Tips for enjoying a year (or more) in the bay area?

[sirmola]

I have lived in the Los Angeles area for years. It took me years to discover things like the fact that you can get cheap art classes in barnsdall park, or that LACMA (the art museum) has free concerts every sunday. I just got a job and apartment in the east bay (near san fransisco, although neither my job nor my appartment are in the city), and am wondering if anyone knows fun things to do there that are less touristy, such as classic/limited movie showings, concerts, neighborhood festivals, retro gaming conventions, and so on. I have found that online "event listings" are too full of garbage to be usefull. I tend to like the obscure and unusual. Any "life hacks" to living in the East Bay would also be appreciated.