Chalk Art Contest! Eat Chocolate!
With no fees to artists, areas of sidewalk will be assigned to participants to
create their own fanciful chalk drawings. A CHALK ART CONTEST for the best
drawing will be judged after 4 p.m. Cash prizes of $150, $100, $50 and runners-up get a $25 gift certificate from Andronico’s Community Markets. Same-day art registration takes place 10AM-5PM in event booths located at 1495 and 1607 Shattuck Ave. where special artist's chalk is available for $10 or BYO.
To EAT CHOCOLATE start by purchasing a packet of tickets (20 for $20) at the event HQ booths at 1451 or 1607 Shattuck. The to-go menu features over 25 items including picante habañero chocolate gelato, goat cheese truffles, adult brownies, Oreo shakes, or savory menu items such as Caribbean chocolate soup, chocolate chicken tikka kabobs, and more. Spend your tickets on these delights available in the local businesses then savor your chocolate as you stroll along the sidewalks, viewing the artwork.
Festival booths fill the blocks between Rose and Vine Streets. There’s even a car to draw on with chalk. There are pony rides, balloon twisters, and face painters. Four areas of music include The Dylan Platt Band, Lee Waterman Trio, Kathryn Rayne Band, The Queue, The Elderberries Irish Band, Cathy Morris the Violin Lady, Sean Lee’s One Man Band, Adrian West and more.
Free Admission. 510.548.5335
10am to 5pm, Gourmet Ghetto North Shattuck Avenue
Live improvised music in support of the Homeless Action Center continuing their great work. New music community gives to the greater community:
http://nextnow.edgebuzz.tv http://homelessactioncenter.org
Starts at: Noon Goes until 11PM
Ze Bib! (Robert Lopez, Shanna Sordahl)
Emily Hay & Friends (Emily Hay, Motoko Honda, Vijay Anderson)
Lisa Sangita Moskow (solo Sarod, Vocals)
Ethel Dare (Sung Kim, Brian Pedersen, Randylee Sutherland)
Turn It Over (Eli Wallace , Karl Evangelista, Bob LaDue)
Jim Ryan w/Cartoon Justice (Jim Ryan, Mika Pontecorvo, Kersti Abrams, Greg Baker, Mariko Miyakawa, Eli Pontecorvo, ...)
Looney-Mezzacappa-Robinson Trio (Scott R. Looney, Lisa Mezzacappa, Donald Robinson)
Cloud Shepherd (Andrew Joron, Joe Noble, Brian Lucas, Mark Pino)
Bill Wolter (solo Guitar)
Bridge of Crows (Greg Baker, Kersti Abrams, Mika Pontecorvo, Mariko Miyakawa, Elijah Pontecorvo, ...)
Earth Blind (Nick Obando, Michael Dale, Aaron Levin)
Tri-Cornered Tent Show (Philip Everett, Ray Schaeffer, Anthony Flores, Joshua Allen)
The Ruminations (Bob Marsh, Chistina Stanely, Markus Hunt, Mark Pino, Rent Romus)
Ear Spray (Carlos Jennings, Ann O'Rourke, Mark Pino)
Greenlief-Grimes Duo (Phillip Greenlief, Henry Grimes)
Architect/Enchantress (Mark Clifford, Nava Dunkelman, Aaron Oppenheim, Jacon Pek, Tim Kim, Rent Romus, Joshua Marshall)
Cost : 12.00
12 noon to 11pm, Berkeley Arts - 2133 University Avenue, between Shattuck & Oxford
Selections from 2014 East Bay Open Studios
Berkeley Art Center, in partnership with Pro Arts, presents Known Associates: Selections from the 2014 East Bay Open Studio. This exhibition features work from a selection of this year’s most compelling EBOS participants in a variety of media. Selected artists include Bobbie Altman, Sherrod Blanker, Amber Crabbe, Jane Fisher (image) , Rebecca Garcia-Gonzalez, Victoria Hamlin, Adam Lam, Afton Love, Katherine Meyer and Wayne Shaffer
exhibition dates May 31 - June 15, 2014
5pm to 8pm, Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut Street
Celebrating the release of "Radio Flor". $23 advance / $25 door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street
$15. East Coast Swing dance lesson with Nathan Dias (progressive series) at 7:00 pm / Karen & Michael (beginning) at 8:15 pm. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
9:15pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue