San Francisco Metro: Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · East Bay · 27 events · data version 20261021-173303
7:30 PM · Cornelius Cardew Choir: The Great Learning · Dresher Ensemble Studio (Oakland) · live_music, experimental · rating 10
bayimproviser.com · details CORNELIUS CARDEW CHOIR performs Cardew's "THE GREAT LEARNING"PET THE TIGER Instrument Inventors’ Collective performs new works for video with Dan Gottwald (invented instruments), Stephen Parris (guitar, gamelan), David Samas (voice and inventions); the Cornelius Cardew Choir; and Eric Wilcox, Baffon!
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.
1:00 PM · SAN FRANCISCO LEONARD COHEN FESTIVAL · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $15/$20
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, festival, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival presents a screening of Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love , renowned filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s most personal and romantic film of his storied career. The documentary starts on the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, where Leonard Cohen, then a struggling and unknown fiction writer, and Marianne Ihlen, a single mother with a young son, became part of a community of expat artists, writers and musicians.
7:00 PM · JEFFREY FOUCAULT · The Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) · $39/$44
(INCLUDES ALL FEES) · live_music, folk · rating 8
secure.thefreight.org · details In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” ( The New Yorker) , "Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” ( Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar…
2:00 PM · Bluegrass Jam / Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · live_music, folk · rating 7
thestarryplough.com · details Bluegrass jam 2-4 PM, Gaeltacht 4:30-5:30PM, Irish session led by Shay Black 5:30PM
3:00 PM · Jean Rondeau · Cal Performances (Berkeley) · Subscribe May 5 · live_music, classical · rating 7
secure.calperformances.org · details Jean Rondeau, harpsichord : All-French Baroque Program Item details Date November 8, 2026 3:00PM Additional Details Read More Hide "At the forefront of using the [harpsichord] in new and imaginative ways" ( SF Classical Voice ), Rondeau plays an ambitious program exploring the marvelous French Baroque. Learn More UCB STUDENTS: All UC Berkeley Student tickets require authentication with your current UC Berkeley student ID.
4:00 PM · Portraits and Poetry · Piedmont CFTA (Piedmont) · Free · live_music, classical · rating 7
eventbrite.com · details George Enescu: Dixtour for Double Wind Quintet, Bela Bartok: Dances of Transylvania, Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
7:00 PM · Chris Acker with Nikolai Shveitser · Ivy Room (Albany) · TICKETS · live_music, folk · rating 7
ivyroom.com · details ivy room presents - genre - folk, alt-country, americana
7:00 PM · RUBEN STUDDARD · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $55 - $99 · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 7
yoshis.com · details GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE, WINNER OF SEASON TWO OF AMERICAN IDOL
time TBA · COVENANT · Berkeley Rep (Berkeley) · theater · rating 7
berkeleyrep.org · details In a small Georgia town, a blues star’s suspicious rise to fame and a desperate woman’s dream of escape unleash a series of secrets in a haunting Southern Gothic thriller. Peet’s Theatre, Berkeley.
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.
1:00 PM · Mapping Utopias · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · workshop, community · rating 6
bampfa.org · details What does utopia mean to you? Is it a distant dream, or something that already exists in our everyday lives? This workshop, led by educator, anthropologist, and community organizer Isa Prieto, invites participants to explore the idea of utopianism through a discussion and creative exercise. We will share where we experience belonging, care, joy, and possibility and, through a collective mapmaking activity, situate the fragments of utopia that already live in our neighborhoods.
1:30 PM · The Human Condition I: No Greater Love · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details This first part of the trilogy finds Kaji working as a supervisor in a forced labor camp in southern Manchuria, where he and his wife attempt to better the lot of the enslaved Chinese workers. Kaji is accused of dissent, tortured, and then inducted into the army.
2:00 PM · Exhibition Tour: Some Particular Heaven · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art, workshop · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Graduate students from the Departments of History of Art and Film & Media Studies offer exhibition tours on select Wednesdays at 12:15 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.
6:30 PM · Contempt · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details In Italy, Fritz Lang is shooting The Odyssey for an American producer (Jack Palance). Fritz mourns classical culture but will settle for swords and sandals; like The Odyssey , Contempt is about man against circumstances, and such is the circumstance of cinema. The screenwriter, Paul (Michel Piccoli), meanwhile, becomes lost in Rome, and during his odyssey, his wife, Camille (Brigitte Bardot), enters into a crisis of contempt.
2:00 PM · SUNDAY JUKEBOX STROLL · The Fireside (Alameda) · dj_party · rating 5
planetzoop.com · details SUNDAY JUKEBOX STROLL ROCK-A-BILLY, JUMP BLUES, & MORE THE Fireside OLDIES ON 45RPM VINYL DJ s ~ SamoaBoy, Steve Merritt, & Danny Santos 1453 WEBSTER ST. ALAMEDA, CA 2PM TO 6PM ~ FREE NOV 8 2026 Featuring: SamoaBoy, Steve Merritt, Danny Santos
time TBA · ANTHONY MROCKA · Tommy T's (Pleasanton) · Tickets · comedy · rating 4
tommyts-com.seatengine.com · details Event Description Biography November 08 Anthony Mrocka Anthony Mrocka PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING RULES CAREFULLY AS THEY WILL BE ENFORCED WITHOUT EXCEPTION. * PURCHASER'S CREDIT CARD USED FOR PURCHASE AND MATCHING ID REQUIRED TO PICK UP TICKETS AT WILL CALL* * 2 item minimum purchase PER PERSON required (Can be any combination of Food and/or Beverage) * Tickets are Will Call only. No emailed tickets.
1:30 PM · East Bay DRUMMM Circle · Ashkenaz (Berkeley) · From $12.24 · community · rating 0 · no longer listed eventbrite.com · details
4:30 PM · Gaelhtacht & Irish Session · The Starry Plough (Berkeley) · Free · live_music, folk · rating 0 · no longer listed thestarryplough.com · details Gaelhtacht 4:30-5:30PM, Irish Session led by Shay Black 5:30PM
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.
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 · Joyful Raven: Tactical Frivolity · The Marsh Berk (Berkeley) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed themarsh.org · details Joyful Raven’s Tactical Frivolity – How to Save the World in a Unitard Berkeley Theater Nov 6 – Dec 5, 2026 Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday at 8pm Written & Performed by Joyful Raven Directed and Developed by Jael Weisma n Ticket Information Tickets: $25 – $35 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating 60 min | No Intermission | Ages 13+ (Please do not bring infants to the show) Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance.
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