Other events include Cohen-Bray House tours, the High Street Coalition trash pick-up, and last call at Ale Industries.
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From busking to brewery gigs: Meet Oakland’s ‘Six String Mixtape’
Childhood friends Brian Evans and Phil Devencenzi have turned their casual pandemic jam sessions into a blossoming musical career.
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This week in Oakland: An homage to local female ‘change makers,’ and the Piedmont Gardens jewelry sale
Other events include filmmaker karaoke at Thee Stork Club, a community gun buyback, and a screening of Misty Copeland’s ‘Flower.’
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This week in Oakland: The Hip Hop Nutcracker and Diwali
Other events include Instant Band, the MARCHÉ holiday marketplace, and ‘Unity in Giving’ dinner at Parche.
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Elbo Room in Oakland’s Jack London is back
Under new ownership, the punk rock music will continue upstairs, with DJs, sports games on the screen, and specialty cocktails downstairs.
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This week in Oakland: Luna Mexicana at the Paramount and EOYDC’s 19th Annual Golf Tournament
Other events include mural painting in Cleveland Heights/Ivy Hill, a conversation with author Michael Levitin, and Stephen Sanchez at the Fox Theater.
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This week in Oakland: Halloween and Day of the Dead
Dance parties, a dog costume contest, parades, altar exhibits, and more.
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Friends of Sausal Creek’s annual native plant sale marks a recovery
The environmental restoration group invites the public to celebrate its resilience in the wake of vandalism that damaged thousands of plants earlier this year.
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Oakland First Fridays temporarily canceled from January to March 2024
Higher production costs, fewer vendors, and unpredictable weather have hurt the street fair’s finances.
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This week in Oakland: Juvenile at the Fox, Día de los Muertos at OMCA
Other events include live music and trivia at Drake’s Dealership, ‘Intergalactic’ at East Side Arts Alliance, and Dimensions Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary.
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Five festive days of events—’Oakland Style’—launch Oct. 18
Fashion, cuisine, the arts and more are celebrated around The Town.
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Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch has been providing Halloween fun since 1996
No need to go far to find decor, different pumpkins and a haunted house.
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Oakland Symphony celebrates its 90th anniversary, and soon, a permanent conductor
The new season kicking off Oct. 13 features a slate of mostly women guest-conductors.
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This week in Oakland: Drunken Film Fest, ‘Taste of Italy’ at Rockridge Market Hall
Other events include a Halloween selfie experience at Jack London Square, the Oakland Heritage Alliance’s annual awards, and a free hazardous waste drop-off.
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Celebrate the ‘Sounds of Oakland’ Sunday at Berkeley’s Black Rep theater
Presented by Oakland musician and producer Paul Tillman Smith’s Chump Change Records, the new album gathers foundational East Bay R&B, soul and funk players — many of whom will perform this weekend in Berkeley.
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At an Oakland church, Armenians have been keeping their culture alive for 100 years
Parishioners at St. Vartan Apostolic Church will host the 68th annual Armenian Food Festival this weekend.
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Fall environmental events in Oakland and the East Bay
Help clean up your favorite park. Learn more about cool critters. Hike a new trail.
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This week in Oakland: Malaquías Montoya exhibit at OMCA, Halloween movies at Lake Merritt
Other events include a ceremonial walk in Laurel, and an Oakland Public Library discussion with astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.
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This week in Oakland: Oaktoberfest, a Roberts Pool preview, and a panel on book bans
Other events ‘The Gun Next Door’ photo exhibit, and a workshop in Temescal for working artists.
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Silent film by renowned ballerina highlights Oakland housing crisis
Misty Copeland’s ‘Flower’ is screening at the Paramount this Friday.
