Friday, May 18, 2012

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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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Best Coast

Fox Theater - Oakland8pm

Combine the sophisticated chill of a New York City winter with the girlish, laid back romance of California in the summertime and what to you…

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Murmurama

Downtown Oakland7:00 pm- 10:00 pm

What: Murmurama - 16 Galleries and friends of the Oakland Art Murmur present a special Saturday night of art and festivities during the weekend…

1-510-652-4085

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29th Annual Himalayan Fair

Live Oak Park10-7

Himalayan Music, Dance, food, arts & crafts. Free entry, entertainment is all day and there is a family activity area. Booths include travel,…

925-349-4658

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Oakland Greek Festival

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension10am - 11pm

A couple of Greek Pastries (Glyko), and then a couple of sprints around the dance floor. A savory lamb sandwich followed by a stroll through…

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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…

(510) 642-1412

Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

Based in Oakland, Daniel Clowes is internationally acclaimed for award-winning comics, graphic novels, and screenplays. With nearly 50 publications…

Bay Area Currents 2012

Pro Arts Gallery12:00AM

Selections by Renny Pritikin, Director, Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection, University of California, Davis July 3 - August…

510.763.4361

East Bay Open Studios 2012: Preview Exhibition

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

East Bay Open Studios 2012: Preview Exhibition PREVIEW EXHIBITION // MAY 1-JUNE 10 Pro Arts 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612 www.proartsgallery.org PREVIEW…

510.763.4361

Celebrating American Heroes

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

May 19 - 20 Celebrating Everyday American Heroes at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach For Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 19th), Playland takes TWO…

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Spice of Wine

Eno Wines5:30pm-8:00pm

Spice of Wine Eno Wines, Lusu Cellars and Oaktown Spice Shop introduce an afternoon of wine and spice. Taste handcrafted wines from premium…

925.963.5009

Tradition/Innovation - A Fiber Artisans Market Place

Oakland Marriott City Center10:00 - 6:00

The event features galleries of hand-woven, hand-spun and hand-made yardage, yarn, clothing, household items, baskets, fiber sculpture, scarves,…

415-648-1382

Accident, Curated by Rene de Guzman

PHOTO Gallery7-10pm Artists ReceptionArtists Reception

Curated by Oakland Museum of California senior curator Rene de Guzman and sponsored by the Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC), Accident…

Curling Lessons

Oakland Ice Center3pm - 5pm

Learn to Curl like an Olympian! Curling Lessons - Saturdays now through June 9, 3-5:30pm. (We can pro-rate if start late.) Open to all ages…

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Springfest 2012

Pioneer Amphitheatre2:00pm-6:00pm

The Hottest Concert to hit the East Bay before Summer! Come to the annual concert at CSU East Bay, Springfest!

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The Healthiest Man On Earth

Subterranean Art House8:30 pm

Faced with the long, sometimes not-so-slow decline of Parkinson�s disease, poet/artist Gary Turchin chose creativity as his medicine and first…

510 434-0454

Saturday Affairs @ Paradiso Lounge

Paradiso 10-2

Saturday Affairs @ Paradiso 2272 Telegraph Ave.Oakland Rotating DJ's Dj's B Bailey and DJ J pro ____________________________ For Guestlist…

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What To Do With Your Orphan: A Manual

Johansson Projects11-5pm

On Johansson Projects 5th Anniversary we present Jennie Ottinger's "What to Do with Your Orphan: A Manual", in which orphans partake in orphan-like…

510.444.9140

Whiskerman / Deep Ellum / Sparrow's Gate

Starry Plough9:00 p.m.

Hairy Music Presents: Whiskerman with Deep Ellum & Sparrow's Gate. This is a 21+ show. $8-12 at the door. For more information, visit: http://starryploughpub.com/,…

510.841.2082

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