Friday, May 16, 2014

Benicia In Bloom

Downtown Benicia, First Street11 am-6 pm

The annual Spring Open House showcases the latest Spring trends from local downtown Merchants, Restaurants, and Businesses.

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Judy Chicago: A Butterfly for Oakland

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, til 9pm on Fri

As acclaimed artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual Judy Chicago turns 75 this year, the Oakland Museum of California joins prominent…

Happiness Seminar

Fremont Center3.30 - 4.30 pm

FREE 1hr SESSION ON BREATHING & MEDITATION Breath and Manage Stress Better Come join us to learn some simple yet powerful breathing-techniques,…

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Best-selling author and children's publisher Marissa Moss

Books Inc. in Berkeley4:00 p.m.

Best-selling author Marissa Moss will be reading & signing her new book Blood Diaries on May 17th at Books Inc. at 4:00 p.m. Marissa Moss will…

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SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot

Oakland Museum of California11am-5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of groundbreaking alternative art and culture magazine Giant Robot, OMCA features the major exhibition,…

Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, til 9pm on Fri

Explore the social and cultural phenomenon of listening to, collecting, and sharing records in Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records. Delve…

3rd Saturday Guided Gallery District Tour: Introduction to West Oakland Galleries

Transmission Gallery2pm - 4pmtour will begin at 2pm

Come out and explore the West Oakland Art Scene. During this free guided walking tour you�ll get the chance to visit Aggregate Space,Transmission…

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Suzanne Westenhoefer

First Congregational Church8pm

Suzanne Westenhoefer (HBO, Late Night With David Letterman, Showtime), the first openly gay comedian on television is bringing her hysterical…

Glass House with Special Guests

UTunes Coffee House8:00pm

Glass House’s David Worm (best known for his collaboration w/ Bobby McFerrin) & Mark Vickness (steel string & 8-string guitarist) will perform…

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Glass House with Special Guests

UTunes Coffee House8:00pm

Glass House�s David Worm (best known for his collaboration w/ Bobby McFerrin) & Mark Vickness (steel string & 8-string guitarist) will perform…

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In the Beginning was Black

Bullseye Resource Center Bay Area10:00 am � 5:00 pm

The Bullseye Bay Area Gallery presents In the Beginning was Black, a solo exhibition from Bay Area artist Clifford Rainey, on view April 19…

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Envisioning Human Rights: The Next Generation

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00-5:00

Visual art can be a powerful tool to create awareness and change in the face of both national and international human rights abuses. BAM/PFA…

MARISSA MOSS at Books Inc. Berkeley

Books Inc. in Berkeley4:00 PM

The phenomenal author of more than fifty awesome books for children, and the winner of numerous awards including the California Book Award,…

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NUROTAG

The Craneway Pavilion12-6p.m.

NUROTAG is an event series platform, based on a curated-selection of the automotive lifestyle industry. The events are set up as a pop up, contemporary…

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Tamalpa Dance Classes

Spring/Fall Dance Studio 2547 8th St., #20 Berkeley, California 10:30-12:00pm

Tamalpa Dance with Iu-Hui Chua Saturdays, May 3rd - 31st, 2014 10:30AM - 12PM First class on May 3rd is FREE as part of BAY AREA DANCE WEEK;…

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Will Rogan / MATRIX 253

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Will Rogan�s (b. 1975) multifaceted work often reflects on prosaic manifestations of time�s passage that he identifies in his local environs,…

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The Marsh - Berkeley7:00 pm

Veteran solo performer Mark Kenward (Riding From Normal, The Yoga of Moby-Dick), returns to The Marsh with his most ambitious work yet. It occurred…

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Two Gallants

The New Parish9:00 pm

The Bloom and the Blight is the work of a band that has matured and redefined itself, and the album is imbued with a palpable sense of personal…

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�Oakland and beyond � Sense of Place

PHOTO12:00 - 6:00

Charles Anselmo will present new images from his recent travels to Havana. These large colorful depictions of the old city and its collapsing…

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�Oakland-esque�

Malonga Casquelourd Center For The ArtsMay 16 at 8pm and May 17 at 2pm and 8pm

Oakland Ballet Company presents its spring season program Oakland-esque, a portrait in dance of the cultural and natural wonders of Oakland…

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