Today’s Top Event: Spoken-word poet Mack Dennis at the Oakland Public Library’s Temescal Branch.
Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today’s lecture: Graceland and Becoming Abigail author Chris Abani reads in the Mills Hall Living Room at Mills College.
Is It Lunch Yet? Express food critic John Birdsall recommends: Lovely Sweets & Snacks in Fremont.
On the Town: Going out tonight? Got a case of the Mondays? Mojitos and savory fries at Kitty’s will handle that. Don’t forget to tip your bartender.
Hardly Working: You’ve got time. We know how to waste it. And surely you want a pony.
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