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, Aug 25, 2010
Eat Real Festival Is Real Good
A new Oakland festival celebrates street food.
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Oakland Pride and Joy
After a six-year hiatus, the East Bay gets an LGBT celebration of its own.
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, Nov 16, 2011
Night at the Museum
Chabot Space and Science Center boldly goes into adults-only programming.
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, Jun 29, 2011
Alameda County Fair's Big Burger
A giant hamburger could tip scales and shatter records.
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, Oct 5, 2011
Oakland Is Dyke Central
A new television project celebrates Oakland's diverse lesbian community.
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, May 18, 2011
Play with Your Food at Doof-a-Palooza
Kid-friendly event is a new brand of food festival.
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, Apr 7, 2010
Get Your Geek On
The Lawrence Hall of Science offers an alternative to San Francisco's high-style museum nights.
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, Nov 23, 2011
Thank God It's Plaid Friday
The growing movement gives shoppers an alternative to Black Friday madness.
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, Nov 30, 2011
Trivia for Tunesters
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp's music-trivia night premiers at Actual Café.
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, Jan 5, 2011
La Esquinita, USA: From the Classroom to the Stage
Ruben Gonzalez drew on his day job to find fodder for his play.
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, Jun 23, 2010
Sugar Mama's Sweet Idea
Applying the concept of microfinance to the art world — and throwing a party in the process.
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, Sep 15, 2010
B.A.D. Girls' Demolition Derby
The Richmond Wrecking Belles and the Oakland Outlaws duke it out in women's roller derby.
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, Nov 10, 2010
Girl-on-Girl Dodgeball Goes Back to the Blacktop
Benefit uses old-school sports to raise money for kids — and throw a party in the process.
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, Aug 17, 2011
Small Dogs, Lofty Dreams
More than one hundred dachshunds will compete in Golden Gate Field's Wiener Nationals.
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, Jun 15, 2011
The Skinny on the Long Day Short Film Festival
An Alameda film festival keeps it succinct on the summer solstice.
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, Jun 2, 2010
La Peña Is Still Rooted at 35
The Berkeley cultural center celebrates its 35th anniversary with intergenerational programming and a big suite.
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, Apr 6, 2011
Riveting Royal NoneSuch
New series at Temescal gallery puts the interaction back into art.
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, Feb 23, 2011
Laughing About Addiction With Liz Grant
"Clean and sober" comedy finds a home at The Marsh Berkeley.
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The Express' Homegrown Party
Celebrating all that the East Bay has to offer.
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, Jan 19, 2011
Crowdfunding Your Coffee at Awaken Café
The popular Oakland shop gets creative in its fund-raising quest.
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