Upcoming Oakland events from Our Oakland
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Wed, 26 Oct at 4:24pm.

Not surprisingly there are a lot of Halloween and Day of the Dead events coming up. Many neighborhoods and churches are putting on kid-friendly Halloween parades and events. But the end of October also brings about the conclusion of the city walking tours for 2011.

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Upcoming Oakland events from Our Oakland
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Wed, 19 Oct at 12:48pm.

The big events this weekend are remembrances, the 20th anniversary of the Oakland Firestorm and the Day of the Dead at OMCA. But for lots of fun, pedal over to PedalFest at Jack London Square or the final Bites off Broadway for 2011.

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Crowds fill Oakland Museum for Dia De Los Muertos Celebration this weekend--see the photos
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Oct at 7:27am.

Hundreds of people came out to the Oakland Museum this past Saturday for the Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration.

There were musicians, crafts people, food vendors and a great exhibit - VIVO: Days of the Dead 2010. In addition to the gallery show, there was dance by Besh Beni and Chan Kahal, music by SonRisas and Ixim Tinamit and ceremonies with Ernesto Olmos.

Visitors also made their own masks, calaveras and tin ornaments.

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Community event: Fruitvale Dia De Los Muertos 2009 (Day of the Dead)
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Oct at 9:22am.

This year, Ignacio Fuentes has teamed up with The Unity Council & Asociación de Comerciantes y Profesionales de Oakland (ACPO) to make sure the annual tradition of wonderful

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