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2018 Best All Ages Venue - East Bay Express

2017 Best Cafe & Best Place for Literary Events - East Bay Express

Local Oakland musicians, poets & authors 6 days per week! Always all ages & ADA accessible!!

Delicious food, coffee, beer & wine! Gluten free & vegan options. House made sodas & ice cream.

New & used books for sale! Plus records & tapes!!

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February 2019

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1st Friday Art Opening: Jonathan Hall 5pm Free
 
Skookum Brothers & Billy Trice Jr. 7pm $5
 
Jacob Aranda & The Handler Brothers 7pm $8
 
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Bugs in the Borderlands: Words Meeting Sounds with Tom Djll, Lisa Margonelli, Gino Robair & Andrew Raffo Dewar 7pm Free
 
Pandemonium Press: Love/Empathy 7pm Free
 
Americana Supper Session hosted by Yours Truly, Michele 5pm Free
 
Silent Book Club 7pm Free
 
Book Launch! Michael Levitin, Audrey Mei & Scott Lettieri 7pm Free
 
DJ Lautaro 9pm
 
Maw Shein Win, Greg Mahrer, Alexandra Mattraw & Kathleen Winter 7pm Free
 
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Uke Jam with Ukulenny 12pm Free
 
Solidarity Sunday: Political Action 230pm Free
 
Sangita Moskow/Guillermo Galindo & Katt Atchley/Ron Heglin 5pm $10-20
 
No open mic tonight!
 
Your Pest Band (Japan), 2 Lazy Boys, Time Fraud & Acharis 7pm $7
 
Emily Zisman & Elaine Ryan: Live Music Happy Hour 5pm Free
 
African Book Club: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 7pm Free
 
Spanish 101 Debut: The Poetry of Mary Oliver 7pm $20
 
Talk Story 630pm Free
 
American Culture, Natural Violence, Kimoyo Update (members of Genital Quartz) & Ryan King (Bonus Beast) 9pm $7
 
Norman Ellstrand - "Sex on the Kitchen Table - The Romance of Plants and Your Food" 530pm Free
 
Babar in Exile 7pm Free
 
Late for the Train & Chelsea Coleman 7pm $8
 
Naked Bulb 7pm Free
 
Octopus Fundraiser with Yogurt Brain, New Circle, GLO & Petheaven 930pm $5-10
 
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Open Mic with Alexander McAlister 630pm Free
 
Scott Yoder (Seattle), Burner Herzog, Loose Dress (Nate from Shannon & the Clams) & Old Gold (LA) 9pm $7
 
Poetry & Open Mic with Ken Weisner & Rose Black 7pm Free
 
The World, Jealousy, New Measurement Group & Gustaf (NYC) 930pm $8
 
Wilson Wong, Safiyah Hernandez, Graham Hill & Paul Keim 7pm $5
 
Big Bite (Seattle), Heaven's Blade & Pardoner 10pm $7
 
THERE: Readings, Trivia, Music 7pm Free
 
Music for People: Voicehandler, Mossossoppo, Colossal Yes & Mitch Stahlmann 930pm $6
 
Zoetic Press Presents 7pm Free
 
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Open Mic with Alexander McAlister 630pm Free
 
Raffi Garabedian Quartet & Kasey Knudsen Trio 9pm $10
 
Four Guitars: Nick Millevoi, Ross Hammond, Sandy Ewen & Karl Evangelista, 7pm $5-10
 
Mya Byrne: Live Music Happy Hour 5pm Free
 
#we (queer series) 7pm Free
 
Difficult, Convenience, Saliva Tribe & Pandemix 930pm $7-12
 
Briget Boyle & The Gossamer Strings 7pm $7-10
 
 
 

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Please give to our Go Fund Me Campaign!

https://www.gofundme.com/the-octopus-literary-salon-needs-you?fbclid=IwA...

2018 Best All Ages Venue - East Bay Express

2017 Best Cafe & Best Place for Literary Events - East Bay Express

Local Oakland musicians, poets & authors 6 days per week! Always all ages & ADA accessible!!

Delicious food, coffee, beer & wine! Gluten free & vegan options. House made sodas & ice cream.

New & used books for sale! Plus records & tapes!!

________________________________________________________________

Click on any calendar event below for more information: