Today’s Top Event: Pete Jordan, aka Dishwasher Pete, reads from Dishwasher: One Man’s Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.
Brainiac: Learn something new every day. Today’s lecture: Martin Cruz Smith — the author of 25 novels including Red Square, Gorky Park, and The Indians Won — discusses his latest thriller, Stalin’s Ghost at Cody’s in Berkeley.
Is It Lunch Yet? Express food critic John Birdsall recommends: Palm’s Thai Dining in Berkeley.
On the Town: Going out tonight? Dance away the Monday blues at Baja Taqueria’s bluegrass jam.
Hardly Working: You’ve got time. We know how to waste it. Check out the Weird Converter.
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