These 330 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 14 at 7pm
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive · Downtown Berkeley
A rare chance to hear from one of cinema's great archivists. Stefanie Schulte Strathaus of Berlin's Arsenal Filminstitut shares restoration stories from Egypt to Nigeria, plus the curatorial adventures behind her boundary-pushing programs.
October 14 at 12:15pm +14
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive · Downtown Berkeley • Free
Get inside Maren Hassinger's world with Curatorial Assistant Omar Jason Farah. This tour traces her bold experiments in sculpture, performance, and moving image work.
October 15 at 5pm
Stephens Hall · Southside • Free
Meet the man behind the myth: Dr. Nubar Hovsepian draws on personal diaries and Said's private letters to trace his evolution from Foucault disciple to champion of agency and liberation. Discover how these interventions reshaped humanities discourse.
October 15 at 7pm
Cape and Cowl Comics · Downtown Oakland
Grab a seat at Cape & Cowl Comics for a lively group chat about Spider-Man: Blue, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's gorgeous, gut-punching Peter Parker love story. Come ready to geek out.
October 16 at 10am +25
Counter Culture Coffee Training Center · Emeryville • Free
This isn't a cafe, it's a working roastery that opens its doors every Friday for a free deep dive into sustainably sourced coffee. Come taste rotating blends and micro-lots while the team spills the beans on where your cup came from.
October 16 at 10:30am +23
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park · Richmond • Free
Sit down with real WWII "Rosies," women now in their late 90s and beyond who built ships and changed history. Their firsthand stories bring the Home Front to life in a way no textbook can.
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Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
The Landing Place (Acts Full Gospel East County) · Antioch
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi Center · Castro Valley
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Contra Costa County Emergency Operations Center · Martinez
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi Center · Castro Valley
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:30 PM
City Hall · Brentwood
Tue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM
City of Pleasanton Library · Pleasanton
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:00 PM
Berkeley Hillel · Southside
Tue, Oct 13 · 5:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church of San Leandro · Old San Leandro
Free
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:00 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi Center · Castro Valley
Tue, Oct 13 · 7:30 PM
Cal Performances · Southside
Tue, Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
Berkeley Hillel · Southside
Wed, Oct 14 · 9:15 AM
The Gardens at Heather Farm · Walnut Creek
Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM
Robert Livermore Community Center · Livermore
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Oakstop · Downtown Oakland
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM
Robert Livermore Community Center · Livermore
Wed, Oct 14 · 10:30 AM
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay - Berkeley Branch · North Shattuck
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 PM
The Sanctuary Holistic Healing Center,LLC · Pleasant Hill
Wed, Oct 14 · 2:10 PM
Berkeley Hillel · Southside
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Community Alliance Church · Fairmede - Hilltop
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 AM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Wed, Oct 14 · 12:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church · Ygnacio Valley
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:00 PM
John Muir Health Tice Valley Medical Office Building · Rossmoor
Wed, Oct 14 · 6:30 PM
Community Alliance Church · Fairmede - Hilltop
Wed, Oct 14 · 3:00 PM
John Muir Health Tice Valley Medical Office Building · Rossmoor
Wed, Oct 14 · 8:30 PM
The Starry Plough Pub · South Berkeley
$
Wed, Oct 14 · 11:30 AM
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park · Richmond
Free
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:00 AM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Wed, Oct 14 · 5:00 PM
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District · Livermore
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
John Muir Health Tice Valley Medical Office Building · Rossmoor
Free
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:30 AM
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay - Berkeley Branch · Gourmet Ghetto
Thu, Oct 15 · 9:00 AM
City Center Bishop Ranch · San Ramon
$15
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:45 PM
McCone Hall · Berkeley
Thu, Oct 15 · 3:00 PM
John Muir Health Tice Valley Medical Office Building · Rossmoor
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Thu, Oct 15 · 1:30 PM
Little Free Library · Pleasanton
Thu, Oct 15 · 6:30 PM
Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) · Pleasanton
Thu, Oct 15 · 11:30 AM
Alameda Boys & Girls Club · West Alameda
Thu, Oct 15 · 4:00 PM
Concord · Concord
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Fri, Oct 16 · 1:30 PM
Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) · Pleasanton
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 10:30 AM
Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove · West Alameda
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 4:30 PM
Stephens Hall · Berkeley
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 2:00 PM
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park · Richmond
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 12:00 PM
Chicken Pie Shop · Walnut Creek
$$
Fri, Oct 16 · 4:30 PM
Pauley Ballroom · Southside
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Fri, Oct 16 · 1:30 PM
Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) · Pleasanton
Fri, Oct 16 · 4:30 PM
Sports Basement Berkeley · South Berkeley
Free
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Chabot Space & Science Center · Joaquin Miller Park
Fri, Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Chabot Space & Science Center · Piedmont Pines
Free
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