Who says politics can’t be cool? check out the Oakland Museum tonight. Saturday is the restaging of Angela Davis’ speech she made in the same spot in 1969. (Read all about it.) Also from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday this weekend is the Lakeshore art and wine festival Saturday and Sunday: live music, arts and crafts booths, local vendors, a Green Living Expo, a carnival for kids, wine tasting, food booths and more.
Lakeshore between Lake Park and Mandana. IT’S GRATIS.

Someone blew out the flame on Dorsey’s Locker “Blue Candle” happy hour and spoken word special the club used to host twice monthly. The party’s over, at least for now.
But the “80s Party” is still on at Sweet’s Ballroom, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. August 22. Admission is $30 but the winner of the $500 best dressed contest could chip in. 21+ only.  Too $hort is listed on flyers as a “special invited guest.” 
It’s Havanisimo every Saturday at La Taza de Cafe beginning with dinner served beginning 5 p.m and son Cubano featuring Cubanacan at 7 p.m.  Dance lessons are at 9:30 p.m. A DJ takes over at 10 p.m. 
The next day groove over to the Air Lounge for Jamboree Sundays, a chilled out drumming and drinks jam. The music is supposed to be salsa, merengue, soca, reggae and world beat.  And later — 7 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. –  to Soul Sundays at Arsimona.  (Thank you! Dancing on Sunday night!)

I sort of checked out my brain along with my vacation luggage, but here we are again with some sweet news, namely that Fellini’s film La Dolce Vita is playing 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley.  I would describe the 1960 classic this way: If Dr. LSD Tim Leary and Orson Wells had a film baby it would look like La Dolce Vita. Follow the MORE brick road for a high-brow description… Read the rest of this entry »