OMCA Event Calendar

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June 2018

Events

Graphic illustration of a barbecue grill with text "block party"

Friday Nights @ OMCA Block Party

Fri, June 1
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
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Flow: Hip-Hop Yoga

Fri, June 1
5:30 pm
Workshops/Demos
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Presented by Oakland Public Library: Oakland Youth Poet Laureate 2018 Finale

Fri, June 1
6:00 pm
Free Events, Friday Nights
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Plug 'n' Play

Fri, June 1
6:00 pm
Friday Nights

Tour | J.B. Blunk: Nature, Art & Everyday Life

Sat, June 2
12:00 pm
Tours
Two sisters posing photographed by Jamel Shabazz featured in RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style and Wisdom at the Oakland Museum of California.

Tour | RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom

Sat, June 2
1:00 pm
Tours
A woman with two children pose for a camera phone in the Oakland Museum of California Gardens

First Sundays @ OMCA

Sun, June 3
10:00 am
Family Sundays, Family
Headdress used by José Sarria, c. 1950’s. Multicolor felt. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California, Gift of José Sarria.

Tour | LGBTQ+ History

Sun, June 3
12:00 pm
Tours

Tour | RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom

Sun, June 3
1:00 pm
Tours
Photo: Terry Lorant

Tour | Architecture of the Museum

Sun, June 3
1:00 pm
Tours
Graphic illustration of two hands grippe with text "cypher sunday"

Cypher Sunday

Sun, June 3
1:00 pm
Workshops/Demos
Photo: Odell Hussey Photography

Friday Nights @ OMCA

Fri, June 8
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
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Plug 'n' Play

Fri, June 8
6:00 pm
Friday Nights
Two sisters posing photographed by Jamel Shabazz featured in RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style and Wisdom at the Oakland Museum of California.

Tour | RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom

Sat, June 9
1:00 pm
Tours
Women In Hip-Hop A Conversation with Danyel Smith

Women in Hip-Hop: A Conversation with Danyel Smith

Sat, June 9
2:00 pm
Talks/Lectures

Tour | LGBTQ+ History

Sun, June 10
12:00 pm
Tours

Tour | RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom

Sun, June 10
1:00 pm
Tours
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Mic Check/Checkmate

Wed, June 13
2:00 pm
Workshops/Demos
Graphic illustration of a barbecue grill with text "block party"

Friday Nights @ OMCA Block Party

Fri, June 15
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
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Plug 'n' Play

Fri, June 15
6:00 pm
Friday Nights
Graphic illustration of a lightbulb surrounded by dots with text "hip-hop trivia"

Hip-Hop Trivia

Fri, June 15
6:30 pm
Friday Nights
two people sitting inside the OMCA Gallery of California Natural Sciences

Member For A Day

Sat, June 16
10:00 am
Members
woman and young girl taking a selfie in front of a lowrider

Tour | Hip-Hop 101 For Families

Sat, June 16
11:00 am
Tours

Tour | J.B. Blunk: Nature, Art & Everyday Life

Sat, June 16
12:00 pm
Tours
people inside respect looking and pointing at artwork

Tour | Hip-Hop 101: Wisdom

Sat, June 16
1:00 pm
Tours
Group gathered for docent-led bike tour at the Oakland Museum of California

Bike Tours | Middle Harbor and Downtown

Sun, June 17
10:00 am
Free Events, Tours
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Tour | Hip-Hop 101 For Families

Sun, June 17
11:00 am
Family , Tours
Jungle Press, Come Out San Francisco June 25, c. 1978. Offset lithograph, 17" high x 22" wide. All Of Us Or None Archive. Fractional and promised gift of The Rossman Family. Courtesy of Oakland Museum of California. Photo: Tony Plewik.

Tour | LGBTQ+ History and Art

Sun, June 17
12:00 pm
Tours
Graphic illustration of two hands grippe with text "cypher sunday"

Cypher Sunday

Sun, June 17
1:00 pm
Workshops/Demos
people inside respect looking and pointing at artwork

Tour | Hip-Hop 101: Style

Sun, June 17
1:00 pm
Tours
people looking at wooden jb blunk sculpture inside exhibition

Donor Forum | Impressions on J.B. Blunk

Tue, June 19
6:00 pm
Members, Donors
Friday Nights @ OMCA is a great late-night activity to do with friends in Oakland. Photo: Shaun Roberts

Friday Nights @ OMCA

Fri, June 22
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
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Plug 'n' Play

Fri, June 22
6:00 pm
Friday Nights
woman and young girl taking a selfie in front of a lowrider

Tour | Hip-Hop 101 For Families

Sat, June 23
11:00 am
Family , Tours
people inside respect looking and pointing at artwork

Tour | Hip-Hop 101: Technology

Sat, June 23
1:00 pm
Tours
woman and young girl taking a selfie in front of a lowrider

Tour | Hip-Hop 101 For Families

Sun, June 24
11:00 am
Family , Tours
Jose Sarria's kimono on view in the Oakland Museum of California

Tour | LGBTQ+ History and Art

Sun, June 24
12:00 pm
Tours
people inside respect looking and pointing at artwork

Tour | Hip-Hop 101: Pioneers

Sun, June 24
1:00 pm
Tours
Photo: Shaun Roberts

Friday Nights @ OMCA

Fri, June 29
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
Three tote bags filled with various Oakland Museum of California merchandise sitting on a wooden table in a grassy outdoor setting

Membership Mixer

Fri, June 29
6:00 pm
Members
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Plug 'n' Play

Fri, June 29
6:00 pm
Friday Nights
woman and young girl taking a selfie in front of a lowrider

Tour | Hip-Hop 101 For Families

Sat, June 30
11:00 am
Family , Tours
people inside respect looking and pointing at artwork

Tour | Hip-Hop 101: Wisdom

Sat, June 30
1:00 pm
Tours
Graphic illustration of a barber pole next to text "chop it up"

Chop It Up

Sat, June 30
3:00 pm
Talks/Lectures

On View

A car in Oakland photographed by Amanda Sade for RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style and Wisdom at the Oakland Museum of California

RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom

March 24–August 12, 2018

Yellow squash from City Slicker Farms in West Oakland. Science

Take Root: Oakland Grows Food

December 16, 2017–January 13, 2019

Art

J.B. Blunk: Nature, Art & Everyday Life

April 21–September 9, 2018