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This all-AAPI choreography team is challenging racist depictions of Asians in ballet
Oakland Ballet’s ‘Dancing Moons Festival’ will run March 16-18 at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.
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Dillon Vado and Amy D, a jazz partnership forged in Oakland
The multi-instrumentalist and singer both have South Bay roots. But they found fertile soil for their musical explorations in the Town.
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Culture Makers: Hear local journalists talk Oakland culture, live
Join us at the New Parkway on March 23 for a lively discussion with East Bay Yesterday creator Liam O’Donoghue, Oakland Voices co-director Momo Chang, and KQED correspondent and host Pendarvis Harshaw.
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Your guide to the Black Joy Parade in Oakland this weekend
Much more than a parade, this Sunday’s celebration downtown will feature two music stages, all-ages activities, and 200 Black vendors.
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Can McClymonds High basketball return to its glory days?
The alma mater of NBA greats Bill Russell and Paul Silas is making strides under second-year coach and alum Barry Bell.
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East Bay bicyclists frightened by string of recent car attacks
Cars are being used as “literal weapons,” bike advocates say. According to witnesses, cars chased, rammed, and doored bicyclists in separate incidents this weekend.
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Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman bring their lyrical jazz to Oakland
The nine-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and sought-after pianist will perform together this week at Piedmont Piano Company.
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Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Exodus to Eden’ imagines a post-apocalyptic trudge from East Bay to Oklahoma
A ‘Grapes of Wrath’ journey in reverse, the new play is surreal and ambitious, though the production’s 25 songs are a bit excessive.
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Meet the man opening up Chapel of the Chimes to the community
Ed Brail started as a crime scene technician on Chicago’s mean streets and became a trusted servant of families in grieving.
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Hubba Hubba Revue brings its unique brand of burlesque back home to Oakland
The group built its reputation with shows at the Uptown Nightclub but moved to S.F. during the pandemic. The Revue returns to the Town on Feb. 12 at Crybaby.
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Lilan Kane to celebrate Nancy Wilson with concert at the Sound Room
The Oakland-based vocalist will perform Sunday, backed by an all-star cast of East Bay jazz musicians.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Creating a world without sexual exploitation: Leila Mottley in conversation
Mottley, author of the critically acclaimed Nightcrawling, will join Chinaka Hodge and MISSSEY in a discussion about exploitation and survival in Oakland.
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How the Oakland Roots and Soul are watching the World Cup
We spoke with a Roots player and two of the soccer teams’ leaders about their thoughts on the games in Qatar.
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Photos: Oakland celebrates Día de los Muertos in Fruitvale
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.
