Inspired by San Francisco, Berkeley will once again throw a giant street party as Shattuck Avenue will be car-free for 17 blocks from Rose Street to Haste Street for more than a mile-long street party with cycling, skating, games, dancing, dodgeball, hip hop cipher, acro yoga, live music, hooping, free bike repair and more on the open streets.
2014 Sunday Streets Berkeley
Sunday, October 12, 2014 | 11 am to 4 pm
Shattuck Ave from Haste to Rose, Berkeley
FREE
2014 Activities
FROM ROSE to VINE: North Hub anchored by Rock the Bike & their pedal-powered stage
3-5 pm: Acroyoga and Hula-Hooping demos by Athletic Playground
Free Hula-Hooping Classes by Hoop Power
Pedal Powered Music by Rock the Bike
11 – 12 –TBD
12 – 1 — The Blondies
1 – 2 — Bicicletas Por La Paz
2 – 3 — Thunderground Collective
3 – 4 — Melted State
4 – 4:45 – DJ
Art show by 50/50 Art Studio: The show will feature 50 pieces of art all based on LIGHT, with 10 different mediums including metalsmithing, sculpture, photography, glasswork, textile design, lighting design, ceramics, encaustics, drawing/painting and written word.
Family and kid friendly games by JCC East Bay
Buy Local Berkeley and the West Berkeley Design Loop - information and interactive games promoting shopping at local independent businesses
Mah Jongg revival games by Mah Jongg for Everyone
Vine Street Block Party in the Gourmet Ghetto by the North Shattuck Association (not official Sunday Streets Berkeley programming)
Wine & Beer Garden hosted by Vintage Berkeley, eats from The Local Butcher Shop, artisan and local independent businesses. Live performances by:
Kasia Kugay
Adrian West Trio
Lewiston Jazz Quintet
A Talent for Mischief Trio
FROM VINE to CEDAR: Gourmet Ghetto
Kitchen on Fire Cooking School Open House and live filming for their new ‘How To & How NOT To” video series. Live audiences welcome!
The Seratonins 12:30-3pm hosted by M. Lowe & Co.
M. Lowe & Co. is partnering with PEACE Out Loud (peace education and arts creation for everyone) to bring a Bejeweled Pumpkin Craft to the Walden booth in front of M. Lowe and Company during Sunday streets from 2-4pm.
Free body work demos and workshops by Berkeley Sauna & Acupuncture: Bodywork demo and workshops w/ musicians & healing background music
Family Activities hosted by Grace North Church
Massage Therapy for Pain Relief by The Body Technician
Andronico’s Community Market free sampling by local artisanal food purveyors throughout the store
Berkeley Chess School table games & giant chess
FROM CEDAR to LINCOLN
Live Music by Hernandez Hideaway 12-2 pm in front of Peets Coffee
Special menu and outdoor seating at Guerilla Cafe
Berkeley Rotary Club: The Rotary Club will be instructing participants in how to make WAPI’s. ( Water Purification Indicators)
Kid’s Arts & Crafts activities with The Academy
FROM LINCOLN to VIRGINIA: Arts & Crafts
Create-with-Nature Zone by Zach Pine hosted by ACCI Gallery Join in a collaborative artistic expression with bamboo, branches, flowers, and other wonders of nature.
Eden Arts Multidisciplinary art activities hosted by ACCI Gallery
Climate Art Ice Installation by Carter Brooks
For Teens and Tweens! Create your own earring jewelry by Baubles & Beads - benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Arts & Crafts with Archway Middle School
Knitter’s circle with Claddah Knitters: drop-ins welcome! Fiber arts demonstrations from drop spindle spinners, spinning wheel spinners, and crochet demonstrations
Sticky Art Lab
Ragged Wing Ensemble - All ages mask making and clown lessons (1-2:30)
Red Cross Bay Area First Aid
FROM VIRGINIA to FRANCISCO
Yoga Kula offering Free Yoga & Pilates Classes, Live Yogi Music & Free Chair Massage
Crowden School Performances & Instrument Petting Zoo
Live music TBA
FROM FRANCISCO to DELAWARE: Community Corner: East Bay non-profit and social organizations
Music Jam hosted by Jon’s School of Music and the Firehouse North Art Collective
Berkeley Rent Board Free housing counseling on landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities
Register to Vote! League of Women Voters and Alameda County Registrar of Voters
Ecology Center presents: Hula hoops, jumprope, sidewalk chalk, “Shooting for Sustainability” (aka Plastic and alcohol-Free Beer Pong) and “Health Awareness Jeopardy.”
Rebuilding Together: Interactive games, info to help low income seniors and people with disabilities make home repairs and live independent lives
Tibetan Aid Project
FROM DELAWARE to HEARST: Plants & Animals
Berkeley Lion’s Club: interactive education – White Cane and Service Dog Street Etiquette – helping the visually impaired travel the streets of Berkeley
Water Conservation tips by East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
California Native Plant Society
Feral Cat Foundation
Berkeley Pathwanderers
Interactive Dance performance about Endangered Species by the Institute of Population Studies
The Berkeley Project
FROM HEARST to BERKELEY WAY: Body & Soul
Triple Rock Brewery On-site Brewery Tours every hour on the hour & Bluegrass Band
Street Soccer Games for Kids & Young Adults by Pacific Soccer Training
Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente staff and volunteers will be handing out health education material focused on healthy eating and exercise. We will also be handing out promotional items and asking visitors to spin the prize wheel
Health info services by Future Academy
KPFA Radio
Alameda County Heath Services information: Medi-Cal, Children & Family Services
Future Academy
FROM BERKELEY WAY to UNIVERSITY: Bike Block
Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative: Free safety checks/tune-up adjustments and trade-in assessments
Belly Dancing by Blue Diamonds Belly Dance
Middle Eastern Traditional Music & belly dancing hosted by the Turkish Kitchen, by Troupe Tangiers & Sharifa’s Habibis
Bicycle activities led by Bike East Bay
FROM UNIVERSITY to ADDISON (West Side): Fun & Games
Free bike tune-ups (Safety checks & tune-up recs) by Mike’s Bikes
Free Yoga Classes 11am-4pm by Yoga to the People
Kids activities by 360 Kids: Children’s activities and music
Dance performances by Danse Lumiere
FROM UNIVERSITY to ADDISON (East Side): Art & Innovation
Art & Innovation Area
Science@Cal: interactive science projects and Endangered Desert Tortoise ‘Noodles’ guest appearance; learn about the different parts of fruits and vegetables, science illustration (drawing), and a table-top card games
MoreLab
SoundFit: 3D scanner Demos with our partner’s Type A Machine 3D Printers.
Inkworks
Kids games, free giveaways and prize wheel by Comcast
FROM ADDISON to CENTER (West Side)
Berkeley Half Marathon- The Berkeley Half Marathon will be handing out free race schwag and raffling off 5K and Half Marathon Race registrations all day! You will also be able to register for the November 9th events, which benefit the Berkeley Public School Fund, our official local charity.
Livable Berkeley
La Pena Culture Club’s La Bomba Club, Puerto Rican Drumming and Dancing
Red Cross Bay Area First Aid
FROM ADDISON to CENTER (East side)
Batala San Francisco : Brazilian Drumming and dancing
Games of Berkeley games demos & hula-hoops
Kid’s games and fun with Clif Kid: Free healthy, organic snacks for kids to nourish them throughout the day. We will have a variety of products including our new Clif Kid Zbar Proteinfor those extra active kids and Zfruit & Veggie made with real fruits and vegetables
SF MOMA on the Go! Arts & Crafts
Pop-up exhibit of ”The Lexicon of Sustainability“ by The David Brower Center
CENTER STREET (East side)
Downtown Eats, Beats & Brews Salsa Block Party by Downtown Berkeley Association & Salsa Vale Todo (Not officially part of Sunday Streets Berkeley), 12-6pm
Rumbaché Live Cuban Salsa band and Dance Pavilion
Salsa lessons and demos by Salsa Vale Todo 12-6pm in the Salsa Demo Pavilion
DJ Antonio spinning timba, salsa, meregue, rumba, rock and more
Food! Outdoor cafe seating. Drake’s Brewing Company beer garden
Bike Valet – by Sports Basement
FROM CENTER to ALLSTON : Downtown hub
Hip Hop Dance PERFORMANCES hosted by Orlando Williams (aka) Dj O Aces and
B-Side Cipher https://www.facebook.com/groups/360747207384799/ Featuring Live Hip-Hop bands and Beatmakers including:
Khafre Jay (HipHopForChange) Hip Hop For Change
Coco Peila https://www.facebook.com/coco.peila
Rashidi Omari (Destiny Arts Center)
Students For Hip Hop at Cal
Sustainable Transportation Partners
Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Sign up for Spare the Air Alerts and share your ideas about air quality concerns- free branded gifts to participants
Alameda County Transportation Commission
Bubbles, hula hoops, hopscotch, jump rope hosted by City Car Share
Zipcar
FROM ALLSTON to KITTREDGE: Sports & Recreation
Skateboard park presented by City of Berkeley Recreation
Habitot Children’s Museum Kid’s craft activities with Habitot Children’s Museum
The Optician: free eyeglass adjustments
City of Berkeley Parks & City of Berkeley Recreation Tot/Pre-K Wee Play Area including active games and crafts for youth under 5 years old. Kids activities for ages 5+: Sports and Games, Tai Chi ( ages 15yrs and over); face-painting and side walk chalk skate parkArt and Science Activities including Bubble Fun, Blow Paint Art, and much more!
FROM KITTREDGE to BANCROFT:
3:00-5:00 pm Berkeley Public Library Little Explorer’s Petting Zoo in front of the library. E-i-e-i-o! Meet a variety of animals – sheep, a giant tortoise, a rabbit, or a pot-bellied pig – who knows? Look for our Library on Wheels bikes, too.
Berkeley Public Library‘s “Library On Wheels” bikes are equipped with a mobile hotspot for wifi, get your library card and check out books, movies, and eBook downloads on the go!
Bay Area Book Festival: old fashioned typewriter typing contest
Get your Tango on with Argentine Tango Club, demos and performances
FROM BANCROFT to DURANT: Active Living
Recreational Adult Dodgeball League‘s interactive dodgeball speed contest: How fast can you throw?
Filipino Martial Arts by Eskabo Daan and Crossbone FMA: showcase Filipino Martial Arts (Escrima) and offer mini-lessons in traditional forms like sinawalis to interested passers-by
Girls on the Run: interactive crafts
Ralph Gracie Jui Jitsu
Capoeira demonstrations by the Capoeira Arts Foundation
FROM DURANT to CHANNING: Eco Village
Capoeira with Filhos de Bimba Bay Area: demo classes and demonstrations by current students of Capoeira Regional
Arts & crafts plus free typewriter haiku by Pegasus Books
Live music by
Mud Fence (Bluegrass)
Dirty Cello
Sierra Club Environmental Art Projects for kids and adults
Tap Dance interactive performance and demo by I’m Tapan
FROM CHANNING to HASTE: Family Fun Zone hosted by Sports Basement
Albany Berkeley Soccer Club Academy: street soccer, soccer drills and kicking skills games
Family Fun Zone plus free bike tune-up recommendations & safety checks by Sports Basement
Yoga Classes
Bike Maintenance
FREE Hydration for Yoga
Sports Basement Booth
Clowning Around Balloon Art by Alan Kahn
Storytelling with the Berkwood Hedge School
Live Music with The Minor Seven: The Minor Seven is a small jazz combo made up of 5 kids ages 12 to 14. They play guitar, saxophone/clarinet, drums and keyboard