Event

The Bay Area’s most talked-about food truck party comes to Oakland! Join OMCA and Off the Grid on 10th Street every Friday starting this winter for a family-friendly take on a festive night market. Savor California beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages around the Koi Pond at the Blue Oak café pop-up. Enjoy half-price admission, live music, film screenings, extended OMCA Store hours, and open studios with the Customizers-in-Residence from the we/customize exhibition. Bring the whole family to OMCA for a sampling of the best in Bay Area curbside cuisine!

What to expect on Friday, March 15:

• A sneak peek of the new exhibition Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu, from 7 to 9 pm
• Member Preview Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu are from 3 pm to 7 pm, with a Members' Lounge in Blue Oak café on Level 2
• Local beer and wine specials in the Blue Oak beer garden on Level 1 featuring Trumer Pils, Bison IPA, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Frog's Leap Sauvignon Blanc, Raymond Chardonnay, Louis Martini Cabernet, MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir, and Green Planet Spring Water
• DJ Olga T from 5 to 6:30 pm, and live band Orquesta Saboriche from 7 to 9 pm in the 10th Street ampitheater with a salsa-themed dance lesson led by Serena Wong from Salsa Vale Todo from 6:30 to 7 pm
• Customizer-in-Residence open studio in the we/customize exhibition featuring Youth UpRising doing sound sampling from 5 to 8 pm
• Makers and Tasters Series featuring Numi Organic Teas offering a tea sampling in the California Room 6 to 8 pm
• Family-friendly drop-in workshop from 5 to 8 pm: try out drip collage and create unique artworks inspired by the work of Oakland-based painter Hung Liu
• OMCA Store pop-up in the Koi Pond area
• Extended hours in the galleries and special exhibitions
• Ten gourmet food trucks from Off the Grid featuring the best in local cuisine: Whip Out, Arki Truck, Kasa Indian, Little Green Cyclo, Mayo & Mustard, Sanguchon, Señor Sisig, Seoul on Wheels, and Twister Truck

Cost: Half-price gallery admission for adults, ages 18 and under are free. Admission for Members is always free. Cash bar. Prices vary for Off the Grid food trucks.

Transportation: OMCA is located one block from the Lake Merritt BART Station. Event parking is available at the Museum for a $5 flat fee after 5 pm.

Presented in partnership with Off the Grid: Lake Merritt @ OMCA.

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