Happy Thursday, everyone!

The World Cup starts today, and Alameda is right in the middle of it. Australia's team is training on Bay Farm, the first Bay Area match is Saturday at Levi's, and a dozen local spots are throwing watch parties all tournament long.

That is just the start. Saturday also brings the Rock and Roll Beer Stroll, where we are giving away two pairs of tickets, plus Dashe Cellars turning 30 and Malaya's day party at Faction. Add a Corica Park truce, bus changes worth knowing, and a Webster Street dim sum spot you need to try.

Let's dive in!

In this week's email:

• Featured Events: The World Cup comes to Alameda + the Rock and Roll Beer Stroll

• Alameda News: the Socceroos on Bay Farm and Corica Park truce

• Restaurant of the Week: East Ocean Seafood on Webster

• This Week's Events: everything happening June 11-17

• Houses on the Market: New Alameda listings

Read time: ~6 mins

FEATURED EVENTS

The World Cup Comes to Alameda

The biggest sporting event on Earth is being co-hosted in North America, the Bay Area's first match is Saturday at noon at Levi's Stadium, and Alameda is all in.

The city lined up more than 10 spots showing matches all tournament, including: Almanac, Speisekammer, Humble Sea, Hobnob, LEAP, and more! Almanac kicks it off today at noon, and the USA plays its opener tomorrow at 6:00 PM. There is even a citywide soccer scavenger hunt with prizes.

One heads up: the city's own June 19 watch party at the Alameda Theatre is already sold out, so claim your barstools elsewhere early. See the full watch party list

Rock and Roll Beer Stroll - Giveaway!

Over 12 businesses in downtown Alameda are turning into beer tasting circuits so you can try beers from all across Northern California. Included in your ticket are all your drinks, small bites, live music, and the tasting glass. Get tickets

Giveaway: Tickets usually sell out, so we are giving away two pairs of tickets, four spots total, to Pulse readers this week! Enter by filling out the short form below.

We’ll be announcing the winners tonight! So make sure to watch our Instagram and your inboxes.

Alameda News

Australia's World Cup Team Is Living on Bay Farm Island

The Socceroos, Australia's national soccer team, picked the Oakland Roots and Soul training facility at Harbor Bay Business Park as their official World Cup base camp. About 900 fans showed up June 3 for an open community practice, with Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft there to welcome the team. The 18,240-square-foot Bay Farm facility will be home base for at least the next two weeks: Australia opens against Turkey this Saturday in Vancouver, faces the USA on June 19, and closes group play June 25 at Levi's Stadium, a short drive down the road. A World Cup team doing its laundry in Alameda. What a month. Read more →

Source: Oaklandside

The City and Its Golf Operator Just Made Peace Over Corica Park

The City of Alameda and Greenway Golf have settled their long-running legal fight over the Chuck Corica Golf Complex, with no money changing hands. Corica Park is a 333-acre complex on Bay Farm Island and has been the city's largest park since 1927. The settlement keeps discounted rates for Alameda residents in place, including special senior and youth rates, and the city keeps its right to fully audit the books. Both sides say they want to rebuild the partnership and keep Corica a premier public course. If you golf there, nothing about your tee time changes. That is the point. Read more →

Source: City of Alameda

Restaurant of the Week

East Ocean Seafood

1713 Webster St, Alameda | Dim sum 11am weekdays, 10am weekends, until 2:30pm | Dinner from 5pm

East Ocean has anchored Webster Street for three decades, and the dim sum carts are still rolling. It opened in Oakland Chinatown in 1983 and landed in Alameda in 1995. This is old-school Hong Kong style Cantonese: carts at lunch, white tablecloths and big lazy Susans at night. Restaurants like this are getting rare, and we have one right here.

Regulars come for the smoked black cod, baked in sweet cha siu sauce until the edges char, plus fresh-folded har gow and siu mai off the cart. Go with a group, point at what rolls by, and take it all in. I stopped in to film with them this week, watch the video below.

Meet Your Neighbors Over Dinner

The Alameda Dinner Club is coming up, and it’s where we pull together a group of Pulse readers, take over a few tables at a great local spot, and let the dinner do the rest.

You get paired with five neighbors, and by dessert, most tables feel like old friends. No apps, no awkward mixers, just good food and better company. Your ticket also helps keep the Pulse going.

Seats are limited, and they go quickly. Reserve your seat

This Week’s Events

Family & Kids

Downtown Thursday Farmers' Market | Thu, June 11 | 3:00 - 7:00 PM | Free | 📍 Alameda Ave, Downtown. The new weekly downtown market. Info

Game of Shrooms Art Hunt | Sat, June 13 | All day | Free | 📍 West End. Artists hide original art around town; finders keep it. Clues

Alameda Farmers' Market | Sat, June 13 & Tue, June 16 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Free | 📍 Haight Ave & Webster St. Info

Live Music

Day Party by Malaya Botanicals | Sat, June 13 | Afternoon, free | 📍 Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda. A DJ battle and live reggae from Native Elements by the water, hosted by Malaya. Info

Mio Flores SalSazz Trio | Thu, June 11 | 7:30 PM | Free | 📍 Cinema Grill, 2305 Central Ave. Info

Concerts at the Cove | Fri, June 12 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Free | 📍 Crab Cove, 1252 McKay Ave. Free summer concert by the water. Info

The Unauthorized Rolling Stones | Fri, June 12 | 8:00 PM | $30 - $75 | 📍 Alameda Theatre, 2317 Central Ave. A full Stones tribute in the 1932 movie palace. Tickets

Karaoke at Hobnob | Fri, June 12 | 9:00 PM | Free | 📍 Hobnob, 1313 Park St. Info

Jon Otis & BluBeatz! | Sat, June 13 | 7:30 PM | Free | 📍 Cinema Grill, 2305 Central Ave. Info

Salsa Dance Party with Viento y Marea | Tue, June 16 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Free | 📍 Park Station, 1200 Park St. Live salsa, 30 beers on tap. Info

Karaoke with KJ Melemel | Wed, June 17 | 6:30 PM | Free | 📍 Cinema Grill, 2305 Central Ave. Info

Shows & Entertainment

Unity Fest at Chochenyo Park | Sat, June 13 | 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Free | 📍 Chochenyo Park, 2430 Encinal Ave. African-diaspora music, dance, and art, with Prescott Circus. RSVP

"Shelf Life" Opening at Frame 1A | Sat, June 13 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | Free | 📍 2500 Central Ave. Info

Opening Reception at Frank Bette | Sat, June 13 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Free | 📍 1601 Paru St. Two new exhibits open with the artists. Info

Saturday Night Comedy at the Fireside | Sat, June 13 | 8:00 PM | Ticketed | 📍 1453 Webster St. Bay Area comics plus a late open mic. Info

'night, Mother at Altarena | Fri & Sat June 12-13, 7:30 PM; Sun June 14, 2:00 PM | Ticketed | 📍 1409 High St. The Pulitzer-winning drama; heavy themes. Tickets

Alameda Museum Lecture: Early Schools | Sun, June 14 | 2:30 PM | Free | 📍 2324 Alameda Ave. Info

Games, Drinks, & Vibes

World Cup: USA vs Paraguay | Fri, June 12 | 6:00 PM | $30 | 📍 Dahoam 1516, 1516 Lincoln Ave. The USA's opener in the biergarten. Tickets

Dashe Cellars 30th Anniversary | Sat, June 13 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM | $15 | 📍 1951 Monarch St. Rare library wines poured by the founders. Tickets

World Cup: Germany vs Curaçao | Sun, June 14 | 10:00 AM | $30 | 📍 Dahoam 1516, 1516 Lincoln Ave. Tickets

Forbidden Island 20th Anniversary Luau | Sun, June 14 | 3:00 PM | $30 | 📍 1304 Lincoln Ave. The tiki bar's 20th: pig roast, rum tasting, live Hawaiian music. Info

Craft Night at Alameda Brewing | Thu, June 11 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Free | 📍 1716 Park St. Info

Trivia Tuesday | Tue, June 16 | Almanac 6:30 PM, Alameda Brewing 7:00 PM, Fireside 7:30 PM | Free | 📍 Three taprooms, three trivia nights. Info

Trivia Wednesday at McGee's | Wed, June 17 | 6:30 PM | Free | 📍 1645 Park St. Info

Carnivorous Plant Fest | Sat, June 13 | 1:00 PM | Free | 📍 1011 Chestnut St. Venus flytraps and pitcher plants. Info

Connection & Recreation

Filipino Island Fest Fundraiser at Jollibee | Fri, June 12 | All day, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM | Free to join | 📍 Jollibee, 2670 Fifth St, Alameda. Dine in or order with code JOLLIGIVE and Jollibee gives 20% back to Filipino Island Fest, plus DJ sets and games 5-8 PM. Info

Kindred Running | Thu run 6:30 PM, Sat long run 8:00 AM, Wed walk 9:00 AM | Free | 📍 Park St. All-paces runs and a community walk. Info

Speed Dating for Singles 44-59 | Fri, June 12 | 6:30 PM | Ticketed | 📍 Alameda Brewing, 1716 Park St. Tickets

PiYo at Svastha Yoga Hub | Sat, June 13 | 8:30 AM | $25 | 📍 647 Pacific Ave. Schedule

Filipino R&B Kamayan Brunch | Sat, June 13 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | $65 - $80 | 📍 Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St. A Filipino feast fundraiser for Island Fest. Tickets

Alameda Yoga + Wellness Festival | Sun, June 14 | 9:30 AM - 5:15 PM | Ticketed | 📍 Radium Runway, 2151 Ferry Point. Yoga, sound baths, and vendors on the runway. Tickets

Wild Oyster Project Volunteer Day | Sun, June 14 | 10:00 AM | Free | 📍 2133 Tynan Ave. Native oyster habitat restoration. Info

Civic & Community

Recreation and Park Commission Meeting | Thu, June 11 | 7:00 PM | Free | 📍 City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave. Info

Regular City Council Meeting | Tue, June 16 | 7:00 PM | Free | 📍 City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave. Info

Later This Month

Alameda Juneteenth Celebration | Fri, June 19 | 12:30 - 5:00 PM | Free | 📍 South Shore Center. Info

Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest | Sat, June 20 | Registration 9:00 - 11:00 AM | Free | 📍 Crown Memorial State Beach. An Alameda classic for all ages. Info

Rooted In Purpose: AAPI Women Entrepreneurs | Thu, June 18 | 6:30 PM | $15 - $20 | 📍 Malaya Botanicals, 2350 Saratoga St. Tickets

Father's Day Brew & BBQ | Sun, June 21 | 2:00 - 6:00 PM | $65 | 📍 Dahoam 1516, 1516 Lincoln Ave. Brew a batch, then all-you-can-eat Bavarian BBQ. Info

HOUSES ON THE MARKET

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