“Can I get a suggestion for an occupation? Dentist, thank you, I heard dentist.” and thus starts an improv show. However, Pan Theater doesn’t put on the typical improv show. Absent are the corny, Whose Line Is It Anyway? games. Pan Theater specializes in long -form improv; narrative stories that

It’s almost dangerous that I live around the corner from the Heart & Dagger Saloon in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland, because a mere glimpse of it makes me want to forget my woes-of-the-moment and relax in the perfect Oakland weather. When you first walk inside, it looks like

Do you like art? No? Well, uh, wanna spend a weekend in the sun after toiling away at your job all week? Yeah, I thought so. Today and tomorrow in Oakland, the Pacific Fine Arts Festival will invade Montclair Village and display the works of artists from all across the

If your dad is Homer Simpson, he’s gonna go crazy for today’s event at Urban Indigo. And if your dad isn’t Homer Simpson, well, chances are he can’t say “no” to tasty treats. Today, Urban Indigo is hosting a FREE doughnuts-and-beer event in their store to say “thanks” to papas

I’ll start this by saying I haven’t enjoyed U2‘s music since Achtung Baby or since The Edge started wearing that obnoxious hat all the time, whichever was most recent. BUT I still consider U2 to be one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time, and if you

Hey East Bayers (or SFers who don’t hate on the East Bay), whatcha got going this Friday night?  Forcing your boyfriend to watch the season finale of America’s Next Top Model that you DVRed this week?  Going to a bar and spending 60 bucks on drinks to try to make

Brunch: it’s not just about tofu scrambles and hash browns anymore.  At Souley Vegan in Jack London Square in Oakland, they’re servin’ up classic, cheap, Southern-style soul food that’s strictly vegan (do I sound like Guy Fieri yet?). For $10, you can get a whopping plate of food which includes

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