BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251019T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251019T151500 DTSTAMP:20260409T092933 CREATED:20250911T222325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T180704Z UID:10002216-1760878800-1760886900@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Russell City Remembered DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPOSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Russell City Remembered — Film Screening & Panel Discussion\, Moderated by Alexis Madrigal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us as October’s Spotlight Sunday wades into the powerful story of Russell City. We will start with a screening of The Apology\, a feature-length documentary that highlights Russell City’s deep history while outlining the 1963 forced relocation of the community’s residents and makes clear the harmful impacts of eminent domain.  \n\n\n\nRussell City\, home to 13 businesses\, several churches\, and 205 families\, was lost to claim the 200 acres for an industrial park. Alameda County’s calculated and utter dismantling of this beloved village pushed upwards of 1\,400 residents from their homes and from the land. \n\n\n\nFollowing the film\, Aisha Knowles—a descendant of Russell City families and the film’s producer—will be joined by fellow descendants Marian Johnson and Vena Sword-Ratliff for a panel discussion. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Alexis Madrigal\, author of The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City\, which maps racialized capitalism in Oakland and the powerful resistance movements that confront it. \n\n\n\nIn light of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ recent approval of ‘redress funds’ (distinct from reparations) to the former residents of Russell City\, this is a critical moment to explore what it means to make amends for a past that remains present and to acknowledge the dangers of eminent domain for Black and Brown communities.  \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain on view through March 1\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nmember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-russell-city-remembered/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Still_Image_Streaming_SDFF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251024T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250911T215647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T191250Z UID:10002214-1761325200-1761339600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Gabriela Sepúlveda & MARIACHI BONITAS DE DINORAH DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Music by Gabriela Sepúlveda & MARIACHI BONITAS DE DINORAH\, Bolero Dance Lesson with Weslei Guimarães\, Music Set by DJ Lizzy al Toque\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday Night at OMCA\, the Garden Stage will come alive with a powerful performance by Gabriela Sepúlveda\, known as “La Nueva Reina Del Regional\,” accompanied by the all-women ensemble Mariachi Bonitas de Dinorah. Together\, they deliver a heartfelt tribute to Mexican tradition—honoring love\, memory\, and family through timeless mariachi classics and passionate storytelling. With vibrant vocals\, emotional depth\, and a shared reverence for heritage\, their performance invites the community to gather in the glow of the season to reflect and celebrate. \n\n\n\nStep into the rhythm with a beginner-friendly bolero dance lesson led by Weslei Guimarães. Known for its romantic tempo and graceful movement\, bolero is a timeless Latin dance style that’s easy to learn and full of feeling—perfect for dancers of all levels looking to connect through motion. \n\n\n\nLet DJ Lizzy al Toque take you on a journey through tropical sounds from across Latin America. Spinning a vibrant mix of chicha\, cumbia\, Latin psych\, and surf rock\, her set pulses with rhythm and nostalgia. A beloved Bay Area selector and member of Chulita Vinyl Club\, Lizzy’s sound transforms the Amphitheater into a joyful dance space with deep roots and irresistible fall grooves. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA also offer a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike traditional museum tours\, Gallery Chats invite visitors to engage in meaningful conversations\, ask questions\, and connect with OMCA facilitators\, who combine deep content knowledge with lived experience to encourage fresh interpretations of the Museum’s exhibitions. It’s a night to explore global traditions\, find your flow\, and celebrate community through music\, dance\, and inquiry.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30–6:30 pm Bolero Dance Lesson with Weslei Guimarães | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Gallery Chats | All Galleries  \n\n\n\n6:15–7:15 pm Live Music by Gabriela Sepúlveda & MARIACHI BONITAS DE DINORAH | Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45–8:50 pm Music Set by DJ Lizzy al Toque | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin our email list to stay in the loop about Friday Nights at OMCA!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nJoin us for Friday Nights at OMCA\, where Oakland comes together! Every Friday from April to October\, bring your crew for an unforgettable night of free live music and activities for the whole family. Bring a blanket and settle down on the lawn\, or take advantage of exclusive late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions (Museum ticket needed for gallery access).  \n\n\n\nHungry? Grab a bite from any of the ten Off the Grid food trucks lining 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets\, offering a delicious mix of rotating flavors. Beer\, wine\, mixed drinks\, and non-alcoholic beverages are also available for purchase. Once you’ve fueled up\, head to the OMCA Garden\, where picnic tables and blankets await you to enjoy your meal. With lawn games\, engaging museum programs\, and a vibrant community atmosphere\, it’s the perfect setting for making memories at one of Oakland’s most iconic spots. \n\n\n\nOMCA also offers a $10 flat-rate parking in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Please note that outside alcohol is not permitted\, and event details and performances are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGabriela Sepúlveda\n\n\n\nMariachi Bonitas de Dinorah\n\n\n\nWeslei Guimarães\n\n\n\nDJ Lizzy al Toque\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformer BIOS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About Gabriela Sepúlveda ‘La Nueva Reina Del Regional’\n \n Gabriela Sepúlveda is an award-winning Mexican-Chilean recording artist and actress who began her career at 8\, first gaining recognition on shows including La Voz Kids\, Sábado Gigante\, and American Idol. She starred as Jenicka López in Telemundo/Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series “Jenni Rivera: Mariposa de Barrio\,” has performed the National Anthem for major sports teams such as the San Francisco 49ers\, gone viral\, and shared the stage with notable artists like Banda Los Sebastianes\, Pablo Montero\, and Diana Reyes. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About MARIACHI BONITAS DE DINORAH\n \n Mariachi Bonitas de Dinorah was founded by Dinorah Klingler in October 2020 and has performed all over Northern California\, Mexico City\, and Thailand. They have also shared the stage with artists such as Los Tigres Del Norte\, Ana Gabriel\, Lupita Infante\, Shaila Dúrcal y Mariachi Vargas\, among many others. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Weslei Guimarães\n \n Weslei Guimarães is a director\, instructor\, and performer native to Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. Weslei specializes in several Brazilian ballroom dances including forro\, Samba de Gafieira\, bolero (National Champion\, 2016)\, and other Río style dances such as Samba no Pé and Brazilian funk. He has performed on many stages across continents\, and recently founded his own dance school\, Sou Samba Studios (2023) in Berkeley\, CA where he teaches weekly classes dedicated to preserving the Brazilian Arts. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About DJ Lizzy al Toque\n \n Lizzy al Toque is a Peruvian American vinyl selector\, DJ\, and live cumbia show producer based in the Bay Area. She digs in Peru’s hidden record shops to bring her audiences something they haven’t heard. Collecting vinyl since 2011\, Lizzy al Toque’s sound is a tropical mix of chicha\, cumbia\, and Latin psych & surf rock. From opening for Bomba Estéreo to playing neighborhood bars\, her love of filling spaces with music does not discriminate. You’ll find Lizzy spinning venues big and small in San Francisco and Oakland on her own and with vinyl collective Chulita Vinyl Club. Find her at @lisbetho on Instagram. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-gabriela-sepulveda-mariachi-bonitas-de-dinorah/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/10.24_Gabriela-Sepulveda_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251025T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001925-1761397200-1761404400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-10-25/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250912T202455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T114604Z UID:10002218-1761476400-1761494400@museumca.org SUMMARY:31st Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPOSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 31st Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket for this year’s celebration. $10 for all-inclusive festival and gallery access. Members and children under 12 are free with advance reservations. Tickets are sold out. \n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\nASL Interpretation for OMCA Garden and Amphitheater stage will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis fall\, OMCA invites you to the 31st annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration\, honoring the vibrant traditions of this beloved cultural holiday. The day begins with a procession led by members of the Día de los Muertos Committee\, welcoming all to take part in a meaningful gathering of remembrance and community. \n\n\n\nExperience a full day of connection through hands-on activities\, live music\, delicious food\, and the powerful presence of danza and ceremonia. Explore the Museum campus to view beautifully crafted ofrendas created by community members\, each one a heartfelt tribute to loved ones and ancestors. Visit the mercado to support local artisans offering handmade goods\, altar items\, and Día de los Muertos–inspired art. Guests are also encouraged to bring a picnic and enjoy OMCA’s gardens throughout the day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening Ceremony\n\n\n\nGarden\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n11:15 am Procession to the Garden led by the Día de los Muertos Committee for the dedication of the central ofrenda  \n\n\n\n11:30 am–12:00 pm Opening Ceremony with Calpulli Ome-Tekpatl*  \n\n\n\n12:00–12:05 pm Formal Welcome featuring Mistress and Mister of Ceremony* \n\n\n\n*In addition to ASL interpretation\, these portions of the program include Spanish and Nahuatl interpretation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformances\n\n\n\nGarden Stage **\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n12:10–12:50 pm Performance by The John Santos Sextet \n\n\n\n1:00–1:10 pm Poetry Reading by Oakland Youth Poet Laureate\, Myra Estrada \n\n\n\n1:20–1:50 pm Performance by Mariachi Luz de Oro de Berkeley \n\n\n\n2:00–2:10 pm Poetry Reading by Oakland Youth Poet Laureate\, Cael Dueñas-Lara \n\n\n\n2:20–2:50 pm Performance by DíaPaSón \n\n\n\n3:15–3:45 pm Performance by Combo Tezeta \n\n\n\n3:45-4:00 pm Closing Palabras and Four Directions  \n\n\n\n** If raining\, Garden performances will move to the James Moore Theater\, Lower Level \n\n\n\nAmphitheater ***\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n12:45–1:30 pm CANCELED Bachata Lesson with Angélica Medina & Jahaira Fajardo (In Lak’ech Dance Academy) \n\n\n\n2:25–3:00 pm Poetry Readings by Tino V.H. Jr.\, Camila Elizabet Aguirre Aguilar\, and Esperanza Cabrales \n\n\n\n*** If raining\, Amphitheater poetry readings will move to the Lecture Hall\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTraditional Cleansing\n\n\n\nPatio 3\, Mid Level \n\n\n\n12:30–3:30 pm Receive a limpia\, which is a traditional ritual to heal heavy emotions\, like loss\, and rebalance one’s health and relationships. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nActivities\n\n\n\nLillie Education Center\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Visit In Recognition of Our Community Roots which honors the departed educators\, community activists\, artists\, and museum volunteers of our East Bay communities. This ofrenda\, or ‘offering altar’\, was created in remembrance of their fruits of labor that gave rise to a myriad of valuable programs and community organizations that continue to enhance our lives.  \n\n\n\nMid Level Terrace and 12th St Plaza\, Mid and Lower Levels \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Support Bay Area Latinx vendors at our mercado\, which is inspired by the mercados in Mexico where people go to buy Día de los Muertos items for their altars and homes.  \n\n\n\nGarden\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Join artisan Irma Ortiz for a sugar skull demonstration and decorate your own!  \n\n\n\n12–4 pm Create colorful masks and miniature ofrendas at our hands-on art stations. \n\n\n\nGarden\, Mid Level \n\n\n\n12–4 pm Learn how tortillas are made at this demonstration station.   \n\n\n\nLecture Hall\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n12:30–3 pm Enjoy interviews from current and past Día de los Muertos Committee members and learn about the legacy of honoring Day of the Dead traditions for 31 years at OMCA.  \n\n\n\nGalleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences\, All Levels \n\n\n\n1–3 pm Regular Gallery Chats Facilitators will be available to engage in conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMercado Vendors\n\n\n\nArt by Luna \n\n\n\nCasa de la Fiesta \n\n\n\nChris Granillo Art  \n\n\n\nCorazón Mestizo \n\n\n\nDave Of The Dead Arts \n\n\n\nFrida’s Ofrenditas \n\n\n\nRainbow Turtle Jewelry \n\n\n\nThe Designing Chica \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood and Beverages\n\n\n\nOak Street Plaza\, Upper Level \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Enjoy sweet and savory tamales\, atole\, and cafe de olla from La Guerrera’s Kitchen\, pan de muerto from Bakery El Sol\, ice cream from De La Creamery\, and tacos\, quesadillas\, sopes\, tostadas\, and aguas frescas from Taca-Brona.  \n\n\n\nMid Level \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen; OMCA Store\, featuring The Xocolate Bar  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOfrendas\n\n\n\nBerkeley Mental Health \n\n\n\nDREAMS: Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services\, Alameda County Public Health Department \n\n\n\nFirst Exposures \n\n\n\nHomies Empowerment \n\n\n\nLa Clínica de la Raza\, Casa del Sol \n\n\n\nLatina Leaders \n\n\n\nMontera Latino Male Achievement \n\n\n\nOMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee \n\n\n\nRichmond High School Alma Latina-Danza Tonatzi \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Recognition of our Community Roots\n\n\n\nOn view September 24–November 30\, 2025 \n\n\n\nLower Level\, near the entrance to the Gallery of California Natural Sciences \n\n\n\nFree \n\n\n\nThis ofrenda (or altar) is dedicated to the departed educators\, community activists\, artists\, and museum volunteers of our East Bay communities who\, in their lifetime\, offered their time\, talents\, and knowledge for the enrichment of their communities. We honor them and recognize that the fruits of their labor gave rise to a myriad of valuable programs and community organizations that continue to enhance our lives\, including the diverse programming at the Oakland Museum of California.  \n\n\n\nWe\, the members of the Oakland Museum’s Día de los Muertos Committee\, have selected the symbol of the Tree of Life as the theme of this year’s ofrenda. With roots reaching back to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica\, the Tree of Life continues to represent the heavens (home of the divinities)\, the earth (home of humankind)\, and the underworld (home of the dead).   \n\n\n\nThe Tree of Life is a motif found in many cultures and beliefs around the world. It often symbolizes that life and death are equal partners in the continuation of life. We invite you to reflect on your family roots and your connections to our community.  \n\n\n\nThis installation was created in conjunction with the Oakland Museum of California’s annual commemoration of the Day of the Dead celebration by members of the Museum’s volunteer Día de los Muertos Committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of CaliforniaDía de los Muertos Committee\n\n\n\nLuz Alvarez Martinez\, Chrissy Cano\, Bea Carrillo-Hocker\, Juanita Chavez-Gordon\, Alicia Diaz\, Sheyla Duarte\, Isaac Emrick\, Angelita M. Finlayson\, Arnoldo García\, Judi García\, Luz A. Islas Rosales\, Carolina Juárez\, Lisa Lemus\, Micaela Mariscal\, Alejandra Martinez\, Juliane Monroe\, Annette Oropeza\, Isabela Pérez\, Rebecca Recco\, aa Valdivia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n31.ª Celebración Anual del Día de los Muertos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 de octubre de 2025\, 11 am-4 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCompre su entrada para la celebración de este año. $10 con todo incluido para el festival y el acceso a la galería. Gratis para miembros y niños menores de 12 años con reservación. Las entradas están agotadas. \n\n\n\n\nentradas Agotadas\n\n\n\n\nSe proporcionará interpretación de lengua de señas estadounidense (ASL) en el escenario ubicado en el jardín y el anfiteatro del OMCA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEste otoño\, OMCA te invita a la 31.ª Celebración Comunitaria Anual del Día de los Muertos\, que honra las vibrantes tradiciones de esta querida festividad cultural. El día comienza con una procesión encabezada por miembros del Comité del Día de los Muertos\, que invita a todos a participar en una significativa reunión de conmemoración y comunidad. \n\n\n\nDisfruta de un día lleno de conexión a través de actividades prácticas\, música en vivo\, deliciosa comida y la poderosa presencia de la danza y la ceremonia. Explora el campus del Museo para ver ofrendas bellamente elaboradas por miembros de la comunidad\, cada una con un sentido homenaje a tus seres queridos y antepasados. \n\n\n\nVisita el mercado para apoyar a los artesanos locales que ofrecen productos hechos a mano\, artículos para el altar y arte inspirado en el Día de los Muertos. También se anima a los visitantes a traer un picnic y disfrutar de los jardines de OMCA durante todo el día. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEl Programa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCeremonia de Apertura\n\n\n\nJardín\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n11:15 am Procesión al jardín encabezada por el Comité del Día de los Muertos para la dedicación de la ofrenda central \n\n\n\n11:30 am–12:00 pm Ceremonia de apertura con Calpulli Ome-Tekpatl* \n\n\n\n12:00–12:05 pm Bienvenida formal a cargo de los maestros de ceremonia Juanita Chavez-Gordon y Arnoldo García* \n\n\n\n*Además de la interpretación en ASL\, estas partes del programa incluyen interpretación en español y náhuatl. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentaciones\n\n\n\nEscenario del jardín**\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n12:10–12:50 pm Presentación de The John Santos Sextet \n\n\n\n1:00–1:10 pm Lectura de poemas a cargo de poeta laureado juvenil de Oakland\, Myra Estrada \n\n\n\n1:20–1:50 pm Presentación de Mariachi Luz de Oro de Berkeley \n\n\n\n2:00–2:10 pm Lectura de poemas a cargo de poeta laureado juvenil de Oakland\, Cael Dueñas-Lara \n\n\n\n2:20–2:50 pm Presentación de DíaPaSón \n\n\n\n3:15–3:45 pm Presentación de Combo Tezeta \n\n\n\n3:45-4:00 pm Palabras de cierre y Cuatro Direcciones \n\n\n\n**En caso de lluvia\, las presentaciones se trasladarán al teatro James Moore\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\nAmphitheater ***\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n12:45–1:30 pm CANCELADO Clase de salsa y bachata con Angélica Medina y Jahaira Fajardo (In Lak’ech Dance Academy) \n\n\n\n2:25–3:00 pm Lectura de poemas a cargo de Tino V.H. Jr.\, Camila Elizabet Aguirre Aguilar\, y Esperanza Cabrales \n\n\n\n***En caso de lluvia\, las presentaciones se trasladarán a la Sala de conferencias\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLimpia Tradicional \n\n\n\nPatio 3\, nivel superior \n\n\n\n12:30–3:30 pm Reciba una limpia\, que es un ritual tradicional para sanar emociones pesadas\, como la pérdida\, y reequilibrar la salud y las relaciones personales. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nActividades\n\n\n\nLillie Education Center\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm  Visite En Reconocimiento a Nuestras Raíces Comunitarias\, que honra las vidas de aquellos educadores\, activistas comunitarios\, artistas y voluntarios del museo de nuestras comunidades de East Bay. Esta ofrenda se preparó en recuerdo de los frutos de su labor dieron lugar a una enorme cantidad de valiosas organizaciones y programas comunitarios que continúan mejorando nuestras vidas. \n\n\n\nTerraza de nivel intermedio y 12th St. Plaza\, nivel intermedio y nivel bajo \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Apoye a los vendedores latinos del East Bay en nuestro mercado\, inspirado en los mercados de México donde la gente compra artículos del Día de los Muertos para sus altares y hogares. \n\n\n\nJardín\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm La artesana Irma Ortiz mostrará el proceso de elaboración de las calaveras de azúcar\, ¡únase para decorar su propia calavera! \n\n\n\n12–4 pm Cree máscaras coloridas y ofrendas en miniatura en nuestras estaciones de artesanías. \n\n\n\nJardín\, nivel intermedio \n\n\n\n12–4 pm Aprenda cómo se hacen las tortillas en esta estación de demostración. \n\n\n\nLecture Hall\, nivel inferior \n\n\n\n12:30–3 pm Disfrute de entrevistas a miembros actuales y antiguos del Comité del Día de los Muertos y conozca la tradición de honrar las costumbres del Día de los Muertos que celebramos en el OMCA hace 31 años. \n\n\n\nGalerías de Ciencias Naturales\, Historia y Arte de California\, todos los niveles \n\n\n\n1–3 pm Habrá moderadores regulares de Conversaciones de galería dispuestos a conversar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVendedores del Mercado\n\n\n\nArt by Luna \n\n\n\nCasa de la Fiesta \n\n\n\nChris Granillo Art  \n\n\n\nCorazón Mestizo \n\n\n\nDave Of The Dead Arts \n\n\n\nFrida’s Ofrenditas \n\n\n\nRainbow Turtle Jewelry \n\n\n\nThe Designing Chica \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nComidas y Bebidas\n\n\n\nOak Street Plaza\, nivel superior \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Saboree tamales dulces y salados\, atole y café de olla de La Guerrera’s Kitchen\, pan de muerto de Bakery El Sol\, helado de De La Creamery y tacos\, quesadillas\, sopes\, tostadas\, y aguas frescas de Taca-Brona. \n\n\n\nNivel intermedio \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm Cafetería Town Fare de la chef Michele McQueen; Tienda OMCA\, con The Xocolate Bar  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOfrendas\n\n\n\nBerkeley Mental Health \n\n\n\nDREAMS: Desired Reproductive Health Access for Maternal Services\, Alameda County Public Health Department \n\n\n\nFirst Exposures \n\n\n\nHomies Empowerment \n\n\n\nLa Clínica de la Raza\, Casa del Sol \n\n\n\nLatina Leaders \n\n\n\nMontera Latino Male Achievement \n\n\n\nOMCA’s Día de los Muertos Committee \n\n\n\nRichmond High School Alma Latina-Danza Tonatzi \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEn Reconocimiento a Nuestras Raíces Comunitarias\n\n\n\nDel 24 de septiembre  al 30 de noviembre de 2025 \n\n\n\nNivel inferior\, cerca de la entrada de la Galería de Ciencias Naturales de California \n\n\n\nGratis \n\n\n\nEsta ofrenda (o altar) está dedicada a aquellos educadores\, activistas comunitarios\, artistas y voluntarios del museo de nuestras comunidades de East Bay que se nos adelantaron en el viaje final y que\, a lo largo de sus vidas\, ofrecieron su tiempo\, sus talentos y su conocimiento para enriquecer a sus comunidades. Les rendimos homenaje y reconocemos que los frutos de su labor dieron lugar a una enorme cantidad de valiosas organizaciones y programas comunitarios que continúan mejorando nuestras vidas\, lo que incluye la diversa programación del Oakland Museum of California.  \n\n\n\nNosotros\, los miembros del Comité del Día de los Muertos del Oakland Museum of California\, hemos seleccionado el símbolo del Árbol de la Vida como tema de la ofrenda de este año. El Árbol de la Vida\, cuyo origen se remonta a la Mesoamérica precolombina\, sigue representando el cielo (hogar de los dioses)\, la tierra (hogar de los humanos) y el inframundo (hogar de los muertos).   \n\n\n\nEl Árbol de la Vida es un concepto que se puede encontrar en muchas culturas y creencias en todo el mundo. Suele simbolizar que la vida y la muerte son socios igualitarios en la continuidad de la vida. Lo invitamos a reflexionar sobre las raíces de su familia y sus conexiones con nuestra comunidad.  \n\n\n\nEsta instalación fue creada con motivo de la conmemoración anual del Día de los Muertos en el Oakland Museum of California por miembros del Comité del Día de los Muertos del museo\, formado por voluntarios. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of CaliforniaComité del Día de los Muertos\n\n\n\nLuz Alvarez Martinez\, Chrissy Cano\, Bea Carrillo-Hocker\, Juanita Chavez-Gordon\, Alicia Diaz\, Sheyla Duarte\, Isaac Emrick\, Angelita M. Finlayson\, Arnoldo García\, Judi García\, Luz A. Islas Rosales\, Carolina Juárez\, Lisa Lemus\, Micaela Mariscal\, Alejandra Martinez\, Juliane Monroe\, Annette Oropeza\, Isabela Pérez\, Rebecca Recco\, aa Valdivia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Please accept statistics\, marketing cookies to watch this video. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS AT OMCA\n\n\n\nIn collaboration with the Oakland Museum of California’s volunteer Día de los Muertos Committee\, we transform our campus into a sacred space for our annual community celebration\, which brings together people from Oakland and across the Bay Area. Visit OMCA every October to join in the celebration! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Bios\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Calpulli Ome-Tekpatl\n \n Coming from Hayward\, Calpulli Ome-Tekpatl is led by Jefe Hugo who has 26 years within the danza community. The group has been established for 8 years and their danzantes continue to practice Conquista\, Conformidad\, y Unión. Conquista refers to the practice of making new connections by meeting new people; Conformidad is the practice of humility\, while Unión speaks to the unity shared amongst the people \nCalpulli Ome-Tekpatl\, procedente de Hayward\, está dirigido por el Jefe Hugo\, que lleva 26 años en la comunidad de la danza. El grupo se fundó hace 8 años y sus danzantes siguen sosteniendo el lema: Conquista\, conformidad y unión. Conquista se refiere a la práctica de establecer nuevas conexiones conociendo gente nueva; la conformidad es la práctica de la humildad\, mientras que unión habla de la unidad que se comparte con las personas. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The John Santos Sextet\n \n Seven-time Grammy nominee\, SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director (2013 & 2014)\, 2012 San Francisco Latino Heritage Arts Awardee\, and US Artist Fontanals Fellow\, John Santos and his stellar Sextet are one of the premier Afro-Latin Jazz musical groups in the United States. \nFar more than a master percussionist\,John Santos is an internationally renowned multi-Grammy-nominated percussionist and San Francisco native and has been a constant presence in the center of the rich Bay Area music scene for 50 years! He is a prolific Afro-Latin bandleader\, composer\, teacher\, writer\, producer\, and cultural activist who has performed and recorded with countless musical giants including Dizzy Gillespie\, Tito Puente\, Max Roach\, Cachao\, McCoy Tyner\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Joe Henderson\, and Omar Sosa. \nJohn Santos\, siete veces nominado al Grammy\, director artístico residente de SFJAZZ (2013 y 2014)\, ganador del San Francisco Latino Heritage Arts 2012 y becario estadounidense Fontanals\, y su estelar sexteto son uno de los principales grupos musicales de jazz afrolatino de los Estados Unidos. \nMucho más que un maestro percusionista\, John Santos es un percusionista de renombre internacional nominado a varios premios Grammy y originario de San Francisco\, y ha tenido una presencia constante en el centro de la rica escena musical del Área de la Bahía durante 50 años. Es un prolífico director de banda\, compositor\, profesor\, escritor\, productor y activista cultural afrolatino que ha actuado y grabado con innumerables gigantes de la música\, como Dizzy Gillespie\, Tito Puente\, Max Roach\, Cachao\, McCoy Tyner\, Bobby Hutcherson\, Joe Henderson y Omar Sosa. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Angélica Medina & Jahaira Fajardo\n \n Angélica and Jahaira are the founders of In Lak’ech Dance Academy\, a queer and POC-led Afro-Latin dance studio based in Oakland. Their mission is to co-create a community of Queer\, Trans\, and allied dancers to celebrate resilience\, nurture collective strength\, and heal from oppression. Angélica is a Queer Chicanx dancer and professional therapist. In Lak’ech is a fusion of Angélica’s passion for therapy and dance. Jahaira was born and raised in NYC\, and was born to Dominican parents. Jahaira holds a Masters of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Public Health. Jahaira is also a highly regarded speaker and educator about Afro-Latin dance as a medium to understand history\, social justice\, and trauma healing. \nAngélica y Jahaira son las fundadoras de In Lak’ech Dance Academy\, un estudio de baile afrolatino dirigido por personas queer y de color con sede en Oakland. Su misión es cocrear una comunidad de bailarines queer\, trans y afines para celebrar la resiliencia\, fomentar la fuerza colectiva y sanar la opresión. Angélica es bailarina y terapeuta profesional queer y chicanx. In Lak’ech es una fusión de la pasión de Angélica por la terapia y la danza. Jahaira nació y creció en Nueva York\, su madre y su padre son dominicanos. Tiene un máster en Psicología y un máster en Salud Pública. También es una respetada oradora y educadora de la danza afrolatina como medio para entender la historia\, la justicia social y la curación de los traumas. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n DíaPaSón\n \n DíaPaSón is an ensemble of performing artists who\, in the interest of empowering voices and building resilience in our communities\, delve deeply into son jarocho music and poetry. Active in the rich sonero community of the Bay Area\, DíaPaSon artists  have studied the son art form with internationally renowned master artists from Mexico who often perform in its programs and collaborate in their projects. The ensemble has appeared on national and international stages and is under the directorship of María de la Rosa. \nDíaPaSón es un conjunto de artistas interpretativos que\, con el fin de empoderar las voces y fomentar la resiliencia en nuestras comunidades\, profundizan en la música y la poesía del son jarocho. Los artistas de DíaPaSón\, activos en la rica comunidad sonera del Área de la Bahía\, han estudiado el género del son con artistas maestros de México de renombre internacional\, que a menudo actúan en sus programas y colaboran en sus proyectos. El conjunto ha actuado en escenarios nacionales e internacionales y está bajo la dirección de María de la Rosa. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mariachi Luz de Oro de Berkeley\n \n Mariachi Luz de Oro is a completely student-run Mariachi band made up of students from all years\, majors\, and ethnic backgrounds at the University of California\, Berkeley. The group\, first established in 2013\, studies and performs traditional and modern Mexican folk music. Their mission is to preserve the art form of Mariachi\, and to help share the beauty of Mexican culture on UC Berkeley’s campus. \nMariachi Luz de Oro es una banda de mariachis dirigida completamente por estudiantes y formada por estudiantes de todos los años\, especializaciones y orígenes étnicos de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. El grupo\, creado por primera vez en 2013\, estudia e interpreta música popular mexicana tradicional y moderna. Su misión es preservar la forma artística del mariachi y ayudar a compartir la belleza de la cultura mexicana en el campus de la Universidad de California en Berkeley. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Combo Tezeta\n \n Combo Tezeta have been bringing the vibe to many Bay Area’s music venues including The Chapel\, The Brick and Mortar\, The Sweetwater\, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass fest in Golden Gate Park\, The Ivy Room\, Eli’s Mile High club and in April this year the Great American Music Hall. They have also toured up and down the West Coast playing clubs and festivals\, most memorably with Satan’s Pilgrim and Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini in 2023. Combo Tezeta has also opened for a prolific show put on by Noisepop in G.G.Park\, featuring Thundercat and Lee Fields and the Expressions. \nCombo Tezeta viene compartiendo su estilo en muchos locales de música del Área de la Bahía\, como The Chapel\, The Brick and Mortar\, The Sweetwater\, el festival Hardly Strictly Bluegrass n Golden Gate Park\, The Ivy Room\, el club Eli’s Mile High y\, en abril de este año\, el Great American Music Hall. También han hecho giras por la costa oeste tocando en clubes y festivales\, sobre todo con Satan’s Pilgrim y Thomas Lauderdale de Pink Martini en 2023. Combo Tezeta también ha sido telonera de un prolífico espectáculo de Noisepop en G.G.Park\, con Thundercat y Lee Fields and the Expressions. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Poets\n \n Tino V.H. Jr.: Tino V. H. Jr. is a Mexican-American teaching artist\, spoken word poet and the editor in chief of The Poet’s Bookshelf. Born and raised in Oakland\, CA. He has represented poetry teams for cities like Santa Cruz and Berkeley\, CA\, on national stages. Most recently\, he traveled to the Bigfoot Poetry Festival with the 2023 Berkeley Slam team\, where they took third place. You can find The Poet’s Bookshelf on Substack. \nTino V. H. Jr. es un artista docente mexicano-estadounidense\, poeta de la palabra hablada y editor en jefe de The Poet’s Bookshelf. Nació y creció en Oakland\, California. Ha representado a equipos de poesía en ciudades como Santa Cruz y Berkeley\, California\, en los escenarios nacionales. Más recientemente\, viajó al Bigfoot Poetry Festival con el equipo del Berkeley Slam de 2023\, donde quedaron en tercer lugar. Puede encontrar The Poet’s Bookshelf en Substack. \nCamila Elizabet Aguirre Aguilar: Camila Elizabet Aguirre Aguilar is a Xicana warrior\, educator\, and poet. Camila has slammed since the age of fourteen and competed in the 2017 National Poetry Slam on Team Oakland. For over fifteen years\, Camila has performed and workshopped spoken word poetry with youth; teaching for nonprofit organizations such as Bay Area Creative and the New Literary Project. Her work centers justice\, empowerment\, and healing. Camila recently received her MFA in Creative Writing at St. Mary’s College of California. \nCamila Elizabet Aguirre Aguilar es una guerrera\, educadora y poeta xicana. Camila ha participado en slams desde los catorce años y compitió en el National Poetry Slam de 2017 con el equipo de Oakland. Durante más de quince años\, Camila ha interpretado y realizado talleres de poesía hablada con jóvenes; ha enseñado en organizaciones sin fines de lucro como Bay Area Creative y New Literary Project. Su trabajo reúne la justicia\, el empoderamiento y la sanación. Camila obtuvo recientemente un máster en Escritura Creativa en el St. Mary’s College de California. \nEsperanza Cabrales: Esperanza Cabrales (she/they) is a queer Xicana slam poet\, teaching artist with Bay Area Creative\, crafter of beaded earrings\, zines maker\, recurring Berkeley Slam scorekeeper\, and aspiring polyglot based in unceded Muwekma Ohlone territory\, colonized and known today as Oakland\, California. Self-referencing as a 1.5 generation Mexican-American\, she was raised in the San Joaquin Valley where she began to write poetry in 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. \nEsperanza Cabrales (ella/elle) es una poeta queer xicana de slam\, artista docente en Bay Area Creative\, artesana de pendientes de cuentas\, creadora de fanzines\, anotadora recurrente del Berkeley Slam y aspirante a políglota afincada en el territorio no cedido de Muwekma Ohlone\, colonizado y conocido hoy como Oakland\, California. Se autodefine como mexicana-estadounidense de generación y media; creció en el valle de San Joaquín\, donde comenzó a escribir poesía en 2014 y no ha parado desde entonces. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Youth Poets\n \n Myra Estrada: Myra is an African American and Mexican female teaching artist and poet. She is Oakland’s 2021 Youth Poet Laureate and has since then performed across the Bay Area in spaces such as the DeYoung Museum\, Ella Baker Center\, Youth Speaks\, and The Oakland Public Library. She hopes to represent those who have walked the sacred grounds of Oakland before her and the brown babies that will come after her. \nMyra es una artista docente y poeta afroestadounidense y mexicana. Es una joven poeta laureada en Oakland en 2021 y desde entonces ha actuado en el Área de la Bahía en espacios como el Museo DeYoung\, el Centro Ella Baker\, Youth Speaks y la Biblioteca Pública de Oakland. Espera representar a quienes han caminado por los terrenos sagrados de Oakland antes que ella y a los bebés morenos que vendrán después de ella. \nCael Dueñas-Lara: Mexican-American born and raised and currently residing in the vibrant community of Oakland California\, Cael Dueñas-Lara writes poetry as an outlet to teach others the perspective of a male of color living in Oakland. Cael work aims to flip the narrative\, which is often portrayed through a lens of deficit and violent stereotypes. \nCael Dueñas-Lara\, nacido y criado mexicanoestadounidense y actualmente residente en la vibrante comunidad de Oakland\, California\, escribe poesía como medio para enseñar a otros la perspectiva de un hombre de color que vive en Oakland. La obra de Cael tiene como objetivo cambiar la narrativa\, que a menudo se describe a través de una lente de estereotipos deficitarios y violentos. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 31st Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration is made possible in part by generous support from the Oakland Museum Women’s Board.La 31.ª Celebración Comunitaria Anual del Día de los Muertos es posible en parte gracias al generoso apoyo del Consejo de Mujeres del Oakland Museum of California. URL:https://museumca.org/event/31st-annual-dia-de-los-muertos-community-celebration/ LOCATION:OMCA Campus\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Family,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSCF8127-e1757708530993.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251031T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250911T221444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T220208Z UID:10002215-1761930000-1761944400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Halloween Friday Nights at OMCA with Ritmos Tropicosmos DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Music by Ritmos Tropicosmos\, Music Set by DJ China G\, Halloween-fest\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday Night at OMCA\, we’re summoning spectral vibes for a Halloween edition of Oakland’s favorite block party—filled with psychedelic sound\, communal celebration\, and underground spirit.  Celebrate the season with hands-on art making and trick-or-treating throughout the Garden—perfect for visitors of all ages.  \n\n\n\nCostumes are encouraged! Take inspiration from our collection and dress up as your favorite artwork or artist and enter our costume contest for a chance to win prizes and show off your museum-inspired look! Be sure to leave full face coverings and costume weapons at home. \n\n\n\nOn the Garden Stage\, Ritmos Tropicosmos conjures a genre-blurring set of cumbia sicodélica\, eerie synths\, live percussion\, and ancestral storytelling. Emerging from Oakland’s rich cumbia scene\, this seven-piece ensemble channels 70s horror\, avant-garde soundscapes\, and cosmic rhythms—summoning haunted dance parties\, purgatory grooves\, and full-moon howls for a night that’s equal parts otherworldly and unforgettable. \n\n\n\nOver in the Amphitheater\, DJ China G keeps the energy high with a genre-defying set spanning decades of dance-floor favorites. A beloved fixture of San Francisco’s LGBTQIA2S+ scene for over 25 years\, her open-format style blends freestyle\, disco\, Y2K pop\, reggaeton\, house\, Hip Hop\, and more—creating a multigenerational\, all-vibes-welcome party where everyone’s invited to move\, glow\, and celebrate. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA also offer a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike traditional museum tours\, Gallery Chats invite visitors to engage in meaningful conversations\, ask questions\, and connect with OMCA facilitators\, who combine deep content knowledge with lived experience to encourage fresh interpretations of the Museum’s exhibitions. It’s a night to explore global traditions\, find your flow\, and celebrate community through music\, dance\, and inquiry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30–7 pm Trick-or-Treating | Garden \n\n\n\n5:30–7 pm Hands-on Art Making | Garden \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Gallery Chats | All Galleries   \n\n\n\n6:15–7:15 pm Live Music by Ritmos Tropicosmos  | Garden Stage \n\n\n\n7:15 pm Costume Contest | Garden  \n\n\n\n6:45-8:50 pm Music Set by DJ China G | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin our email list to stay in the loop about Friday Nights at OMCA!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nJoin us for Friday Nights at OMCA\, where Oakland comes together! Every Friday from April to October\, bring your crew for an unforgettable night of free live music and activities for the whole family. Bring a blanket and settle down on the lawn\, or take advantage of exclusive late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions (Museum ticket needed for gallery access).  \n\n\n\nHungry? Grab a bite from any of the ten Off the Grid food trucks lining 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets\, offering a delicious mix of rotating flavors. Beer\, wine\, mixed drinks\, and non-alcoholic beverages are also available for purchase. Once you’ve fueled up\, head to the OMCA Garden\, where picnic tables and blankets await you to enjoy your meal. With lawn games\, engaging museum programs\, and a vibrant community atmosphere\, it’s the perfect setting for making memories at one of Oakland’s most iconic spots. \n\n\n\nOMCA also offers a $10 flat-rate parking in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Please note that outside alcohol is not permitted\, and event details and performances are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRitmos Tropicosmos\n\n\n\nDJ China G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformer BIOS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About Ritmos Tropicosmos\n \n Ritmos Tropicosmos is a seven-piece psychedelic cumbia group from Oakland\, creating heavy tropical rhythms with an emphasis on live percussion\, synthesizers\, and familial stories put into song. Together in a time-warped crossroads of electric and acoustic instrumentation\, Ritmos Tropicosmos stands somewhere within the traditional rhythms of the past and the futuristic soundscapes of The Now. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About DJ China G\n \n California native DJ China G has been a staple in San Francisco’s LGBTQIA2S+ scene for 25+ years\, spinning everything from disco\, freestyle\, and Y2K pop to hip-hop\, reggaeton\, rock\, indie\, and house. Known for an open-format style\, China G keeps the dance floor alive across decades and genres. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/halloween-friday-nights-at-omca-with-ritmos-tropicosmos/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/10.31_Ritmos-Tropicosmos-pic-by-Olive-Black_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001926-1762002000-1762009200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-11-01/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250908T200241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T200243Z UID:10001253-1762081200-1762102800@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Sundays\n\n\n\nEvery first Sunday of the month\, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6. \n\n\n\nIn between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance to secure your preferred entry time and reduce your wait. Tickets are available at the admissions desk on a first-come\, first-served basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET SPECIAL EXHIBITION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights URL:https://museumca.org/event/first-sundays-12/2025-11-02/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:First Sundays,Family,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251102T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20240515T230854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T163001Z UID:10001067-1762088400-1762092000@museumca.org SUMMARY:OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture\, and learn about the history\, design\, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions\, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/omca-architecture-walk-and-talk-6/2025-11-02/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Conversation / Lecture,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T163000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251006T204127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T204552Z UID:10002220-1762426800-1762446600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Preview Hours\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to the Member Opening for OMCA’s newest exhibition! Good Fire: Tending Native Lands explores the past\, present\, and future of fire in California through Native practices. For centuries\, Native communities have used intentional\, low-intensity fires to renew the land and support biodiversity. This tradition was disrupted by colonial laws and fire suppression\, leading to today’s destructive megafires. Good Fire shows how Native communities are reviving these vital practices to cultivate more resilient landscapes and uphold traditions. Reserved tickets are highly encouraged but not required for Member Preview Hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the opening celebration on Thursday\, November 6\, 6-9 pm. Join us for an evening of celebration with live music\, delicious bites\, and festive refreshments—an inspiring preview honoring the vital knowledge of Native California communities that you won’t want to miss! RSVP required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Steven Saiz (Hupa) uses liquid fuel from a drip torch to spread fire. Photo by Maddy Rifka. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-for-good-fire-tending-native-lands/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unnamed-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251106T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251006T204103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T201027Z UID:10002219-1762452000-1762462800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Preview Evening Celebration for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Preview Evening Celebration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDue to popular demand\, our evening celebration is at capacity. We are thankful for the overwhelming support and excitement around this new exhibition. We still have availability for the Daytime Preview Hours from 11–5 pm. \n\n\n\nBe among the first to experience this powerful exhibition alongside the curators\, collaborators\, and community members who brought it to life. Join us for an evening of celebration with live music\, delicious bites\, and festive refreshments—an inspiring preview honoring the vital knowledge of Native California communities that you won’t want to miss! \n\n\n\nGood Fire: Tending Native Lands explores the past\, present\, and future of fire in California through Native practices. For centuries\, Native communities have used intentional\, low-intensity fires to renew the land and support biodiversity. This tradition was disrupted by colonial laws and fire suppression\, leading to today’s destructive megafires. Good Fire shows how Native communities are reviving these vital practices to cultivate more resilient landscapes and uphold traditions. \n\n\n\nRSVP required for the evening celebration. Capacity is limited. QUESTIONS? Email membership@museumca.org or call 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAT CAPACITY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCan’t make the Member Preview Evening celebration?Join us for our Daytime Preview Hours from 11–5 pm and experience OMCA’s newest exhibition before it opens to the public! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nMajor support for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Steven Saiz (Hupa) uses liquid fuel from a drip torch to spread fire. Photo by Maddy Rifka. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-preview-evening-celebration-for-good-fire-tending-native-lands/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Opening,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unnamed-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251015T014511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T214457Z UID:10002221-1762603200-1762606800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Chats with East Bay Regional Park Naturalists DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Chats with East Bay Regional Park Naturalists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Naturalists from the East Bay Regional Park District for a hands-on exploration of local wildlife—right here at OMCA! Become a wildlife detective as you examine real animal skulls; ask “Whose skull is this?”; and discover what these clues tell us about the mammals that call our regional parks home. \n\n\n\nPerfect for curious minds of all ages\, this interactive experience offers a fun introduction to basic skull anatomy\, local ecology\, and the East Bay’s incredible natural landscapes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that tour spots are limited. A sign up sheet will be available at the Ticketing Desk when checking in so get here early to grab your spot! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The East Bay Regional Park District\n\n\n\nThe East Bay Regional Park District is a system of beautiful parklands in Alameda and Contra Costa counties that includes 73 parks spanning across 126\,809 acres\, 1\,330 miles of trails and 55 miles of shoreline. The Park District manages and preserves natural and cultural resources for all to enjoy and protect and are ideal for healthful recreation and environmental education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-with-east-bay-regional-park-naturalists/ LOCATION:Gallery of California Natural Sciences\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3600-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001927-1762606800-1762614000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-11-08/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001928-1763211600-1763218800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-11-15/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251116T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251015T014915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T200947Z UID:10002222-1763298000-1763305200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Cultural Fire Storytelling and Film Screening DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPOSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Cultural Fire Storytelling and Film Screening with Margo Robbins\, Elizabeth Azzuz\, Roni Jo Draper\, and hosted by Tiśina Ta-till-ium Parker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us for an afternoon of storytelling centering Native fire practices from four visionary Native Californian memory keepers. The program will begin with a film screening of Fire Tender\, co-directed by Roni Jo Draper\, PhD (Yurok) and Marissa Lila Kongao\, which shares context on settler colonial fire suppression\, highlights the work of Yurok firelighters to reclaim and pass on traditional eco-cultural knowledge\, and meditates on the power of fire to heal land and communities.  \n\n\n\nThe film will be followed by heart-to-heart storytelling\, as the spirit of fire inspires. Margo Robbins and Elizabeth Azzuz\, two Yurok fire practitioners who lead the Cultural Fire Management Council\, will each share about the medicine of fire\, as guided by prayer\, before being joined by Tiśina Ta-till-ium Parker (Southern Sierra Miwuk/Kutzadika’a Mono Lake Paiute and Kashia Pomo/Coast Miwuk) and Draper for a group conversation. Drawing from their varied experiences as fire-women\, grandmothers\, filmmakers\, basketweavers\, and artists\, they will explore the possibilities of fire as the center of the home\, as well as the intergenerational abundance fire offers across time and space.  \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays is a part of our exhibition programming for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands on view through May 31\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelist Bios\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Azzuz is a Yurok Tribal member from the village of Weitchpus in Northern CA\, and a Karuk descendant from Katamiin. She is the Director of Traditional fire\, family burns\, and Treasurer to the board of Cultural Fire Management Council. She is also Treasurer to the Indigenous Stewardship Network\, and is a member of the Indigenous Peoples Burning Network with the Nature Conservancy. \n\n\n\nElizabeth is a cultural practitioner\, who burns for basket materials\, traditional foods and medicines. She has been burning since the age of four\, when her grandfather caught her playing with matches and decided to teach her about her responsibility to Mother Earth. She was taught that fire is a tool\, not a toy. \n\n\n\nCFMC provides training and jobs on the Yurok reservation\, they have training exchanges to train future fire lighters in prescribed and cultural burns\, giving them the needed skills to work with fire safely. \n\n\n\n\n\nMargo Robbins comes from the traditional Yurok village of Morek\, and is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe.  She is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Cultural Fire Management Council and co-lead of the Indigenous People’s Burn Network. She graduated from Humboldt State University and resides on the Yurok reservation in far northern California. She gathers and prepares traditional food and medicine\, is a cultural fire practitioner\, a basket weaver\, and regalia maker. She previously served as the Indian Education Director for the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School district. She is a mom\, and a grandma.  \n\n\n\nRoni Jo Draper Ph.D. (Yurok | she.her)\, is an enrolled member of the Yurok tribe\, from the village of Weispus (Weitchpec) at the fork of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers in what is now considered Northern California. Her experience as a queer\, Yurok woman\, and the realities and acute pain of discriminatory practices and policies enacted in school settings\, has influenced her writing and work as an educator\, scholar\, and artist. As a former high school mathematics/science teacher and university professor\, Roni has now turned her attention to storytelling practices outside of traditional academia—including poetry making\, traditional basket weaving\, and other art forms—as a way to explore the human experience and share stories of healing and thrivance. Roni produced SCENES FROM THE GLITTERING WORLD\, stories of three Diné adolescents living on the fringes of the Navajo Nation. She also produced\, directed\, and wrote FIRE TENDER\, a short film highlighting the work of Margo Robbins and Yurok cultural fire practices. Roni is currently in production on the feature-length documentary WE ARRIVE WITH FIRE | NE-KAH NUUE’M MEHL MECH. Roni’s work has been supported by the National Geographic Society\, Vision Maker Media\, Women Make Movies\, Sundance\, the Redford Center\, Firelight Media\, and other organizations interested in highlighting the stories of Indigenous women working to protect the environment and cultural lifeways. \n\n\n\nTiśina Ta-till-ium Parker is a California Indigenous textile designer\, regalia maker and community cultural art activist. Tiśina is the granddaughter of Ralph and Julia F. Parker\, daughter of Louis and Patricia Parker. Her people are Yosemite Southern Sierra Miwuk/Kutzadika’a Mono Lake Paiute from her Grandfather’s lineage and Kashia Pomo/Coast Miwuk from her Grandmother’s lineage. Tiśina was born and raised in her sacred tribal homeland of Mariposa/Yosemite. Born into a strong Indigenous lineage\, Tiśina has practiced ceremony with her Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation (SSMN) & Yosemite Paiute tribal communities since birth. She descends from a powerful matriarchy of notable California basketmakers including her Grandfather’s Grandmother\, Lucy Telles and her Grandmother Julia Parker. \n\n\n\nTiśina holds a BA in Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz with an emphasis in Art Education and a BFA in Sustainable Fashion/Textile Design from California College of the Arts in San Francisco where she graduated with honors as “Emerging Talent.” She is an active member of Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation. In 2018 Tiśina represented SSMN\, alongside tribal leaders\, in Washington D.C. to petition for Federal Recognition\, an ongoing 30+ year battle with the U.S. government for tribal sovereignty. In her lifeway\, Tiśina designs\, creates and collaborates within Native community and works deeply within regenerative design practices to create cultural art and textile work that is in balance with Indigenous ways of being. Tiśina’s life work is dedicated to community building and Indigenous cultural regeneration through the mediums of traditional regalia making\, textiles\, and community cultural arts activism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-cultural-fire-storytelling-and-film-screening/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WAWF-Margo-with-Smoke-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001929-1763816400-1763823600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-11-22/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251129T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001930-1764421200-1764428400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-11-29/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251126T212441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T223935Z UID:10002226-1764932400-1765126800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s sale time! Join us onsite and online for the semi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop. Starting Friday\, December 5 through Sunday\, December 7\, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop–that’s 20% off! \n\n\n\nExplore our full range of gifts available at the OMCA Shop and show your Membership card at check-out. The OMCA Shop is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and Friday Nights until 8:30 pm. \n\n\n\nFor our online shoppers\, be sure to check your Member emails for exclusive coupon codes that unlock your discounts when you shop online. \n\n\n\nPerfect Holiday Gifts \n\n\n\nThe perfect gift doesn’t exist. Or does it? This season\, limited edition ornaments\, laser cut cards\, puzzles\, housewares\, jewelry\, and more are sure to make your spirits bright!  \n\n\n\nTreat Yourself \n\n\n\nNeed a break from the holiday hustle and bustle?  Soothe your body and soul with scented candles\, natural soaps\, and thought-provoking reads. Take home books featuring Angela Davis\, Edith Heath\, or the Bay Area Ridge Trail and give your senses a treat. \n\n\n\n\nLET’S SHOP\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n*20% off applies to regularly priced items only. A limited number of items are available online. For the full collection of OMCA products\, please visit the OMCA Shop onsite during regular Museum hours. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/semi-annual-member-shop-sale-12-25/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Shop,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Omca_july17_july18-134-e1753825064831.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001931-1765026000-1765033200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-12-06/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250908T200416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T200417Z UID:10002207-1765105200-1765126800@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Sundays\n\n\n\nEvery first Sunday of the month\, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6. \n\n\n\nIn between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance to secure your preferred entry time and reduce your wait. Tickets are available at the admissions desk on a first-come\, first-served basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET SPECIAL EXHIBITION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights URL:https://museumca.org/event/first-sundays-13/2025-12-07/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:First Sundays,Family,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20240515T230854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T163001Z UID:10001068-1765112400-1765116000@museumca.org SUMMARY:OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture\, and learn about the history\, design\, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions\, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/omca-architecture-walk-and-talk-6/2025-12-07/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Conversation / Lecture,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T235959 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251204T213924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T224734Z UID:10002227-1765238400-1765756799@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Bonus Reciprocity Week at MOAD DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us in a celebratory partnership between the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD) with this bonus reciprocity week-long event!  \n\n\n\nFrom December 9–14\, OMCA Members enjoy free admission reciprocity to MoAD for 2 guests per membership.  \n\n\n\nNot a Member yet? Join Today! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurrent Exhibitions\n\n\n\nContinuum: MoAD Over Time marks the 20th anniversary of the Museum of the African Diaspora. More than a retrospective\, Continuum presents MoAD’s impact on the Bay Area’s cultural landscape and reveals its growing global reach. Through archival materials\, artworks\, and stories from programs like the Emerging Artist Program and MoAD in the Classroom\, the exhibition honors MoAD’s legacy as a catalyst for Black creativity. Organized thematically and chronologically\, it traces the museum’s evolution and invites reflection on its expanding role in shaping the art of the African Diaspora. \n\n\n\nUNBOUND: Art\, Blackness & the Universe explores the intersections of Blackness and the cosmos. Curated by Key Jo Lee\, MoAD’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs\, the exhibition reimagines Blackness as infinite\, mysterious\, and cosmically rich. Featuring global artists such as Lorna Simpson\, Rashaad Newsome\, Gustavo Nazareno\, Harmonia Rosales\, and Didier William\, the show spans painting\, sculpture\, installation\, and video. Organized around three themes\, Geo-Cartographic\, Religio-Mythic\, and Techno-Cyborgian\, UNBOUND moves through earthly and celestial terrains. More than an exhibition\, it is a philosophical and sensory inquiry that invites visitors to imagine Blackness as a boundless\, creative cosmology of transformation and becoming. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor gallery admission\, simply present your OMCA membership card at the Visitor Experience welcome counter and enjoy.   \n\n\n\nQuestion or comments? Please contact us at membership@museumca.org or 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Daria Lugina/BAMPFA URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-bonus-reciprocity-week-at-moad/ LOCATION:Museum of African Diaspora\, 685 Mission St (at 3rd)\, San Francisco\, California\, 94105\, United States CATEGORIES:Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MoAD-Exterior.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T130000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251113T224703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T002307Z UID:10002223-1765627200-1765630800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Curator Walkthrough: Students on Strike DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Curator Walkthrough: Students on Strike\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a walkthrough of Students on Strike\,  a special installation in the Gallery of California History. With OMCA Curator Ryder Diaz as your guide\,  explore the legacy of student activism at San Francisco State University and reflect on how generations of students have continued to demand justice\, accountability\, and change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that tour spots are limited. A sign up sheet will be available at the Ticketing Desk when checking in so get here early to grab your spot! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ryder Diaz\n\n\n\nRyder Diaz (he/they) is OMCA’s Natural Sciences Curator. They have helped to develop science-related exhibitions at Bay Area museums for the past decade. Ryder brings an interdisciplinary background and approach to his work: He has degrees in Science Communication\, Population Biology\, Metropolitan Studies\, and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Outside of OMCA\, Ryder co-organizes a monthly bird walk for queer and trans people of color\, as well as facilitates an all-volunteer\, creekside habitat restoration project in Fruitvale. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-tours-curator-walkthrough-students-on-strike/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DSC5485-Enhanced-NR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001932-1765630800-1765638000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-12-13/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251220T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001933-1766235600-1766242800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-12-20/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251221T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251221T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251113T225732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T162034Z UID:10002224-1766322000-1766327400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: A Yalda Night of Song and Poetry DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPOSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: A Yalda Night of Song and Poetry with Mahsa Vahdat\, Marjan Vahdat\, and Atabak Elyasi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCoinciding with the Winter Solstice\, this month’s Spotlight Sunday celebrates Yalda Night\, an ancient Persian holiday marking the longest night of the year. With performances by internationally acclaimed Iranian Bay Area-based singers Mahsa Vahdat and Marjan Vahdat\, accompanied by musician and writer Atabak Elyasi\, we will weave together stories of renewal and awakening.  \n\n\n\nFollowing a beautiful musical offering\, sisters Mahsa and Marjan—whose practices carry the universal message of humanism and freedom—will share their thoughts on the power of ritual and song in resilience. Then\, to mark the longest night of the year\, visitors will be invited to share wishes and intentions for the new year\, and Mahsa will read from the poet Hafez as a reflection of the year to come. Please join us for this harmonious celebration of hope and light over darkness. \n\n\n\n\nGeneral TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat:\n\n\n\nMahsa and Marjan Vahdat are internationally acclaimed Iranian vocalists\, composers\, and educators whose artistry is rooted in the profound tradition of Persian classical music while opening new paths of innovation and intercultural dialogue. In their homeland\, where women have been banned from solo singing since 1979\, they have carried their voices beyond borders with unwavering resolve. Their music\, born of resilience and longing\, has touched audiences across the world as a testament to cultural memory and the enduring power of artistic freedom. \n\n\n\nThrough long-standing collaborations with the Norwegian label Kirkelig Kulturverksted and producer-poet Erik Hillestad\, as well as composer-arranger Atabak Elyasi\, they have released numerous acclaimed and award-winning recordings. Their artistic journey has led to encounters with musicians and ensembles such as Kronos Quartet\, Tord Gustavsen\, Mighty Sam McClain\, Bridget Kibbey\, Amsterdam Sinfonietta\, the Skruk Choir\, Zar Theatre\, and the Grotowski Institute—creating a rich tapestry where Persian music converses with the sounds of the world. \n\n\n\nAbout Atabak Elyasi:\n\n\n\nAtabak Elyasi is an Iranian-American musician and composer based in Berkeley and a master of the Persian setar—the instrument most commonly used to accompany the voice in traditional Persian music. Atabak has played and performed setar for the majority of his life and has been teaching this sacred instrument for at least 30 years\, passing on this lineage to innumerable students. Atabak has worked on several renowned musical projects with 2018 ACTA mentor artist Mahsa Vahdat and her sister Marjan as a setar player\, composer\, and musical arranger\, as well as arranging pieces for the Skruk Choir in Norway and the Kronos Quartet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-a-yalda-night-of-song-and-poetry/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Yalda-Night7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251227T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251227T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001934-1766840400-1766847600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2025-12-27/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260103T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260103T150000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250702T183240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T224045Z UID:10001935-1767445200-1767452400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Member Tours every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-25/2026-01-03/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2023_OMCA_GalleryChats_ArtGallery_Visitor_Volunteer_PC_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A1775-Enhanced-NR-2-1-1-e1725656146186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20250908T200416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T200417Z UID:10002208-1767524400-1767546000@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Sundays\n\n\n\nEvery first Sunday of the month\, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6. \n\n\n\nIn between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance to secure your preferred entry time and reduce your wait. Tickets are available at the admissions desk on a first-come\, first-served basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET SPECIAL EXHIBITION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights URL:https://museumca.org/event/first-sundays-13/2026-01-04/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:First Sundays,Family,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260104T140000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20240515T230854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T163001Z UID:10001069-1767531600-1767535200@museumca.org SUMMARY:OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture\, and learn about the history\, design\, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions\, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/omca-architecture-walk-and-talk-6/2026-01-04/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Conversation / Lecture,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260108T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260108T200000 DTSTAMP:20260409T092934 CREATED:20251211T223050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T234907Z UID:10002229-1767891600-1767902400@museumca.org SUMMARY:ThursDates at OMCA with Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing & Mahjong Game Night DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED—Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursDates at OMCA | Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing and Experimental Dance ft. Paz Hidalgo and Quinn\, Mahjong Game Night\, DJ Set by China G\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSettle into the warm\, after-hours glow of the 2026 ThursDates season with a signature cocktail\, laid-back beats from DJ China G\, and the kind of unhurried energy that allows connection and creativity to flourish. This Thursday\, DJ China G will be setting a groove-worthy atmosphere in Town Fare for a Mahjong (麻将) game night\, all while Sketchboard Co. hosts enchanting unrestricted live figure drawing sessions in the Gallery of California Art. Models Paz Hidalgo and Quinn animate each session\, bringing gentle butoh dance and experimental movements to their poses. \n\n\n\nWe welcome all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Nude or partially clothed models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the galleries\, please be mindful of space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite\, charcoal\, or conté pencils. \n\n\n\nEvery ThursDates at OMCA\, you can also engage more deeply with the Museum’s galleries through Gallery Chats from 5:30–7:30 pm. Unlike traditional tours\, these conversations invite you to ask questions\, share perspectives\, and engage with OMCA facilitators who blend content expertise with lived experience. Gallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art and History\, and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Great Hall and the Galleries of California Art and History  \n\n\n\n5:30–6:15 pm Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing ft. Paz Hidalgo + Quinn| Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Mahjong | Town Fare \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm DJ China G | Town Fare \n\n\n\n6:35–7:30 pm Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing ft. Paz Hidalgo + Quinn | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout ThursDates \n\n\n\nEvery Thursday\, January through March\, step into OMCA’s warm after-hours glow. Experience a rotating mix of intimate performances\, live figure drawing sessions\, game nights\, and more—designed just for adults. Or sip a signature cocktail and grab a light bite in Town Fare by Michele McQueen\, all to a soundtrack of local Oakland artists and DJs. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re exploring the Museum with a date\, catching up with friends\, or are coming solo and looking to meet someone new\, you’ll find connection\, inspiration\, and creative surprises\, week after week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformer BIOS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About Sketchboard\n \n Sketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Our mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in our community. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n About DJ China G\n \n DJ China G (Elyssa Pon) is a California native and long-time San Francisco resident who has been a powerhouse in the LGBTQIA+ nightlife scene for over 25 years. An internationally recognized DJ and club promoter\, she co-founded and headlined the legendary queer/lesbian party Rebel Girl (2000–2009) and helped manage Cockblock (2016). Her work has earned her features in the San Francisco Bay Guardian and SF Weekly for her contributions to music and community culture. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for ThursDates at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursdates-at-omca-with-sketchboard-co-live-figure-drawing-experimental-dance/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSF8793-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR