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May 14, 2024
Free Will Astrology: Week of May 15
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Polish-born author Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) didn’t begin to speak English until he was 21 years old. At 25, his writing in that language was still stiff and stilted. Yet during the next 40+...
May 7, 2024
Amoeba Music is More Than a Record Store
Amoeba Music opened its iconic store on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley on Nov. 17, 1990. A crowd of customers had already gathered on the sidewalk outside. As soon as the doors opened, they ran into the store...
May 7, 2024
Social Eyes: Week of May 9-15
THURSDAY
TITO PUENTE JR.
The scion of the late legendary timbalero, composer and bandleader Tito Puente (1923–2000) has dedicated himself to keeping his father’s vast legacy on stage. While Tito Puente Jr. never studied percussion with his namesake, he...
May 7, 2024
Free Will Astrology: Week of May 8
ARIES (March 21-April 19): When my friend, Jessalyn, first visited Disneyland as a child, she was smitten by its glimmering, unblemished mystery. “It was far more real than real,” she said. “A dream come true.” But after...
Apr 30, 2024
What’s Up, Doc?
If Bugs Bunny were injured or sick, he would need to see a doc who specializes in the treatment of exotic animals.
Rabbits, potbellied pigs, birds, reptiles, amphibians, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, turtles and chinchillas are among...
Apr 30, 2024
EBX Social Eyes: Week of May 2-8
THURSDAY
AMERICANA
MISNER & SMITH
Sam Misner and Megan Smith comprise a folk duo made for the stage, with searching songs made for contemplative drives on an open road. On Thursday, the Northern California-based pair celebrates the release of their...
Apr 30, 2024
Free Will Astrology: Week of May 1
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The world record for jumping rope in six inches of mud is held by an Aries. Are you surprised? I’m not. So is the world record for consecutive wallops administered to a plastic...
