Posts Tagged ‘First Friday’s’
Oakland 2013: A year of change
Another year in Oakland showed how much the city can change and come together, demonstrating its vibrant, diverse character.
Read MoreOne month after deadly shooting, First Friday returns with a focus on peace
One month after a homicide forced city leaders and event organizers to question the future of Oakland’s First Friday art festival, the event returned this weekend—smaller and more low-key than past versions, but turnout was strong. The themes of the March 1 were peace and unity. People gave peace signs all night, some wore neon…
Read MoreAfter shooting, First Friday organizers discuss how to keep future events safe
Nearly a week after the post-First Friday festival shooting that killed 18-year-old Kiante Campbell and wounded 3 others, event organizers say they’re waiting for a cue from the city about how to proceed. City of Oakland officials have called a meeting with the festival’s key stakeholders for Thursday to examine ways to keep future events…
Read More“Naked Ladies” art show brings feminist flair to Oakland venues
Images of naked and unashamed women are part of the show “Naked Ladies: Sexy. Raw. Owning it,” which began its run at a crowded reception during the First Friday Art Murmur on November 2. The exhibit features female-centric paintings, photographs, video art and mixed media created by 30 artists—mostly women—whose works deal with women’s ownership of their bodies, emotions and sexuality.
Read More25th Street Collective shares space, resources; encourages sustainability and entrepreneurship
Hiroko Kurihara is building the 25th Street Collective step by step—recruiting other entrepreneurs to share the space with her brand, making improvements to the interior, and fundraising on the collective’s web site. The collective will allow businesses to share space, resources, employees and feedback from fellow artisans.
Read MoreUnlicensed foods joyfully consumed at first Oakland Underground Market
This weekend, hundreds of hungry people turned up the East Bay’s first Underground Market, a food event somewhat akin to a farmer’s market except it’s only for members, and –- more significantly –- it doesn’t require vendors to have permits or to use commercial kitchens.
Read MoreFirst First Friday won’t be the last
By SHILANDA WOOLRIDGE It was rockin’ till the cops came knockin’.
Read MoreThe flip side at the Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Tucked away between a Subway sandwich shop and a boarded up storefront on Grand Avenue is Mercury 20, a large, one-room art gallery. And upstairs, hovering above it all, is the Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, a small room currently showing the work of three professional art-installers, who happen to be artists themselves.
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