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The Experience, Emeryville: Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe – Diner Friday Nights
The Experience: Friday Night Live Music on the Patio! What are you doing Friday eventing? Ready for some great tunes, food and drink? We've got your covered. Our neighborhood diner has all kinds of food & drink options. And then Friday night concerts on the patio. Here's what's happening. David Thornton Band is playing Friday night starting at 6pm. Full September schedule below. David Thornton Band: The Story: David is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. David has been writing and performing his own blues, country, and rock tunes for over 10 years. David describes his music as, "bar room music for everyone". David has performed around the San Francisco bay area at difference blues jams.
The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts 40th Art Exhibition! GalleryThe Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts 40th Art Exhibition!
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The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts 40th Art Exhibition!
The Experience: Landmark exhibition showcases 210 works by 106 artists connected to Emeryville. Immerse yourself in the Art Scene and celebrate Emeryville’s vibrant arts community! WHERE: 5905 Shellmound St, Public Market Emeryville. WHEN: October 3 through 25, 2026, 11am-6 pm. Wednesdays through Sundays. OPENING: Gala Opening Night Reception on Friday, October 2, from 6-9pm The 2026 Emeryville Art Exhibition will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of bringing artists, residents, businesses and visitors together through one of the city’s most enduring cultural traditions. First presented in 1987, the exhibition was imagined when City leaders, interested in shaking the city’s reputation as a decaying industrial town, sponsored an art exhibition to ‘clean up’ the city’s image, highlighting Emeryville’s creative community while creating an event residents could proudly call their own. “The Emeryville Art Exhibition is what art has always been meant to be: accessible, inclusive, affordable and engaging,” said John J. Bauters, Director of Emeryville Celebration of the Arts. “Art is the medium through which ideas, perspectives, questions and emotions take form, and our exhibition is the forum where the community gathers to receive, discuss, embrace and share in them.”
The Experience, Emeryville: Bay Street Emeryville RCCD Art Gallery
The Experience Saturday: Closing party for 'Between Us'! Join RCCD this Saturday, August 29th at 5pm for the closing celebration of Betwwen Us by Jasmine Singh Rosado. Word on the street is that it will be the Met Gala of Emeryville, so bring your stunning selves to spend the evening with your friends, neighbors and community. Come for the closing party and pick up your portrait, share some food, listen to music and celebrate the connections made through the exhibition! And afterwards, find a great dining spot at Bay St or just go shopping! RCCD Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sun, 1-6pm About Between Us is a free creative portrait studio in the RCCD Gallery at Bay Street Emeryville. Each week brought a new set design, new theme, and new invitation to show up and be seen. It is built around liminality – the in-between states of time, space, and identity we all move through. Every portrait accumulates into one collective installation at the August 29th closing show. Between Us is created by artist Jasmine Singh Rosado.
The Experience, Richmond: Main Street Initiative Saturday Festival
The Experience: Spirit + Soul Festival jazzes up downtown Richmond! Don’t miss the 17th anniversary of the Richmond Spirit and Soul Festival Saturday, August 29th from 12 – 5pm in Downtown Richmond. WHEN: Saturday, August 29, 1-5pm WHERE: MacDonald Ave @ Harbour Way (13th St) in Downtown Richmond WHAT: Richmond’s Main Street Initiative presents their 17th annual Spirit & Soul Festival! The Spirit & Soul festival activates downtown Richmond with fun activities and music for everybody. The Spirit & Soul Festival in its 17th year, is a free, community-centered cultural event that has become a tradition in Downtown Richmond. On Saturday August 29th, 12 pm – 5 pm the festival activates 6 blocks on Macdonald Avenue, transforming the street into a vibrant space for arts, culture, wellness, and community connection. As part of the festivities they will have Live Performances, a Classic Car Show, Health and Resource Hub, a buzzing Kid's Zone, and Games, Food and Beverage Pavilion, Artisan and Craft Vendors. Highlights: Ms. Buttah & the Buttahluv Band
The Experience, Alameda: Faction Brewing Weekend Plans
The Experience Guess what? You’ve got plans through the weekend! Thursday 7pm (Tonight!) | Ocean Hoptimism. Sierra Garcia of the San Francisco Estuary Institute takes us Urban Upstream, following pollutants from our streets and neighborhoods all the way to the Bay, and exploring what we can do about it. (free to attend) Friday 6-10pm | Groove is in the Start. An early-evening ‘80s dance party packed with Prince, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Run DMC and more. Only a few tickets left and they’re online only. Get yours NOW. Sunday 11am-6pm | Cape & Cowl Con. Comics, artists, creators, costumes, cold beer, and our limited-edition Cape & Cowl Vol. 2 Helles Lager. POW! BANG! PSSSHHH! This one's going to be lit! (free to attend) That’s a heck of a weekend. See you down at Faction with a pint!
The Experience, Oakland: Montclair Village Wellness
The Experience: Picnic on the Plaza! Hit the Village & get healthy on Sun, Aug 23 from 12-4pm. It’s a Health & Wellness-themed Picnic on the Plaza. Free Family fun and community dining on Antioch Ct. Prize raffles too! Join the villagers for demo workouts, a talk about mental health a martial arts exhibition and check out health practitioner booths to spark conversations. Get there early and peruse the Farmer’s Market where you will find the most seasonally fresh, whole, nutrient-rich foods that are available at any given time in California. It is open on Sundays from 9am-1pm, rain or shine at La Salle Ave at Moraga Ave.
