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Sun Staff ReportsRhythmix Cultural WorksAlameda’s cultural hot spot,

Rhythmix Cultural Works will host two soulful performances by award-winning blues vocalist Terrie Odabi for New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31. The first show, at 7 p.m. costs $35 in advance, $40 on New Year’s Eve. The 10 p.m. show costs $40 in advance and $45 on New Year’s Eve and includes a cham-pagne toast at midnight.

Terrie Odabi was the winner of the Regional Finals of the 2013 International Blues Challenge and a semifinalist in the 2014 Memphis International Blues Challenge.

Rhythmix is located at 2513 Blanding Ave. in Alameda. For more information, visit www.rhythmix.org or call 865-5060.

Pacific Pinball MuseumCelebrate New Year’s Eve at

Pacific Pinball Museum’s “Silver Ball Fun Raiser.” Everyone’s invited to enter the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) tourna-ment and compete for some great prizes. Anyone who competes in the tournament will earn points toward international ranking with the IFPA.

There’ll be free “Flipper Finger Food” all night long, along with a raffle and a no-host bar. The party gets underway at 6 p.m. and lasts until 1 a.m. New Year’s Day 2015. Greet the New Year with free hats, noisemakers and champagne.

Tickets cost $40 for adults and $25 for children 16 and under. They’re available at www.eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-at-the-pacific-pinball-museum-tickets-14869323547.

The museum is located at 1510 Webster St. Learn more about the museum at www.pacificpinball.org.

USS HornetSpend New Year’s Eve aboard

the famed aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. for a party that lasts from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The evening features the band 3 O’Clock Jump, which will entertain you at the Bay Area’s best place to dance away 2014 and wel-come in 2015.

The enclosed, heated hangar deck has three dance floors. Jim Truesdale, former Fred Astaire instructor, will be there to offer free dance lessons and The Tartlettes will perform. The evening will fea-ture a silent auction and a midnight countdown.

Watch San Francisco’s fireworks from the flight deck. Wear period attire if you wish; black tie is option-al. Cash bars and food concessions will be available and there’s free parking.

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Advanced-sales general-admis-sion tickets cost $45. They’ll cost $50 at the door if event is not sold out. These tickets allow first-come seating behind all reserved seat-ing. Reserved-seating tickets are $65 and offer a limited view of the stage. Cabaret premium reserved-seating tickets are $85 and offer the best view of the stage and great access to the dance floors. Museum members receive $5 off reserved and cabaret seating tickets, limit four tickets with this offer.

Passes are not valid at this fun-draiser, and tickets are non-refund-able; proceeds benefit the nonprof-it USS Hornet Museum. There are no restaurant facilities on board. This event is not a dinner affair. To accommodate our guests, food options will be available as cash-only separate purchases.

Purchase tickets at http://uss-hornet.stores.yahoo.net/newyear.html, or call 521-8448, ext. 282.

C’era Una VoltaC’era Una Volta Italian

Restaurant offers both an early New Year’s Eve dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. with flexible seating times and a dinner, dance and midnight countdown, which starts at 9 p.m. The dinner and dance feature live music with the Franz-Nichols Band making its seventh New Year’s Eve appearance at the restaurant.

Enjoy a four-course chef’s menu for just $55 for the early dinner or

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Alameda Theatre & CineplexIf you can’t be at Times Square in

New York to see the New Year’s Eve ball drop, then the next best option would be overlooking Central Avenue in Alameda as the Alameda Theatre & Cineplex hosts “New Year’s Eve over Central Avenue” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Guests may purchase a general admission ticket which includes a Cineplex Wine and Cocktail Lounge with no-host bar and a movie. Guests may also upgrade to a din-ner package at Alameda Cinema Grill which offers a welcome glass of champagne, dinner buffet, The Cineplex Second Floor Wine & Cocktail Lounge over Central Avenue, a no-host bar and a movie.

Movies include Unbroken, Wild, The Gambler and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies.

Tickets are available at the Alameda Theatre box office or at www.Alamedatheatres.com.

General admission is $15; a dinner package is $45. Party hats and noise makers for all at the upstairs celebration. Alameda Theatre & Cineplex is located at 2317 Central Ave. Alameda Cinema Grill is just down the street at 2301 Central Ave.

Gingerbread, Pretzels Shape Two City Landmarks

Sun Staff ReportsDonna Eyestone and her 10-year-

old daughter, Emma, have created the sixth in a series of Alameda gingerbread replicas. This year’s creation reflects the Marketplace building at Park Street and Buena Vista Avenue and features the Park Street Bridge made of pretzels.

The Park Street Bridge we know today was built in 1935. It replaced an 1893 bridge, which was built to span the marshland before the estuaury was open to boat traffic in 1902. Today’s Marketplace building once housed the Dietz Motor Co. Built in 1930, it was the first auto-mobile showroom on what became “Auto Row.”

Donna and Emmma’s previ-ous gingerbread creations include the Croll’s building last year, Park Street in 2012; City Hall in 2011; the Alameda Theatre & Cinplex in 2010; and the Alameda Main Library in 2009.

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workers the day off on this holiday, and also on New Year’s Day, we have adjusted our delivery days for this and next week to Wednesday.

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Karen Braun MalpasThe Frank Bette Center’s wheels

of organization and creativity have been spinning for months in prepa-ration for their current annual holi-day boutique. Lots of red and green and sparkle have transformed the center into an inviting showplace for gifts galore, ranging in price from $3 to $200. Emmanuel and Amelia Williams’ low wattage lamps light individual tabletops filled with low-cost gifts (pictured). Some cast opaque light through paper mache, others have the quality of a stained glass window.

Leslie Lam Low has employed a fine sensibility in the creation of var-ious paper arts, decorative boxes, ornaments, even the lowly function of post-it notes has been elevated to something of visual delight.

The mother-daughter duo of Charlotte and Janna Lusschen have created showpiece jewelry which includes wire crochet and fresh-water pearls in various hues. The low glow of these pieces enhances the beauty of the wearer.

Nancy Lovelady uses mosaic and mirror pieces in the creation of watering cans, platters and a variety of light-reflecting decorative items.

Karen Wirth is a veritable Santa’s elf generating gifts of fabric, beads, metal, foil and yarn. We see her jewelry, soft baby blankets, mohair hats and small gift bags — some-thing for literally everyone.

Barbara DiSalvo has fused intensely colored glass into myriad small objects including a set of tinkle icicles to hang on a tree or in the air.

If all you need is a card or some package labels, artist-made ones will lend a personal element of care to any offering and make it a true gift. Check out Margaret Fago’s cat and nautical-themed greetings and Susan Hackett’s lushly-colored markers.

If pesky squirrels are burying nuts in your planter boxes and amoral cats using your garden as kitty litter, you can regain a sense of dominion and hope to discourage

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them by means of handsome, deco-rative signage in the form of 6x6 hand painted tiles by Karen Braun Malpas.

Holiday guests and entertaining will call for special presentation afford-ed by the wooden cheeseboards and bowls made by Ros Harper. Even a per-son who has everything probably lacks a bottle stopper or pen made of the unique tones and textures of nature’s own wood.

There are little wreaths and ornaments, riddles and roses, bird-houses, ceramic ladies in swirling skirts and more. And do not miss the two-person show in the back room featuring the warm, juicy watercolors of Beth Bourland and the clay vehicles Barbara Buhrz has resurrected from our shared memo-ries and infused with whimsy.

The opening reception for the boutique is from 7 to 9 p.m., tomor-row, Friday Dec. 11, with viewing and shopping until Dec. 24. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (at Lincoln), is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Find out more about the Frank Bette Center for the Arts at www.frankbettecenter.org

n 9 p.m. Zydeco Music and Dance: Featuring Andre Thierry and his Zydeco Magic. Dance les-sons at 8. Tickets sold at the door: $15. Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave. (Info: 415-285-6285)

Saturday, Dec. 12n 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. “45 Years

of Holiday Magic”: Holiday Home Tour 2015. Alameda Family Service League’s annual tour, boutique, gourmet shop, dessert tea. Shuttle transportation, parking provided from Encinal Yacht Club. Benefit for Alameda Family Services. Tickets: $35, presale; $40 the day of the tour. (Info, tix: www.alameda holidayhometour.info)

n 10 a.m. to noon: Jingle Mingle for Families: Cookie and ornament decorating, storytime, refreshments. Donation suggested. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1910 Santa Clara Ave. (RSVP appreci-ated: 523-0659)

n 1 p.m. Golden Gate Chapter Steamship Historical Society of America: Alameda architect Richard Rutter will speak with illustrations on American Downeaster Sailing Ships. Free to the public. Card Room, Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 276-7520)

n 1 to 4 p.m. House Tour: Last tour starts at 3. Admission: $5. Meyers House and Gardens, 2021 Alameda Ave.

n 2 to 3 p.m. Family Nature Fun Hour: “Nature Crafts!”: Make holiday decorations from natural items, then discover what’s new in the Visitors Center. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info: 544-3187)

n 3 to 3:30 p.m. Fish Feeding Time: Five aquariums with more than 20 bay species will be fed while you learn who is eating what and how aquarium environments are kept healthy. Free for all ages. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info: 544-3187)

n 5:30 to 10 p.m. Christmas Tree Lane: Continues through New Year’s Eve. Thompson Avenue between Fernside Boulevard and High Street.

n 6:30 to 8 p.m. Santa Visits: Continues, weather permit-ting, through Wednesday, Dec. 23. Thompson Avenue between Fernside Boulevard and High Street.

n 7 to 9 p.m. Poetry at the Bette: Featured poets, followed by open mic. Free to the public; dona-tions appreciated. Frank Bette Center for the Arts, 1601 Paru St. (Info: www.frankbettecenter.org or 523-6957)

n 8 p.m. West Coast Accordion Babes Revue: Tickets: $25, in advance or $30 at the door. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

Sunday, Dec. 13n 11 a.m. “The Amazing Bubble

Show”: The art, magic, science and fun of bubbles for all ages. Tickets: $10, children; $15, adults. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

n 11:30 a.m. to noon: Storytime and Nature Fun: Parents and kids will meet the characters at “the Cove”; listen to stories; make a nature craft; watch nature films; and more. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info: 544-3187)

n 1 p.m. “The Amazing Bubble Show”: The art, magic, science and fun of bubbles for all ages. Tickets: $10, children; $15, adults. Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Ave. (Info: 865-5060 or www.rhythmix.org)

n 2 to 3 p.m. Family Nature Fun Hour: “Nature Crafts!”: Make holiday decorations from natural items, then discover what’s new in the Visitors Center. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info: 544-3187)

n 3 to 3:30 p.m. Fish Feeding Time: Five aquariums with more than 20 bay species will be fed while you learn who is eating what and how aquarium environments are kept healthy. Free for all ages. Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. (Info: 544-3187)

n 5:30 to 10 p.m. Christmas Tree Lane: Continues through New Year’s Eve. Thompson Avenue between Fernside Boulevard and High Street.

n 6 p.m. “Love Is Christmas”: Annual Christmas Concert, fea-turing instrumentals, soloists and more. No charge, but freewill offerings will be accepted with some proceeds benefitting the Alameda Midway Shelter. First Congregational Church, 1912 Central Ave.

n 6:30 to 8 p.m. Santa Visits: Continues, weather permit-ting, through Wednesday, Dec. 23. Thompson Avenue between Fernside Boulevard and High Street.

Monday, Dec. 14n 5:30 to 10 p.m. Christmas

Tree Lane: Continues through New Year’s Eve. Thompson Avenue between Fernside Boulevard and High Street.

n 6 to 8 p.m. Lawyers in the Library: Free legal service. Date change for this month. Signup at 5:30. West End Branch of the Alameda Free Library, 788 Santa Clara Ave. (Info: 747-7767)

n 6:30 p.m. Alameda Library Book Club: Waiting for Snow in

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