Posts Tagged ‘Get Inspired’
Friday, November 13th, 2009
New Orleans may be known for good eats, great tunes, and spectacular parties and festivals, but I can’t believe its not more touted for its edgy art scene. I relish the chance to gaze at original Disney drawings, special Joseph Cornell sculpted collages, and classic impressionists at New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), or subscribe [...]
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Come to the Women of Color Resource Center tonight, Monday, November 9th, for “Catalyst for Change” a community gathering facilitated by Nancy Kahn, to process through the tragic events last week in Richmond around female violence. This will be a chance to talk to peers about both the individual and global effects of rape and [...]
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Oakland’s historic Jack London Square is the epicenter of the city’s growing culinary culture. In just a few short months it will be home to the Jack London Public Market, a 72,000 square-foot food hall bigger than San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace and Seattle’s Pike Place Market combined. Fresh fruit, veggies, fish, meats, cheeses, wines, [...]
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Tags: California, Farm to Table, Get Inspired, GR Recommends..., Oakland/Berkeley
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Join GrassRoutes Travel at Oakland’s 2009 EarthExpo, April 15th from 10a to 2p in Frank Ogawa Plaza right near the 12th Street/City Center BART Station. It’ll be a blast!
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Tags: Calendar, California, Do Lunch, Get Inspired, Good Reading, Learn, Oakland/Berkeley
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
USF HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESITVAL FEBRUARY 24-26 The Festival will include films focusing on Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan, Argentina, Mexico, Congo, and the U.S., as well as a selection of USF students’ shorts. The festival will feature an interview with Alex Gibney, an award-winning film director and producer. Gibney will also lead a [...]
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Tags: Calendar, California, City for Free, Film Buffs, Get Inspired, San Francisco
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
President’s Day is always an affair over at GrassRoutes HQ. We’re not in line at the ski slopes with everyone else but rather crafting through the holiday like good Americans… hmmm…. Last year’s “Not My President Party” was fun, but this year I had fabric, needles and my steady old sewing machine. This is what [...]
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Tags: Create, Get Inspired
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Here are some of my favorites from the Bryant Park show yesterday where designers from all over the mother continent showed their supreme skills. Unique fabrics and textures, fairly traded from traditional artists, weavers and craftspeople, bring something extra special to this famous week that showcases the fall collections for the year. Find out more [...]
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Tags: Dress Up, Get Inspired, New York
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
I am always full of adoration for Oakland, but never more so than when I discover a place like Mua. Then things start to get crazy – I love Oakland to distraction. (I think I was so distracted that I forgot to use the night setting on my new camera, so please excuse, I plan [...]
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Tags: Casual Night Out, Get Inspired, Oakland/Berkeley
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
It is amazing what can come out of a dump, a place devoted soley to refuse. Both Albany’s Bulb (yes it is shaped like a light bulb), and neighboring Cesar Chavez Park were once home to odds and ends discarded from earthquake destruction and construction gone wrong. Now they’ve shifted in to beautiful, creative spaces [...]
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Tags: California, Get Inspired, Oakland/Berkeley, Pets and Poodles
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