What to Do This Weekend: 6/3–6/5

Is anyone else still hurting from Memorial Day Weekend? I feel like I took years from my life and doing nothing sounds amazing, but I have an uber packed next few days, so I'm making you feel my pain by sharing all of the events that'll make you feel obligated to drag your sorry butt off the couch and into the world.

Saturday, June 4th:

3rd Annual California Extra Virgin Olive Oil Festival: While plain ol' olive oil may sound boring, more than a dozen of the state's best olive oil producers preparing tastings and food pairings spices things up a bit. There will also be samples fo' free and snacks for sale, including olive oil challah, orange olive oil cake, and an ice cream/olive oil hybrid, which you know you have to try to say you did it.

The Pasta Shop on 4th St. 

1786 Fourth St., Berkeley

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Ash Cicada by Tera Levin

Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival: You can watch people create chalk art without any of that guilt the whole "them wanting money for it" gives you, because witnessing chalkwork is free during this day of chalky and chocolatey goodness. If you want to get in on that chocolate action, throwing down ten bones will get you a packet of tickets you can spend on chocolate ganache cupcakes, savory chocolate ricotta pizza, or a chocolate foot massage, if you're into that (you weirdo). There will also be music, but they are advertising CLOWN LAUGHTER filling the air so you can count me out. Braver souls may venture and I wish you godspeed.

North Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

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POSTPONED TO JUNE 11TH DUE TO RAIN

Saturday, June 4th–Sunday, June 5th:

from Walnut Creek Chamber

Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival: The festival is Mardi Gras themed this year, and I could tell you all about the 200 artists and their pottery, paintings, photography, sculpture, and jewelry, but I know most of you are cheap bastards (rightfully so). Instead, go to enjoy free music and try your hand at smushing out your aggression at the Grape Stomp Competition, where you may be able to rub shoulders or purple feet with a celebrity guest (which is a relative term in Walnut Creek). 

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (6 p.m. Sunday)

Heather Farms Park

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Art & Music in the Gardens: This reads and looks like an event your memaw or pepaw would love, if you were a good grandchild, but it looks like a snoozefest to me due to the lack of booze or people under 40. Check it out if you like bonsai clippings and straw hats. To be fair, the gardens do look really beautiful and romantic, so I'll give them that. 10am-6pm.
Gardens at Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park Garden Center
666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland 
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Outta the Burbs: Celebrate Lebowski in June

June is non-officially the Bay Area's month of Lebowski, which is great because it coincides with my birthday but terrible because I hate making white russians at work.

by Derek Gores, via Facebook event page 

by State of Shock Studio's, via Facebook event page

First off, because I want you know in time to check out opening night, is "Quentin vs. Coen: An Art Show Tribute to Tarantino and the Brothers." The opening reception, held this Thursday night (June 2nd) from 4-10pm, will be your first chance to view the mix of original paintings and affordable prints gathered into an homage to the two great directing teams. Opening night, expect free signed and numbered Big Lebowski prints to the first 50 to arrive, with approximately 100 mini prints being handed out throughout the night. While the show runs through the 30th, the only time to catch free arty swag is during the opening, so cut work early and book your ass up to San Francisco.
Spoke Art
816 Sutter St., at Jones, San Francisco
opening night 4-10pm, exhibit Tues-Sat, 12-7pm. 
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And in second but no less awesome news, Primitive Screwheads is presenting "Much Ado About Lebowski," a "live staged parody about a man named Sir Geoffery of Lebowski, who lived a simple, humble life until the day he was mistaken for Geoffery of Lebrowski. On that day, one man's quiet life turns into utter chaos full of kidnappings, escaped prisoners, rug peeing, theatrical porn, and a severed toe." The show will blend old Elizabethan text with the Coen Brothers' Big Lebowski (and Raising Arizona) to produce a one-of-a-kind interpretation of the Big Lebowski, as "writ by William Shakespeare."
Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in June. 
Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. 
$20 advance, $25 at the door.
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CellSpace
2050 Bryant at 18th, San Francisco