Here are the five best ways to spend your first weekend in February, satisfaction guaranteed:
Feelmore Fresh Fridays
As if First Friday hadn’t already become a confluence of every sort of activity imaginable, now you can add some erotica to the mix. Starting on Friday, Feb. 1, Feelmore510 will host a night of kinky films at The New Parkway at midnight after each month’s Art Murmur. Inspired by a trip to the Berlin Porn Festival, Feelmore510 owner Nenna “Feelmore” Joiner said she wanted to help bring a little more visibility to the kink scene in Oakland. Films will cover a range of genres, including “erotic, nude, pornographic, and artsy.” Ages eighteen and over. Midnight, $5. 510-658-7900 or TheNewParkway.com — Azeen Ghorayshi
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Bollywood Berkeley
Fans of Bollywood can now see all the family melodrama, lip-synching, and spectacular Bhangra dancing played out live. On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Paramount Theatre hosts Bollywood Berkeley, the largest intercollegiate Hindi dance festival in the country. Teams from colleges across the country will face off in a fierce competition combining typical Bollywood storylines with elaborate sets and costumes and, of course, all the delightful dancing you’re used to seeing on-screen. The teams will be competing for cash prizes and a chance to advance to the “Best of the Best” dance competition in the spring. 5:30 p.m, $20-$27. 510-465-6400 or ParamountTheatre.com — A.G.