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October 2026
ENDS TODAYOCT 13Tue
Conundrum Chronicles (A StorySlam)
Conundrum Chronicles (A StorySlam)
Sep 8 – Oct 13
The Marsh
TODAYOCT 13Tue
Photo of Michael Pollan, a white bald man in a blue button-down shirt and glasses, looking at the camera, with an circular inset photo of Christof Koch, a white man in a salmon-orange colored top looking at the camera
Michael Pollan & Christof Koch: A Journey into Consciousness★
October 13
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
14
Wed
Emory Douglas In Our Lifetime exhibition poster
The Revolution Won’t Be Televised… But It Will Be Creative★
October 14
African American Art & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco
Oct
14
Wed
Zadie Smith with Sam Fragoso
Zadie Smith in conversation with Sam Fragoso★
October 14
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
15
Thu
Sustaining the Work: Practicing Collective Care
October 15
LeaderSpring Center
The California Endowment — Oakland Conference Center
Oct
17
Sat
AbilityPath 35th Annual Authors Luncheon — submitted event image.
AbilityPath 35th Annual Authors Luncheon
October 17
AbilityPath
The Terrace by AbilityPath, Palo Alto
Oct
17
Sat
Chinaka Hodge’s All Greg’s Kids Come Home
Chinaka Hodge’s All Greg’s Kids Come Home
October 17
Stanford Live
BIng Studio, Stanford
Oct
19
Mon
25th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Practice (GSNEP 2026)
Hybrid | 25th Global Summit on Nursing Education and Practice (GSNEP 2026)
October 19–20
Inovine Scientific Meetings
[ Virtual ]
Oct
19
Mon
24th Global Summit on Nursing Education & Health Care
Virtual | 24th Global Summit on Nursing Education & Health Care
October 19–20
Inovine Meetings LLC
[ Virtual ]
Oct
19
Mon
9th World Conference on Gynecology, Midwifery & Maternal Health
Virtual | 9th World Conference on Gynecology, Midwifery & Maternal Health
October 19–20
[ Virtual ]
Oct
20
Tue
The Moth StorySLAM: FRENEMIES at The Freight
The Moth StorySLAM: FRENEMIES
October 20
The Freight, Berkeley
Oct
21
Wed
Bat Week Screening of ‘The Invisible Mammal’
October 21
Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame
Burlingame Community Center
Oct
21
Wed
Adam Grant with Mark Rober
Adam Grant in conversation with Mark Rober
October 21
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
21
Wed
Newsmakers: Colonel Eileen Collins
Newsmakers: Colonel Eileen Collins
October 21
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
Oct
22
Thu
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon
23rd Annual Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Luncheon★
October 22
OAACC | Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce
Scott’s Seafood Jack London Square, Oakland
Oct
23
Fri
Barbara Kingsolver with Steven Winn
Barbara Kingsolver in conversation with Steven Winn
October 23
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
24
Sat
Esmé Quartet with Robert Greenberg
Esmé Quartet with Robert Greenberg
October 24
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Oct
25
Sun
Cover artwork for Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, with red Japanese calligraphy and colorful brushstrokes on a white panel centered on black.
OTP Film Club: Ran
October 25
Oakland Theater Project
Oakland Theater Project at FLAX art & design
Oct
25
Sun
Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? — The Music of Lerner and Loewe
Rob Kapilow: What Makes It Great? — The Music of Lerner and Loewe
October 25
Stanford Live
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Oct
28
Wed
Protocols with Andrew Huberman live event
Protocols with Andrew Huberman★
October 28
SF Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco
Oct
28
Wed
Angela Davis in conversation with Poulomi Saha
Angela Davis in Conversation with Poulomi Saha★
October 28
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Oct
30
Fri
Michael Lewis with Lara Bazelon
Michael Lewis in conversation with Lara Bazelon
October 30
City Arts & Lectures
Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco
Oct
30
Fri
Let the Poets Speak: A Celebration of Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg
Let the Poets Speak: A Celebration of Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg
October 30
Stanford Live
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
November 2026
Nov
5
Thu
Caribbean Cocktails program artwork featuring Nelson German, Andrea Lawson Gray and Nigel Jones
Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the Diaspora★
November 5
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco