Some great dishes were provided by local caterers and restaurants. 

Some guests sampling one of the dishes.

Here's Tracy Prendergast, with one of her specialties from Chickweed Catering.

Now for some mingling before the program.  Joe Diliberto of the Sandler Sales Institute chats with some film and video makers.

Ami Zins of the Oakland Film Office chats with Supervisor Nancy Nadel.

Rod Hirsch of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Assistance Center and Amy Zins chat with Barry Caine, the San Francisco Chronicle film critic.

Rod Hirsch chats with Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker.

And here's Amy Zins with some filmmakers and Linen Life Park Avenue Gallery Consultant Baylin Megino.