San Francisco Metro: Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · East Bay · 28 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:30 PM · Matt Robidoux: The Spiral Worker · Dresher Ensemble Studio (Oakland) · experimental, live_music · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Matt Robidoux presents the Bay Area premiere of "The Spiral Worker," a connector within a rhizomatic network, fundamentally distinct from tree-like hierarchical structures that impose predetermined order. Drawing from Deleuze and Guattari's concept of the rhizome and Stockhausen’s moment form, this happening establishes multiple entry points and non-linear pathways through which performers engage with material transformation: corn synth, corn silk, corn husk.
8:00 PM · NEWT POOL (Cheryl Leonard + Wobbly) · Tom's Place (Berkeley) · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details Thu 11/12 8:00 PM Peacock Lounge [552 Haight St SF] Tom Djll Close your eyes to see your possible selves unearthed, scraped and feather dusted, then entreated to self assemble in the anthropoid menagerie of vibration. https://djll.bandcamp.com/ Tanukispidercat With as many fangs as bright yellow eyes, from crouch to pounce, her blizzard of tooth, claw, fluff, synth and sampler come full fury with lethal-swift paddycakes of pure desire.
6:00 PM · Windham Hill 50th Anniversary Live · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · live_music, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details PREMIUM ADMISSION AVAILABLE
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10:00 AM · Member Introductions · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · Learn more · community · rating 7
hillsideclub.org · details New members. and long time members, are welcome to learn about membership benefits and Club activities.
1:00 PM · OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk · OMCA (Oakland) · Free · workshop, community, festival, art · rating 7
museumca.org · details Spotlight Sundays: Alice Street Screening with Malonga Arts Dance and Drums
Walk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture, and learn about the history, design, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland.
No reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour.
2:00 PM · Sing Jam / Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · $15 ADV | $20 ATD · live_music, folk · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Sing Jam 2-4 PM ($15 ADV | $20 ATD). Irish Session guest leader/advanced session at 5:30PM (Free).
2:30 PM · LUNA MEXICANA · Paramount Theatre (Oakland) · BUY TICKETS · theater, dance · rating 7
paramountoakland.org · details Luna Mexicana is one of the Bay Area’s most elaborate and inclusive Dia de los Muertos events. Like the celebration that inspires it, Luna Mexicana i s a beautiful blend of exuberant dance, joyful music, colorful costumes, flowers, candles, food, and – most of all – celebration of family.
3:00 PM · Ema Nikolovska & Sean Shibe · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · Subscribe May 5 · live_music, classical · rating 7
secure.calperformances.org · details Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano ; Sean Shibe, guitar : Orlando Variations Item details Date November 1, 2026 3:00PM Additional Details Read More Hide An eclectic program featuring acoustic and electric music across genres and centuries––"like being awake in a vivid dream" ( The Times, London ). Learn More UCB STUDENTS: All UC Berkeley Student tickets require authentication with your current UC Berkeley student ID. Until you authenticate, you will not see your 50% off discounted ticket price.
7:00 PM · Da! Mohzem · Hillside Club (Berkeley) · Buy Tickets · live_music, folk, dance · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details Live music and Balkan folk dancing!
7:00 PM · JA RONN & FLOW: THAT 80S FLOW · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $39 - $69 · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
yoshis.com · details MUSIC THAT MOVES THE SPIRIT, THE BODY, AND THE ROOM
7:00 PM · Pigeons Playing Ping Pong · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · $35 · live_music, rock · rating 7
theuctheatre.org · details Few bands command a stage, or a crowd, quite like Baltimore’s Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Driven by an infectious live energy and a relentless touring schedule spanning nearly two decades, the dynamic quintet— ”Scrambled Greg” Ormont [vocals, guitar], Jeremy Schon [guitar, vocals], Ben Carrey [bass, vocals], Alex "Gator" Petropulos [drums, vocals], and new member Jon Brady [keys, vocals]—has built an undeniable reputation as one of the most electric live acts on the tour circuit today.
7:30 PM · Doors Only in That Open Silence · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Donations at the door are welcomed · live_music, experimental, workshop · rating 7
temescalartcenter.org · details Open-participation, free improvisation and non-hierarchical workshop. Bring your instrument or come to listen. Held on first Sundays.
7:30 PM · La Santa Cecilia · Siesta Valley Bowl (Orinda) · $81.45 - $91.80 (includes fees) · live_music, folk, latin_world · rating 7
ticketmaster.com · details La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican American band founded in 2007 in Los Angeles, California, whose musical influences are found in genres such as bolero, folk, cumbia, ranchero, norteño, jazz, among others; and a unique style that gives shine to their music. Formed by La Marisoul (vocals), Pepe Carlos (guitar and accordion), Alex Bendaña (bass) and Miguel Ramírez (percussions). Their talent has led them to be Grammy award winners in 2014.
time TBA · LIBERATION · Berkeley Rep (Berkeley) · theater · rating 7
berkeleyrep.org · details Written by Bess Wohl, this bitingly funny and poignant play follows a daughter delving into her mother's 1970s feminist consciousness-raising group to explore the legacy of the women's movement. It examines what freedom truly means across generations through messy, impassioned personal histories.
2:00 PM · Tour: Maren Hassinger · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15 PM.
4:00 PM · The Valiant Ones · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo is called to protect China from the machinations of Japanese pirates and corrupt officials in King Hu’s masterly work, noted for its forest fight scene set to the moves of a Go match. “A muscleman is not enough; we need a schemer,” one character muses, illuminating the film’s intricate web of betrayals and plots.
5:00 PM · Record Swap · Up The Creek Records (Walnut Creek) · free · community · rating 6
stevelist.com · details all ages
6:30 PM · Worst Party Ever & Friends · 924 Gilman (Berkeley) · $$20/$25 · live_music, rock · rating 6
maps.google.com · details Indie and emo acts Worst Party Ever and Equipment headline an all-ages showcase at 924 Gilman. Join in for an evening of melodic, heartfelt anthems alongside special guest performers.
7:00 PM · GoodFellas · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Working with trusted accomplices, including editor Thelma Schoonmaker, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, actors Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, and brilliant first-time collaborators Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco, Martin Scorsese combines varied cinematic styles, camera techniques, and a precisely executed collage of popular music, adapting Nicholas Pileggi’s chronicle of real-life Mafia associate Henry Hill.
5:00 PM · THE FALL SHOW · Ashby Stage (Berkeley) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed shotgunplayers.org · details Long-lasting love is marked by both comfort and conflict. In The Fall Show, an elderly couple’s unexpected romance unfolds against a maelstrom of memory and movement. Lovers collide, chaos erupts, and tenderness persists in an intimate examination of love ‘til the very end.
5:30 PM · Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · other · rating 0 · no longer listed thestarryplough.com · details Guest leader/advanced session 5:30PM
9:00 PM · Improvisation Workshop · Temescal Arts Center (Temescal) · Free · workshop, experimental, live_music · rating 0 · no longer listed temescalartcenter.org · details Open Workshop and Playground in free improvisation. Spontaneously Assembled Small Groups will collaborate. Bring your instrument, your body, your poetry. Come ready to be surprised. Hosted by Lewis Jordan. Inviting musicians, poets, dancers, to a non-hierarchical setting to improvise together. Spontaneously composing or contributing, can't be on a guest list.
time TBA · INAUGURAL CONCERT! · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe · live_music, classical, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details LAND’S END FOLK ENSEMBLE:CLASSICAL MUSICIANS EXPLORE FOLK MUSIC Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe
time TBA · RAGTIME AND TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details VIRGINIA TICHENOR’S RAGTIME QUARTET Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime
time TBA · TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH · live_music, jazz · rating 0 · no longer listed ticketsignup.io · details “IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH