Field Notes: Weed Box Set, Christmas Bird Count, a Jewish Chinatown Christmas, and Oakland Ballet Turns 60

"A Northern California cannabis collective has put together a holiday gift box aimed squarely at weed connoisseurs. Emerald Triangle Craft's 12 Jays of X-Mas bundles a dozen one-gram pre-rolls from farms across the region, spanning sativas, indicas, and hybrids, each labeled by grower and strain. The packaging, illustrated by artist Mabel Alcock, highlights the farmers as much as the product, framing the set as a snapshot of the Emerald Triangle's small-scale cannabis economy. The box is available at a variety of Bay Area dispensaries."

"Oakland Ballet marks its 60th year in motion, shaped by ambition, collapse, reinvention, and a stubborn commitment to the city it calls home. Founded in 1965, the company weathered national tours, lean years, a mid-2000s shutdown, and a revival under artistic director Graham Lustig, who has expanded the repertoire while keeping the organization afloat. Recent seasons have included culturally specific works like and , with remaining both an artistic anchor and a financial lifeline."

"The Audubon Society is conducting its annual Christmas Bird Count, one of the country's longest-running wildlife surveys, with several Bay Area events coming up. The annual count, which runs through January 5, overlaps with the release of , a new photo book by photographer Dick Evans with text by wilderness guide and author Hannah Hindley, which maps the region as a key stop along the Pacific Flyway."

A Northern California collective released Emerald Triangle Craft's 12 Jays of X-Mas, a holiday box of twelve one-gram pre-rolls from regional farms labeled by grower and strain with packaging by Mabel Alcock that spotlights farmers and the local cannabis economy. Oakland Ballet reaches its 60th year after national tours, lean periods, a mid-2000s shutdown, and a revival under artistic director Graham Lustig, who expanded repertoire and stabilized the company while staging culturally specific works. The Audubon Society is holding its annual Christmas Bird Count through January 5, coinciding with a new photo book by Dick Evans and Hannah Hindley mapping the Bay Area on the Pacific Flyway. Evans and Hindley will speak at Book Passage on January 17, and local birding groups are hosting counts and outings. With the Castro's Tom & Jerry house now dark, another longtime holiday lights standout appears in Corona Heights.

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