-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
Wellness Visions' 2nd Anniversary Celebration Weekend on June 7th & 8th Wellness Visions | Richmond, CA
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
It’s nice to have options. Whether we’re in the mood for a bar crawl, need to appease various members of our friend-group or feel like Goldilocks-ing our way to just the right spot, Oakland’s Northgate-Waverly District offers a wide range of possibilities all within a few short blocks. Mainly bordered by Telegraph Avenue and Webster Street, and sandwiched between 26th Avenue and W.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
The Port of Oakland stirs before dawn. Cranes rise like steel giants against a fog-stained sky, the air thick with diesel and salt. A container ship groans into a berth, water churning beneath it. Forklifts beep, chains clatter and gulls screech above rumbling trucks whose headlights pierce through the haze. This isn’t just commerce—it’s the steady, unrelenting pulse of global trade.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
Those who love animals and a nice, locally brewed IPA are in for an annual treat as Berkeley Humane (BH) throws its “Pints for Paws” (PFP) fundraiser for the 11th year. Vickie Eiges, BH’s director of development and communications, described PFP’s inception: “Eleven years ago a group of our leadership volunteers came together to create a fundraising event for the dog-loving, beer-loving Berkeley community to support the wellbeing and adoption of animals,” she said.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
So you think you know everything there is to know about film noir? You’ve admired the lazy swagger of Robert Mitchum. Been seduced by the sexy insolence of Lauren Bacall and the hard-bitten voluptuousness of Joan Bennett. Chortled at the clownish incompetence of Elisha Cook Jr. or been repelled by the reptilian face of William Talman, sweating in the desert heat.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
THURSDAY, JUNE 5GARAGEThe Freak Accident is a sonic sideshow led by Ralph Spight of Victims Family fame, with a new line-up of bassist Henry Austin Lannan and drummer Stark Raving Brad. Bending punk, funk, surf and satire, the group serves up weirdness with a wink—think weird kid meets mad scientist in a haunted garage. Their latest album, Outer Space Is Boring, is another clever, misfit-friendly hodgepodge.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
In the pre-streaming era, I watched the entire series of Sex and The City patiently,in real time. I couldn’t help but wonder, from one week to the next, what adventures and mishaps would befall the four BFFs. Their milieu wasn’t anything like mine so it wasn’t an aspirational show. If the characters had real life equivalents, I would only have encountered them by chance or in passing.
-
3 weeks ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have had resemblances to cactuses in recent days. It hasn’t always been pleasant and cheerful, but you have become pretty skilled at surviving, even thriving, despite an insufficiency of juicy experiences. Fortunately, the emotional fuel you had previously stored up has sustained you, keeping you resilient and reasonably fluid. However, this situation will soon change. More succulence is on its way.
-
1 month ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
Summer arts and entertainment come in all sizes, from small-scale, invitation-only experiences in intimate venues to large events shared with hundreds of people. The East Bay offers options in multiple genres: theater, visual art, music, dance, film, comedy, literature and a hybrid category we’re calling “Family/Experiential.” Many programs are free or low-cost and designed for multigenerational audiences and visitors.
-
1 month ago | 
eastbayexpress.com | Samantha Campos
When Phoebe Sherman, founder and CEO of Girl Gang Craft, sat down to wrap up her books for 2024, she faced a tough decision. One that snowballed amid lingering challenges with venues and revenue from the end-of-year crafts fairs. Letting go of her team was a difficult but necessary decision for Sherman, who built Girl Gang Craft around helping women and marginalized creatives navigate small business ownership.
