Spanning the lower six blocks of Solano in Albany is Kidtown where most of the activities for younger kids can be found. The Albany Twin Theater has free cartoons from 10-3:30PM. There's giant slides, bounce rooms, spin art, and skeeball. The Buddy Club shows off new performers for kids every 15 minutes at their own stage at Evelyn & Solano. Lots of children perform during the day including martial art demonstrations, Ballet Folklorico dancers, , we feature wonderful young performers. There's lots of face painters and this year, we are featuring Doctor Solar and his Traveling Medicine Show, performing at Kains and Solano, 10 / 2 / and 4PM.
Booths from our fantastic local performing art organizations line up to take a bow between Fresno and Colusa. Pick up a subscription to some of the hottest shows on the West Coast, enter raffles for free tickets, or find out about auditions or volunteering.
These wonders of the road will be parked near 1275 Solano under the BART. For more info about their month-long festival go to http://artcarfest.com.
Wanna be a bird? Get a free lesson on Mission Soaring Center's virtual hang gliding simulator at Ensenada and Solano where you can at least get your feet off the hot pavement for a while!
Only the Fire Engines are allowed into the parade with gasoline engines. People-power, solar, electric, and bio-diesel are the ways to ride in style during the parade that starts at 10AM this year!
Visit Save the Bay and EBMUD's booth (near 1870 Solano) for safe, free disposal of mercury and pharmaceuticals, two household items that can pollute the Bay. Exchange mercury thermometers for a FREE digital one, and bring expired or unused medicine for proper disposal. Please bring mercury thermometers sealed in two plastic Ziploc bags and medicine in original containers with personal information marked out.
This event sponsored by EBMUD and Save The Bay to help keep mercury out of the Bay. For more information, visit www.ebmud.com or www.savesfbay.org
Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Restore and Recycle.
That is the Motto of the 2007 Solano Avenue Stroll.
Each year another green feature has been added to this enormous community event. We feel it is our responsibility to tread more lightly on the planet. Our basic starting point is to RETHINK event production and resource usage. What comes in, what goes on, what goes out after a one-day party for 250,000 people?
Green Mary, who is a VZW or "Virtually Zero Waste" Event Producer, has helped green the Stroll for the past few years, but this year the City of Berkeley's Tania Levy is inspiring us to double our efforts. Working with the City of Albany, this "Green Dream Team" is going to set the standard for Community Events like the Solano Avenue Stroll.
Everyone selling food is going to use paper and compostable plastic. There will be "Eco Stations" with composting and recycling containers at EVERY INTERSECTION. We are aiming for ten percent true waste, and have categorically outlawed items such as Styrofoam and plastic straws.
Well, not exactly but here are some ways you can help alleviate the mass quantities of trash that are generated.
On Solano above Fresno, Environmental alley hosts most of the 'green' info booths. Some of the "Green Booths" you can find at the Solano Avenue Stroll are these: