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PopMatters
Billy Strings Dials Up a Throwdown for a Two-Night Bonanza
It’s the first weekend of “Rocktober” in the Bay Area, and the music scene is blowing up with the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park, plus jamgrass guitar phenom Billy Strings returning for two shows across the Bay at Oakland Arena on 2nd and 3rd October. Either event could be plenty for most people, but music fanatics may race from the Park to Oakland on Friday evening, since the Strings shows serve as unofficial “Outside the Park” shows to complement the beloved free festival.
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The Bowling, Grisman, Flansburg Trio Set Bay Area Date
Pianist Holly Bowling, bassist Sam Grisman and singer-songwriter/guitarist Max Flansburg will come together for a trio performance near the end of the year. The Bowling, Grisman, Flansburg Trio will make their live debut at Berkeley, CA’s The Freight on Friday, December 4, just a few days after Bowling and Grisman participate in Bill Kreutzmann’s A Very Grateful Thanksgiving in Hawaii.
lamorindaweekly.com
A deep-dive into the meaning of the word “moraga”
Moraga means many things to its residents -- great schools, open spaces, the home of Saint Mary’s College, a good place to raise a family, and so much more. According to the Moraga Historical Society, the Town of Moraga was named after Joaquin Moraga, who in 1835, along with his cousin, Juan Bernal, requested a land grant from the independent Mexican State of Alta California. His request was granted, and he became the owner of over 13,000 acres.
bohemian.com
Suspicious Minds: ‘Night Must Fall’ in Yountville
Napa’s Valley Players have opened their production of Emlyn Williams’ classic thriller, Night Must Fall. It runs at the Yountville Community Center through Oct. 25. It’s 1935 in an isolated home deep in the forest of Essex, where a houseful of seemingly ordinary people have their lives turned upside down by murder. Mrs. Bramson (Mellene Miller) is an invalid who is hated by her cook, Mrs. Terrance (Jessica Romero), and her maid, Dora (Courtney Harris), and barely tolerated by her niece, Olivia (Tara Rokstad), and Olivia’s hapless wannabe fiancé, Hubert (Richard Pallaziol).
The Berkeley Scanner
'Like Heaven Without God', RV dweller film, screens tonight
A documentary about life inside a Berkeley RV community screens Wednesday at the Hillside Club . Like Heaven Without God , directed by Berkeley filmmaker Luca Capponi , follows residents living in a temporary parking lot near the Berkeley Marina as they navigate homelessness, uncertainty and the relationships they've built with one another. The screening is set for Wednesday, Oct. 21 , from 7-9 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $15 for general admission or $10 for members, seniors and students, with additional fees for online purchases. Editor's note: The following Q&A was adapted from director Luca Capponi's written statement, with his review and approval. What drew you to Berkeley's RV community and its stories? I first became involved with the community as a volunteer, and later worked within the program. Over time, I developed close relationships with the people living in their RVs in the parking lot. What initially drew me in was the contrast between the temporary nature of the place and the sense of community that was developing within it. I want viewers to experience this place from the inside, almost as if they were neighbors themselves. My hope is to show a
East Bay Express
Punk rockers challenge pit bull stigma
Pit bulls and punk-rock go together like peanut butter and jelly. Think of all the album covers featuring that iconic, block-headed dog, and the sheer volume of patchwork-tattooed punks seen walking pits through Oakland’s various neighborhoods. It’s a duo that just makes sense in this neck of the woods. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that on Oct. 24-25 these two worlds will collide at the legendary 924 Gilman and adjacent Gilman Brewing Company with Hardcore For Pits West. The concert, art auction, raffle and adoption event will raise funds and awareness for the American pit bull terrier.
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oaklandside.org
This week in Oakland: an outdoor Valkyries watch party, and singer songwriter Laura Anglade at Yoshi’s
It’s time to enjoy the Town’s jam-packed roster of events before El Niño comes our way. You can check out live music with shows at Yoshi’s and Thee Stork Club, and if you’re looking for Halloween and Day of the Dead events, we got you. Look for a roundup dedicated to these two popular holidays on Wednesday.
48hills.org
Bloodsuckers ran amok at International Vampire Film Festival
Last Saturday, the haunted halls of Balboa Theater in Outer Richmond reveled in tales of bloodsuckers from ghastly to heartwarming, as the 100-year-old theater played host to the International Vampire Film Festival. Organized by Kai Wada Roath as part of his Super Shangri-La Show film series, the all-day celebration featured...
East Bay Express
Berkeley retrospective spotlights Hong Kong New Wave
For stateside fans of foreign films, the so-called Hong Kong New Wave began approximately when director Ann Hui’s Boat People opened in U.S. movie houses in the early 1980s. The rising tide of new names, fresh faces and Hollywood-style production values created by the British Crown Colony’s filmmakers swept into American urban theater screens where once the Shaw Brothers and cheap “chop-socky” grindhouse fare ruled. Before the eager eyes of cinéaste hipsters and film bookers, Hong Kong was growing up.
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Oakland Post: Week of October 14 – 20, 2026
To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. Oakland Post: Week of October 7 – 13, 2026 — Oakland Post: Week of October 7 – 13, 2026. By. To...
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Black Panther Party Marks 60 Years of Black History
Sixty years later, the Black Panther Party’s impact reaches far beyond the history books. Founded in Oakland, California, in October 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party became one of the most influential organizations of the Black Power movement. While its black berets and...
berkeleyside.org
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
UC Berkeley’s 1,100-bed dorm at People’s Park is taking shape. The university recently finished installing the facade at Judith E. Heumann House, the centerpiece of a controversial project that is bringing student and affordable housing to the long-contested patch of land, a symbol of Berkeley’s progressive history and the former site of activism, homeless encampments and mutual aid.
Daily Californian
‘Past, present and future’: Library mural bridges Indigenous history, political activism, diversity
On a warm day last summer, Hannah Pae stood on the corner of Haste Street and Telegraph Avenue with two Berkeley High School students, gazing up at the People’s Park mural, “A People’s History of Telegraph Avenue.”. Pae, an artist and landscape designer, pointed out how each...
richmondconfidential.org
El Cerrito Library tour reveals crowded building in disrepair; task force assigned to find a solution
Signs of age are everywhere at the El Cerrito Library. Only two windows open, and there’s no air conditioning. Bloated linoleum tiles adhere to the floor with duct tape. The building has closed midday several times in recent years because of unsafe temperatures. “We sign forms every year acknowledging...