These 158 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 21 at 11am
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room · Koreatown Northgate • $
Learn to pull your own shots using professional espresso equipment in this hands-on, two-hour workshop. You'll cover flavor theory and dial in espressos in small groups under expert guidance.
November 21 at 11am
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room · Koreatown Northgate • $
Four students, one espresso machine, endless rosettas. This hands-on workshop covers pulling shots, steaming silky milk, and pouring latte art from first hearts to advanced patterns, with plenty of one-on-one coaching.
Umami Mart · Temescal
Master the art of stirring whisky cocktails in this hands-on workshop led by Chris Lane of High Road Spirits. You'll learn proper mixing glass technique, craft syrups from scratch, and take home recipes plus specialty ice.
Downtown Oakland
A creative heartbeat in downtown Oakland where Black entrepreneurs, artists, and locals gather to work, celebrate, and build together. Coworking by day transforms into film screenings, fashion shows, and community workshops by night, all wrapped in rotating local art and genuine Oakland soul.
Koreatown Northgate • $
The Crown is a working coffee lab where you can actually learn to roast your own beans. Sip experimental co-ferments that taste like chili or watermelon, or take classes on everything from latte art to professional cupping in their tiled green palace on Broadway.
Moraga Blvd
Rob spots what's wrong with your swing in five balls or less, then gives you one or two feels that actually stick. Golfers rave about finally hitting flush after struggling for years.
Browse the East Bay neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Fri, Oct 30 · 8:30 AM
East Bay Regional Park District · Chabot Park
$300
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Improv Central · West Alameda
$35
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
Mindset Martial Arts & Fitness · Mt. Eden
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
The Hub Sports Club - Alameda · Alameda
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
The Bikery · Jingletown
Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM
Foundation of the Sacred Stream · Poets Corner
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 AM
Good Morning Maxwell Brentwood · John Muir Medical Center
$25
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 AM
Good Morning Maxwell Brentwood · John Muir Medical Center
$25
Mon, Nov 2 · 10:00 AM
The Hub Sports Club - Alameda · Alameda
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
YWCA Berkeley/Oakland · Southside
Tue, Nov 3 · 5:00 PM
Berkeley Hillel · Southside
Wed, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM
John Muir Health Tice Valley Medical Office Building · Rossmoor
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM
The Oaks Climbing · Thousand Oaks
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Improv Central · West Alameda
Professionals $75 · Students & Trainees $50
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
The Bikery · East Peralta
Sun, Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
Sports Basement Berkeley · South Shattuck
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM
Rotunda · Downtown Oakland
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM
East Bay Meditation Center · Downtown Oakland
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
The Bikery · East Peralta
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 AM
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room · Northgate - Waverly
$
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
The Ultimate Fieldhouse · Ygnacio Valley
$75
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM
The BEAM · Golden Gate
Tue, Nov 24 · 8:45 AM
Gratitude Coffee Bar · Concord
$
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Bike East Bay · Jack London Square
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:00 PM
PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC CLUB · West Oakland
Mon, Dec 7 · 5:00 PM
Foundation of the Sacred Stream · Poets Corner
Wed, Dec 30 · 9:00 AM
Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce · Concord
Tue, Mar 9 · 9:00 AM
Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce · Concord
Mission Peak Wine · Fremont
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room · Northgate - Waverly
$
Soda Hall · Northside
Team Touchstone Training Center · West Berkeley
San Pablo Senior Center · San Pablo
Bishop Ranch 1 · San Ramon
San Ramon Marriott · San Ramon
Pacific Pipe · West Oakland
1700 Solano Ave # F · Northbrae
The Ultimate Fieldhouse · Ygnacio Valley
Ohlone College · Mission San Jose
Hertz Hall · Berkeley
$590
Produce and Waterfront
Walnut Creek
San Ramon
Berkeley
Rossmoor
Emeryville
Brentwood
Santa Clara
Mt. Eden
Mulford Gardens
Jingletown
Berkeley
El Cerrito
Concord
West Berkeley
San Ramon
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