Looking to fill a couple hours of your day while in the East Bay? With so many offerings in the area, we’ve curated five of the top events this month so you don’t have to. Less researching and more enjoying your time in the area. Enjoy!
Alternative Visions
THRU November 17
San Francisco’s Al Wong presents his 1977 film Twin Peaks as just one of the experimental cinemaworks guest curated by Wakae Nakane and Miryam Sas, who pulled extensively from works by women filmmakers in the 1990s.
More info: bampfa.org
Pop-Up Magazine
November 12
Stories about science, media, sports, politics, and pop culture come to life in a multi-media story-telling format accompanied by illustrations, photographs and other formats that makes for a night of modern entertainment in Oakland.
More info: popupmagazine.com
Danny Click
November 13
Hitting the road not too far from his home in Marin, the sassy, blues-inflected country rocker jams with his band, the Hell Yeahs, in Berkeley.
More info: backroommusic.com
Count Basie Orchestra
November 15
Surviving long past the Big Band era, the prominent jazz group brings its distinct sound to Yoshi’s in Oakland.
More info: yoshis.com
Patton Oswalt
November 20
Did you know that the Parks and Rec and Veep star also writes books? He is sure to laugh at himself for scribing Zombie Spaceship Wasteland and Silver Screen Fiend, and others in his new standup routine, “Who’s Ready to Laugh?”
More info: thefoxoakland.com
Christmas in Vienna
November 27
The young voices of the Vienna Choir Boys rise to sing favorites like “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”; “Joy to the World”; and some German-language favorites such as “Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht.”
More info: calperformances.org
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