{"id":473306,"date":"2026-09-23T18:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473306\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:22:43","slug":"5-oakland-events-from-september-25-to-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473306\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Oakland events from September 25 to 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week you\u2019ll have a chance to mourn and celebrate the \u201cQueen of Country,\u201d Dolly Parton. There are also exhibits by local artists to check out, experimental and classical concerts, and a free party with food, music and kid-friendly activities.<\/p>\n

Have an event you\u2019d like to see included here? We do our best to stay on top of what\u2019s happening in our community, but we love a tip. Send us a note at azucena@oaklandside.org<\/a>. You can also use the self-submission form on our events page<\/a> to add it to our calendar for free.<\/p>\n

Hot Ticket in The Town this week: Oakland Tech Week<\/p>\n

Organizers of this weeklong event are calling it \u201ctechnology built with communities, not on top of them.\u201d More than 80 events will take place across the city, hosted by a coalition of more than 30 Oakland organizations. The various events include hackathons, conversations about AI and a youth tech showcase. The week will conclude on Oct. 3 at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts with HiiiWAV FEST, headlined by Bay Area legend E-40 with the Soul Slappers, the band he played with for his NPR Tiny Desk concert.
Sunday, Sept. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 3, see website<\/a> for a list of free and ticketed events at venues across the city<\/p>\n

Bay Area pianist Sarah Cahill <\/p>\n

Berkeley-based pianist Sarah Cahill<\/a>, who also hosts the radio show \u201cRevolutions per Minute\u201d on KALW 91.7 FM, will play a show to honor composer Darius Milhaud, a respected figure whose career was intertwined with the experimental music history of Mills College (now Mills College at Northeastern University). Cahill will perform works by Milhaud, his former Mills College students, composers who held the Darius Milhaud Professorship of Music over the years and other composers connected with Mills. The program will also include a collaborative performance with Cahill\u2019s longtime friend and musical colleague, pianist Regina Myers.
Friday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., free, RSVP online<\/a>, Jeannik M\u00e9quet Littlefield Concert Hall, Music Building, Northeastern University, 5000 MacArthur Blvd.<\/p>\n

Dolly Day <\/p>\n

Heart & Dagger Saloon, the \u201cdog-friendly neighborhood watering hole\u201d right by Lake Merritt, will be honoring the life and legacy of the late singer and songwriter Dolly Parton by offering themed cocktails and playing her music and movies throughout the early evening.\u00a0
Friday, Sept. 25, 4 to 8 p.m., free, Heart & Dagger Saloon, 504 Lake Park Ave.<\/p>\n

Berkeley painter John King exhibit<\/p>\n

The figurative painter, who works out of a studio at the American Burial and Casket Company on Filbert Street in Oakland, has a retrospective up at Orchard Galleries<\/a>. The show, which opened last November, features more than 40 paintings. It is open to the public every Saturday afternoon, and any afternoon by appointment.
Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m., free, Orchard Galleries, 489 25th St.<\/p>\n

\"\"Berkeley-based pianist Sarah Cahill also hosts the radio show \u201cRevolutions per Minute\u201d on KALW 91.7 FM. Credit: courtesy of Kristen Wrzesniewski<\/p>\n

\u2018With Weight Comes Light\u2019 exhibit<\/p>\n

Oakland-based ceramic artist Kordai Addy is closing up a two-person show with fellow ceramic artist Erin Hartfield at Lucky Break Studios in Oakland on Sept. 24. Both artists are part of the Waller Artist Residency Program, created to support Black artists with a six-month residency. The work, which features ceramic lamps and pendant lighting, explores the cycles of history and finding light after adversity. This Saturday, the artists will host a one-day talk while some of the pieces will be on display.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 6 to 9 p.m., free, WC Morse building, 4270 Broadway<\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s Oakland Baby!\u2019 Millsmont\/Seminary Block Party<\/p>\n

Urban Peace Movement<\/a> is hosting a free community event in the Millsmont Seminary business district, which spans MacArthur Boulevard between Seminary and 61st avenues. The event will include free food and wellness vouchers for services like manicures, acupuncture and hair cuts on a first-come-first serve basis, and will feature DJs Black Woman and Sean G behind the turntables, plus family-friendly activities and live screen printing with the Olive Street Agency<\/a>, a business that opened in the neighborhood in 2022<\/a>.\u00a0
Saturday, Sept. 26, 12 to 5 p.m., free, RSVP online<\/a>, MacArthur Boulevard between Seminary and 61st avenues<\/p>\n

Coming soon to The Town: Oakland Civic Orchestra new season<\/p>\n

The Oakland Civic Orchestra<\/a> will launch its season opener with one of the best-known works in the piano repertoire, Rachmaninoff\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Oakland pianist Hadley McCarroll, a longtime Bay Area performer and collaborative pianist. The program also includes Mussorgsky\u2019s \u201cPictures at an Exhibition\u201d and Lili Boulanger\u2019s \u201cD\u2019un matin de printemps.\u201d The orchestra, featuring about 80 musicians from around the Bay Area, is led by music director Martha Stoddars who will be celebrating her 30th anniversary with the orchestra when the second half of the season kicks off in January 2027.<\/p>\n

Sunday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., $15 to $25<\/a>, Valley Center for the Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd.<\/p>\n

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