San Francisco Metro: Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · East Bay · 13 events · data version 20261021-173303
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.
7:30 PM · HERLIN RILEY · Yoshi's (Oakland) · $32 - $54 · live_music, jazz · rating 7
yoshis.com · details Wed November 11, 2026 One of today’s premier jazz drummers HERLIN RILEY Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM "The Groove Master", Herlin Riley is widely considered one of the best drummers in any genre of music performing today. The longtime drummer for the legendary Ahmad Jamal and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra now leads two groups, his quintet and the New Orleans Groove Masters featuring himself, Jason Marsalis, and Shannon Powell.
8:00 PM · Aterciopelados · UC Theatre (Berkeley) · $35+ · live_music, latin_world · rating 7
theuctheatre.org · details Aterciopelados, Colombia's most influential rock band, is celebrating a landmark year in 2026 with the 30th anniversary of La Pipa de la Paz, the groundbreaking album that transformed Latin American rock and earned the band's first Grammy nomination.
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.
12:15 PM · Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · art, workshop · 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.
7:00 PM · Samurai Rebellion · Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) · film · rating 6
bampfa.org · details Rebellion is the fitting original title of this relentless social portrait of those who demand subservience and those who have had enough. A magisterial Toshiro Mifune slow burns his way through the role of dutiful samurai Sasahara, whose attempts to be a “good servant” are about to end. “You retreat, and retreat,” says his friend Asano (Tatsuya Nakadai), “until finally you attack.”
8:00 PM · Glass Egg, Sachi's Mirror, Squiggle · Thee Stork Club (Oakland) · $10/$12 · live_music, rock · rating 6
wl.seetickets.us · details Indie and experimental acts Sachi's Mirror, glass egg, and Squiggle come together for an eclectic evening of live music at Thee Stork Club.
time TBA · Mini Masterpieces Holiday Gifts Show · Rhythmix (Alameda) · FREE – Please RSVP · art · rating 5
rhythmix.org · details Are you looking for that one-of-a-kind, handmade gift for your loved one this holiday season? Or just want a fun, small, quirky piece of local art for yourself?
Then get ready for the annual Mini Masterpieces Holiday Gifts Show — equal parts fine art exhibit and most unique holiday shopping experience in Alameda — presented by Art Jam at Rhythmix!
7:00 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.
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.