Alameda residents should be on alert for loud noise this weekend from the Portola Music Festival in San Francisco. The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1 from 1 to 11p.m.

Rhythmix Cultural Works (RCW) in partnership with the City of Alameda will present Island City Waterways: Uprooted. The two-day event takes place at Alameda Point’s West Mall on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22.

Local cellist plays for second time at New York institution