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Okan
2025-09-28 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SFJAZZ, 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Taking its name from the word for heart or soul in the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN fuses Afro-Cuban and other global rhythms with jazz, folk, electronic pop, and classical forms.
Embracing genres and roles that have historically been dominated by men, co-leaders, composers, and multi-instrumentalists Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys Savigne bring a fresh perspective to Latin and world jazz fusion through their powerful vocals, inspired musicianship, and potent lyrical content.
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Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
2025-09-28 20:45 | Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, 757 Market Street , San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Bobby McFerrin & MOTION: Circlesongs
2025-09-29 12:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Join Bobby McFerrin and Bay Area’s MOTION featuring Bryan Dyer, David Worm, Destani Wolf, and Tammi Brown. They will lead Circlesongs at 12:00 PM and encourage everyone to bring a spirit of adventure, curiosity, trust, and joy. Let it free your voice.
Parking
Center Street Garage, next door to The Freight, is currently open nightly until 1am except Sunday. More details here.
Public Transit
The Freight & Salvage is BARTable! Downtown Berkeley BART station is a half a block from the Freight. Details at bart.gov. Many AC Transit bus lines stop within a few blocks of the Freight. Details at actransit.org.
Nearby Favorites Bars/Restaurants
Revival Bar + Kitchen | 2102 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 549–9950
Comal Next Door | 2024 Shattuck Ave, (510) 422-662
Gather | 2200 Oxford Street @ Allston, (510) 809-0400
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Make Me Laugh Monday feat. Jammin' Jay Lamont, Ron G, Lance Woods
2025-09-29 20:00 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Make Me Laugh Monday is your ticket to shake off the stress and laugh your worries away! This joy-filled night features a powerhouse lineup of seasoned comedians, including the Human iPod himself, Jammin Jay Lamont; Emmy-winning entertainer and actor Ron G; and the multi-talented actor, writer, and stand-up comedian Lance Woods. Hosting the evening is none other than the Bay Area’s own, the hilariously unpredictable J-Red, bringing his signature energy and charm to the stage.
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Borders, Power, and the Press: How the World is Being Remade
2025-09-30 17:30 | Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Commonwealth Club World Affairs welcomes the World Press Institute, which has been the premier organization in the United States providing international journalists with the opportunity to broadly investigate this country—its values, traditions of a free press, institutions, customs, and people. These nine journalists from across the globe are here because of the World Press Institute. This is the 60th annual journalism fellowship program.
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Virtual | BWOPA Power-Up Advocacy Masterclass Series
2025-09-30 18:00 - 20:00 | [ Virtual ], CA
Welcome to our online Black Women Power Up Advocacy Masterclass Series! This event is designed to empower black women to become effective advocates for change in their communities. Join us for a series of interactive workshops led by experts in advocacy, where you’ll learn valuable skills to make your voice heard and drive positive impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and elevate your advocacy game. Register now to power up your advocacy skills!
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Made in the East Bay Fundraiser
2025-09-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Junior Center Of Art & Science, 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, 94610
Our third annual art sale fundraiser to support our scholarship fund. Rediscover the Junior Center at an evening celebrating creativity and curiosity. Support our mission to provide a place of belonging—where creativity flourishes and every young person has the opportunity to explore, create, and experiment.
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Concert Performance: inebria me
2025-09-30 19:00 | KQED Headquarters, 2601 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
KQED Live presents a special music-only edition of inebria me, featuring San Cha and acclaimed musician/composer Darian Donovan Thomas.
With inebria me, San Cha merges opera’s form, tradition and opulence with the telenovela’s melodrama, honoring and subverting both, and asserting queer Black and Brown voices and presence. Her composition fuses ranchera, cumbia, punk, classical and electro to celebrate the liberating power of ascendant relationships.
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Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends
2025-09-30 19:30, 2025-10-01 19:30 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Saul Williams is a Writer, Musician, Poet, Director, and Actor who came into public attention with the release of the internationally acclaimed film Slam (dir. Marc Levin), which Saul co-wrote and starred in, introducing the world to the Slam Poetry movement, and winning Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize and the Cannes Camera D’Or, in 1998.
As an actor, Saul was a series regular as “Sivad” on the CW’s Girlfriends and has appeared in a handful of films including: K-Pax, Lackawanna Blues, New York, I Love You, and most recently the French-Senegalese Aujourd’hui- TEY (dir. Alain Gomis) which won 2013’s L’Etalon D’Or at FESPACO, where Saul was the first African-American to win Best Actor in the largest and oldest African film festival.
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Nexus: Experience SF / Bay Area Black Art Week
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-05 | SF/Bay Area
Building on the momentum of last year’s groundbreaking debut, Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week returns to honor the vibrant creativity and cultural impact of Black artists across the region. This dynamic week-long celebration brings together galleries, institutions, creative hubs, and visionary artists for a series of exhibitions, open studios, programs, and immersive experiences.
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Nexus - SF/Bay Area Black Art Week
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-05 | Multiple Venues, Fairfield, SF, Oakland, Sacrarmento, CA, United States
Building on the momentum of last year’s groundbreaking debut, Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week returns to honor the vibrant creativity and cultural impact of Black artists across the region. With 25+ exhibitions, 30+ events (artist talks, open studios, artworks, workshops, film screening), and more than 50 artists participating across the Bay Area, each day offers an inspiring celebration of Black creativity, culture, and community.
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San Francisco’s arts and cultural scene is on the cusp of an exciting renaissance, and I am thrilled MoAD is helping lead that charge!” – Ralph Remington, Director of Cultural Affairs, San Francisco Art Commission
“Nexus will showcase and uncover the richness of the Black artist community in the SF/Bay Area, offering unique opportunities to connect with diverse participants. This week-long series of events will highlight the importance of our Black community, culture, and history, positioning the SF Bay Area as a beacon for Black artists. Let’s come together to make the Bay Area a leading force in the art world, honoring the contributions and talents of our Black artists. This is our moment to stand together and let the voices of our artists champion the future of the SF/Bay Area’s arts and culture community!
We invite you to participate in Nexus, engage with our community, and be part of this transformative journey.” – Monetta White, Executive Director & CEO, MoAD

UNBOUND - Art, Blackness & the Universe
2025-10-01 - 2026-08-16 | MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe is a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the intersections of Blackness and the cosmos. Curated by Key Jo Lee, MoAD’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs, the show invites visitors to reimagine Blackness not as fixed or earthbound, but as infinite—expansive, unknowable, and cosmically rich.
Inspired by Lee’s essay, “Gesturing Toward Infinitude: Painting Blue/Black Cosmologies,” the exhibition asks: What if we approached Blackness with the same wonder we bring to the universe? What if, like a black hole or distant star, Blackness could be a site of mystery, power, and transformation?
Featuring a global and intergenerational group of artists—including Lorna Simpson, Rashaad Newsome, Gustavo Nazareno, Harmonia Rosales, Didier William, and many more—the exhibition spans painting, sculpture, installation, and video. Works traverse the historical and the speculative, the scientific and the spiritual.
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Continuum: MoAD Over Time
2025-10-01 - 2026-03-01 | MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Continuum: MoAD Over Time is a landmark exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of the Museum of the African Diaspora. More than a retrospective, Continuum introduces MoAD’s next frontier, showing how the museum has been both foundational to the Bay Area’s cultural landscape and an increasingly vital global venue for art of the African Diaspora.
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Dance Outdoors with Rhythm & Motion
2025-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., San Francisco, 94103
Named San Francisco’s favorite dance workout by the magazines San Francisco and 7X7, Rhythm & Motion is a low-pressure, full-bodied dance workout class that balances the euphoria of a good party with the challenge of learning choreography and movement techniques. The dance party happens every Wednesday at Yerba Buena Gardens, when Rhythm & Motion and YBG Festival invite you to weekly one-hour dance workout classes in a beautiful outdoor space. Wear comfortable clothing and supportive shoes suitable for grass. Bring water, layers for unpredictable weather, your sense of comfort and connection and your abundant joy.
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The Art of Second Chances: Community-Led Pathways to Justice and Prosperity
2025-10-01 18:00 | Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Join us for an urgent and inspiring evening as part of Commonwealth Club World Affairs’ Social Impact Forum. “The Art of Second Chances” will highlight community-driven interventions—rooted in healing, education, and economic empowerment—that create real second chances and pave the way for collective liberation and greater public safety.
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Men's Wellness Fellowship: Mental Wellness Support Group For Men of Color
2025-10-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation (The Black Panther Party Museum), 1427 Broadway, Oakland, 94612
Join us in Oakland for our monthly fellowship. We connect, learn, plan, & build amongst one another. Use the RSVP link and pull up on us Oakland fam. Look forward to seeing you all!
You’re invited to a Special Community Wellness Fellowship Experience Specifically for “Men Of Color”. Open invite for Fathers, Brothers, Uncles, & Sons.
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Musical Story Time @The Freight
2025-10-02 10:30 - 11:30 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Please join us this summer at The Freight, one of Berkeley’s oldest and most beloved music venues, for a special musical story time series with the Berkeley Public Library’s Story Time Band! These FREE events will occur on second Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning on Thursday, June 12. Each session will feature live music, movement activities, and read-aloud stories for children ages 2-7. See you there!
Parking
Center Street Garage, next door to The Freight, is currently open nightly until 1am except Sunday. More details here.
Public Transit
The Freight & Salvage is BARTable! Downtown Berkeley BART station is a half a block from the Freight. Details at bart.gov. Many AC Transit bus lines stop within a few blocks of the Freight. Details at actransit.org.
Nearby Favorites Bars/Restaurants
Revival Bar + Kitchen | 2102 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 549–9950
Comal Next Door | 2024 Shattuck Ave, (510) 422-662
Gather | 2200 Oxford Street @ Allston, (510) 809-0400
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Loteria Game Night (Mexican Bingo) at Tacolicious
2025-10-02 18:00 | Tacolicious, 741 Valencia Street, San Francisco, 94110
Game Night at Tacolicious: Valencia Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for an evening of fun, food, and community at Tacolicious on Valencia Street!
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Artist Talk: Auudi Dorsey with Key Jo Lee moderated by Mattie Loyce
2025-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | 954 Market St, 954 Market Street, San Francisco, 94102
Join us on Wednesday, October 2 from 6–8 PM for an evening of art, dialogue, and community with New Orleans–based artist Auudi Dorsey, in conversation with Key Jo Lee, Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs at Museum of the African Diaspora. The conversation will be moderated by interdisciplinary artist, curator, and community advocate Mattie Loyce.
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Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
2025-10-02 20:45 | St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Avenue, San Francisco, 94118
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at St Ignatius Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Fall Events in Oakland
2025-10-03 - 2025-11-07 | Various Venues (Oakland), Oakland, CA, 94606, United States
From mid-September to the first week in November Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch 4414 Piedmont Ave.
Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4
70th annual Armenian Food Festival 650 Spruce St.
Saturday, Oct. 4
51st annual Black Cowboy Parade DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St.
Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5
18th annual Oaktoberfest in Dimond Fruitvale Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard
Wednesday, Oct. B to Sunday, Oct. Oct. 12
Oakland Style Week various venues
Saturday, Oct. 11
Life is Living Festival DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St.
Thursday, Oct. 16 to Saturday, Oct. 18
Autumn Lights Festival 666 Bellevue Ave.
Friday, Oct. 17
Opening of the Oakland Symphony 2025-2026 season 2025 Broadway
Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31
Driveway Pollies Oakland Marionette Magic 2025 Broadway
Saturday, Nov. 1
Oakland Ballet’s 60th anniversary gala 2025 Broadway
Sunday, Nov. 2 30th annual Oakland Dia de Los Muertos International Boulevard between Fruitvale Avenue and High Street
Friday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Jan. 26
Glowfari at the Oakland 200 9777 Golf Links Rd.

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05 | Golden Gate Park, 501 Stanyan St. (office), San Francisco, CA, 94117, United States
A three-day free celebration of music in the most beautiful park in the world!
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Endure
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05 | Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Alyssa Mitchel presents the premiere of Endure, a multimedia dance production featuring a cast of six dancers along with graphic designs and animations by Zach Litoff. The work explores the physical and mental grit required to take on any marathon-like challenge. Through the stories of six marathon runners, the piece celebrates running while paying tribute to the enduring human spirit, with the intention of empowering audience members to persevere through difficult challenges.
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FREE First Fridays at San Mateo County History Museum
2025-10-03 10:00 | San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, 94063
Enjoy a day of history, family fun, and community connection at the San Mateo County History Museum’s FREE First Fridays on Friday, October 3, 2025. Admission is free all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with special programs for both kids and adults.
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Mahogany Mamas Power Hour
2025-10-03 11:30 - 13:30 | Claremont Resort & Club, 41 Tunnel Rd, Berkeley, 94705
Join us at the Claremont Resort & Club (Outdoor Deck) on October 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM for a empowering and delicious lunch experience.
The Mahogany Mamas Midday Soirée (Power Hour) is an elevated gathering in a gorgeous setting to celebrate our brilliance, beauty, and power. Many of us are thriving through transitions, pivots, and season changes.
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Mind, Body, & Soul
2025-10-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Telegraph Ave. from W. Grand to 27th St, Oakland, CA, United States
This October, Oakland First Fridays is shining a spotlight on health and well-being in all its forms. Mind, Body, Soul is about creating space for our community to explore wellness in ways that nourish and inspire. From healthy bites and natural products to resources that support physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance, you’ll find opportunities to connect, recharge, and discover new paths to thriving. Come celebrate wellness in the heart of Oakland—an evening dedicated to self-care, community, and holistic living.
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Italian Festival Kickoff Dinner & Concert
2025-10-03 17:30 | Little Italy San Jose Business District, North Almaden Blvd &, W St John St, San Jose, 95110
Official VIP Dinner & Concert to kickoff the 8th annual Little Italy San Jose Italian Festival. Live Music, Four course Italian Dinner, & wine included.
Featuring a live auction and tours of Italian Museum/Gift Shop. Specialty Cocktails at the Italian Cellar Speakeasy available for purchase.
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Community Control through Creative Activism
2025-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Black Panther Party Museum, 1427 Broadway, Oakland, 94612
This workshop, presented by The Black School (TBS), will utilize TBS’s Process Deck cards to critically think about and cultivate creative activism projects that envision a liberated future for our communities based in self governance. Each card will prompts participants to navigate the nuance of their collective experience on a local level, while honoring our people’s treasured tradition of using art, design, and culture as tools for community organizing and power building.
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Candlelight: Tribute to Juan Gabriel
2025-10-03 18:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Oakland. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Juan Gabriel at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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