Eat, Play: 10th Annual Laurel Street Festival
The festival will showcase live music and performances highlighting some of the greatest Bay area and local talents, a street fair with over a 100 vendors, street art, gourmet food booths, family fun at the Kid's Zone featuring games, activities for children of all ages and showcases more than 100 retail, service and restaurant establishments in Oakland's own Laurel District.
August 8, 1- 6pm
The Laurel District along MacArthur Blvd. between 35th and High
Play: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at Children's Fairyland
Active
Arts Theatre for Young Audiences will perform If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie, a play based on the book by Laura Numeroff. As a special treat
for families, every ticket to the show includes one hour free admission
to Children's Fairyland prior to the show.
Now - August 16 - visit website for times
Children's Fairy Land, 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland
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Play, Eat: Live Music
Erela Collins, Solo Guitar and Vocals.
August 8, 7 - 9pm
Spice Monkey, 1628 Webster Street, Oakland
Go: Free Hands-on Bicycle Classes
Join an REI bike technician to learn how to maintain your bike in excellent working condition. We'll cover flat repair. All you need to bring is your bike and tools. We’ll provide the expert guidance.
August 9, 11am – Noon
REI, 1338 San Pablo Avenue, in Berkeley
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Live: Speaker Event - Choosing & Using Green Cleaners at Home & Work
Join us for a presentation and interactive discussion about how to clean your office and home using environmentally-preferable products and practices.
Speaker Leila Khatapoush will be joined by local 'green' cleaners who will add their experience and expertise!
August 11, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
East Bay Cohousing Clubhouse, 2105 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley
Live: A Celebration of Sierra Wilderness Adventure
Darren Malloy will show you great places in the new Eastern Sierra wilderness to backpack, climb, backcountry ski, or fish. Then, Allen Stecl will present of one of the first color films made of climbing in Yosemite, a 1966 recording of the third ascent of El Capitan’s Salathe Wall. Come experience Yosemite big-wall climbing in the heyday of bold first ascents, and find out how you can keep the spirit of Sierra adventure alive for future generations.
August 11, 7pm
REI, 1338 San Pablo Avenue, in Berkeley
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Live: Promote Your Business Through Social Networks
In this Buy Local Berkeley workshop, you will learn how to leverage the power of blogs and social media to reach your audience more effectively and build long term relationships.
August 13, 8 - 10am
Eudemonia, 2154 University Ave, Berkeley
Play: Summer Noon Concerts - Tamar Sella
With her rich, heartfelt voice, Tamar explores songs spanning swing, bebop, funk, modal and contemporary jazz, alongside Mediterranean.
August 13, Noon
Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, (Shattuck at Center St.)
Play: Green Rheem Film Night
Green Rheem film nights are a chance to socialize with friends, enjoy local wine and appetizers, and then watch an educational documentary related to the environment. The doors open for wine and appetizers in the lobby at 6pm and then the movie starts around 7pm. More information at the website.
August 13, 7pm (appetizers at 6pm)
Rheem Theater, 350 Park Street, Moraga (Rheem Shopping Center)
Play, Eat: Art & Soul
Art & Soul Oakland is moving the popular downtown festival from the crowded Labor Day weekend to our very own weekend in mid-August. Visit the website for more information.
August 15 - 16, Noon - 6pm
Downtown Oakland adjacent to the 12th Street/City Center BART station.