Posts Tagged ‘arts’
Oakland organizations rally behind city’s arts community
After weeks of rain, light from a clear blue sky filtered into the windows of the second-story ballroom at the Starline Social Club in Oakland on Sunday. Artists, musicians and community members walked slowly across the wooden dance floor, eyes fixed on the displays: bright watercolor and acrylic paintings, cassettes of albums by local musicians,…
Read MoreBigger than ever, the Oakland Music Festival is back for nine days
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it but what if your goal is to transform it? After three years of steadily increasing attendance and growing popularity, Oakland Music Festival (OMF) CEO and founder Alfonso Dominguez decided to do something different—change the format of the festively entirely. What started as traditional, one-day music festival…
Read MoreCredentials rules leave some East Bay dance instructors unable to teach
Despite being one of the dance capitals of the world, with 73 public and private colleges and universities offer dance majors, for decades there hasn’t been a single-subject teaching credential in dance for the California public school system.
Read MorePrintmakers mix modern themes with ancient art form
Award-winning CCA students merge classic printmaking techniques with modern themes and technologies.
Read MoreChildren celebrate Black History Month at Ile Omode Elementary
Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and a number of famous African Americans ancestors made an appearance at an elementary school in East Oakland on the final day of Black History Month. Ancestor Day 2013 at Ile Omode, a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school in East Oakland, consisted of four and five year-old students dressing up as…
Read MoreOakland artists stage the East Bay’s first literary pub crawl
This Saturday, a group of Oakland based-artists will stage the East Bay’s first literary pub crawl, a beast-themed, multiple-venue festival featuring performances, recitals and readings by at least 166 authors, poets and musical groups across 25 locations in Oakland.
Read MoreYou Tell Us: Support Oakland Artists (Damnit!)
As the tale goes, “Oakland has more artists per capita than anywhere outside of New York City.” It seems though, like that should be worth a lot more than we’re getting for it.
Read MoreGuerilla knitters “yarn bomb” sculpture on Oakland-Berkeley border
The “HERE” and “THERE” sculptures on the Oakland-Berkeley border have become the site of a dispute between the City of Berkeley and an anonymous group of guerilla knitters, who have created a “T cozy” over part of the sculpture. On Sunday, the group held a “T party” to bring attention to their piece.
Read MoreAnnual Ragga Muffins Festival in Oakland
Ragga Muffins – Stephen Marley, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Julian Marley Fox Theater – Oakland Oakland, CA Fri, Feb 20, 2009 07:00 PM ($37.50) “God is black, if not just look at your shadow. Jah bless,” usually says Lee “Scratch” Perry while walking into the stage. The 72-year-old, Jamaican born, reggae-dub shaman will bring his delayed…
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