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Vallejo News May 31, 2019 | Issue #393 Vallejo Admirals Home Opener- May 31 Sign-Up for other City The Vallejo Admirals will Communications be hosting their Home Opener game against the Napa Silverados on May , 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 In This Issue p.m. Following the opening game, the Admirals will Mingle with the Sharks play an additional 39 home games through August 25, Vallejo Pista Sa Nayon at Wilson Park located at Lynch Canyon Annual Kite Festival 1007 Solano Avenue. The Admirals, who won the Resilient Neighborhoods Pacific Association Championship in 2017, are one of five teams competing in the Health Stores Project and Volunteer Association in 2019. For a full list of Vallejo Admirals special events, Recruitment click here. To purchase tickets and to view additional deals, click Drinking Water Week here. Latin Dance Lessons Vallejo Pista Sa Nayon - June 1 Tourism Luncheon Barkitecture: Mardi Paws Gala & Auction VPD Community Engagement Forum Pirate Festival- Vallejo Chamber of Commerce Wine on the Water Vallejo 5K Mother's Day Race to Health 10th Annual Mother's Day Cream Tea New Dawn Vallejo Corporation Summer Programs No Small Matter Screening Pistil Studio's Sunday Studios Cream of Clapton featuring Kevin Russell Coal Shed Brewery Tour and Tasting Vallejo Senior Roundtable Meeting Pista sa Nayon is Solano Land Trust Events. one of the largest Vallejo Farmers Market Filipino events on the West Coast, Vallejo Farmers Market that starts with a Grand Parade and Community Coffee Tasting follows with Input & Suggestions continuous first class entertainment, Live Raggae DJ Party including vendor booths, food, and - Fridays & Saturdays activities for all ages. The Grand Parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the corner of Marin Street and Capitol Street in Vallejo and will end at the Vallejo Waterfront. Please note: Voted as the "BEST Caribbean Food Parking will be in Vallejo," Ruthie's Caribbean enforced in all Kitchen will be hosting live Reggae Waterfront DJ parties every Friday and Saturday parking lots and from 9:00 pm. to 12:30 p.m., where along the guests will enjoy live DJ music along Waterfront. To avoid parking citations, please park in any of the with amazing Caribbean food and Downtown lots, which are free on weekends. To view a map of drink specials. General admission is parking lots in the area, click here. $5 per person. For more information, call (707) 731-0452. Pista sa Nayon is a highlight of Philippine Cultural Month celebrated throughout the month of June. Philippine Independence Day is Coal Shed Brewery Tour celebrated during the first week of June and commemorates when the country first proclaimed their independence from Spain after more than and Tasting - June 1 300 years of colonial rule. For over 30 years, Pista sa Nayon has grown to be the largest free Filipino event on the West Coast and is regarded as one of the best places to visit the first Saturday in June. This event draws large crowds wanting to sample Philippine food, experience Filipino culture, and enjoy entertainment for all ages. For more information about this event including featured entertainment and performances, click here. Free Movie Night at Children's Wonderland - June 1 thru August 24 Beginning June 1, Children's Wonderland will be hosting free movie nights on select Saturdays Every first Saturday of the month the for families to enjoy. While Mare Island Brewing Company gates will open at 7:30 offers a guided tour and tasting of p.m., movies will begin their Coal Shed Brewery from 1:30 around sunset. Food, p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Coal Shed snacks, drinks, and Brewery is formerly one of the nine popcorn will be available Coal Sheds that stored and loaded for purchase. For a list of coal onto the Navy's steam ships in dates and movies, click the late 1800s and early 1900s, here. completely restored and renovated into a 15-barrel brew house, complete with private event and tour and tasting space. Admission is $25 per person and Resilient Neighborhoods - June 1 reservations are required. To make a reservation today, click here. If you are interested in taking a private tour, This month, Sustainable Solano will hold its second Resilient separate from the monthly group tour, Neighborhoods event. Over the course of twelve months, community email members will learn about sustainable landscaping features and then [email protected]. head outside to get their hands dirty implementing those techniques. Vallejo Senior The program will result in four households transforming into "Resilience Centers." Roundtable Meeting - June 3 Lunch will be provided during each installation date. Volunteers are encouraged to bring hats, gloves, reusable water bottles, and sunblock. For a full list of installation dates and topics and to register, click here. Meeting on the first Monday of each month, the Vallejo Senior Roundtable is an opportunity for senior citizens to informally gather and network with one another, local service providers, and elected officials to share their thoughts and receive news or updates on current events and on issues including health care, safety, social services, fraud, retirement, and much more. This month's Senior Roundtable will be held on May 6, at the Florence Douglas Center from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information about this event, call (707) 553-6824. Solano Land Trust Events 12th Annual Lynch Canyon Trail Run & Community Hike- June 1 Vallejo Car Hop Show and Battle - June 2 On the first Saturday of June, trail The CHELU Car Club will runners will gather to test themselves be hosting the Downtown on Lynch Canyon's terrain. Drawing Vallejo Car Show, where participants from around Northern registered participants will California, and offering rugged views be able to compete in a including the Napa Valley and Mt. car cop competition. While Tamalpais, the event has earned a the event is open to all reputation for being the perfect makes and models, combination of "challenge and fun." registration for this event is Participants have ranged from 8 to 80 $50 and free for years old, and first-timers to spectators. Registration sponsored athletes. While the Lynch will be from 8:00 a.m. to Canyon Run is challenging with a 11:00 a.m. and the event respectable amount of elevation and is family and kid friendly. distance, participants are treated to Alcohol, drugs, and color frequent aid stations and cheerful drama are not allowed. The volunteers. Car Show will be held in Downtown Vallejo from The event also includes a free 2.5- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. mile community hike to encourage everyone to participate and enjoy the The CHELU Car Club is great outdoor recreation that Solano based on the concept of County has to offer. Event proceeds giving back to the community in which they live and serve, through benefit the Solano Land Trust, a non- charitable contributions by raising public awareness of important issues profit organization that preserves and in our community. To learn more about the CHELU Car Club, visit their protects open space in Solano Facebook page, here. County. The Lynch Canyon Trail Run and Community Hike includes a half marathon, 10K, 5K, and a 2.5-mile community hike. Course registration Nimitz Group Community Meetings - will begin at 6:30 a.m. and the run will begin at 8:00 a.m. For a full list of June 4 & 5 fees, courses, rules, and online registration, click here. In July 2018, the City executed an Exclusive Negotiating Nature Hike at Rockville Trails Agreement with the Nimitz Preserve - June 8 Group to develop 157 acres of land on North Mare Island. Nimitz Group contracted an internationally-recognized firm HOK in January 2019 and began developing an island-wide master plan to build a 21st Century community of employment, housing, and recreation to restore Mare Island as the economic engine of the region. The Nimitz Group will be On most second Saturdays of the hosting two community month, docents of the Solano Land informational meetings on June Trust guide participants through the 4 and June 5 where local hills between Suisun Valley and residents will learn more about HOK's work and their vision for Mare Green Valley on the Rockville Trails Island and Vallejo. The two-hour long community meetings will be held Preserve and share their insights at the Coal Sheds on Mare Island located at 851 Waterfront Avenue about the fauna in the area while on June 4 beginning at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. and June 5 beginning at participants look for wildflowers. The 6:00 p.m. To view the flyer, click here. hike, which provides a moderate to strenuous workout, will be held on June 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 Woofstock Dog Show- June 6 through p.m.While admission is free and registration is not required, RSVP is June 9 highly recommended. For additional information and to RSVP for this event, click here. **For all events, participants should bring a backpack with plenty of water The Woofstock Dog Show is a fun and snacks, sunglasses, sturdy filled special event for dogs and closed-toe shoes or boots, long pants owners where dogs can compete in or layered clothing, protection from special events and enjoy free the elements, and binoculars to enjoy doughnuts and pizza. Guests will the wildlife. All events are weather also enjoy free music while dependent and may be cancelled due displaying their costumes and enjoy to rain. For inquiries about crafts from local vendors.