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t was 1970, and 40-year-old artist/psychiatrist
Robert Akeley was walking down 49th Street
with a riend when he noticed a big pale green
Queen Anne Victorian house that was shining silver
in the light o the ull moon . . . with a For Sale sign
on it.
Tis is how Robert came to live in emescal,
painting his graphic colorul acrylics in the barn out
back o the now aquamarine house he shares with a
community o riends and ellow artists.
A retrospective o Robert Akeleys work will
be shown this spring at Rise Above Gallery, span-
ning a long and still very active painting career. wo
month-long exhibitions will show a rotation o hispieces. Te opening or the rst show is Friday,
March 8th, and the second is April 5th. Both open-
ing receptions will eature ood, drink and music
created by Roberts extended emescal community.
As with all o the art shows at Rise Above, there will
be live screen printing o limited edition artists de-
sign on t-shirts as well. u
Sue Mark and Gabriela Laz
Tank You!
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WOW: Te Piti o robet newto aee
The Tower. Painting by Robert Akeley.
IWOW: ThE PaInTIngs Of
rOBErT nEWTOn akElEyIn wo Exhibiions, curaed by Sue Mark
Rise Above Gallery
4770 Telegraph Ave.
www.riseaboveoakland.com
(510) 368-7424
March 8 - April 30, 2013
1st Opening Reception: Friday March 8th, 6-9 pm
2nd Opening Reception: Friday April 5th, 6-9 pm
Food by Happy Girl Kichen and Corner aco
Barn Beer by Mat and Mike
Live music by Omega
Robert Akeleys house at the corner of 49th & Clarke.
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onderul ood, riendship, en-
tertainment and the chance
to bid on an enticing array o
auction items await you at Tis is It!,
Oakland echnical High Schools 2013
Auction.
Sponsored by the schools Parent
eacher Student Association (PSA), the
Auction is Oakland echs main undrais-
ing event and provides crucial support or
the school, Oaklands highest scoring com-
prehensive high school. Funds raised by the
Auction provide necessary support to all
areas o the school and its students, includ-
ing classroom needs, athletics, music, labsupplies, technology and more. Tis year, we
hope to raise over $65,000 and surpass last
years total.
We encourage everyone to participate
in whatever way appeals to you. Local busi-
nesses or community members can sponsor
our event, donate merchandise and services
Ti i It! M 16: Okd Te au autio
he Holiday Skate and Stroll has
had a bit o adverse karma, rained
out during the one bad storm this
year, the weekend o December 1st and 2nd.
We did not schedule an alternative rain date,
because the ice rink would not be available
other December weekends. Besides, theevent had been rained out in previous years,
so we thought the odds were in our avor!
Not so!
Mark your calendars or Friday, April
5 rom 3 to 7, (in conjunction with First
Friday) and Saturday, April 6 rom noon to
4, at 49th and elegraph. A Spring event,
as emescal blooms a skating sensation
W
highlighting the aux ice rink, and part-
nering this year or the rst time ever with
Funktion Skateboards, a local start-up prod-
uct line o apparel and skateboard decks. In
addition to watching live demos during the
event, you can compete in a skateboarding
contest and win cool prizes. Both days welleature Oakland High Schools (B.U.I.L.D)
entrepreneurial training groups oering un
products to discover. Tis amily event will
host activities, cras and goodies rom local
merchants! u
Darlene Drapkin, emescal elegraphBusiness Improvemen Disric (BID)
spi Teme ste d sto
D kb, cit coi Membe
o Ditit 1, is holding a series of
community listening sessions this
spring.
This is your opportunity toshare your thoughts, concerns and
suggestions about our neighbor-
hood and the entire city.
Save the date for Saturday
March 23 at a place to-be-deter-
mined: hopefully in Temescal!
Another listening session will
be held Saturday April 6 at St.
Columba Catholic Church, 6401 San
Pablo Ave.
Contact Dannette Lambert,
Community Services Coordinator,at 510-238-7001 or dlambert@oak-
landnet.com with any questions.
or purchase a catalog ad. emescal neighbors
and communities throughout the city are in-
vited to the party, and are welcome to partici-
pate in echs online auction this March.
Te event is Saturday, March 16, 6-10:30
pm, at the Uptown Body and Fender build-
ing at 401 26th Street in Oakland. ickets are$25 per person until February 28, and $35
aerwards. For more inormation or to do-
nate an item, contact auction@oaklandtech.
com or visit: www.oaklandtech.com/ptsa/
auction-2013. u
Oakland ech Aucion Commitee
commit liteiseio
New bike parking on Telegraph Ave., in frontof Burma Superstar. Photo by Dana Hull.
Te aucion provides crucialsuppor for he school,
Oaklands highes scoringcomprehensive high school.
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o you live in Oakland? Would
you like to have a tree planted
in ront o your house? Are you
willing to water and take care o this tree or
the next couple o years?I signed up to get a street tree rom the
City o Oakland several years ago. In the
spring o 2007, the city cut the concrete
in ront o our house and planted a lovely
Ginkgo tree that grows taller and stronger
every year. We live close to the Highway 24,
and I wanted a tree to both help shade our
house and mitigate the impacts o reeway
noise and pollution.
Since then, the citys tree plantingprogram has largely stopped due to bud-
get cuts. But thanks to the leadership o
Arthur Boone rom the SF Bay Chapter o
the Sierra Club, a group o volunteers has
continued to plant trees throughout the
city. On a recent Saturday morning, Arthur
and a crew o volunteers planted a rident
Maple in ront o my next-door-neighbors
house. One tree on a bare block oen in-spires other neighbors to do the same, and
it really makes a dierence. Imagine what
Oakland would look like i our urban tree
canopy was thriving in neighborhoods
throughout the city.
Te Sierra Clubs Northern Alameda
County group has worked with Oakland city
ofcials and ormer Councilmember Jane
Brunner, who contributed over $30,000 to
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TEMEscal nEWs & vIEWs
Sierra Club volunteers Jane Chen and Jack Bowers plant a Trident Maple on 53rd Street.Photo by Matt Dibble.
coeed bot cime?Joi te Temewe!
pay or trees and concrete cuts during the
last two years. But those unds are now all
used up. Te Sierra Club is currently ask-
ing homeowners interested in street trees
to contribute $50 per tree; the Sierra Club
hopes to drop that requirement when it is
able to raise more money.
Volunteers are need to help dig holes,plant trees, and set stakes on Saturdays
rom 9 am to 1 pm. Groups rom schools,
churches, scouting troops and local busi-
nesses can arrange to work together on a
specic day. For more inormation, con-
tact Arthur Boone, ree eam Lead, at ar-
[email protected] or (510) 910-6451. u
Dana Hull, 53rd and Shatuck
Imagine wha Oaklandwould look like if our
urban ree canopy washriving in neighborhoods
hroughou he ciy.
A group of us started up the Temescrawlers
to organize together about the crime that
is happening in our neighborhood. We
meet every Wednesday at 9 pm in front
of Studio One at 365 45th Street to go for
a group walk around the neighborhood.
Lee Edwards, who is the head of our localNeighborhood Crime Prevention Council,
is part of this group and is a great resource
on what we can do to help ourselves since
the Oakland Police Department is not able
to make a big difference. Join us!
We also started this Facebook page
as an alternative way to connect: at: http://
www.facebook.com/Temescrawlers. u
Sara Erickson, 49th and Manila
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4 March/aPrIl 2013
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fid M 8, 11:30 m - 1 pm. TeNorh Oakland Village Wriers SupporGroup will have is rs meeing a he NOV
ofce, 5116 Broadway, in he RockridgeShopping Cener, beween Sarbucks andCVS. Call 547-8500 or more inormaionand o make a reservaion.
fid M 8, 6 pm. Poery Saloon (drunkon poery!) We gaher he second Friday ohe monh wih a casual poluck a 6 pm, read-ing a 7:30 pm. For he reading, bring a coupleo poems o yours and someone elses, or 2-3pages o prose, or come jus o enjoy. Desser,coee and ea are provided. Hoss are KaylaSussell and Ava Bird. 472 44h Sree beweenelegraph and Webser. Conac Clive Masona 510-654-6495 wih any quesions. Repeas
April 12.
Td M 14, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm.
Learn more abou he modernizaion plansor Childrens Hospial Oakland a a neigh-
borhood meeing a he CHORI Library,5700 Marin Luher King Jr. Way. Ener viahe Norh Oakland Senior Cener Parkinglo o 58h Sree and coninue hrough he
black gaes o ge o he main enrance. Formore inormaion, go o www.CHOnex100.org or conac Bernardete Arellano a (510)428-3208 or [email protected].
sd M 24, 7:30 m.Te OaklandMarahon Running Fesival reurns, wih
pleny o evens all weekend. Te ull mara-hon begins Sunday morning. Runners willrun along 41s Sree rom Piedmon Ave.o elegraph Ave. and will run on elegraphrom 41s Sree o 51s Sree. Be sure ocome on ou and cheer hem on early Sundaymorning! For more inormaion go o: htp://
www.oaklandmarahon.com.
TEMEscal cOMMunITy calEnDar
Ee sd, 9 m - 1 pm. emescalFarmers Marke, 5300 Claremon Ave., DMVparking lo. Please bring your own bags. Te
armers marke also acceps WIC coupons.
sd, 9 m. Keep emescal Clean &Beauiul mees o pick up rash and clean gra-i. 43rd & Shaer. Rain cancels. Gloves, bagsand liter pick-up ools are provided. Call im
Anderson a 698-2393 or [email protected] wih quesions. More ino a htp://www.acebook.com/KeepemescalClean.
Ee Mod, 5:30 - 6:45 pm. Donaion-based Communiy Haha Yoga Class a Hear-walker Sudio, 4920 elegraph Ave. (upsairs).Suggesed donaions, $10-15; no one urnedaway or lack o unds.
Ee Mo - fi, 9 m - 3 pm. Te NorhOakland Senior Cener is open or memberso he communiy. Te annual $12 member-ship eniles seniors 55 and older o quali y ordiscouns on aciviies and rips. Come enjoyars and cras, healh insurance counseling,exercise and dance, rips and ours and com-puer classes a 5714 MLK Jr. Way, 597-5085.
Tued & Tud, 3 - 6 pm. Te EastBay Childrens Book Project, which gives booksree o charge to proessionals who work withchildren in need, is open in its new location
at the Mosswood Recreation Center, 3612Webster St. Ino: 408-READ or www.ebcbp.org.
std M 2, 11 m - 1 pm. FirsSaurday playdaes a Emerson Elemenary.Come o he kindergaren playground onShaer o mee neighborhood amilies, playogeher and learn more abou whas happen-ing a Emerson. Celebrae he new reehouse!Repeas April 6.
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