Oakland Ethiopian Musical Ambassadors Bring Down The House Ethiocolor Zanzi 19 Grand Ave., Oakland Sept. 19, 2023 The ensemble Ethiocolor brought an exuberant range of Ethiopian music and dance traditions from Addis Abba to Oakland’s Zanzi — and Lauren Tannenbaum 24 Sep 2023 · 3 min read
Oakland At Fairy-Filled Fest, AroMa Emerges At a magical mini festival, an emerging artist takes center stage -- and their place as a sound sensation. Through the Looking Glass: An Evening With SPELLLING and Friends Children’ Sarah Bass 20 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland 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
Oakland Where Stuffed Falafel Shines and Dried Figs Falter Pomella Oakland 3770 Piedmont Ave. Oakland CA 94611 I am often skeptical of both falafel served anywhere outside of the Middle East and the quality of the offerings on wealthy Sarah Bass 18 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland A Hip-Hop Photographer’s Oakland ’90s, Re-Revealed Oakland Photo Lady: Tales of a 90s Girl B‑Love’s Guest House 1131 Center St., West Oakland Saturdays through September Missy Elliott, younger than you’ve ever seen, hair Sarah Bass 15 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland My Big Fat Italian-esque Sandwich A Sack Lunch at Oakland's Lunch Box A good sandwich, for those of us who still consume the small luxury that is fresh glutinous bread, may make the Sarah Bass 8 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland Anemic Queer Femmes Rock Mommy Mommy, comprised of four UC Berkeley students, is all about spreading sad gurl rock: They’re queer, they’re loud, they’re sad, and they want you to know Sarah Bass 7 Sep 2023 · 3 min read
Oakland The Gallery Tech Takeover: AR You Ready? I have always sought augmented reality when I come across art: I like to touch, feel, see brush strokes on a work of art or stitches or seams from welding Sarah Bass 6 Sep 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland 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
Oakland O‑Town, A‑Fare Ever tried a collard salad? Town Fare by chef Michele McQueen sits inside of the Oakland Museum of California’s complex of buildings, walkways, and gardens. The museum restaurant reopened Sarah Bass 24 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland Mini Museum Preserves Black Panther Art Of Revolution As with any political or social movement, visual art, from murals to posters to newspaper illustrations, played a central role in the Black Panther’s efforts to promote revolutionary change. Sarah Bass 17 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Oakland Gen Z Up-&-Comers, Fans, Connect IRL “There’s a lot of children here!” a woman shouted to her boyfriend, echoing my thoughts, as Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8r Boy” played loudly over the speakers and guests patiently, Sarah Bass 11 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Oakland Much Mush: At Blue Nile Ethiopian, The Details Make The Difference In the past eight years of living in Oakland I have sampled perhaps more than my share of Ethiopian cuisine, always pitting one mound of mush against another. A handful Sarah Bass 9 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Oakland Parking Lot Comedy Night Is Lit — & Light I often wonder if male comics are required to mention their significant other onstage, and, well, it seems they still do. “We like women!” their wedding rings and wife-loving jokes Sarah Bass 3 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Oakland House Music Heats Up “Sunday Bliss” I am a househead. I fell in love with house in the early ’90s in a club in DC when I heard a Crystal Waters “Gypsy Woman” club mix that Lisa Gray 2 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Men Speak From The Heart On a hot night in Oakland, a packed house listened to Black men get vulnerable and share stories about their journeys. Produced by Create the Space, 2ME4U: Stories of Self-Exploration Lisa Gray 28 Jul 2023 · 4 min read
Oakland Grand Avenue Barbie Line Offers Respite From The Real World The movie-goers are as much a part of this story as the blockbuster new Barbie feature film itself, as evidenced by brightly flocked patrons queueing up at the corner of Sarah Bass 28 Jul 2023 · 3 min read
Oakland Saucy? Old Oakland Restaurant’s Name Begs The Question Saucy, a pan-Asian pop-up turned brick-and-mortar restaurant, has occupied at its current location on 8th Street in Old Oakland since spring of 2022. A few blocks from BART, Jack London Sarah Bass 27 Jul 2023 · 4 min read
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