East Bay Adventures

Upcoming events in the Oakland-Berkeley area.Charles Chocolates in Emeryville, (6529 Hollis Street) is hosting FREE summer movies. Tonight's film is Soul Food and in honor of this movie, barbecue ribs, fried catfish and mac n' cheese will be on sale, (along with Charles Chocolates' Blue Bottle coffee services, hot chocolate and sweets).  Food and snacks service will start at 6:30 and the movie starts at 9:00 pm. To order ticket click here.

Future film line up:

July 10 - Soul Food.

July 24 - Tortilla Soup.

August 14th - Babette's Feast

August 28th - Ratatouille.

September 11th - Pizza

September 25th - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

July 24 - Tortilla Soup.

August 14th - Babette's Feast

August 28th - Ratatouille.

September 11th - Pizza

September 25th - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Sheila  Metcalf Tobin, (SheilaMetcalfTobin.com) will have her art on display at Herribone in Berkeley.

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Pretty Penny, (Rockridge - prettypennyclothing.com.) will be hosting their first Craft Bazaar, highlighting a group of local crafters.

Mark Schroeder's latest sculptures will be on display at the Autobody Fine Art Gallery in Alameda from July 10 to August 16.  The opening reception is Friday, July 10, from 7:00 -10:00 p.m.  The gallery is located at 1517 Park St. across the street from the Havana restaurant. MarkSchroeder.com

Below Market Priced Loft in Posh David Baker Building, Emeryville

Down the street from Pixar Studios is the David Baker designed lofts at 1500 Park Street.  This is one of my favorite loft spaces in the East Bay.  This building is in an ultra urban area of Emeryville and boasts the most lush, secluded garden as the entry.  Once inside this building you will feel like you are in Eames territory.  With a maple plywood mailbox area to the floor to ceiling windows, the modern space gives a nod to mid-century modernist.

Currently listed in this building is unit 223 offered at $249,300. (Listed with Jason of All Emeryville Properties) This is a below market rate unit for moderate household incomes making $75,000 per year as a single person or $85,700 combined for a couple.  Click Here for more information regarding the City of Emeryville and below market rates.  The first time home buyer coordinator for the City of Emeryville is Janet Peterson, 510-596-4316.  It is important to note that if you purchase a home at a below market rate, you will have to sell your property at a below market rate, unless you own this unit for 25 years.  (From my understanding, below market rates are set by the county of Alameda, and prices change with the economy.  Please call Janet if you have more questions.)

The Full East Bay Experience

My client Sue is in the process of relocating to Oakland from San Francisco.  As part of my service I planned a mini fieldtrip, a little house hunting and alittle East Bay culture.   On one of our outings we found ourselves trailing around Emeryville.  As we drove by Pixar and visited a townhouse near Powell Street, I made a detour to Charles Chocolates.  Chocolatier Chuck  Siegel  is nationally renown for his confections and has set up shop on Hollis and 65th Street in Emeryville. (Formerly Andronicos)  Recently Chuck started baking morning pastries and opened an espresso bar featuring Blue Bottle Coffee, making Charles Chocolate the perfect place for a decadent pick me up.  I had a chocolate scone that was baked in house that morning and a latte; both were wonderful.  (...and I am picky.)  The espresso bar opens at 8:00 a.m and is the perfect spot for the loft and condo residents and surrounding businesses to patronize.  Visit Charles Chocolates at 6529 Hollis Street in Emeryville or CharlesChocolates.com