Weekend: Jun 12 - Jun 14, 2026
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Saturday, June 13
“For the People” Art Market & Dance Party (Oakland)
For the People Art Market returns to Understory in Oakland on June 13 for a Pride-themed day party featuring queer art vendors, food, drinks, cocktails, and DJs. Hosted by the Understory Worker Collective, this event is wheelchair accessible and open to the community.
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Free Artist Reception: Jen Garrido (Un)tethered Opening (Oakland)
SLATE Contemporary Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition by Jen Garrido. Featuring an entirely new body of work, this exhibition reflects the artist’s continued exploration of abstract painting through layered compositions, shifting forms, and an evolving visual language. We encourage those interested to ...
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra 60th Anniversary Concert
BCCO celebrates its 60th anniversary by commissioning the Terezin Requiem by Michael Schachter. To honor the concentration camp prisoners of Terezin, who in the face of unimaginable darkness, affirmed their essential humanity through music and the arts. The concert is rounded out with the Haydn ...
Games, Grooves & Animal Friends
Kick off the series with an afternoon of play and discovery. Challenge friends and family to board games, enjoy music from a live DJ, and spend time with adorable animals at the petting zoo. Join us on Saturday, June 13th from 4–6pm in the park ...
Ashton Politanoff with Emily Bell – Dad Had a Bad Day: A Novel
Join us at Book Passage for an author event celebrating Ashton Politanoff’s new book, Dad Had a Bad Day: A Novel.
Described as Headshot meets John Cheever, this novel offers a darkly funny and deeply moving portrait of a “sad dad” who reconnects with a passion from his past.
“21st Century Sucks” by Tim Williams Opening Reception
High octane meets tender disillusionment in Tim Williams’ solo exhibition at Heron Arts.
Immersive Sci-Fi Performance: Orgac Sonomes (Oakland)
Memory fragments from a future that has yet to occur, capable of forming a cohesive message with the intention of directing an individual’s will toward a hidden purpose.
Uncanniks is committed to providing a safe and transformative experience for all attendees. As part of our immersive live ...
Bay Area Maker Farm Folk Punk Bike Benefit
Come join us at the Bay Area Maker Farm for an evening of community fires and folk punk to help raise funds for Oakland bike repair projects!
Persepolis, Film Showing and Discussion
Persepolis, Film Showing and Discussion
Saturday, June 13th, 6pm
This screening is dedicated Marjane Satrapi, 11/22/69-6/4/26.
Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis (translated into dozens of languages) brought the humanity of the Iranian people to millions around the world. In her award-winning film based on the memoir, young ‘Marji’ ...
Oakland Short Film Festival
The 7th edition of the Oakland Short Film Festival invites you to experience the world through a radically different lens. Spanning two distinctive screening programs, our 2026 selection brings together 9 short films from 8 countries – bridging independent voices from Europe, Asia, South America, ...
Fog City Funnies Stand Up Comedy Show
Twelve comedians. Zero cringe. Minimal emotional damage.
Fog City Funnies brings together a wildly mixed crew of comics — engineers, immigrants, Texans, Bay Area natives, overthinkers, husbands, writers, and recovering HR professionals — for a night of sharp stand-up, storytelling, absurd observations, and beautifully questionable life ...
Free Pride Variety Show: Comedy, Music (SF)
Kick off Pride Month with a night that celebrates bold voices, big laughs, and unforgettable performances.
Lit, Laugh, Lyric: Pride Edition brings together LGBTQIA+ writers, comedians, and musicians for an electrifying variety show where storytelling, stand-up, and live music collide.
Expect moments that make you laugh out ...
Choral Pride Concert
Cadence for Change presents Choral Pride: Our choir, chamber choir and chamber music ensemble will perform music that shines a spotlight on composers and songwriters who embrace the LGBTQ community. Repertoire includes pieces composed or arranged by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Franz Schubert, Samuel Barber, Francis Poulenc, ...
“Online and Alone” with Sonia Espiritu + Daimen Seid + E.G. Phillips
Together in cyberspace, separated by our feeds
George Bernard Shaw (among others) made the observation that Britain and America are two nations separated by a common language. The advancement of technology has only atomized our differences further, such that we are now all denizens of the ...
Laugh City: Oakland’s Intimate Stand-Up Comedy Show
Top stand-up comics in Downtown Oakland. Full bar, signature cocktails, and a DJ after the show.
Stand-up comedy in a vinyl lounge offering hard-to-find Jamaican & Guyanese rum selections.
About the venue: A Black-owned, vinyl-focused cocktail lounge in Downtown Oakland. An intimate, small-capacity comedy experience featuring sharp ...
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