SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026

SAT & SUN
8/9 – 9/20

Sketch of a playing-card club symbol and a pierced heart

FOR THE LOVE OF ART
THE BOOK CLUB AT VAN KLEEF’S
WEEKENDS 8/9 – 9/20 (EXCEPT 8/22 & 8/30)
GALLERY HOURS 11 AM – 2 PM, FREE

SUN 9/20
4:00 PM

Marcio Candido playing violin

BACH: SONATAS AND PARTITAS
MARCIO CANDIDO, VIOLIN
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/Candido

OPENING
RECEPTION
SAT 9/26
1:00 – 4:00

Painting of red flower

ART EXHIBITION: HOPES AND DREAMS
OAKLAND ART ASSOCIATION
WEEKENDS 9/26 – 11/1 (EXCEPT 10/17)
GALLERY HOURS 11 AM – 2 PM, FREE

SAT 9/26
6:00 PM

Ezequiel S. Barrera at piano

VILLA-LOBOS, BEETHOVEN, & ORIGINAL WORKS
EZEQUIEL BARRERA, Mexican pianist & composer
w/ CARL BLAKE, piano
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/Barrera

SUN 9/27
7:30 PM

Headshots of six opera performers

SALON SERIES: RESIDENT ARTIST SHOWCASE
FESTIVAL OPERA ASSOCIATION
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/FestivalSalon1

SAT 10/3
7:00 PM

Mads Tolling playing violin

MADS TOLLING, GRAMMY-WINNING JAZZ VIOLINIST
with JOHN R. BURR & KENNY WASHINGTON
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/jazzviolin

FRI 10/9
6:00 PM

Portrait of Michelangelo

ART LECTURE: MICHELANGELO IN FLORENCE
MICHAEL STEHR, ART HISTORIAN
$20 (CASH ONLY) AT THE DOOR

SUN 10/11
4:30 PM

Bill Jackman, Albert Brooks, and Mark Williams

TRIBUTE TO JIMMY VAN HEUSEN
“IN THE TRADITION” JAZZ & POP PIANO TRIO
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/JVH

SAT 10/10
7:00 PM

Virginia Tichenor, Marty Eggers, Ryan Calloway, and Robert Young

RAGTIME AND TRADITIONAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
VIRGINIA TICHENOR’S RAGTIME QUARTET
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/ragtime

SAT 10/17
7:30 PM

7 headshots of Land's End Folk Ensemble members

INAUGURAL CONCERT!
LAND’S END FOLK ENSEMBLE:
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS EXPLORE FOLK MUSIC
Tickets: https://www.ticketsignup.io/lefe

SUN 10/25
4:00 PM

Lila Khazoum & Aura Veruni, sopranos; Daniel Lockert, pianist

SALON SERIES: “MAD SCENES”:
DIABOLICAL ELEMENTS OF OPERA!
FESTIVAL OPERA ASSOCIATION
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/FestivalSalon2

marcio candido solo violin — 9/20/26

Barrera & Blake piano 9/26/26

festival opera salon 9/27/26

mads and kenny 10/3/26

"in the tradition" 10/11/26

virginia tichenor's ragtime quartet 10/10/2026

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PIEDMONT CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Piedmont Center for the Arts is to enable artists and students in various artistic disciplines – including music, dramatic arts, visual arts, and literature – to perform and display their works for residents of Piedmont and surrounding communities.

Please see “WHO WE ARE” for more details and some of our primary goals.