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San Francisco Carnaval Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., May 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.2nd Annual PlayGround Film Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Through May 25510-433-9730
San Ramon Art & Wind Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Kids Sun., May 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.925-973-2500
7th Annual Oakland Indie Awards
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Thu., May 30, 6:30-10:30 p.m.Public Market Emeryville's Feature Friday
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Fri., May 31, 6-8 p.m.Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Culinary & Wine, Kids Sat., June 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.510-548-5335
Nowhere do chocolate and chalk pair so well than at the annual Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival at Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto (Shattuck Avenue, between Rose and Delaware streets), where artists transform the city's sidewalks into a veritable chalk canvas under the gaze of chocolate-chomping revelers. In addition to live music, kids activities, and vendors, this year's festival on Saturday, June 2, features unusual chocolate offerings including chocolate goat-cheese truffles, Caribbean chocolate soup, and chocolate ricotta pizza. Artists of all abilities can sign up for the chalk-art contest the day of the event and win up to $250 in cash prizes. Rain postpones to June 9. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free. 510-548-5335 or AnotherBullwinkelShow.com
free9th Annual Ecology Center Family Fun Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Kids Sat., June 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.510-981-5150
Summer is swiftly approaching, and if you can hear the sounds of bouncy houses and farm animals, it's not just your imagination. The Berkeley Farmers' Market's seventh-annual Family Fun Festival comes to Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park (Center St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Way) on Saturday, June 4, bringing with it a colossal variety of free, kid-centric activities: an all-day bouncy house, face painting, a craft booth, a petting zoo, and more. Grammy-nominated Caribbean artist Asheba performs at noon, followed by a family dance, a skateboard contest, and the obligatory cakewalk. Brace yourself. 10 a.m., free. 510-548-3333 or EcologyCenter.org
freeGrand Opening of The Grease Diner Art Galleria and Bodega
Art Galleries, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 1, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.516-379-0190
ISSUES 6-Year Anniversary
Literary Events, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 1, 12-6 p.m.510-652-5700
Gallery of California Natural Sciences Reopening Celebration
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Fri., May 31, 5 p.m.-12 a.m.510-318-8400
Final Four Days Countdown Celebration
Museums, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas May 30-June 2415-357-4000
3rd San Francisco Green Film Festival
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Film Sat., June 1, 7 p.m. and Tue., June 4, 7 p.m.510-809-0900
Belmont Stakes Wine Festival
Culinary & Wine, Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 8, 12-4 p.m.510-559-7300
Live Oak Park Fair
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., June 8, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., June 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Make a stand against mass production at the annual Live Oak Park Fair in Live Oak Park (1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley) on June 14-15, where local artisans aplenty display, discuss, and sell their wares. Meet jewelers, woodworkers, textile artists, painters, photographers, printmakers, ceramicists, and more. A continuous stream of live performers onstage includes Tim Fox, AnafaithLubliner, Rev Rabia, and Zappo the Clown. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. LiveOakParkFair.com
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"It's About Time"
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Literary Events, Theater & Performing Arts, Arts & Crafts Fri., May 31, 8 p.m., Sat., June 1, 8 p.m., Sun., June 2, 7 p.m., Fri., June 7, Sat., June 8 and Sun., June 9, 7 p.m.This Week's Feature
FEATURE
A People-Focused Solution
Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.
