools -- Healthy Communities" fair Saturday at the Oakland Convention Center, 1001 Broadway ... more >> Honoring Lake Merritt’s Birds - 04/26/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland would like to invite everyone to attend special gatherings on behalf of the Rotary Nature Center that will honor Lake Merritt’s birds which will take place on April 26 and on May 2, 2004 ... more >> Soccer Boosted in West Oakland - 04/26/04 Oakland ~ Oakland's parks are awash in soccer players and soccer moms and dads from all over the Bay Area on evenings and weekends, and now there's a new push to get more West Oakland youngsters involved in the sport ... more >> Alameda County Fair is Looking for '04 Parade Entries - 04/26/04 Pleasanton ~ The Alameda County Fair Association is looking for parade floats -- and marching bands, drill and dance teams, clowns, antique vehicles and horse teams ... more >> Friends of the Oakland Fox Theater Plan Big Gala - 04/25/04 Oakland ~ Ticket proceeds from the upcoming Fox Oakland Premier Fundraising Gala on May 1 will directly benefit the renovation of the historic theater, thanks to the generous support of event sponsors, says gala chairperson Pat Dedekian, a board member of the nonprofit Friends of the Oakland Fox (FOOF) ... more >> Excitement Reigns at Fruitvale Village - 04/25/04 Oakland ~ Inside the vivid orange, red and purple walls of Jalisco II restaurant in the new Fruitvale Village, more than a dozen workmen are drilling, hammering, varnishing, etching glass and putting in tile. Owner Juan Ramon Vasquez walks among them, showing off the hand-carved doors and chairs brought from Michoacan, Mexico and the wrought-iron gates made by his son. ... more >> Volunteers Join to Aid Elizabeth House - 04/25/04 Oakland ~ While many honed their volunteer skills working on St. Theresa School events -- such as the annual auction benefiting the school -- the women are branching out into the greater community ... more >> Five Star Night - 04/25/04 Oakland ~ The Alameda County Meals on Wheels annual celebrity chef fund-raiser hosted by Narsai David, will start at 6 p.m. Friday, April 30. The venue is at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, located at 4700 Lincoln Ave. Five Star Night raises funds and awareness for Alameda County's seven Meals on Wheels Programs ... more >> League Praises Those Keeping the City Clean - 04/24/04 Oakland ~ Keep Oakland and Lake Merritt clean is heroic work demonstrated by the Lake Merritt Institute, who tries to keep that beautiful jewel clean and sparkling ... more >> Future Olympians Pay Visit to Oakland - 04/22/04 Oakland ~ A couple years ago, the Bay Area -- San Francisco, specifically -- looked to become the U.S. Olympic Committee's nominee to host the 2012 Summer Games. That hope ultimately was dashed. But Oakland experienced the next best thing to an Olympiad when U.S. Flatwater Canoe and Kayak brought its Olympic Trials to Lake Merritt, Thursday through Sunday ... more >> Youth Bicycle Safety Program Graduation - 04/22/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) is proud to present the Earn Your Bike Program youth graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 4:30 p.m. at Golden Gate Recreation Center ... more >> Parks & Recreation’s Administrative Offices Moving - 04/21/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland announces with excitement that effective Friday, April 23, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. the administrative office for Parks and Recreation, which is currently located at scenic Lake Merritt at 1520 Lakeside Drive, will be relocating downtown across from City Hall at 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, ... more >> Cinco De Mayo Celebration - 04/20/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation proudly announces and invites everyone to attend the Open House & Cinco De Mayo Celebration on Saturday, May 1, 2004 from 12:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. at Tassafaronga Recreation Center which is located at 975 – 85th Avenue in East Oakland ... more >> City of Oakland Bridges Newsletter - 04/20/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland is proud to present the April/May 2004 edition of the Bridges newsletter, with such features as the newly appointed executive team for the Mayor of Oakland to include Audree Jones-Taylor, Director of Parks and Recreation ... more >> Disabled Athletes Row for Recognition - 04/19/04 Oakland ~ With huge smiles and thumbs aimed upward, 10 athletes with developmental disabilities pointed the bows of two outrigger canoes toward the center of Lake Merritt for the final event of a week's worth of Olympic kayaking trials ... more >> Oakland's Annual Earth Day Expo - 04/19/04 Oakland ~ Plan to stop by the Oakland Tours Program table at this week's 10th Annual Earth Expo from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, and pick up a copy of the 2004 walking tour season schedule. The expo is part of the city's celebration of Earth Week. This year's annual citywide cleanup for Earth Day 2004 will be from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday ... more >> The Helikinuva (Eagle) Totem Pole - 04/19/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland is proud to announce that a traditional Tsimshian Totem Pole carved by a Native American named Eagle has been raised on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 in front of the Rotary Nature Center inside Lakeside Parks ... more >> City of Oakland Named Tree City USA - 04/19/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland was named a Tree City USA by The National Arbor Day Foundation for the 20th year to commemorate the outstanding commitment demonstrated to maintaining and preserving our natural resources ... more >> Oakland To Hosts the U.S. Olympic Trial Team - 04/17/04 Oakland ~ Eighty-five of the nation’s best paddlers will compete for a spot on the flatwater sprint canoe and kayak team that will represent the U. S. at the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece ... more >> Keepers of Lake Merritt, Democracy Honored - 04/17/04 Oakland ~ The City Public Ethics Commission and the Lake Merritt Institute will be honored Wednesday at the annual All-City Luncheon of the League of Women Voters of Oakland ... more >> Paddling a Labor of Love for Toro - 04/17/04 Oakland ~ Andras Toro peered out at the rippling waters of Lake Merritt, studying the smattering of paddlers working out after Friday's short round of competition at the U.S. Flatwater Canoe and Kayak Olympic Trials ... more >> Big Upset in Olympic Kayak Trials - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ Kayaker Carrie Johnson's teammates tossed her into Oakland's Lake Merritt on Thursday, after the young upstart won by a boat length at the U.S. Olympic Canoe and Kayak Trials, guaranteeing her a spot in the Athens Games ... more >> Celebrating Spring, Earth Day at Chabot - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ In the spirit of spring flings, Chabot staff recently engaged in two days of spring cleaning ... more >> Annual Lakeshore Parade a Popular Hit - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ It's difficult to top the creative ideas of children who enter Lakeshore Avenue's spring derby-decorating contest ... more >> Stars to Shine at Gala For Music Programs - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland East Bay Symphony is holding a fund-raising dinner and auction to support music programs in the Oakland schools ... more >> Paddlers Fierce Below Serene Surface - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ From a spectator's point of view, the flatwater sprint for the U.S. canoe and kayaking Olympic trials on Lake Merritt this week could possibly be the mellowest of sports ever, except maybe for butterfly collecting, which is not currently an Olympic event ... more >> Spring Citizens' Academy - 04/16/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland enthusiastically invites Oakland citizens to participate in the Spring Citizens' Academy offered through the Equal Access Office. Get involved, join today ... more >> Nation's Top Paddlers Head to Lake Merritt - 04/14/04 Oakland ~ Expect some fast racing when competitors vying for Olympic gold descend on Lake Merritt on Thursday through Sunday as Oakland hosts the U.S. Olympic Team trials for canoe and kayak ... more >> Stanford Spring Football Fan Fest - 04/14/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) is proud to participate in this years Spring Football Fan Fest at Stanford Stadium on Saturday, April 24, 2004 ... more >> Cultural Youth Explosion - 04/13/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation would like to announce a Cultural Youth Explosion to honor the youth who participate in citywide programs and to showcase talented Oakland youth on Friday, April 16 ... more >> Olympic Tryouts Set For Lake Merritt in Oakland - 04/12/04 Oakland ~ Expect some really fast racing when competitors vying for Olympic gold descend on Lake Merritt Thursday through April 18 when Oakland hosts the U.S. Olympic Team trials for canoe and kayak ... more >> Hershey's Track and Field Local Meet - 04/12/04 Oakland ~ The Sports Department for the City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation would like to announce the local Hershey's track and field meet on Saturday, May 8, 2004 at Oakland Technical High School ... more >> For the Love of the Universe of Space, and the Planets - 04/11/04 Oakland ~ As people approached Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center a week ago Friday, their steps quickened. The ticket line wasn't long but visitors shifted from one foot to the other and craned their necks to see the front of the line and how quickly it was moving ... more >> Fund-Raiser to Feature Bruce Cain - 04/11/04 Oakland ~ The luncheon is a fund-raiser for the League of Women Voters of Oakland, a non-partisan political organization that encourages the active and informed participation of citizens in government ... more >> 12th Annual Spring Egg Hunt - 04/10/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland would like to invite children, between the ages of four through twelve years old, and their families to the 12th annual Spring Egg Hunt at Lake Merritt/Lakeside Park (along Lakeside Park beach area, nearby Children’s Fairyland and the Edoff Memorial bandstand) on Saturday, April 10 ... more >> Bushrod’s 39th Annual Easter Basketball Tournament - 04/09/04 Oakland ~ Bushrod Recreation Center, one of twenty-two community centers operated by the City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation, is proud to present the annual High School Easter Basketball Tournament ... more >> Junior League Raises $40,000 for East Bay Kids - 04/09/04 Oakland ~ The Junior League of Oakland-East Bay Inc. aim to share a brighter future with children at risk in Alameda and Contra Costa counties ... more >> Junior Warriors Basketball League - 04/09/04 Oakland ~ The Sports Department for the City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation collaborates with the Golden State Warriors to provide the annual Junior Warriors Basketball League ... more >> California Parks & Recreation Recognizes Oakland - 04/08/04 Oakland ~ The California Parks and Recreation Society (CPRS) District III awards and installation banquet was an evening full of surprises for the City of Oakland ... more >> Nature Group Kicks Off its Second Year - 04/06/04 Oakland ~ Do you know what natural wonders are hidden in plain view in the East Bay? I didn't until I joined Close to Home -- Exploring Nature's Treasures in the East Bay. This year-long program of monthly talks and outings will hold a kick-off for its second year from 7:00 ~ 9:00 pm on April 15th at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak streets ... more >> Chamber Honors Arts Group, Others - 04/06/04 Oakland ~ During the annual Oakland Chamber of Commerce Awards on March 25 at the Oakland Marriott, the Oakland Art Association received the group's arts organization award. Eric Kisshauer, who chairs the chamber, presented the award to Jim Coy, president of the Oakland Art Association ... more >> Popular Program Gets Parents in Line - 04/06/04 Oakland ~ A mother sitting in a beach chair worked on her laptop -- a cell phone headset on her ear. Some parents nearby dozed beneath blankets. Others read books. This was a line for summer day camp, which wound around the Redwood Heights Recreation Center on Friday afternoon ... more >> USS Hornet Swings into Spring - 04/06/04 Alameda ~ Art Depew and The Harry James Orchestra play Saturday, April 24 aboard the USS Hornet ... more >> Fair is Calling for Local Heroes in Alameda County - 04/05/04 Pleasanton ~ In a nod to the sports-and-competition theme of this year's Alameda County Fair, coaches and youth athletes will be honored as "Community Heroes." ... more >> An Asian American Children's Spring Art Exhibition - 04/05/04 Oakland ~ The walls of the Asian Branch of the Oakland Public Library are once again blooming with the colorful paintings and drawings of young artists from the Channing Art Studio in Berkeley. This exhibit of works, produced by Asian Americans, aged 6-13, from the East Bay, features a range of styles and media, including pastel, pencil, watercolor, and Chinese brush and ink painting, all of which are on display ... more >> This Unique Vehicle Sounds Good - 04/05/04 Emeryville ~ Imagine a place -- it isn't hard to do -- where aspiring young musicians can tinker with some of the newest, highest-techiest recording equipment around, finger some keyboards and thump on computerized drums to their heart's content without anybody yelling at them to stop all that racket ... more >> Shining Star for April - 04/05/04 Oakland ~ For more than seven years, Armando Aguilera has been providing outstanding service, knowledgeable information to the public and patrons, generosity and dedication to his job for the City of Oakland ... more >> Redwood Heights Summer Day Camps - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ The center offers a variety of innovative and instrumental programming, activities and day camps for parents to choose from ... more >> Oakland Gallery Takes on a Grander Dimension - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ After more than 10 years on Ninth Street in Old Oakland, the gallery has relocated to Second and Clay after securing a three-year lease. It's been gradually moving for a month with the help of volunteers who are also painting and building walls in the new space ... more >> Local Kids Get Chance to Flaunt Worldliness - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ Three local students will compete today in the state finals of the National Geographic Bee and vie for a chance to represent all of California in the championship round of the competition ... more >> Protect Your Kid's Noggin With a Helmet - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ Head protection can be the difference between a minor injury and a major one. This law is what we like to call a "For your own good law," much like the seat-belt law and the motorcycle helmet law before it ... more >> Health, College Fair Set for East Oakland - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ Nonprofits, physicians and colleges are joining forces to host a Health and College Fair on Saturday in East Oakland ... more >> Play Area Springs Into Action - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ When Rotarians see something that needs to be done in the community, they often spring into action. And that's exactly the case with the Oakland Salvation Army play area in the Fruitvale district, which the Rotary Club of Piedmont Montclair helped dedicate last Friday ... more >> Strokes Continue to Dominate the Competition - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Strokes buses left their Oakland boathouse in the early-morning darkness on March 20. Almost eight hours later, they returned after a morning of racing that saw the Strokes decisively defeat St. Ignatius of San Francisco and host River City Rowing Club of West Sacramento in their second league race ... more >> Oakland Tech Shares in Its Girls' Glory - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ Sitting side by side in the Oakland Technical High School auditorium, juniors Alexis Gray-Lawson and Devanei Hampton said things haven't changed that much since their basketball team won the state Division I crown almost two weeks ago ... more >> Forging Artistic Connections - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ In a 48,000-square-foot building that was a cardboard tube factory in a past life, glass blowers, neon sign makers, TIG welders and silversmiths thrive at the fire arts school ... more >> Lakeside Demonstration Gardens Park Clean-Up - 04/02/04 Oakland ~ Please join the Earth Day work parties and dedicated volunteers in Oakland Parks as part of a city-wide park clean-up program at Lakeside Park Demonstration Gardens on Saturday, April 24, 2004 from 9:00 am through 12:00 pm ... more >> Earth Day 2004 - 04/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland celebrates Earth Day with an annual citywide Cleanup and Beautification event in April and is proud to support community efforts to keep Oakland beautiful all year long ... more >> Finance and Management Agency Announcement - 04/01/04 Oakland ~ The Finance and Management Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Joyner as Agency Administrative Manager of the Finance and Management Agency ... more >> U.S. Olympic Team Trials Coming to Oakland - 04/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, USA Canoe and Kayak and Lake Merritt Rowing Club are delighted by the decision of the United States Olympic Committee and National Governing Body for Canoe and Kayak Sports, to hold the Flatwater Canoe and Kayak Olympic Trials on Lake Merritt/Lakeside Park in Oakland on Thursday, April 15 through Sunday, April 18, 2004 ... more >> Discover the Bay Area's Best Value - 04/01/04 And no, it's not a fast food combo. To those in the know, it's the vast resources available from Bay Area libraries. Check out a couple of best-sellers, your favorite magazine, two or three DVDs and CDs, and the savings quickly add up ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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