Sure, you could go to Hardly Strictly, but there’s also plenty of stuff going on this side of the Bay:
Oaktoberfest in the Dimond
Under ordinary circumstances, strolling down the street with an open beer in hand is considered illegal. But at Oaktoberfest — the fourth annual craft-beer festival that will spill across four blocks in Oakland’s Dimond District (MacArthur Boulevard and Fruitvale Avenue) on Saturday, October 1 — stein-wielding beer drinkers can imbibe outdoor brews to their liver’s content, consuming offerings from more than twenty Bay Area breweries including Oakland’s own Pacific Coast Brewing Co., Linden Street Brewery, and the Oakland Brewing Company. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free.
S. Clay Wilson Benefit
In 1968, R. Crumb teamed up with S. Clay Wilson and others to create Snatch Comics, whose three issues form only one small part of the body of work that makes Wilson an underground comics and graphic arts legend. On Saturday, Oct. 1, Spain Rodriguez (Zodiac Mindwarp, Zap Comix) and author/historian Dan Fogel sign copies of the newly issued Snatch Comics Treasury at Escapist Comics (3090 Claremont Ave, Berkeley); there will also be a special live auction to benefit Wilson, who, due to a 2008 traumatic brain injury, requires 24-hour care. 8-10 p.m., free. 510-652-6642or EscapistComics.com. — Stefanie Kalem
