Events

AEF Events

AEF hosts or collaborates in several events throughout the year that help shine a light on, or raise funding for, our programs supporting students and teachers in Alameda's public schools. Join us to celebrate and uplift our schools and our community!

Coming AEF Events

Star Pizza on Park St. Alameda

Dine at STAR Pizza and Support AEF

Join us every first Monday of the month! Next up March 3rd! Eating delicious pizza is a tasty way to support AEF in 2025 , so grab your friends and join us! STAR Pizza on Park Street (1400 Park Street, Alameda) will donate 10% of all dine-in sales (from 4pm to closing) to the Alameda... Continue reading

Maw Shein Win's Thistles

Poetry Slam 2025 is On!

AEF will be hosting it’s 2nd Annual Poetry Slam on March 22, 2025 from 2 – 4 PM at Books Inc., 1344 Park St. in Alameda, CA. Poet Maw Shein Win will be there to read her poem Thistles, talk about writing and answer any questions! Alameda K-12 students will be reading their works influenced... Continue reading

Art Changes Exhibit 2025

Student Art Exhibit Opens April 19, 2025

A new AEF student artwork exhibit, featuring the artwork of Salma Arastu , photographs by Will Chang, and poetry by poet laureate Maw Shien Win will open on April 19, 2025. The  student artwork will be inspired by Salma’s Interdependence panels, and student poetry based on Maw’s nature poem. The exhibit is called Our Earth:... Continue reading

Alameda Bike Festival

Alameda Bike Festival 2025

Every year, the City of Alameda (along with event partners including Alameda Unified School District) hosts a Bike Festival, and this year it will be held at Paden Elementary School (444 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501) on Saturday, April 26, 2025. AEF will have a table at this event with prizes, give-aways, information on our... Continue reading