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Posts Tagged ‘City Center Plaza’

Summer Sounds noontime concert series kicks off at City Center Plaza

By Yirmeyah Beckles | June 8, 2012 | 2

The Watusi and the Jerk—popular dance moves in the early 1960’s—could be spotted during the launch of Summer Sounds Concerts at City Center Plaza on Wednesday. Over a hundred people, some of them doing the Twist, cheered on The Sun Kings, an Alameda based rock band that covers the Beatles’ music.

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The West African Highlife Band leads Oakland in a Kwanzaa celebration

By Karmah Elmusa | December 15, 2011

On Wednesday at lunchtime, Oakland’s downtown workforce poured out of their offices and into the City Center Plaza to grab a bite and take in the sounds of the holiday concert series. This week, the theme was Kwanzaa, the celebration of African heritage and culture that is held each year between December 26 and January 1.

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