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Songs for Many Lives (San Francisco)
Sruti Sarathy and Roopa Mahadevan have been hard at work to broaden what Carnatic music sings about while also understanding with more clarity their immigrant past in the states and Bay Area. Tickets on Luma.
Civic Thursdays
Join us for an easygoing happy hour where neighbors, regulars, and newcomers can connect over good drinks and better conversation. Civic Thursdays are about meeting the people who make Oakland tick—residents, organizers, business owners, and anyone curious about what’s happening in our city. No agenda, no speeches—just community, conversation, and a chance to feel a little more at home in Oakland.
Trybe x ACPD: Positive Futures Fair
A special themed Town Nights hosted by Trybe and in partnership with Alameda County Probation Department.
Pre-registration is NOT required. More info at Town Nights
Town Flicks at Raimondi Park (Inside Out)
Cal State East Bay and Pixar Animation Studios in collaboration with the Oakland Ballers are hosting a free outdoor movie night at Raimondi Park. Free tickets available at Eventbrite.
Town Flicks at Raimondi Park (Coco)
Cal State East Bay and Pixar Animation Studios in collaboration with the Oakland Ballers are hosting a free outdoor movie night at Raimondi Park. Free tickets available at Eventbrite.
CURYJ: Nightmare on Mitchell Street
🎃💀 NIGHTMARES ON MITCHELL STREET 💀🎃
The 2nd Annual Halloween Block Party is going down in the heart of East Oakland and EVERYONE’S invited!
🗓️ October 31st, 2025
🕔 5PM – 9:30PM
📍 Mitchell St. between E. 21st & E. 22nd Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice.
This is something we wish we had growing up, and now we get to bring it to life right here where it all started. That’s love. That’s community. That’s Oakland.
🧡 Pull up for:
✨ Free Jumpers for the kids
🍭 Trick-or-Treating
🌮 Free Tacos & Snacks
🎧 Live DJ
🎁 Raffles
🕺 Breakdance Performances
🎮 Games for the youth
🎭 Costume Contests (Youth and Adults – come dressed to win!)
Come through and vibe with us, this one’s for the community, by the community. Let’s keep building the kind of memories we all deserved as kids. We keep us safe! More info at Town Nights & CURYJ.
Songs for Many Lives (Mountain View)
Sruti Sarathy and Roopa Mahadevan have been hard at work to broaden what Carnatic music sings about while also understanding with more clarity their immigrant past in the states and Bay Area. Tickets on Luma.
Songs for Many Lives (Mountain View)
Sruti Sarathy and Roopa Mahadevan have been hard at work to broaden what Carnatic music sings about while also understanding with more clarity their immigrant past in the states and Bay Area. Tickets on Luma.
East Bay Yesterday History Boat Tour
Join Kate Sullivan Creative + East Bay Yesterday’s Liam O’Donoghue for one of the best things I’ve ever done in the Bay Area: Liam’s history tour by boat. Get your tickets here before they sell out!
Uptown Stroll
A neighborhood stroll featuring music, vendors and other activations in the heart of Oakland’s Arts & Entertainment District. Telegraph & Broadway between 15th & 20th. More info online.
Happy Hour with Mangobus at the Bandshell
Kick off the weekend with free live music in Golden Gate Park! Bring your favorite drinks, tasty snacks, and the watch Mangobus (funk, soul, R&B) shake up the Bandshell stage.
Reframe: Rebecca Solnit & Steve Phillips
Step into “Reframe,” the inaugural Merritt Dialogue Speaker Series—an electrifying live conversation between Rebecca Solnit and Steve Phillips, moderated by Jane Kim of the Working Families Party. The quarterly Merritt Dialogue Speaker Series, launching in Oakland’s California Ballroom in 2025, invites us into generative conversation—where two thinkers, whose viewpoints may align or diverge, engage in dialogue that engenders critical thinking and deepens understanding of complex issues. Tickets on Eventbrite.
The Rotunda Mixology Series
Oakland’s top cocktail makers preview drinks every Thursday leading up to the Oakland Style Mixology Competition on Oct 9th. Tickets on Eventbrite.
A Conversation About Adolescence (Zoom)
Come ready to share ideas and engage in an open conversation about the powerful themes raised in Netflix's Adolescence! Cohosted by Reichi Lee (My Digital Tat2) & Deepti Doshi. (New_ Public). RSVP at Eventbrite.
SF Good Neighbor Week
Join your neighbors, the City of San Francisco, and many founding partners to celebrate the very first San Francisco Good Neighbor Week across our city’s wonderful neighborhoods. This holiday celebrates everyday residents who bring connection, kindness and community to San Francisco. More info on their website.
Nature Talks: Black Gold Exhibit Walk
Join a docent-led Nature Talks walk at Fort Point, where you’ll explore Black Gold: Stories Untold. The exhibition features 17 contemporary artists reflecting on the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of African Americans in California from the Gold Rush through Reconstruction. Tickets on Luma.
The Rotunda Mixology Series
Oakland’s top cocktail makers preview drinks every Thursday leading up to the Oakland Style Mixology Competition on Oct 9th. Tickets ($5) on Eventbrite.
Adult Field Trip: Japanese Tea Garden
Join for a private tour of the oldest operating public Japanese Garden in North America. $49 ($30 for SF residents). Sign up here.
Creative Sundays @Gold Palm
Creative Sundays are for anyone who wants to make time for creativity—from creative professionals craving a change of scenery to the creative-curious wanting to play with the array of creativity boosting materials I provide and see where it leads. Reserve a spot on Eventbrite.
The Rotunda Mixology Series
Oakland’s top cocktail makers preview drinks every Thursday leading up to the Oakland Style Mixology Competition on Oct 9th. Tickets on Eventbrite.
A Conversation About Adolescence (Zoom)
Come ready to share ideas and engage in an open conversation about the powerful themes raised in Netflix's Adolescence! Cohosted by Reichi Lee (My Digital Tat2) & Deepti Doshi. (New_ Public). RSVP at Eventbrite.
this is my body: a storytelling showcase.
This is my body is a powerful storytelling experience designed for women of color to reclaim their narratives, amplify their voices, and own their truths. Hosted by Novalia Collective. Tickets at Eventbrite.
Culture Makers: Sports + Community + Music
A conversation with Oakland Ballers General Manager Laura Geist, Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club co-founder Tommy Hodul, and Oakland Girls Softball League President Amanda Wentworth moderated by Azucena Rasilla. Tickets at Eventbrite. (Editors Note: This is the latest installment in the event that launched Revival Rounds! What will inspire you?)
Lighten Up: Opening Reception
A traveling exhibit at SOBU in Oakland and TC Space in Fort Bragg.
Make a Miniature Vignette
In this 2.5 hour workshop for adults, you’ll create a miniature scene that features a wall and floor, framed piece of art, console table, miniature books, and clock. You’ll get to customize your space with a choice of art print and mini-framing method, “tile” color and pattern, wall color, clock color, and more. Final dimensions approx. 7.75” tall x 6” wide x 3.7” deep.
Hosted by JOINERS regular, Erica Meade. RSVP at Brushstrokes Studio.
JOIN or DIE Screening
Join or Die is a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it. Follow the story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of Robert Putnam, whose legendary "Bowling Alone" research into American community decline may hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis. RSVP on Partiful.
5pm doors, 7pm screening
Oba-Mahadevan Collective (Sat)
Erika Oba and Roopa Mahadevan's collaboration is inspired by their shared interest in exploring diaspora through music. Joined by Chris Trinidad on bass and Kevin Amos on drums, they seamlessly integrate jazz, musical theater, improvisation, Japanese folk music and Indian classical (Carnatic) music to create new cultural pathways. RSVP & Tickets.
Plants and Pitchers in Miniature
In this 3 hour workshop for adults, you’ll learn how to make miniature plants and pitchers using simple craft materials and household objects. These tiny decor items are cute additions to a bookshelf, top of a door hinge, or in the context of a miniature scene or vignette (like what you can create in Erica’s "Make a Miniature Vignette" course!).
Hosted by JOINERS regular, Erica Meade. RSVP at BrushStroke Studio.
Oba-Mahadevan Collective (Fri)
Erika Oba and Roopa Mahadevan's collaboration is inspired by their shared interest in exploring diaspora through music. Joined by Chris Trinidad on bass and Kevin Amos on drums, they seamlessly integrate jazz, musical theater, improvisation, Japanese folk music and Indian classical (Carnatic) music to create new cultural pathways. RSVP & Tickets.
Revival Rounds #15
Revival Rounds will welcome the first days of spring and celebrate women’s history month at Heart & Dagger Saloon, a woman-owned bar focused on community in Lakeshore/Grand Lake. RSVP on Partiful.
On Purpose Collective Launch Party
On Purpose Collective is an inspired community of purpose-driven entrepreneurs, change-makers, healers, and creatives, supporting one another to bring our bold visions to life from a place of resourced body, mind, spirit, and finances.
Hosted by Lily Williams, a JOINERS regular.
Art Talk
A look at the magic of miniatures through history, plus a peek at Erica Meade’s (a regular at JOINERS) work. Includes wine! $10. RSVP at Square.
Revival Rounds# 14: Civic Cupid
Love is in the air! Well, not really. But we're gonna take advantage of everyone's affection for epistolary romance to demand change with angry, passionate, and spicy letters about whatever change YOU want.
🚧 Potholes on your block? Write Carroll Fife.
🏫 Not enough seats at your neighborhood school? Write Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell.
📈 Concerned about the number of significant digits in The Chronicle's data reporting? Write the Data Editor.
Come out to Two Pitchers to write some letters, eat some burgers, and have some brews. I'm gonna try to bring my printer, envelopes, and stamps. Bring a device to write on (phone can be fine).