Earth Night! Dance Local & Act Global

Join us April 24, from 6-10 pm at Nido's BackYard in Oakland for the Bay Area's second annual EARTH NIGHT! -- one of many global events happening around the world to celebrate Earth with amazing local DJs! Come dance, connect, and get inspired!

Featuring six locally based DJs spinning a full spectrum of vinyl and electronic music, from amapiano, riddim, and global beats, to funk, neo soul, and deep basslines. Expect a soundscape designed to celebrate the planet and the power of people coming together. Each DJ is spinning for 40 minutes in this lineup:

Marcel (he starts spinning at 6 sharp!)

DJ Payasito

CIANA

Cute Radio

ARWN

DJ Òmí (our headliner! spinning from 9:20-10 pm)

EARTH NIGHT is a week‐long celebration that fuses music, nightlife, climate and environmental action on a global scale. EARTH NIGHT is part of a global initiative by DJs for Climate Action (DJ4CA). DJ4CA emerged in 2011 when a group of DJs decided to harness the influence of electronic music and DJ culture to power climate solutions and generate action. As a global community unified by music and the pursuit of climate justice, DJ4CA coordinates events to promote tangible impacts while raising funds for vital projects and communities. In 2025 EARTH NIGHT took place in 29 different events throughout 12 countries, bringing together more than 8,000 people worldwide. The events avoided wasting 180kg of plastic waste and 0 flights were taken by the performing artists! During the week of April 20-27, 2026, there will be numerous global events!  By committing to stay LOCAL and sharing your experience, you become part of a GLOBAL wave, from city to city, around the world–powered by the unified mission to “DANCE LOCAL ACT GLOBAL.”

ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO TO NONPROFITS. 

NOTE: The first $15 of your ticket gives you one drink ticket at the bar, and the remaining balance of your ticket purchase will go to the following organizations (total donations at the end of the evening will be divided evenly amongst these orgs): 

Mission Blue

Sogorea Te' Land Trust 

 The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans 

The African Water Facility

DJS4CA 

Important Venue Details:

This event is being held within a bar/restaurant; your ticket includes the purchase of one drink at the bar. There is secure parking across the street on Embarcadero for a flat fee of $5. There is also street parking available.

Feel free to make dinner reservations directly through Nido's here if you want to have dinner that evening.

DJ and Collaborator Bios:

ARWN (Becky White, she/her)  is a DJ, producer, and vocalist crafting immersive dance floors rooted in global beats, organic and melodic house, indie dance, and melodic techno. Raised between New York City and Berkeley, California, she is now based in Sonoma County on the unceded land of the Coastal Miwok. ARWN’s sound is both deeply intentional and joyfully kinetic — made for late nights, open skies, and collective movement. You can find ARWN on a dance floor, at a magical venue, or on a mountain top at sunset.    @ARWN__X    arwnmusic.com

CIANA (Alex Giardino, she/her) is a bilingual creative force: a writer, translator, event creatrix, and DJ who fuses everything from Afrobeats, riddim, and amapiano to Latin, organic, funky deep house, neosoul, nu disco, and chillwave pop remixes. Her sets invite people to sweat, sway, and sing together. Maestra of a whimsical, raucous ritual, CIANA invites it all. @ciana.djs and join CIANA dancing at all the things nunaproductions.com 

Cute Radio The duo spinning vinyl have been uplifting parties in the Bay Area for the past few years, and they currently have 2 LIVE Radio Shows on two different stations where they spin all vinyl records! One on KWMR in Point Reyes Station every other Wednesday 11-Noon. The other on Sonoma Counties NPR & PBS affiliated station KRCB. You can learn more about them, as well as their Cute Coffee label here: www.ilovecutecoffee.com/cute-radio

Marcel  Born and raised in Germany, Marcel came of age during one of the most electrifying moments in modern history: the reunification of East and West Germany. As the walls came down and a new Berlin emerged, so did a cultural explosion that would shape the course of electronic music forever. Marcel was there for it all, as the underground parties pushed the boundaries of sound from ethereal ambient soundscapes to the relentless energy of Drum & Bass and everything in between. That era left an indelible mark. Marcel developed a deep and genuine love for the full spectrum of electronic music, and that passion translates directly to his sets, which move fluidly across styles and moods. At his core, Marcel is driven by house and techno, rooted in groove and rhythm, and guided by the spirit of those early days.

DJ Payasito, also known as Alex, is a queer California native who views dance floors as a place to reach into your inner child and let your freak flag fly high. Payasito translates to “small playful clown.” Payasito sets are rhythmic, funky, and curated to ensure you will have a wide range of genres to get silly on the dance floor with. When this payasito isn’t spinning funky beats, he’s busy working in mental health advocacy and volunteers his time in community outreaches, collaborating and curating community-building events with sound and mutual aid for the people.