Arts and Culture

26 Oct 2010

Events for the Five Senses: Halloween Edition

Wondering what to do for fun this Halloween?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with a FREE Halloween-themed event for each of the 5 senses! TASTE: At today’s Día de los Muertos-inspired Berkeley Farmers’ Market, get some delicious fruit and veggie wares, pies by Mission Pie, and Champurrado

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26 Oct 2010

Coney Island Scarier Than Usual

Let’s be real for a second- Coney is a frightening spot more often than not. From the days of the Warriors on out, it’s successfully combined freakshow and carnival eeriness with the grit n’ grime of old school NYC. Well, now it’s just amped the fear quotient with it’s own

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26 Oct 2010

Whiners Will Be Paddled at Amateur Ping Pong Tournament

I played ping pong for the first time a few weeks ago. Coordination and gentleness has never my thing. I hit a ball so hard it went into the balcony level of bleachers at the Y. Then I hit another ball onto the track and had to dodge runners to

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25 Oct 2010

7″ Party Tomorrow At Pops

Every experience at Pops is always the same — I’m never there before midnight, I’m always wasted when I walk in and the bartender is often way too nice to me for the state I’m in. I heard about the 7″ Party through a friend of mine who went and

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24 Oct 2010

Porchlight Open Door Monday at Hemlock

Internetdudes and dudettes, have I got a cheap answer to some of your problems. We live in a crazy, mixed-up world and we could probably all use a healthy dose of ridiculous expensive therapy. But what if I told you for a mere five bucks you could spill your heart

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24 Oct 2010

Pumpkin Carving and FREE Beer Today at Luckydog

Why carve a pumpkin sober, like all those loser elementary school students, when you could come to Luckydog and carve one drunk? They are giving away FREE beer from 2-7 during their pumpkin carving contest. It’s BYOP, so make sure to purchase a pumpkin somewhere first before you attempt to

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23 Oct 2010

Oakland Museum Day of the Dead Celebration

The Oakland Museum rules, so logic would tell you that anything they do or say also rules.  Therefore, you should go to this: Join us as the whole Museum comes alive with the spirit and tradition of Days of the Dead. Explore the exhibition VIVO: Days of the Dead 2010

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21 Oct 2010

Critical Mass Halloween Scavenger Hunt Contest

Halloween is a liberating holiday in general. It let’s you be whoever you want for one day (or whole weekend) whether that’s a slut, a freak, or the undead, it’s up to you.  Now add to that the freedom to ride around the city at night on bike with your

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