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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at an East Bay Museum, With a Very Cool Culinary Tie-in
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA – A visit to the Lawrence Hall of Science this Monday could include Ohlone astronomy, a traditional stick-dice game and a chance to taste Ohlone cuisine — all with a connection to the people behind Berkeley’s Cafe Ohlone. The Berkeley science center will host a...
Prime Timer
"Change that nobody voted for": Matt Walsh reacts after report claims Al & robots are already capable of performing jobs covering 81% of US employment
Close-up of a person's hand holding an iPhone and using Google AI Mode, an experimental mode utilizing artificial intelligence and large language models to process Google search queries, Lafayette, California, March 24, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado) - Source: Getty Images Conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized the technology industry after Anthropic published a report examining how robots and artificial intelligence could affect employment in the United States. Anthropic’s September 30, 2026, research paper, What work can robots do?, examined how current robots perform physica...
hoodline.com
Berkeley Singer Survived Ruptured Aneurysm, Now Returns to Stage at Jazzschool
Christelle Durandy’s October 17 performance at the Jazzschool in Berkeley centers on women composers whose work helped shape Latin American standards. It will also be her first stage performance since a ruptured aneurysm nearly killed her last year. The 52-year-old Bay Area Latin vocalist collapsed while working as music director on a La Mezcla production in San Francisco, spent almost two months in intensive care and underwent seven surgical procedures.
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‘I Got 5 on It’ Hip-Hop Legend Recently Died: Family and Collaborators React to Tone Capone’s Passing
Tone Capone, the Bay Area hip-hop producer who created the beat for Luniz’s enduring hit “I Got 5 On It,” has died at 59. Family members shared news of Capone’s death online on Sept.13 after he died the previous day. No cause of death has been made public. Capone had lived in the Las Vegas area since 2021.
bayareatelegraph.com
Walnut Creek’s Homegrown Museum is About to Get a Huge Upgrade
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – A golden eagle, native California plants, and a place for kids to scramble around a giant spiderweb. Walnut Creek’s homegrown wildlife museum has a big outdoor upgrade in the works. Lindsay Wildlife Experience is building Ky & Laura’s Nature Cove, a $2 million project...
contracosta.news
Oct 10: Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival Takes Over Downtown
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. — The pumpkins are arriving, the beer is getting cold, the bands are ready and this Saturday, October 10, Downtown Pleasant Hill will come alive for the inaugural Pleasant Hill Harvest Festival. Presented by the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, the new fall celebration will transform...
SFGate
BCNARTS: Best Bets: Herd Of Giant Elephant Sculptures Migrates To Livermore
It's going to be a busy weekend in San Francisco with Fleet Week, so those who'd like to stay away from "Fog City" can perhaps visit a herd of elephants in Livermore. They aren't real elephants, they're giant sculptures. Other than to entertain families with a novel outdoor display, the sculptures aim to serve as a reminder that elephants, humans and other creatures share a planet that is beautiful, a little strange and more fragile than it looks.
Pleasanton Weekly
Museum on Main names Duggan as next executive director
Pleasanton’s Museum on Main has hired communications professional and community volunteer Kate Duggan to serve as its next executive director. Duggan, who has lived in Pleasanton with her family for more than 20 years and previously served on the city’s Housing Commission among her local volunteer roles, succeeds Tony Cruz and becomes the downtown museum’s fourth leader since 2022.
richmondartcenter.org
New artworks by Adrian Delgado and Hayley Ferreira welcome visitors to Richmond Art Center
“Tomorrow Stories” prompts artists to imagine a hopeful future. In celebration of Richmond Art Center’s 90th anniversary, we’re thrilled to unveil two new artworks welcoming visitors at our Barrett Avenue and 25th Street entrances. The Tomorrow Stories project invited two local artists to imagine a hopeful future...
hoodline.com
Giant Nude Sculpture Vanishes From SF's Embarcadero After 18 Months
A 45-foot metal sculpture of a nude woman that has towered over San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza, across from the Ferry Building, is reportedly being removed next week, according to KRON4. The piece, created by artist Marco Cochrane and originally built for the 2015 Burning Man festival, has had a bumpy public life since it first landed in the city.
cccadvocate.com
Attack of the Zombies coming to campus
Based on their Halloween theme this year, “Zombie Night,” the play is centered on some members of a community college Drama Club who plan to host a Halloween party at an abandoned farmhouse somewhere near their school. However, their plans become complicated by the farmhouse’s history: it was once occupied by a Dr. Thanatos, who once attempted to re-animate the dead. The students also encounter reports of strange, unexplained events at a nearby graveyard, along with both students walking around dressed as zombies and there being actual zombies hidden amongst them.
hoodline.com
Clayton's Giant Shoe Sculpture Is Headed to Lambert Airport for $15,000
A 10-foot-tall sculpture made of 2,000 cast-aluminum high-heeled shoes is packing up and leaving its longtime perch outside Caleres headquarters in Clayton, bound for a new life greeting travelers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The footwear company is donating the piece, known as “Shoe of Shoes,” to the airport, which plans to spend $15,000 to move, clean and power-wash the sculpture before installing it on a grassy area west of the exit doors on the lower level.
diablomag.com
Top Tickets: East Bay Events Happening This Week October 8–14
10/9 Calcutta-trained sitarist Ronobir Lahiri, known for viral sitar covers of 90s and 2000s hip-hop classics, performs at Berkeley’s Chapel of the Flowers, part of a new all-ages concert series. mrhatpresents.com. Art. ArtWalk Livermore. 10/10 More than 200 artists, from pottery makers to jewelers, fill historic downtown Livermore, plus...
berkeleyside.org
The very Berkeley beauty of Buena Vista Way
Few streets demonstrate the eclectic architecture of Berkeley as much as Buena Vista Way, a steep road in the North Berkeley Hills with incredible views. Within a short distance are houses by Bernard Maybeck, a John Hudson Thomas landmark modeled on a French cloister, the Temple of Wings with 34 classical columns, and a 1973 modern home by architect Daniel Solomon. That last one is at 2877 Buena Vista Way and is being brought to market Oct. 7.
KQED
Fleet Week 2026: What to Know About the Schedule, Events and the Blue Angels
Love it for its extravagant airshows or hate it for its decibel level, Fleet Week 2026 has arrived in San Francisco. This annual weeklong event that “honors the contributions of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces,” according to organizers, runs through Tuesday, Oct. 12.