Culture
Within the lavender walls of Oakland’s Humanist Hall, the Gender Reel Festival screened films respecting the diversity and fluidity of the transgender and queer communities.
Volunteers wielded rakes, shovels and trash bags to clear litter from creek beds and shorelines on Saturday as part of Oakland’s annual Creek to Bay Day at the Rockridge-Temescal Greenbelt.
The first Oakland Music Festival took over San Pablo Avenue, Jefferson and 18th Streets for a Saturday full of tunes, art and food.
Nearly 80 dapper cyclists from all over the bay area and beyond gathered in the shade of the Fruitvale BART rails on Sunday to celebrate the combination of sunshine, bike lanes and classic tweed.
Oakland’s first International Cassette Store Day on Sept. 7 featured a celebration of the music medium by vintage music store VAMP with Oakland-based tape label Nice Ass Tapes.
“Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay,” an exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California, offers viewers a sensory and immersive experience of the watery world that lies just beyond our city’s shoreline.
With Mayor’s endorsement in hand, Oakland hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics makes their way out of the underground.
Festival organizers estimate at least 45,000 people came out to Oakland Pride on Sunday, up about 18 percent from 38,000 last year.
Oakland’s 26th annual Chinatown StreetFest took over a few blocks of the city’s downtown area this weekend, boasting booths with food from local restaurants, free health services and musical entertainment.