Friday, March 23, 2012

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Oakland Art Murmur: Saturday Stroll

Chandra Cerrito Contemporary1 - 5pm

Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland�s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to…

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The Magnetic Fields

Fox Theater - Oakland8:00pm

The Magnetic Fields' Love at the Bottom of the Sea will be released by Merge Records on March 6. The band's tenth full-length album is their…

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The 1968 Exhibit

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

The social forces that swirled through the turbulent 1960s crested in 1968. It was a turning point for a generation coming of age and a nation…

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Guest Chef - Carlos Moreira

Guest Chef5:30 - 10 pm

Carlos Moreira (born June 13th, 1978), emigrated eight years ago from his hometown, Callao, Peru, to work for the Calvo Perez family�s second…

The Kipling Hotel

The Marsh - Berkeley8:30pm

Final Extension! Must Close December 16! Don Reed's The Kipling Hotel: True Misadventures of the Electric Pink '80's Reed's East 14th chronicled…

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The Reading Room

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 am - 5 pm Wednesday - Sunday only

The Reading Room is a temporary project dedicated to poetry and experimental fiction offering visitors the chance to take home a free book drawn…

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Napoleon @ The Paramount Theatre in Oakland

Paramount Theatre6 pm

Abel Gance�s epic NAPOLEON is the Holy Grail of silent masterpieces. In the early 1980s, Francis Ford Coppola toured a 4-hour road show version…

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The Economics of Happiness conference

The David Brower Center9am-6pm

This coming March, join Vandana Shiva, Annie Leonard, Richard Heinberg, Joanna Macy, Anuradha Mittal, Manish Jain and many more for a ground-breaking…

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Go Van Gogh steps out to Disco Volante Sat March 24th 9pm

Disco Volante9pm- 1230 am

Go Van Gogh steps out to Disco Volante Sat March 24th 9pm Room to dance, and a full bar. Whats not to like at this happening fun Oakland venue.…

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Celebrate Spring

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 24 - 25 Celebrate Spring at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach The flowers do bloom, the birds do sing�it must be the season for Playland-Not-at-the-Beach's…

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Grass-fed Cooking and Butchery Demo

Marin Sun Farms at Rockridge Market Hall3-5pWeekly

Every Saturday, MSF host butchery and cooking demo's of our local, sustainable meats. In addition to learning what it takes to get you your…

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"Alice in Oaksterland"

Laney College Theater8 pmDoors open at 7:30 pm

This is a whole new Alice. Recently relocated to Oakland, Alice follows a white rabbit art car, which sends her on a journey careening down…

Cecile Pineda, Award-winning Mexican-American novelist, reads from Devil's Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step

Downstairs Forum3 PMFree admission

Published on March 11, 2012�the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster�Devil's Tango is a whirlwind tour of the nuclear industry,…

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Simple Success in Portraiture

Nan Phelps Photography10am to 2pm

Nan Phelps Photography is pleased to offer small, personalized classes taught by professional photographers with a variety of specializations. Learn…

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MUTATION

Pro Arts GalleryTuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm; and Saturday, 11am - 4pm

Pro Arts presents MUTATION, the 2012 Selection of Pro Arts� Annual Exhibition Call. The exhibition features newly commissioned works as part…

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Singles Charity Ball to Cure Blindness

Marriott Hotels8pm-MidnightMeet new single friends who car…

100% of your tax-deductible donation of $20 at the door goes directly to The Seva Foundation, which will enable Seva to restore sight to the…

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"Beautiful America", a Group Show

Moraga Art Gallery12-5pmOpening Reception, 3-5 pm. The …

Moraga Art Gallery�s new show, �Beautiful America� , will feature the work of gallery member & local artist Ginny Ruble, as well as guest artist…

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Dark Past: Film Noir by German Emigr�s Series

Pacific Film Archive (PFA)8:35 PMStrange Illusion, Edgar G. Ulme…

As Hitler�s influence grew in 1930s Germany, artists and intellectuals fled the country; whether because they were Jewish or held contrary political…

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Hymns to the Moon

Johansson Projects11-5pm

Johansson Projects presents Hymns to the Moon, where sublime omens haunt everyday spaces, both of the landscape and of the imagination. Robert…

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Carolina Lugo's & Carol� Acu�a's Ballet Flamenco

Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts8PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjgvhAQ-EK8&NR=1 Artistic Director and Choreographers Carolina Lugo's & Carol� Acu�a's Featuring Direct from…

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