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01 Mar 2011

Cinema Speakeasy: The Best Excuse to Get Hammered on a Weeknight!

Okay, I am officially going out and drinking on Thursday night even though I told myself I would cut back on the booze during the week.  This is too amazing to pass up because, seriously, who doesn’t like a good movie-based drinking game?? Tomorrow night GAFFTA (aka Gray Area Foundation

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28 Feb 2011

May The Flapjack Be With You — FREE Pancakes at IHOP

I have always had a fondness for the International House of Pancakes.  I said this to a friend in passing one time and he informed me it was because I’m of English heritage.  According to him, every Englishman he knows enjoys the occasional stop at the worldly griddle shack. I

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28 Feb 2011

Far-out History Lesson Tonight

All right, you win: Cats don’t wear pajamas, and if you think you’ve seen it, that was actually a dog. But tonight, you can see the next best thing: brainy, brawny skirt Ginger Murray‘s ginchy cabaret at the Make-Out Room. Every Cat’s Pajamas event honors past cultural aesthetics through artistic performances,

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
26 Feb 2011

Om My Goodness: FREE Meditation Class Tomorrow

What are the things that make you go, “Om”? C&C Music Factory? A decadent chocolate dainty? How about a FREE meditation class hosted by Meditation A-Go-Go? If you’ve never taken time out of your chaotic urban rat race to focus on your inner quietude, this “Mindfulness and Meditation” class is

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25 Feb 2011

Party at Wesley Stace's Book Release Extravaganza This Sunday!

Hot off the heels of Monica’s post yesterday about the Bay Area Book Expo, which reminded us that inevitably, but hopefully not in our lifetime, “the printed book will mutate into something that will eventually cease to be” (Monica channeling Ray Bradbury!) comes today’s post assuring us that for now,

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24 Feb 2011

The Future of Local Publishing at the Bay Area Book Expo!

As you are reading this post from your computer, your iPhone or another digital device, it seems like we have always had the help of our friend, the internet, to get all of our reads. Even as many of you are familiar with this website and Stuart, many of you

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24 Feb 2011

East Bay Unwrapped: Flacos Tacos

¡Holy frijoles! ¡Ay chihuahua! ¡Good God of guacamole! ¡Uh, cool! Flacos Tacos in South Berkeley made me wanna shout all of those things when I learned about their tasty, home made dishes and amazing specials. Flacos occupies the little stone hut that was once home to Ital Calabash, the Jamaican-vegan

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