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Welcome to the COYOTE Calendar. Here are this week's hand-picked events, just for you. This week we've got poetry about death, anarchist book fairs, deadpan art, meditation, and more.
We're getting into scary season over here, and you can see it begin to creep into our list. LitQuake is happening, and you'll get to see our picks on that front tomorrow, but if you want to take a peek at the full schedule yourself, it's here. Monday the 13th is Indigenous People's day, and whether you have the day off or not, it's always a good opportunity to remember that Christopher Columbus sucked and you should throw some money at Indigenous organizations and artists. It's also Oakland Style Week and you'll find a couple of events below celebrating the unique fashion of The Town.
We post new events each Wednesday. Go forth and enjoy!
Artists Rise Up! 〰️ Buy art for a good cause from local artists. This is my kryptonite and why I keep having to buy new shelves on which to put art. This sale features paintings, pottery, glass, paper and photography art, and more. Proceeds from all sales will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union, Trans Lifeline, and Democracy Forward. 〰️ 11am–4pm 〰️ Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany
Mushrooms of Sonoma County 〰️ Mushroom season is beginning! And if you want to know where to find them, what to know about local mushrooms, and how to know whether you can eat them, check out this meeting and potluck. And if you've got mushrooms you need help identifying, bring them. 〰️ 5:30pm 〰️ Sebastopol Grange 〰️ more info
Aku's BBQ 〰️ A delicious yakitori and izakaya pop-up featuring charcoal-grilled skewers, onigiri, and other seasonal items by chef Alec “Aku” Ku. 〰️ 5pm–9pm 〰️ DTSJ Brewing, San Jose
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation’s 33rd Annual Pool Toss 〰️ If you've ever wanted to throw a rich person and/or local politician into a pool, now is your opportunity. The Phoenix Hotel hosts one of its most beloved traditions this week in support of the Tenderloin After-School Program, which provides affordable housing and services for thousands in the neighborhood. 〰️ 6pm–9pm 〰️ Phoenix Hotel, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
White Crate 5-Year Anniversary Party 〰️ Happy five -year anniversary to White Crate! To celebrate, they're hosting a show Rickshaw Stop with three incredible San Francisco artists — La Doña, Peña, and Bolero. Also featuring dancefloor selections all night by Louie El Ser. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Rickshaw Stop, SF 〰️ $39 〰️ tickets
You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose & Everything Goes 〰️ Nothing excites and terrifies quite like the reality of our mortal existence. At this open mic night, people come together to explore death and dying, "while all the while making room for the joy & gratitude at simply being ALIVE." Like hell, the sign up sheet fills quickly so get there early if you want to murmur about mortality into a mic. 〰️ 7:30pm 〰️ The Lost Church, SF 〰️ $17+ 〰️ tickets
Hibr Falastin Tattoos for Palestine 〰️ Get a beautiful tattoo for a good cause as the Hibr Falastin project comes to Berkeley. All proceeds go to humanitarian aid in Gaza. 〰️ Start Time & End Time 〰️ NoNo Tattoo, Berkeley 〰️ $cost of tattoo 〰️ ️more info
Latinx Heritage Month Celebration 〰️ With ICE raids ripping through the country, now more than ever let's celebrate the culture and history of our Latinx community. Join a few orgs as they put together an evening of music and food. 〰️ 6pm–10pm 〰️ York Street Collective, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Master, Ripped to Shreds, Laceration, Molten 〰️ Get sweaty and screamy with a couple of sick death metal bands. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ 924 Gilman, Berkeley 〰️ $20 advance, $25 at the door 〰️ tickets
La Flor en Paradis—The New Musical Art in Europe, 1250-1350 〰️ "Discover the luminous world of 13th-century France through an intimate combination of voice and portative organ with vielle and percussion." Listen, do I know what that means? No. Am I interested? Yes. Meet me there? 〰️ 7:30pm 〰️ First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto 〰️ $0-$55 〰️ tickets
World Migratory Bird Day Birdwalk 〰️ If you read this calendar regularly you will learn that we really love birds. So we're not going to miss a chance to celebrate Migratory Bird Day. Come count and identify birds, no matter your experience level. They'll even have a few pairs of binoculars if you don't have your own. 〰️ 9am–11am 〰️ Crown Memorial State Beach 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Sacramento Anarchist Book Fair 〰️ We don't usually go as far out as Sacramento for this calendar, but for this one I'm making an exception because this book fair is awesome. There's a killer lineup of talks, and it promises to be full of amazing book makers and sellers. 〰️ 10am–5pm 〰️ Flower Fist Market, Sacramento 〰️ FREE 〰️ 😷 COVID SAFE (masks required) 〰️ more info
Life is Living 〰️ For seventeen years, Life is Living has been engaged with one central question: What sustains life in West Oakland? Come see the answer for yourself at this festival full of performances, testimonials, and activities all throughout the park. 〰️ 11am–4pm 〰️ Lil Bobby Hutton Park, Oakland 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
The 2025 Petaluma Pride Festival 〰️ Come enjoy Petaluma's Pride festival, where the theme this year is "pride is power, and joy is a riot." Food trucks, performances, music, and more in an effort to come together, build community, and work towards collective liberation. 〰️ 12pm–5pm 〰️ Petaluma Fairgrounds 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Creative Growth Fashion Lab X Oakland Style Week 〰️ If you're not content to simply observe Oakland Fashion week and you want to participate, this one is for you. Creative Growth is transforming their studio into a multi-station fashion playground. Come design, stitch, paint, embellish, and remix wearable pieces with guidance from the trailblazing artists of Creative Growth. 〰️ 1pm 〰️ Creative Growth, Oakland 〰️ $45+ 〰️ tickets
Sakqueso X 〰️ Sake and cheese. I know, I know. But apparently it works, and even if you're skeptical it's worth a trip to see what's possible and what "daring experiments of aged sake with brie and iburigakko" taste like. Don't lie and say you aren't curious. 〰️ 3pm–6pm 〰️ Umami Mart, Oakland 〰️ $75 〰️ tickets
Stellar Zero Covid-safer Tour 〰️ We're big fans of the folks still working to put on events that keep in mind the realities of COVID (still here!). Jinto Daybreak is one of those bands, so go see them perform with red steppes. 〰️ 4pm 〰️ Berkeley (exact location provided after ticket purchase) 〰️ $20 〰️ 😷 COVID SAFE (outdoors, masks required, seated, and will have a Far UVC unit in place) 〰️ tickets
EMERGENCE: LIBERATION 〰️ This show combines National Coming out Day, and Oakland Style Week, to present a runway spectacle of boundary-pushing looks created by local QTPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ designers. Come see what fashion can really do. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ Fluid510, Oakland 〰️ $23.13 〰️ 😷 masks HIGHLY ENCOURAGED and distributed at the event 〰️ tickets
Onigiri Em 〰️ Get your fix of gourmet rice balls with fillings like fried chicken, uni butter, and umeboshi at this popup. 〰️ 11am–2pm 〰️ Morningtide, Albany
Liberation House - Mutual Aid During Times of Resistance 〰️ A dance party fundraiser for Palestine, Congo, Sudan & Political Prisoners featuring DJ's AMAL, DAVEY D, BLU MOON, FLORIDAWTR, TOMMY TOONZ, CHARLES HAWTHORNE, DAYZEE. Side note: why do DJ's love all caps so much? 〰️ 1pm–8:30pm 〰️ Lake Merrit Pergola, Oakland 〰️ $20 suggested donation
Everything Is Getting Worse And I’m Not Helping 〰️ Come see artist David Fullarton talk about his biting, deadpan artwork and how making it has kept him (sort of) sane while the world burns. Plus it's your last chance to see his show at the gallery. 〰️ 3pm–5pm 〰️ The Compound Art Gallery, Emeryville 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Bebe's BBQ Crunchwrap Collab 〰️ Crunchwrap 🤝 BBQ. Come through to taste the results of this incredible act of gastronomic diplomacy and try the special brisket crunchwrap. Eat an extra for me because I can't have one please. 〰️ 5pm 〰️ Sfizio, Oakland 〰️ more info
Accompaniment & Court Training 〰️ We don't normally put online events on the calendar (the point is for you to go do stuff outside your house!) but this one is important. If you want to learn how to provide accompaniment to ICE, immigration court, and other important appointments this is a session to get you started. 〰️ 6pm 〰️ ONLINE 〰️ more info
TV on the Radio 〰️ It's hard to believe it's really been 20 years since TV on the Radio put out their first album. But time marches on, and the band is back on tour for the first time in five years to celebrate, and if you're of a certain age you can go relive your youth. 〰️7:30pm 〰️ Fox Theater, Oakland 〰️ $70+ 〰️ tickets
Indigenous People's Day Art Camp 〰️ If you're looking for a place to chuck your child on their day off, here's a good one: Drop them at YAX for a screen-free, art-packed day including multimedia collage, hand sewing, and a fun Field Day of outdoor games 〰️ 8:45am–4:15pm 〰️ Excelsior, SF 〰️ $150 (scholarships available) 〰️ more info
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rap Album Release Party in San Jose 〰️ To commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, San Jose-raised rapper Miguel Kultura is hosting a release party for his latest album, Mal Entendido. The project was mixed, mastered, and visually branded by fellow Shark City rapper and producer Rey Resurrección. 〰️ 7pm–10pm 〰️ Nexus, San Jose 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Meditation and Music with Seiji Oda 〰️Oakland-based Japanese American rapper and producer Seiji Oda is holding meditation and music sessions at Clinton Park, hosted by Oakland Trybe, as part of an effort to re-activate Clinton Park and bring positive change to East Oakland. 〰️ 6pm–7:30pm 〰️ Clinton Park, Oakland 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
Lion Dance Cafe at Millennium 〰️ One night only vegan five-course dinner from the brains and hands of C-Y and Shane of Lion Dance Cafe at Millennium cafe. "Expect their bold, award winning Italo-Chinese-Singaporean flavors side by side with the food you know Millennium for — all coming together in one unforgettable meal." 〰️ 5pm 〰️ Millennium, Oakland 〰️ $125 〰️ tickets
Keshia Sakarah talks Caribe: A Caribbean Cookbook with History 〰️ Hear author food writer and chef Sakarah talk about the years-long research process that went into Caribe, including collaborations with historians and extensive travel to the islands. The book blends history with "a joyful collection of the most celebrated recipes in the region." 〰️ 6:30pm 〰️ Omnivore Books, SF 〰️ FREE 〰️ more info
An Evening With Alejandro Escovedo 〰️ Rock 'n' roll royalty, fantastic guitar player, founding member of first-wave SF punk band the Nuns, brother to Pete and Coke Escovedo (of Santana, among other things), uncle to Sheila E. His new album is called Echo Dancing, and is "an experiment in how to use the past to shape the future. By recording completely new and repurposed versions of songs from his past, Escovedo actually gets a chance to rewrite his own history." 〰️ 8pm 〰️ The Chapel, SF 〰️ $37 〰️ tickets
Advancing Tribal Sovereignty and Justice: Navajo Nation Supreme Court Oral Argument 〰️ It's not every day that you get an opportunity to witness the Navajo Nation Supreme Court in action. "This in-person event allows you to observe the judicial process firsthand and gain insights into how sovereignty and justice are advanced within the Navajo Nation." 〰️ 2pm 〰️ UC Berkeley School of Law 〰️ FREE 〰️ register here
Leather Roundup Crafting Class 〰️ It's too late to learn leatherworking for this year's Folsom Street Fair, but if you start now you have plenty of time to get good and make your own custom getup for next year. Or, you know, make a wallet or something. "Whether you’ve been tooling leather since forever or have always dreamed of creating your first piece, we’re saving you a spot at the table." 〰️ 6:30–8:30pm 〰️ The Exchange, Vallejo 〰️ $70 〰️ tickets
Fieldress, Glass Egg, Asha Wells 〰️ I sometimes discover new bands thanks to doing research for this calendar, and I'm really digging Fieldress right now. Dreamy indie rock with lowkey special guitar playing. Check them out. 〰️ 8pm 〰️ Thee Stork Club, Oakland 〰️ $10 in advance, $12 at the door 〰️ tickets
The Rocky Horror Show 〰️ You think you know Rocky Horror? Well this is the one-of-a-kind OASIS spin. Come see the picture show the way you've never dreamed it could be in all its freaky, interactive, and perverted glory. 〰️ 7pm 〰️ OASIS, SF 〰️ 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!
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