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26 Apr 2011

Follow the Beat: Beat Generation Archivist Rediscovers America

Get your snapping fingers ready and your Jack Kerouac boners up (I know you have them): Author Bill Morgan is gonna take us across this great nation of ours as only the Beatniks saw it tonight at the San Francisco Public Library! I don’t understand the Allen Ginsberg phenomenon (read:

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24 Apr 2011

Free Comedy Show at Harvey’s

Do you ever feel like you could use a good laugh?  What if I said you could have just that at Harvey’s Restaurant and Bar for FREE? Harvey’s Funny Tuesdays is a weekly event hosted by Ronn Vigh.  He and a special guest take the stage for roughly one hour

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23 Apr 2011

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

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22 Apr 2011

540 Club: The Quintessential Dive

Much has been written about 540 Club, and for good reason.  As stated above, it is, in my opinion, the quintessential dive bar.  If you consider yourself a loyal patron of San Francisco dives, you’ve been to this bar.  If not – read on. The atmosphere is usually pretty mellow

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21 Apr 2011

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,

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21 Apr 2011

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 –

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21 Apr 2011

East Bay Unwrapped: Oakland Athletics 2011

Did you know that the Athletics have the best pitching in baseball right now? Or that Coco Crisp’s ‘fro is bigger than the Disney World Epcot ball? Or how about that there are some amazing deals and giveaways for the Oakland Athletics 2011 season? Well, even if you didn’t know

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