Oakland Museum of California Announces New Weekly Evening Program Series, Jueves After Hours At OMCA
Diciembre 14, 2023
(Oakland, CA) Diciembre 14, 2023 – Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is excited to announce Jueves After Hours at OMCA, a weekly night out at the Museum, rich with cocktails, culture, and community starting Jueves, Enero 11, 2024.
Jueves After Hours invites visitors to explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more, or mingle at OMCA’s Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen, and enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music – just for adults!
Visitors can delight in the inspired cuisine of Chef Michele McQueen at Town Fare, the cafe at OMCA located on the Museum’s Mid Level. McQueen’s menu pays homage to her Southern family roots and Oakland upbringing, bringing together flavors from the diverse cultures within the local community.
Programming in the galleries is included in the cost of General Admission for Museum Guests and Free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm. Visitors do not require a ticket to enter Town Fare. For more information, please visit our website at museumca.org.
Major support for Jueves After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
JANUARY 2024 PROGRAMS
EVENTOS FAMILIARES; EVENTOS MUSICALES; EVENTOS COMUNITARIOS; EVENTOS ARTÍSTICOS; EVENTOS GASTRONÓMICOS
Jueves After Hours at OMCA
Jueves, Enero 11 — Jueves, Marzo 28, 2024 | 5—8 pm
Starting Enero 11, 2024, join us for Jueves After Hours at OMCA – a weekly night out at the Museum, rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Visitors are invited to mingle at Town Fare Café by Chef Michele McQueen and enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more– just for adults!
Jueves, Enero 11, 2024 | 5—8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats in Gallery of California Arts
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to the kick off of Jueves After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California Art for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard, a BIPOC figure drawing collective, curating eclectic, diverse, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years.
Jueves, Enero 18 | 5—8 pm
Game Night & Popup Performance in Gallery of California History
The Gallery of California History will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances in the Gallery of California History. In between pop-up performances and strolls through OMCA’s award-winning galleries, stop by Town Fare for Game Night.
Jueves, Enero 25 | 5—8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats in Gallery of Natural Sciences
Pack your sketch pads and appetites! Delight in a special Town Fare menu in OMCA’s cafe, Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California Natural Sciences for a live drawing session hosted by Sketchboard, a BIPOC figure drawing collective, curating eclectic, diverse, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years.
SOBRE EL MUSEO DE OAKLAND DE CALIFORNIA
El Museo de Oakland de California (OMCA) cuenta las muchas historias que componen California, creando el espacio y el contexto para una mayor conexión, confianza y comprensión entre las personas. A través de sus exposiciones inclusivas, programas públicos, iniciativas educativas y eventos culturales, el OMCA reúne a los californianos e inspira una mayor comprensión de lo que el arte, la historia y el entorno natural de nuestro estado nos enseñan sobre nosotros mismos y los demás. Con más de 1,9 millones de objetos, el OMCA reúne sus colecciones multidisciplinares de arte, historia y ciencias naturales con relatos en primera persona y, a menudo, con historias no contadas de California, todo ello en sus 110.000 pies cuadrados de galerías y en su campus de siete acres. El Museo es una de las principales instituciones culturales del Área de la Bahía y un recurso para la investigación y la comprensión del dinámico patrimonio cultural y medioambiental de California para los visitantes de la región, del estado y de todo el mundo.
INFORMACIÓN PARA VISITANTES
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is at 1000 Oak Street, at 10th Street, in Oakland. Museum admission is $19 general admission; $16 for seniors; and $12 for youth ages 12 to 17 as well as for students and educators with valid ID, and free for Members and children 12 and under. There is a $6 charge in addition to general admission pricing for special exhibitions in the Great Hall. OMCA offers onsite underground parking and is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station, on the corner of 10th Street and Oak Street. An accessibility ramp is located at the 1000 Oak Street main entrance to the Museum. museumca.org