BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240315T220224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T235951Z UID:10000266-1713540600-1713549600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spring Teacher Night at Friday Nights at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe celebrate you\, teachers! Join us for OMCA’s spring Teacher Night\, when you can hang out and enjoy the Museum— on us.  \n\n\n\nCheck out the posters and graphic prints that highlight political and social justice issues in Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya\, and then screen print your own tote bag during a special drop-in workshop for teachers. Head to the OMCA Garden to hang out and enjoy the rhythms and music of Punjab\, India with Non Stop Bhangra\, one of the best dance parties in the Bay Area. Enjoy late-night gallery access and Off the Grid food trucks. \n\n\n\nBring your team\, or make some new friends at neighboring schools. This event is free for teachers and chaperones\, no RSVP required. Check in at the Teacher Night table to receive free gallery admission for all teachers and chaperones\, plus Off the Grid and bar tickets for the first 100 arrivals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n4:30—7 pm Teacher Night check-in | Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n5—6:30 pm Drop-In Workshop: Tote Bags Screen Printing | Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n5—8:30 pm Live music and dance with Non Stop Bhangra | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n5— 8 pm Off the Grid Food Trucks | 10th Street \n\n\n\n5— 9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibition Access  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO EDUCATOR NEWS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\n Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spring-teacher-night-at-friday-nights-at-omca/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-site-event-header-fall-teacher-e1710540038163-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240315T214450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T190252Z UID:10000264-1713542400-1713556800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights | Non Stop Bhangra Community Dance Party\, Spring Teacher Night and DJ set by Black DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet into the rhythm this Friday Night at OMCA with Non Stop Bhangra known as the best dance party in the Bay Area. A celebration of the rhythms and music from Punjab\, India\, Non Stop Bhangra comes back to Friday Nights at OMCA bringing high energy\, vibrancy\, and color. Featuring dance lessons\, performances\, DJs\, live drummers and more\, it’s a joyful release for the whole family and all the teachers being celebrated at our Spring Teacher Night! The night will be set with the skillful DJ spinnings of Black sure to keep the good times flowing. \n\n\n\nView our Spring Teacher Night page for information about Spring Teacher programs and activities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions  \n\n\n\n5—8:30 pm Non Stop Bhangra | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Black  | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVoted “best dance party” in San Francisco\, Non Stop Bhangra is a unique experience that celebrates the beautiful and vibrant spirit of Bhangra\, a traditional Punjabi folk music and dance. Celebrating 20 years of productions in 2024\, it is one of the major platforms in North America for Punjabi music and a staple in the SF Bay Area arts culture. Highlighting the ancestral roots of the Punjabi dance while pushing boundaries with contemporary influences\, Non Stop Bhangra is a genre-busting elixir of North Indian Bhangra music and dance\, mixed with reggae\, hip-hop\, and electronica. Featuring dance lessons and dance performances with Dholrhythms Dance Company\, an ever evolving and eclectic mix of DJs\, live drummers\, and guest musicians\, it’s a treat for the eyes and ears and a one-of-a-kind experience only found in the Bay Area. \n\n\n\n\n\nBlack has always loved music and while growing up in Houston\, she started collecting records. When she moved to the Bay Area in 1991\, Black brought her records and a dream of doing music. She recalls seeing Chris C. and Pam the Funkstress perform\, and knew then that she wanted to be a female DJ. Black learned her craft 30 years ago from Sexy DJ at The Catch One in Los Angeles. Nadeeah helped her hone her skills and taught her how to get gigs. She has played alongside DJs including MAW\, Fuse\, Digit\, J Boogie\, Rusty Lazer\, and Trackademicks. She has opened for many artists including Medusa\, Erykah Badu\, The Roots\, Patty Duke\, Tony Toni Tone\, Yo Yo\, Bahamadia\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, Ledisi\, Alanis Morissette\, Big Freedia\, Hot Tub\, The Lovemakers\, Brandy\, Goapele\, Nneka and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-non-stop-bhangra-community-dance-party-spring-teachernight-and-dj-set-by-black/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.19.24_LEAD-PHOTO_NSB-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240426T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240315T215449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T190456Z UID:10000265-1714147200-1714161600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights | Live Music by MacArthur Maze\, Sketchboard Live Drawing Sessions\, and set by DJ Ron Reeser DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA brings back a Thursday After Hours special\, Sketchboard Live Drawing! This Friday OMCA invites visitors to bring their sketch pads and appetites and get creative in the Museum’s Gallery of California Art with live drawing sessions. \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is first come\, first served and is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members. Between drawing sessions the excellent mixings of Bay Area favorite\, DJ Ron Reeser as well as a special performance by MacArthur Maze happening on the main Garden Stage will be sure to get you moving.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions  evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n6—7 pm MacArthur Maze | The Garden Stage  \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Ron Reeser  | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndependent hip-hop ensemble and crew\, MacArthur Maze\, combine only the most organic Bay Area ingredients to create a powerhouse. Spearheaded by their tenured turntablist/producer\, DJ D Sharp\, Mac Maze is comprised of five emcees (Blvck Achilles\, Champ Green\, D.Bledsoe\, Ian Kelly\, & Roux Shankle)\, and four producers (DJ D Sharp\, S. Kaminski\, DJ Basta\, & NOBL). Given the game and entrepreneurial spirit made famous in the Bay\, MacArthur Maze has the makings of something uniquely special and necessary. While reality is the basis for their overarching themes\, love and community are ever present in their messaging and visuals. All members contributing their respective specialized talents at the highest levels creates a maze you’d be reluctant to want to find your way out of. \n\n\n\n\n\nSketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Their mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in Sketchboard’s community. \n\n\n\n\n\nImmerse in the pulsating rhythms of the global electronic music scene with Ron Reeser. His signature Tech House sound consistently infiltrates DJ sets across the globe. An American DJ and producer\, Ron Reeser\, originally hailing from the vibrant backdrop of the San Francisco Bay Area\, boasts an dynamic discography that spans esteemed labels such as Sony\, Ultra Music\, Sirup\, and Pyro Records. Notably\, his remix catalog features an array of renowned artists\, including ColdPlay\, Billie Eilish\, Dua Lipa\, Miley Cyrus\, Doja Cat\, Chainsmokers\, Kaskade\, Galantis\, Chromeo\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-live-music-by-macarthur-maze-sketchboard-live-drawing-sessions-and-set-by-dj-ron-reeser/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.26.24_LEAD-PHOTO_MacArthur-Maze-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240410T223807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T222646Z UID:10000279-1714752000-1714766400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with Alphabet Rockers\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Wire Sculpture Making\, Gallery Chats\, and DJ set with Siyah DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPump up the joy this first Friday at Friday Nights at OMCA! Join us as the intergenerational hip hop group\, Alphabet Rockers\, explores elements of hip hop and leads audiences to shared moments of joyful expression\, uplifting affirmations\, and celebratory movement. Drag Storytime keeps the empowering energy flowing as drag artist Per Sia brings Tyler Feder’s preschool picture book\, Bodies are Cool\, to life with an exuberant read-aloud alongside bright and friendly illustrations to captivate all. \n\n\n\nFeel further inspired by the change makers highlighted in our collection with a hands-on wire sculpture activity inspired by Ruth Asawa’s Untitled\, 1974 piece on display in Oak Street Plaza\, and  the insightful Gallery Chats being held in our Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. And as the night unfolds\, the seasoned DJ music stylings of Siyah are sure to keep the good vibrations flowing high. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—5:30 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia  | The Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Wire Sculpture Making |  The Garden \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats  | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:30—7:20 pm The Alphabet Rockers  | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm Siyah |  Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPer Sia comes with a pedigree from weekly performances at the late\, iconic Esta Noche. Her trajectory has gone on to include art curation\, stand-up\, television\, and maybe a quinceañera or two\, in San Francisco\, Los Angeles\, and México. Per Sia is currently a regular performer in the nationally acclaimed “Drag Story Hour” as well as an educator in residence at an after school arts program in the San Francisco Unified School District profiled on KQED Arts\, National Public Radio\, and CNN. \n\n\n\n\n\nAlphabet Rockers make music that sparks change. Kaitlin McGaw (she/her) and Tommy Soulati Shepherd (he/him/they)\, are visionary artists and leaders who create a culture of belonging for all of us. \n\n\n\nThey are GRAMMY-winners\, 4-time GRAMMY nominees\, nationally renowned children’s book authors\, influential media creatives\, keynote speakers\, and resident artists of esteemed programs such as Othering & Belonging Institute\, Destiny Arts Center\, and Hiiwav Black Music Incubator. Their music and leadership is built from their combined pedigree of applied research and creative practice (Kaitlin McGaw is a Harvard University graduate in African American Studies; Tommy Shepherd is a Pacific Conservatory of Theatre graduate). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-live-music-with-alphabet-rockers-drag-storytime-with-per-sia-wire-sculpture-making-gallery-chats-and-dj-set-with-siyah/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5.3.24_LEAD-PHOTO_Alphabet-Rockers-Co-Founders_Photo-By-Sam-Popp-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240410T221804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T175433Z UID:10000280-1715356800-1715371200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by Fantastic Negrito & Friends DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Night’s at OMCA presents an electrifying evening with Oakland’s own Fantastic Negrito & Friends as he takes the stage alongside some of his favorite musicians in the Bay Area. Join us for an immersive performance that plays with the boundaries between funk\, rock\, soul\, and blues to produce  a unique and captivating experience. More boundaries are broken as Let’s Lab with KD the Poet! makes the mundane fantastic as he centers everyday life in his blend of soulful lyricism and tempered production. The night will be further filled with the groovy blend of rap\, soul\, R&B\, and Afrobeats emanating from Bay Area DJ Mani Draper\, all excellent energy to intercut with engaging discussion facilitated by the Gallery Chats taking place in our Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions  evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Let’s Lab with KD the Poet! | Core Gallery \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:30 —7:30 pm Fantastic Negrito & Friends  | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm Mani Draper  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz\, by now much has been made of Negrito’s own unique story—his early years growing up in an orthodox Muslim household\, the doomed major label deal that turned him off of the music industry altogether\, the near-fatal car cash that permanently damaged his guitar playing hand—as well as the remarkable redemption arc that began in 2015\, when he won the first ever NPR Tiny Desk Contest. In the years that followed\, Negrito would go on to take home three consecutive GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album\, tour with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell\, collaborate in the studio with the likes of Sting and E-40\, launch his own Storefront Records label\, perform at Lollapalooza\, Glastonbury\, Newport Folk\, Bryon Bay Blues\, and nearly every other major festival on the map\, and found the Revolution Plantation\, an urban farm aimed at youth education and empowerment. \n\n\n\n\n\nKameron Douglass\, known by his stage name KD the Poet\, hails from Berkeley\, California. His music blends soulful lyricism with laid-back production\, offering insightful reflections on the universal experiences of everyday life. With his unique style\, KD captures the essence of human emotions and encounters\, making him a compelling voice in the hip-hop scene \n\n\n\n\n\nArmani Jackson\, known as Mani Draper\, hails from Richmond\, CA\, and has made significant strides in the music industry. Debuting with “Last Marauder\,” his LP released through Empire Distribution in San Francisco\, featured notable production collaborations. His single “Reloaded” gained international acclaim\, propelling DJ Flow\, Mani\, and the crew on a successful European tour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-live-music-by-fantastic-negrito-friends-poetry-and-hip-hop-by-lets-lab-with-kdthe-poet-gallery-chats-and-dj-set-with-mani-draper/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5.10.24_LEAD-PHOTO_Fantastic-Negrito.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240410T215351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240517T192104Z UID:10000281-1715961600-1715976000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Awesöme Orchestra with Kishi Bashi & K-Pop Dance Lesson with Robin Lee of Groobeu DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Awesöme Orchestra with Special Guest Kishi Bashi\, K-Pop Dance Lesson with Groobeu & Robin Lee\, Gallery Chats\, and set with DJ Peter Lo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin OMCA this Friday night as we host Awesöme Orchestra with special guest Kishi Bashi and 100+ musicians for an evening filled with internationally acclaimed guest artists and local composers! Bringing music out of the concert hall and into the wider Bay Area community parks\, streets and rock venues\, Awesöme Orchestra takes film and video game scores and brings them to life. Both a performance and an invitation\, the Awesöme Orchestra invites you to their website for info about how to participate. This Friday Nights at OMCA further invites you into the performance with K-Pop Dance Lessons with Groobeu & Robin Lee as they teach one of NewJeans’ choreography to one of their most popular songs\, “Hype Boy!” This will be a supportive space as they walk through each movement\, try the choreo many times\, and split into smaller groups to give everyone a chance to showcase their new moves! \n\n\n\nGallery Chats held in our Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya  will give you even further opportunity to participate as this twist on the traditional museum tour centers community voice and knowledge to bring fresh perspectives on the gallery content. This night of creativity will be held down with a fun and energetic K-Pop set by DJ Peter Lo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm K-Pop dance lesson with Groobeu & Robin Lee | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Awesöme Orchestra | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall 6:45—8:45 pm DJ Peter Lo  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nDJ Peter Lo is a DJ / VJ specializing in K-pop for the San Francisco Bay Area where he regularly performs at local K-pop Club Nights. He is also the host of The Kpopcast – a weekly podcast which interviews K-pop idols\, provides song recommendations\, and critical discourse on K-pop news. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-live-music-by-awesome-orchestra-k-pop-dance-lesson-with-groobeu-robin-lee-gallery-chats-and-set-with-dj-peter-lo/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Awesome-Orchestra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240524T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240524T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240410T222311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T203719Z UID:10000282-1716566400-1716580800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Bolo Music Group Presents Live Music by Ruby Ibarra & Ian Santillano DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis iteration of  Friday Nights at OMCA\, the Garden Stage will host not only a colorful blend of hip hop\, rock\, and jazz\, but a movement of Filipino-American musical storytelling that cuts through the norm like a bolo! The Bolo Music Group led by Ruby Ibarra and producer LASI are set to light up the stage and pull audiences into authentic Filipino musical storytelling that engage with Ruby’s identity as both a woman and as a 1.5 generation immigrant that encourages global connection.  \n\n\n\nFurther connection is to be had as OMCA invites back a quickly growing classic\, Sketchboard Live Drawing! Bring your sketch pads and your perspective to the Museum’s Gallery of California Art and be inspired with live drawing sessions. \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members. In addition\, Gallery Chats will be activating our  Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya with facilitated community conversations that brings new light to the work with every iteration. All this creative engagement will be framed with the rhythmic stylings of DJ Sake One. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions  evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n6:15—8 pm Bolo Music Group Presents: Ruby Ibarra & Ian Santillano | Garden Stage  \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Sake One | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRuby Ibarra is a rapper\, songwriter\, and performer from the Bay Area\, CA. In 2023\, she co-founded Bolo Music Group\, a new record label and platform which aims to support and highlight Filipino-American talent. Her latest single\, “Switch\,” is featured on NBA2K24 video game\, and her other new music can also be heard across Seasons 1-3 of the Fox Network’s hit television show\, The Cleaning Lady. \n\n\n\n​​Ian Santillano\, pronounced “San-Till-Yeah-Know”\, is a Filipino-American singer\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, and producer known for his commanding guitar solos and soulful vocals that unveil his deepest emotions\, creating a musical refuge where listeners can revel or seek solace. Through his music\, Ian liberates his thoughts and feelings\, fostering a sense of shared humanity among his audience. \n\n\n\n\n\nSketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Their mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in Sketchboard’s community. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-bolo-music-group-presents-live-music-by-ruby-ibarra-ian-santilliano-live-figure-drawing-with-sketchboard-gallery-chats-and-set-by-dj-sake-one/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bolo-Music-Group-Presents-Live-Music-by-Ruby-Ibarra-Ian-Santilliano.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240531T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240410T215401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T025006Z UID:10000283-1717171200-1717185600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA |  Carnival Takeover w/ MasFX and VibeHauss DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Carnival Takeover w/ MasFX and VibeHauss and Alameda County Community Food Bank Spring Event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA kicks off Oakland Carnival weekend with a bang! In celebration of the vibrant cultures of the Bay Area the night starts at the Garden Stage with a Soca Meets Samba Dance Workshop\, a fun\, all-levels\, all-ages dance class highlighting some of the most popular moves from each genre. Immediately after\, the MasFX Carnival Dance Experience will perform a portion of their 2024 showcase that leads into a party worthy blend of Soca\, Reggaeton\, Dancehall\, Afrobeats\, Baile Funk\, Hip-Hop\, House and more with a set from  VibeHauss DJ’s. The Amphitheater will be activated too and will transport you to Trinidad and Tobago with the smooth vibrations of Socalypso Steel Pan Band.  \n\n\n\nAs we celebrate the vibrant cultural tapestry of the Bay Area\, OMCA also welcomes the Alameda County Community Food Bank as it brings its mission to end hunger to Friday Nights with OMCA and Off the Grid! Come meet the Food Bank and get hands on with its breadth of programs and services\, including grassroots advocacy\, nutrition education\, and CalFresh (food stamp) enrollment assistance. Staff and volunteers from across the food bank will be on hand all night sharing about their work—which also includes providing 1 million meals worth of food every week—and the ways to both access their services\, volunteer\, and other ways to give back. \n\n\n\nLastly\, throughout the night Gallery Chats in Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya  provides another opportunity to be inspired by the social fortitude that holds our vibrant community together as facilitated community-led conversations allow guests to dive deep into the gallery content. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions  evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Alameda County Community Food Bank Community Event | Garden \n\n\n\n5—6:45 pm Carnival Takeover with MasFX and VibeHauss | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Soca Meets Samba Dance Workshop | The Garden Stage  \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats  | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Socalypso Steel Pan Band | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n7:30—8:45 pm Vibe Hauss DJ Set  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor over 35 years\, Alameda County Community Food Bank has stood by our unwavering belief that food is a basic human right. We distribute millions of healthy meals every year\, and are on the forefront of new approaches to ending hunger and poverty. \n\n\n\n\n\nMasFX Dance is a passionate\, multi-disciplinary performance collective that hosts immersive Carnival experiences to honor the shared lineages of African-American\, Caribbean\, and Brazilian art and culture in the Bay Area. We showcase contemporary Carnival music and dances to uplift the values\, traditions\, and legacies of the African Diaspora across the Americas. We foster community wellness through dance classes and workshops designed to make people of all experience levels and backgrounds sweat and smile without fear of judgment. We facilitate collective joy by collaborating with local producers and promoters to host Carnival experiences in the Bay Area and beyond. Carnival is the ultimate embodiment of joy and liberation; our goal is to make it accessible and appealing to all ages and backgrounds. \n\n\n\n\n\nSome call it ‘vibe’. Some call it ‘energy’. Some call it ‘spirit’. It’s the intrinsic way we move through the world to find where we belong. Where we feel free and full of light. Lighter than air\, we float. The syncopation of our movements\, energy\, and thought. This is VibeHauss. A lifestyle brand with the purpose of bridging the divide between cultures by creating spaces for kindred spirits to connect. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-carnival-takeover-and-alameda-county-community-food-bank-spring-event/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5.31.24_LEAD-PHOTO_Carnival-Takeover-w_-MasFX-and-VibeHauss-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T170000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240513T203233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T203234Z UID:10000389-1717774200-1717779600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Arts Education Curriculum Slam DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) are excited to invite educators and enthusiasts alike to join in a night of celebration and inspiration at the Curriculum Slam. Co-presented with the California Art Education Association and Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area\, this event shines a spotlight on the innovative practices educators bring to their classrooms. \n\n\n\nInspired by the format of quick-paced presentations like PechaKucha\, the Curriculum Slam offers a platform for educators to share creative practices across the arts and education community. Participants will showcase how they integrate creativity\, critical thinking\, and innovation into their teaching. \n\n\n\nFollowing the Curriculum Slam\, attendees can enjoy late-night access to OMCA’s galleries\, including special exhibition Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. This exhibition showcases posters and graphic prints highlighting political and social justice issues. \n\n\n\nAs the night continues\, guests can explore Off the Grid food trucks or relax in the OMCA garden while enjoying a packed night of programming for Friday Nights at OMCA including the captivating sounds of Krudas Cubensi\, a Cuban hip-hop group known for their Afro-Cuban music and a happening set by DJ Karlita. \n\n\n\nThe Curriculum Slam event is free for teachers. RSVP on the CAEA website in advance\, or check in at the Curriculum Slam table on the Lower Level upon arrival \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO EDUCATOR NEWS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/arts-education-curriculum-slam/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240513T203348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T182922Z UID:10000386-1717776000-1717790400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Krudas Cubensi & Drag Storytime with Per Sia DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with Krudas Cubensi\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Pride Art Making\, Gallery Chats\, and DJ set with Karlita\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome out with Pride to Friday Nights at OMCA! Krudas Cubensi brings a blend of rap and poetry and Afro-Cuban music beats\, like salsa\, rumba\, and Jazz from their album “They/Them Les Elles” and uplifts the resiliency of non-binary and trans people. The album being a collaboration between Krudas\, Greg Landau and many local and international artists is an interwoven sonic tapestry that inspires reflection and action in the service of a better future for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Drag Storytime keeps our attentions hooked on the very roots of Pride as drag artist Per Sia gives a joyful reading of Joanna McClintick’s ‘Twas the Night Before Pride\, a story that emphasizes the beauty of families of all compositions and all inclusive love in the face of challenging movements such as the Stonewall Riots and AIDS marches.  \n\n\n\nKeep the celebration going in creative self-expression with hands-on art-making! Make your own Pride flag and rainbow dancing ribbon\, while learning about different LGBTQ+ flags and what they represent. And if you’re feeling really Proud add your voice to the insightful Gallery Chats about the social change makers and artists in our Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. As the night progresses DJ Karlita will keep the energy high with disco\, Latin house\, and Afro house stylings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\nStarting at 5:15 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia  | The Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Pride Art Making |  The Garden \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats  | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:30—7:45 pm Krudas Cubensi   | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Karlita  |  Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInternationally recognized Krudas Cubensi\, Odaymar & Oli are Queer Trans Nonbinary Feminist Musicians\, Afrocuban Hip-Hop Pioneers\, Writers\, Composers\, Multidisciplinary Artists and Justice Activists. In the nineties Odaymar and Oli created Krudas Cubensi with Wanda Kruda\, in 2006 they relocated to the US to pursue their dreams and internationalize their career and to date they have been performing\, recording\, giving talks\, workshops\, educating and touring nationally\, globally and virtually. They have operated entirely independently and under self-management in spaces such as Brava Theatre\, La Peña Cultural Center\, Oakland Museum of California\,  UC Berkeley (Black Studies Department Artistic Fellowship 2021- 2022)\, SXSW Music Festival\, Lincoln Center\, Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts\, UCLA\, UCSC\, NYU\, CU and many more. \n\n\n\n\n\nPer Sia comes with a pedigree from weekly performances at the late\, iconic Esta Noche. Her trajectory has gone on to include art curation\, stand-up\, television\, and maybe a quinceañera or two\, in San Francisco\, Los Angeles\, and México. Per Sia is currently a regular performer in the nationally acclaimed “Drag Story Hour” as well as an educator in residence at an after school arts program in the San Francisco Unified School District profiled on KQED Arts\, National Public Radio\, and CNN. \n\n\n\n\n\nA dancer\, community organizer\, and now DJ\, Karlita fuses all the influences of her Bay Area roots and Central American background into her art. Using dance as a portal into other creative outlets\, she’s been able to travel\, teach and compete internationally\, and has thrown groundbreaking events such as AfroRooted. From these inspirations\, she views the art of DJing as a musical love letter to her dance community.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-krudas-cubensi-drag-storytime-with-per-sia/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Krudas-Cubensi-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240614T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240614T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240513T204958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T230059Z UID:10000385-1718384400-1718398800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Reyna Tropical DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music Performances  by Reyna Tropical and Lets Lab w/ CIN!\, DJ set with Chulita Vinyl Club\, and Gallery Chats \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark your calendars for another blockbuster evening at Friday Nights at OMCA! The Garden stage will host the distinct and spellbinding\, Reyna Tropical. Uplifting the sounds of the tropical diaspora\, Reyna Topical is not only a musical exploration and celebration of the pulse of the tropical diaspora\, but the band also represents a commitment to creating abundant spaces for Black\, Indigenous\, and Queer joy. Opening up even more space\, Let’s Lab w/ CIN! will excavate topics of heartbreak\, triumph and self-reflection with alternative R&B and rap stylings. This paired with a mixed set of Cumbia\, R&B\, and disco jams skillfully spun by mare.e.fresh from the Chulita Vinyl Club provides an apt atmosphere and energy for the opening of OMCA’s latest special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Interweaving the threads of intergenerational\, feminist\, queer\, and Xicanx-Indigenous stories together through photography\, sculpture\, painting\, installation\, poetry\, and more\, our evening hours make Calli available to add new visions of a collective future to a powerfully fun evening. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats focusing on our closing exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquias Montoya make the night rife with opportunities to make lasting memories this Pride Month. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Let’s Lab w/ CIN! | Gallery of California History \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6 —7:15 pm Reyna Tropical  | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm mare.e.fresh of Chulita Vinyl Club   | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReyna Tropical is led by guitarist\, singer\, songwriter and producer Fabiola Reyna (founder of She Shreds Media). Investigating landscapes of the tropical diaspora\, Reyna Tropical is a musical exploration of intuition\, transition\, connection and continuation—a celebration of spiritual survival pulsing with the beat of all things tropical. Reyna stands in solidarity with the band’s founding vision to be a voice and a platform for the joy and injustices living within the spectrum of Queer Love & Afro-Mexico. Fabiola Reyna is accompanied by what she calls “The Tropical Collective / La Colectiva Tropical” – A relationship between herself\, fans\, friends\, musicians\, DJs\, and producers committed to uplifting the culture of the tropical diaspora\, and creating spaces where Black\, Indigenous and Queer joy can thrive. \n\n\n\n\n\nmare.e.fresh is a dj and producer based out of the Bay Area. She is a part of the art collective Velvet Cloud Radio and an active member of Chulita Vinyl Club’s Bay Area chapter. She spends her time hanging out with her sassy dog Sol\, digging for records\, organizing art and music shows with her friends\, and creating art as a means to document what she finds special. \n\n\n\n\n\nCIN is an Afro-Mexicana\, queer\, poet\, vocalist\, and youth advocate. Her music has a spiritual basis of healing\, inner discovery and raw truths. Her writing has always been a safe space whether it be poetry or song writing. Her goal with her craft is to build community over shared experiences\, making people feel less alone. This is what music has done for her\, it has been her medicine and she hopes to give that to others in her musical process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-reyna-tropical/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6.14.24_Reyna-Tropical_LEAD-PHOTO-1-Photo-by-Devyn-Galindo-1-e1715364053721.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240621T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240513T205058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T174254Z UID:10000387-1718989200-1719003600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Mak Nova and The Homies DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by Mak Nova and The Homies\, House Dance w/ Amber Julian\, Gallery Chats\, and set with DJ Mai Girl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin OMCA this Friday as we host Mak Nova and The Homies to our Garden Stage! A totally sensational mashup of spiritual celebration\, authentic hip-hop\, lyrical genius\, and powerful stage presence Mak Nova and The Homies are sure to leave you smiling\, sweating\, and spiritually revived! The groove is only set to intensify with House Dance w/ Amber Julian\, who invites you to step into your personality as you learn foundational steps so you can show out in the concluding community cypher set to soulful House music. Further show off your newfound dancing skills with excellent DJ stylings of DJ Mai Girl spinning Hip Hop\, Afrobeats\, Ampapiano\, Latin\, Future Beats and more! \n\n\n\nNeed a dance break? Cool down with thoughtful Gallery Chats taking place in the Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya  and use this collaborative twist on a museum tour to find something new about the exhibition as it enters its final weeks!  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm House Dance w/ Amber Julian  | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm Mak Nova and The Homies | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Mai Girl  | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMak Nova aka Mak Daddie The Prince\, is not your average rapper. She is a true poet\, a mystic. She is a sensual\, alluring\, queer icon. Her live act (with a backing band) is described as a “Groovy Hip-Hop\, Afro-Funk Dance Party.”  \n\n\n\n\n\nDJ Mai Girl plays festivals\, clubs\, shows\, and private events all over the West Coast and beyond. Her unique blend of genres and hand-picked selections–whether it be hip hop\, soul\, house\, jazzy vibes\, old school jams\, Afro\, Caribbean or Latin rhythms–keep people moving all night.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAmber Julian is a Bay Area based performance & teaching artist\, educator and community organizer of over 20 years. Her intention and mission is always to connect to and uplift her Afro-Indigenous roots through movement and storytelling. Her experience as a professional dancer and passion for authentic and ancestral expression fully aligns with and fuels her work in the world.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-mak-nova-house-dance-w-amber-julian/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6.21.24_Mak-Nova_photo-Aube-Fred_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240628T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240515T222348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T230027Z UID:10000388-1719594000-1719608400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Skip The Needle DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by Skip The Needle\, Bachata with In Lak’ech Dance Academy\, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard\, Gallery Chats\, and set by DJ Olga T\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJune’s final addition of Friday Nights at OMCA brings Skip The Needle to the Garden stage! A banging mix of soul\, rock\, and funk\, Skip The Needle is ready to blast sonic love and energy! Furthering the rhythmic love is a Bachata lesson with In Lak’ech Dance Academy. Bachata Queer instructors\,  Angelica and Jahaira\, are creating a gender inclusive and beginner friendly space to learn and bachata with Pride. \n\n\n\nCome express your creativity and unique perspective in the OMCA galleries with Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing.  \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members. In addition\, Gallery Chats will be activating–in its very final days–our  Special Exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya with facilitated community conversations that brings new light to the work with every iteration. All this creative engagement will be framed with an exceptional set from DJ Olga T featuring Latin\, Afrobeat\, R&B\, and Soulful House sounds. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Bachata with In Lak’ech Dance Academy | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats  | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:30— 8:00 pm Skip The Needle | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Olga T  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nThis Oakland-based formidable female powerhouse quartet brings a depth of personal insight and performing experience to their politically astute hard rock/funk songcraft. If Sly Stone\, Jimi Hendrix\, Chrissie Hynde\, and Chaka Khan all jammed together\, this band would be the result.  \n\n\n\nSkip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show\, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet\, Jambay)\, Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band\, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band\, Year of the Fist). Together\, they make politically astute\, rock n’ roll-funk. Their songs are musically diverse and carry a strong\, socially conscious message\, delivered with extreme joy. Formed in 2014\, Skip The Needle has released two full-length albums and their latest EP – Octavia Of Earth\, Volume 2\, inspired by black feminist icon Octavia E. Butler\, released on Soulectric – A division of Little Village Foundation in Fall of 2023. The band just wrapped a 2 month\, entirely sold out run\, of Hedwig and The Angry Inch at Shotgun Players in Berkeley\, CA and have started writing their next album\, after receiving a grant for the project from WAM. \n\n\n\n\n\nIn Lak’ech Dance Academy‘s mission is to co-create a community of queer\, trans and allied dancers to celebrate resilience\, nurture collective strength and heal from oppression. In Lak’ech Dance Academy’s Founders Angelica & Jahaira created the organization with the intention of using Afro-Latin dance as a tool for self-care and healing. In Lak’ech Dance creates a safe spacefor LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian\, Gay\, Bi\, Trans\, Queer\, Two Spirited\, +) people to claim their identity with pride while reaching personal goals through dance. In Lak’ech aims to increase LGBTQ2S+ visibility in hetero-normative Latin Dance environments by training strong LGBTQ2S+ dancers. Visibility increases awareness and open-mindedness\, which positively impacts LGBTQ2S+ communities and society at large. \n\n\n\n\n\nA Puerto Rican lover of all things music\, community and human connection through the language of rhythm and beats\, born in NYC and raised in San Francisco\, Olga T has an exceptional style of DJing that never fails to grab your attention on the dance floor. Known for masterfully transitioning through nearly every genre of music and often creatively implementing both analog & digital gear when spinning\, Olga T consistently delivers a uniquely infectious excitement to the audience. DJing for the past 20 years while producing legendary Bay Area events year-round in addition to teaching DJ classes\, creating exclusive remixes\, edits and mixtapes is Olga T’s full time passion. Go to www.soundcloud.com/djolgat to explore a plethora of mixtapes of various music genres created by DJ Olga T. \n\n\n\n\n\nSketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Their mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in Sketchboard’s community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-live-music-by-skip-the-needle-bachata-with-in-lakech-dance-academy/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6.28.24_SkipTheNeedle_LEAD-PHOTO-1-e1715812084148.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240705T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240705T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T223101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T204622Z UID:10000719-1720198800-1720213200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with CHELLE! and Friends DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with CHELLE! & Friends\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Clay Art Making\, Gallery Chats\, and DJ set with Yuka Yu\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA is the place to be this July! Our July Friday Nights lineup kicks off with the New Orleans sound of CHELLE! & Friends that’s great for the whole family. Led by New Orleans-native Michelle Jacques and featuring some of the Bay Area’s most distinguished musicians\, CHELLE! & Friends concocts a sweet and spicy musical gumbo incorporating the many flavors in the New Orleans music scene that is sure to get people of any age excited and moving. That beat will pair well with the Deep House and Disco DJ stylings from Yuka Yu. Drag storytime with Per Sia offers another moment of delight as she reads We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom. During all the excitement be sure to take a moment to create some nature-inspired clay art as a memento of another family fun-filled Friday Night at OMCA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\nStarting at 5:15 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia  | The Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Clay Art Making | The Garden \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Yuka Yu  |  Amphitheater \n\n\n\n7:30—8:30 pm CHELLE! & Friends | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-chelle-and-friends/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_0805_Original-e1719254554545.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240712T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240712T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T200944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T230234Z UID:10000715-1720803600-1720818000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Dogon Lights ft. Mamadou Sidibe DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA |Live Music Performance by The Dogon Lights ft. Mamadou Sidibe\, Immersive Music by Sami Freeman\, DJ set with DJ Sizzle\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSwitch it up this Friday night at OMCA as we welcome the innovative sounds of The Dogon Lights ft. Mamadou Sidibe to the Garden Stage. Self-described as “West Africa meets West Oakland\,” this crew makes seriously danceable music with a mix of African vocals and instruments paired with Hip Hop and funk. Get further perspective with an immersive genre-defying sonic experience created and performed by Sami Freeman. Using a blend of deep bass\, synth\, and organic instrumentation\, Freeman’s music moves the audience through a shifting cinematic soundscape. DJ Sizzle is sure to get you to shift your body and find new angles on the dance flow with an irresistible mix of Cumbia\, Reggaeton\, Salsa\, Banda\, Merengue\, Hip Hop\, RNB\, Top 40’s\, and more! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sami Freeman | Gallery of California History \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm The Dogon Lights ft Mamadou Sidibe  | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6—8 pm Gallery Chats | The Great Hall  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ Sizzle   | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-the-dogon-lights-ft-mamadou-sidibe/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7.12.24_LEAD-PHOTO_The-Dogon-Lights_-1-e1718309378415.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T201304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T234701Z UID:10000716-1721408400-1721422800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Souls of Mischief DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by Souls of Mischief\, Vogue Femme Dance Lesson w/ Hype Kitty\, and DJ set by True Justice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating 30 years since their debut album\, The Souls of Mischief return to their hometown Oakland and take the Garden stage at Friday Nights at OMCA. After more than 150 shows worldwide\, Souls of Mischief will perform a mix of tracks from their classic album\, 93 Til Infinity\, as well as other favorites. This will be a night full of great memories—both old and new. Prepare for high-energy\, classic\, homegrown Hip Hop! \n\n\n\nIf you feel like serving this evening\, join Shireen Rahimi aka Hype Kitty in the Amphitheater for a beginner’s Vogue Femme class. Hype Kitty will break down the 5 elements of Vogue Femme—Catwalk\, Duckwalk\, Hand Performance\, Floor Performance\, and Spins & Dips. Then show off your new moves by closing out the night with the Hip Hop and Funk sounds of DJ True Justice. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Vogue Femme w/ Hype Kitty | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n6:30—7:40 pm Souls of Mischief  | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ set by True Justice  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-the-souls-of-mischief/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7.19.24_Souls-of-Mischief_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T223026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240724T203107Z UID:10000720-1722013200-1722027600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Whoadees DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by The Whoadees\, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard\, Gallery Chats\, and DJ set by Mani Draper\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly’s final addition to Friday Nights at OMCA brings The Whoadees to the Garden stage! Self-described as “a gumbo of styles and sounds from around the globe including roots sounds of world music\, Hip Hop\, funk\, and jazz\,” the Whoadees stay true to their Bay Area roots by bringing a fusion of multiple genres to the mix inspiring you to dance or simply close your eyes and be filled with soulful sounds. \n\n\n\nIf you’re feeling inspired by the creativity we have your back with a great outlet. Come express your creativity and unique perspective in the OMCA galleries with Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing.  \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members. All this creative engagement will be framed by an exceptional DJ set from Mani Draper featuring Rap\, R&B\, House\, Afrobeat\, and Soul sounds. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n6:30— 7:30 pm The Whoadees | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set with Mani Draper  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-the-whoadees/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7.26.24_Whoadees_LEAD-PHOTO.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240614T185008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T194648Z UID:10000721-1722618000-1722632400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with BULULÚ DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with BULULÚ\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Button Making\, DJ set with Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLet the summer heat and Friday Nights at OMCA ignite you this August! BULULÚ sets our Garden stage alight with an electrifying blend of Latin dance music and Caribbean rhythms that’s guaranteed to get you and your crew dancing. BULULÚ is sure to make this Friday Nights at OMCA full of savory beats\, engaging performances\, and even a few exciting surprises along the way.  \n\n\n\nDrag Storytime with Per Sia and their captivating reading of Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz will stoke your fire and keep you in the right mood for a scorching hot DJ set with the legendary Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist spinning a mix of Hip Hop\, funk\, soul\, and reggae.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our galleries.  \n\n\n\nTo top it all off\, be sure to design your own custom button inspired by the summer season and our newest exhibition Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\, a perfect way to remember another great Friday Nights at OMCA.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—5:40 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia  | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Button Making | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:30—7:45 pm Feel the Beat: Live Latin Dance Music with BULULÚ | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ Set w/ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist  |  Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-bululu/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.2.24_Bululu_1_Main-Promo-Shot-1-e1720635672789.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240614T185002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T190105Z UID:10000722-1723222800-1723237200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Artelia Green & The Bandanas DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music Performances by Artelia Green & The Bandanas\, Care Van Resource Fair\, DJ set with DJ BlackWoman!\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is offering up powerful vibrations with live music performances from Artelia Green & The Bandanas. Artelia Green & The Bandanas craft an immersive sound experience that brings audiences to a different time and space. Blending together gospel and funk\, Artelia Green & The Bandanas invites audiences to contend with grief on the road to transcendence. \n\n\n\nDJ BlackWoman! is a fitting pairing as she brings together a diverse tapestry of musical stylings that result in surprising yet irresistible beats. Her vibrations featuring Hip Hop\, R&B\, Afrobeats and more will keep the energy elevated as the Care Van’s Resource Fair offers up a host of ways to get civically engaged this election year. In partnership with OMCA and For Freedoms\, Autumn Breon’s Care Van project joins Friday Nights to share out information about local organizations including ECHO Housing\, Lao Family Community Development\, The Unity Council\, The Center for Art Esteem\, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte\, YWCA Berkeley/Oakland\, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children\, and Bay Area Legal Aid\, that are committed to building just\, healthy communities where everyone can thrive. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA  also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Cultivate and spread good energy with us this Friday Nights at OMCA! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:00 pm Care Van Resource Fair | Oak Street Plaza  \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:30—7:30 pm Artelia Green & The Bandanas  | OMCA Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ BlackWoman! | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-artelia-green-the-bandanas/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.9.24_Artelia-Green-The-Bandanas_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240614T184955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T203732Z UID:10000723-1723827600-1723842000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Orchestra Gold DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by Orchestra Gold\, TropiCali Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee\, DJ set by Teao Sense\, Gallery Chats\, Care Van: Personal Care Stations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for another sensational installation of Friday Nights at OMCA! This Friday\, OMCA is honored to welcome Orchestra Gold to the OMCA Garden stage. Spearheaded by the dynamic Mariam Diakite—known for her raw\, hypnotic vocals and poetic Bambara lyrics—Orchestra Gold pays homage to Malian musical traditions while crafting a fierce new sound with heavy swinging rhythms\, a funky fresh brass section\, and cosmic guitar licks. Their most recent album\, Medicine\, mobilizes dance-inducing music to invoke the spirit and spread healing and community. DJ Teao Sense and their highly eclectic stylings with music from all over the world also celebrate how our diversity can create powerful and groovy waves.  \n\n\n\nThe TropiCali Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee will keep your mind and body activated as this workshop focuses on not only the signature steps of Dancehall\, but also its culture\, history\, and context. As you sweat it out on the dance floor\, don’t miss your opportunity this election year to garner community care and civic awareness with Care Van at OMCA by artist Autumn Breon. In partnership with OMCA and For Freedoms\, Care Van will be providing free chair massages from Hit the Spot and a chance to bedazzle your smile with tooth gems from Dulce Diente on a first come first served basis\, as well as a mindful coloring station. Care Van will also be inviting visitors to anonymously record their questions about ballot measures and voter barriers which will be answered at a town hall on August 18 at OMCA.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:00 pm Care Van: Personal Care Stations | Oak Street Plaza and Glimmer Terrace \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm TropiCalli Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats  | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm Orchestra Gold  | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set by Teao Sense  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-orchestra-gold/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.16.24_Orchestra-Gold_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T193000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240814T231936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T001302Z UID:10001696-1724432400-1724441400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the 3rd Level Terrace\, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with fellow OMCA enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments. Plus\, we’ll be raffling off some awesome OMCA merch! \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid \n\n\n\nFriday\, August 23 | 5-9 pm \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during our launch party for the new season of Friday Nights at OMCA. This exciting weekly event includes live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions. Member tickets are free! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\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-special-members-lounge-8-23-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_OMCA_Gardens_FridayNights_Games_Visitor_Families_PhotoCredit_MariahBerdiago52142566424_6cfd9584c2_c-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T201632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T203030Z UID:10000717-1724432400-1724446800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Afrobeats Oakland Takeover DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Afrobeats Oakland Takeover\, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome join us for the Afrobeats Oakland Friday Nights Takeover! Oakland’s most exciting arts and culture brand is partnering with OMCA to host the welcome party for their Annual Afrobeats at the Lake Festival. Afrobeats Oakland shares a taste of their main festival by coloring Friday Nights with a melding of various African cultures\, music\, and dance. Between the dance tutorials and dance party\, the Ethiopian tea ceremony\, the live DJ set and the performances from Juan G\, KOKO\, Christina Alexandria\, Asaba\, and other special guests\, OMCA is set to welcome guests of all ages and backgrounds to a Friday Nights like none other! \n\n\n\nOur Gallery of California Art will also be activated with a Friday Night classic\, Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing.  \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Come see OMCA in a new light this Friday Nights! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30— 8:30 pm Afrobeats Oakland Takeover | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm Afrobeats DJ | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfrobeats Oakland is a collective that has sought to democratize the experience of Afropop and African culture while simultaneously deconstructing the spaces it has thus far been relegated to. It aims to utilize these newfound spaces to create opportunities for cultural diversity\, deeper understanding of the African continent and encourage dialogue among its diaspora\, all while ushering in a new approach to public celebration and togetherness. \n\n\n\n\n\nSketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Their mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in Sketchboard’s community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-afrobeats-oakland-takeover/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240613T202035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T202338Z UID:10000718-1725037200-1725051600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Dance Battle w/ Telice Summerfield DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Dance Battle w/ Telice Summerfield and Music Set with DJ Nick Fury and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome through to Friday Nights at OMCA to be a part of a magical moment rooted in Oakland! OMCA is excited to host WHO GOT THE MOVES\, a turf dance battle with community leader Telice Summerfield. Featuring not only various competition structures including 1v1 battles\, youth battles\, and an all style tournament\, but also a free prize giveaway with a chance to win free food at some of Oakland’s best restaurants\, this event is set to fill the OMCA Garden space with authentic Oakland culture. The second of its kind and once again driven by Telice’s passion for community\, the turf battle is also meant to support the exposure\, connection\, and collaboration of Oakland businesses and organizations. This unforgettable Friday Nights at OMCA will be backdropped with killer beats from DJ Nick Fury who blends Hip Hop\, Afro Beats\, House\, and Bounce to craft a sonic atmosphere where everyone feels the beat and moves as one! \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with  Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:30 pm WHO GOT THE MOVES: Turf Dance Battle | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set with Nick Fury | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-dance-battle-w-telice-summerfield/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.30.24_Telice-Summerfield_TURF_3-2-e1718310097967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240808T231158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T175700Z UID:10001697-1725642000-1725656400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Kev Choice Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with Kev Choice Ensemble\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Screen Printing\, music set with DJ Lady Ryan\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome bring the family on a rhythmic journey through the many sounds of the Black diaspora this Friday Nights at OMCA! Kev Choice and his all-star ensemble of musicians kick up a vibe as they spotlight past\, present\, and future Bay Area artists with a unique musical blend of Funk\, Hip Hop\, Jazz\, Soul\, and Classical styles. Further ignite that good spark set by Kev’s conscious and introspective lyrical beats with an inspiring reading of Jonah Winter’s\, Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by none other than the captivating Per Sia.  \n\n\n\nAfter a fun reading celebrating the importance of children and our collective future come channel those creative energies and design your own custom screen print! Bring the whole family to the amphitheater for more collective joy-making facilitated with an irresistibly smooth set by the legendary DJ Lady Ryan.In addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our galleries. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—5:40 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Screen Printing | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—8:00 pm Kev Choice Ensemble | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ Lady Ryan  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-kev-choice-ensemble/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.6.24_Kev-Choice_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240808T231718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T184914Z UID:10001698-1726246800-1726261200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music Performances by Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble and Let’s Lab w/ Marika Sage!\, DJ set with the evening star\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday Nights at OMCA the Garden stage will be transformed into a multimedia musical experience! Audiopharmacy crafts an enchanting soundscape by combining Hip Hop\, Soul\, and Jazz with global music genres and turntablism and then pairs it with Indigenous chanting and knowledge\, movement\, and visual projection that come together to cultivate healing and unity to inspire change. \n\n\n\nLet’s Lab w/ Marika Sage! will add to the swell of rhythmic healing with an alternative and highly expressive solo set that encourages creative vulnerability and authentic expression. And then get ready to flow with the evening star\, spinning Traditional Indigiqueer Earthlodge Disco\, the evening star compels you to dance and remember what freedom actually is\, even if you’ve never experienced it yourself. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Cultivate and spread good energy with us this Friday Nights at OMCA! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—6 pm Let’s Lab w/ Marika Sage! | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n7—8:30 pm Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble  | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm the evening star | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-audiopharmacy-world-hip-hop-ensemble/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.13.24_Audiopharmacy_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240808T232003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T180008Z UID:10001699-1726851600-1726866000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with La Misa Negra DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music by La Misa Negra\, Dance Lesson with Queen Joy Broussard\, music set by DJ Fasho\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe grooves are too powerful this Friday Nights at OMCA! The Garden stage is set to amplify the electrifying sounds of La Misa Negra. An 8 piece band from California\, La Misa Negra is known for their horns\, accordion-driven riffs\, and a fierce rhythm section that power an infectious high-energy Afro-Latin cumbia sound.  \n\n\n\nA friendly and high energy dance lesson! Samba Fusion and Fun! w/ Queen Joy Broussard will provide you with all the smooth Brazilian Samba moves you need to take in and amplify the flowing good summer energy. A rich and textured set from Oakland-local DJ Fasho will sustain the vibe with a skillful blend of R&B\, Afrobeats\, reggae\, pop\, and reggaeton. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Samba Fusion and Fun! w/ Queen Joy Broussard | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats  | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6—7:15 pm La Misa Negra | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm Set by DJ Fasho  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-la-misa-negra/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.20.24_LEAD-PHOTO_La-Misa-Negra-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240808T232149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T180050Z UID:10001700-1727456400-1727470800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with CABANIJAZZ PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | CABANIJAZZ PROJECT\, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard\, DJ set with LA FEMME PAPI\,  and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday Nights at OMCA we are thrilled to welcome back CABANIJAZZ PROJECT to our garden stage. Led by Grammy Award-winning composer and conga player\, Javier Cabanillas\, CABANIJAZZ PROJECT is a seven-piece band of highly talented musicians that play a unique and captivating blend of Jazz harmonies and Afro-Caribbean dance rhythms. After being featured with networks such as NPR and PBS and is a fan favorite in the San Francisco Bay Area\, this national and local favorite is projected to totally transform the stage!  \n\n\n\nOf course Friday Nights at OMCA is coming with even more  as we welcome LA FEMME PAPI to our amphitheater as they spin a bumping DJ set. This will be just the energy you’ll need to fuel some creative exploration in our activated galleries. That’s right! Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing is back! \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Come see OMCA in a new light this Friday Nights! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm CABANIJAZZ PROJECT | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set with LA FEMME PAPI | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-cabanijazz-project/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.12.24_Cabani-Jazz-Project_LEAD-PHOTO-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241004T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240906T203010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T221437Z UID:10001711-1728061200-1728075600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Cuicacalli Ballet Folklórico & La Familia Peña Govea DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA | Live Music with Cuicacalli Ballet Folklórico & Familia Peña Govea\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Clay Art Making\, music set with DJ Chagga Star\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring the whole family and dive into the vibrant rhythms of Mexico with Cuicacalli Ballet Folklórico and Familia Peña Govea this Friday Nights at OMCA! This amazing mash-up will bring Aztec Dance\, Zapateados\, Faldeos\, and Sombreros to life on the garden stage and transport you through the magical culture of México with a captivating blend of music and dance. \n\n\n\nNext\, get ready for Drag Storytime with the enchanting Per Sia\, who will read Just A Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales. This lively trickster tale\, adorned with vivid illustrations and engaging text\, celebrates Mexican cultural traditions while introducing counting in both English and Spanish. \n\n\n\nDon’t forget to create a memory with a creative clay art making session and then take a moment to get civically involved! The City of Oakland will be a featured table this Friday Nights to inform the public of the updates to its General Plan. Oaklands General Plan Update is an exciting chance for everyone in Oakland to help plan what we want Oakland to be like in twenty years. Come talk to City planning staff about your ideas to improve parks\, neighborhoods\, transportation\, jobs\, and anything else you want your local government leaders to consider for the future. \n\n\n\nAfter showing your Oakland pride hit the dance floor again with the electrifying beats of DJ Chagga Star. DJ Chagga Star’s set features a global blend of Afro-diasporic club sounds\, including amapiano\, baile funk\, kuduro\, soukous\, dembow\, and house\, with a special focus on African artists\, women\, and queer and non-binary performers. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our galleries. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5–8 pm City of Oakland Table | Garden \n\n\n\n5:15–5:40 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Clay Art Making | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45–8:00 pm Cuicacalli Ballet Folklórico & Familia Peña Govea | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45–8:45 pm DJ Chagga Star  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\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\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-cuicacalli-ballet-folklorico-la-familia-pena-govea/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10.4.18_Cuicacalli-Ballet-Folklorico-Familia-Pena-Govea_LEAD-1-e1725654519457.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T190000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240910T210542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T144528Z UID:10001712-1728664200-1728673200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Fall Teacher Night DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTGIF! We all here at OMCA  see the hard work that goes into the start of the school year. Head over to OMCA for our Fall Teacher Night and hang out and enjoy what OMCA has to offer\, on us. \n\n\n\nWhile you’re here\, discover the work from 53 different artists that showcase and honor the stories of Xicanx peoples across California in Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Check out our student and teacher guides as you explore our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences\, and then head to the OMCA garden to hang out and enjoy the party with Banda 300’s high-energy rhythms all while enjoying late-night gallery access and Off the Grid food trucks. \n\n\n\nBring your team! This event is free for teachers and chaperones\, no RSVP required. Free gallery admission for all teachers and chaperones\, plus Off the Grid and bar tickets for the first 100 arrivals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTeacher Night Schedule: \n\n\n\n4:30-7 pm Teacher Night Check-In Table | Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Food Trucks | OMCA Campus \n\n\n\n6:45–8 pm Live music with Banda 300 | Garden Stage \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO EDUCATOR NEWS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\n Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/fall-teacher-night-24/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024_OMCA_ThursdayAfterHours_HistoryGallery_Visitor_Performance_PC_KamikoFujii2024_OMCA_HistoryGallery_Visitor_Performance_PC_KamikoFujii6U4A0205-Enhanced-NR-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T210000 DTSTAMP:20260623T042545 CREATED:20240906T203529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T221625Z UID:10001713-1728666000-1728680400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Banda 300 DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCASpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA |  Live Music Performance by Banda 300\, a set with DJ Cutz 1\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday night at OMCA\, immerse yourself in a high-energy celebration of music and culture! First up\, enjoy the electrifying performance by Banda 300. With 16 talented members from various Mexican states\, this band stands out with its distinctive use of the accordion\, blending traditional Banda music with modern electronic elements. Their vibrant performance combines the rich rhythms of regional Mexican dance music with an innovative twist. \n\n\n\nKeep the party and good energy going with DJ Cultz 1. Known for an emblematic style infused with Hip Hop and R&B influences\, DJ Cultz 1 will spin tracks that keep the dance floor packed and the atmosphere buzzing. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA  also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Cultivate and spread good energy with us this Friday Nights at OMCA! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5–9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30–7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45–8 pm Banda 300 | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45–8:45 pm DJ Cutz 1  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-banda-300/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10.11.24_Banda-300_2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR