Occidental Center for the Arts

10/12/2026

What a great show last night with David Luning & Friends, paying tribute to the great John Prine. Here's a little nugget to enjoy 🎶

10/11/2026

Today we presented Patrick Fanning with the Harmony Award, honoring his extraordinary contributions to OCA for more than two decades. Congratulations, Patrick!

We also celebrated 20 years of OCA programs. We're so grateful to our community for their support and love for the Arts 🙏🎶🎻🎭🎨💃🪘🎹🎸👩‍🎨🤡📚❤️

10/06/2026

🦇It’s a Halloween Party celebrating the Prince of Darkness!🦇

Don't miss this special Halloween performance of Sabbath Lives in Occidental.

Well known throughout the Bay Area, Sabbath Lives recreates the classic, heavy, and blues-infused sound of the godfathers of heavy metal, focusing on accurate guitar tones, raw power, and iconic Ozzy-era anthems. With Tom Finsh, Kalyan Godden, Dana Miller and Troy Bradley.

🎃It's Halloween so dress up! Cash prize for best costume.

Doors at 7:30, Show at 8:00 PM. Refreshments/beer/wine for sale, free parking. Limited seating, first come.

$25 GA, discount for members.

10/06/2026

David Luning, who attended Harmony School (now OCA) returns to our stage for a special tribute celebrating John Prine's birthday. David will be joined by impressive musical colleagues Jason Crosby, Ben Dubin, Dave Zirbel and Victoria George.

Tickets are $35, $30 for OCA members.

This show will take place in our auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 PM.

David Luning knew at a young age the path his life should take. Throughout generations, troubadours and singers have harnessed the cultural landscape and passed it along, with the likes of John Prine and Townes Van Zandt paving the way with the telling of their stories. Following in those footsteps, the Sonoma County singer/songwriter's new record is the product of a massive turn in his life and taps into that cultural archive. Listening to ‘Souvenirs’ by John Prine, was a cornerstone moment, compelling Luning to leave Berklee College and follow in the tradition of these iconic troubadours.

10/04/2026

Wonderful reception today for our Poetic Visions exhibit, and we honored an amazing volunteer. Su McMurtry has been shepherding our gallery for ten years now - thank you Su!

09/22/2026

Gradina is a Balkan music ensemble based in California’s North Bay area.

We celebrate the seasons and their festivals through song and dance, bringing Old World rituals to new light and new generations to revel in the staying power of gratitude for life on Earth.

We sing both a ca****la and with instrumental accompaniment. We lean toward traditional songs and arrangements. We present “sit-down” concerts for choral listening as well as dance concerts, and we are also available to teach most of the dances we present. We are honored to play with many Balkan musicians from near and far, and every concert is different, often with a different array of performers alongside the core group.

Our special guests will be Gaelen Genetti on Bulgarian kaval and Christina Penrose on clarinet.

Tickets are $25/$15 for OCA members. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

09/22/2026

Sunday November 8 at 3pm

Please join us for a special groundbreaking book launch featuring Harmony Village’s own Dennis von Elgg, owner of The Redwood Needle Acupuncture Studio. This is a free event featuring selected readings by the author, audience Q&A, book sales and signing. Refreshments available. The book’s expected release date is September 1, 2026.

In Heart Stories, acupuncturist, educator, and Sonoma Coast author Dennis von Elgg explores the fascinating intersection of Traditional Chinese Medicine, modern cardiovascular science, and the stories we carry that shape our lives. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, contemporary medical research, timeless Eastern wisdom, and moments from his own journey, von Elgg invites readers to consider heart disease through an entirely new lens—one that recognizes the intimate relationship between physiology, emotion, stress, memory, and consciousness.

Rather than presenting Eastern and Western medicine as opposing viewpoints, Heart Stories reveals the surprising places where they converge. Along the way, readers encounter compelling patient stories, reflections from the author’s own life, practical insights for improving cardiovascular health, and an exploration of the emotional patterns that often accompany illness, resilience, and healing.

Written for both healthcare practitioners and thoughtful readers, Heart Stories is an exploration of what it means to heal—not only the physical heart, but the human heart as well. Blending science, philosophy, personal reflection, and clinical wisdom, it offers an invitation to see both health and human experience with fresh eyes.

Dennis von Elgg, L.Ac., is an acupuncturist, educator, and author who has spent more than three decades exploring the intersection of Traditional Chinese Medicine, modern medical science, and the human experience. Living and practicing on California’s Sonoma Coast, he has dedicated his career to helping patients understand the relationship between emotional well-being, cardiovascular health, and the body’s remarkable capacity to heal.

09/22/2026

Don't miss this special evening where we’ll take a musical trip to Dublin with some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians and singers! Eamonn Flynn, Darcy Noonan, Hector Bragado and Felim Egan will dazzle us with their traditional and original "Dublinesque" harmonies. OCA favorites through and through, we're just delighted to bring back this spirited, talented group.

Tickets are $25, $20 for OCA members. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Refreshments available, art gallery open during intermission

09/22/2026

Occidental Center for the Arts presents Electric Tumbleweed! One of Sonoma County's finest bands returns for our listening and dancing pleasure.

Tickets are $20/$15 for OCA members. Doors open at 7:30 PM. No dogs. Refreshments available. Free parking.

Electric Tumbleweed is a psychedelic outlaw country group based in Sonoma County, California. Founded in 2019 by members rooted in bluegrass, country, and psychedelic rock, the music is a hard driving mixture of twangy guitar and psychedelic noise, held together by a steady rhythm section with the cry of pedal steel layered in between it all.

Electric Tumbleweed has maintained steady momentum in the Northern California music scene; backing David Nelson (New Riders of the Purple Sage) on multiple occasions; most notably at the Mystic Theater with guest Mark Karan (Ratdog) for a sold out performance.

Electric Tumbleweed performed regularly at Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads as a solo group as well as with Scott Law, Barry Sless (Phil Lesh and Friends) and Dave Zirbel (Sammy Hagar Band) are regular pedal steel players in the group. The band has been invited to play multiple festivals and events including The String Cheese Incident’s Hog Farm Hideaway, Ain’t Necessarily Dead Fest (backing David Nelson). We aim to keep our goals high, and to perform high quality music; focusing on writing and arranging new songs, and booking future tour dates. We are excited to release our debut full-length album in October 2021, which features Sam Bush (New Grass Revival), Barry Sless (Phil Lesh & Friends), and Lester and Dylan Chambers (The Chambers Brothers). The album features the artwork of Stanley Mouse/Jennae Bennett and was engineered and mastered by Grammy winning Oz Fritz (Tom Waits).

09/22/2026