Thousands gathered on International Boulevard to revel in a day of altar-viewing, dancing, live music, food, and art.
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Drunken Film Fest delivers a dozen original films a night in Oakland bars
The festival, now in its fifth year, concludes this Friday at Starline Social Club.
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Oakland writer Marcus Gardley puts a modern spin on ‘King Lear’ at Cal Shakes
The Castlemont High alum’s production mirrors Shakespeare’s story, but reimagines it with a 21st-century, modern-verse vocabulary.
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See the Oakland Roots, and support The Oaklandside
You can support our nonprofit newsroom by attending the soccer club’s final game of this season on Oct. 1. Here’s how.
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Cuban piano master Chucho Valdés performs this week at the Paramount Theater
SFJAZZ is bringing the Cuban piano legend to Oakland to perform his new suite, ‘La Creación.’
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This week in Oakland: Ceasefire night walk, and National Night Out
Other events include karaoke at Emporium, a summer night market at Restore Oakland, and The Peripatetic Players at Dimond Park.
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Oakland’s Black Bar Crawl brings costumed teams to Black-owned businesses
“If you are a person that enjoys a day party and getting back home before 10:30, this event should appeal to you.”
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This week in Oakland: 50th Oakland Greek Festival, Malcolm X Jazz Festival, and Outdoor Play Day at Arroyo Viejo Rec Center
Other events include a Zoom chat with sports historian and writer Paul Brekke-Miesner, and a literacy event at OPL.
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Goapele to perform back home in Oakland this week
The singer will be debuting songs from her forthcoming album at a run of shows beginning Thursday at Yoshi’s in Jack London Square.
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Will Oakland festivals bounce back? The city is offering grants to help
Started last year as a response to the pandemic, the “Neighborhood Voices for Festivals” grant program aims to strengthen culture in Oakland.
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This week in Oakland: a Fruitvale job fair, tea at Cohen Bray House, and Art Route
Other events include pop-up shops for Mother’s Day goodies, and a Black writers’ showcase.
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This week in Oakland: Planting at Arroyo-Viejo, Earth Day at Jack London Square
Other events include: a live reading by Harold Green III, hiking the Stream Trail at Redwood Regional, and School of the Arts Jazz Night at Yoshi’s
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This week in Oakland: Fruitvale Posada, Santa in the Laurel, Vinyl Drag Brunch in Temescal
Other events include the ‘We Are Oakland’ holiday benefit concert, and a winter pop-pop sale in the Dimond.
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The flamenco soul of David McLean
The Oakland guitarist—an essential player in the Bay Area’s vibrant flamenco scene—performs Sunday at The Sound Room.