Oakland Hovering Above the Baseboards, Peering Down from Above The strange curation of this show lends to the exhibit’s whimsy and playfulness: delightfully eccentric and bizarro. Agustín Maes 14 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Oakland Symphony's Carmina Burana and Two Black Churches Pack a Powerful Message More than a hundred voices accompanied by a full orchestra gave our our soul a sense of elation that we didn't know it was missing. Vita Hewitt 11 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts: A Tour Through the Past Looking to the Future The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, idle since 2005 is a stately reminder of a bygone era and a magnet for tagging and encampments. When I saw a guided tour annonced, I jumped at it. Fred Noland 5 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Musically Haunting: "Ghost Quartet"Gives us Life at Oakland Theater Project If you could be any kind of dead person, what kind would you be? Spoiler: you want to be a ghost, the kind that goes “hoo hoo hoo all night Vita Hewitt 5 Nov 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland California Against the Sea: Rosanna Xia Takes the High Road on Sea Level Rise An author's chat at Clio's Books offers a clear-eyed look at the storms brewing outside. Fred Noland 5 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Feet Fleet & Supple The Sanskrit word 'Sangam' means “confluence of rivers,” or “coming together." "Sangam: A Diwali Odissi Recital," performed at the Dresher Ensemble Studio in west Oakland, left me in sweet spirits. Agustín Maes 4 Nov 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Pooches on Parade: Dogfest Brings the Party Who doesn't love a dog in a tutu? Or a cape? Or just a basic bitch bandana? All that and more were on parade at Dogfest, a Halloween-themed pet event in Oakland's Jack London Square. Fred Noland 30 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland The Pleasure of Pure Form “Layers,” is the superbly curated new show on view at Slate Contemporary Gallery. The group exhibit allows the pieces to play off one another other in a silent symphony of pure form that enraptured me like a charmed serpent. Agustín Maes 29 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland The Strike: The Fight for Freedom Behind Bars The Strike, a documentary by Berkeley grad filmmakers Joebill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey, screened to a sold-out and enthusiastic audience at The Grand Lake Theatre on October 23rd. Fred Noland 28 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Drunk on Film(s) Drunken Film Fest Oakland strikes again. Shorts from near and far served up with your favorite brews. Sarah Bass 23 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Cowboys: Sparking the Imagination and Correcting the Historical Record How many Black movie cowboys can you remember? Danny Glover in Silverado, Morgan Freeman in Unforgiven, and, of course, Cleavon LIttle in Blazing Saddles. Arguably the best. If I asked the same of White cowboys, we would be here all day. Fred Noland 23 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland A Gory Substance We say body horror, I believe, because we have no better words. The production’s heavy use of intricate prosthetics exaggerate the horror that is a human form, with silicone rearing its ugly head in an unexpected ways for Hollywood. Sarah Bass 22 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Blues and Culture in a West Oakland Lot Remember — Dance is good for your mind, body, spirit, and mental health. Fred Noland 22 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Style Shines Bright on Oakland Rooftop The High 5ive Rooftop Bar at the Kissel Uptown Oakland boasts a stunning view of Oakland; currently in more ways than one. 100 Faces of Oakland, an ambitious project sponsored by Visit Oakland and created by photographers Anthony Weaver and Patanisha Williams, is on display through October 31st. Vita Hewitt 20 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland Idora Idora: Echoes from the Past Fred's review in comics of Idora Idora. Saturdays, October 12 through November 9, 2024 Fred Noland 20 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Custom Kicks and Sustainable Style: The Art of Sneakers The Art of Sneakers, Vol. 1 offered an alternative and a tantalizing glimpse into that topic, into the ever-growing field of sustainable fashion, this past weekend in Oakland. Vita Hewitt 15 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Upcycling in Uptown A habitué of thrift shops, flea markets, and similar bazaars near and far, artist Melanie Walas is attracted to stuffed animals and toys she finds at the discount emporia she visits. Agustín Maes 14 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Brother’s Deli — Simple Pleasures Done to Perfection Fred visits Brother’s Deli & Co at 2700 Park Blvd, Oakland Fred Noland 11 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
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