COYOTE Calendar: October 16-22

Welcome to the COYOTE Calendar. Here are this week's hand-picked events, just for you. This week we've got traditional tattooing, ecosexuals, free suits, comics, and more. We'll post new events each Wednesday. Go forth and enjoy!

The Superfest Disability Film Festival is happening this weekend, and you can join virtually if you want as well. This is also Pilipinx American History Month and you'll find a couple of events related to that in the mix. We recently discovered the East Bay Regional Park District calendar and I had to restrain myself from adding 100 of those events to this entry (make a soaproot brush! birding by kayak! learn archery!). We're sorry to report that SpookFest sold out before we could include it on the calendar, so those of you who are going to that should feel very lucky! PantherFest 2025 is happening still, and you can find the full schedule for that here.

• Mural Unveiling for United Against Hate Week 2025 〰️ Come see a new mural unveiled in Oakland to kick off United Against Hate Week, featuring the Oakland Roots and Soul, San Jose Sharks, and other organizations. 〰️ 11am–1pm 〰️ Wilma Chan Park 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Future/Oakland 〰️ It's Oaklandside's 5–year anniversary, and they're celebrating with an evening dedicated to big questions about the future of Oakland. MC'd by Liam O'Donoghue of East Bay Yesterday, the night will feature multiple conversations that include Alexis Madrigal (KQED Forum), Lori Fogarty (OMCA) and Noni Session (East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative), Kev Choice (local musician), Paul Freedman (The Ballers), as well as Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. 〰️ 5pm–8pm 〰️ Bloc 15, Oakland 〰️ $28.52 (early bird) 〰️ tickets
• Queer Art Club 〰️ Join a cute group of queers making art together in the name of mutual aid and community building. All ages welcome! No experience necessary! 〰️ 465 Collective, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Cemeteries and the stories we tell about death 〰️ Get ready to ponder the real meaning of cemeteries this Halloween with authors my Shea (Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins), Loren Rhoads (Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel), and Beth Winegarner (San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History). Held at a funeral home for extra deathy vibes. 〰️ 6pm 〰️ San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Batok (Indigenous Pilipinx Tattoo) Workshop 〰️ In celebration of Pilipinx American History Month, check out this workshop on the art and meaning of traditional Indigenous Pilipinx tattoos led by Kristian Kabuay — an artist dedicated to preserving endangered Philippine writing systems and tattoo traditions. 〰️ 6:30–8pm 〰️ Hearst Field Annex, UC Berkeley 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• GLOSSTOBER 〰️ Repeat after me: Halloween Punk Rock Drag Show. What more could you want? And per the invitation: "WEAR YR COSTUMES!!! DRESS LIKE A SCARY SLVT" 〰️ 10pm 〰️ Eli's Mile High Club, Oakland 〰️ $15 〰️ tickets

• Pilipino-American History Month Bike Ride 〰️ Join a mellow, no-drop ride (aka they won't leave you behind, even if you're a slowpoke) to tour SSF's Pilipinx Cultural District. Start with a viewing of the SoMa Pilipinas’ exhibition MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy (participants get free admission) and then head to Standard Deviant Brewing Pier 70 for food and drinks. 〰️ 4pm–7pm 〰️ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF 〰️ $17.85+ 〰️ tickets
• Honoring Our Ancestors 〰️ Celebrate the heart and soul of Old Oakland "by sharing cultural traditions through art, music, sharing cultural tradition and activities." Come with something that represents your ancestors, whether that's ofrendas, art installations, song or dance. This is a two-day event so if you miss it on Friday, you get another chance on Saturday 12–4pm. 〰️ 5pm–9pm 〰️ E14 Gallery, Oakland 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Home Is for Homies 〰️ Live music, spoken word, and cultural reflection at the official afterparty for PantherFest 2025. Featuring Bay Area musicians and DJ's, a live auction of a one-of-a-kind Huey P. Newton portrait, interviews, guest testimonials, and an interactive photo installation. Plus, impeccable vibes. 〰️ 6pm–11pm 〰️ Black Panther Party Museum, Oakland 〰️ FREE if you arrive by 11pm, $12+ to reserve a spot 〰️ tickets
• Halloween Costume Help 〰️ Need some last minute sewing help for your incredible, elaborate, and maybe a little too ambitious costume? Two expert costumers will be on hand hanging around to answer questions and help you out. 〰️ 6pm-9pm 〰️ Sequoia Fabrica, SF 〰️ free 〰️ more info
• Broke-Ass Stuart's book release party 〰️ What kind of calendar would we be without including Broke-Ass Stuart's book event? Come see Stuart himself in conversation with Honey Mahogany, discussing The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars, followed by circus, burlesque, drag, and music. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Kilowatt, SF 〰️ $12 〰️ more info
• Bay FC Fan Appreciation Night 〰️ It hasn't been the best season for BayFC but they can still use the love, and want to give some back. Come out to fan appreciation night and enjoy giveaways (pom-pom beanies) and family-friendly activities in their season finale game against NC Courage. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Paypal Park, San Jose 〰️ $14 〰️ more info
• An Ecosexual Walking Tour In Search of the Elusive Boobie Bird 〰️ Do you need more than the title of this event? Don't want to know what the heck this even is? What is an ecosexual? Do boobies actually live in the Bay Area? The only way to find out is to go. According to their website: "It's going to be fun." 〰️ 6–7:30pm 〰️ Cushion Works, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info

• Berkeley Comic Show 〰️ Get your comics on! Join fellow comic collectors and comics readers for an old-school show where comics, vintage and contemporary, are the sole focus. 〰️ 11am–5pm 〰️ Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Berkeley 〰️ $15 〰️ tickets
• Apple Cider Pressing 〰️ It's fall, baby! Time to snuggle up with some autumnal tasks and pretend like we don't live in a hellscape driven by weird AI videos. Take part in some vintage apple pressing on carefully-restored farm machinery. 〰️ 11:30am–12:30pm 〰️ Ardenwood Family Farm, Fremont 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Fire on the Mountain: Survival and Community Action in California’s Fire Country 〰️ Saturday is the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair and there’s lots happening (10-5 at Humanist Hall). We’re excited about this special event in particular: Come listen to a panel of authors and former firefighters talk about "the textured history of ecological systems and Indigenous land tending, the modern practices that have led to their imbalance, and the people who fight and survive fire." Limited seating. BYO chair or blanket, encouraged. 〰️ 2:30–3:30pm 〰️ San Francisco Botanical Garden 〰️ Free with $18 Botanical Gardens admission 〰️ more info
• Free Trans Suit Day 〰️ Come browse 100+ luxury suits, suit jackets, vests, pants, and more in all sizes (including plus sizes) and get suited up for your next wedding, job interview, or whatever else you feel like doing in a suit. Free for trans and gender nonconforming folks. Trans rights forever. 〰️ 😷 COVID SAFE, masks required 〰️ 12pm–7pm 〰️ Oakland (DM for address) 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Sabores de mi Tierra: Chiricana 〰️ Take your tastebuds to Panama with a three-course dinner hosted by Chef Dani of Chiricana and Open Test Kitchen, including glimpses of the family stories and traditions behind each dish. "Come in your favorite pollera and be a part of this magical experience." 〰️ 6pm–9pm 〰️ Cafe Con Cariño, Oakland 〰️ $85.00 – $160.00 〰️ reservations
• Princess Nokia benefit for NorCal Resist 〰️ Come see a murderer's row of women in hip-hop with Princess Nokia, Fijiana, Lil MC, Gina Madrid, Tiedye Trippin, Telice and T.U.R.F. Squad, Diabbla, and Luna The Blooma, all performing to raise funds for Norcal Resist. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ UC Theater, Berkeley 〰️ $45.96 〰️ tickets
• Daughters, Fathers & Queens: Inheritance Across Time 〰️ Join ÁCCENTED for a special live episode taping of their talkshow, where hosts Viet Thanh Nguyen and Philip Nguyen sit down with writers Aimee Phan and Christina Vo to discuss intergenerational relationships and the power of reclaiming history. 〰️ 7:30–9pm 〰️ Warfield Commons, SF 〰️ $0 – $23.18 〰️ tickets

• Berkeley Bird Festival 〰️ A whole day of bird-themed events for your delight and amusement — field trips, arts and crafts, lectures, performances all put on to "recognize the inherent beauty found in our avian neighbors and to expand and invigorate the environmental movement to protect birds, other wildlife and our own human communities." 〰️ 8:30am–5pm 〰️ Brower Center, Berkeley 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Sheep Meditation 〰️ Goat yoga is so over. Sheep meditation is where it's at now. Enjoy the sounds of nature and crystal singing bowls as you sit with some rescued sheep. 〰️ Charlie's Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary, Sonoma 〰️ 10am 〰️ $63.60 〰️ tickets
• Dhyan Foundation Gardener Talk: Growing Saffron and Traditional Composting 〰️ Forget rosemary, it's time to one-up your neighbor's herb garden by learning how to grow saffron. Plus, find out how to actually use all that cow dung you have laying around. "This session will highlight the history and science of these methods, their role in sustainable food systems, and practical steps to apply them at home or in community gardens." 〰️ 12–2pm 〰️ SJPL Tully Branch, San Jose 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Risograph Workshop with Reprographixxx 〰️ If you've never experienced the joys of risograph printing, I can't recommend this event enough. Learn the ropes at Reprographixxx, the iconic Berkeley-based print studio whose work is inspired by the DIY publishing ethos of 1970s counterculture. Send us a copy of whatever you print, okay? 〰️ 1pm 〰️ BAMPFA, Berkeley 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Monster Medley Double Feature 〰️ One of my favorite kinds of double features is a movie, and a documentary that helps you better appreciate that movie. So come check out a film about legendary horror makeup man Jack Pierce, and then see his handywork in action in The Bride of Frankenstein. Plus, author Julian David Stone presents on the history and making of the masterpiece that is The Bride of Frankenstein. 〰️ 1pm 〰️ Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, Fremont 〰️ $8–10 〰️ tickets
• Russell City Remembered — Film Screening & Panel Discussion 〰️ Come see a screening of The Apology, a feature-length documentary that highlights the deep history of Russell City — an East Bay neighborhood that was dismantled in 1943 to claim 200 acres for an industrial park. After the film, producer Aisha Knowles (who is a descendent of Russell City families) will be joined by fellow descendants Marian Johnson and Vena Sword-Ratliff for a panel discussion moderated by Alexis Madrigal (KQED host and author of The Pacific Circuit). 〰️ 1–3:15pm 〰️ Oakland Museum of California, Oakland 〰️ $1–$30 sliding scale 〰️ tickets

• Hetty Lui McKinnon • Linger: Salads, Sweets and Stories to Savor 〰️ If you know me, you know I'm a salad skeptic. But I think that perhaps this book might convince me otherwise because apparently two of Hetty Lui McKinnon's rules for salads are that they don't have to have leafy greens, and that anything can be a salad. I'm listening, and you can too at this talk in which McKinnon discusses her new book. 〰️ 6:30pm 〰️ Omnivore Books, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Fuck ICE Make Wheatpaste 〰️ ICE is a menace, and we need all kinds of ways of pushing back. Learn how to wheatpaste and make quick, durable signs with a group of activists dedicated to the cause. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info

• Parsifal: A San Francisco Opera Primer with Carol Christ and Naniette Coleman 〰️ If you're opera-curious, but don't know where to start, check out this primer on this season's shows at the SF Opera that will introduce you to the stories they tell, and how to appreciate them. Then you can go see one. Hell, maybe you'll even become an opera person and we love that for you. 〰️ 2–4pm 〰️ UC Berkeley 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
• Jeff VanderMeer Absolution Paperback Launch with Colin Winnette 〰️ If you ever see me at a bar ask me about the time I had one too many drinks and became convinced that my partner was an illusion because I was in the middle of reading Absolution. Despite (or because of?) that, it remains one of my favorite books, and I'm excited to see VanderMeer in conversation with Colin Winnette. 〰️ 6:30pm 〰️ Green Apple Books, SF 〰️ FREE or $23 if you want a book (requires a ticket) 〰️ more info
• C U Next Tuesday: All Trans Drag 〰️ An evening of all trans drag excellence, queer and trans art vendors and chef pop-ups, harm reduction and mutual aid. This is C.U.N.T.’s season finale for 2025, so don't miss your last chance at this special show. 〰️ 7–10pm 〰️ Mother Tongue Cafe & Bar, Oakland 〰️ Suggested Donation $5–$25 〰️ more info

• Block Printmaking Social 〰️ Get your carving on at this collaborative meet and greet. All experience levels welcome, and if you're not sure where to bring, they've got some prefabricated blocks to start with. This one tends to fill up, so reserve your spot early. 〰️ 6–8:15pm 〰️ Sequoia Fabrica, SF 〰️ Free if you have your own supplies, $17–25 if not 〰️ tickets
• Abacá Filipino American History Month Kamayan Dinner 〰️ Check out this Kamayan dinner where five chefs come together for an unforgettable communal dining experience—an abundant table lined with banana leaves, piled high with inihaw, seasonal fruits, and fresh vegetables from local farmers markets. "No utensils, no barriers—just hands, flavors, and community." A portion of proceeds will benefit the Bayanihan Equity Center (BEC), a nonprofit serving San Francisco’s South of Market (SoMa) community. 〰️ 6pm 〰️ Abaca, SF 〰️ $158.75 〰️ reservations
• Alter Ego Pop Up Bar at Viridian 〰️ San Jose’s Alter Ego Cocktail Club is bringing its mixology over to Viridian in Oakland to deliver a special, one night only, cocktail menu. 〰️ 6–10pm 〰️ Viridian, Oakland 〰️ Free entry, cocktail prices vary 〰️ more info
• Frankie Cosmos at Great American Music Hall 〰️ Breezy, beachy indie band Frankie Cosmos feel like listening to music through a VHS tape (complimentary). They're joined by Chris Cohen and Emily Yacina. A good vibe. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Great American Music Hall, SF 〰️ $25 in advance $30 at the door 〰️ tickets

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!