5 Oakland events from Nov. 5 to 11

Two of the occasions I am excited to spotlight this week are Patiyochella, a fundraising present for the Oakland Elizabeth Home, and “The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane,” a documentary about an Oakland jazz musician who was on the entrance traces of social justice.

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KPFA Presents: ‘The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane’

Berkeley Radio Station KPFA is internet hosting an Oakland screening of the documentary “The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane.” The movie from director Maureen Gosling and producer Jed Riffe follows the lifetime of longtime Oakland resident, jazz singer and social justice activist Barbara Dane, who died in 2024. The screening can be adopted by a dwell efficiency by nation artist Miko Marks.
Wednesday, November 5, 6:30 PM, $25Grand Lake Theater, 3200 Grand Ave.

Comedy present in Akoma

Akoma is a brand new lounge and communal space from Black, situated the place the SoMar Bar and Lounge was once. At Akoma, clients can devour psilocybin and hashish drinks whereas additionally having fun with quite a lot of occasions from yoga, vogue exhibits to comedy. This weekend, comedians Jenny Roberts and RJ Koenig are co-producing a collection of exhibits referred to as “Backyard of Earthly Delights.” Friday’s present options an all-female lineup.
Friday, November 7, 7:30 PM, $5 donation online or on the door, 1727 Telegraph Ave.

Patiyochella 2025: a profit present for Oakland Elizabeth Home

Patiyochella is an annual yard music pageant based by Kelsie Axelrod in 2015. Final 12 months the occasion moved to seventh West in West Oakland. This 12 months’s pageant consists of a DJ set by Decibel and performances by 5 native bands, together with Arcade9, Sluggish Coast, Sokojo, Van Goat and Wave Clever. Proceeds from the occasion will profit Oakland Elizabeth Housea girls’s transitional housing group that has provided a housing program since 1991 for ladies with youngsters who’ve skilled homelessness, home violence, dependancy or poverty.
Saturday, November 8, 2:00 PM to eight:00 PM, by donation, seventh West, 1255 seventh St.

Sweater climate pop-up store

This weekend, Patti Furey Crane, founding father of Mariposa Baking Companywill staff up along with her sister, Annemarie Furey, a clothes designer from Vermont, for a pop-up at Mariposa headquarters showcasing their two crafts – baking and vogue – and the facility of women-led small companies.
Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 10am to 4pm, free, 5427 Telegraph Ave, Unit D3

Common tickets in The City this week: Portugal. The human

John Baldwin Gourley and his spouse Zoe Manville now type the band Portugal. The Man, who will launch his tenth studio album, ‘Shish’, on November 7. The duo, together with a bunch of touring musicians, will make a cease in Oakland on their ‘Denali Tour’.
Tuesday, November 11, 7 p.m., $66.75 and upFox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave.

Quickly to be seen in The City: ‘Let’s Break Bread Collectively: A tribute to Whitney Houston’

The ‘Let’s Break Bread Collectively’ live performance was initially launched greater than twenty years in the past by then symphony director Michael Morgan, who handed away in 2021. Now the present music director, Kedrick Armstrong, continues this annual custom. This 12 months’s efficiency is a tribute to pop diva Whitney Houston.
Sunday, December 14, 4 p.m., $25-$92Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway