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1 month ago

FREE Oakland Black History Comedy Night (Feb 2026)

Live stand-up showcases rotating Black comedians and Bay Area pros at Fluid510 in Uptown Oakland Fridays and Saturdays through March 7.
Humor
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

Oakland's People of Color Comedy Night spotlights diverse Bay Area comedians in weekly 70+ minute shows at Mesa Maguey with Oaxacan food and mezcal.
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

HellaFunny showcases diverse comedic talent from People of Color in Oakland, promoting inclusivity and cultural connection through humor.
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

HellaFunny showcases diverse comedy talent from People of Color in Oakland, promoting inclusivity and cultural connection through humor.
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

HellaFunny showcases diverse comedic talent from People of Color in Oakland, promoting inclusivity and cultural connection through humor.
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

HellaFunny showcases diverse comedic talent from People of Color in Oakland, promoting inclusivity and cultural connection through humor.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
4 days ago

DanceWatch: South Indian, 'Princess and the Pea,' Dance Theatre of Harlem and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

April showcases a vibrant mix of traditional and experimental dance performances across Oregon, highlighting Bharatanatyam and new ballet interpretations.
fromBoston.com
4 days ago

Long-planned Nubian Square jazz club finally secures funding

"We believe our company will be a force in contributing to how the next iterations of cultural development in Boston will be implemented," Banfield said in a statement.
Boston food
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Speakers, performers announced for 'No Kings' Boston rally Saturday

The No Kings Boston protest on March 28 will feature prominent speakers and performers, aiming to address various social issues and attract over 100,000 attendees.
NYC music
fromBronx Times
1 week ago

Teatro Fest NYC returns a spotlight on Latino performers with 24 shows citywide - Bronx Times

Teatro Fest NYC celebrates Latinx identity through diverse performances by all-Hispanic creatives across 10 theaters until May 3.
Berlin music
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 week ago

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Cal Performances April 7-12

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Berkeley with new artistic director Alicia Graf Mack, showcasing diverse programs and a rich musical soundtrack.
#jazz
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago
NYC music

In Harlem living room, jazz tradition blends heart and soul

Marjorie Elliot hosts weekly jazz concerts in her Harlem apartment to honor her late son and connect with the community through music.
fromJAZZ LIVES
2 months ago
NYC music

(Part Two) "JAZZ IS MUSIC MADE BY AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO FEEL GOOD IN SPITE OF CONDITIONS": DAN BLOCK, ROBERT REDD, SEAN SMITH (Cafe Ornithology, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 2025)

Dan Block, Robert Redd, and Sean Smith perform live jazz at Cafe Ornithology on Wednesday, January 7 at 7:30 PM for two extended sets.
NYC music
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

In Harlem living room, jazz tradition blends heart and soul

Marjorie Elliot hosts weekly jazz concerts in her Harlem apartment to honor her late son and connect with the community through music.
fromJAZZ LIVES
2 months ago
NYC music

(Part Two) "JAZZ IS MUSIC MADE BY AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO FEEL GOOD IN SPITE OF CONDITIONS": DAN BLOCK, ROBERT REDD, SEAN SMITH (Cafe Ornithology, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 2025)

NYC LGBT
fromwww.london-unattached.com
3 weeks ago

America the Beautiful Chapter 1, King's Head Theatre

Neil LaBute's Chapter 1 of America the Beautiful presents three disturbing one-act plays exploring human depravity, self-hatred, murder, and manipulation through unnamed characters representing flawed human behavior.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

'Looking for Terry' exhibition examines stop-and-frisk history and reclaims Black identity in Bed-Stuy * Brooklyn Paper

Black artists reclaim their narrative beyond surveillance and criminality through 'Looking for Terry,' challenging decades of discriminatory policing practices rooted in the 1968 Terry v. Ohio Supreme Court ruling.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago

KiKi Shepard remembered for 'Showtime at the Apollo,' sickle cell disease advocacy

KiKi Shepard, 74, died from a massive heart attack. She was a television personality, Broadway performer, and sickle cell disease advocate who co-hosted Showtime at the Apollo for 15 years.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Act Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen in pictures

Many of these posters are the only surviving proof of certain shows, with no recordings of plays, and certain films, having been lost over time. They offer a history of Black Americans trying to counter harmful stereotypes and provide vital and humanizing contributions to a growing Black culture.
Arts
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks ago

'Printing Black America' examines modern society through a historic lens at the Brooklyn Public Library * Brooklyn Paper

W.E.B. Du Bois's 1900 Data Portraits visualized Black American progress through infographics, now recontextualized in a 21st-century exhibition exploring ongoing racial inequities and sociological questions.
#black-joy-parade
NYC music
fromVariety
3 weeks ago

Blue Note Jazz Festival New York Unveils 2026 Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)

The Blue Note Jazz Festival 2026 runs June 1-July 1 in Manhattan, featuring diverse jazz and R&B artists across Greenwich Village and Times Square venues.
#oscar-grant
Miscellaneous
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

The MTA's new music program is here: everything you should know

The MTA's rebranded MTA Music program expands live performances across all five boroughs with a new monthly Stations Series featuring curated cultural themes and 8,500 annual performances.
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

This week in Oakland: free movie classics at Grand Lake, a Fans Fest in Fruitvale

The Grand Lake Theater is kicking off its 100th birthday with free screenings of classic films including "The Wizard of Oz," "Singing in the Rain," "Fantasia," and "Snow White." Space is limited, and it is first-come, first-served. The theater will also offer tours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
East Bay (California)
East Bay food
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
3 weeks ago

Grand Lake Theatre 100th Birthday Celebration - San Francisco Bay Times

The Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland celebrated its 100th anniversary on March 4, 2026, with free classic films, organ concerts, and civic honors recognizing owner Allen Michaan's stewardship.
Humor
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

HellaFunny presents Oakland's People of Color Comedy Night featuring established comedians from major venues, held at Mesa Maguey with multiple weekly showtimes and Oaxacan cuisine.
Music
fromBlavity News & Entertainment
1 month ago

HBCUs Celebrate Michael Jackson's Legacy In New 'Michael' Black History Performances - Blavity

Three HBCUs performed distinct interpretations of Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough' for Lionsgate's Black History Month celebration honoring Jackson's cultural influence.
NYC politics
fromNew York Amsterdam News
1 month ago

Elders honored at 61st Commemoration of Malcolm X at The Shabazz Center

Over 100 people gathered at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center for the 61st Commemoration, honoring elders and Malcolm's legacy through action and community strengthening.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I really believe in revivals of Black work': why a director brought back Chadwick Boseman's play Deep Azure

Chadwick Boseman's play Deep Azure, directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu at the Globe theatre, revives Black theatrical work through poetry, hip-hop, and Jacobean verse, honoring Boseman's legacy as a writer and director committed to Black representation.
#black-history-month
East Bay food
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
4 weeks ago

Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland 100th Anniversary Celebration - San Francisco Bay Times

Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland celebrated its 100th anniversary on March 4, 2026, with free classic films, Mighty Wurlitzer concerts, and a ceremony led by Mayor Barbara Lee, with March 6 declared Grand Lake Theatre Day.
fromHarper's BAZAAR
1 month ago

Dance Theater of Harlem Is Bringing Back Firebird . It's Never Felt More Timely.

First performed in 1910 by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and adapted by George Balachine for New York City Ballet in 1949, Firebird was inspired by a Russian folk tale. The ballet tells the story of Prince Ivan, who captures the firebird, a creature who is part bird, part woman, and then lets her go.
NYC music
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Slain trumpeter united East Bay's music-loving community, friends say

Anthony Anderson organized and led improvised East Bay jam sessions, uniting musicians and promoting careers while performing funk, jazz, R&B and soul.
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

How community organizers are amplifying Oregon's Black music history - High Country News

When Norman Sylvester was 12, long before he garnered the nickname "The Boogie Cat" or shared a stage with B.B. King, he boarded a train in Louisiana and headed west, toward the distant city of Portland, Oregon. He'd lived all his life in the rural South, eating wild muscadine grapes from his family's farm, fishing in the bayou and churning butter at the kitchen table to the tune of his grandmother's gospel singing.
Social justice
Music
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Slain trumpeter united East Bay's music-loving community, friends say

Anthony Anderson, a 40-year-old East Bay trumpeter renowned for organizing jam sessions and promoting Bay Area musicians, was killed in a police shooting.
#martin-luther-king-jr
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: January 7, first African American sings with the Metropolitan Opera

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2026. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7,1955, Marian Anderson became the first African American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. Also on this date: In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei observed three of Jupiter's moons for the first time and a fourth days later. In 1979,
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#historic-preservation
#kennedy-center
fromKqed
1 year ago
US politics

Why W. Kamau Bell Didn't Cancel His Kennedy Center Shows | KQED

fromKqed
1 year ago
US politics

Why W. Kamau Bell Didn't Cancel His Kennedy Center Shows | KQED

fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Free Grand Lake Theater Movie Night: Oscar-Nominated "The Alabama Solution" (Oakland)

Local nonprofit For The People presents a free special screening of Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution, a gripping inside look at how incarcerated men risk everything to expose injustice-using footage captured behind prison walls. The screening will be followed by a conversation with justice leaders focused on solutions. Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
California
Wine
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Afro-Centric Trivia Night (Oakland)

Black culture-focused trivia night with DJ, live music, wine, prizes, and community vibes at Coco Noir Wine Bar in Oakland; attendees must buy at least one glass.
Boston food
fromBoston Magazine
2 months ago

A Soul Food Legend Returns to the South End, Refreshed

Uptown Social reopens early 2026, continuing the Columbus Avenue venue's legacy of Southern soul food, live music, craft cocktails, and community hospitality.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

What A Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong House Museum hosts free admission day this month

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced free admission to the Louis Armstrong House Museum on Feb. 7 to mark the start of Black History Month.
Music
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

'In the Name of Love' MLK concert will honor an East Bay music legend

In the Name of Love concert honors Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating Sly and the Family Stone's music with local, multi-generational Bay Area artists.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

MFA Boston Denies Targeting Employees of Color in Layoffs | Artnet News

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston laid off 33 employees including its only Black, Muslim, and Indigenous curators, prompting calls and petitions for reinstatement.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

MLK concert held annually at the Kennedy Center for 23 years is relocating

Let Freedom Ring moved from the Kennedy Center to the Howard Theatre to save money amid Kennedy Center leadership changes and program cuts.
Social justice
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Free MLK Tribute Concert w/ World-Class Musicians (SF)

Free MLK Celebration Week concert presents classical performances promoting peace, unity, and civil rights at Old St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday, January 13, midday.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Bay Area arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

From Super Bowl fun to the return of a beloved conductor and the Odo akland Interfaith Gospel Choir, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. A stroke of luck for Swims fans Teddy Swims is set to headline the Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert presented by NetApp the NFL's top pregame party at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8.
SF music
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
1 month ago

Hip-Hop Legends Celebrated With Borough Hall Exhibit

Brooklyn Borough Hall exhibition celebrates Brooklyn hip-hop pioneers through iconic portraits and honors photographers who documented the genre's rise.
#african-diaspora
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

In the Name of Love' MLK concert will honor an East Bay music legend

In the Name of Love MLK tribute at Oakland's Paramount honors Sly and the Family Stone with Bay Area artists led by Kev Choice.
Brooklyn
fromCaribbean Life
1 month ago

Tenement Museum celebrates Black History Month with special family program - Caribbean Life

The Tenement Museum on Orchard Street hosts a Black History Month family program Feb. 8 featuring mini-tours of Joseph and Rachel Moore's tenement and exhibits.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Country and Celtic artists take Heritage Theatre stage

Heritage Theatre presents Easton Corbin on Feb. 26 and Natalie MacMaster with Donnell Leahy and the Celtic All Stars on Feb. 28, both at 8 p.m.
from48 hills
1 month ago

Win tickets to Sudan Archives, Hanumankind, and a Heated Rivalry party - 48 hills

48 Hills is teaming up with some of SF's best music venues-Regency Ballroom, The Warfield, Great American Music Hall, Brick & Mortar, Monarch, the Midway, Public Works, and more-to get you to some shows throughout the season. This week: some EDM revival and metalcore legends. Stay tuned for more! We have one pair of tickets to each of the shows below to give away, but act fast!
SF music
Music
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

'The Wiz,' the Black retelling of 'The Wizard of Oz', comes to Keller Auditorium * Oregon ArtsWatch

Alan Mingo Jr. currently defines The Wiz on the Broadway revival tour, delivering a family musical rooted in a Black perspective that resonates across audiences.
Arts
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Oakland's HJK Center for the Arts Opening Weekend (The Opening Festival)

Oakland's historic "Cathedral of Culture" reopens January 23–24, 2026 with a community celebration featuring roller-skating, live performances, family activities, and a free festival.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. has a new jazz mega-fest, from a former city councilman

Los Angeles will host a 25-day inaugural LA Jazz Festival in August aiming to draw 250,000 attendees and spotlight jazz's cultural and civil-rights legacy.
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

Drama Masks: Why is SF Ballet still performing at the Kennedy Center? - 48 hills

Local performing arts groups balance safety, political symbolism, and financial pressures while facing controversies over programming, AI productions, and institutional leadership.
Music
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Bay Area arts: 7 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

Multiple notable Bay Area arts events include Kenny Barron's jazz trio in Walnut Creek, four new Triton Museum exhibits, and a two-day David Bowie tribute festival.
Humor
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Oakland's Free POC Comedy Night (Temescal)

Oakland hosts a weekly People of Color comedy night showcasing Bay Area comedians with ties to Cobb's, SF Sketchfest, and the Punch Line.
Arts
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

A brief history of Bay Area dance

Anna Halprin redefined Bay Area dance by making movement improvisational, accessible to all, nature-inspired, and rooted in daily life.
Arts
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

At Catch One, a funk concert transports you to 1974 - and it's immersive theater at its finest

An immersive theatrical-concert at Catch One recreates 1974 LA, blending music, participatory theater, Vietnam-era PTSD narratives, and the underground LGBTQ+ refuge in music.
Arts
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

This week in Oakland: an exhibit honoring Oscar Grant, and the Lunar New Year and Black History Month festival in Chinatown

Oakland's vibrant visual arts scene includes murals, galleries, museums, pop-up shows, and community-driven exhibits across conventional and unexpected venues.
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 month ago

Curtain Calls: The Mountaintop' brings Dr. King's humanity to the stage

The Mountaintop humanizes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., depicting his vulnerable final night and revealing his humanity through intimate performances and evocative staging.
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