Today’s Top Event: Aries Spears at Tommy T’s Comedy & Steakhouse.
Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today’s lecture: Vincent Dumestre gives a lecture in UC Berkeley’s Wheeler Auditorium about the music and inspiration of his new production, Monteverdi & Manelli: Venezia delle Strade ai Palazzi.
Is It Lunch Yet? Express food critics recommend: Dean’s Cafe in Pleasanton.
On the Town: Going out tonight? It’s “Coochielicious” time — a variety show for women who love women, plus DJ Ms Jacatac spinning hip-hop and R&B — at the Bench and Bar.
Hardly Working: You’ve got time. We know how to waste it. Check out Growing Up Star Wars.
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