Agustín Maes

Agustín Maes was born in New Mexico where his ancestors settled in the 1630s and grew up 30 miles north of San Francisco. He is the author of Newborn, runner-up for the Paris Literary Prize.

Oakland 42 posts

Comedic Insights: Beans, Being Uncool, & The Perils of Masturbation

Stoney McBlaze Comedy Drake’s Dealership 2325 Broadway Oakland Feb. 3, 2024 Comedy is an art form I revere with profound admiration. Maybe it’s because I can’t tell

Agustín Maes

13 Feb 2024 · 4 min read

In Search Of The Sage Serpent

“Sage Serpent“ Maybelle Avenue & MacArthur Boulevard Laurel District, Oakland www.last1s.com www.fistofflour.com No names, no faces. That’s what I promised one of the co-founders of

Agustín Maes

20 Dec 2023 · 4 min read

Making People Laugh is Fun

Driveway Follies 3854 Greenwood Ave., Oakland Oct. 30 & 31, 2023 www.DrivewayFollies.org [email protected] For many, November is the month of the dead. We poke fun at death

Agustín Maes

7 Nov 2023 · 4 min read

Miguel Arzabe’s Kaleidoscopic Thunderbolt

“Animales Familiares” Works by Miguel Arzabe Johansson Project 2300 Telegraph Ave. Oakland Through Oct. 28, 2023 Color is a beautiful language, not often well spoken, but “Animales Familiares,” on exhibit

Agustín Maes

23 Oct 2023 · 3 min read

A Clown, A Maid, And A Midwife Save The World

Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus Oakland Theater Project at FLAX art & design 1501 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland 94612 Through Oct. 1, 2023 General Admission $28-$38

Agustín Maes

19 Sep 2023 · 2 min read

300 Artists + 525 Pieces = Creativity Wonderland

A longtime fan of work by artists at the Bay Area’s Creative Growth, Creativity Explored, and NIAD (Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development) workshops, I was eager to see Into

Agustín Maes

4 Sep 2023 · 3 min read