Jewelry Making Workshop – Beginning Wire Wrapping
2026-02-07 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Livermore Valley Arts, 2400 First St, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States
Learn how to bend wire into decorative shapes to hold your beads onto your earrings and necklaces.
All materials and equipment are provided.
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Oakland BCE 2026
2026-02-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Oakland Marriott City Center, 1000 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
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Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2026: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity
2026-02-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth Street - Suite 290, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
OACC’s biggest event returns for its 4th year this February. Join us for a joyous convergence of Asian + African American solidarity at our Lunar New Year x Black History Month Celebration!   It will feature lion dancers, drummers, performers, arts & crafts, a Kids + Teens Zone curated by Storyland Collective, a marketplace of local artisans, and free admission for all ages!
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Unique Derique
2026-02-07 14:00 - 14:45 | Oakland Public Library: César E. Chávez Branch, 3301 East 12th Street, Suite 271, Oakland, 94601, United States
Learn about the history and art of Hambone, and its evolution from Africa to modern North America. Find out what hambone is, where does the name come from, why was it created and what is its significance and meaning. Then experience traditional styles of Hambone body music and find playful rhythms to express a unique Hambone musical style in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere. For children and their families.
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READING | SistahFriend
2026-02-07 14:00 - 17:00 | MoAD | Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
SistahFriend is being developed in Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s New Black Voices Mentorship Program. The program remains central to the company’s mission of uplifting Black female and femme-identifying playwrights, by offering opportunities to develop new works or to showcase them live to new audiences. Currently, the New Black Voices Advisory Board includes Lydia Diamond, Nambi E. Kelley, Dominique Morisseau, and Lisa B. Thompson. The advisory board assists with the selection process of new mentees and the personalized structure for mentorships while serving as mentors within the program.
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Black Life: Memory as Miracle
2026-02-07 17:00 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
What happens when two performance artists—identities unknown to each other as well as to the audience until the day of the show—come together?
The artists featured in this event work with grief, humor, and the thin line between them as material for historicizing hyperpersonal traumas and triumph. Through choreography and vocal performance, their work reminds us that nostalgia is a reliable weapon against erasure, that collective memory serves as an antidote to national delusion.
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BeProximity Presents: Black History Month Gala: A Black Tie Event
2026-02-07 17:00 - 22:00 | Leal Vineyards and Winery, 300 Maranatha Drive, Hollister, 95023
Join us for a fancy night celebrating Black History Month at our BeProximity Black Tie Gala!
Step into an evening of refined elegance and purpose as BeProximity presents the 2026 Black History Month Gala, hosted within the breathtaking Barrel Room at Leal Vineyards. This year’s celebration reimagines conversation and culture through a panel of distinguished voices, live cultural music, artistic performances, dancing and so much more— all honoring the beauty, strength, and enduring legacy of the Black community.
While this night centers on the journeys of the Black experience, it opens its arms to all — friends, neighbors, and leaders from every walk of life — to stand together in solidarity and celebration. With hearts lifted in gratitude, we gather not only to honor the past, but to embrace a future brightened by unity, understanding, and the unshakable power of shared humanity in uncertain times.
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Oakland Elevated: The Big Game Edition
2026-02-07 17:00 - 22:00 | 1900 Broadway, 1900 Broadway, Oakland, United States
Your Big Game weekend deserves more than just another party—it deserves a moment. 1st Friday Bay Area and The Recharge Group invite you to an unforgettable rooftop experience that blends elegance, culture, and energy high above the city lights.
From the instant you arrive, effortless entry, VIP treatment, and elevated hospitality set the tone. After check-in, be whisked away by a private elevator to our first curated open-air lounge, where the evening unfolds in luxury. Capture every moment at our step-and-repeat, photo booth, and signature backdrop stations, designed to make every snapshot worthy of the night.
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Moving Through Menopause: Strength, Elasticity, and Ease with Dr. Karah Charette, DPT
2026-02-07 18:15 | ODC Dance Theater, 3153 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
As we move through the menopause transition, our bodies ask for new ways of listening and tending. Hormonal shifts can affect the elasticity of our tissues – from the pelvic floor to the tendons – influencing continence, sexual comfort, and our capacity for strength and recovery.
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Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir 11th Annual Black History Month Concert
2026-02-07 19:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Join us for a powerful musical journey that honors African American history, blending the depth of traditional and contemporary gospel with the stirring authenticity of Negro spirituals rarely heard outside the South. Feel the spirit and energy of OIGC up close in this intimate setting—an annual fan favorite that fills up fast.
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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Davóne Tines | Bass-Baritone & Ruckus
2026-02-07 19:30 | Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Ruckus has been called “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (SF Classical Voice) for its high-energy fusion of the early-music movement’s questing, creative spirit with the grit, groove, and jangle of American roots music. Joined by versatile bass-baritone Davóne Tines, they explore songs from baroque to contemporary. According to The New Yorker, “Davóne Tines is changing what it means to be a classical singer” in all the best ways. His artistry creates bright new intersections of history, genres, and styles, telling deeply personal, universally relevant stories of human connection.
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Ultimate Tailgate at Eclipse Kitchen & Bar
2026-02-08 - 2026-02-09 | Eclipse Kitchen & Bar, 5 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, 94111, Bangladesh
Get ready for game day at the Ultimate Tailgate! Cheer on your favorite team and catch the halftime show at Eclipse Kitchen & Bar, where the game will be streaming live. Feast on hometown favorites with a menu inspired by Seattle and New England classics.
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BAHC Live! Oakland Fan Zone & Super Bowl Watch Party
2026-02-08 11:00 | Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 10th Street, Oakland, 94607, United States
The Bay Area Host Committee (BAHC) invites the community to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday at the BAHC Live! Oakland Fan Zone and the official Bay Area Super Bowl Watch Party in the East Bay.
Taking place at the historic Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, this free public event brings the excitement of the Big Game directly to Oakland with a full day of entertainment, culture, and community pride.
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Symposium / Multiple Offerings: New Directions in Research on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
2026-02-08 12:30 - 15:30 | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
In conjunction with the exhibition Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings, BAMPFA hosts a symposium that highlights new directions in research on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. Featuring contributions from graduate students and early career researchers and moderated by UC Berkeley faculty and scholars, the symposium honors the spirit of Cha’s multidisciplinary oeuvre by inviting new scholarship from a range of fields and expanding the existing research on the artist’s visionary practice.
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Baroque Garlands
2026-02-08 13:00 | BIng Studio, 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque’s Music Director Laureate, is joined by Grammy Award–winning tenor Aaron Sheehan and soprano Nola Richardson for Rameau’s opera La Guirlande. One of the first French Baroque operas to be revived in the modern era, it tells an archetypal story of infidelity and forgiveness. Handel’s Dixit Dominus, a pressing choral setting of Psalm 110, opens the concert.
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Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Concert 1
2026-02-08 14:00 | Valley Center for the Performing Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, 94602, 94602, United States
Several chamber works performed by OSYO Musicians
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Tutti Frutti The Musical: The Life and Music of Little Richard
2026-02-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, United States
GET READY TO HAVE A ROCK ‘N’ ROLLING GOOD TIME With The WEST COAST PREMIERE of Tutti Frutti The Musical
Tutti Frutti The Musical, is a full length stage production starring Emmy and Broadway World Award Winning Actor, Dedrick Weathersby in the titular role; with stage direction by the accomplished Snoop Robinson, telling the story of The Architect of Rock and Roll, Richard Wayne Penniman, better known to The World as Little Richard. From his early days (1948) being discovered by the Godmother of Rock and Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Electric Squeezebox Orchestra with Special Guest Edward Simon
2026-02-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Hardymon Hall @ The Jazzschool, 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Praised by DownBeat as “one of the strongest pianists of his generation,” award-winning Venezuelan-born pianist and composer Edward Simon is a driving force in modern jazz, known for blending the sounds of Latin America, the Caribbean, West Africa, and the U.S. into a seamless, emotionally rich musical language. A pivotal member of the SFJAZZ Collective and a collaborator with jazz luminaries across generations, Simon’s artistry shines through more than 20 acclaimed albums, numerous commissions, and headline performances at iconic venues worldwide.
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GZA of Wu-Tang Clan feat. Phunky Nomads
2026-02-08 19:00, 2026-02-08 21:00 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
“GZA, aka the Genius, was the most cerebral MC in the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as perhaps the most acclaimed. His cool, precise flow and intricate, literate rhymes weren’t as theatrical as Method Man or Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the two biggest commercial stars to spring from the collective. But among hip-hop aficionados, GZA was revered for his flawless technique and lyrical dexterity, and was considered by many to be the best pure rapper in the entire Clan. GZA was born Gary Grice on August 22, 1966, on Staten Island, New York, and shuttled between several other New York boroughs with various relatives during his childhood. He started learning rhymes by the earliest hip-hop MCs while spending time in the Bronx, and returned to Staten Island to share them with his cousins, who later became known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard and the RZA. In fact, the three of them first teamed up in the early ’80s as part of an obscure group called All in Together Now.
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Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
2026-02-08 19:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir is a Grammy-nominated, African-American Roots Music ensemble. Through the use of the voice, hands, feet and percussion, the CHC has brought to life many of the long overlooked and appropriated song forms stemming from the African diaspora. The CHC performs ring shouts, work songs, spirituals, children’s play songs, corn field hollers, moans and even modern day funk.
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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Bobby McFerrin and MOTION: Circlesongs
2026-02-09 12:00 | The Freight, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, 94704, United States
10-time Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin‘s mission is to get the world singing. So, he’s singing with MOTION almost every Monday afternoon right here at The Freight to welcome even more voices into the circle!
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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Afrofuturism On-Screen
2026-02-09 14:30 - 18:30 | Eastmont Branch : Oakland Public Library, 7200 Bancroft Ave #211, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Every Monday afternoon this month the library will be screening a free calendar of Afrofuturist defined film and media all afternoon long for your enjoyment.
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Black Comedy Competition & Festival 2026
2026-02-10 - 2026-02-15 | Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 10th Street, Oakland, 94607, United States
Since 1987 the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival has helped define and refine the homegrown art form which has become America’s most popular brand of stand up comedy. ​One of only a few major launching pads for many of the nation’s biggest stars, the BABCCF remains on the cutting edge of urban comedy, perpetually in search of comedy’s next breakout star.
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Afro-Urban Beats For Children and Caregivers
2026-02-10 11:30 - 12:15 | Oakland Public Library: Elmhurst Branch, 1427 88th Ave, Oakland, 94621, United States
Afro-Urban Beats: Miss Kanukai leads this fun dance workshop for children and their caregivers. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes that will stay on (Crocs are not recommended).
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Fashion, Faith & Fearlessness Library Movie Night: The Gospel According to André
2026-02-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Oakland Public Library: Elmhurst Branch, 1427 88th Ave, Oakland, 94621, United States
Explore Black fashion, culture, and creativity in this special screening of The Gospel According to André. The documentary follows André Leon Talley’s journey from the segregated South to the heights of the fashion world, highlighting his influence, individuality, and lasting impact. André Leon Talley was a trailblazing fashion editor, writer, and cultural icon who broke barriers as one of the first prominent Black voices in high fashion media. Join us for an inspiring evening of film and conversation.
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Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez (Duo)
2026-02-10 20:00 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Pedro Pablo “Pedrito” Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973, in the Cayo Hueso neighborhood, where rumba is played all day long, and began his musical career at the age of 11, with a foundation in the rumba and Afro-Cuban Yoruba traditions.
Since settling in New York City in the fall of 1998, Pedrito has recorded or performed with Paul Simon, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, Bruce Springsteen, Ruben Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Dave Matthews, and Sting, and has contributed to over 75 albums.
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Trina Michelle Robinson: Open Your Eyes to Water
2026-02-11 - 2026-05-16 | Root Division, 1131 Mission Street, San Francisco, 94103, United States
For nearly a decade, Robinson has utilized an embodied, research-based, and multidisciplinary approach rooted in personal and historical archives to create immersive installations that engage ancestry, memory, and the layered geographies of Black migration. Robinson’s interdisciplinary practice moves fluidly across film, printmaking, sound, and installation.
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Piece by Piece: Celebrating African American Contemporary Art
2026-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Oakland Public Library: Dimond Branch, 3565 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, 94602, United States
Is a hands-on visual arts workshop that introduces participants to influential African American contemporary artists while encouraging creative interpretation through paper mosaic techniques. Participants will observe iconic works by selected artists and reconstruct visual elements using color, texture, and pattern—learning how storytelling, identity, and culture are embedded in contemporary art practices.
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DIY: Black Culture Bookmark Making
2026-02-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Golden Gate Branch : Oakland Public Library, 5606 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA, 94608, United States
Join us for small-scale collaging at this Black-themed make-your-own-bookmarks session.
Bring: Your vision, creativity and, if you like, wallet sized photos or images of you favorite Black heroes or family members.
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