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Bay Area Hoists Sails For Summer Sailstice: June 18 & 19
Local Sailors Old and New Join Global Celebration of Sailing

16 June 2016 — Alameda, CA: Experienced sailors and those entering the water in sailboats for the very first time, will join in an assembly of individuals, families, community sailing educators, activists, regatta champions and the America’s Cup at this year’s San Francisco Summer Sailstice held Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19th at the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda and sites throughout the Bay Area.

The San Francisco Festival is a collaboration of numerous SailSFBay.org affiliates holding events all weekend throughout the Bay Area. “Summer Sailstice celebrates the joy of sailing and the accessibility of the sport here in the Bay Area and around the world,” said Bay Area resident and Summer Sailstice founder, John Arndt. “The endless fascination and attraction of being out in open nature just a few minutes from our most populated areas, is something that we want to share with as many people as possible.”

Summer Sailstice which started in 2001with 200 boats sailing in the San Francisco Bay, now has grown to become an annual international celebration of sailing on the weekend before the summer solstice, with 5,000 boats and an estimated 19,000 sailors in more than 40 countries.
This all-day weekend event, open to the public and free of charge, will begin in the Bay Area with a kick-off at the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda on Saturday June 18th at 11:00 a.m. The day’s celebration of sailing will include free sailing tours for families, youth sailing races, a cardboard boat-building competition, a helicopter demonstration by the Coast Guard Search and Rescue Team, educational seminars by sailing experts and enthusiasts and live music, food and beverages served all day.
The America’s Cup, the most prized trophy in sailing, will be on display at the event with Tucker Thompson, official host of the 35th America’s Cup, on hand and giving a presentation about what goes on behind the scenes of sailing’s biggest event.
 “I am thrilled to be a part of Summer Sailstice 2016,” said Tucker Thompson, “Sailing is a test of skill and boat design at the America’s Cup level, but it is also a beautiful, relaxing, and enjoyable pastime shared by millions around the world.  We are here to celebrate sailing in all of its forms, and I’m really looking forward to it!”
Summer Sailstice celebrates the joy, adventure and accessibility of sailing for people from all backgrounds. While sailing is portrayed often as an elite sport, in actuality sailing is enjoyed the world over by people from all walks of life. The majority of the millions of sailors worldwide, including more than 3 million in the United States, sail small boats, crew on other people’s boat or are members of community sailing and club programs.
“Community sailing, youth outreach and education is a big part of Summer Sailstice and the year-round focus of our community program on Treasure Island and SailSFBay,” said Travis Lund, Executive Director of the Treasure Island Sailing Center. “Sailing is not only affordable, it is also educational, teaching an array of skill-sets and offering an incomparable experience of nature.”
Locally, San Francisco Bay is home to almost 10,000 sailboats in the water between Stockton and San Jose and thousands more in dinghy racks, backyards and community programs like Shoreline, Cal Sailing, Lake Merritt, Treasure Island, and other on-land storage locations.
Additionally, Summer Sailstice celebrates accessibility to the outdoors and to nature, highlighting the Bay’s large ‘open space’ that is easily accessible to the Bay Area’s 7+ million residents. Summer Sailstice has joined with Sailors for the Sea to inform and mobilize sailors, their families and communities worldwide to enjoy and conserve the beauty of the oceans and to raise awareness of human impacts on the fragile marine environment and wildlife.
About Summer Sailstice: http://www.summersailstice.com

About SailSFBay: Founded in 2008, SailSFBay is an association of Bay Area sailing individuals and organizations committed to growing participation in sailing. SailSFBay provides sailors at all levels resources they need to pursue interest in sailing the San Francisco Bay. We encourage all leaders of organizations that serve this vibrant community to join our non-profit. SailSFBay.org. For more SailSFBay.org affiliate events: http://www.summersailstice.com/Sailsfbay2016.
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Food Network’s “Carnival Eats”
Films at San Mateo County Fair

Thursday, June 16th & Friday, June 17th

Popular Cooking Show Highlights Festival Cuisine
www.sanmateocountyfair.com
hashtag: # SMCF2016

14 June 2016 – San Mateo, CA: Let’s be honest: who doesn’t like food-on-a-stick. Honestly: when your wife isn’t looking, tell me you don’t sneak a corn dog (or two) or a bucket of kettle corn? On Thursday and Friday, June 16 & 17 at the San Mateo County Fair (www.sanmateocountyfair.com) TV most edible channels The Food Network & Cooking Channel will be onsite gathering inspiration — and recipes — for their upcoming programs entitled “Carnival Eats”.

“Where else does fine wine mix with gourmet hot-dogs than the San Mateo County Fair,” said Dana Stoehr, COO of the Fair. “It really is an honor to have the Food Network & Cooking Channel here to acknowledge the importance of summer fare to the American palette.”

During the two days of filming, the Food Network & the Cooking Channel will showcase three San Mateo County Fair vendors. A Pop Above; The Steamin’ Burger and Pepe’s Mariscos. The two-day culinary tour is but the latest effort to raise the bar on the popular fare’s delicious offerings. Liam Mayclem, internationally recognized “Foodie Chap” of KCBS Radio fame, kicked off the Fair’s opening day by participating in contests, mixology classes and even sharing the stage with fame Cajun cook-cum-comedian Chef Landry.

“Fair food is truly a basic summer food group,” quipped Stoehr. “We’re really proud to see it given its due.”

In addition to things to please the palette, music is also a big part of the Fair. Throughout the week, the free concert series features performers for which the Fair has become rightly famous: Night Ranger (June 11); Lone Star (June 12); The Boys of Summer – Eagles Tribute Band (June 13); Kansas (June 14); Tower of Power (June 15 & 16); The Spinners (June 17); The Peninsula Symphony (June 18); and, of course, the traditional closing-out-of-the Fair Latin Music focused Día De La Feria (June 19).

Sponsors for the 2016 Concert Series at the San Mateo County Fair are: Coors Light, Blue Moon, Gold Rush Getaways, Sleeptrain Mattress Centers, Lifetime, First Choice Communications, Bay Area Air Quality Managment District, Welk Resorts, xfinity, Paradise Spas, SamTrans and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

In addition to the previously mentioned Free Concerts, there are plenty other offerings — traditional and innovative — including but not limited to the following:
• Butterfly Adventures, where kids can feed butterflies and Pirate Captain Spareribs, a fun filled pirate adventure the delights young people.
• Fair Food – Alligator on a Stick, Fried Kool Aid, and The Healthy Food Fare – Our Healthy Food Fare initiative is back with healthy choices being provided by many Fair vendors. But don’t worry: your Fair favorites will still be available from barbeque to funnel cake.
• Science, Technology, DIY Science Exhibits are back – Young people get hands on experience with innovative new concepts and devices such as 3-D printers. See how much fun a Do-It-Yourself environment can be for kids! In addition, 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), painting, fine art, cooking, literary arts, cooking and healthy eating are just part of the fun.
• Free Grounds Acts – We’re excited to present the debut of the life-size Mousetrap, first introduced at MakerFaire and a huge hit. The 16-piece, 25 ton replica of the classic board game delivers a unique brand of engineering entertainment to kids of all ages. Combining Newtonian physics, performers and good old fashioned elbow grease, the life-size mouse trap utilizes all the six simple machines made from common materials to navigate eight pound bowling balls around a kinetically-driven course. In addition the Fairgoer will see traditional pony rides, pig races, characters strolling throughout the grounds, and much more. This year, new offerings include hypnotist Kellie Karl-Hypnotist, San Francisco street performers, Chef Landry, the Great American Petting Zoo and AgVenture and the “All Alaskan Racing Pigs. ”
• Carnival Rides including The Freak Out is Back! The Fair introduced this new carnival ride in 2014. It flies passengers 40 feet into the air. The Freak Out joins Fair favorites like the Ferris Wheel, Zillerator, and roller coasters

The San Mateo County Fair — “Where Tradition Meets Innovation” — is The Peninsula’s premier, community event for family fun and entertainment: June 11 – 19, 2016. Visit www.sanmateocountyfair.com often for regular updates, contest rules, schedules, promotions, and information.

media contacts: David Perry & Associates, Inc.
David Perry (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com
Erin Saberi (916) 952-5080 / erin@davidperry.com

Elders are Center Stage at San Mateo County Fair at Annual Senior Day!

Tuesday, June 14: 11am – 10pm
Seniors 62 and older receive free admission

Special Entertainment & WWII “Rosie the Riveter” Contingent Salute Our Elders
www.sanmateocountyfair.com
hashtag: # SMCF2016

13 June 2016 – San Mateo, CA: Being all grown up has its advantages: wisdom, the ability to take life’s little challenges more in stride, and free admission on Tuesday, June 14 — “Senior Day” at the San Mateo County Fair (www.sanmateocountyfair.com)

“The San Mateo County Fair is fun for all ages,” said Dana Stoehr, COO of the Fair. “Having said that, on Senior Day, it’s even more fun — and special and free for those of our wiser and experienced-in-life, 62 and older.”

Sponsor for the annual Senior Day is the San Mateo Daily Journal.

A special addition to this year’s salute to our elders is a contingent of original WWII “Rosie the Riveter” ladies. These homefront veterans, aged 89 to 96, are ongoing volunteers at the World War II Homefront Memorial National Park in Richmond, California situated next to where thousands of “Rosies” worked to build ships, jeeps and other military vehicles in the early 1940s.

“Having the Rosies onsite anytime, anywhere is a great honor,” said Stoehr whose idea it was to include them in the Senior Day festivities. “In addition to a special tribute to the Rosies at 2pm, there will be several exhibitors specifically present for Senior Day from 11am to 3pm. In addition, we’ll have special entertainment that we know our seniors, and Rosies, will enjoy.”

Emphasizing its culinary and mixology offerings this year, Liam Mayclem, internationally recognized “Foodie Chap” of KCBS Radio fame, kicked off the Fair’s opening day. Throughout the week, the free concert series features performers for which the Fair has become rightly famous: Night Ranger (June 11); Lone Star (June 12); The Boys of Summer – Eagles Tribute Band (June 13); Kansas (June 14); Tower of Power (June 15 & 16); The Spinners (June 17); The Peninsula Symphony (June 18); and, of course, the traditional closing-out-of-the Fair Latin Music focused Día De La Feria (June 19).

Sponsors for the 2016 Concert Series at the San Mateo County Fair are: Coors Light, Blue Moon, Gold Rush Getaways, Sleeptrain Mattress Centers, Lifetime, First Choice Communications, Bay Area Air Quality Managment District, Welk Resorts, xfinity, Paradise Spas, SamTrans and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

In addition to the previously mentioned Free Concerts, there are plenty other offerings — traditional and innovative — including but not limited to the following:

• Butterfly Adventures, where kids can feed butterflies and Pirate Captain Spareribs, a fun filled pirate adventure the delights young people.
• Fair Food – Alligator on a Stick, Fried Kool Aid, and The Healthy Food Fare – Our Healthy Food Fare initiative is back with healthy choices being provided by many Fair vendors. But don’t worry: your Fair favorites will still be available from barbeque to funnel cake.
• Science, Technology, DIY Science Exhibits are back – Young people get hands on experience with innovative new concepts and devices such as 3-D printers. See how much fun a Do-It-Yourself environment can be for kids! In addition, 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), painting, fine art, cooking, literary arts, cooking and healthy eating are just part of the fun.
• Free Grounds Acts – We’re excited to present the debut of the life-size Mousetrap, first introduced at MakerFaire and a huge hit. The 16-piece, 25 ton replica of the classic board game delivers a unique brand of engineering entertainment to kids of all ages. Combining Newtonian physics, performers and good old fashioned elbow grease, the life-size mouse trap utilizes all the six simple machines made from common materials to navigate eight pound bowling balls around a kinetically-driven course. In addition the Fairgoer will see traditional pony rides, pig races, characters strolling throughout the grounds, and much more. This year, new offerings include hypnotist Kellie Karl-Hypnotist, San Francisco street performers, Chef Landry, the Great American Petting Zoo and AgVenture and the “All Alaskan Racing Pigs. ”
• Carnival Rides including The Freak Out is Back! The Fair introduced this new carnival ride in 2014. It flies passengers 40 feet into the air. The Freak Out joins Fair favorites like the Ferris Wheel, Zillerator, and roller coasters

The San Mateo County Fair — “Where Tradition Meets Innovation” — is The Peninsula’s premier, community event for family fun and entertainment: June 11 – 19, 2016. Visit www.sanmateocountyfair.com often for regular updates, contest rules, schedules, promotions, and information.

Media Contact: Erin Saberi, erin@davidperry.com, (916) 952-5080

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WHO: SailSFBay.org presents Summer Sailstice

WHAT: Summer Sailstice San Francisco Festival 2016
– an annual global event celebrating sailing

WHEN: Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19
11:00 am – 6:00 pm

WHERE: Encinal Yacht Club: 1251 Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA

WHY: Sharing The Joy and Accessibility of Sailing
Summer Sailstice celebrates the joy, adventure and accessibility of sailing for people from all backgrounds. While sailing often is portrayed as an elite sport, in actuality it is a fun, accessible sport shared by people from all walks of life. The vast majority of the millions of sailors worldwide, including more than 3 million in the United States, sail small boats, crew on other people’s boat or are members of community sailing and club programs.
Locally, San Francisco Bay is world-renowned as a sailing mecca and home to many world champion racers and successful world cruisers. There are almost 10,000 sailboats in the water between Stockton and San Jose and thousands more in dinghy racks, backyards and community programs like Shoreline, Cal Sailing, Lake Merritt, Treasure Island, and other on-land storage locations.
Additionally, Summer Sailstice celebrates accessibility to the outdoors and to nature, highlighting the Bay’s large ‘open space’ that is easily accessible to the Bay Area’s 7+ million residents. Summer Sailstice has joined with Sailors for the Sea to inform and mobilize sailors, their families and communities to enjoy and conserve the beauty of the oceans and to raise awareness of human impacts on the fragile marine environment and wildlife.
DETAIL:
The Summer Sailstice San Francisco Festival is Northern California’s largest on-the-water celebration for everyone who loves sailing. Founded in 2001 by Bay Area resident John Arndt, Summer Sailstice has grown to become an annual global celebration of sailing in over 40 countries worldwide. Held on the weekend closest to the summer solstice, the free annual event that began with 200 boats sailing in the San Francisco Bay in 2001 will have close to 5,000 boats participating across the globe in 2016. Nearly 19,000 sailors will be aboard those boats on Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19th with a schedule of local events worldwide that encourage the community to join in on the fun and celebrate sailing.
The San Francisco Festival is a collaboration of numerous SailSFBay.org affiliates launching from the primary location of Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda on June 18th. The Summer Sailstice 2016 Festival features a full weekend of sailing, cruising, racing, sailboat rides and onshore activities and entertainment, including the America’s Cup on display and a program of events with Tucker Thompson, the official host and spokesperson of the 35th America’s Cup.
Activities include: Boat Building Contest I New EYC Lifejacket Pool Plunge, Visit Historic Schooner ‘Alma’ I Plein Aire Paint Out l Cruise Destination l Small Boat Racing l Exhbitors l Entertainment All Day l Sailboat Rides l Seminars l Sponsors.
For Encinal Yacht Club information: http://www.summersailstice.com/sf. For more SailSFBay.org affiliate events: http://www.summersailstice.com/Sailsfbay2016.

ONSITE COVERAGE OPPORTUNITES:

• National Historic Landmark scow schooner Alma will be open to the public for tours at the Encinal Yacht Club docks during Summer Sailstice. Alma was built in 1891 to carry cargo on San Francisco Bay and the Delta and Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Now she sails from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with school groups and the public. Alma has been active on San Francisco Bay for 125 years.

• Display of the America’s Cup and Tucker Thompson, the official Host of the 35th America’s Cup delivering a live, multi-media presentation about the America’s Cup, including an overview of the Cup’s storied history, a chance to relive the dramatic comeback of AC34, an update from the ongoing Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events, and an inside look at what to expect for AC35 in Bermuda.

• Jack Van Ommen – author of Soloman: Alone at Sea with God and Social Security about his 9-year, 51 country and 6 continent circumnavigation voyage. http://www.soloman.us.

• Andy Turpin of Latitude 38 and other Encinal Yacht Club speakers: http://www.summersailstice.com/encinal-yacht-club-seminars

ADDITIONAL BAY AREA COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES

• Travis Lund (at the Treasure Island Sailing Center event) – Executive Director of Treasure Island Sailing Center, a non-profit business and US Sailing Certified Community Sailing Center providing affordable access to sailing and watersports to youth, adults and families. http://tisailing.org/about-tisc/welcome-to-tisc

• Stephanie Evans (at the Cal Sailing Club event) – Commodore of the Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit, volunteer run sailing club providing inexpensive public access to sailing. Stephanie sailed from China to San Francisco with the Clipper Race. http://www.cal-sailing.org

About SailSFBay.org
Founded in 2008, SailSFBay is an association of Bay Area sailing individuals and organizations committed to growing participation in sailing.

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WHO: The San Mateo County Fair: June 11 – 19, 2016
Where Tradition Meets Innovation at San Mateo County Fair:
` Largest Such Event in Northern California

WHAT: Day 2 — Drone Zone aerial videography demos and Lone Star concert

WHERE: San Mateo County Event Center
2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo

WHEN: Sunday, June 12:

11am: Fairground Gates Open

Today’s Feature: The Drone Zone! — Award winning aerial quadcopter master Beto "Mooncricket" Lopez demonstrates the art and artistry of "Drone" flying. Dos and don’ts, FAA rules and basic "How to fly and take pictures 101." Learn from a master!

7:30pm (6:30pm doors open): Lone Star Concert

WEB: www.sanmateocountyfair.com
hashtag: # SMCF2016

HOW MUCH: $ 8 youth / $ 10 seniors / $ 12 adults. Parking: $ 10

WHY: What a difference nine decades make. What first blossomed in 1926 as the “Little Flower Show” has matured into one of the most innovative, popular and wildly-anticipated family-friendly and oh-so-fun events on the West Coast: The San Mateo County Fair (www.sanmateocountyfair.com). Over nine days of diverse entertainment, June 11 – 19, tradition meets innovation in a uniquely California experience that matches the enthusiastic diversity of the region.

Emphasizing its culinary and mixology offerings this year, Liam Mayclem, internationally recognized “Foodie Chap” of KCBS Radio fame, will kickoff the Fair’s opening day. Mayclem joins an exciting and still-expanding lineup including musical main stage performers for which the Fair has become rightly famous: Night Ranger (June 11); Lone Star (June 12); The Boys of Summer – Eagles Tribute Band (June 13); Kansas (June 14); Tower of Power (June 15 & 16); The Spinners (June 17); The Peninsula Symphony (June 18); and, of course, the traditional closing-out-of-the Fair Latin Music focused Día De La Feria (June 19).

In addition to the previously mentioned Free Concerts there will be plenty — traditional and innovative — to enjoy including but not limited to the following:
• Butterfly Adventures, where kids can feed butterflies and Pirate Captain Spareribs, a fun filled pirate adventure.
• Fair Food – Alligator on a Stick, Fried Kool Aid, and The Healthy Food Fare – Our Healthy Food Fare initiative is back with healthy choices being provided by many Fair vendors. But don’t worry: your Fair favorites will still be available from barbeque to funnel cake.
• Science, Technology, DIY Science Exhibits are back – Young people get hands on experience with innovative new concepts and devices such as 3-D printers. See how much fun a Do-It-Yourself environment can be for kids! In addition, 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), painting, fine art, cooking, literary arts, cooking and healthy eating are just part of the fun.
• The Drone Zone! — Award winning aerial quadcopter master Beto "Mooncricket" Lopez demonstrates the art and artistry of "Drone" flying. Dos and don’ts, FAA rules and basic "How to fly and take pictures 101." Learn from a master!
• Free Grounds Acts – We’re excited to present the debut of the life-size Mousetrap, first introduced at MakerFaire and a huge hit. The 16-piece, 25 ton replica of the classic board game delivers a unique brand of engineering entertainment to kids of all ages. Combining Newtonian physics, performers and good old fashioned elbow grease, the life-size mouse trap utilizes all the six simple machines made from common materials to navigate eight pound bowling balls around a kinetically-driven course. In addition the Fairgoer will see traditional pony rides, pig races, characters strolling throughout the grounds, and much more. This year, new offerings include hypnotist Kellie Karl-Hypnotist, San Francisco street performers, Chef Landry, the Great American Petting Zoo and AgVenture and the “All Alaskan Racing Pigs. ”
• Carnival Rides including The Freak Out is Back! The Fair introduced this new carnival ride in 2014. It flies passengers 40 feet into the air. The Freak Out joins Fair favorites like the Ferris Wheel, Zillerator, and roller coasters

The San Mateo County Fair — “Where Tradition Meets Innovation” — is The Peninsula’s premier, community event for family fun and entertainment: June 11 – 19, 2016. Visit www.sanmateocountyfair.com often for regular updates, contest rules, schedules, promotions, and information.