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Friday, October 7, 2016

Events on the Horizon for October 2016 and beyond - Mark Your Calendars!

Events on the Horizon for October 2016 and beyond - Mark Your Calendars!
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Mark your calendars for:
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A Very Bloody Misfit Cabaret
Hosted by Kat Robichaud
Friday-Saturday, October 7-8, 8:00PM
The Great Star Theater, 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco
See website for ticket information
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Mysteries of Samhain
Friday-Sunday, October 7-9
Mendocino Woodlands, 39350 Little Lake Road, Mendocino
See website for registration information
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Convocation of Isis 2016: Shu and Tefnut
Friday-Monday, October 7-10
Isis Oasis Sanctuary, 20889 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville, 707-857-4747
see website for registration and detailed schedule of events
for more information or to register, please call 707-857-4747 or e-mail isis@isisoasis.org
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History for Half Pints: Day of the Dead
Saturday, October 8, 10:00AM-1:00PM
HAHS Center for History and Culture, 22380 Foothill Boulevard, Hayward
Included with Museum admission
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Pumpkins in the Park
Saturday, October 8, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Guadalupe River Park / Discovery Meadow, 180 Woz Way, San Jose
Free
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Berkeley Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow & Indian Market
Saturday, October 8, 10:00AM-6:00PM
Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley
Free
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H.A.G. Day (Happy and Giddy)
Saturday, October 8, 11:00AM-4:00PM
Cranberry Hill Mercantile, 1014 West El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
$25, please call 408-736-9151 to register
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Jack O'Lantern Workshop - a Halloween Craft Night for Kids!
Saturday, October 8, 5:00-7:00PM
The Art Beat, 68 East Campbell, Campbell, 408-370-5002
$45 per person (includes food, all materials, 2 visits to the studio, and 2 firings)
Sibling discount available, Ages 5+
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Bits of Bach: a Recital for Peace
with Vibeka Lyman on Harpsichord
Saturday, October 8, 7:00PM
Chamber Arts House, 2924 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley
Free, donations graciously accepted
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Alden Lane’s Annual Scarecrow Building Contest
Saturday-Sunday, October 8-9, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane, Livermore
Free, please call 925-447-0280 to register
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Ardenwood Harvest Festival
Saturday-Sunday, October 8-9, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Boulevard, Fremont
$10 adults, $6 children 4-17, children under 3 free
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Maafa Commemoration Ceremony
Sunday, October 9, 5:30AM (before dawn)
Ocean Beach, Great Highway at Fulton Street, San Francisco
Free, all black people are invited
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Day of the Dead Doll Class
with Alexandra Von Burg
Sunday, October 9, 11:00AM-5:00PM
Textile Dream Studio, 2525 8th Street, #13-C, Berkeley
$105 includes kit
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Indigenous People's Sunrise Gathering
Monday, October 10, 4:15AM
Alcatraz - boat leaves from Pier 33, San Francisco
$14
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National Coming Out Day
Tuesday, October 11
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Beetlejuice
part of the Cerrito Classics series
Thursday, October 13, 9:30PM
Cerrito Theater, 10070 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
$9
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Autumn Lights Festival
Thursday-Saturday, October 13-15, 6:00-11:00PM
The Gardens at Lake Merritt, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland
see website for ticket information
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Fort Ross-Seaview Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 15, 10:00AM-6:00PM
Fort Ross State Historic Park, 19005 Coast Highway, Jenner
$20 per car includes $8 State Parks fee
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Oktoberfest at Forest Home Farm
Saturday, October 15, 11:00AM-5:00PM
Forest Home Farm, 19953 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, San Ramon
$20 Adults includes Beer Stein, One Beer and Lunch,
$15 Ages 13-20 Includes Stein, Root Beer and Lunch
$10 Ages 6-12 Includes Root Beer and Lunch
Under 6 years of age Free
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Floating Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, October 15, 1:30-6:00PM
Ridgway Swim Center, 455 Ridgway Avenue, Santa Rosa
$10 includes pumpkin
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Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
Saturday-Sunday, October 15-16, 9:00AM-5:00PM
see website for detailed schedule of events, entertainers and vendors
Historic Main Street, Half Moon Bay
Free
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Goblin Jamboree
Saturday-Sunday, October 15-16, 10:00AM-4:00PM
see website for detailed schedule
Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito
$16.95
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Witches and Wizards Weekend at Playland
Saturday-Sunday, October 15-16, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, 10979 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
see website for admission details
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Folsom Renaissance Faire
Saturday-Sunday, October 15-16,
Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM, Sunday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Folsom City Lions Park, 50 Natoma Street, Folsom
$16 adults, $11 students, seniors (55+) and children 13-17, $8 ages 6-12, under six free
parking $5
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Tolay Fall Festival
Saturday-Sunday, October 15-16 and 22-23, 11:00AM-5:00PM
Tolay Lake Regional Park, 5869 Cannon Lane, Petaluma
Adults $5, Children 12 and under $3, parking $7 per car
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Lafayette Community Garden Harvest Fest
Sunday, October 16, 11:00AM-3:00PM
Lafayette Community Garden, 3932 Mt Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette
Free admission, donations accepted
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Needle-Felted Owl
with Denise Marshall
Sunday, October 16, 11:00AM–5:00PM
Castle in the Air, 1805 Fourth Street, Berkeley, 510-204-9801
$110 includes materials, limited to 8 students
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Community Celebration for the Days of the Dead
Sunday, October 16, 12:00-4:30PM
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland
$11.95 in advance, $15.95 at the door
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Embroidered Sugar Skulls
with Robert Mahar
Sunday, October 16, 2:00-5:00PM
Handcraft Studio School,  510-332-6101
*New Location* 10368 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito
$60 includes materials, limit 15 students
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Science and Nonduality Conference
Thursday-Sunday, October 19-23
Dolce Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Avenue, San Jose
See website for schedule and registration details
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Frozen Charlotte
with Bethany Mann
Thursday, October 20, 11:00AM–5:00PM
Castle in the Air, 1805 Fourth Street, Berkeley, 510-204-9801
$115 includes materials, limited to 8 students
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What is Day of the Dead?
with Anita De Lucio
Thursday, October 20, 6:30-8:00PM
HAHS Center for History and Culture, 22380 Foothill Boulevard, Hayward
Included with Museum admission
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Womyn’s Spiral Dance
Honoring the Ancestors and the Crones
with Daughters of the Goddess
Friday, October 21, Marketplace opens at 6:30PM, Ritual begins at 7:30PM
Orinda Masonic Temple, 9 Altarinda Road, Orinda
This Event is for Cisgender Women
Adults $29, Teens 14-19 $5, Girls 13 and under Free
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North Bay Reclaiming’s Samhain and Annual Fundraiser
Friday, October 21, 6:30PM
Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol
Suggested donations of $10-$30, no one turned away for lack of funds
for more information, please call 707-484-7786
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Bioneers Conference
Friday-Sunday, October 21-23
Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael
See website for registration details
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Spooky Times at Deer Hollow Farm
Saturday, October 22, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Deer Hollow Farm in Rancho San Antonio County Park, Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos
$7 (in costume $5)
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Ploughshares Harvest Festival and Plant Sale
Saturday, October 22, 11:00AM-3:00PM
Ploughshares Nursery, 2701 Main Street, Alameda
Free admission
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GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light
Saturday, October 22, 7:00-10:00PM
Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, 831-429-1964
Adults $20, Children 12 and under $15
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Sacramento Witches’ Ball
Saturday, October 22, 7:00PM-1:00AM
VFW Grounds, 8990 Kruitof Way, Fair Oaks
$25
18+
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All Hallows Fantasy Faire
Saturday-Sunday, October 22-23,
Saturday 12:00PM-11:00PM, Sunday 11:00AM-6:00PM
Mother Lode Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora
see website for ticket details
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Mole Day
Sunday, October 23, 6:02AM-6:02PM
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Halloween Treasure Hunt
Sunday, October 23, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
$30 in advance, $40 on the day
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Living a Sacred Life: Journeying
Part Four of a Four Part Series
with Sean Michael Imler
Sunday, October 23, 3:30-7:00PM
Enchantations, 2160 Winchester Boulevard, Campbell
See website for registration information
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Science Wizards of Halloween
Saturday, October 26, 10:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00-2:30PM
Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont
Free, drop in
Parking $5
Ages 9 and up
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Playland Halloween After Dark
Thursday, October 27, 6:00-10:00PM
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, 10979 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
$10
18+
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RiffTrax Live presents Carnival of Souls
Thursday, October 27, 8:00PM
re-broadcast on Monday, October 31, 8:00PM
see website for local event details and tickets
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Scaregrove
Friday, October 28, 3:00-9:00PM
Stern Grove, 2750 19th Avenue, San Francisco
$8
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Halloween Zoo Night
Friday, October 28, 5:30-8:00PM
Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Included with Museum membership
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Halloween Twilight Hike at Coyote Hills
Friday, October 28, 5:30-8:30PM
Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont
$4, pre-registration required
Parking $5
Ages 5 and up
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Marine Masquerade
Friday, October 28, 6:00-8:00PM
Seymour Center, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz
Adults $8, Children $6, Ages 2 and Under Free
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SuperNatural Halloween at the Academy of Sciences
Friday, October 28, 6:30-9:00PM
California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco
Adults $50, Children $35
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Fireside Lounge
Friday, October 28, 6:30-8:30PM
The Crucible, 1260 7th Street, Oakland
Free Admission!
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Ship of Spirits: Dinner with a Medium & Flashlight Tour
on board the USS Hornet
Friday, October 28, 6:30PM-Midnight
USS Hornet Museum, 707 W Hornet Avenue, Pier 3, Alameda
$65, must book in advance
Bring your own flashlight
Ages 12+
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Witches Ball and Samhain Celebration
presented by the Sonoma County Pagan Network
Friday, October 28, 7:00PM
Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa
$5-$10 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
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Kosmos Music and Dance Camp
Friday-Sunday, October 28-30
YMCA Camp Campbell, 16275 State Route 9, Boulder Creek
See website for registration information
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Halloween ComicFest
Saturday, October 29
your local comic book store - see website for participating shops in your area
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Day of the Dead Martinez
Saturday, October 29, 2:00-8:00PM
Main Street Plaza, Main Street and Estudillo Street, Martinez
Free
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Pumpkins on Pikes
Saturday, October 29, 2:00-10:00PM
Tara Firma Farms, 3796 I Street, Petaluma, 707-765-1202
$20 includes a pumpkin, Children under 6 Free
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Community Seed Samhain Ritual
Saturday, October 29, 5:00-9:00PM
Masonic Temple, 828 N. Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz
suggested donation of $8-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds
for more information, call 831-469-0336 or e-mail info@communityseed.org
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Howl-O-Ween Family Sleepover
Saturday, October 29, 6:00PM-Sunday, October 30, 10:00AM
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, 1300 Senter Road, San Jose
$65 per person
Ages 5 and up with an adult
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Wake the Dead
Halloween celebration with Celtic all-star Grateful Dead jam band
Saturday, October 29, 7:00PM
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
$31 in advance, $33 at the door
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Halloween Ecstatic Dance
Saturday, October 29, 7:00-11:30PM
Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland
$20
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Paranormal Workshop & Investigation at McConaghy House
Saturday, October 29, 7:00PM-3:00AM
McConaghy House, 18701 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward
$75, Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance
18+
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Hallows Fireside Concert with Sharon Knight and Winter
Saturday, October 29, 7:30-10:30PM
Fireside Room at BFUU, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
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Sebastopol Halloween Costume Party
Saturday, October 29, 7:30PM-Midnight
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
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Monsters Bash 2016: Swing Horror & 80s Frights
on board the USS Hornet
Saturday, October 29, 7:30PM-1:00AM
USS Hornet Museum, 707 W Hornet Avenue, Pier 3, Alameda
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The Haunted Hourglass: a very Gorey Halloween
Saturday, October 29, 8:00PM-2:00AM
Cat Club SF, 1190 Folsom Street, San Francisco
$35-$55
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Phantasm: A Karnival of Mischief
presented by Opel
and the Vau de Vire Society
Saturday, October 29, 9:00PM-Midnight
San Francisco Armory, 1800 Mission Street, San Francisco
see website for ticket details
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Boo at the Zoo
Saturday-Sunday, October 29-30, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Oakland Zoo, 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
included with Zoo admission
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Jack O'Lantern Jamboree
Saturday-Sunday, October 29-30, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Children's Fairyland, on the shore of Lake Merritt at Grand Avenue and Bellevue, Oakland
$10
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Halloween Costume Weekend at Playland
Saturday-Sunday, October 29-30, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, 10979 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito
Adults $15, Children $10
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Haul-o-ween Haunted House 2016: Spooky Speakeasy
Saturday-Sunday, October 29-30, 4:00-7:30PM
Obtainium Works, 510 Pennsylvania Street, Vallejo
Adults $5, Children under 12 Free
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Haul-o-ween 2016: The Hound of the Hibernians
Saturday-Sunday, October 29-30, 7:30-11:00PM
Obtainium Works, 510 Pennsylvania Street, Vallejo
Appetizers, Cocktails, Dinner, and Show $35,
Show only $15
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Fruitvale Dia de los Muertos
Sunday, October 30, 10:00AM-5:00PM
along East 12th Street between 33rd Avenue and 37th Avenue
and in Fruitvale Village, Oakland
Free admission
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Halloween Free Day at the Exploratorium!
Sunday, October 30, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Exploratorium, Pier 15, San Francisco
Free
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Haunt the History Park
Sunday, October 30, 11:00AM-3:00PM
History Park, 1650 Senter Road (Entrance at 635 Phelan Avenue), San Jose
$5
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Halloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena Gardens
Sunday, October 30, 12:00-2:00PM
Children's Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens, 799 Howard Street, San Francisco
Free
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Reclaiming's Spiral Dance
A ritual to honor our beloved dead and dance the spiral of rebirth
Sunday, October 30, doors open at 6:00PM, Ritual begins at 7:30PM
Come early to view the altars, for pre-ritual music,
and to hear the names of the Beloved Dead
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Howard Street, San Francisco
see website for admission details
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All Hallows Read
Friday, October 31
wherever you please!
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Nautical Nightmares: Twilight Halloween Sail
aboard the Schooner Freda B with SF Bay Adventures
Monday, October 31, 5:45-8:15PM
boarding at Sausalito Yacht Harbor, Slip 907, 100 Bay Street, Sausalito
$65
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History Mystery Tour
on board the USS Hornet
Monday, October 31, 7:00-10:00PM
USS Hornet Museum, 707 W Hornet Avenue, Pier 3, Alameda
must be age 12+
$35, must book in advance
Bring your own flashlight
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The Night Circus Halloween Soirée
Monday, October 31, 7:00PM-Midnight
San Francisco Location TBA
$120
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RiffTrax Live presents Carnival of Souls
re-broadcast on Monday, October 31, 8:00PM
see website for local event details and tickets
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Niles Altar Walk
Wednesday, November 2, 2:00-8:00PM
Niles Town Plaza, 37592 Niles Boulevard, Fremont
Free
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Dia de los Muertos San Francisco
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00PM
Parade starts at 22nd Street and Bryant Street, San Francisco
and leads to 26th Street and Harrison Street
ending at the Festival of Altars in Garfield Park, 4:00-11:00PM
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Barry and Maya Spector's Day of the Dead Ritual
Saturday, November 5, 9:00AM-6:00PM
Hillside Church, 1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
$30 if paid in advance, $50 if paid at the door.
Pre-registration required. No one refused.  Work scholarships available.
Contact Barry Spector at 650-329-1415 or shmoover@comcast.net for more information
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Dia de los Muertos in Old Sacramento
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Sacramento History Museum, 101 I Street, Old Sacramento
Adults $6, Children 6-17 $4, Children 5 and under Free
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Día de los Muertos Community Festival Santa Cruz
Saturday, November 5, 1:30-7:00PM
Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Free
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Le Bal des Vampires
presented by PEERS
Saturday, November 5, 6:30PM-Midnight
Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda
Tickets must be purchased in advance - see website for details
$35, advance purchase required, may sell out
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Felted Crow Wall Hanging
with Denise Marshall
Sunday, November 6, 11:00AM–5:00PM
Castle in the Air, 1805 Fourth Street, Berkeley, 510-204-9801
$105 includes materials
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ShadowDance
Saturday, November 12, 7:30PM-2:00AM
Oakland Metro Opera House, 630 3rd Street, Oakland
$25 in advance, $30 at the door
21+
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Sacramento Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show
Friday-Sunday, November 18-20,
Friday and Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM, Sunday 10:00AM-5:00PM
Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Way, Sacramento
Adults $9, Students and Seniors $7, Ages 13-17 $4, children under 12 free
One ticket is good for all three days, coupon available on website
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