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SUNDAY September 1 0 2006 THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE METRO 3 oundations of Bay Area architects THE Oakland Heri tage Alliance is sponsoring a new lecture series "Second Thursdays" at the Chapel of the Chimes On Sept 14 author Dave Weinstein will speak about his book "Signature Architects of the San rancisco Bay Area" published by Gibbs Smith The well illustrated book profiles several lesser known architect teams and builders active in Oakland and the Bay Ai ea in the 1920s and' 40s The careers ol John Hudson Thomas Albert arr Ernest Coxhead and brothers Joseph and Samuel Newsom are among those presented The photographer Linda Svendsen has contributed to several other books featuring house styles in recent years When talk turns to architects who have made their mark in the San rancisco Bay Area it ALLEN (B I often stops after two names says Weinstein Bernard May beck and Julia Morgan didmuch to create what we call Bay Area architecture but they didnot do it alone" The 15 architects Weinstein profiles in his book werechosen he says because iheir provide a solid history ol Bay Area residential architec ture The term Bay Regional Stvlc was coined to rclcr to the influence of several things farmhouses barns adobes and the use of redwood siding Weinstein says These architects all incorporated those elements in their work Japanese touches also play a part in the regional style researchers have found Although architect Albert arr (1871 1947) was born in Omaha Neb he spent most of his childhood in Yokohama Japan where his father was sta tioned Returning to the states in his early twenties arr began draftsman training in the office of then prominent architect Clinton Day arr opened his own architectural office in 1901 and enjoyed a prolific and pro sperous career over the next decades most famous clients included Jack and Chairman London who hired him to de sign "Wolf House" at their ranch in the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma County Unfortu nately that house (15000 square feet with nine fire places an immense library and two story living room was de stroyed in a mysterious fire in 1914 shortly before comple lion The ruins are still visible today Weinstein notes arr completed many proj ects in Piedmont during the 1920s including the Mission style City Hall and fire house and the Piedmont Community Church He designed a stately rench chateau style residence for merchant Walton Moore Weinstein feels arr has been largely overlooked until now in the 1970s when archi tectural historians started res urrecting the reputations of 19th and early 20th century ar he writes get the credit he deserved A closer examination of his work today reveals details that dem onstrate the influence of his time spent in Japan says Wein stein In the coming months v' I si Im 9 TOW ih AUTHOR DAVE WEINSTEIN talks about his book Ar chitects of the San rancisco Bay Area" Thursday 7:30 pm at the Chapel of the Chimes Pictured here is a Piedmont house featured in the book designed by Albert arr one of the architects profiled in the book lecture series will be fo cusing on books and ideas on architecture history and cul tural heritage or more inform ation go to wwwoaklandheritageorg or call 7(53 92 1 8 The Chapel of the Chimes is located at 4499 Piedmont Ave Gommunitv Calendar Cool beans served up in Tracy ttMti QiiiljiMTl luiij Htiili yW? I I tjgun waum' 'i' imh nnwlrif iiBUi 1PW I Wlini ygamiigginw uftii September Sibley Preserve 6800 Skyline Blvd Oak land 521 6887 cadero West Jack London Square Oak land 238 9200 SI Arts crafts stage shows loads of events add seasoning to mix By Alejandro Alfonso STA WRITER TRACY The 20th annual Tracy Bean es tival features more events and is much cooler than in years past Planners moved the festival back a few weeks to allow for cooler temperatures to breeze into the Valley and to heat things up brought back the Chili Bean Cook off "It seems like they got more stuff this year and more entertainment" Brandon Sorting 10 said as he cooled off with some shaved ice from the Scoop Shop after walking his inima lure schnauzer Shadow down Central Avenue in the pet parade "It just seems like everybody is going to have an alTtimc better time this year" Brandon was accompanied by his sister Kiana 5 and father Bunna Sorting 38 They decided to participate in the pet parade after grooming their dog at Decadent Pets a local store in Tracy By walking in the pet parade Soeung said they avoided the S5 entrance fee to this festival another new benefit "We charged years ago but hap pened is everything has gone up and the Chamber of Commerce just so we con tribute more to the non profits we decided to stari charging a nominal admission fee" said Taz Harvey owner of Tracy Mazda and a volunteer greeting festival goers at the en trance at 6th Street and Central Avenue been well accepted" The Chamber hopes to draw the same number of people as last year about 55000 he weather cooperated as it was sunny but the heat was not oppressive It was a clear day that allowed attendees to view some of the new growth Tracy's downtown "Il has been newlv remodeled very beautiful You can see all the new streetscape that the city spent all that money On and it turned out awesome" Harvey said Harvey also emphasized the festival is about more than pist beans of arts and crafts community stage tons and tons of events food the vendors just a lot of stuff to see and do" But there was evidence the admission fee was not being heavly enforced Silvia Gomez 36 walked with her two children Jennifer 9 and Jesse 7 among the vendors toward the community stage after accidentally coming upon tire festival while doing some errands downtown She said she didn't have to pay and was able to simply walk in "This is the first time 1 come here 1 know it was a festival here" she said "I was just coming downtown and I said hap pened BIKE AGAINST ODDS The Breast Cancer und annual Bike Against the Odds raises money to help eliminate causes of breast cancer registration starts at 6:30 am $65 to register Lakeside Park Lake Merritt Oakland (415) 346 8223 SHIP BREAKAST The Red Oak Victory Ship holds a pancake breakfast with a tour of the ship 9 am to 1 pm $6 SS Red Oak Victory 1337 Canal Blvd Berth 6 Richmond Harbor 237 2933 SOLANO STROLL A mile long block party includes a "Send in the parade at 1 1 am festival from 10 am to 6 pm Solano Avenue Albany 527 5358 wwwsolanostrollorg ART EVENT The Unitarian Univer salist Church of Berkeley hosts an exhibi tion by Bonnie Woods of photos of workers at Ground Zero conversation with artist at 1 pm 1 Lawson Road Ken sington 525 0302 SOUL AT THE CHIMES at the Chimes" is a fundraiser for Bay Area Repertory Theatre 1 :30 pm $35 for con cert and reception Chapel of the Chimes 4499 Piedmont Ave Oakland 228 3218 VOLCANO WALK Crab Cove leads a two mile walk in the laby nnth like Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve 2 to 4 pm MONDAY September 1 1 JIM WALLIS Christian leader Jim Wallis talks about and signs his book: God Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn Get It 6 pm irst Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing Way Berkeley 649 2420 911 MOVIE The Grand Lake The ater shows 91 1 the Myth and the Reality followed by a discussion with the film maker Ken Jenkins 6 $10 3200 Grand Ave Oakland sf9l 1 truth org CHILEAN SINGING Chilean singer Rafael Manriquez sings his settings of the poetry of Gabriela Mistral to commemorate political changes in Chile and the US Berkeley Public Library Art and Music Room 2090 Kittredge St Berkeley 981 6100 MEMORIAL CONCERT The Caius College Choir from Cambridge England presents a free concert in honor of Sept 118 pm St Paul's Episcopal Church 114 Montecito Ave Oakland 834 4314 AIDS BENEIT CONCERT Zimba bwean singer Oliver Mtukudzi and his band The Black Spirits perform a concert to benefit AIDS relief efforts in Zimbabwe 8 pm $75 Yoshi 510 Embar TUESDAY September 12 ANIME CLUB Teenagers get to gether to watch and discuss anime Rock ndge Brqnch library 5366 College Ave Oakland 597 5017 GRIE RECOVERY A class and support group for widows and widowers meets for ten weeks 7 to 9 pm $5 for the workbook irst Presbyterian Church of Berkeley 2407 Dana St Berkeley call to register 848 6252 ext 241 ELDERHOSTEL A representative from Elderhostel discusses programs avail able for adult travelers 7 pm El Cerrito Li brary 6510 Stockton Ave El Cerrito 526 7512 ROCKRIDGE LIBRARY Branch Library celebrates its 10th anmver sary with children activities and a panel discussion called Writers on Reading" 7 to 9 5366 College Ave Oakland 597 5017 Have a listing for the daily cal endar? 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