Fireworks will illuminate the skies over Oakland this weekend, despite being illegal, with both unpermitted displays and sanctioned shows occurring from Antioch to Gilroy. In addition to fireworks, there are alternative celebrations, including a BBQ at the Pardee Home Museum and a guided cemetery tour by the Oakland Heritage Alliance. Pulitzer Prize winner Jason Roberts will host a conversation at Tally Ho! Books about his new book, 'Every Living Thing,' which discusses life definitions and environmental science.
Although fireworks are illegal in Oakland, the sky will surely be lit up this weekend with unpermitted mortars and rockets. There will also be sanctioned fireworks shows from Antioch to Gilroy and lots of cities in between.
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Jason Roberts, the 2025 Pulitzer winner for biography, will be at Tally Ho! Books for a conversation about his new book Every Living Thing. The New York Times calls the book 'engaging and thought-provoking...focused on the theatrical politics and often deeply troubling science that shape our definitions of life on Earth.'
This Friday, the Pardee Home Museum is hosting a 4th of July BBQ with live music by pianist and singer Fredrick Hodges. Tickets include food and the concert.
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