April 2004

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April 15th (3rd Thursday)

6:30 pm -- we'll have lots of boxes

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This month's presentations

Our program on April 15 will start at 6:30 pm at Don Braden's shop at 611 E. 11th St. in Oakland. Don has been designing and making one of a kind and limited edition furniture since 1974. He graduated from SFSU in Industrial Arts in 1974 and apprenticed through the Baulines Crafts Guild with Art Espenet Carpenter in March to May of that year. He started out working in his garage and rented various spaces until purchasing his current shop in 1981. He works almost exclusively in solid hardwoods on objects of generally his own design. He is now in his 8th year of teaching high school wood shop and drafting and works in his shop on weekends and during the summers. Teaching allows him to currently make personal pieces and carefully selected commissions.

We will also have a box contest. There are no rules and a box is any container with a top. This is a fun contest and everybody is encouraged to bring one. Strange and ugly boxes will be welcomed so get cracking and make something, anything.

Meeting Location

Don Braden's Shop -- 618 E. 11th St Oakland
The shop is located 2 blocks south of the Laney
College football field between 6th and 7th Avenues

Directions:

From the South Bay-Take Highway 880 and take the exit ramp toward Embarcadero and toward 5th Avenue. This will take you under the freeway and turn right onto Embarcadero East. Turn right onto 5th Avenue. Turn right onto 8th Street. Turn left onto 6th Avenue. Turn right onto East 11th Street to 618 E. 11th St.

From the Bay Bridge-THERE ARE 2 CHOICES AS FOLLOWS.
CHOICE 1-Choose Highway 580 then onto Highway 980 then onto Highway 880. Take the Jackson Street exit. Turn left onto Jackson from the ramp. Right on 7th Street. 7th becomes 8th Street. Turn left onto 6th Avenue. Turn right onto East 11th Street to 618 E. 11th.

From the Bay Bridge-CHOICE 2 (more city driving)
Take Highway 880 and take the Union Street exit towards Alameda/ Broadway. Turn right on 7th Street which becomes 8th Street. Turn left onto 6th Avenue. Turn right onto East 11th Street to 618 E. 11th


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