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Author Archives: Azucena Rasilla
Azucena Rasilla is a bilingual journalist from East Oakland reporting in Spanish and in English, and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts, culture and community. As an independent local journalist, she has reported for KQED Arts, The Bold Italic, Zora and The San Francisco Chronicle. She was a writer and social media editor for the East Bay Express, helping readers navigate Oakland’s rich artistic and creative landscapes through a wide range of innovative digital approaches.
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This week in Oakland: Jack London tree lighting, and the Cantare holiday concert
Other events include the ‘No Jerks Ski Village’ at Temescal Brewing, the Lighted Yacht Parade, and the East Bay Open Studios.
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This week in Oakland: Glowfari at the zoo, Latin and R&B nights at Elbo Room
Other events include Cohen-Bray House tours, the High Street Coalition trash pick-up, and last call at Ale Industries.
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From busking to brewery gigs: Meet Oakland’s ‘Six String Mixtape’
Childhood friends Brian Evans and Phil Devencenzi have turned their casual pandemic jam sessions into a blossoming musical career.
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This week in Oakland: An homage to local female ‘change makers,’ and the Piedmont Gardens jewelry sale
Other events include filmmaker karaoke at Thee Stork Club, a community gun buyback, and a screening of Misty Copeland’s ‘Flower.’
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Oakland officials announce new Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District
“You are what makes Oakland so beautiful,” Mayor Sheng Thao said at a press event on Tuesday.
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This week in Oakland: The Hip Hop Nutcracker and Diwali
Other events include Instant Band, the MARCHÉ holiday marketplace, and ‘Unity in Giving’ dinner at Parche.
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Elbo Room in Oakland’s Jack London is back
Under new ownership, the punk rock music will continue upstairs, with DJs, sports games on the screen, and specialty cocktails downstairs.
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The High Street Coalition is cleaning up Oakland, one trash bag at a time
The volunteer group has bimonthly clean-ups, a garden with native plants, and quarterly ‘bulky junk block parties.’
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This week in Oakland: Luna Mexicana at the Paramount and EOYDC’s 19th Annual Golf Tournament
Other events include mural painting in Cleveland Heights/Ivy Hill, a conversation with author Michael Levitin, and Stephen Sanchez at the Fox Theater.
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Downtown Oakland used to have two cemeteries. Where’d they go?
Most burial plots were relocated long ago, but not all the remains were dug up.
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This week in Oakland: Halloween and Day of the Dead
Dance parties, a dog costume contest, parades, altar exhibits, and more.
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Oakland First Fridays temporarily canceled from January to March 2024
Higher production costs, fewer vendors, and unpredictable weather have hurt the street fair’s finances.
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Batter up! The Oakland Girls Softball League needs more players to step up to the plate
The league’s numbers plummeted during the pandemic, but its new president hopes to change that. Spring registration begins in November.
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This week in Oakland: Juvenile at the Fox, Día de los Muertos at OMCA
Other events include live music and trivia at Drake’s Dealership, ‘Intergalactic’ at East Side Arts Alliance, and Dimensions Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary.
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Culture Makers Q&A: local authors on writing rituals, why they love Oakland, and more
Dorothy Lazard, Jenny Odell, and Mac Burnett answer more audience questions from our recent event at the New Parkway Theater.
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Oakland’s Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch has been providing Halloween fun since 1996
No need to go far to find decor, different pumpkins and a haunted house.
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Oakland Symphony celebrates its 90th anniversary, and soon, a permanent conductor
The new season kicking off Oct. 13 features a slate of mostly women guest-conductors.
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This week in Oakland: Drunken Film Fest, ‘Taste of Italy’ at Rockridge Market Hall
Other events include a Halloween selfie experience at Jack London Square, the Oakland Heritage Alliance’s annual awards, and a free hazardous waste drop-off.
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At an Oakland church, Armenians have been keeping their culture alive for 100 years
Parishioners at St. Vartan Apostolic Church will host the 68th annual Armenian Food Festival this weekend.
