This weekend is full of opportunities to support local retailers, artisans, and Jewish delis. On Friday is the Jack London Square Holiday Night Market in Oakland from 5-10pm. On Saturday your options include the Telegraph Ave. Holiday Street Fair in Berkeley, and the Bazaar Bizarre in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The Bazaar Bizarre [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Berkeley'
Do you have some holiday shopping left to do?
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Holidays, Retail
Tags:Aletheia·Berkeley·buy local·Christmas·Christmas shopping·craft fair·Golden Gate Park·Hanukkah·Oakland·San Francisco
East Bay December Events Roundup
November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Activities, Babies, Events, Frugality, Holidays, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
When it comes to family friendly events around the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Solstice/whathaveyou season, I’m primarily interested in things which are cheap and low key. These criterion eliminate activities like window shopping in Union Square (too crowded), queuing up for a picture with Santa at the mall (absurdly expensive), or attending the Tree of Hope Lighting (too much [...]
Tags:Aletheia·Ardenwood·Berkeley·carousel·Christmas·Christmas lights·Fremont·ice skating·Kwanzaa·merry-go-round·Oakland·Oakland Zoo·Tilden Park·zoo
Activity/Park Review – The Little Farm
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Activities, Kids, Parks/Playgrounds, Toddlers
If your kid is like most urban Bay Area babies, their only regular contact with cows, ducks, chickens, and sheep is through singing “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” Fortunately for the livestock obsessed children in your life, there is the Little Farm at Tilden Park, where you can pet and interact with all kinds of [...]