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Weekend Festivals, Concerts Span Multiple U.S. Cities

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Bay Area options include Kent Nagano conducting the Berkeley Symphony, an Oakland Symphony program titled “Defiance,” and a new 34-foot La Catrina sculpture in Fruitvale ahead of the Día de Muertos festival. New Orleans has a packed weekend of festivals, spooky-season attractions, shopping events and football, including Boo at the Zoo and games for the Saints, LSU and Tulane. In Cortez, waterfront venues are offering live music and NFL viewing on Sunday, with performances by Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones, The Boomers Experience and Tim Chandler. North Carolina’s fall calendar features the state fair in Raleigh, with new attractions, food, live music, livestock shows and fireworks, alongside quirky local festivals. Newly announced concert dates include Duran Duran in Leeds and London and First Aid Kit in London.

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