Labor Day ushers September in with a long relaxing weekend. Lakeshore is still buzzing with activity this weekend, making a local staycation delightful! However, on Labor Day, many (but not all) merchants will be closed.
Lots of news on Lakeshore including accolades Shakewell and the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center recently received, several merchants engaging and giving back to the Oakland community, upcoming events and workshops (that are filling up fast) and more. Read all about it!
Long Weekend Glimpse
Celebrate not having to work on Monday by saying hello and enjoying Lakeshore merchants, making it as fun a long weekend as ever! Lakeshore is buzzing this weekend, here is just a glimpse of some of the many places to go, experience and see:
Keep summer alive with Urban Indigo 
The littlest yogis – Namaste 
Labor Day Weekend Sale at Dress Best for Less
Dress Best for Less had a 50% off sale on Saturday, August 31st and Namaste Yoga Boutique is helping us bring fall in with the intention of Self Care. Are you are not quite ready to say goodbye to summer? Urban Indigo can help keep the memory alive with this hand made pineapple vase that includes a live air-plant!
Cathouse crew 
Bardo Lounge & Supper Club
Cana is keeping the spirit of summer with their Sunday Funday party and Bardo Lounge and Supper Club is a superb place to dazzle your date – or relax with a friend. The Cathouse Bar crew will give you a meow time into the wee hours of the night (no work Monday!). Heart and Dagger Saloon is open all weekend long, including Labor Day.
Kudos and Accomplishments
A huge congratulations to Shakewell for winning Nextdoor’s 2019 Neighborhood Favorite breakfast and brunch restaurant! They remind us that they work incredibly hard “but it’s really only because of the constant loyalty from our customers that we’re able to receive such a title!” That said, this year Shakewell also celebrated their five year anniversary on Lakeshore and won Oakland Magazine’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Best of Oakland and the East Bay for Best Happy Hour and Best Cocktails. A stellar year and well deserved kudos all around.
Congratulations Oakland LGBTQ Community Center for being featured as the cover story of the Oakland Pride Edition of the East Bay Express. Additional congratulations are in order for Oakland LGBTQ Community Center co-founder and board president, Jeff Myers for being selected as the Community Grand Marshal of this year’s Oakland Pride Parade!
Happy 2nd Anniversary to the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center AND Happy 10th Annual Oakland Pride Celebration!
G️️iving Back
Hipline collects donations with Brown Pride Shimmy Pop
Hipline is theming up the end of summer with Brown Pride Shimmy Pop! Classes on September 5th at 9 am and September 7th at 12:45 pm will be co-lead by the Hipline sisters and inspire you to dance your heart out with music by Celia Cruz, Selena, J Lo, Shakira, Wilson y Yandel and many more! Each class will have a donation box to raise funds for Centro Legal De La Raza in Oakland.
“Sun Bodies” at Bay Made Features Print with Proceeds for Charity
Bay Made opened “Sun Bodies” featuring work by Sanaa Scherezade Khan and Candy Falls. If you like the Migrants print, 100% of its proceeds go to the nonprofit Al Otro Lado, which works to protect migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the greater Los Angeles area. Come check these two pieces among others showing until September 28.
Nonprofit Monday at Proposition Chicken
Proposition Chicken gives back by donating 10% of all dine-in sales to a different non-profit community partner each month. In August, their partner was Girls Leading Girls, a non-profit focused on leadership and life skills training for girls through soccer. They strive to build communities and develop strong female leaders.
Proposition Chicken’s September partner is Lakeshore Children’s Center.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 5th & Saturday, September 7th – Brown Pride Shimmy Pop at Hipline
Hipline classes on September 5th at 9 am and September 7th at 12:45 pm will be co-lead by the Hipline sisters to inspire you to dance your heart out with Brown Pride Shimmy Pop! Each class will have a donation box to raise funds for Centro Legal De La Raza in Oakland.
Saturday, September 14 – Vintage Sale at Cat House Bar from 1-5 pm
Find vintage gems and sip on $5 mimosas from The Cathouse Bar while you shop!
Saturday, September 21 – Back-To-School Rorygraphy at Hipline
Hipline’s Back -To-School RORYOGRAPHY is a dance/aerobics class intended for all skill sets and levels of experience. The class consists of humorous “follow-in-the-moment” routines.
Classes at Bay-Made
Bay-Made has several classes this fall and many are filling up fast! Find your inspiration with a Succulent Planter Workshop, Beginning Loom Weaving, Jewelry Making, Clay Sculpting, Beginning Drawing and more! Find Bay-Made’s classes and times here.
Classes at Namaste Yoga + Wellness
Want to begin fall with wellness and relaxation? Check out new classes at Namaste Yoga + Wellness. Namaste Yoga is an urban refuge for the exploration of yoga and wellness practices. Find their class schedule here or in print at their Grand Lake Studio and Boutique
Oakland’s Second Annual Cocktail Week
Oakland Cocktail Week is September 20-29, 2019. This year it is celebrating Oakland’s unique cocktail community neighborhood by neighborhood. Get to know your community better by supporting local bars and restaurants during the week of festivities. Event details are underway, stay tuned for Lakeshore Avenue’s Oakland Cocktail Week’s events and specials!
Odds and Ends
This summer Bay Made held successful kids workshops and classes. With Bay Made’s guidance, kids tried new techniques, became masters of the hot glue gun and shared their incredible ideas with each other. Here is a picture of their Kid Gallery Show and more is to come for workshops and camps for kids as well as Parents’ Night Out, so stay tuned!
Rico Rico Taco is one of our newest merchants and they are getting well-deserved accolades! They now have a website; be sure to check out their delicious food!
Honoring “Old School” Jim Copes
On Sunday, September 29th. Mayor Libby Schaff is hosting an “Old School Copes Day” in honor of “Old School” Jim Copes at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Copes has been in the T-Shirt business since the 1980s and he owned a very popular store on Lakeshore Avenue. Learn more about “Old School” Jim Copes on his website.
Help Wanted on Lakeshore
Bardo Lounge & Supper Club Full Time and Saute & Line Cook position available
Bardo Lounge & Supper Club is looking for a chef that wants experience learning about fine dining technique, working with the best ingredients and strives to grow as a professional cook in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Bardo gives competitive wages, tips, opportunity for advancement and a fun and positive workplace. If interested, please send your resume to info@bardooakland.com.
Sunday Funday
CANA Bartender Position Available
Come learn and master Cuban and Miami style mixology from mojitos to Spanish Wines; Caña Oakland is where the action is also home of the longest-running day party in Oakland!!! Please swing by or send resume to info@CanaOakland.com
Namaste Yoga + Wellness is Hiring!
Namaste Yoga + Wellness is looking for mission-driven individuals to fill these positions in Oakland.
EndNote
The school year often starts around Labor Day Weekend. There are many back to school items and gifts you can give to students; Silver Moon Kids, Dress Best for Less and Adventure Toy and Learning Center on Lakeshore carry fabulous items for kids — and for the kid in you!
If you know a young adult in or heading to college, Urban Indigo has the perfect companion for dorm decor. This pillow will remind students of home and it may also help a homesick or nostalgic student.