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Upcoming events
Everything happening at the winery, most of it open to anyone. The bar is open at every event.
October
Sun18
Food & gathering · Sun 3–7 PM
Crawfish Boil
A Sunday afternoon crawfish boil at the winery.
Tue20
Talk · Tue 7–9 PM
Big Brain
An evening talk in the winery. Ideas first, wine in hand.
Wed21
Talk · Wed 7–9 PM
Big Brain
Big Brain returns for a second night. More details to come.
Thu22
School community · Thu 6–8 PM
Maybeck Parent and Staff Party
An evening gathering for Maybeck parents and staff.
Fri23
Art & community · Fri 5–9 PM
Art Market
An evening art market at the winery.
Sat24
Private celebration · Sat 2 PM–midnight
Wedding
A private wedding for invited guests. The winery is closed to the public.
Wed28
Music · Wed 7:30–9:30 PM
Baltic Bards
Concert and community sing with Eli and Jānis Jātnieki, presented by the Kitka Institute.
Thu29
Community · Thu 5–9 PM · free
Trivia Night with the Yale Club of SF
Casual trivia for Yale alumni and friends.
Fri30
Music · Fri 8–10 PM
Sofar Sounds
Live music from artists you won’t know until they play.
November
Wed4
Wine tasting
2012 Library Tasting
6–8 PM
Taste four wines from our 2012 cellar with Jared. $50, free with the 2012 Library Pack or for club members.
Thu5
Community
Craft Night with Jenny Cabbage
6–9 PM
An evening of making things.
Fri6
Wine block
First Friday
3–8 PM
The monthly gathering on the 5th Street wine block.
Tue10
Wine tasting
Cab Night Tasting
6–8 PM
Taste four Cabs we’ll never make again with Jared. $50, free with the Cab 4 Pack or for club members.
Mon16
Talk
Navigating Parenting in the Digital Age
6:30–8 PM
Parenting Now with Audrey Wisch and Benjamin Zaidel on social media, AI and preparing teens.
Fri20
Wine
Holiday Release Pick-up Party
2–5 PM
Pick up your holiday wines and stay for a glass.
On 5th Street
Berkeley wine culture, live
A speaker series under the skylights. A room full of strangers pitching their friends. A Saturday on the patio. A glass of our wine in every hand. This is a normal week at the winery.
Series
Parenting Now
A monthly talk series with Maybeck High School for parents raising kids in a strange time. 6:30 to 8 PM in the winery.
- Nov 16 Navigating Parenting in the Digital Age, with Audrey Wisch and Benjamin Zaidel
- Jan 27 Raising Boys, with Charis Denison
- Feb 24 Beyond Authenticity: Holding Space for Belonging, with Jodi-Ann Burey
- Mar 24 Parenting Teens in a Time of Uncertainty, with Liz Welton, LCSW
- Apr 28 Mud on the Moon, a book talk with Nita Noveno
Wine, every week
Wine events
Under the talks and music is a working winery. Guided tastings and tours run all year, and members get their own release tastings four times a year.
Every first Friday
First Fridays on the wine block
Donkey & Goat started First Fridays on 5th Street. The roll-up doors open, the neighbors pour, and the block fills up from 3 to 8 PM.
Every fall
UNFILTERED
A festival and a year-round series for California’s small natural winemakers, held at the winery. About UNFILTERED
Have an idea for a night?
Talks, classes, screenings, meetups. If your group already gathers somewhere, bring it here.
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