Arts and Culture

FREE Standup Comedy Every Tuesday at The Layover
If you ever wanted to try your hand at heckling, here’s your chance. Every Tuesday night, The Layover in Downtown Oakland hosts a FREE standup comedy show that will surely evoke some kind of emotion. If I had to describe The Layover in one sentence, I’d say, “It looks like

Dance Your Heart Out for FREE Starting Friday!
America’s largest dance week hits the Bay Area for 10 days of intense body movin’ starting tomorrow. From April 22 –May 1 there will be over 400 FREE dance events across the entire Bay Area. We’re talking all types of dance styles you can think of including: Scottish dancing, salsa,

5,000 FREE BART Tickets Being Given Away Today
Thanks to Jennifer Canale for hipping me to this via my facebook page. My ass rides BART all the time, so I could surely use a FREE ticket. Read all the info below. I got it from Oakland Local. On Thursday, April 21 – in honor of Earth Day –

Raise Glasses and Funds at the Brokelyn Spring Gala Tonight
Tonight, it’s gonna be like someone put a peep full of fun in the microwave and it exploded all over Public Assembly! Or, that the folks at Brokelyn are as psyched about spring as you are and want to throw a big ole party to celebrate, and help out the

Tourist or Not: Twin Peaks is the Spot
Whether you live in San Francisco or are just visiting, Twin Peaks is always a great FREE way to get a different perspective of the city. Watch the fog roll in from Ocean Beach over the compact maze of Victorian houses, apartment buildings, parks and sky scrapers. The view is

FREE Picasso Exhibit
This guy got more ass than you ever will. Commonly known facts about Picasso: cubism, Guernica and the blue period. (Slightly) lesser known Picasso fact: he went through ladies as quickly as he did paint. And he frequently turned his mistresses into muses. One of his longest running affairs started with a barely

Great Broke-Asses of the Past: Joey Gladstone
The Broke-Ass BFF of Danny Tanner, Joey Gladstone, was one of my first true Broke-ass models. As a frequently out of work comedian, Joey lived by the beat of his own jingle, living the life of an artist and never compromising his dreams (except for that episode where Phyllis Diller

Tonight! See The Pains of Being Pure at Heart for FREE!
I’m really glad I saw this because I didn’t realize The Pains of Being Pure at Heart had a new album out! The band is playing a sold-out show at Great American Music Hall tonight for $17, so if you were too cheap and/or lazy to buy tickets, you can still