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I was happy to make a small donation and even more happy to hear it is now fully funded! Stephen Texeira's The Oakland Neighborhood Project is a very cool photographic story telling about Oakland and its vast array of people. Please click on the links below to find out more! [embed]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2056607570/the-oakland-neighborhood-project?ref=checkout_share[/embed]
A few weeks ago I posted pictures of a retro kitchen that was featured this year's Rockridge Kitchen Tour. That same family is doing something very cool in their backyard! Check out these pics... Diana and Craig are looking to make their oversized level and lush backyard into mod B&B.
Since 1985 ROOF, Red Oak Opportunity Foundation, has been giving back to our community by collecting contributions from our 4 owners and real estate agents and dispersing the funds to small local non-profits. It is unbelievable that the small donations many $20 dollars each has accumulated to nearly $1,000,000 over the last few decades. Click here to see our 2011 recipients. Next month ROOF will have our annual Poker Tournament Fundraiser . $100 gets you a night of poker and snacks. If you have a poker face, please come! (Call me for tickets)
If you are a non-profit you can now apply for a grant online, click here. The deadline for grant applications is Nov. 8th, 2012.
To donate to our non-profit, click here.
I am proud to be a ROOF supporter!
Interview with the Tanja & Adam:
If you follow The Oakland Berkeley Journal, you find new articles almost weekly. I am a month behind, yikes! I thought December would be a month for me to catch up and write fun articles about fantastic dinner recipes and local restaurants, but instead I found real estate to be an extraordinarily busy month. In addition to helping my clients buy incredible loft space, hillside condos and Redwood Heights properties, my services include helping clients with market analysis for taxes, property separation and more. Every January, I reflect on how the previous year turned out, what I can do better and how can I provide a higher level of service. Red Oak Realty is a company unlike many in our industry. We are hyper-local, green, technically savvy, artist, charitable and always looking to improve our service. Yesterday, was our annual 2012 Kick-Off Breakfast and I was honored to hear nationally acclaimed real estate expert, Nancy Gardner speak and consult about our economic forecast; I love how Nancy speaks with such clarity and truth. (Call me to discuss her predictions) As tradition, awards were announced and cheer was raised and in the midst of it all, I was awarded Company-Wide Top Producer, an honor that I will cherish always. I thank you, my clients for your continued support and trust and for my clients to come, please know I will continue to provide service from my heart.
Happy New Year!
Oakland resident Karlya Benjamin has a vision of honoring the past and empowering the future. She feels that our elderly have so much to tell and who better to listen than our youth. Additionally, too often our seniors crave visitors. If you or your teenager have the desire to reach out and volunteer for a few hours, read a few of the details below and email me at deidrejoyner@gmail.com.
Who: We, a group of parents and teens in a project called, “Honoring the Past, Empowering the Future”
What: We will go to 3 facilities to share and interact with seniors for 1-1½ hours. There are 2 facilities and two dates so far.
Where: November 21 – 10:30 -11:30 – North Berkeley Senior Center
November 22nd – Center for Elders Independence, Berkeley – 10:00 – 11:00 am
Why: To keep us (especially teens) connected to the elderly and as human beings. By sharing with each other, we are able to appreciate the elderly as an incredible wealth of knowledge, history and strength. A lot has happened in the last 80-90 years and they’ve seen it and were a part of it. In turn, the elderly are able to see the young as possibilities to empower create and shape the world and as vessels to carry forward the knowledge of the past.
Last Sunday I spent a great day at the Temescal Street Fair. The weather was gorgeous, (not too hot.) My company, Red Oak had a booth and so we were right there in the middle of the action. It was quite a cast of characters. There was live wrestling, not something you see at many street fairs, and my favorite, Barlata Tapas Bar with their famous paella.
Besides meeting our neighbors, Red Oak was there to promote the launch of our new neighborhood video series.
It’s so fun to see all my neighbors out and about. If you are not familiar with this vibrant neighborhood of Oakland, it’s worth a special trip, even on a non-street-fair day!
Amy Perl's (http://www.amyperl.com/) latest photo art work and Craig Erickson's (tmdwblog.blogspot.com) awesome illustrations on wood + resin art work will be on display. Fivetenburger (delicious food!), as well as super cool crafters Hoof and Horn (hoofandhorn.tumblr.com), A Boy Named Coy (aboynamedcoy.com), and Cougar Horse (http://cougarhorse.com/) will be open with their custom clothing designs, and some great artisans' work!
TONIGHT - Thursday, June 16
6:30ish - 10 pm
Amy Perl Photography Studio and Dana and Reed from Cougar Horse Boutique
4456 Piedmont Ave (near the Oakland Cemetery)
It should be a fun time!
This is in conjunction with Piedmont Avenue's first monthly THIRD THURSDAY ART WALK.
Some of Amy Perl's work:
Montclair Village is one of my favorite communities in Oakland. Here's the scoop:
What to do in Montclair Village...
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The other week, Red Oak Realty was a sponsor at Rebuilding Together Oakland at Peralta Hacienda Park in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. This was a day for people to come together and clean up a neighborhood staple. This park is gorgeous and as I was pruning, I thought, "why have I not been here before?" Since this clean up day I have visited their website and noticed they do events. Thursday December 2nd, A Night of Zorro, the myth, the music, and the movie at Peralta Hacienda Park. For more information about how to qualify for service for Rebuilding Together Oakland, click here!
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, click here to learn more about the grounds.
One of my favorite reality television shows is, So You Think You Can Dance. I grew up in the dance studio. From the early 1970's I was always at Everybody's Creative Art Center turned City Center Dance Theater after school. To my mother's disappointment, I quit dancing when I turned 20 and I often regret it as well. What I love about this show is that it showcases all forms of dance, from hip-hop to ballroom, contemporary and many more. I was so excited when my friend Karlya called me this morning to tell me that auditions were being held at the Paramount Theater on Broadway. After dropping my children off at school I headed downtown to see the dancers line up. I am glad to see that Oakland was selected to be an audition city.
Oakland is full of life, savor what this city has to offer. Below are just a few events in the coming weeks.
O Zone at OMCA: Incredible! | Friday October 8th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm. Learn about the making of the film with behind-the-scenes stories from Pixar artists who helped make it! For more information click here.
Oaktoberfest! Saturday October 9th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Come enjoy beer, music and food in the Dimond district of Oakland. Red Oak Realty is a proud sponsor and will have a booth! I will be there from 12:00-2:30 pm to answer any real estate questions you might have. Come and say hello! For more information click here!
Sundays in the Redwoods, Sunday October 10th, 2 pm at the Woodminister Amphitheatre. George Duke, Stabe Wilson and Ray McCoy will close out this annual 4 Sunday series. For more information click here!
15th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival on Sunday October 24, 2010 from 10:00 am to 5:00 am. The festival will be held between 33rd Ave. and 37th Ave. on East 12th St., as well as in the Fruitvale Village. For more information click here!
Celebrate Redwood Heights and the art work of Pam Consear! Wednesday October 25th from 6-8 pm at 3595 Monterey Blvd in Redwood Heights. (art gala, open house and refreshments.)
Boo at the Zoo! Saturday October 30th from 10 am - 3 pm. Come celebrate halloween with the children in your life at Oakland's zoo. Click here for more information.
Bay Area Dine Out! Tuesday November 9th dine out for Meals on Wheels. 80 local restaurants are participating in this event. For more information click here!
When Jeff and Kersti first got together, they contemplated selling the Redwood Heights home and buying a house together. After doing a little house hunting they realized Redwood Heights was a perfect place to stay. They expanded their home, by adding a master bedroom suite and enlarged the kitchen \ Last year I met Jeff and Kersti at an open house and it turned out they live around the corner from me. October was nearing, and after a nice chat, they were kind enough to invite me to their Octoberfest, featuring Jeff's home brew made with their homegrown hops. Jeff has a passion for beer, so much so, he installed a brew room when they remodeled their home. A year later, Jeff's hops were ready to harvest and I was invited over to see the buds that gives beer it's bitter edge. I am always inspired by homes that people create. It is more than just the remodeled kitchens or furnishings, it's about the way people transform their properties to fit their lifestyle and give them maximum enjoyment.
Speaking of beer, save the date for Oaktoberfest! October 9th, 11am- 6pm @Fruitvale and MacArthur. Red Oak is proud to be a sponsor of this neighborhood festival. Come down to the Red Oak booth and visit me, I would love to meet you and answer any real estate questions you might have.
Thanks Kersti and Jeff for showing me your gorgeous home and allowing me to have a glimpse of your life.
It is really cool that we have a lake in the middle of our city! Year-round Lake Merritt is Oakland's most popular gym. (I say this with no statistical data!) Recently, I have been a major exercise slacker! So I am posting this to self motivate.
Wow, this week my son Miles is graduating from Redwood Heights Elementary School! Ten years ago, when my husband and I purchased our home in this neighborhood, I was so excited that my children would be attending my former school. I have been a Redwood Heights parent for the last nine years, kindergarten - 5th grade for both my daughter, Nia and son, Miles. I love my neighborhood, very down to earth, yet full of life. Recently Redwood Heights home prices took a slight dip in price, making this a great time to consider a move to this neighborhood.
This charming neighborhood, with a neighborhood association established in 1944, is the perfect place to purchase a home. From storybook Tudors to mid-century ranch homes and prices currently ranging between $550,000 - $750,000, this neighborhood is full of value. Redwood Heights residences like myself appreciate this satisfying community with Redwood Heights Elementary School and Recreation Center at the heart. I really enjoy the social nature of the neighborhood - it is common that folks wave to me as I am driving or walking during my daily chores.
Above you will see the newest addition to Redwood Heights Elementary, our retaining walls are now studded with a handcrafted mosaic mural the vision of neighbors and artists, Claudia Goodman - Hough and Pam Consear.
This summer enjoy the outdoors as the recreation center with “Movies in the Park” at dusk on select Fridays. Grab a sweater and a lawn chair and head over to 3883 Aliso Ave.
June 25 - The Wizard of Oz
July 9 - The Princess Bride
July 24 - Bolt
Residents participate in an annual Oaktown Scavenger Hunt put on by parents of Redwood Heights Elementary, just one of many community events hosted by Redwood Heights Elementary School parents.
Every first Friday of the month, with the next screening on June 4th, the Great Wall of Oakland presents a curated screening of video art and films from artists in Europe, Canada and the United States. A series of 100-foot by 100-foot moving images are projected onto the back wall of 2201 Broadway. The Wall faces West Grand Avenue between Broadway and Valley Street, next door to Luka’s Taproom and Lounge in Oakland’s Uptown district. Don’t miss this dramatic cutting edge motion art! Click here for more information.
Save the date! On April 29 The Oakland Zoo will host a screening of the movie “Return to the Wild, a Modern Tale of Wolf and Man.” The reception begins at 6:30 in the Marian Zimmer Auditorium at the Oakland Zoo with the screening beginning at 7pm. The film is appropriate for children 12 and older and the cost is a sliding scale of $10-$20. Get the details at www.oaklandzoo.org. Pack a lawn chair, dress warm and head on up to Redwood Heights Recreation Center this Friday, April 30 to see the Pixar movie “Up.” Snacks are available from 6:30 to 8:30 for $4.00 with all proceeds going to the scholarship fund for summer day camp and after school Rockets. The movie begins at dusk, approx. 8pm. Call 510.482.7827 for a list of all the Friday night movies through July.
Oakland Museum of California is newly remodeled! Saturday, May 1, celebrate the transformed museum with 31 hours of continuous free programs and events. Festivities begin at 11am with a Native American Ohlone blessing, and of course the continued discovery of the story of California. For more info visit museumca.org.
Stop by L’Amyx Tea Bar, 3437 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland, on May 7 from 5-7 pm and enjoy a complimentary beverage and reception launching a solo exhibition of the recent paintings of Lorrie Fink, oils inspired by the organic forms found in nature and the cycles of life. This Washington D.C. raised artist has been the Bay Area since 1974, with her first solo exhibit at EBMUD Gallery in 2008.
For images or further information about this exhibit, please contact: Lorrie Fink, (510) 326-1990; e-mail: lorrie@lorriefink.com, web site: http://www.lorriefink.com.
I have heard rave reviews about the documentary, Race to Nowhere. (Click here to view the trailer) See it on Thursday, February 11 at 7 PM, at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland. Tickets may be purchased at the box office.
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