COYOTE Calendar: February 12-18

Welcome to the COYOTE Calendar. Here are this week's hand-picked events, just for you. The Super Bowl is over, but now, the real games begin. (The game… of love.) We’ve got a truckload of Valentine’s Day and anti-Valentine’s Day events, so regardless of whether or not you have a boo in your life, you’ll still have lots to do.

In San Francisco’s Mission District, historic Balmy Alley becomes Lover’s Lane on V-Day, with an all-day schedule of performances, DJ sets, and vendors. You'll also find us at the Girl Culture is Sacred Valentine's abortion benefit show at El Rio that night! Come say hi!

The Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS) group is also doing a whole week of events in San Francisco, including a gathering for two-spirit and indigequeer youth on Feb. 12 and a book event centered around Indigenous cosmology on Feb. 15.  

Obligatory gay nerd shit (complimentary): The OMCA White Elephant Sale is still happening! Deadly Prey, an exhibition of sick-ass, hand-painted movie posters from Ghana, is showing ‘til the end of the month at the Minnesota Street Projects in San Francisco! Hardcore LARPers and tabletop gamers also have DunDraCon (Feb. 13-16) in Santa Clara to look forward to; and San Francisco nerds should check out the FREE Queer Comics Fest at the Main Library on Feb. 15. Comics fans who don’t want to cross the Bay Bridge (I don’t blame you) can check out the East Bay Comic Con in Concord.

Also that weekend: Impress your elders ahead of Lunar New Year by stopping at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in San Francisco Chinatown to stock up on all the florals, red envelopes, and flaming horse merch you’ll need for the holiday. On Feb. 15 and 16, Match Point Brewing in Albany will host new year festivities with mahjong, dim sum, and a special holiday craft beer. You can also catch lion dances, fireworks, and more in Millbrae, Oakland, Hayward, and San Leandro.

This week we've got a literary journal release party, vampire drag, and deep dives into Pompeii AND ancient Egypt. We'll post new events each Wednesday. Go forth and enjoy!

• Remarkable Robots 〰️️ If you, too, miss the days when robots were for doing cool stuff like hitting each other with hammers or doing backflips instead of making hideous “art,” you might enjoy this showcase of cool robot creations by the San Marin High School’s Penguin Empire Robotics Club. 〰️️ 4pm–5pm 〰️️ Novato Library 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• O-O-H Child 〰️️ Inspired by an exhibition meant to position Blackness as a concept worthy of cosmic wonder, this piece of performance art by M. Carmen Lane, Sidra Leigh Bell, and Sophia Halimah Parker sounds like hitting “refresh” on your brain. Honestly, it’s just what we need right now. “Named after an idiom that holds recognition, warning, tenderness, and release in a single breath, O-O-H Child begins where language thins and embodied knowing takes over, unfolding through sound and movement.” 〰️️ 6pm–7:30pm 〰️️ Museum of the African Diaspora, SF 〰️️ $15 〰️️ more info
• NightLife: Mix & Mingle 〰️️ This month’s after-hours hang at Cal Academy is Valentine’s-themed, with a special session with Date My Friend. (Picture “Shark Tank” but you’re pitching the merits of your single bestie instead of, like, a mirror that makes you look skinnier?) “There will be tarot card readers, photo booths & more for all your meet-cute dreams post presentations.” 〰️️ 6pm–10pm 〰️️ California Academy of Sciences, SF 〰️️ $25 〰️️ more info
• Sad Girls Club 〰️️ Do you have a shrine to Olivia Rodrigo in your closet? Have you ever cut your own bangs in a fit of rage? Then this one’s for you. Come escape the fumes of toxic positivity at this party, which will feature intention-setting exercises, bouquet-making, bedazzling, and karaoke. 〰️️ 6pm–10pm 〰️️ 13 Orphans, Oakland 〰️️ $36 〰️️ more info
• ZYZZYVA Issue 131 Release Party 〰️️ Come celebrate the newest issue of ZYZZYVA, the award-winning literary journal that has been publishing since 1985. Featuring short readings by contributors Tomas Moniz, Maw Shein Win, and Suzanne Rivecca. We love print! Mazeltov! 〰️️ 6:30pm 〰️️ Local Economy, Oakland 〰️️ $10 donation 〰️️ more info
• Beloved By the Bay: A Romance Panel 〰️️ The thing about romance authors is that they are, bar none, the most fun group of people in the literary world. I mean, you’ve gotta be to remain an ardent believer in love in these cursed times. This panel (moderated by bestselling author Jasmine Guillory) brings together Bay Area authors Taleen Voskuni, Sophie Wan, and Mara Williams to talk all about the genre. “Join the panelists in the holy grail of meet-cute destinations — the library! — and enjoy themed drinks, literary speed dating, and book sales and signing after the talk.” 〰️️ 6:30pm 〰️️ Mechanics’ Institute, SF 〰️️ $20 〰️️ more info
• Valentine's Day Flower Boxes 〰️️ This Valentine’s Day, think outside the box by putting flowers in a box. Korean hangout spot Sōhn is teaming up with the floral design experts at E’pume Studio to teach a workshop on creating a sophisticated flower box that you can take home or gift to someone very lucky. 〰️️ 6:30pm–8:30pm 〰️️ Sōhn, SF 〰️️ $150 〰️️ more info
• Flower Arranging Class for Men 〰️️ No, this isn’t a cash grab like Dude Wipes or bro-ga (yoga… for men). This workshop from Planted SF and the Faight Collective aims to be a supportive, beginner-friendly space for guys to have fun together and make something nice. Plus there’s unlimited beer. Bring the homies — everyone will go home with a big, handmade bouquet. 〰️️ 6:30pm–8:30pm 〰️️ The Faight Collective, SF 〰️️ $55+ 〰️️ more info
• Dating with Dhaya, feat. Love Tarot + Horoscope Lounge 〰️️ Zodiac girlies assemble! On this special dating game show, comedian and storyteller Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is all about helping ladies find love — or at least a decent astrologically aligned connection. Come early to experience pre-show tarot readings and get your natal chart read. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ The Commons at KQED, SF 〰️️ $24 〰️️ more info 
• Repression & Resistance: Conversations with the Front Lines 〰️️ Activists who’ve been fighting in the Palestine Solidarity and Puerto Rican independence movements, Anti-Cop City organizing, and immigration actions will come together, share their experiences with state repression, and provide insights on how they’ve worked together to protect each other, despite their seemingly disparate causes. 〰️️ 7pm–9pm 〰️️ Medicine for Nightmares, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• The Return of Ancient Epic: The Egyptian Book of the Dead 〰️️ Can I get a “hell yea” from my fellow Anubis stans? At this talk, scholar Rita Lucarelli will get deep into how ancient Egyptians prepped themselves, literally and figuratively, for the afterlife. “Expect a vibrant conversation that reveals mythology and afterlife texts as living systems of meaning: tools for constructing identity, justifying royal power, and imagining how to make one's way through the world and beyond it, in harmony and according to Maat (truth, order, justice).” 〰️️ 7pm–9pm 〰️️ Clio’s, Oakland 〰️️ $7+ 〰️️ more info
• F*** Valentine's Day! 〰️️ Love is way more fun when you can laugh about it, and that’s the idea behind this annual variety show spectacular, which features burlesque, freestyle rap, pole dancing, circus acts, and interpretative dance renditions of disastrous sex experiences submitted by the audience. This promises to be “scalding hot and hilariously weird.” 〰️️ 8pm–11pm 〰️️ The Continental Club, Oakland 〰️️ $23+ 〰️️ more info

• Red Robin Fundraiser for Trans Youth 〰️️ Look, doing activism can take a lot out of anybody, but here’s a very low-bar chance to do good while eating an OK fast-casual burger. The Q Corner, a free LGBTQ+ program for youth in Santa Clara, is raising money for its events and meetups at the Red Robin at Eastridge Mall. Go and tell the server you’re there for the Q Corner, and the restaurant will donate 20% of the cost of your order to the program. 〰️️ 11am–11pm 〰️️ Eastridge Mall Red Robin, San Jose 〰️️ more info
• Artists Live Here: Community Convening 〰️️ In the wake of venue closures, the decimation of the California College of the Arts, massive arts funding cuts, and the ongoing cost of living crisis in the Bay Area, SOMArts is calling everyone who cares about creativity in the Bay Area to come hash out what it would mean to advocate for artists here. 〰️️ 4pm–8pm 〰️️ SOMArts Cultural Center, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Food and Culture Swap 〰️️ Bring out your jams, jellies, starters, mothers, shrubs, and misos! At this event, you and your fellow fermentistas can exchange homemade goods and sourdough war stories. RSVP required. 〰️️ 6pm–7pm 〰️️ Preserved, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• The Stories We Tell - Opening Reception 〰️️ A new show at Oakland’s Creative Growth Art Center will feature the multimedia work of artists currently practicing at the Center, which works to provide space in the art world for creators with developmental disabilities. This exhibition focuses on “storytelling as a force that can spark humor and inspire new paradigms.” 〰️️ 6pm–8pm 〰️️ Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• 4th Annual Shrimp and Grits Taste Off 〰️️ Hnnngh yessssss!!! Yes. Of course. Obviously! Among the Bay Area’s chefs, whose shrimp and grits will reign supreme? Come by and sample a wide variety of takes on the Southern staple; then, argue with your fellow attendees about it. 〰️️ 6pm–9pm 〰️️ Town Fare, Oakland 〰️️ $60+ 〰️️ more info
• Love Birds Mask-erade Ball 〰️️ Get hot and heavy while celebrating the joy of disability solidarity. Featuring a DJ, photo booth, snacks, and gorgeous handmade facemask bling. 〰️️ 6pm–9pm 〰️️ Disability Cultural Center, SF 〰️️ 😷 COVID SAFE (masks and testing required) 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Depths of Wikipedia Live 〰️️ Join Depths of Wikipedia creator Annie Rauwerda on a journey through Wikipedia’s most interesting corners, from cow tools to the crime rate in Antarctica. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ August Hall, SF 〰️️ $39.80 〰️️ more info
• Queer Heartbreak: An Anti-Valentine's Day Drag Show 〰️️ This one’s for the messy bitches. Bring your situationship or your ex who you still live with for some reason to enjoy a raucous night of drag king excellence. 〰️️ 8:30pm–11pm 〰️️ Eclectic Box, SF 〰️️ $15-$25 〰️️ more info
• Circus of Sin Pre-V Day Assacre 〰️️ LOL, “assacre” — I love burlesque people. Get weird this V-Day eve with circus arts, hula hooping, and, of course, lots of booty shaking. 〰️️ 9pm 〰️️ The Caravan, San Jose 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info

• Feed the Hood 36: Black History Month x Valentine’s Day Edition 〰️️ This Valentine's Day, spread love to your whole community, too. East Oakland Collective is hosting a donation drive and coordinating volunteers to make 2,000 meals and hygiene kits for our unhoused neighbors in Oakland. Registration required. 〰️️ 9am–1pm 〰️️ East Oakland Collective Hub, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Black Cowboy Academy 〰️️ Did you know that Bill Pickett, the most famous Black cowboy in American history, invented the technique of “bulldogging,” or taking down a bull by biting its lip? Yeowch!! While you’re likely not going to do any of that at this event at Fairyland, aspiring cowpokes will get to learn how to lasso while hanging out with “REAL, LIVE PONIES.” 〰️️ 10am–1pm 〰️️ Children’s Fairyland, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Lion Dance Cafe Book Signing 〰️️ Superfans of the now-closed Lion Dance Cafe will get a chance to meet the chefs behind the Singaporean-Italian vegan cuisine that wowed the Bay Area in its heyday. Grab their new cookbook, get it signed, and taste the limited-edition collab pizza they made with Oakland's Mama’s Boy. 〰️️ 11am–3pm 〰️️ Oaktown Spice Shop, Oakland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Blind Date with a Book 〰️️ I’ve never been on a blind date, but I can’t imagine it would be more fun than picking up a new mystery read while sipping sparkling wine. Plus you don’t have to make small talk with a book. Score! 〰️️ 12pm–10pm 〰️️ Book Society, Berkeley 〰️️ more info
• Jessica Little Fu’s Lunar New Year/Valentine’s Pop-Up 〰️️ Pastry chef Jessica Fu — formerly of Stonemill Matcha — makes gorgeous confections that marry her Chinese American upbringing with seasonal California produce. At this pop-up, she’ll have special gift sets for the new year, cream puffs flavored with matcha and cherry blossoms, and slices of chiffon cake sandwiching chestnut whipped cream and oolong pastry cream. 〰️️ 12pm–3pm 〰️️ Abacus Row, SF 〰️️ more info
• Let It Bleed Valentine's Flash Day 〰️️ Adorn your arms and/or legs with special V-Day-themed flash tattoos. 〰️️ 1pm–8pm 〰️️ Let It Bleed, SF 〰️️ $100-$250 〰️️ more info
• Love in the Time of Intifada: A Fundraiser for Gaza Students & Activist Speed Friending 〰️️ Make some new buds while also helping raise money to evacuate university students from Gaza to Ireland. Dabke lessons to follow! 〰️️ 1pm 〰️️ Starry Plough, Berkeley 〰️️ $25 donation 〰️️ more info
• A Quartz Paradox 〰️️ If you’re compelled to duck out of the ambient heteronormative haze of Valentine’s Day, come to this massive dungeon, where 30+ queer vendors will be assembling to hawk kinky and not-so-kinky goods: from tres leches cake to dildos shaped like handguns. Petplay speed dating starts at 5:30pm. 〰️️ 2pm–7pm 〰️️ Paradox, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Black Joy in the Outdoors 〰️️ Rue Mapp, founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro and author of Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors, and Rashad Frazier, founder of Camp Yoshi and author of the forthcoming book Cook Out: Recipes and Tips for the Great Outdoors, will come together and chat about how they’ve worked to create spaces of belonging for Black outdoor enthusiasts. 〰️️ 2–3:30pm 〰️️ Museum of the African Diaspora, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Sakartvelo Pop-up 〰️️ Georgian food is one of those cuisines that should be way more popular than it is, so I’m glad this roving pop-up is here to spread the good word. At this special holiday edition of the pop-up, you’ll find crab dumplings, cheese stuffed baked breads, and fresh beet phkali. 〰️️ 4pm 〰️️ The Punchdown, Sebastopol 〰️️ more info
• SF Valentine's Day Pillow Fight 〰️️ Join a bunch of strangers for a very non-sexy pillow fight. “Bring your friends, bring a synthetic pillow (no feathers), bring a costume, and come get lovingly smacked!!” It starts with a stretch circle for us oldies. 〰️️ 5:45pm 〰️️ Embarcadero Plaza, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Passages x See Eat V-Day Dinner 〰️️ California hippie food meets Shanghainese techniques at this special four-course dinner at an underground (but not literally) wine bar. Dinner will include a live performance by experimental musician and artist X Medianoche. 〰️️ Seatings at 6pm and 8:30pm 〰️️ Passages Wine Bar, SF 〰️️ $100 〰️️ more info
• 31st Annual Bay Area Love Fest 〰️️ An all-star cast of Bay Area writers (including Alie Jones, Pendarvis Harshaw, Duane Horton, and UC Berkeley's Poetry for the People visionary, Aya de Leon) will be taking the stage at Berkeley's favorite cultural institution. Pull up and show/receive some love. 〰️️ 7:30pm–9:30pm 〰️️ La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley 〰️️ $5 (18 & under); $15-20 presale; $20-30 door 〰️️ more info
• The Last Dragon (1985) Screening 〰️️ Enjoy top-tier 80s schlock with 1985’s The Last Dragon, a cult classic and harmonious marriage of Motown and martial arts. Sho’ nuff! 〰️️ 8pm 〰️️ Orinda Theatre, Orinda 〰️️ $14 〰️️ more info

• Women's Galentines Pinball Tournament 〰️️ Bash some balls with your fellow shes and theys at this pinball tournament, which is open to folks of all skill ranges. Or you can just swing by and gawk at the rad collection of vintage pinball machines here. Entrance is free if you bring a Valentine’s Day card for another player or the museum. Sadly, you can’t date the museum. 〰️️ 12pm–4pm 〰️️ Pacific Pinball Museum, Alameda 〰️️ $2+ 〰️️ more info
• Mis Amores Fundraiser 〰️️ A group of local vendors are coming together to raise money for Bay Resistance, a network of mutual aid and activist groups working toward justice in the Bay Area. Enter the raffle for sick prizes, dance to a live set by DJ EddyWardo, and chow down on Japanese-style fried chicken from Oakland's Aburaya. 〰️️ 12pm–5pm 〰️️ Spats Bar, Berkeley 〰️️ more info
• Anarchist Skill Share 〰️️ Get a different kind of A.S.S. this weekend and learn all sorts of survival skills that you’ll need to support your community: legal skills, overdose care, tips on how to provide first aid, and more. 〰️️ 1pm–8pm 〰️️ 924 Gilman, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Meltin' Ice Sweatin' Fascists 〰️️ Let’s get physical — and protest ICE at the same time! Don legwarmers and leotards at this 80s aerobics-themed happening. 〰️️ 1pm 〰️️ Heritage Plaza, Woodland 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Welcoming Mushrooms into Your Garden 〰️️ While backyard truffles will forever be the gourmand’s white whale, you’ll still learn a lot about how to coax edible shrooms into your garden at this workshop led by experienced growers. Cultivation kits will be available for purchase. 〰️️ 2pm 〰️️ Curious Flora Nursery, Richmond 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Squatting Stool Workshop 〰️️ Bless the lesbians. That’s all I have to say. Join the Dykes with Drills for this hands-on workshop where you’ll craft something that will seriously change your life. No prior woodworking experience required. 〰️️ 2pm–6pm 〰️️ Bay Area Maker Farm, Alameda 〰️️ $125 〰️️ more info
• Sunday Congregation: Comfort Collective x BScene Wine 〰️️ Culinary pop-up Comfort Collective is serving a four-course meal to pair with organic wines from BScene Wines, including their fantastic Malvasia. Courses include short ribs braised in Nebbiolo; seared scallops and braised celery (Southern culinary legend Edna Lewis’ recipe); and cake scented with black cardamom. 〰️️ 5pm–8pm 〰️️ Tessier Winery, Berkeley 〰️️ $100 〰️️ more info
• V is for Virility 〰️️ A celebration of trans masc and drag king artists, seen through a suave 60's lens. 〰️️ 7pm–10pm 〰️️ The Stud, SF 〰️️ more info

• Briones Regional Park Hike 〰️️ I’m not sure what you’re supposed to do on Presidents’ Day, but it’s definitely a good day to go look at some wild plants. Start the day with an enriching group hike through this incredibly scenic East Bay park that overlooks the Sacramento River Delta. 〰️️ 9:30am–1pm 〰️️ Briones Regional Park, Martinez 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Sitha's Khmer Kitchen Pop-up 〰️️ I cannot tell you enough how rad Sitha Yim’s cooking is. Her roving pop-up serves gorgeous Cambodian cuisine — think lemongrass-marinated grilled meats, ceviche-like shrimp, and wildly aromatic garlic noodles. Take home a bag of her special potato chip-thin beef jerky, too. As a bonus, Mission Bowling Club is also hosting Queer Bowling Night at the same time! 〰️️ 6pm 〰️️ Mission Bowling Club, SF 〰️️ more info
• Handbuilding Mug Workshop 〰️️ A beginner-friendly class where you’ll walk away with a mug of your own (in like 2 weeks). 〰️️ 6:30pm–8:30pm 〰️️ One Market Plaza, SF 〰️️ $65 〰️️ more info
• Tayyba Kanwal Author Talk 〰️️ Come hear about Talking with Boys, the debut story collection from Houston writer Tayyba Kanwal. “A community of Pakistani immigrants in Houston distract ICE with unlikely bait. A housekeeper in a Dubai mansion plots to liberate her fellow indentured workers. A daughter made unidentifiable among a market of headscarves takes the chance–and disappears herself. In Lahore, an empty-nester finds herself bound by more than the jinxed bracelet her adult son has gifted her.” The stories reckon with how both men and women can have complicated relationships with patriarchy. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ Green Apple Books (9th Ave.), SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Kinky Trivia Night 〰️️ Join your fellow pervos at Port Costa’s finest (and only) dive bar for a fetish-themed trivia night. The grand prize is a $50 gift certificate from the bar — that’s good for like, three Long Island Iced Teas! That’s totally a normal amount of them to drink. 〰️️ 7:30pm 〰️️ The Warehouse Cafe, Port Costa 〰️️ more info

• Bayview Mardi Gras Celebration 〰️️ Woo, even more holiday events! Today is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, and the Bayview neighborhood is turning out to celebrate with a street party complete with soul food, a live band, and all-ages entertainment. 〰️️ 11am–5pm 〰️️ Gumbo Social, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Nosferatu (1922) Screening 〰️️ Reject hot vampires; embrace 1922 naked mole rat Nosferatu! This movie night geared for teens will feature the silent film classic alongside a dark and moody librarian-curated playlist. 〰️️ 5pm–7pm 〰️️ Berkeley Public Library (Central) 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Popping the Science Bubble 〰️️ In this monthly series, UC Berkeley scientists present their research to the public. The latest edition will feature talks on visual processing and psychedelic drugs’ impact on learning. 〰️️ 5:30pm–7pm 〰️️ Berkeley Public Library (Central) 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• El Sobrante Fermentation Culture Club 〰️️ Nerd out with your fellow fermentistas at this monthly meetup. At this one, you’ll learn about matching wine vinegar with dill and pepper. 〰️️ 6pm–8pm 〰️️ The Shed, El Sobrante 〰️️ $5 〰️️ more info
• Dungeness Crab Cioppino Class 〰️️ Finally, we’re in the thick of Bay Area Dungie season! In this culinary intensive, you’ll get hands-on experience cooking and cleaning a whole crab, deboning fish, and dealing with our mollusk friends on the way to making a beautiful San Francisco classic dish. 〰️️ 6pm–9:30pm 〰️️ 18 Reasons, SF 〰️️ $205 〰️️ more info
• Evie Harbury Author Talk 〰️️ In her new book, My Bohemian Kitchen, chef Evie Harbury dives deep into the Czech cuisine of her ancestors — nostalgic dishes like kohlrabi salad, sauerkraut soup, and strawberry dumplings. Come ready with all your goulash queries. 〰️️ 6:30pm 〰️️ Omnivore Books, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• When We Win Political Education Film Series: Eyes of the Rainbow (1997) 〰️️ The latest film in this monthly series is Eyes of the Rainbow, which tells the story of the late Assata Shakur, the political activist and revolutionary who spent her life fighting for Black liberation. 〰️️ 7pm 〰️️ La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley 〰️️ $6+ NOTAFLOF* 〰️️ more info
• Théâtre Des Vampires 〰️️ Here’s a Mardi Gras party that’s less Dr. John and more Anne Rice. This drag and variety show is inspired by Interview With The Vampire, so come with plastic fangs and thralls in tow. 〰️️ 8pm 〰️️ Thee Stork Club, Oakland 〰️️ $12+ 〰️️ more info
• An Evening with Rebirth Brass Band 〰️️ The Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is the living embodiment of New Orleans’ laissez le bon temps rouler spirit, and yes, the spirit of Jean Lafitte WILL possess you as you jam out. 〰️️ 8pm 〰️️ The Chapel, SF 〰️️ $61+ 〰️️ more info

• Dumplings and Disability: A Lunar New Year Gathering 〰️️ This is Lunar New Year — disability activism edition! Featuring a lion dance from trans, disabled, queer, anti-imperialist dance troupe Comrade Lover; an intergenerational panel discussion about disability advocacy; dumplings; an acapella musical performance in Mandarin; an exchange of fortunes; and an ancestor altar. 〰️️ 4pm–7pm 〰️️ Cal Alumni House, Berkeley 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• We (re)Member US - A Public Grief & Joy Ritual 〰️️ Damn, this sounds very cool and intense: “A guided, interactive, multi-channel vocal and rhythmic ceremony to witness and transmute grief from state-sanctioned violence, displacement, and death.” 〰️️ 6pm–8:30pm 〰️️ Black Panther Party Museum, Oakland 〰️️ $5-$12 donation 〰️️ more info
• Profs & Pints San Francisco: The World Mount Vesuvius Buried 〰️️ Here’s a treat for those of us whose Roman Empire is… the Roman Empire. Come hear about all the latest archeological discoveries about life in ancient Rome from Michael Anderson, a professor of Classical archaeology at San Francisco State University. 〰️️ 6pm–8:30pm 〰️️ Bartlett Hall, SF 〰️️ $14+ 〰️️ more info
• Lunar New Year Party & Artist Signing with Jessica Fong and Rina Ayuyang 〰️️ Come hang out with two amazing comic artists and get your books signed, too. 〰️️ 6pm–9pm 〰️️ Sour Cherry Comics, SF 〰️️ FREE 〰️️ more info
• Sudan Archives 〰️️ A ground-breaking violin virtuoso, rapper, and singer, Brittney Parks, who performs as Sudan Archives, is not to be missed. The self-described “ghetto fabulous fiddler” is touring on her latest release, “The BPM,” an entrancing and highly textured album that’s one of the best of last year. 〰️️ 8pm 〰️️ Regency Ballroom, SF 〰️️ $42+ 〰️️ more info

You can see all of COYOTE's past calendar picks here. If you have an event you'd like to see on a future COYOTE Calendar, email us at calendar@coyotemedia.org. If you attended and enjoyed any of these events, we'd love to hear about it in the comments!

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