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, Jun 19, 2013
Ready. Aim. Dodge.
The Recreational Adult Dodgeball league is serious about its commitment to dodgeball, and cold brews.
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Camp and Circumstance
A new summer art program for queer youth hopes to teach empowerment through self-expression.
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A Car-Free Lifestyle
Oaklavía's utopian vision comes to Lake Merritt for a day.
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The Oakland Museum of California's New Gallery of California Natural Sciences Is Awesome
Forget taxidermy. The new 25,000-square-foot exhibit is a fresh take on California's wealth of biodiversity.
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Unveiling a Secret City
A new film by Spencer McCall offers a peek inside the bygone alternate-reality project the Jejune Institute.
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, May 8, 2013
Internet Cat Videos Go Public
The first-ever Oakland Internet Cat Video Festival celebrates our weird obsession with quirky felines.
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A Two-Wheeled Taco Pursuit
This Cinco de Mayo, bike around Oakland in search of its best taco spots.
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All Hail the Herb
Homestead Apothecary spreads the good word about our most useful California native plants.
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A Culture Clash of Cinematic Proportions
The Pacific Film Archive's "Cine/Spin" pairs silent-film classics with DJs spinning electronic music.
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Oakland Art Scene Goes Big
A new sculpture garden in Uptown is a public gallery space of larger proportions.
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, Mar 27, 2013
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An Exhibit to Dye For
UC Botanical Garden offers an immersive lesson in natural dyeing.
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, Mar 20, 2013
Lifting the Curtain on the Bay Bridge East Span
One man aims to reveal the beauty behind our modern marvels.
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, Mar 13, 2013
Let the Good Game Con Begin
Oakland sees its first-ever video-game conference.
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, Feb 27, 2013
B.A.D. Girls Work Out to Wreck It
Put away your fishnets and break out your weights — it's the new era of roller derby.
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, Feb 20, 2013
The Theater of Evolution
Darwin Day promises to be as entertaining as it is informative.
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, Feb 13, 2013
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, Feb 6, 2013
The Art of Release
Late Nite Art uses wine, food, and music to free your inner artist.
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, Jan 23, 2013
Just for Kids
The Bay Area International Children's Film Festival celebrates its fifth year.
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, Jan 16, 2013
Sketching the Extra-Ordinary
A Bay Area sketching group finds the beauty in everyday urban details.
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, Jan 9, 2013
Fiery Fashion at The Crucible
The industrial-arts facility celebrates its fourteenth anniversary with "hot" couture.
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