This weekend in Oakland
on February 10, 2012
Community events and activities for the weekend of February 10-12, 2012. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
Friday February 10
Tamales y Vino
6 – 9 pm
Urban Legend Cellars, 621 4th Street, Oakland
Tina Tamale hosts an event featuring wine, tasty bites and live music by Latin jazz artist the Carlos Godinez Duet. More info and ticket prices here.
90s Dance Party Ride
Gather at 7:30 pm, roll out at 8 pm
Meet at Oakland Coliseum BART station
A community bike ride on flat streets, with an all-ages party afterward at NIMBY. Bring a bike light and your helmet. More info here.
For the Love of Primates
7 pm
Oakland Zoo: 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
A date night at the zoo, featuring interactive drumming led by percussionist James Henry, information on primates and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Budongo Snare Removal Project in Uganda. Admission $20 per person, and RSVP encouraged. More info here.
Cedric the Entertainer Valentine’s Day Comedy Show
8 pm
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
Comedian Cedric the Entertainer plus special guests. More info and ticket prices here.
Jewelry Trunk show with Designer Sharon Zimmerman
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Marion and Rose’s Workshop, 461 9th Street, Oakland
A trunk show featuring sterling silver and gold jewelry designs, jewelry sizing, and demos of an eco-friendly way to remove tarnish from silver jewelry. Trunk show continues Friday – Saturday. More info here.
6-9 pm
Gray Loft Gallery, 2889 Ford Street, 3rd floor, Oakland
Swan’s Market TGIF Pop-Up Party
6-9 pm
907 Washington Street, Oakland
A new weekly pop-up market featuring food and drink from local vendors.
Art Opening: Alternate Takes
6 – 10 pm
Actual Café, 6334 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland
Portraits of unusual people, by unusual people. Featuring live deejays. More info here.
Estelle
9 pm
The New Parish, 579 18th Street, Oakland
With Elle Varner, Stacy Barthe, Luke James. Ages 18 and over. Tickets $27 – $45. More info here.
Damon & the Heathens
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
New Orleans style punk-funk. More info here.
Broun Fellinis
9 pm
Disco Volante, 347 14th Street, Oakland
Post modern, improvised and classical jazz. Admission $5. More info here.
Caldecott, Mystery School, Steinway Junkies, Living on Titan, Tyler James
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
6:30 pm
Eli’s Mile High Club, 3628 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Oakland
Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland
The jazz-pop vocal group plays Yoshi’s all weekend. Show runs Friday – Sunday. Show times and ticket prices here.
Social Distortion
8 pm
The Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Casey & Brian, G. Green, Eyes Lips Eyes, Dark Beach
9 pm
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Indie rock. Admission $5. More info here.
Mighty Irie
10 pm
Luka’s Taproom, 2221 Broadway, Oakland
Hip hop, reggae and dancehall featuring DJ Rocker T, Smoke One and Irie Dole. More info here.
Saturday February 11
Bill Cosby
8:30 pm
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland
Comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Paramount. More info and ticket prices here.
Magic Jester Valentine’s Show
8 – 10 pm
Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th Street, Oakland
Improv theater featuring the Improv Slam. More info here.
Question Bridge: Black Males Blueprint Roundtable
1 – 3 pm
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland
A roundtable conversation between members of the Hip Hop and Civil Rights generations of African American men. Included with museum admission. More info here.
Annual Sweetheart Breakfast Fundraiser
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Memorial Tabernacle Fellowship Hall, 5801 Racine Street, North Oakland
A fundraiser in support of American Hearth Month including breakfast, talks about heart health and a community walk. Proceeds benefit the outreach activities of the MTC Outreach Ministry. Adults $10.00 & Youth 3 – 8 $5.00. More info here.
Human Trafficking And What You Can Do About It Now: An Open Conversation With Melissa Farley
2:00 a.m.
Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd., Oakland
Melissa Farley, a clinical and research psychologist, and the head of non-profit group Prostitution Research and Education will speak about human trafficking and prostitution. More info here.
The Town Quartet
2:30 – 5:30 pm
Vessel Gallery, 471 25th Street, Oakland
Classical string quartet featuring cellist Lewis Patzner. More info here.
Deeper Side of Soul
9:30 pm – 2 pm
La Estrellita Cafe, 446 E. 12th Street, Oakland
A monthly night of house music featuring deejays Patrick Wilson, Rob Rhythm and dj CPJ. More info here.
Reggae Gold
Doors at 9 pm, show at 10 pm
The New Parish, 579 18th Street, Oakland
Blue Bone Express and Hot Pink Feathers
Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Burlesque dancers and brass band. More info here.
Deejay Lady Ryan
9 pm
Disco Volante, 347 14th Street, Oakland
Jonah, Matranga, Rubbish, The Campbell Apartment, El Guardia
Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Abject, Funeral Stain, Right, Knifegun
Eli’s Mile High Club, 3628 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Oakland
D.I., The Lean, White Trash Debutantes, The Lincolns
9 pm
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Punk rock. Admission $12. More info here.
Morgan Manifacier and Nathan Farris
7 pm
Actual Café, 6334 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland
Smoove Saturday
10 pm
Luka’s Taproom, 2221 Broadway, Oakland
Smoove Saturday, DJs Henroc and Mixologist play classic hip hop, neo soul. More info here.
Sunday February 12
Tour de Biere 2012
9:30 am – 6:30 pm
A brewery bike crawl to benefit the East Bay Bike Coalition. Tickets $25. Tickets are sold out but you can sign up for the waiting list, and get a list of stops on the tour, here.
Family Square Dance with Squirrelly Stringband & Evie Ladin
12:00 pm
North Oakland Community Charter School, 1000 42nd St., Oakland
Dance instruction from Evie Ladin with live square dance and southern music from the Squirrelly Stringband. All ages welcome, no dance experience necessary. Admission $5 kids, $10 adults, $25 families.
The Fresh Beat Band
1:30 pm
The Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Nickelodean’s band for pre-school age kids plays two matinee shows. More info here.
Songwriters Collective with Kaitlin McGraw
5 pm
Actual Café, 6334 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland
Polygenric!
9 pm
Luka’s Taproom, 2221 Broadway, Oakland
Deejays aebledee, donGuapo and MaxiMaal host a weekly exploration of musical styles. More info here.
Ongoing Art Exhibits
Educating Oakland: the History of Oakland Public Schools, 1852-1982
Main Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland
Photos, documents and other artifacts showing life at Oakland schools, their architecture, and news from the school system over more than a century. Show runs January 15 – March 31. More info here. Read Oakland North’s coverage of the exhibit here.
Between Wind and Water
Vessel Gallery: 471 25th Street
Mixed media and paper cutouts. Exhibit runs through February 18. Read Oakland North’s previous coverage here. More info here.
Water/Color
Slate Contemporary, 473 25th Street, Oakland
No watercolors; instead, artists in other media including photography and oil paints render works on the subject of water. Show runs through February 25. Read Oakland North’s previous coverage here. More info here.
The SF Bay: A Media Morphology
Krowswork Gallery, 480 23rd Street, Oakland
A multimedia installation by Sonja Hinrichsen and Chris Treggiari that explores the Bay Area through topography. Show runs through February 11. Read Oakland North’sprevious coverage here. More info here.
Portraits from Oakland
PHOTO, 473 25th Street, Oakland
Portraits of First Friday visitors. Show runs through February 18. More info here.
Question Bridge: Black Males
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland
A multimedia installation featuring videos of black men engaging in question and answer dialogue about black male identity in America. Show runs through April 22. More info here.
Spaces of Life: The Art of Sonya Rapoport
Mills College Art Museum: 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland
Interactive works from 1980-2010, including a “conceptual visit” to Rapoport’s Berkeley home and studio. Exhibit runs through March 11. More info here.
DIVINE: A Miscellany of Timeless Works
Mercury 20 Gallery, 475 25th Street, Oakland
Berkeley artist Mary Curtis Ratliff examines feminine beauty in both ancient times and modern pop culture. Exhibit runs through February 11. More info here.
Interlocking Terrain
Mercury 20 Gallery, 475 25th Street, Oakland
An exhibit curated by Charlie Milgrim explores the connections between artificial and natural environments. Exhibit runs through February 11. More info here.
Space, Time and Architecture
Weekends, 1-4 pm or by appointment
Royal Nonesuch Gallery, 4231 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
New mixed media works by Luca Antonucci and Cybele Lyle including printmaking, collage and photography. More info here.
Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta
Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland
A retrospective of the works of Bay Area American Modernist Jeweler Margaret De Patta, featuring jewelry, ceramics, photographs and more. Exhibit runs February 4 through May 13. More info here.
Ongoing community weekend events and gatherings
Get ‘er Done Day and Community Potluck
Sundays noon – 6 pm, 6 – 8 pm
A PLACE for Sustainable Living, 1121 64th Street, Oakland
Volunteers can work on a variety of tasks including carpentry, seed planting, plumbing work and more to benefit the center. Followed by a “Souper Sunday” community potluck dinner; bring a vegetarian dish or something to add to the “stone soup.” More info here.
Wildlife Theater
Saturdays at 11:45 am and Sundays at 1:45 pm
Oakland Zoo: 9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland
Every Saturday, hear a story and meet an animal with the Oakland zoo staff. On Sundays, there are more animals to meet and a chance to learn cool nature facts.
Toddler Storytime
Saturdays 10:30 – 11:30 am
Oakland Main Library, Children’s Room, 125 14th Street, Oakland
and Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Avenue, Oakland
Every Saturday, children ages three and under can listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy family play time. More info here.
Piedmont Avenue Branch Knitting Group
Saturdays, 3 – 4 pm
Piedmont Ave. Branch, 160 41st Street, Oakland
Weekly knitting get-together and help session.
Open Spinning/Knitting Gathering
Every second Saturday of the month, 10 am – 1 pm
A Verb for Keeping Warm, 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland
A free get-together to work on knitting, spinning or fiber arts projects, with complimentary coffee and tea. More info here.
Scrabble Club
Third and First Saturday of every month, 1 – 4 pm
It’s Your Move Games and Hobbies: 4920 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
The club meets two to three times a month and hold a monthly tournament. Cost: $1 to join the club and $25 for six games at the tournament. More info here.
MTC Community Garden Hoe-Down
Saturdays 9 – 11 am
Memorial Tabernacle Church: 514 58th Street, Oakland (enter through the driveway)
Come join the weekly garden work party! Whether you are a novice or an expert, all levels of gardening are welcome. Bring your gloves and gardening tools.
MTC Let’s Walk Together program
Second and fourth Saturdays, 8 am – 10 am
Memorial Tabernacle Church: 514 58th Street, Oakland
A twice-monthly group walk through different Bay Area parks and trails. Meet at the church and carpool to the week’s location. More info here.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
Sundays 8:30 – 10 am, Thursdays 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Summit Campus, Merritt Pavilion
350 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, in the “Fir Room.”
A program based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues, weigh-ins, or fee, but pre-registration for this free program is required. The program is provided through Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay. Call (510) 523-4361 for more information.
Chemical Dependency Workshop
Saturdays 10 am – 12 pm
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s MPI Treatment Services: 3021 Summit Street, 5th Floor, D Wing, Oakland
Whether you are dealing with alcohol or drug abuse yourself, or helping a family member or friend through the addiction, everyone is welcome at Alta Bates’ Dependency Workshops. Call 510-652-7000 for more information.
Farmers markets
Old Oakland Farmers Market: 9th Street between Broadway and Clay, Oakland
Fridays 8 am – 2 pm, year-round. More info here.
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Farmers Market: 3801 Howe Street, Oakland
Fridays 10 am – 2 pm, year-round. More info here.
Grand Lake Farmers Market: Splash Pad Park at Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue
Saturdays 9 am – 2 pm, year round. More info here.
Phat Beets Produce Market: 5717 Market Street, Oakland
Saturdays 9 am – 2 pm. More info here.
Temescal Farmers Market: 5300 Claremont Avenue, Oakland (at the DMV)
Sundays 9 am – 1 pm, year-round. More info here.
Jack London Square Farmers Market: Webster & Water Streets, Oakland
Sundays, 9 am – 2 pm, year-round. More info here.
Got an Oakland event to share for next weekend’s events listing? Send info including address, time, and ticket price for events taking place in Oakland to staff@oaklandnorth.net.
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