Oakland First Friday, also known as art murmur, takes place in the KONO neighborhood in Oakland. The event shuts down the streets to traffic and opens to booth after booth of local artists, performers, musicians, and food vendors. Where: Telegraph Ave from West Grand Ave – 27th St When: First Friday of every month from… Read more »
Oaktoberfest celebrates the history, flavors, and people of the Bay Area. Oakland’s Dimond District hosts this one-of-a-kind Fall Festival (combining Oktoberfest with Oakland), welcoming thousands with craft beer & food, entertainment, arts, and ecology. The Dimond continues a tradition as an entertainment destination, begun in the early 1900’s when Beer Gardens and German vacation resorts… Read more »
KQED has a wonderful little video segment on Lake Merritt, it tells the story of the lake, beginning with the fact that it’s not really a lake, its a Slough. What’s a slough? It’s a swampy marsh with several creeks running into it. We learn some interesting tidbits; Lake Merritt is the first Wildlife refuge in… Read more »
