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Full Moon Hike
Sports & Outdoors-Participatory Fri., May 24510-336-7373
Future Prom 3000
Social Events Fri., May 24, 7-11 p.m.510-336-7373
Giants at Athletics
Sports-Spectator Mon., May 27, 1:05 p.m.510-569-2121
Tyke Explorers: Sowing Seeds
Kids Tue., May 28, 10 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m.510-336-7373
Giants at Athletics
Sports-Spectator Tue., May 28, 7:05 p.m.510-569-2121
Coming Home
Film Fri., May 31, 7 p.m.510-533-6629
White Sox at Athletics
Sports-Spectator Fri., May 31, 7:05 p.m.510-569-2121
White Sox at Athletics
Sports-Spectator Sat., June 1, 1:05 p.m.510-569-2121
Norton Factory Open Studios Opening Party
Art Galleries Sat., June 1, 5-10 p.m.Raising Up For Haiti
Spoken Word Sat., June 1, 6-8 p.m.510-533-6629
White Sox at Athletics
Sports-Spectator Sun., June 2, 1:05 p.m.510-569-2121
Children's Future Forum
Public Interest Tue., June 4, 6-8 p.m.510-638-3994
KMEL Summer Jam
Soul, Funk, R&B, & Hip-Hop Sun., June 9, 7 p.m.510-569-2121
Walk in the Wild at Oakland Zoo
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas, Sales, Swaps, Promotions, & Fundraisers Sat., June 22, 5-10 p.m.510-632-9525
Laurel Street Fair
Fairs, Festivals, & Fiestas Sat., Aug. 10, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.510-967-1255
It's common for street fairs to follow the same format of food and drink purveyors, arts and crafts vendors, and family-friendly street performers replicated in indistinguishable iterations at festivals across the US. Still, some fairs succeed in standing apart -- and the Laurel Street Fair (MacArthur Blvd. and 35th Ave., Oakland) is a good example. The thirteenth annual fest spans three blocks, featuring everything from a fashion show and flash mob to a classic car show and music performances by The Marcos Silva Quintet and other local acts. It also coincides with the final event in the illustrious Oakland-based soul singer Valerie Troutt's Laurel Pop-Up Series (3832 MacArthur Blvd.), which includes an impromptu choir, dance lessons, and art-making from noon to 5 p.m. On Saturday, Aug. 11. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free. LaurelDistrictAssociation.org
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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.
