BARTable This Weekend: June 21-23

Dancing at Lake Merritt in Oakland. Photo courtesy of Mashama Thompson for East Bay Express.

Happy Juneteenth weekend! This weekend, community and freedom are being celebrated at Juneteenth events around the Bay, including Concord and Hayward. Embrace your inner child at Game Day in Oakland, or celebrate Pride at the "You Can't Stop the Beat" cabaret. Make sure to stop by Lake Merritt for Lakefest this Saturday, and then head to Jack London Square to catch a free screening of "Toy Story." Have a great weekend and don’t forget your Clipper card! 

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"You Can't Stop the Beat: A Pride Cabaret"
June 22–23 | Lake Merritt
Varying Times | 900 Fallon St.

Celebrate love at the Oakland Gay Men's Chorus summer concert, "You Can't Stop the Beat: A Pride Cabaret!" Prepare for an unforgettable concert with vibrant performances, electrifying music and unapologetic pride. Come together to honor the LGBTQ community's resilience and spirit. Let the rhythm move you 0.2 miles from Lake Merritt. 

"The Lehman Trilogy"
Through June 23 | Powell St
Times Vary | 415 Geary St.

Directed by Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, "The Lehman Trilogy" features a cast of three playing the Lehman brothers, their sons and grandsons, in an extraordinary feat of story-telling told in three parts on a single evening. Hailed by The New York Times as “a genuinely epic production,” "The Lehman Trilogy" is the story of a family and a company that changed the world. Get inspired by an award-winning playwright at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater, 0.4 miles from the Powell St.

"Company"
Through June 29 | Civic Center/UN Plaza
Times Vary | 1192 Market St.

Winner of 5 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, "Company" “strikes like a lightning bolt. It’s Bobbie’s 35th birthday party, and all her friends keep asking, Why isn’t she married? Why can’t she find the right man and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Bobbie searches for answers, she discovers why being single, being married and being alive in the 21st century could drive a person crazy. Head to Civic Center/ UN Plaza and Broadway SF will be showing "Company" only 453 feet away at Orpheum Theatre.

"The Lifespan of a Fact" 
Through July 21 | Downtown Berkeley
Times Vary | 2081 Addison St. 

An intern at a top magazine is given the assignment of a lifetime – fact-checking a masterpiece by a legendary essayist. What the no-nonsense editor means as a simple task becomes a hilarious misadventure when it's revealed that most of the facts in the essay are embellished, adjusted, or just made up. Has the essayist undermined his own work or revealed a deeper truth by playing fast and loose to make his point? Facts battle with truth when the intern bucks his instructions and confronts the essayist in this Broadway hit by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell. Take a journey into the dimensions of truth at the Aurora Theatre Company, 0.1 miles from Downtown Berkeley. 

Children’s Fairyland 510 Summer Fridays
Through Aug. | 19th St/Oakland
10 a.m.–4 p.m. | 699 Bellevue Ave.

The Bay Area’s favorite storybook-theme park in Oakland is introducing 510 Summer Fridays with a special discount for Oakland residents ($5 per child, $10 per adult). For over 75 years, Children’s Fairyland has been a place of imagination, exploration and dreams. This summer, take advantage of the reduced entrance fees and create lasting memories with loved ones while experiencing multicultural programs, fairy-tale settings, rides, stories and animal interactions. This fairyland adventure is only 0.4 miles from 19th St/Oakland.

Sip, slurp and celebrate at The Boba Festival! Join Bay Area boba lovers at District Six to try teas from the best boba shops in town. Whether you like your boba tea sweet, savory, or somewhere in between, The Boba Festival has got you covered. Enjoy an afternoon bubbling over with fun, and try a variety of unique blends of local favorites or one from an experimental new mixologist. Taste the fun 0.8 miles from 16th St/Mission. 

Game Day
June 23 | Ashby
1 p.m. | 2800 Park Street

Kick off the summer with family and friends at Game Day in San Pablo Park. Hosted by local organizations like The Black Neighborhood and Gold Beams, this free community event is a cook-out and game tournament all in one. Celebrating Black culture and Black joy, Game Day is the perfect place to gather the homies and free your inner child. Sign up for the kickball sessions, get a grip at the tug of war games or catch speed at the relay race. Game Day has something for everyone! Get ready to have a good time, one mile from Ashby.