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Friday, Apr. 24

A 21+ Mad Tea Party at Children’s Fairyland
The 10-acre storybook park is clearing out the kids and handing the keys to grown-ups again for a 21+ Mad Tea Party featuring a black light dance floor, food trucks, and “curious magic potions.” You best guess what’s in them. | Friday, 6–10pm. 699 Bellevue Ave, Oakland. $28 GA / $23 Members. Get Tickets →

Bring the kids to Line 51 for Mr. Elephant
With songs about Mac and Cheese, pickles, and ADHD, Mr. Elephant slaps some adult-approved bass lines over kid-approved lyrics. Check him out with the family at Line 51 brewing this Friday — which, for the record, is a solid spot to bring kids with this gray weather. | Friday @ 5:30pm, 303 Castro St, Oakland. See Details →

Martini House at Tallboy
I can’t tell if I like this because of the premise (house music 🤝 martinis) or how sick this flyer is. Either way, who’s watching my kids so I can go? | Friday 9-1am. Tallboy, Oakland. See Details →

Whine with wine at Kinfolx
On the subject of events with music and alcohol (AKA the best type), presenting Wine & Whine from the folks at Kinfolx featuring local DJs, a photo booth, snacks, and lotsa wine. Whining is optional, but not not frowned upon. | Friday 7-11pm. 1951 Telegraph Ave, Oakland. See Details →

Saturday, Apr. 25

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck stops by Bay St.
Yes, the Hello Kitty Truck it will be at Bay St. Yes, it has a following. But more importantly, consider this your excuse to stop by the New Tokyo Central Specialty Market now that the hype has (sorta) died down. | Saturday 10-7pm. Bay Street Plaza, across from Fogo. See Details →

Prescott Circus Theatre: Show Love
Oakland’s longest running youth circus hits the stage for its Spring Showcase featuring youth talents from 10 different Oakland schools. Expect juggling, acrobatics, stilts, music and more. It’s the YOUTH, people. Support. | Saturday 2-3pm. 1428 Alice St, Oakland. Free with RSVP →

Prescott Vintage Market is Saturday
Every last Saturday, Oakland’s favorite beer garden playground hosts a vintage market. This weekend is your chance to score some supreme finds from dozens of vendors, while the kids hit the sandbox. | Saturday 10-3pm. Prescott Market, Oakland. See Details →

Return of the Annual Piedmont Food Fest
Piedmont Park is opening its gates for the annual Food Fest featuring dozens of local food vendors, live music and a beer garden. Free to enter. Drink packages extra. And yes, the pool is now open. | Saturday, 11am–4pm. Piedmont Park. See Details →

Touch Grass with Town Strides
The Town Strides team is at it again: this time they’ve teamed up with Hella Plants Market for a “grounding” yoga session in Snow Park followed by a live DJ, electrolyte popsicles, and free giveaways from Hella Plants Market. | Saturday 11-2pm. Snow Park, Oakland. See Details →

Sunday, Apr. 26

Fig Leaf Gardens Craft Fair
Stop by this hidden garden to browse local, handmade goods from Bay Area artists then drop a blanket and hang out awhile. | Sunday 11-4pm. 4046 39th Ave, Oakland. See Details →

Crawfish boil at Humble Sea Brewing
Second Line Pleasure Club is setting up shop at Alameda’s Humble Sea Brewing to sling a classic low country boil to the tunes of New Orleans. Pre-order now to snag your plate. | Sunday, 2-5pm. 2350 Saratoga St, Alameda. Pre-Order →

What events are coming up?

Some feedback (which I love) that I received… y’all want to know about events further in the future. I listen. Here’s what to look out/plan for:

Kehlani at 1234 Records | Monday, Apr. 27
Pre-order Kehlani’s new album and pick it up in-store at 1234 Records WITH Kehlani in attendance. She’s showing up at noon, pre-ordering gets you a reservation to get inside. See Details → 

The Annual Taste of Temescal | Wednesday, Apr. 29
This snuck up on me, but good news… there’s still tickets. A $60 passport gets you access to a dozen plus Temescal restaurants offering a blend of food samples and tastings. It’s the restaurant crawl of all crawls. See Tickets →

Free Pickling Demo at Preserved | Friday, May 1
Get a hands-on demo of quick pickling at Preserved’s next community night. Tour the workshop and check out one of Rockridge’s (most darling) shops. Book early to reserve your spot. Tell ‘em I sent ya. See Details →

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Meet our BARTy train future — Cash-strapped BART launched a train car wrapped entirely in BART train mascots to pilot a new advertising offer and address the system’s massive fiscal challenges. If it holds up, no doubt a SALESFORCEy train is coming.

Copper thieves knock the Oakland Hills offline — Thieves hit AT&T cables in the Oakland Hills three times in a single week, leaving residents without internet for days. AT&T is now offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

City Council mulls $1M tree fine — A Claremont Ave property owner faces nearly $1M in fines for illegally removing 38 protected trees. The City Council vote ended in a 4-4 tie. The decision has been deferred to May 5.

And that’s a wrap.

Thanks again for reading.

Before you go… I’m planning to bring back the pet of the week. I miss it.

So here’s the deal: Send me a pic of your pet with their name and your neighborhood. I’ll share with the group.

Otherwise, it’s just gonna be pictures of my dog Maggie. (Cat people won’t like that.)

See you in town,

-Kolby
Oaktown Weekly

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