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Weekend Things: Latin Jazz, One-Act Plays, One Huge Garage Sale and More

Start your weekend off right by unwinding to jazz, then go all out on Saturday for the Kentucky Derby at the Hotsy Totsy Club.

Here are just a few things you can do this weekend in Albany and its northern neighbors. 

Thursday


  • Come see Albany's director and KALB guru, Jeremy Allen, play the upright bass with his amazing band Quijerema at Cafe Leila, just over the border in Berkeley. The food is delicious and you can even bring your own bottle of wine if you'd like.
    Pricing: Free

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Friday


  • No patience for a full play? Come see direct and perform in one-act plays on their closing day. The students have been preparing these the entire school year, so expect quality.
    Pricing: Free

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Saturday


  • Start off your Saturday with a stroll through El Cerrito neighborhoods to find that camping gear, that dresser or those new/old earrings you've been wanting. Print out your map to be extra prepared!
    Pricing: Free


  • Albany's urban forester is at it again! This time in . Come help him construct a retaining wall, as well as plant, clean and tidy up the park.
    Pricing: Free


  • Annemarie Roeper is 92 and has just published Beyond Old Age: Essays on Living and Dying. She will be at The Junket in El Cerrito to talk about her work and to sign copies of several children's books she has published in previous years.
    Pricing: Free
    • What is Derby Day you ask? The Kentucky Derby, of course! Come to the dressed in your race day best and get ready to drink lots of mint juleps and watch the race on the big screen.
    • Pricing: Free

    • Why should grown ups have all the fun? The spring session of this weekly story and craft time at the  is in full bloom, so come on by with your 3 to 5-year-old.
      Pricing: Free

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