The Experience, Richmond: Riggers Loft Wine Co Friday Night
The Experience:
Friday Night Blues on the Bay!
You don’t want to miss this one! Red’s Blues Band – Traditional Blues and Americana/Roots Music. Bring a friend or come by yourself Friday, August 23, 6-9pm. Riggers loft is ready to give you a warm friendly welcome!
Red’s Blues is a four-piece band from Sacramento, California, featuring Beth Reid-Grigsby, aka Sacramento Red, on lead vocals and harmonies, who was inducted into the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame in September, 2023. With a bass, harmonica, guitar and great vocals, they specialize in traditional blues, as well as a lot of original Americana/Roots music, and have been twice nominated for a SAMMIE award for best blues band in the NorCal region.
Reserve a table. Doors open at 5pm and you can taste some delicious, award-winning wines at their wine bar and check out the menu for some tasty bites from Chef Frank. He’s serving all your favorite Wood-fired Pizzas! These are 12” pizzas on their local honey and extra virgin olive oil dough. Fans rave about his Crispy Parmesan Brussel Sprouts tossed in shaved Paemigiano cheese with lemon and garlic butter! You can order his Burger, Loft Salad or Caesar Salad with tossed romaine hearts in a classic citrus Caesar dressing, croutons and shaved Parmesan-Reggiano cheese. Top it off with New Orleans Beignets! Yum!
About Riggers Loft Wine Co
The beauty about Riggers Loft Wine Co is that you can treat yourself to a wine tasting on the weekend and relax to some great jazz.and blues. Wood-fired pizzas and tasty salads on the menu to accompany the wine or cider of your choice. Chill and enjoy as you sip, eat and vibe!
Riggers Loft is situated right next to the water on San Francisco Bay in an industrial chic building with absolutely amazing views. It is a tasting room and wine bar, with a beautiful event space.Riggers Loft is home to owners R&B Cellars, with guest wineries: Carica Wines, Wachira Wines, Barrel + Ink, Prima Materia, and Far West Cider Company. Great outdoor patio on the water.
Hours:
- Thursdays: 5-8pm
- Fridays: 5-9pm (Closed Friday, October 15 due to a wedding)
- Saturdays: 1-9pm
- Sundays: 1-7pm.
Where:
1325 Canal Blvd
Richmond, CA 94804
https://www.riggersloftwine.com/
The Experience, Emeryville: RCCD Eco Art
The Experience:
Big Daddy – Placemaking in the Urban Environment!
Who was Big Daddy? Folks always ask this. When the abandoned gas station on Peralta burned down, the City of Emeryville asked the residents what they’d like to see on the site. Big Daddy’s Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden is the result, the name a riff on Big Daddy Green’s original car-detailing business there.
Big Daddy’s is hosting a series of events this summer. You can tour the raised-bed garden boxes tended by community members, the eco-friendly home to many native plants and pollinators as well as numerous sculptures and artworks.
Sunday Summer Events and Eco-Art will happen on Aug 18, 23, Sept 15 and Oct 1 with funding provided by the State of California and Emeryville’s Rotten City Cultural District. Admission is free and the site is wheelchair accessible.
Join them for their first Eco-Art event at Big Daddy’s.
2:00 PM, Sunday, August 18 Opening Reception
3:00 PM Poetry reading by Rafael Jesús González, Berkeley Poet Laureate Emeritus, introduced by Andree Singer Thompson, Artist, Teacher, and Co-founder of WEAD, the Women Eco Artists Dialog. Rafael and Andree featured below.
Garden/Exhibition Visiting hours. Saturdays and Sundays 2-6 PM, August 18 – October 13.
Big Daddy’s Complete Rejuvenating Community Garden
3601 Peralta Street in Emeryville
Where:
Emeryville
https://emeryvillecommerceconnection.com
The Experience, Alameda: C’era Una Volta Kitchen + Catering August 20 Menu
The Experience:
Make it Tuscan for dinner next week!
Let Chef Rudy take care of your meals for you. Here’s the menu for Tuesday, August 20. Fill your week with a bit of Tuscany!
Choose 3 entrées, each including 2 portions plus 1 Salad & 1 Focaccia per entrée. Package Price: only $80 (or $13.33 per meal) Order by Friday, August 16 and pick it up on Tuesday, August 20 or have it delivered to you and you are set!
TUTTI A TAVOLA ~ all at the table ~ A variety of menu styles with traditional, vegetarian and vegan options.
Menu for Aug 20:
Salads
- Orto Salad – Organic mixed baby greens, carrots, radishes, olives, tomatoes and a side of balsamic vinaigrette
- Spinach Salad – Organic baby spinach, carrots, walnuts, caramelized red onions
- Cali-Italia Salad – Organic mixed greens, gorgonzola cheese, walnuts, dried cranberries and side of vinaigrette (vegan upon request)
Entrees
- Eggplant Parmigiana & Vegetables made with Walnut Basil Pesto
- Lasagna with Bechamel & all-beef Chianti Meat Sauce
- Penne con Salmone Affumicato
- Pasta & smoked salmon and cream sauce with grated parmesan
- Pizza – Mushrooms & Olives Note VEGETARIAN or VEGAN
- Ravioli di Zucca con Gorgonzola – Butternut Squash Ravioli with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
- Risotto Saffron con Pollo (Saffron Rice with Chicken & Sausage) – Saffron/Onion/Peas & Carrots sautéed rice *Vegan on request
- VEGAN – Stuffed Pepper with Rice & Lentils topped with toasted Pistacchi with roasted vegetables
Order by Friday, August 16, 5pm. Pickup or Delivery on Tuesday, August 20 between 11am and 6pm.
Sound good? C’era Una Volta has all your Italian favorites and Chef Rudy’s specials represent historic Tuscany flavors. They also have meal packages and family meals. Questions or to place your order: [email protected] or 510.769.4828. A tavola non s’invecchia mai – “At the table, we never grow old.”
Where:
800 W Tower Ave. inside The Hub Sports Club, formerly the Bladium
Alameda
The Experience, Richmond: East Brother Beer Co Fun Sunday
The Experience:
Classic cars. Classic beers. A Summer Classic event.
Rev up your engines! Join the crew at East Brother for a day full of vintage cars, live music, food and fun for the entire family at the 7th Annual Summer Classic. Expect a stunning lineup of classic cars, live music, delicious food and award-winning craft beers! It’s all happening on Sunday, August 25 from 12-8pm.
The Summer Classic is a great way of paying homage to iconic cars and the people who meticulously care for them. This is where Bay Area car owners and admirers connect while soaking up the sunshine with a cold one. Vote for your favorite cars. The top two voted cars will get to take home the Gold Growler Trophy.
Some of the Bay Area’s favorite food trucks will be on-site serving up some delicious fare all day long. Live Music and from 4:30p-8p, enjoy Red Eye Gypsy
Food Trucks
- Antojitos Gunaco
- Golden Gate Bistro
- Snapper Seafood
- Los Rockeros
Libations
- Factory Bar -12-4pm
- Award-winning East Brother craft beer
- BO PILS – golden, noble, lemony
- RED LAGER – amber, biscuity, crisp
- GOLD IPA – hoppy, bright, dry
- RED IPA – hoppy, malty, easy
- OATMEAL STOUT – rich, roasty, smooth
Skip the lines and purchase your beer tickets ahead of time. Pick up at the kiosk at the entrance of the car show:
Admission is free for the whole family!
Where:
1001 Canal Blvd
Richmond
The Experience, Richmond: El Agave Azul Taco News
The Experience:
Don’t miss Taco Tuesday!
It starts up on Tuesday, August 13th. The great news is that it’s $4 Tacos all day!
- Grilled chicken – pico de gallo, and queso fresco.
- Beef – pico de gallo, and queso fresco.
- Carnitas Tacosa- Slow-cooked pork, pico de gallo, and queso fresco.
- Seared Fish – topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli.
- And more!
Quenching your thirst may include a Traditional Margarita or a Cadillac Margarita made with Mi Campo Reposado, triple sec, orange juice, sweet & sour, lime and served with a mini-Grand Marnier bottle. There is also the Purple Cadillac Margarita made with Mi Campo Reposado, triple sec, orange juice, sweet & sour, lime and a Chambord float. As a full-service bar, they offer more than 120 Tequilas.
Of course you can also choose any of your other Mexican favorites from their extensive menu of classic appetizers and traditional Mexican plates.
It’s a fun time out, in this wonderfully warm ambiance, no matter your choices! And don’t forget – Agave Azul has music the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month in the evening. They can’t wait to see you!
Agave Azul Hours: Mon – Thurs 11am-9pm; Fri 11am-10:30pm; Sat 10am-10:30pm; Sun 9am-9pm. 510-307-5749.
Where:
12955 San Pablo Ave
Richmond, CA 94804
The Experience, Alameda: Alameda Natural Grocery @ The Marketplace
The Experience:
It’s all about real food!
If you’re in the market for fresh, farm-direct, seasonal, local and organic produce, hard-to-find special diet foods, green home goods, locally produced artisan foods, clean & chemical-free cosmetics and real supplements, then this market is for you. Alameda Natural Grocery is homegrown, locally owned, independently operated and is a certified green whole health market.
You can shop knowing you will NOT find any of the following in their products throughout the store:
- No chemically processed foods
- No synthetic ingredients, fillers, sweeteners or additives
- No hydrogenated oil (no trans fats)
- No non-organic refined white sugar
- No products containing monosodium
- No chemical food coloring
- No chemical preservatives
It’s so easy to shop for your vegetables and fruit and they’ve got just enough of almost everything you need in their comfortable shop. They go beyond just groceries. They choose commodities with a conscience so you can too. How great is that?
After shopping you have the whole rest of the Alameda Marketplace to explore. It’s home to 10 local eateries. There’s a vast selection of artisanal cheeses and wines, grass fed beef, hand-made pastries, fresh gourmet to-go, house-roasted coffees, made-to-order sushi, upscale dining and more. All conveniently located under one roof. Start at the Alameda Natural Grocery. You will be glad you did.
Where:
1650 Park St in Alameda Marketplace
Alameda
https://alamedanaturaygrocery.com
