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Wednesday, June 26

Free Comedy: Senseless Bureau Improv | Oakland
Wednesday, June 26 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but you should probably buy food or drinks
| Spice Monkey Restaurant
Free Comedy: Senseless Bureau Improv | Oakland Fourth Wednesday of the month means free improvised comedy in Oakland from The Senseless Bureau. The East Bay’s witty bunch of Senseless Bureaucrats will take your random suggestions and craft them into clever scenes to delight and amuse you. Watch the Senseless Bureau simultaneously write, ...

Friday, June 28

Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, June 28 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
| 45th St. and Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland Bites Off Broadway Neighborhood Block Party & Picnic returns Friday nights from May 10-Oct 11, 2013. Neighbors in The Temescal meet and greet on blankets and folks from adjoining cities come to sample  bites from Oakland’s first recurring food pod. Stroll down 45th St. to enjoy ...

Saturday, June 29

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, June 29 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...

Monday, July 1

Free Comedy: Move Along, Nothing to See Here | Oakland
Monday, July 1 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Night Light
Free Comedy: Move Along, Nothing to See Here | Oakland Every Monday at The Night Light in Jack London Square, Clare O’Kane and Joey Devine host a free comedy show with some of the Bay Area’s local comedians. The show starts at 8pm with a fresh lineup every week.
Monday Night “Geeks Who Drink” Pub Quiz | Berkeley
Monday, July 1 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food & drinks.
| Pappy's
Monday Night Each Monday night, Geeks Who Drink sets up at the Pappy’s on Telegraph to bring you the nerdiest pub quiz in the East Bay, beer, tasty food and the chance to win Pappy’s gift certificates, drink coupons and random prizes that might be best not ...

Wednesday, July 3

East Bay Science Cafe | Berkeley
Wednesday, July 3 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | La Peña Cultural Center
East Bay Science Cafe | Berkeley The East Bay Science Cafe is an informal forum for discussing interesting and relevant scientific issues and is held on the first Wednesday of every month in the La Peña Lounge in Berkeley. Join a casual evening of conversation with members of the scientific community ...

Friday, July 5

Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, July 5 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
| 45th St. and Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland Bites Off Broadway Neighborhood Block Party & Picnic returns Friday nights from May 10-Oct 11, 2013. Neighbors in The Temescal meet and greet on blankets and folks from adjoining cities come to sample  bites from Oakland’s first recurring food pod. Stroll down 45th St. to enjoy ...
Jack’s Night Market: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland
Friday, July 5 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jack London Square
Jack's Night Market: Art, Crafts & Performance | Oakland Celebrating Oakland First Fridays, Jack’s Night Market lights up the square with an eclectic mix of artisans, music, food and fun. Stroll the plaza for an evening outdoor market and shopping bazaar on the beautiful Jack London Square waterfront showcasing the best of the region ...
First Friday Concert Series | Oakland
Friday, July 5 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | The Uptown Nightclub
First Friday Concert Series | Oakland Every First Friday after Art Murmur in Oakland, The Uptown holds a free concert featuring local musicians and beyond covering indie rock, electronica, hip hop and everything in between. There is no cover, doors open at 6 pm and the show starts at 9 pm.

Saturday, July 6

Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland
Saturday, July 6 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Vessel Gallery
Saturday Stroll Art Walk | Oakland Love art, but find the Murmur to be more like a scream? Then the Saturday Stroll might be just what the artist ordered. Many of the galleries that participate in Oakland’s highly popular Art Murmur gallery scene are extending their First Friday festivities to include ...
Beast Crawl 2013: Huge East Bay Literature Pub Crawl | Oakland
Saturday, July 6 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Telegraph Beer Garden
Beast Crawl 2013: Huge East Bay Literature Pub Crawl | Oakland

Save the date for the 2013 Beast Crawl coming to Oakland on Saturday, July 6, 2013.
Beast Crawl is Uptown Oakland’s annual literary “pub” crawl, a free festival featuring more than 125 poets, writers and performance artists in a single night, spread out over three hours …

Sunday, July 7

Free Sailboat Ride Day: Cal Sailing Club | Berkeley
Sunday, July 7 – 1:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Cal Sailing Club
Free Sailboat Ride Day: Cal Sailing Club | Berkeley     Come out and enjoy almost-monthly free sail boat rides with Cal Sailing Club -  a non-profit, volunteer-run sailing club on the Berkeley Marina. At this Open House get a free introductory sail and get a fun first-hand experience on a sailboat in the San Francisco Bay. Sign ...

Monday, July 8

Monday Night “Geeks Who Drink” Pub Quiz | Berkeley
Monday, July 8 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but bring money for food & drinks.
| Pappy's
Monday Night Each Monday night, Geeks Who Drink sets up at the Pappy’s on Telegraph to bring you the nerdiest pub quiz in the East Bay, beer, tasty food and the chance to win Pappy’s gift certificates, drink coupons and random prizes that might be best not ...

Tuesday, July 9

Free Women’s Comedy Night | Oakland
Tuesday, July 9 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but please bring your darn tips for the performers.
| The Layover
Free Women's Comedy Night | Oakland Come check out a monthly comedy event at The Layover in Oakland for Women’s Comedy Night sponsored by Feelmore510 and hosted by Lydia Popovich. This event happens on the second Tuesday of every month. There is no cover, but donations are welcome.

Wednesday, July 10

Free PBS “Independent Lens” Documentary Film Night | Berkeley
Wednesday, July 10 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Rialto Cinemas Elmwood
Free PBS Community Cinema, presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), is a free monthly screening series featuring films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens. Rialto Cinemas Elmwood will present Community Cinema on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.

Friday, July 12

Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland
Friday, July 12 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Bring cash for food.
| 45th St. and Lawton Ave., Oakland, CA
Bites Off Broadway: Friday Night Food Truck Block Party & Picnic | Oakland Bites Off Broadway Neighborhood Block Party & Picnic returns Friday nights from May 10-Oct 11, 2013. Neighbors in The Temescal meet and greet on blankets and folks from adjoining cities come to sample  bites from Oakland’s first recurring food pod. Stroll down 45th St. to enjoy ...
2nd Friday Estuary Art Attack | Oakland & Alameda
Friday, July 12 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Jingletown
2nd Friday Estuary Art Attack | Oakland & Alameda Join Estuary Art Attack for their monthly art walk that spans the Park Street Bridge between Oakland and Alameda. Estuary Art Attack takes place every second Friday from 6-9pm and includes the following venues: In Jingletown, Oakland: Apples and Oranges Gallery, 2934 Ford Street, #21 ...
East Bay Bike Party
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Secret Location (East Bay)
East Bay Bike Party The East Bay Bike Party is a monthly mobile party for riders of all ages, experience levels, and bike types, to meet, ride, and play together in the streets on the second Friday of the month with upwards of 400 riders usually meeting at an East ...
Summer Cinema & Food Trucks: “Triplets of Belleville” | Temescal
Friday, July 12 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Food available for purchase.
| Studio One Art Center
Summer Cinema & Food Trucks:

Triplets of Belleville is a 2003 animated comedy film.
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.

Saturday, July 13

Ukulele Love-In: Concert, Lessons & Group Sing-A-Long | Oakland
Saturday, July 13 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*Sliding scale $5-$10
| Actual Cafe
Ukulele Love-In: Concert, Lessons & Group Sing-A-Long | Oakland Ukulele fans will gather in the friendly neighborhood cafe setting of Oakleyville’s Actual Cafe on the second Saturday of every month for a concert, sing-a-long and lessons Group Lesson: (7-7:40pm) learn more about this fantastic little instrument with a group lesson from a guest teacher ...
Movie in the Park: The Princess Bride | Oakland
Saturday, July 13 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Redwood Heights Recreation Center
Movie in the Park: The Princess Bride | Oakland Movies in the Park are back for 2013 at the Redwood Heights Recreation Center in Oakland. All movies begin at dusk. Be sure to dress warm and bring a lawn chair and or blanket. Popcorn, hot chocolate, drinks and hot dogs will be available for purchase. ...
“Oakland Nights…Live” Late Night Talk Show | Oakland
Saturday, July 13 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE | 2141 Broadway
What is “Oakland Nights…Live“? Why it is Oakland’s very own low-budget monthly late night talk show. It’s half Johnny Carson, half Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, all Oakland. We’ve had marine biologists, talks with Oakland public school teachers, Star Trek: TNG re-rnactments, call-in relationship advice, live interviews with ...
Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley
Saturday, July 13 – 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Pappy's
Free Comedy Showcase & Dance Party | Berkeley Pappy’s Bar in Berkeley presents a Friday Night Comedy Showcase, every second and fourth Saturday of each month. Berkeley’s free stand-up comedy showcase will feature comedians from all around the Bay Area at 8:30pm followed by a DJ.

Wednesday, July 17

East Bay Green Drinks: Free Snacks & Networking | Oakland
Wednesday, July 17 – 5:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but RSVP is required.
| Awaken Cafe
East Bay Green Drinks: Free Snacks & Networking | Oakland East Bay Green Drinks, started in 2000, and is a monthly community and networking event for people involved in sustainable business, environmental and social causes, local and organic food, green architecture and design, media, communications, education, construction, clean energy and more. Free, but RSVP is ...

Thursday, July 18

Point Richmond Art Walk | East Bay
Thursday, July 18 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Downtown Point Richmond
Point Richmond Art Walk | East Bay Historic Point Richmond comes alive every third Thursday from 6-9 pm when artists rule. Enjoy free refreshments at most participating galleries and boutiques, plus special events and prices at restaurants including live music, karaoke, art exhibits and drink specials. The Point Richmond Farmers Market happens ...