Posts Tagged ‘paramount theatre’
Thousands become US citizens in Oakland—and react strongly to Trump’s welcome message
After years of waiting and yearning, more than 1,300 immigrants from 95 countries became United States citizens at a ceremony held at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland last Tuesday morning.
Read MoreNaturalized in an Oakland landmark, new citizens share their stories
For thousands of immigrants each month, the last stop on the road to U.S. citizenship is Oakland’s Paramount Theatre.
Read MoreCommunity photo of the week: Paramount Theatre
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s image from the Paramount Theatre was sent by Benjamin Gaunt.
Read MorePath to citizenship leads to Paramount Theatre
More than 1,200 people became citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday.
Read MoreParamount Theatre brings back movie classics
About once a month, the Paramount Theatre on Broadway hosts a Movie Classics night, at which patrons can enjoy old favorites at the right price: $5. The movie night began thirty years ago, and has long been a favorite of local cinema junkies and Paramount staff. The theater screened its second-to-last classic of 2010 on Friday night, with another tentatively schedule for December. A January film is already lined up, and as far as general manager Leslee Stewart is concerned, the series will go on indefinitely.
Read MoreIconic Cuban musician headlines the Paramount Theatre
Silvio Rodríguez — who took his first US tour in thirty years to Oakland’s Paramount Theatre — is to Latin America as Bob Dylan is to the United States. He is a folk singer and guitarist who sometimes veers into jazz or other styles of music, but first and foremost his music is about the lyrics — and politics.
Read MoreEverything Old is New Again: Dec-O-Win at The Paramount Theatre
During the Great Depression, lavish movie palaces New York to San Francisco suffered serious financial setbacks. The theaters that didn’t shut down altogether came up with new tricks to lure customers and fill seats. Thus, the Dec-O-Win was born, a spin-wheel raffle game played onstage before the movie feature.
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