BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T003930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T003931Z UID:10000072-1677859200-1677873600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Women in STEM | Earthquake Engineers: Quake & Shake; DJ Karlita DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nBecome an engineer for a night and celebrate California women pioneers in earthquake safety and architecture. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6–8 pm – Music by DJ Karlita (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n5:30–8 pm – Women in STEM | Earthquake Engineers: Quake & Shake (California Room\, Lower Level) \n\n\n\nCelebrate women in STEM at OMCA by learning about the California women pioneers in earthquake safety and architecture. Become an engineer for the evening by creating a building structure\, testing its ability to survive an earthquake using shake tables\, then taking what you’ve learned to make your structure stronger! Close out the evening in the California Gallery of History by learning about how earthquakes have impacted Californians for hundreds of years. \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-women-in-stem-earthquake-engineers/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230310T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T004421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T183434Z UID:10000073-1678464000-1678478400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid featuring Bianca Brown|DJ Nina Sol DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6–9 pm – Bianca Brown (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n7–9 pm – Music by DJ Nina Sol (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-7/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar-10-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T124500 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T004939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T012647Z UID:10000074-1678874400-1678884300@museumca.org SUMMARY:Open Rehearsals: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & Ensemble  DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nStop by OMCA and listen to Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & her musical ensemble rehearse their latest project\, Mekong: LIFE Work-In-Progress Concert  in the James Moore Theater. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n11–11:45 am – Open Rehearsal 1: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & musical ensemble present Mekong: LIFE Work-In-Progress Concert  (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\n1–1:45 pm – Open Rehearsal 2: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & musical ensemble present Mekong: LIFE Work-In-Progress Concert  (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\nA modern interpretation of a traditional myth\, Mekong: LIFE explores the push and pull between human and natural life and what the future holds for the next generation using traditional instruments from Southeast Asia\, graphic global warming data\, electronic music\, live-media\, and a Cambodian myth about natural cycles.  \n\n\n\nAbout Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ\n\n\n\nEmmy® Award-winning composer Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ brings Vietnamese traditional music to a broader audience by blending the wonderfully unique sounds of Vietnamese instruments with other music genres. Võ has presented her music at Carnegie Hall\, Kennedy Center\, and Lincoln Center and is the first Vietnamese artist to perform at the White House\, receiving the Artist Laureate Award for her community contributions through the arts during President Obama’s administration. She co-composed and arranged the Oscar® nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Documentary\, Daughter from Danang (2002)\, the Emmy® Award-winning film and soundtrack for Bolinao 52 (2008)\, and “Best Documentary” and “Audience Favorite” winner\, A Village Called Versailles (2009). Võ was a 2021 recipient of a Hewlett 50 Art Commission to create the second part of the Mekong trilogy\, “Mekong: LIFE”\, premiering at Stanford University in April 2023. \n\n\n\nEnsemble Performing Artists: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ\, Joel Davel\, Jimi Nakagawa\, Susu Hliang\, Doy Charnsupharindr\, Charya Burt\, and Adam Fong \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/open-rehearsals-van-anh-vanessa-vo-ensemble/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230313T191356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T185521Z UID:10000087-1678960800-1679846400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Town Fare at Oakland Restaurant Week DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n \n\n\n\nDuring Oakland Restaurant Week from March 16 through 26\, Town Fare Cafe is offering a special $25 menu in addition to the regular menu items. Visit Town Fare Cafe during Oakland Restaurant Week between 11 am to 5 pm to try the two special menus: \n\n\n\n\nA Taste of the South (Southern fried chicken\, braised collard greens\, mac and cheese\, honey cornbread)\n\n\n\nNew Orleans chicken\, andouille sausage and shrimp gumbo.\n\n\n\n\nBoth menus come with a glass of sweet tea and a peach cobbler bread pudding for dessert! \n\n\n\n*Town Fare is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. \n\n\n\n\nMORE ON TOWN FARE\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oakland Restaurant Week 2023\n\n\n\nFrom neighborhood gems and food trucks to Michelin star restaurants\, “Feast Your Way Through the East Bay” during the 10 days of Oakland Restaurant Week 2023. Participating restaurants offer specially-created lunch and dinner menus to showcase the diverse culture and cuisine of this incredibly dynamic city.The community and fabric of Oakland is made up of culturally-distinct neighborhoods\, inspiring an incredibly creative food scene of unexpected pairings and fusion-style flavors. Favorite foodie hot-spots include Jack London Square and Temescal to Uptown and Fruitvale\, to name a few\, making Oakland Restaurant Week a BARTable event. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/town-fare-at-oakland-restaurant-week/ LOCATION:Town Fare cafe\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Town Fare Cafe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-site-header-DDLM-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T005720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T201733Z UID:10000075-1679068800-1679083200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & Ensemble (Live Music); DJ Lady Fingaz DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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 at OMCA as Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & her musical ensemble present Mekong: LIFE Work-In-Progress Concert  in the James Moore Theater. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6–7:30 pm – Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ & musical ensemble present Mekong: LIFE Work-In-Progress Concert (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\n6–8 pm Music by DJ Lady Fingaz (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n A modern interpretation of a traditional myth\, Mekong: LIFE explores the push and pull between human and natural life and what the future holds for the next generation using traditional instruments from Southeast Asia\, graphic global warming data\, electronic music\, live-media\, and a Cambodian myth about natural cycles.  \n\n\n\nEnjoy music by DJ Lady Fingaz from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ\n\n\n\nEmmy® Award-winning composer Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ brings Vietnamese traditional music to a broader audience by blending the wonderfully unique sounds of Vietnamese instruments with other music genres. Võ has presented her music at Carnegie Hall\, Kennedy Center\, and Lincoln Center and is the first Vietnamese artist to perform at the White House\, receiving the Artist Laureate Award for her community contributions through the arts during President Obama’s administration. She co-composed and arranged the Oscar® nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner for Best Documentary\, Daughter from Danang (2002)\, the Emmy® Award-winning film and soundtrack for Bolinao 52 (2008)\, and “Best Documentary” and “Audience Favorite” winner\, A Village Called Versailles (2009). Võ was a 2021 recipient of a Hewlett 50 Art Commission to create the second part of the Mekong trilogy\, “Mekong: LIFE”\, premiering at Stanford University in April 2023. \n\n\n\nEnsemble Performing Artists: Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ\, Joel Davel\, Jimi Nakagawa\, Susu Hliang\, Doy Charnsupharindr\, Charya Burt\, and Adam Fong \n\n\n\nAbout Lady Fingaz\n\n\n\nLady Fingaz\, DJ/turntablist/vocalist/producer\, is based out of Oakland\, CA. She’s a founding member\, lead producer DJ and singer for Femme Deadly Venoms and is the touring DJ for Grammy award winning NOLA artist Nicholas Payton and Bay Area’s own Lateef the Truthspeaker. With her crew LFDV\, she placed second in the 2010 USA Team DMC competition. In 2016 she was the first DJ to ever perform inside the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Her produced single with Femme Deadly Venoms’ Femmenomenon\, was featured on CBS show\, Equalizer\,starring Queen Latifah. Check out her new album Hi-Fi Lo-Fi out on all platforms! \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-van-anh-vanessa-vo/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T010308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T200616Z UID:10000076-1679673600-1679688000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Alexandra the Author (Live music); DJ Durt DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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 a healing music performance by Alexandra the Author in the Amphitheater. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6–7  pm – Live music performance by Alexandra the Author (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n7– 9 pm – Music by DJ Durt (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\nEnjoy an experience of sound vibrations and classical storytelling by Alexandra the Author at OMCA. Alexandra uses her love of the arts\, awareness of healing\, mental health\, passion for sound singing and her fire for human rights to pursue her line of work. Her music purposely emotes soothing vibes and power. From finger snaps to piano taps\, this artist mixes together soul\, R&B\, folk\, classical piano and hip hop for a healing musical experience.  \n\n\n\nFollowing their performance\, enjoy music by DJ Durt 7 to 9 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout Alexandra the Author\n\n\n\nAlexandra Henry known on stage as Alexandra The Author is a musical rarity in motion from Upstate NY\, currently living in Santa Cruz. As an ear trained instrumentalist and vocalist\, she’s deeply inspired by many different genres of music. Alexandra uses her love of the arts\, awareness of healing\, mental health\, passion for sound singing and her fire for human rights to pursue her line of work. Using her synesthesia/ ADHD & PTSD creates a full story book to dive into when she brings her music to life. Her music purposely emotes soothing healing vibes and power. Her highest hope is just to be able to bring a brand new perspective forward in the hopes of helping heal for everyone. She’s currently in the studio working on her fourth album to be dropped in 2024. The final piece to a 3 piece project Heavy. Heavy\, Chapter 1 is already out on all platforms and Chapter 2 drops this year. \n\n\n\nAbout DJ Durt\n\n\n\nDJ Durt is a queer party DJ with a love for creating femme and body-positive dance experiences. S/he is one of the founders and co-organizers of radical queer dance party “Ships in the Night.” Durt was born and raised in San Francisco and has been dj-ing for queers\, sex workers and anyone else who will listen for over 20 years. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-alexandra-the-author-and-dj-durt/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T012106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T172451Z UID:10000078-1679832000-1679839200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Voices of the Iranian Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nJoin us at OMCA for Voices of the Iranian Diaspora\, a showcase of poetry\, performance and artwork by Iranian creatives and activists in the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nCo-hosted by Firuzeh Mahmoudi\, Founder and Director of United For Iran\, the event will begin with a poetry reading by Persis Karim then followed by an artist talk by Shaghayegh Cyrous who will speak about her visual\, multimedia\, and social practice work that addresses the multifaceted themes of immigration\, displacement\, cross-cultural communication\, body autonomy\, and current geo-political dynamics. \n\n\n\nMahmoudi will provide critical context setting for audiences to gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing  ‘Woman\, Life\, Freedom’ movement taking place in Iran.  The historical Kurdish rallying cry ‘Woman\, Life\, Freedom’ has mobilized the contemporary series of protests in Iran\, which was sparked by the morality police’s murder of Mahsa Amini. The event will close with a music performance by Mahsa Vahdat\, and a call to action table by United For Iran in the OMCA Garden. United for Iran is the only human rights nonprofit organization based in the Bay Area that is focused on civil liberties in Iran. \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to bring (or borrow) a picnic blanket to mingle and connect with others in the garden after the program concludes. The call to action table by United for Iran will be available where visitors can get resources\, learn how to get involved\, and donate to support the organization’s mission. \n\n\n\n\n$1 – $30 |  Sliding scale\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL ADMISSION Tickets\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n1–1:05 pm – Introduction by emcee\, Firuzeh Mahmoudi \n\n\n\n1:05–1:25 pm – Poetry Reading by Persis Karim \n\n\n\n1:25–1:35 pm – Mahmoudi speaks on context that gave rise to United for Iran \n\n\n\n1:35–2:15 pm – Artist talk by Shaghayegh Cyrous \n\n\n\n2:15–2:30 pm – Music performance by Mahsa Vahdat2:30–3:00 pm – Call to Action table by United for Iran (OMCA Garden) \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Persis Karim\n \n Persis Karim is a poet\, editor\, and serves as the Neda Nobari Chair and Director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco State University where she also teaches Comparative & World Literature. She is the editor of three anthologies of Iranian diaspora literature: Let Me Tell You Where I’ve Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora\, Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian-American Writers\, and\, A World Between: Stories\, Poems\, and Essays by Iranian-Americans. Her poetry has appeared in numerous national journals such as Reed Magazine\, Callaloo\, Raven’s Perch\, Green Linden Press\, and others. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Shaghayegh Cyrous\n \n Shaghayegh Cyrous is an Iranian-American transdisciplinary artist based in the Bay Area and recently in Los Angeles. Her work examines cross-cultural\, multi-modal communications\, especially highlighting the nuanced expatriate experience engendered by geopolitical shifts and their distorted notions of time and space. Commonly working with mediums such as interactive video installation\, photography\, and painting\, she has exhibited and performed internationally at notable museums and galleries. Cyrous received her BA in Visual Art from Science and Culture University in Tehran and her MFA in Social Practice from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Firuzeh Mahmoudi\n \n Firuzeh Mahmoudi is the Executive Director of United for Iran. After witnessing the 2009 uprising in Iran\, Mahmoudi organized the largest day of global support for Iran in history. Shortly after\, Mahmoudi started United for Iran to improve human rights\, support civil society\, and increase civic engagement\, mostly through technology. Previously\, Mahmoudi worked at the UN and various NGO focusing on supporting communities around the world with advocating for environmental justice and health. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mahsa Vahdat \n \n Mahsa Vahdat is an award-winning Iranian singer\, composer\, and cultural activist who has dedicated herself to both her musical and artistic path\, and to the greater cause of freedom of expression. Her artistry offers audiences around the globe a deep appreciation of Iranian poetry and music. \nUnable to perform in her own country\, Mahsa continues to interact with a diverse international audience that appreciate her art. URL:https://museumca.org/event/voices-of-the-iranian-diaspora/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230331T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230331T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230214T011019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T211256Z UID:10000077-1680278400-1680292800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Weaving The Possible Futures: A Conversation on Fem Gender Identity; A.B.L.U.N.T. Collective DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nClose out Women’s History Month with a conversation on fem gender identity and a DJ lineup curated by the A.B.L.U.N.T Collective at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n5–5:50 pm – DJ BLACK (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n5:50–6 pm – Performance by Flavia (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n6–6:45 pm – DJ Fiera (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n7–7:05 pm – Opening poem by Vision  (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\n7:05–7:55 pm – Weaving The Possible Futures Panel Conversation (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\n7:55–8 pm – Closing poem by Vision (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\n7–8:50 pm – DJ KINGBOO B2B MADRE GUI (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\nJoin us at OMCA to learn from the experiences of women and the projects they invest their energy in. Starting at 5 pm\, commune with the panelists in discussion about how women’s efforts uplift other women in their communities and beyond\, weaving new patterns to new futures to access resources for all women to empower us in this life. \n\n\n\n“We\, in our communities\, continue to demand equity and safety from the violence of capitalism\, white supremacy and patriarchy and when we are not heard\, we come together to create our own tapestries of safety.” \n\n\n\nPanelists: Shanette\, Amelian\, Jade\, Women’s Freedom Center and Alita (moderator). \n\n\n\nEnjoy music by a DJ lineup curated by the A.B.L.U.N.T Collective throughout the night from 5 to 9 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout the A.B.L.U.N.T. Collective\n\n\n\nClub A.B.L.U.N.T. started in 1993 by a group of queer women of color in San Francisco. A.B.L.U.N.T. stood for Asians Blacks Latinas Uniting New Tribes. We are back this year with a new formation. The new generation of A.B.L.U.N.T. (Asians Blacks Latinx Uniting with Native Tribes) is committed to growth and learning within ourselves and our community. We are utilizing our platforms to amplify voices that are not being heard and organizing events in the community. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-a-b-l-u-n-t-collective/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/new-site-event-header-mar-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230324T205716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T210549Z UID:10000093-1680350400-1680354000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but you must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\nOccasionally Gallery Activation Hour will be hosted by a  special guest facilitator. \n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-april-1/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_OMCA_Exhibition_AngelaDavis_SeizeTheTime_Visitor_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF9892-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230217T200407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T005517Z UID:10000083-1680429600-1680451200@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nSpend your Sunday with us and find out why “East Bay Express” calls OMCA “the best museum for the people\, by the people.” Every first Sunday of the month\, enjoy admission to OMCA with a suggested donation of $5 for general admission. There is a $6 charge for special exhibitions in the Great Hall. \n\n\n\nExperience all that our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences have to offer. In between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our Shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden spaces.  \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\nThe suggested donation for general admission is $5 per person. Your contribution helps us provide access to other visitors in the community. \n\n\n\n\nGENERAL ADMISSION\n\n\n\nSPECIAL EXHIBItion\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-3/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Suggested donation,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230407T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230315T002621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T235211Z UID:10000088-1680883200-1680897600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Earth Day Activities DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nExplore California’s native flora through art and storytelling in the OMCA Garden. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service (10th Street) \n\n\n\n6–8 pm – Music by DJ Benet (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Earth Day Hands-On Activities  (Garden) \n\n\n\n6–6:25 pm – Stories for a Healthy Planet by Bowen Lyam Lee (Garden\, under Oak Tree) \n\n\n\n6:30 –7 pm – Stories for a Healthy Planet by Bowen Lyam Lee (Garden\, under Oak Tree) \n\n\n\nExplore the OMCA Garden and discover the unique flora and foliage of the Foothill Oak Woodland\, Chaparral\, and Redwood Forest regions of California. Create art inspired by California’s native plants and learn about Earth Day events going on in the Bay Area this month.  \n\n\n\nListen to stories and have conversations beneath the Oak Tree about the actions we can take to help solve climate change. People lived sustainably for centuries without taxing the environment or changing the climate of the planet. Could it be the stories they listened to? There’s a lot of wisdom still in those traditional tales that we can learn from today to help balance our planet and reverse environmental damage. \n\n\n\nCome say hello to Stomper from the Oakland A’s and wish them luck this baseball season! \n\n\n\nDJ Benet will be playing in the Amphitheater from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout Bowen Lyam Lee\n\n\n\nBowen Lyam Lee lives in Monterey\, CA\, a fifth generation Chinese American born and raised in Oakland. She has been a teacher for 36 years\, incorporating storytelling into all aspects of teaching\, specializing in blending natural and cultural history together. She knows that change occurs through the perspective altering interchange of dialogue\, and does what she can to promote healthy dialogue among people. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-off-the-grid-earth-day/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Event-header-GAH.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230408T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230324T210343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T000504Z UID:10000094-1680955200-1680958800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-april-8/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_OMCA_Exhibition_AngelaDavis_SeizeTheTime_Visitor_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF9813-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230412T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230307T000220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T202103Z UID:10000084-1681322400-1681329600@museumca.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - Nightcrawling: A Conversation with Leila Mottley and Shereen Marisol-Meraji  DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nThis event has sold out.Town Fare Cafe will be open until 6:30 pm for visitors to grab dinner prior to the event. \n\n\n\nLast July\, Oakland native and author Leila Mottley took the literary world by storm with her critically-acclaimed debut novel\, Nightcrawling. Mottley became the youngest ever Booker Prize nominee and the youngest author ever picked for Oprah’s Book Club. Join us for a homecoming evening with the author as we celebrate the official release of the paperback version of Nightcrawling in her hometown of Oakland\, CA and on the stage where she was named the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate.  \n\n\n\nIn conversation with journalist and UC Berkeley professor\, Shereen Marisol Meraji\, Mottley will discuss her book\, the topics and themes explored in the novel\, growing up in Oakland and how it influenced her writing and voice\, and her hopes for the future of Oakland and its young people.  \n\n\n\nTheir conversation will be followed by a book signing with Mottley outside of the theater. Nightcrawling is available at the OMCA Shop and online. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nThis event is presented by Oakland’s Museum of California and the Bay Area Book Festival\, in association with Oakland Public Library \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\nReturn to Events\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\nMORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Leila Mottley\n \n A New York Times Writer to Watch\, Leila Mottley is an author native to Oakland\, California\, with an interest in reflecting on institutional and individual inequity\, liberation\, and joy through writing. Her debut novel\, Nightcrawling\, was selected as an Oprah’s Book Club pick. Leila has performed and run poetry workshops as the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate and her work has been published in Oprah Daily and The New York Times. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Shereen Marisol-Meraji\n \n Shereen Marisol Meraji is a veteran audio producer and journalist who has been telling stories with sound for more than two decades. Shereen helped create NPR’s critically acclaimed podcast covering race and identity\, Code Switch. During her time as co-host and senior producer\, Code Switch won numerous awards and Apple Podcasts named Code Switch its first-ever “show of the year.” Shereen’s currently an assistant professor of race in journalism and head of audio at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism\, educating the next generation of audio storytellers. When she’s not teaching or reporting\, Shereen’s listening to hip-hop\, dancing to salsa\, or cooking up something delicious. URL:https://museumca.org/event/nightcrawling-a-conversation-with-leila-mottley-and-shereen-marisol-meraji/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-site-event-header-leila-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230414T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230414T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230315T003351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T185855Z UID:10000089-1681488000-1681502400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring August Lee Stevens DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nDon’t miss a live music performance by Bay Area musician-songwriter\, August Lee Stevens\, at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–8 pm Off the Grid Service (10th Street) \n\n\n\n6–8  pm Music by DJ Petra (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n6:30–7:30 pm Music by August Lee Stevens (Garden) \n\n\n\nBay Area based musician and songwriter August Lee Stevens will showcase original songs that draw upon musical elements from her favorite genres; folk\, indie\, rock\, and soul. With her lush melodies and authentic lyrics\, Stevens will bring the listeners on a journey following her own growth\, trials\, and tribulations.   \n\n\n\nEnjoy music by DJ Petra from 6 to 8 pm in the Amphitheater. \n\n\n\nAbout August Lee Stevens\n\n\n\nAugust Lee Stevens is a Bay Area based musician and singer-songwriter with an atmospheric range of Indie Soul and Folk. Her dynamic sound merges the lyrical rawness and simplicity of Folk songs with the melodies and vocals of Neo Soul. A lover of storytelling\, she uses music to paint a landscape where she expresses herself authentically. Her music showcases the strength that comes from vulnerability and through the process of writing hopes to gain a deeper understanding of herself with each written lyric. \n\n\n\nThe live performance will feature August Lee Stevens (lead singer\, lead guitar)\, Isaiah Selva (drums)\, Elias Lozano (bass)\, Jesus Rico (guitar)\, Abbii Camancho (violin & backing vocals)\, Alejandro Lara-Agraz (featured trumpet)\, TBD (featured conga) and TBD (additional backup singer). \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-featuring-august-lee-stevens/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Event-header-August-Stevens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230415T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230307T184801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T193134Z UID:10000085-1681560000-1681563600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour Featuring Special Guest Facilitator\, Lisbet Tellefsen DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n \n\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but you must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour featuring special guest facilitator\, Oakland-based activist and archivist Lisbet Tellefsen. OMCA’s current Great Hall exhibition Angela Davis: Seize the Time centers around Tellefsen’s rich archive. \n\n\n\nOur special exhibition\, Angela Davis — Seize the Time\, centers around a rich archive collected by the Oakland-based activist and archivist Lisbet Tellefsen. Join us for a 30 min public walkthrough of the exhibition with Tellefsen\, starting at 1 pm then again at 1:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hours\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/lisbet-tellefsen-walkthroughs/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/52.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230421T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230421T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230315T004144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T194708Z UID:10000090-1682092800-1682107200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Extinction Rebellion Bay Area and Sustainability and Resilience DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Extinction Rebellion Bay Area and Sustainability and Resilience with the City of Oakland; DJ Ron Reeser \n\n\n\nTake action locally on climate change in Oakland through art\, community\, and organizing at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–8 pm Off the Grid Service (10th Street) \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Sustainability and Resilience with the City of Oakland  (Garden) \n\n\n\n6–8  pm Extinction Rebellion (Garden) \n\n\n\n6–8 pm Music by DJ Ron Reeser (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\nOMCA hosts Extinction Rebellion (XR) and the City’s Sustainability and Resilience team to share how we can take action on climate change in Oakland through art\, community\, and organizing. \n\n\n\nExtinction Rebellion invites you to screen print and paint climate justice designs\, interact with their street theater performers and large puppets\, which are often used at protest actions\, and view climate visual art and performances meant to spark reflection\, discussion and action. Learn how to get involved in the climate justice movement as well as local environmental stewardship in the Bay Area with XR and other partner organizations.  \n\n\n\nSustainable Oakland will share how you can help the City of Oakland mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis in ways that improve racial equity across Oakland. The City’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan seeks to transition all buildings in Oakland to 100% electric by 2040\, and residents are invited to shape how this will unfold. Meet the City’s Sustainability and Resilience team and discover how electrification improves home health and safety and what supportive services are available to help residents make the transition to an all-electric home.  \n\n\n\nEnjoy music by DJ Ron Reeser from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout the City’s Sustainability and Resilience Team\n\n\n\nThe team fosters collaboration with staff across all City Departments and with community leaders and experts on equitable climate change mitigation and adaptation.  \n\n\n\nAbout Extinction Rebellion (XR)\n\n\n\nExtinction Rebellion\, or XR for short\, is a decentralized\, international and politically non-partisan movement using non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to persuade governments to act justly on the Climate and Ecological Emergency.  \n\n\n\nXR uses Nonviolent Direct Action (NVDA)\, otherwise known as civil disobedience\, to put pressure on the government to act on climate change. We see NVDA as the only remaining tactical option\, as our government has continuously failed at legal and conventional means to make the needed changes to avert mass catastrophe. Nonviolent action attracts attention to our movement\, disrupts business as usual\, and puts authorities in an ethical dilemma.  \n\n\n\nXR is a grassroots organization powered by regular people. We don’t believe that hierarchical structures of organization are a best practice in achieving our goals. Everyone is welcome!  \n\n\n\nXR San Francisco Bay Area works in small semi-autonomous groups\, which generally fall under two categories: affinity groups and working groups. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-featuring-extinction-rebellion/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Event-header-Extinction.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230407T233853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233853Z UID:10000101-1682164800-1682168400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_OMCA_Exhibition_AngelaDavis_SeizeTheTime_Visitor_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF9892-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230428T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230428T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230315T005043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T203224Z UID:10000091-1682697600-1682712000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Youth vs. Apocalypse DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Youth vs. Apocalypse – Hip Hop & Climate Justice; DJ Siyah \n\n\n\nEngage in the climate justice movement through hip hop with Youth vs. Apocalypse. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service (10th Street) \n\n\n\n5:30–6:30 pm – Siyah (Amphitheater stage) \n\n\n\n6:30–7:30 pm – Youth Vs. Apocalypse (Amphitheater stage) \n\n\n\n7:30–8:30 pm – Siyah (Amphitheater stage) \n\n\n\nBring your poems\, songs\, speeches\, verses\, and more! Youth Vs Apocalypse (YVA) will host an open mic-style Community Showcase at OMCA for all ages to provide space to navigate through injustices we all face in our respective communities. Even if it’s your first time on the mic or you have experience performing\, we want to hear your voice! \n\n\n\nYVA believes we not only need to speak up about these issues\, but we also need to listen to each other’s experiences. By recognizing each other’s struggle\, our strength increases. And with this strength\, we can create a solution that not only benefits one community but all communities.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Youth vs. Apocalypse (YVA)\n\n\n\nYouth Vs. Apocalypse is a diverse group of young climate justice activists working together to lift the voices of youth\, in particular youth of color and working class youth. Their collective action aims to fight for a livable climate and an equitable\, sustainable\, and just world.  \n\n\n\nYVA started as a group of Oakland youth\, supported by adults in their community\, using direct action and lobbying to fight a proposed coal terminal in their city\, then expanded its focus to other climate justice issues. After a video with youth from YVA pushing Senator Feinstein to support the Green New Deal went viral\, YVA students organized press conferences\, gave interviews\, wrote Op Eds\, and developed a website. By September 2019\, YVA organized a crowd of 30\,000\, after working as a group to develop an intersectional set of targets and demands\, organizing transportation for thousands of students from around the Bay Area\, and connecting with dozens of labor and community groups\, many of whom took climate action for the first time. YVA youth have supported climate actions across the state\, taken leadership on local and statewide campaigns\, and continued their presence in national media. YVA was recently named by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as one of (and the only youth-led) YBCA 100. YVA is now a local group of young people who are impacting national conversations on climate. \n\n\n\nYVA expands and redefines who leads in the climate movement through peer-to peer community organizing that meets frontline young people where they are and supports their powerful\, strategic leadership\, whether they previously considered themselves “leaders” or “environmentalists” or not. Through YVA\, youth leaders also have the support to work collaboratively and in community\, building the broad coalition we need to achieve system-wide change. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-featuring-youth-vs-apocalypse/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Event-header-yva-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230307T185356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T163230Z UID:10000086-1682758800-1682782200@museumca.org SUMMARY:HEALING JUSTICE: Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium  DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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 a day of performances\, presentations\, and conversations that will explore public art practices that are pushing the boundaries of what it means to heal in the midst of challenging times. \n\n\n\nHosted at the Oakland Museum of California\, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium is a biennial\, one-day conference that brings together California artists from a range of practices to investigate the power of art in the public realm. \n\n\n\nThis year’s theme\, HEALING JUSTICE\, offers a poignant and timely topic to the Symposium. After three years of a global pandemic\, ongoing racial unrest\, climate disasters\, and a divisive political landscape\, these public artists are turning to practices that offer us opportunities to engage in communal healing. \n\n\n\nTickets for this day-long symposium are $25 for general public and $20 for OMCA Members. \n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nMember Tickets\n\n\n\n\nFeatured presenters\n\n\n\nDohee Lee\, Keisha Turner\, Alex Bledsoe\, The Oakland Lowdown\, Angela Hennessy\, Cara Levine\, Hector Dionicio Mendoza\, Damien McDuffie\, Andreína Maldonado\, The Future IDs Project\, and a curated community building food experience hosted by La Cocina and Wahpepah’s Kitchen. \n\n\n\nView the event page in Spanish. \n\n\n\nMore on the offerings\n\n\n\nThis is Not a Gun with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy This Is Not A Gun is a socially engaged artwork whose purpose is to utilize collective creative activism to open space for healing and cultivate an increased awareness of racial profiling\, police brutality\, and societal trauma in America. Through workshops participants recreate objects in clay that police have mistaken for guns. This Is Not A Gun is hosted by artists\, activists\, healers\, and mindfulness collaborators. \n\n\n\nArtistic Collaboration in Grassroots Performance with Andreína Maldonado (Workshop in Spanish only. English translation headsets will be available)Participants will learn about different somatics and artistic methodologies that can be used when working and collaborating with grassroots immigrant communities. The group will  explore concepts such as Popular Education as it relates to space facilitation\, leadership and collective knowledge; Body Somatics as it relates to wellness\, sustainability and resilience; and collective Art-Making as it relates to storytelling\, lyricism\, and movement expression. \n\n\n\nNews as Justice: Sharing Community Stories of Healing with the Oakland Lowdown How might we reframe local news as a force for liberation and elevate narratives of healing from our communities? This two-part workshop will explore tools from journalism that can help us ask important questions and tell stories that build power and agency. Participants will practice interviewing techniques and hear firsthand from community health advocates in Oakland. The goal is to facilitate a continuous interview that the Oakland Lowdown will record to produce a video segment of the iterative conversation. \n\n\n\nFuture IDs Art & Justice Leadership Cohort with Dr. Luis Garcia\, Rebecca Jackson\, Kirn Kim\, Phillip Lester\, Emiliano Lopez\, Sabrina Reid\, Jessica Tully\, and Gregory Sale This forum focuses on the most recent iteration of Future IDs\, a social-impact initiative about justice reform and second chances after incarceration. It will include a conversation on how the Cohort cultivates system-impacted and allied changemakers\, encouraging and enabling them to generate collaborative and individually-led advocacy programs as they strive to become more horizontal in their shared knowledge\, decision making\, and work together. \n\n\n\nCreando Espacio/ Making Space\, A Collaborative Community Based Project with Hector Dionicio MendozaCreando Espacio is a participatory art installation by Bay Area based artist\, Hector Dionicio Mendoza in collaboration with Amalia Mesa-Bains\, Viviana Paredes\, and Steve White.  As a child\, Mendoza grew up with a great appreciation for the importance of faith\, ritual\, and alternative healing traditions as practiced by his grandfather\, a fifth-generation curandero (shaman).  In Mexico\, as well as Central and South America\, the curandera/o plays an important role to many people embarking on the long and challenging journey to El Norte/The North (the United States)\, providing blessings and protection before they depart in search of a better way of life. Creando Espacio draws on Mendoza’s childhood memories creating an outdoor dwelling that modernizes his grandfather’s healing space in Mexico. \n\n\n\nPerformances\n\n\n\nMaroon is My Favorite Color (excerpt) by Keisha TurnerA movement-based exploration that asks\, what alternatives are there to the disorienting\, generational overexposure to extractive and exploitative labor? This embodied journey is an invitation to other Diasporic Africans to consider how we might “maroon” – that is\, self-emancipate – in a contemporary context.    \n\n\n\n칠성 새남굿- Chilseong SaenamGut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness by Dohee LeeIn order to heal\, Dohee Lee calls upon a ritual for sickness\, illness\, and destruction from Jeju Island\, her hometown. This ritual is for facing and naming challenges\, for purging destructive and monstrous spirits (Heomaengyee-허맹이 *)\, white supremacy\, and patriarchal culture\,and inviting back vital spirits (Chilseong-칠성신 **). \n\n\n\nAbout the emcee\n\n\n\nAlex Bledsoe will emcee the event and help us shape the day with her insight and vision. Alex is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in Black liberation\, healing justice and health equity. \n\n\n\nAbout The Symposium\n\n\n\nThis program is curated and produced by the Learning\, Experience\, and Programming Team at OMCA. \n\n\n\nLaunched in 2016\, the Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium is supported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation and is part of its Open Spaces Program. This grantmaking program has awarded over $2.8 million to enable artists to create temporary\, place-based public art projects that are responsive to issues relevant to communities in San Francisco and Oakland. \n\n\n\nKenneth Rainin Foundation is dedicated to enhancing quality of life by championing and sustaining the arts\, promoting early childhood literacy and supporting research to cure chronic disease. \n\n\n\nSupported by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/healing-justice/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Workshop,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/53.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230315T161339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T185612Z UID:10000092-1682758800-1682782200@museumca.org SUMMARY:JUSTICIA DE SANACIÓN: Simposio Explorando las Prácticas del Arte Público DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nJUSTICIA DE SANACIÓN: Simposio Explorando las Prácticas del Arte Público \n\n\n\nSábado 29 de abril de 2023 en el Oakland Museum de California  \n\n\n\nAcompáñenos en una jornada de actuaciones\, presentaciones y conversaciones que explorarán las prácticas artísticas públicas que amplían los límites de lo que significa sanar en medio de tiempos difíciles. \n\n\n\nEl Simposio Explorando las Prácticas del Arte Público de la Kenneth Rainin Foundation\, organizado en el Oakland Museum of California\, es una conferencia bienal de un día que reúne a artistas de California de diversas disciplinas para investigar el poder del arte en el ámbito público. \n\n\n\nLa temática de este año\, HEALING JUSTICE (JUSTICIA DE SANACIÓN)\, ofrece al Simposio un tema emotivo y oportuno. Tras tres años de pandemia mundial\, disturbios raciales continuos\, desastres climáticos y un panorama político que causa divisiones\, estos artistas públicos recurren a prácticas que nos dan la oportunidad de participar en una sanación comunitaria. \n\n\n\nEntre los ponentes figuran Dohee Lee\, Keisha Turner of Deep Waters Dance\, Alex Bledsoe\, The Oakland Lowdown\, Angela Hennessy\, Cara Levine\, Hector Dionicio Mendoza\, Damien McDuffie\, Andreína Maldonado\, The Future IDs Project\, y habrá una experiencia gastronómica comunitaria organizada por La Cocina y Wahpepah’s Kitchen. \n\n\n\nVer página del evento en inglés \n\n\n\n\nCONSEGUIR ENTRADAS\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccesibilidad\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEl Museo de Oakland de California (OMCA) se compromete a proporcionar programas que sean accesibles\, acogedores e inclusivos para nuestra comunidad. Los dispositivos de asistencia auditiva y las sillas de ruedas están disponibles para pagar por orden de llegada en el mostrador de venta de boletos. Para solicitar otras adaptaciones\, como lenguaje de señas americano (ASL)\, cantonés\, español u otro intérprete de idioma\, envíe un correo electrónico visitor@museumca.org al menos tres semanas antes del evento. \n\n\n\nCon el apoyo de la Fundación Kenneth Rainin. \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/healing-justice-exploring-public-art-justicia-de-sanacion/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Workshop,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/53.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230429T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230407T234058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T234059Z UID:10000102-1682769600-1682773200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-2/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/64.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230430T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230430T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230404T235907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T000221Z UID:10000095-1682845200-1682859600@museumca.org SUMMARY:City Nature Challenge 2023 DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nOMCA staff is teaming up with other Oakland nature centers and groups to organize a community science event where the public helps to document the biodiversity of Lake Merritt.  \n\n\n\nThe free event is part of the City Nature Challenge\, a friendly global competition to see which cities can get the most observations of wildlife! Help the SF Bay Area win! \n\n\n\nIt is free to sign up! \n\n\n\n\nSign up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout City Nature Challenge\n\n\n\nThe City Nature Challenge has the goal of documenting as much biodiversity in an area as possible. During this event\, come learn about the thousands of organisms that call this place home and help document them as part of the City Nature Challenge. Local naturalists will be on hand to help you find and identify organisms. Bring your smart phone pre-loaded with the iNaturalist app\, food for lunch\, and any tools that you think will help you find organisms. There will be stations around the lake focusing on different habitats\, organisms and some short guided walks with experts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/city-nature-challenge-2023/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Offsite,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Event-header-CityNature-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230505T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230505T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230406T212335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T212413Z UID:10000096-1683302400-1683316800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nAsian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration with Children’s Day Hands-On Windsock Making and DJ Teao Sense.May 5th is celebrated as Children’s Day in Japan and South Korea. Creating windsocks\, or koinobori flags\, is one way people in Japan celebrate the holiday. Join us at OMCA to create your own windsock and celebrate the youth in your community. Teao Sense is a visionary DJ / Multi-instumentalist / Producer with a passion for music as a tool for social change and raising positive vibrations. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off the Grid Service (10th Street)\, windsock making (Garden)\, Teao Sense (Amphitheater stage) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-featuring-asian-american-pacific-islander-celebration/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Event-header-GAH.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230428T171633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T173118Z UID:10000106-1683374400-1683378000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-may-6/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Black_Power-14.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230406T214810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T183059Z UID:10000100-1683905400-1683914400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spring Teacher Night at Friday Nights at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nTeachers can celebrate the end of the school year with OMCA during its spring Teacher Night. Part of OMCA’s regular Friday Nights\, the evening features music and performances curated by Afrocentric Oakland. \n\n\n\nCheck in at the Teacher Night table for free gallery admission for all teachers and chaperones\, plus Off the Grid food truck and bar tickets for the first 100 arrivals! \n\n\n\nThis event is free for teachers and chaperones\, no RSVP required. \n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO EDUCATOR NEWS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spring-teacher-night/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/new-site-event-header-resliience-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230406T212810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230509T231558Z UID:10000097-1683907200-1683921600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Afrocentric Oakland DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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 live performances promoting family\, community\, culture and love! Celebrating its 14th year\, Afrocentric Oakland is dedicated to building bridges across the African diaspora and improving the holistic wellness of the Black/African community in the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, DJ Fanny Fathom will be providing music on the Amphitheater stage from 6 to 8 pm. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n\n\n\n5 pm –  Face painting by Bush Mama  \n\n\n\n5–6 pm – DJ set by DJ K-La V \n\n\n\n6 pm – Meditation by Akilah Burford \n\n\n\n6:10–6:25 pm – Yoga Class by Rondy Isaac  \n\n\n\n6:30–7:15 pm – Live music by Soul Mechanix  \n\n\n\n7:15–7:35 pm – Afro Dance Class by Alicia  \n\n\n\n7:35–8:30 pm – DJ set by DJ Aebl Dee \n\n\n\nAbout Afrocentric Oakland\n\n\n\nAfrocentric Oakland has been dedicated to strengthening community\, building bridges across the African diaspora\, and improving the wellness of Black/African people in Oakland and beyond for 13 years. Over 75\,000 people have participated in Afrocentric Oakland’s culturally sustaining events and programs. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-afrocentric-oakland/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Header-Image-reciprocity.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230428T171801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T173216Z UID:10000107-1683979200-1683982800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-may-13/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_OMCA_Exhibition_AngelaDavis_SeizeTheTime_Visitor_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF9892-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230514T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230514T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230503T202623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T203034Z UID:10000110-1684058400-1684076400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Mother's Day Brunch at Town Fare DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nCelebrate Mother’s Day with a soulful\, celebratory buffet brunch featuring Southern soul food by Chef Michele McQueen and DJ music by Mark Divita. \n\n\n\nThis brunch is an opportunity for us to break bread and celebrate Moms. Gathering over food has long been a staple for our community\, and Mother’s Day tradition! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSoul and Jazz music (DJ)\n\n\n\nYour choice of 1 of 2 two-hour indoor Brunch seating/set reservations (11:30AM or 2:00PM)\, beverage and gratuity additional cost on site.\n\n\n\nBuffet items: southern fried chicken\, applewood smoked bacon\, chicken apple sausage links\, waffles\, brioche french toast\, grits\, cajun shrimp sauce\, breakfast potatoes\, mac and cheese\, baby greens salad\, shrimp pasta salad\, fresh fruit\, biscuits\, omelette station\, assorted desserts. Non-refundable.\n\n\n\nFeatured wines: P. Harrell Wines and Wachira Black Label Sparkling Wine\n\n\n\n\nSpace is limited\, reservations only. No refunds. \n\n\n\n\nREserve\n\n\n\n\nTransportation: Car or BART (1 block away at Lake Merritt Station) \n\n\n\nParking: Street (free) and underground (fee) garage (closes at 6PM) at Oakland Museum\, BART station parking (free) 1 block away. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/mothers-day-brunch/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Town Fare Cafe ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_503996819_134726489720_1_original.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230406T213515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T193851Z UID:10000098-1684512000-1684526400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Featuring Into the Brightness Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Into the Brightness Garden Dance Party\, DJ Sake One\, Photo booth\, KaraokeCelebrate the opening of Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD\, which celebrates myriad works from contemporary artists with developmental disabilities. From painting to sculpture to multimedia\, these world-renowned artists are producing work of incredible power\, exuberance\, humor\, complexity\, and joy.Join the artists and studios in celebrating this original\, collaborative exhibition\, which is the largest museum exhibition in over a decade featuring artists from the three local organizations – Creativity Explored in San Francisco\, Creative Growth in Oakland\, and NIAD (Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development) Art Center in Richmond. The opening dance party will feature DJs from local studios\, a karaoke corner\, and a photo booth – disco dress up is encouraged!  \n\n\n\n\nGET EXHIBITION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \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-featuring-into-the-brightness-garden-dance-party/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Into-the-Brightness-Marilyn-Wong-header-IMAGE-2-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230520T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T034610 CREATED:20230428T172208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T173343Z UID:10000108-1684584000-1684587600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial 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\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? \n\n\n\nJoin us for Gallery Activation Hour\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday 1pm – 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall for Angela Davis–Seize the Time. Spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hour\n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour (GAH) puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, our GAH Facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and  fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs 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\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-hour-may-20/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/64.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR