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<\/a><\/p>\nThe first event I’ll be attending is down at Thirsty Bear Brewing Company<\/a><\/strong> in San Francisco on Howard near 3rd<\/a>.<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Thursday, April 29, 2010 Come and join the Ubuntu California LoCo Team in celebrating the Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx release. The party is simple: good people, good drinks, and a good place to hang out. Join us!<\/em><\/p>\n At the time of writing we already have 26 confirmed guests!<\/p>\n The following evening I’ll be heading over to Walnut Creek<\/a> to celebrate with DVLUG<\/a> at Caffe La Scala<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Friday, April 30, 2010 No sign-up is required for this event as it will be a bit more informal. I’m really looking forward to kicking back with some fellow California LoCo members<\/a> and chatting about the new release.<\/p>\n The California team is really rocking for this release, having several events across the state – I can’t even attend all the ones I’d like to! Check out more here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/CaliforniaTeam\/Projects\/LucidRelease<\/a><\/p>\n Location:<\/strong> Heather Farms Park<\/a><\/b>, Walnut Creek Once you are in the park, follow the penguin signs.<\/p>\n If you need a ride from BART email INFO Free to attend, bring a dish \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it would be nice to let people know ahead of time what<\/em> you are bringing. Either post on the wiki<\/a> or on the the Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n The park has picnic tables, a few extra chairs would be bonus.<\/p>\n We have 2 extra tables<\/p>\n There are built-in grills. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have at least one extra.<\/p>\n We have one sun canopy and a few large umbrellas to protect anybody from bursting in to flames or getting sunburned. We welcome any other sun protection that you may be able to bring.<\/p>\n Heather Farms is a great location. Many things to do there. Nice gardens nearby, birds to feed, etc. We can also throw a frisbee or use the redball to play a game of kickball.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTime:<\/strong> 7:30-10:30 PM
\nSign-up:<\/strong> Here<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/a>But I couldn’t let my weekend be exclusively Ubuntu. At the last Berkeley Jam<\/a> Mark Terranova suggested a series of Geeknics<\/a> over the summer across the bay area. How can I turn away a Geeknic proposal, after all our Philly Geeknic<\/a> was the first official “Geeknic” in the world last year! It really is a delight to bring the event to my new home. So planning began and we settled upon the details for our first bay area Geeknic<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nDate:<\/strong>Saturday, May 1, 2010
\nTime:<\/strong> 12:30 til 5:30pm<\/p>\n