Event Title:

Organization:

  Dinner/Gala

  Oakland

Start Date:

  10/9/2026

End Date:

  10/9/2026

Start Time:

  6:00 PM

End Time:

  10:00 PM

Event Info: 

  Join The Freight for a luminous evening celebrating the music and community that have made us a beloved home for global roots music for 58 years. Enjoy exceptional performances
by Rickie Lee Jones and Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn in our showroom, alongside Mia Pixley on the lobby stage.

COCKTAIL RECEPTION
with passed hors d'oeuvres and hosted bar
6:00 PM

PROGRAM & PERFORMANCE
7:30 PM

Premium Seating
Price: $375.00
* Includes premium showroom seating, access to the pre-show cocktail reception, hosted bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the live auction.

General Seating
Price: $200.00
* Includes general admission showroom seating, access to the pre-show cocktail reception, hosted bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the live auction.

Rickie Lee Jones is an American musician, storyteller, two-time Grammy winner and eight-time nominee who has been inspiring pop culture for decades, beginning with her star-making self-titled debut and the seminal Pirates. Named the "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation" by The New Yorker and "The Duchess of Coolsville" by Time magazine, Jones released her Grammy-nominated album Pieces of Treasure in 2023, a reunion with Russ Titelman, who produced her first two records. Jones' celebrated memoir "Last Chance Texaco" was named Book of the Year by MOJO and on Best of Year lists by NPR, Pitchfork, and many more.

Wu Fei is a classically trained composer, a renowned master of the guzheng - the 21-string Chinese zither - and a vocalist. Abigail Washburn is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.

Mia Pixley, Ph.D. is a psychologist, composer, performer, conservationist, mother, and water lover who often has more ideas than time. She has performed on Grammy award winning records and alongside Grammy nominated artists (Fantastic Negrito, Will Ackerman, Barbara Higbie).

http://thefreight.org/gala

Location:

  The Freight

Room:

Address:

  2020 Addison Street

Phone:

  510-644-2020

City:

  Berkeley

State/Province:

  CA