Oakland
Tuesday, May 21
Tuesday Night at The New Parkway is Movie Trivia Night. This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about movie history, famous characters, and classic film ... Wednesday, May 22
Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ...
Join a guided Mindfulness Meditation practice at 7pm monthly on Wednesday evenings for a beautiful way to pause during your busy week. For 30 minutes you’ll gather to collect yourselves and re-connect with your experience. There will be no sharing or talking – only a simple guided ... 
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, ... 
El Vez is known for his high-production value, frenetic stage show, which features two backup singers/dancers (the Elvettes), numerous on- and off-stage costume changes, and between-song monologues mixing humor and political activism as he covers Elvis, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, T. Rex, Queen and …
Thursday, May 23
Want to make a magazine, but don’t know where to start? Bring your ideas and create your own ‘zine of zany photos, rants, or outrageous doodles of your family.
Every fourth Thursday from 6-8pm, Rock Paper Scissors Collective hosts this cheap workshop (sliding scale begins at …
Storking Comedy is a weekly comedy showcase with a twist; the show features some of the Bay’s best comedians whom are subsequently interviewed after their performance. The results are akin to an irreverent Inside the Actor’s Studio as host, OJ Patterson, alternates between goofy rapport and intrusive investigation. Additional questions are fielded ... 
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister are dueling lead singers and songwriters, Rob Kolar and Rachel Kolar, and tap-dancer Lauren Brown, will be joined on this special evening by an extended family of musical accompanists including the brilliant lap-slide player Aaron Robinson (Sea Wolf), Oliver Newell …
Friday, May 24
What to expect on Friday, May 24, 2013:
Twelve gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine
Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden
DJ spinning hits from 5-6:30 pm
Live band playing California folk fusion tunes from 7-9 pm
Dance …
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, May 25
View more than 65 classic cars from the 1920s to 1960s on display throughout Jack London Square including: 1932 Fords, 1951 Mercurys, 1954 Chevys, Model A’s, Roadsters,1936 Fords and Thunderbirds on May 25, 2013.
Enjoy live music, food and fun on the Oakland Waterfront.
Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ... 
2013 Green Cup Schedule | May 25, 2013
Lakeside Park, Oakland
10 am – Singles Bracket Round of 32
11 am – Singles Bracket Round of 16
Noon – Singles Bracket Quarterfinals
1:30-4:30 pm – Open / Women’s / Intermediate Doubles Pools
5 pm – Intermediate Doubles Final
5 pm – Open/Advanced …
Classic Cars West invites you back to The Yard for a weekly daytime food, beer, ping pong, art and classic car party in Oakland. Every Saturday from noon ’til dusk, the event will feature a rotating pop-up food menu from local purveyors and craft beer by Oakland’s ... 
Join Sistas-Wit-Style for free Caribbean dance classes to get you ready for San Francisco Carnival held annually on Memorial Day weekend. Free, but RSVP is required. Classes take place every Saturday at New Karibbean City (1408 Webster Ave., Oakland) from noon to 2pm. Their goal is ... 
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 ... 
Join live cast Barely Legal for The Three Amigos on the big screen at The New Parkway.
The 1986 comedy classic about three actors who find themselves in the midst of a real-life conflict stars Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short, and it’s better than …
Sunday, May 26
2013 Green Cup | May 26, 2013
Lakeside Park (468 Perkins St, Oakland)
11 am – Consolation Singles
11 am – Intermediate Singles Pools
1 pm – Advanced Doubles to Finals
1 pm – Intermediate Singles Finals
1 pm – Singles Semi-finals
2 pm – Mixed Doubles Semi-Finals(if necessary)
Bushrod Recreation Center (560 …
Monday, May 27
Join Mountain View Cemetery to honor all veterans at the 92nd Annual Memorial Day Commemoration at 10 am on Monday, May 27, 2013.
The 2013 Memorial Day ceremony will be held at the second fountain on the Main Avenue of the cemetery.
Complimentary refreshments will follow the …
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. 
Nerd Nite East Bay is a monthly lecture-in-a-bar series. They get smart and interesting people, give them lots of free drinks, and put them on stage in front of a couple hundred tipsy nerds. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s salacious, and it’s always nerdy. Nerd ... 
Kelly Anneken hosts the Bay Area’s stand-up comedians the last Monday of every month at Farley’s East. Enjoy Farley’s full cafe menu, coffee, and happy hour specials on beer and wine as you laugh off your Monday at this free performance. Tuesday, May 28
Tuesday Night at The New Parkway is Movie Trivia Night. This is a chance for you and your friends to compete and win prizes (like free beer and movie passes) if you can answer questions correctly about movie history, famous characters, and classic film ... Wednesday, May 29
Free 90-minute walking tours of downtown Oakland will be offered every Wednesday and Saturday from May through October for 2013. The twice weekly guided tours showcase the city’s changing skyline, landmarks, churches and high-rises. The six-month long tour season ensures ample opportunity to take in ... Thursday, May 30
Storking Comedy is a weekly comedy showcase with a twist; the show features some of the Bay’s best comedians whom are subsequently interviewed after their performance. The results are akin to an irreverent Inside the Actor’s Studio as host, OJ Patterson, alternates between goofy rapport and intrusive investigation. Additional questions are fielded ... 
