The Festival of the Bones

Oakland Center for Spiritual Living 5000 Clarewood Drive, Oakland, CA, United States

The Festival of the Bones honors the contributions of all our ancestors including African, Native American, Hawaiian, and Middle Eastern. We celebrate the season by invoking the spirits of our ancestors, telling their stories, and placing them on the Tree of Life.

Visiting the Cucuteni with artist Christopher Castle

Silk Road House 1944 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Artist Christopher Castle will talk about his experience of the little known 7,000 year old Cucuteni culture of Romania, one of the key Old European people and some of the first farmers.

Odd Salon: Serendipity

DNA Lounge 375 Eleventh Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Tales of happy coincidence, fateful encounters, harmonious happenstance and miracles of chance

$15

Gamble Garden: Landscape of Optimism

Kepler’s Books 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Join us for a lovely evening with Susan Woodman, pumpkin cookies (the recipe is in the book!), and a gorgeous floral arrangement courtesy of the folks at Gamble Garden, as Susan presents the beauty of our very own city oasis.

Free

Get the Rush: Day of Activities as Rush Ranch

Rush Ranch Open Space Solano County, CA, United States

Get the Rush: a series of fun and free activities for the whole family, offered on the third Saturday of every month at Rush Ranch. All ages and mobility levels are welcome!

Cowboy Hootenanny Folk Festival

Sunol-Ohlone Regional Wilderness 1895 Geary Road, Sunol , CA, United States

Come celebrate Sunol’s pioneer and ranching heritage!

The Great Gatsby Gala

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA, United States

A glamorous evening with Dinner, Dancing, and Auctions.

26th Annual Sea Music Concert Series

Historic Vessels at Hyde Street Pier Hyde Street Pier , San Francisco, CA, United States

During September, October, and November experience the driving rhythms of chanteys and the beauty of seafaring ballads and instrumentals from the wooden decks of the historic sailing ship Balclutha.

26th Annual Sea Music Concert Series

Historic Vessels at Hyde Street Pier Hyde Street Pier , San Francisco, CA, United States

During September, October, and November, experience the driving rhythms of chanteys and the beauty of seafaring ballads and instrumentals from the wooden decks of the historic sailing ship Balclutha.

Sea Ballads with Stephen Canright

Aboard the Balclutha Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA, United States

Park Maritime Historian Stephen Canright presents a program of sea ballads, with a few chanteys for good measure.

$5