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Almanac’s Backyard Hootenanny (Oct. 22-24)

Join us for an Almanac Backyard Hootenanny!⁠ ⁠ We’ve got pumpkins and hay bales galore for a picture-perfect photo-op, food specials including kettle corn and pumpkin ice cream, beer specials, cider, and bluegrass bands rocking all 3 days!⁠ ⁠ Music Schedule:⁠ Friday, Oct. 22nd, 6pm-9pm:⁠ ...

“Free Julian Assange” Protest (Oakland) This event is part of an international campaign to support the dropping of charges and freedom of Julian Assange, who exposed illegal US military invasion plans. We will rally outside the Grand Lake Theater to demand “Free Julian Assange! Drop the Phony Charges!”

SF’s Inaugural “Bearrison” Street Fair w/ DJs, Drag Queens + Wrestling (SoMa) The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc., (SPI) in collaboration with the Bears of San Francisco (BOSF), are thrilled to announce the lineup of performers for the inaugural Bearrison Street Fair, set for October 23, 2021, in and around the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in ...

Cherry Season: One-Day Photo Show w/ Ernesto Méndez (SoMa) An exhibition of photography by Ernesto Méndez, featuring sound design by Andrei Rodríguez Paredes and Jorge David García. A photographer and documentary filmmaker, Méndez produced this work while employed for two seasons as a cherry picker in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. He then worked with ...

OMCA’s New Free Outdoor Lunch Performance Series

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) today announces a new, free program series open to the public this October through December. After reopening its campus in June following 15 months of closure, this series will be the Museum’s first in-person program, and its first public ...Every Saturday

“Nina Simone’s Gum” Author Event Join us on Saturday, October 23rd at 12pm PT when Warren Ellis joins us to discuss his book, Nina Simone’s Gum, with Joe Cardamone on Zoom! THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT Tickets are available at the link above, and include a copy of Nina Simone’s Gum with ...

Free Organic Cherry Liquor Tasting (Pacifica) Both Saturday and Sunday we will be serving free samples of our new Organic Cherry Liquor. Bring your dog & take in nearby live music and food at the beach

Nature + Lichen Walk in Golden Gate Park (SF) Is life feeling a bit tedious and dull these days? Do you feel a general sense ennui, angst, or other existential pain? Does it all seem to be a bit too much? Most likely, the problem is that you’re not looking at enough lichens. Lichens are ...

Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels Join CHSA and the authors of Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels to learn about the true stories of glamour, drama, and tragedy told through five generations of a Shanghai family, from the last days of imperial rule to the Cultural Revolution. A ...

Webinar: History of the Greater San Francisco Speedway On Saturday, October 23, at 1 p.m., the San Mateo County Historical Association will present Nicholas Veronico, who will speak on the history of the Greater San Francisco Speedway, an automobile racetrack, billed as the fastest in the United States when it was built in ...

Eki’Shola / Erica Ambrin / Lee Vandeveer Featured in PBS, NPR Tiny Desk Contest, and KQED Eki’Shola’s music transcends genre, as she seamlessly draws from jazz, electronica, and soul music to create a sonic landscape all her own. A solo artist and physician, Eki’Shola uses her music as a conduit for healing. ...

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra Concert Conducted by both Edwin Outwater and his student mentee Jaco Wong ’22, this concert will feature Overture “Leonore” No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b by Ludwig von Beethoven conducted by Jaco Wong ’22, Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25 by Ernest Chausson feat. ...

A Day on the Deck of the U.S.S. Hornet (Alameda) Those aboard the U.S.S Hornet will be dancing on the decks of history, raving atop the massive open-air flight deck that once carried over 100 military aircraft. Commissioned by the US Navy in 1943, the aircraft carrier provided the Navy’s primary offensive force during the ...

Free Music Show in SF Chinatown (Every Saturday)

, we organize a free music show for the public. Located in the heart of Chinatown, Clarion is a performing arts center. Here at Clarion, we believe that arts should be accessible to everyone regardless of race, gender and socioeconomic status. That is why ...Every Saturday

Titans of Comedy at Atlas Cafe Reserve your table for 2 or more and enjoy delicious coffee, drinks and lunch on their outdoor parklet; sit down with drinks and laugh the afternoon away at an outdoor comedy show hosted by Mutiny Radio’s Pam Benjamin featuring a hilarious line up of Bay ...