Every year for Halloween, this restaurant in Oakland’s Jack London Square decorates its dining room in a new and interesting way— unlike any other. It’s a massive treat just to go sit at the bar and view all of the decorations from floor to ceiling. Excellent food and friendly service complement this Oakland landmark now in its 40th year.
Click Here for The Fat Lady’s Website
Had dinner at this yummy spot on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland last night:
Tea Leaf Salad*
Featured on Food Network
Yes, we really do go to Burma to get the tea for this salad, and it’s worth the trip. With textures from fried garlic, peanuts…
Pumpkin Pork Stew*
Tender pork stew slow cooked with kabocha squash and ginger
Chili Lamb*
(not available mild)
Stir fried lamb with dried and fresh chili, onion and basil, comes medium spicy, or spicier!
Click Here for Burma Superstar’s Website
From the East Bay Express:
Just a few years ago, downtown Oakland was practically a ghost town for nightlife. Except for a few dance clubs in Jack London Square, the area’s reliable venues for live music were largely limited to the Stork Club, The Uptown, and Yoshi’s. But with the addition of the Fox Theater, The New Parish, and a wave of restaurants and bars opening in the district, all of a sudden the scene has become a lot friendlier to live music.
The newest edition comes Saturday, October 30, when Disco Volante celebrates its grand opening at 347 14th Street. Originally slated to be named Vitus, the Art Deco venue will hold live music in an “intimate setting” Thursday through Sunday initially, with the long-term goal of having a nightly schedule, said Damon Gallagher, one of the business’ five co-owners, who also leads local band Damon & the Heathens. Link to full article…
From the Contra Costa Times:
CONCORD — The Mt. Diablo school board Tuesday approved a $65.6 million contract with SunPower Corporation for an 11.2 megawatt solar system expected to be the second largest K-12 project in the nation, behind Los Angeles.
District staff will meet with principals to review plans for photovoltaic panels atop carports and shade structures at 51 schools and other district-owned buildings, said Pete Pedersen, the consultant overseeing the project. The work will be done in three phases, with 17 sites each, according to the contract. Link to full article…
| October 31, 2010 |
ABC7 lays it out for Halloween Events covering ten counties surrounding the bay. Nice work, ABC7!
| October 31, 2010 |
| October 29, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
From their website:
All Hallows Gathering
A Celebration of Our First Anniversary
Benefiting the Brower Center’s exhibition program
October 29, 2010 / 8:00 p.m. – midnight
Mystic attire encouraged (or well-dressed Druids) … it’s all good …
David Brower was known by many as “the Archdruid.” Inspired by our namesake, we hope you’ll join us to celebrate the Brower Center’s first year with music, mysticism, and just a little mayhem. (After all, the druids built Stonehenge, the original disco.)
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Party: 8:00 p.m. – Midnight
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| October 30, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
From their website:
Family Extravaganza
Saturday, October 30 | 1-4pm | $8 per child | FREE to members | FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA: Create a Costume | Don’t be a fall fashion victim! Costumes, capes and kooky masks are de rigueur this time of year. Transform yourself into a wacky werewolf, a scary skeleton or a goofy ghost. Let your imagination run wild and be the most creative trickster in the neighborhood.
| October 28, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
From the East Bay Express: The newly-appointed head of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will be delivering the 2010 Mario Savio Memorial Lecture.
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Pauley Ballroom
- UC Berkeley (Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union)
| October 27, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 2:00 pm |
From the East Bay Express: The chef demonstrates Indian recipes and presents her recent book on the subject. 12-2pm
Townsend Center
- 220 Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley
| October 26, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
From the East Bay Express: A sleuth with Tourette’s tangles with Zen masters and mobsters while trying to solve a bloody murder in Motherless Brooklyn, by ex-Berkeley novelist (and ex-Moe’s Books clerk) Jonathan Lethem. Join the Readers Anonymous club – which meets at El Cerrito Library the fourth Tuesday of every month – to discuss this book, soon to be a major motion picture starring Steve Buscemi. Copies are available beforehand at the checkout desk. 7 p.m.
free