.Weekender: This Weekend’s Top Five Events

School’s out for summer, Obama finally admitted that drones have been used to kill Americans (then said they’ll stop soon—kinda), and, you guessed it, it’s the weekend! Celebrate what you will, but don’t forget to check out these five extra weekend-worthy events:

Pardee Home Ghost Investigation
If you’ve secretly fantasized about going on a ghost hunt, who better to guide you than Karen Zimmerman, local author of Ghost Stories and Legends of Alameda, Berkeley, and Oakland? Join Zimmerman on Saturday, May 25, for a séance at Oakland’s Pardee Home Museum, which was home to three generations of the same family and is thought to have since been privy to some occupations of the paranormal sort. Optional but recommended tools for the beginning ghost hunter are a camera and a voice recorder, and for the more seasoned, “dowsing rods, pendulums, and EMF meters.” 7 p.m.-midnight, $50 (includes a meal in the middle of the investigation). 510-444-2187 or PardeeHome.orgAzeen Ghorayshi

Drakes Barrel House
  • Drake’s Barrel House

NorCal Session Fest
According to the authorities at BeerAdvocate.com, the category of “session beer” was conceived during World War I, when England imposed allowable drinking periods on workers. As a result, the ideal session brew would be something that quenched one’s thirst without causing drunkenness, allowing the workers to pack in as much fermented fluid as possible. Hence today’s pleasantly broad “session beer” label, most often imparted to anything with less than 5 percent ABV; a malty, hoppy taste; and a clean finish — all conducive to its “the more the merrier” mantra. Satisfy your session itch at Drake’s Brewing Company on Saturday, May 25, when Drake’s hosts its 1st Annual NorCal Session Fest. FiveTen Buger and Fists of Flour pizza will be on hand to pair with session brews from twenty-five breweries, plus live music from local blues-and-boogie duo Clangin’ and Bangin’. All proceeds benefit the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. Noon-4 p.m.; $30 presale, $35 at the door. 510-568-2739 or DrinkDrakes.comA.G.

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