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19 things to do in Oakland, including so much early-weekend art awesomeness that you may need Sunday and Monday to recover, May 2 – 8

Meg Bertoni
May 1, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
Oh, Oakland, you fabulously art-infested metropolis! You have been waiting for this first Friday and Saturday in May for so long that you've crammed...

24 outdoorsy and curiosity-satisfying things to do in Oakland, April 25 – May 1

Meg Bertoni
April 24, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Identity, Justice
Not surprisingly, this Earth Day week's activities are dominated by greenness, outdoorsiness and satisfying our curiosity. We do like our social...

27 things to do in Oakland, only 3 of which definitely involve Easter eggs, April 18 – 24

Meg Bertoni
April 17, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
Sunday is, of course, Easter. That means there are some Easter-y things to do this week. If you like decorating eggs, or even Easter hats, knock...

27 artful things to do in Oakland, April 11 – 17

Meg Bertoni
April 10, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
So much art this week, Oakland! Visual art gallery openings, music, maker events, culinary art, expression promoting community healing, fashion,...

29 things to do in Oakland where you will by-golly learn things and you will like it, April 4 – 10

Meg Bertoni
April 3, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
Did you think you were going to get through this week and not learn a dang thing, Oakland? Pah! The odds are decidedly against it. Just try not to...

20 things to do in Oakland that represent a balance between art and meetings, March 28 – April 3

Meg Bertoni
March 27, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Identity, Justice
Art or meetings? The art is music-heavy, and the meetings are civically-focused. If that doesn't help, no problem: you can do both. Why choose,...

19 deliciously multi-task-y things to do in Oakland, March 21 – 27

Meg Bertoni
March 20, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Identity, Justice
We are busy, busy people, Oakland. You know what busy people do best? Multitask like crazy. So this week, cram some education into your fun. Smoosh...

22 “eat-your-peas” things to do in Oakland, and some treats, too, March 14 – 20

Meg Bertoni
March 13, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
The sense of duty about things we really ought to do is instilled in us early. Go to school. Help your brother put his shoes on. Eat your peas. This...

28 largely celebratory things to do in Oakland, March 7 – 13

Meg Bertoni
March 6, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice
Sure, we have our share of meetings this week, but what a lot of celebrations, too! Anniversaries, homages to bacon and beer, art openings… spring...

37 fairly serious things to do in Oakland, February 21 – 27

Meg Bertoni
February 20, 2014
Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Identity, Justice
What's unusual about this crazy amount of things to do this week? We're glad you asked! A lot of them are really kinda... serious: meetings about...
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