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Alameda Sun in front of the Moldovita Monastery in Moldavia, Romania. The monastery was built in 1532 and is covered inside and out with elab-orate frescos. It is one of eight monasteries in Romania that have been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The couple enjoyed an eight-day tour of Romania that included Bucharest, mountain villages where the residents live as they have for centuries, medieval castles, tra-ditional folk music and dance performances and an overnight stay in Sighisoara, the birth-place of Prince Vlad III “The Impaler” a.k.a. Dracula

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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.

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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.

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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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Donna and her daughter Emma pose with their creation as it was displayed in the Alameda Marketplace until recently.

Merry Christmas from the Alameda SunIf you received your Alameda

Sun early this week, it’s because our publication date fell on Christmas Day. In an effort to provide our

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.

We wish everyone of every reli-gious tenet a very happy holiday season and that the generous spirit of this time lasts us the year ’round.

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The band rehearses most Tuesday nights, except in the sum-mer from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Encinal High, 210 Central Ave. No audition is needed, musicians interested in joining the band may just come and play. Email info@alamedaband.com to learn more. The band has a web-site www.alamedaband.com and a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheAlamedaCommunityBand, where you can learn about upcom-ing concerts.

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