BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD 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:20230721T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230721T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230607T231006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T225334Z UID:10000126-1689955200-1689969600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: Let’s Lab with mayx/maya\, JUJU\, Dj Jerry Ross\, and Lorenzo on Keys\, and DJ Durt DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome dance and sing along while simply enjoying another beautiful day of life. There will be songs for OMCA’s multigenerational community to enjoy. And if you have little ones\, we’ll have some tunes they will enjoy as well. Musical Performers include JUJU\, Dj Jerry Ross\, and Lorenzo on Keys on the Garden Stage\, Let’s Lab with mayx/maya in Oak Street Plaza and DJ Durt spinning tunes in the Amphitheater. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n6:30–8:30 pm\, DJ Durt\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n6–7:30 pm\, JUJU\, Dj Jerry Ross\, and Lorenzo on Keys\, Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:30–7:30 pm\, Let’s Lab! with mayx/maya\, Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\nmayx is a music maker and film scorer from the bay area. They make songs that explore queer love and queer spacetime. Their music has been recognized by San Francisco’s Kearny Street Workshop\, Take Care Tapes\, and Silicon Valley Pride\, among others. mayx’s recent work includes scoring Amyra Soriano’s short film Miss Hot Mess\, providing recording sessions and live guitar support for other music makers\, and songwriting for upcoming projects. They are caste-privileged and class privileged; and they made subliminals for unlearning to aid their own unlearning processes.JUJU has sung with multiple wedding bands and musical theater groups for over 15 years. Newly embarking on her solo career\, JUJU invites visitors to  come dance\, and sing along with familiar songs for OMCA’s multigenerational community to enjoy. \n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-lets-lab-with-mayx-maya-juju-dj-jerry-ross-and-lorenzo-on-keys-and-dj-durt/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/7.21.23_JUJU_LEAD-PHOTO.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230728T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230607T231829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T184450Z UID:10000127-1690560000-1690574400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: Afrobeats Oakland Friday Night Takeover featuring emcee Christina Alexandria\, live music by Seyi Sax and Matias\, dance lessons with  Danaite\, DJs  Juan G\, Koko and TieDye Trippin DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfrobeats Oakland is taking over the OMCA for one evening and showcasing various elements of African pop culture. Each corner of the Museum will be activated\, highlighting live street music performances\, a two–hour dance class focused on the most popular dance moves trending across the continent\, and a live performance by Afrobeats Oakland’s DJs in the garden. People of all ages are invited to participate and enjoy this taste of  the biggest musical movement in the world. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5-6 pm TieDye\, Trippin\,  Garden Stage6-7 pm KoKo\, Garden Stage6-7 pm Seyi Sax\,  Oak Street Plaza6-7 pm Danaite’s Dance Class 1:Intro to Steps\, Amphitheater7-8 pm TieDye Trippin and Danaite’s Dance Class 2: Steps to music\, Amphitheater7-8 pm Juan G with Matias and Seyi Sax (Live Performance)\, Garden Stage8-9 pm KoKo\, Garden Stage \n\n\n\nLearn about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-afrobeats-oakland-friday-night-takeover-featuring-emcee-christina-alexandria-live-music-by-seyi-sax-and-matias-dance-lessons-with-danaite-djs-juan-g-koko-and-tie/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/7.28.23_Afrobeats_LEAD-WEB-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230804T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230706T172402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T174302Z UID:10000142-1691164800-1691179200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: The Roots of Hip Hop Culture DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the month of August\, all four Friday Nights at OMCA honor\, celebrate\, and explore the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture and are curated by Bay Area artist and DJ Jahi\, who has lived in Oakland for the last 23 years. This marks the first time OMCA will have a practitioner of Hip Hop culture curating its Friday Nights lineup. Each program takes a deep dive into the many facets\, history\, relevance\, and joy of Hip Hop culture\, right at home in Oakland! In addition to this special\, celebratory programming\, there will be plenty of signature Friday Nights features\, including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram for August 4\n\n\n\nThe root of Hip Hop culture is the African continent. As we salute and respect the pioneers of Hip Hop\, many of their parents and families come from the Caribbean\, by way of various western countries in Africa. As a way to begin our celebration of Hip Hop culture in an authentic way\, we lift up the drum\, the first instrument\, and the power of drums being used as a form of communication. With drum circle\, we share a sonic message with the community of culture\, confidence\, and celebration.This high-energy evening features international Hip Hop artist and Oakland’s own Jahi\, spinning an all-vinyl set of classic Hip Hop\, breakbeats\, Reggae\, and African Rhythms. Let’s Lab with The Reef celebrate beatmakers with beloved Bay Area Hip Hop producers and all-stars Andrew Bearford\, Ovrkast\, OG Jarin\, and Demahjiae inviting you to listen\, dance\, and freestyle. Enjoy film screenings from KQED’s award-winning If Cities Could Dance series showcasing Bay Area dancers and dance-makers. Oakland’s own Diamano Coura hosts a participatory drum circle in the Garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram schedule\n\n\n\n5-7 pm               Jahi spins an all-vinyl set\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5-8 pm               Free Hip Hop-inspired photo booth\, Koret Plaza \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               Let’s Lab with The Reef!\, Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               If Cities Could Dance film Screenings\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\n7-8:30 pm       Drum circle with Diamano Coura\, Garden \n\n\n\n8:30-8:45 pm Freestyle Cypher\, Garden \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the performers\n\n\n\nDiamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts in the City of Oakland\, the Company is dedicated to: The preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture through public benefit ventures. The mission of Diamano Coura is to provide global audiences access to the richness of the indigenous African cultural tapestry through professional classes\, performances\, and the accurate depiction and perpetuation of African folklore to indigenous Senegal\, Guinea\, Mali\, Liberia\, and Ivory Coast\, whereby it can be understood and appreciated by all. Diamano Coura is committed to partnering with other artists and community members to use the inherent power of the arts to break barriers that stagnate to open corridors that encourage social and economic development while fostering health and spiritual health and well-being. Diamano Coura in the Senegalese Wolof language means “those who bring the message.” While the directors\, Naomi and Zak\, are respectively from Liberia and Senegal\, Diamano Coura embodies generations of carefully trained male and female company dancers\, actors\, singers\, musicians\, stilt walkers\, and visual artists. Diamano Coura has also performed extensively in major theater houses and universities in the United States and has been invited to tour internationally\, including to Canada and Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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 about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-the-roots-of-culture/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Diamano-Coura-Drummer-122021-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230811T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230706T181338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T204030Z UID:10000144-1691769600-1691784000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: A Celebration of Hip Hop Culture DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the month of August\, all four Friday Nights at OMCA honor\, celebrate\, and explore the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture and are curated by Bay Area artist and DJ Jahi\, who has lived in Oakland for the last 23 years. This marks the first time OMCA will have a practitioner of Hip Hop culture curating its Friday Nights lineup. Each program takes a deep dive into the many facets\, history\, relevance\, and joy of Hip Hop culture\, right at home in Oakland! In addition to this special\, celebratory programming\, there will be plenty of signature Friday Nights features\, including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram for August 11\n\n\n\nKicking off an evening marking the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop\, Jahi\, an international artist based in Oakland\, spins an all-vinyl set of classic Hip Hop\, breakbeats\, Reggae\, and African rhythms. Join 55 Bay Area Hip Hop artists\, activists\, and educators from the Hip Hop community as they are inducted into the Bay Area Hip Hop Archives in a public ceremony celebrating this historic moment. Inductees include Boots Riley\, Digital Underground\, Ericka Huggins\, Conscious Daughters\, Brett Cook\, DJ CJ Flash\, and Medea Sirkas\, to name a few. Young stock-car racing star Cameron “Cam-Man” Carraway welcomes you for a meet-greet and photo opp with him and his car. Telice Summerfield leads a Turf Dance class unlocking the keys to Oakland’s own dance style. Continuous screenings of KQED’s award-winning If Cities Could Dance films will be on view\, and legendary DJ Davey D will keep the energy and spirits high in celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th birthday. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram schedule\n\n\n\n5-7 pm               Jahi spins an all-vinyl set with guests DJ True Justice & DJ Black\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5-7 pm               Cameron “Cam-Man” Carraway meet & greet and photo opp\, Oak Street \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               Turfin’ with Telice Turf Dance Class\, Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               If Cities Could Dance film screenings\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               DJ Davey D\, Garden \n\n\n\n7-8:30 pm       The Bay Area Hip Hop Archives Induction Ceremony—A Celebration of Hip Hop Culture\, Garden \n\n\n\n8:30-8:45 pm    Great Day in Hip Hop Photo\, Garden \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the performers\n\n\n\nThe Bay Area Hip Hop Archives is a repository for Bay Area Hip Hop artists\, activists\, educators\, and culture keepers who have made a 20 year or more significant contribution to the community and world via Hip Hop culture. Participants will create their own “special collections” that will chronicle their life experiences for future generations. \n\n\n\nCameron (Cam-Man) Carraway is a 12-year-old Stock Car and Micro Sprint race car driver from the Bay Area. Cam has been racing since he was six years old and is the only African American driver that races competitively on dirt and asphalt and hip hop has been an inspiration for his driving.Davey D is a nationally recognized journalist\, adjunct professor\, Hip Hop historian\, syndicated talk show host\, radio programmer\, producer\, deejay\, media\, and community activist. Originally from the Bronx\, NY\, Davey D’s been down with Hip Hop since 1977 when he started out as an emcee for two crews\, TDK [Total Def Krew] out of Co-op City and the Avengers out of the Marble Hill Section of the Bronx. He moved to California and graduated from UC Berkeley. \n\n\n\nDavey D is the co-founder and host of some of the most cited Hip Hop radio and online news journalism projects of all time. Hard Knock Radio (HKR) is an award-winning daily syndicated prime-time afternoon show focusing on Hip Hop culture and politics. One of the first of its kind\, the show originated in 1999 on KPFA 94.1 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area\, and now can be heard in Seattle\, Atlanta\, Portland\, Fresno and is streamed live on KPFA.org\, reaching close to a million listeners daily. In 2003\, HKR was cited as the best on-air show by the East Bay Express\, and Davey D was voted Best On-Air Personality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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 about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-a-celebration-of-hip-hop-culture/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-06-at-11.11.32-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230818T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230818T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230706T173211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T165628Z UID:10000143-1692374400-1692388800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: Hip Hop Meets Jazz DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the month of August\, all four Friday Nights at OMCA honor\, celebrate\, and explore the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture and are curated by Bay Area artist and DJ Jahi\, who has lived in Oakland for the last 23 years. This marks the first time OMCA will have a practitioner of Hip Hop culture curating its Friday Nights lineup. Each program takes a deep dive into the many facets\, history\, relevance\, and joy of Hip Hop culture\, right at home in Oakland! In addition to this special\, celebratory programming\, there will be plenty of signature Friday Nights features\, including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram for August 18\n\n\n\nExplore\, honor\, and celebrate two African American art forms that cross-pollinate and without which we would not have modern American culture: Hip Hop meets Jazz. The evening opens with Jahi\, an international Hip Hop artist and DJ spinning an all-vinyl set of classic Hip Hop\, breakbeats\, Reggae\, and African rhythms. Aimee Rose leads a TropiCali Dancehall class inspired by Jamaican Dancehall parties. A screening of How Black Women Combat Pimp Culture in Hip-Hop from KQED’s What’s Pimpin’? YouTube series lights up the James Moore Theater.  Harpist Destiny Muhammad & Friends give the harp treatment to Bay Area Hip Hop songs with special guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram schedule\n\n\n\n5-7 pm               International Hip Hop Artist Jahi spins an all-vinyl set\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               TropiCali Dancehall Class with Aimee Rose\, Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n6-7 pm               What’s Pimpin’? KQED YouTube Series Screening: How Black Women Combat Pimp Culture in Hip-Hop\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\n7-8 pm               Hip Hop Meets Jazz with Destiny Muhhamad & Friends\, Garden \n\n\n\n8-8:50 pm       International Hip Hop artist and DJ Jahi closes the evening with an all-vinyl set\, Garden \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout KQED: What’s Pimpin’?\n\n\n\nIn a discussion with hip-hop artists Maddy Clifford (a.k.a. @MADlines)\, Coco Peila (@CocoPeila) and RyanNicole (@MzRyanNicole) RyanNicole and Coco Peila\, survivor advocate Xenia St. Charles explains how struggling young people get lured into exploitation – including in the Bay Area\, which is an international hub for sex trafficking. Womanist writer and podcast host Tiara Mbonisi of Big Mouf Woman also offers tools women can use to protect themselves in a misogynistic culture. \n\n\n\nAbout Destiny Muhammad\n\n\n\nDestiny Muhammad is a Recording/ Performing Artist\, Band Leader\, Composer\, and Producer. Her genre is Celtic to Coltrane. Destiny Muhammad is cool and eclectic with a feel of Jazz & Storytelling to round out the sonic experience. Destiny has curated concerts for the Grace Cathedral Christmas Concert Series\, SFJAZZ Tribute to Jazz Harp Legend Alice Coltrane\, and the S F Symphony SOUNDBOX Series. She has been a featured guest for GRAMMY Winner Kanye West ‘Sunday Service’\, and has shared the stage with Jazz Masters Denise Perrier\, Omar Sosa\, and Blue Note Artist Ambrose Akisemuire\, to name a few. She has headlined The Healdsburg Jazz Festival and Butchertown Jazz Fest. Destiny is The Healdsburg Jazz Festival 2022 Artist in Residence\, a Guest Workshop Presenter for Amateur Music Network\, a collaborator with the Santa Cruz Symphony\, Harp Ambassador for the Awesome Orchestra Collective\,and The Marcus Shelby’s New Orchestra. Destiny is the Governor Emeritus and Educational Chair Emeritus of the Recording Academy\, an ASCAP Songwriter Awardee\, a SFJAZZ Teaching Artist\, a Bay Area Jazz and Blues Award Winner (BAJABA)\, and a California Arts Council Legacy Fellow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-hip-hop-meets-jazz/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/8.18.23_LEAD-PHOTO_Destiny-Muhammad_GARDEN.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230706T182621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T165618Z UID:10000145-1692979200-1692993600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: Hip Hop as Community Healing DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the month of August\, all four Friday Nights at OMCA honor\, celebrate\, and explore the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture. Each program takes a deep dive into the many facets\, history\, relevance\, and joy of Hip Hop culture\, right at home in Oakland! In addition to this special\, celebratory programming\, there will be plenty of signature Friday Nights features\, including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram for August 25\n\n\n\nExperience Hip Hop as a tool for communal healing. Let’s Lab with Afterthought and The Top Chefs\, part of the “Family Not a Group” collective\, brings smooth sounds to the Garden stage. A screening of  ‘What’s Pimpin’?’ Real Survivor Stories from Bay Area Pimp Culture lights up the James Moore Theater. Join hands-on art making on Oak Street Plaza\, put a fun spin on a traditional museum tour with Gallery Activation Hour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram schedule\n\n\n\n5–7 pm – Hands-on art making\, Oak Street Plaza \n\n\n\n5-7 pm – What’s Pimpin’? KQED YouTube Series Screening: ‘What’s Pimpin’?’ Real Survivor Stories from Bay Area Pimp Culture\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\n6–8 pm – Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall \n\n\n\n6:30–8:30 pm – Black\, DJ set\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n6:30–8 pm – Afterthought & The Top Chefs\, Garden Stage \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, the program components featuring Seti X and Refa 1 have been postponed until a later date. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKQED: What’s Pimpin?\n\n\n\nIn a discussion with hip-hop artists Maddy Clifford (a.k.a. @MADlines)\, Coco Peila (@CocoPeila) and RyanNicole (@MzRyanNicole) RyanNicole and Coco Peila\, survivor advocate Xenia St. Charles explains how struggling young people get lured into exploitation – including in the Bay Area\, which is an international hub for sex trafficking. Womanist writer and podcast host Tiara Mbonisi of Big Mouf Woman also offers tools women can use to protect themselves in a misogynistic culture. \n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-hip-hop-as-community-healing/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/header-OMCA-7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230809T215934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T165745Z UID:10000152-1693584000-1693598400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA Labor Day Weekend - Reppin’ Rosie The Riveter! DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is the place to be for celebratory and meaningful things to see and be part of\, with plenty of signature  features including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, late-night access to OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science\, special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, and more. Reconnect with friends and family and make Friday Nights at OMCA a regular habit!Many of our September programs celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA Labor Day Weekend – Reppin’ Rosie The Riveter!\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA kicks off the Labor Day weekend with hands-on bandana making honoring the legacy of Rosie the Riveter. Let’s Lab introduces Latin/Soul and R&B singer Elisa\, whose music tells stories of her personal experiences and emotions drawing on inspiration from artists she grew up listening to. \n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n5—8 pm – Hands-On Rosie the Riveter Bandana Making\, OMCA Garden6—7 pm – Let’s Lab with Elisa\, Oak Street Plaza6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—8:30 pm – DJ Adonis-Emory\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hours from 6 to 8 pm puts an informal twist on the traditional museum tour and focuses on the exhibition Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD. Come join the conversation! A Special Exhibition ticket is required. \n\n\n\nThroughout the evening\, Friday Nights at OMCA revelers can listen and move the night away to the sounds of DJ Adonis-Emory in the 10th Street Amphitheater\, and Off the Grid food trucks now span both 10th and Oak Streets! \n\n\n\nOMCA educators will host a hands-on design station where you can make your own red Rosie the Riveter bandana to rock all weekend and honor the workers who fought for better work practices in the United States. Learn more about movements and protests in the Radical Acts section in the Art Gallery and the women workers of World War II in the Off to War section of the History Gallery. \n\n\n\nAbout Let’s Lab and Elisa\n\n\n\nLet’s Lab is an innovative art platform based in the Bay Area that provides a space for musicians and singers of all kinds to showcase their talent. This week\, Let’s Lab features Elisa\, a Bay Area based Latin/Soul and R&B singer. Her sound is inspired and infused by the many different voices she grew up listening to\, from Stevie Wonder to Alejandro Sanz and Marc Anthony\, and from Selena and Shakira to Aretha Franklin and Etta James. Her music tells stories of her personal experiences and emotions with tender vulnerability. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-labor-day-weekend/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20171020_Corporate-Night-Friday-Nights_OH_024_lo-res.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230901T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230809T221900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T165527Z UID:10000156-1693587600-1693594800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Gallery Activation Hour During Friday Nights at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n*This is a free event\, but all non-OMCA Members must purchase a Special Exhibition ticket to go on a tour. No reservation needed. \n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, OMCA facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voice and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. \n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gallery Activation Hours\n\n\n\nEnjoy talking about Museum exhibition themes and exploring how they relate to your life? Join us for Gallery Activation Hours\, an informal drop-in experience\, every Saturday from 1 to 2pm in OMCA’s Great Hall. \n\n\n\nIn addition to weekly Saturday Gallery Activation Hour and during the run of Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD\, artists from the show will host a Special Edition Gallery Activation Hour\, 12 pm- 1 pm every first Wednesday and as part of select Friday Nights at OMCA from 6 to 8 pm. \n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hour and the Special Edition Gallery Activation Hour allow visitors to spend time with our enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteer Gallery Activation facilitators and Into the Brightness artists who will generate conversations and engagement throughout the hour\, reimagining how we activate our galleries. \n\n\n\nOccasionally Gallery Activation Hour will be hosted by a  special guest facilitator.Our current Great Hall exhibition is Into the Brightness: Artists from Creative Growth\, Creativity Explored & NIAD. Reservations are not required\, but non-members will need to purchase a special exhibition ticket to see the exhibit. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-activation-sept-1/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Friday Nights at OMCA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Marilyn-Wong_-Creativity-Explored_Header_DSC09548-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230810T182220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230905T191003Z UID:10000158-1694188800-1694203200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Gambizi & Dos Four DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is the place to be for celebratory and meaningful things to see and be part of\, with plenty of signature  features including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, late-night access to OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science\, special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, and more. Reconnect with friends and family and make Friday Nights at OMCA a regular habit!Many of our September programs celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Gambizi & Dos Four\n\n\n\nExperience an engaging and vibrant environment of social movement and connection. Community activist and dancer Samantha Velazquez will lead an Introductory Salsa & Bachata class\, touching on fundamentals of solo technique and rhythm\, choreography\, and creativity\, as well the essence of being present and connected. Gambizi & Dos Four up the energy with their unique sound combining Latin\, Hip Hop and other inspirations with Cuban singer/songwriter Leyder Chapman. Innovative DJ Yuka Yu spins dance music all evening in the 10th Street Amphitheater. \n\n\n\n6—7 pm – Salsa and Bachata with Samantha Velazquez\, Oak Street Plaza6—7:30 pm – Gambizi & Dos Four\, OMCA Garden6–8 pm – Free photo booth\, near the Redwood Burl6–8 pm – Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Halll6:30—8:30 pm – DJ Yuka Yu\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Gambizi & Dos Four \n\n\n\nGambizi & Dos Four blend Caribbean and Afro-Latin rhythms like Salsa\, Cumbia\, Salsa Choque\, Latino House\, and Hip Hop. These two local artists have been making music in the Bay Area for a number of years; Gambizi as a Hip-Hop artist and Dos Four as a Latin Artist. Lead singer and songwriter Leyder Chapman was born in Holguín\, Eastern Cuba and raised in Havana. Chapman’s talent for performing started at a young age and wrote his first song\, “Yo Te Amo Verdad\,” at the age of fourteen. After arriving in Oakland\, he founded SAOCO\, a band specializing in the fusion of Cuban rhythms with popular Reggaeton. It was at this time that Chapman’s name as a musical artist\, Dos Four\, was formed. Gambizi and Dos Four were introduced by a mutual friend in 2012 and have been working together along with their band ever since. \n\n\n\nAbout Yuka\n\n\n\nYuka became serious about making her own music and started DJing in London in Camden Town\, training at the London Sound Academy in 2018. She has opened for electronic artists like Cosmic Gate\, The Crystal Method\, Audien\, Valentino Khan\, Poolside\, and Eric Prydz\, and live bands such as ALO\, The California Honeydrops\, and Rebirth Brass Band all while playing in premiere venues and nightclubs all over London\, East Asia\, and North America. Yuka sings and plays the Chinese flute\, and DJ’s regularly with live musicians who play the Guzheng (古筝)\, violin\, bass guitar\, trumpet\, and didgeridoo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27\, 2023. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-lsocial-movement-and-connection/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/96.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230915T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230811T225109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T165542Z UID:10000160-1694793600-1694808000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Stewie G. & Coastal Pomo Dancers DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is the place to be for celebratory and meaningful things to see and be part of\, with plenty of signature  features including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, late-night access to OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science\, special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, and more. Reconnect with friends and family and make Friday Nights at OMCA a regular habit!Many of our September programs celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Stewie G. & Coastal Pomo DancersDJ Ron Reeser Program\n\n\n\nVoices of Healing and Inspiration!Start the weekend with a healing drum circle led by Wakan Wiya Two Spirit Drum and engaging conversations about what it means to be Indigenous in post-colonial times with Burn The Wagon Podcast Live in the Gallery of California History. Burn The Wagon host Juan Dominguez (Point Arena Pomo) interviews Indigenous cultural activist Vick on various topics. The Coast Pomo Dancers and Hip Hop artists Stewie G. join forces on the Garden stage and Friday Nights at OMCA favorite DJ Ron Reeser gets everyone moving in the 10th Street Amphitheater. \n\n\n\n6—7 pm – Wakan Wiya Two Spirit Drum\, Oak Street Plaza6 and 6:30 pm – Burn The Wagon Podcast Live with Vick\, History Gallery6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6—8 pm – Cali Native Night with Stewie G. and Coastal Pomo Dancers\, OMCA Garden6:30—8:30 pm – DJ Ron Reeser\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Burn The Wagon\n\n\n\nBurn The Wagon\, hosted by Juan Dominguez (Point Arena Pomo)\, interviews Indigenous Bay Area cultural artist & activist\, Vick Montaño\, on various provocative\, contemporary topics of what it means to be an Indigenous person in post colonial times. Join this conversation of Burn The Wagon in OMCA’s California First Nations exhibit “Before The Other People Came” located in the History Gallery on the Mid Level. Gallery tickets can be purchased in the Mid Level  ticket booth. General gallery admissions for Native/Tribal identified folx are free when you sign up for our email list at check-in at the Mid Level  ticket booth.Burn The Wagon is directed at amplifying people of color’s voices\, telling our stories ourselves\, and talking about history the way it’s not talked about in history books. Here to verbally burn the wagon that is capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism. \n\n\n\nAbout Vick Montaño\n\n\n\nVick Montaño (They/Them) is a first generation\, Two-Spirit\, Yoe’me (Yaqui)\, Mexikah\, ​​interdisciplinary artist borned and raised in the Village of Huchiun ( Present day known as Oakland\, Ca) Victoria is a Po-scholar\, Storyteller and Land Steward with the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. Victoria’s work sheds light on Indigenous Solidarity across seas and false man made borders\, Queer liberation\, land rematriation\, restoration and the reawakening of ancestral knowledge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibilityOakland 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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-cali-native-night-with-stewie-g-coastal-pomo-dancersdj-ron-reeser/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/97.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230922T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230810T184650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T215328Z UID:10000161-1695398400-1695412800@museumca.org SUMMARY: Friday Nights at OMCA La Mezcla presents Convivencia DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is the place to be for celebratory and meaningful things to see and be part of\, with plenty of signature  features including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, late-night access to OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science\, special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, and more. Reconnect with friends and family and make Friday Nights at OMCA a regular habit!Many of our September programs celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Friday Nights at OMCA La Mezcla presents Convivencia\n\n\n\nActivism in Music and MovementLet’s Lab makes a welcome return to Friday Nights at OMCA with Filipino American musical artist Ian Santillano. High-energy Bay Area dance company La Mezcla combines tap\, Son Jarocho\, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and movement and jazz for a dance performance rooted in Pachuca history and activism. Tenth Street Amphitheater will be hopping all evening to the sounds of DJ Karlita. \n\n\n\n6—6:50 pm – La Mezcla presents Convivencia\, James Moore Theater6:30—7:30 pm – Let’s Lab with Ian Santillano!\, OMCA Garden6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—8:30 pm – DJ Karlita\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Let’s Lab\n\n\n\nLet’s Lab is an innovative art platform based in the Bay Area California that provides a space for musicians and singers of all kinds to showcase their talent. This week\, Let’s Lab presents Ian Santillano\, a Bay Area Filipino American Musician with influences like Thundercat\, John Mayer\, Yebba\, and Faye Webster.. \n\n\n\nAbout La Mezcla\n\n\n\nLa Mezcla is a polyrhythmic\, San Francisco-based dance and music ensemble rooted in Chicana\, Latina\, and Indigenous traditions and social justice. Founded in 2015 by Dance/USA fellow Vanessa Sanchez\, their work brings together Tap dance\, Son Jarocho and Afro-Caribbean rhythms to bring the often-unseen histories and experiences of communities of color to stages\, streets\, and fields. Their production “Pachuquísmo\,”  an all-womxn Tap dance and Son Jarocho performance about Pachucas and the Zoot Suit Riots\, received the Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Production. Their new work “Ghostly Labor\,” explores the legacy of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands and the joy of collective resistance and the associated film was named Best Short Documentary at the Los Angeles Dance Camera West Festival. The full-length premiere of “Ghostly Labor” will take place at Brava! For Women in the Arts in November 2023. \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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-lets-lab/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/98-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230810T185022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T221335Z UID:10000162-1696003200-1696017600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Esotérica Tropical DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is the place to be for celebratory and meaningful things to see and be part of\, with plenty of signature  features including two streets packed with Off the Grid food trucks and the OMCA campus alive with music\, dancing\, late-night access to OMCA’s award-winning galleries of art\, history\, and science\, special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, and more.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Esotérica Tropical Program\n\n\n\nJoyful Sounds and Magical Movement! \n\n\n\nGet your body going with a Cuban salsa class taught by Bay Area dancer mover and shaker Diana Aburto Vega. Cuban Salsa style is based in the original form of Salsa rooted in Cuba. It is characterized by Afro Cuban style body movement which includes body isolation and hip movement. In this class we briefly go through the basic movements and steps to apply these influences. Esotérica Tropical casts healing spells with a luminous and healing voice blending folk harp\, Afro-Puerto Rican bomba rhythms\, and electronics. Get your pulse pumping to DJ Father Taj in the 10th Street Amphitheater. \n\n\n\n6—7 pm – Cuban Salsa Class with Diana Aburto Vega\, Oak Street Plaza6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—7:30 pm – Esotérica Tropical\, OMCA Garden6:30—8:30 pm – DJ Father Taj\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\nAbout The Performers\n\n\n\nEsotérica Tropical casts spells with a luminous voice and songs that invoke full-spectrum healing. Blending folk harp\, Afro-Puerto Rican bomba rhythms\, and electronics\, her music is rooted in a continuous process of discovery and care where trauma is transformed into art. Esotérica Tropical’s songs are a soundtrack for liberatory practices and joyous moods– a space for ritual and ceremony through song and dance. \n\n\n\nBoricua bruja Esotérica Tropical draws inspiration from over 20 years of experience as a healer including studying bodywork\, and practicing traditional medicine and acupuncture.“My songs come from a deep state of listening and meditation—a communion with nature\, while at the river\, the beach\, or staring at a tree or the sky; or from a very emotive disposition\, like the grief over my paternal grandmother’s death and the rage I feel from being a colonial subject. They help me remember my essence\, the love and care that is available\, the strength of my ancestors\, and my own agency.” \n\n\n\nTraveling from Santa Cruz California\, DJ Father Taj is a disciple of the groove. His eclectic style evokes New York City Café’s as well as major all night parties. Beats for days this raver turned DJ is at home on any dancefloor. Father Taj spins music for your mind\, your body\, and your soul! \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\nAbout Friday Nights at OMCA with Off The Grid \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night between April and October. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27\, 2023. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-cuban-salsa-class-with-diana-aburto-vega/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/99.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230911T195628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T194159Z UID:10000168-1696608000-1696622400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA in Celebration of Por el Pueblo with Let’s Lab and AstraLogik! DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Details below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA in Celebration of Por el Pueblo with Let’s Lab and AstraLogik \n\n\n\nMake October fun and memorable with hands-on artmaking including DIY printmaking in celebration of our new exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya (opening October 6) or try your hand at figure drawing with a live model! Let’s Lab introduces AstraLogik\, a Bay Area Queer Pinay musical duo that redefines “success” and “happiness” through a healing lens. Complete the evening with A-100 photo booth\, insightful conversation as part of Gallery Activation Hours and dance the night away to the high-energy sounds of DJ Benet. All this and two streets of tempting and innovative Off the Grid food trucks. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule\n\n\n\n5—7 pm – Hands-On Screenprinting\, Garden5—8 pm – A-100 Photo Booth\, Redwood Burl6—8 pm – Sketchboard Community Figure Drawing\, California Room6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—7:30 pm – Let’s Lab with AstraLogik!\, Garden Stage6:45—8:45 pm – DJ Benet\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on the Programming\n\n\n\nLet’s Lab is an innovative art platform based in the Bay Area that provides a space for musicians and singers of all kinds to showcase their talent. This week Let’s Lab introduces AstraLogik\, a Queer Pinay musical duo from the Bay Area. Their chill-folk-electronic-soul music is shaped by their story of redefining what “success” and “happiness” means\, especially through their lens as Filipino-Americans\, a Queer couple\, healers\, survivors of violence and homelessness.Create your own art from a life model with Sketchboard in the California room! Sketchboard is a collective that has run multiple weekly figurative drawing events in SF and Oakland for 10 years\, with the mission of bringing artists and bodies from underrepresented minorities to the arts. The workshop is for all ages and  includes two hours of clothed\, life drawing with a professional art model. Art supplies will be provided. Space is limited to 40 seats\, first come\, first served. We ask participants to refrain from taking pictures\, as we will have a publicity photographer onsite. \n\n\n\nIn celebration of the opening of Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya\, join OMCA educators in a hands-on printmaking station where you’ll create your own poster centered around inspiration\, justice\, and empathy. Explore the living impact of Chicano artist Malaquías Montoya\, and learn more about other California activists and artists through a selection of social justice posters on view in the Radical Acts section of the Art Gallery. \n\n\n\nGallery Activation Hours puts a twist on the traditional museum tour. Using an informal approach\, OMCA facilitators combine content knowledge with lived experience. Centering community voices and encouraging dialogue in our galleries provides meaningful and fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions. Come join the conversation! \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\nAbout Friday Nights with Off the Grid\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nLimited flat-rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid (OTG) will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. During the Friday Nights break\, OMCA will remain open to the public during the Museum’s regular business hours\, including admission to special exhibitions\, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD and Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/with-lets-lab-and-astralogik/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/header-OMCA-15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230911T231617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231005T202231Z UID:10000179-1697211000-1697220000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Fall Teacher Night DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFall Teacher Night\n\n\n\nOMCA celebrates teachers during our Fall Teacher Night. Explore liberatory and creative education practices with Do Your Lessons Love Your Students? Creative Education for Social Change authors Mariah Rankine-Landers and Jessa Brie Moreno. Join a facilitated conversation on the role of love in education and try out some strategies during interactive workshops. Then hang out to enjoy Friday Nights at OMCA\, including live Cuban music and dance with Rumbaché and CaliDance\, contribute to the Oak Leaf Community Art Project by Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood\, enjoy late-night gallery access including exhibitions Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD and Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya\, and Off the Grid food trucks.  \n\n\n\nSchedule of events\n\n\n\n4:30 pm – Teacher Night check-in table opens \n\n\n\n5 pm – Do Your Lessons Love Your Students? book reading and teacher conversation on the role of love in education\, with Mariah Rankine-Landers and Jessa Brie Moreno. \n\n\n\n6 pm – Drop-in workshops inspired by Do Your Lessons Love Your Students? and Borderline community art project by Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \n\n\n\n6:30 pm – Live Cuban music and dance with Rumbaché and CaliDance\, Garden Stage \n\n\n\n7 pm – Teacher Night check-in table closes. Friday Nights continues\, with Off the Grid food trucks closing at 8 pm and OMCA galleries closing at 9 pm.Bring your team or make some new friends at neighboring schools. This event is free for teachers and chaperones\, no RSVP required. Free gallery admission for all attendees\, plus Off the Grid and bar tickets for the first 100 arrivals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBSCRIBE TO EDUCATOR NEWS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/fall-teacher-night/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Teachers,Workshop,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/header-OMCA-19.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230911T222917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T193124Z UID:10000171-1697212800-1697227200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA featuring Havana Nights SF\, presented by Rumbaché and The CaliDance! DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Details below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA featuring Havana Nights SF\, presented by Rumbaché and The CaliDance!\n\n\n\nGet ready to move and groove with Havana Nights SF\, a celebration of Cuban music and dance with Rumbaché and The CaliDance fusing salsa\, timba\, bomba\, funk\, and whatever else they can find to spice up the mood!  Families and children are invited to participate in a Community Art Project by creating an oak leaf that will be featured in an upcoming art installation by Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n4:30—7 pm – Fall Teacher Night\, check in at Oak Street Plaza6—7:30 pm – Oak Leaf Community Art Project6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—8 pm – Havana Nights SF\, presented by Rumbaché and The CaliDance\, Garden6:45—8:45 pm – DJ True Justice\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on the Programming\n\n\n\nOMCA celebrates teachers during our Fall Teacher Night. Explore liberatory and creative education practices with Do Your Lessons Love Your Students? Creative Education for Social Change authors Mariah Rankine-Landers and Jessa Brie Moreno. Join a facilitated conversation on the role of love in education and try out some strategies during interactive workshops. \n\n\n\nOMCA is working with Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood to create an installation that will be part of an upcoming exhibition in June 2024. Children and families are invited to participate in the Oak Leaf Community Art Project by tracing their hands on an oak leaf that will be used in the installation. Oak leaves will be used in the installation to honor the earth and they are meant to symbolize the role that family and place have in holding and creating memory. After tracing their hands\, participants will be invited to draw\, color\, or write inside of their handprints to convey their feelings\, hopes\, thoughts\, memories\, and mark their family’s impact in the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nRumbaché and The CaliDance are joining forces once again for a special celebration of live Cuban music and dance! Rumbaché\, known for performing deep timba and salsa grooves for all the bailadores out there\, returns to OMCA fusing salsa\, timba\, bomba\, funk\, and whatever else they can find to spice up the mood! CaliDance\, led by Yismari Tellez Ramos\, will perform a special Cuban and Tropicana style dance throughout the evening. Do not miss their specialized choreography and collaboration\, and what they are planning for the end of the night! \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\nAbout Friday Nights with Off the Grid\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nLimited flat-rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid (OTG) will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. During the Friday Nights break\, OMCA will remain open to the public during the Museum’s regular business hours\, including admission to special exhibitions\, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD and Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/havana-nights-sf/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/header-OMCA-16-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230911T223644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T162854Z UID:10000176-1697817600-1697832000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA featuring Live Beatmaking with SETI X DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Details below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA featuring Live Beatmaking with SETI X\n\n\n\nJoin groundbreaking Hip Hop innovator SETI X for a hands-on beatmaking workshop in the Garden. On Oak Street Plaza\, smoldering style and pop/rock sensibility are the hallmarks of musician/model Christopher Kenji’s performances\, introduced to Friday Nights by our partners at Let’s Lab. Dance to DJ Bitesize! in the 10th Street Amphitheater or join other museumgoers in the Great Hall for spirited and insightful conversation as part of Gallery Activation Hours. Remember to come with an appetite and visit Off the Grid food trucks on both 10th and Oak Streets! \n\n\n\n5—8 pm – Live Beatmaking with SETI  X\, Garden6:30—7:30 pm – Let’s Lab with Christopher Kenji!\, Oak Street Plaza6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:45—8:45 pm – DJ Bitesize!\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on the Programming\n\n\n\nLet’s Lab is an innovative art platform based in the Bay Area  that provides a space for musicians and singers of all kinds to showcase their talent. The perfect place to discover new talent and connect with like-minded individuals in the artistic community. This evening\, Let’s Lab introduces Christopher Kenji\, a Pop/Rock Artist and Model!J Dilla Academy Music Tech Beatmaking Workshop with SETI XJ Dilla Academy music tech grantee Seti X invites participants of the OMCA community for a night of creative expression through a beatmaking workshop. In this guided workshop\, participants will create their own beat using an iPad\, a midi controller\, and additional production equipment. Participants will have the opportunity to share their beats with the community at the end of the workshop.Ancestral Divinity Manifested in Real Time. SETI X provides a rare glimpse into the time and space continuum\, sharing sounds and vibrations that resonate and heal our original DNA. SETI X has toured internationally\, sharing the stage with the likes of Yasiin Bey [Mos Def]\, Talib Kweli\, RZA\, Ziggy Marley\, Punjabi MC and most recently Prophets of Rage. SETI X’s accomplishments include appearing on CNN’s Emmy Award Winning Show “United Shades of America” with W. Kamau Bell. On the episode\, W. Kamau and SETI discuss what it means to be a South Asian American Sikh Hip Hop artist from California. \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\nAbout Friday Nights with Off the Grid\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nLimited flat-rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid (OTG) will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. During the Friday Nights break\, OMCA will remain open to the public during the Museum’s regular business hours\, including admission to special exhibitions\, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD and Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-featuring-live-beatmaking-with-seti-x/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/header-OMCA-24.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20230911T224559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T000135Z UID:10000177-1698422400-1698436800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA: SambaFunk! With King Theo Ogum DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: This is the final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023. Details below.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA: SambaFunk! With King Theo Ogum\n\n\n\nBring on the funk and dance to the samba with King Theo Ogum and company! But first\, learn the ins and outs of sultry samba dancing with Queen Joy Brussard in a community dance class that will get you moving and ready to party Brazil style.   \n\n\n\nFamilies and children are invited to participate in a Community Art Project by creating an oak leaf that will be featured in an upcoming art installation by Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood. \n\n\n\nFor those in the mood for a reflective moment\, join in the Gallery Activation Hours conversation in the Great Hall\, then dance the night away to the sounds of DJ Siyah in the 10th Street Amphitheater as we say farewell to the 2023 season of Friday Nights at OMCA—join us when we return in April 2024 after our usual winter break. \n\n\n\n5—6:30 pm – Oak Leaf Community Art Project\, Oak Street Plaza6—7 pm – Introduction to Brasilian Samba Community Dance Class with Queen Joy Brussard\, Oak Street Plaza6—8 pm – Into the Brightness Gallery Activation Hours\, Great Hall6:30—7:30 pm – SambaFunk! With King Theo Ogum\, Garden6:45—8:45 pm – DJ Siyah\, 10th Street Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on the Programming\n\n\n\nOak Leaf Community Art Project OMCA is working with Chicana artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood to create an installation that will be part of an oncoming exhibition in June 2024. Children and families are invited to participate in the Oak Leaf project by tracing their hands on an oak leaf that will be used in the installation. Oak leaves will be used in the installation to honor the earth\, and they are meant to symbolize the role that family and place have in holding and creating memory. After tracing their hands\, participants will be invited to draw\, color\, or write inside of their handprints to convey their feelings\, hopes\, thoughts\, memories\, and mark their family’s impact in the Bay Area.Introduction to Brasilian Samba. A Community dance class with Queen Joy Brussard \n\n\n\nAfrican Brasilian dance and drum through a uniquely Funky African American lens. Come dance\, sing\, and celebrate Oakland with the Funkquarians. Founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Theo Aytchan Williams\, SambaFunk! has grown into a beloved and multi-faceted cultural arts organization with diverse programming ranging from weekly dance instruction\, stage performances\, original music creation\, costume production\, parades\, festivals\, and participation in political\, social justice\, healing circles\, and arts advocacy. SambaFunk!’s mission is to preserve and present African Diaspora art and culture to underserved communities of color. Its  goal is to create new intersections of the arts\, health\, and wellness and sees its work as an essential element in the healing of the Nation. \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\nAbout Friday Nights with Off the Grid\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nLimited flat-rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage for $10. \n\n\n\nAs we enter the holiday season\, Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid (OTG) will begin its seasonal break. The final Friday Nights at OMCA with OTG of 2023 will be October 27. Oakland’s favorite weekly block party will resume in April 2024. During the Friday Nights break\, OMCA will remain open to the public during the Museum’s regular business hours\, including admission to special exhibitions\, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD and Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-sambafunk-with-king-theo-ogum/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:Gallery Activation Hours,Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/header-OMCA-18.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T190000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20240229T234834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T001251Z UID:10000261-1712332800-1712343600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\, April 5 | 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\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omcaspecial-members-lounge/ 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:20240405T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240405T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20240315T163831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T232826Z UID:10000262-1712332800-1712347200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights | Live Music by Dos Four\, hands on nature print making\, bubbles with The Bubble Lady and sets by DJ Lady Ryan DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKick off the first Friday Nights at OMCA of the season with the whole fam! Enjoy a rhythmic night full of feel-good music for all ages! Dos Four pulls from a blend of Caribbean and Afro-Latin sounds like Salsa\, Cumbia\, Salsa Choque\, Latino House and more that will be  sure to get you moving. Dance and play to the music along with The Bubble Lady\, Rebecca Nile\, and contribute to the good vibes with the multiple bubble stations arranged around the Garden and fill the sky with delight! Continue the rhythmic energy with a set from beloved DJ Lady Ryan and then be sure to take the chance to create a nature print with OMCA facilitators so you can walk away with a memento made with local flowers and leaves. \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—7:30 pm Nature Print Making  | The Garden \n\n\n\n5:15—6:15 pm The Bubble Lady- Rebecca Nile |  The Garden \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm Dos Four | The Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Lady Ryan  | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n \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\nLead singer and songwriter Leyder Chapman was born in Holguín\, Eastern Cuba and raised in Havana. Chapman’s talent for performing started at a young age and wrote his first song\, “Yo Te Amo Verdad\,” at the age of fourteen. After arriving in Oakland\, he founded SAOCO\, a band specializing in the fusion of Cuban rhythms with popular Reggaeton. It was at this time that Chapman’s name as a musical artist\, Dos Four\, was formed. Along with several successful collaborations over the years\, Dos Four has been growing strong ever since. \n\n\n\n\n\nLady Ryan is a Bay Area favorite – inspiring a sense of safety\, joy\, and belonging as a spiritual conductor and dedicate/d professional. Her passion for music can be heard throughout the Bay Area and beyond\, whether she’s energizing the crowd at Warriors games\, hosting one of her celebrated Soulovely or Sweetspot parties\, or gracing the airwaves of 91.7 KALW in San Francisco. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the Bay Area music scene in 2023 alone\, Lady Ryan was voted best DJ in the Bay Area by Bay Area Reporter Magazine and honored by the CIty of Oakland for her leadership in LGBTQ music and arts communities.  Lady Ryan has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Diana Ross\, George Clinton\, Erykah Badu\, Journey\, Indigo Girls\, and Anderson Paak. With a deep range and knowledge of multiple music genres\, coupled with the right touch of nostalgia\, her ability to conduct high vibrations makes Lady Ryan a sure shot for any dance floor. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Bubble Lady\, Rebecca Nile\, lives in Northern California and has been providing quality bubble thrills throughout the Bay Area and beyond\, for more than 25 years. A trained Shakespearean actress and professional clown\, as well as holding a degree in chemical engineering\, Rebecca brings years of experience and theatrical skills to each and every performance. She delights in playing with her audience\, bringing genuine enthusiasm and joy. Rebecca has a special knack for helping the shy and children with exceptional needs participate. \n\n\n\n\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\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\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-live-music-by-dos-four-hands-on-nature-print-making-bubbles-with-the-bubble-lady-and-sets-by-dj-lady-ryan/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.5.24_LEAD-PHOTO_Dos-Four.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T200000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20240315T213134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T232809Z UID:10000263-1712937600-1712952000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights | Live Music by CABANIJAZZ PROJECT\, interactive dance experience with Shadja and set with DJ Benet DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA keeps going strong with another Friday of music and community! This week get swept away in the innovative and exuberant sounds of the CABANIJAZZ PROJECT. Led by Grammy award winning composer Javier Cabanillas\, this Latin fusion band blends together Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music traditions into a unique and infectious sound that is taking the Bay Area music scene by storm. Get further inspired with the dance movements of Shadji Simone Correia whose unique style of performance movement draws audiences in to react and to create a collaborative experience between art\, audience\, and performer. The night will be further fortified with a feel-good set from DJ Benet. \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 pm Shadji Simone Correia Dance Performance | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n6–7:30 pm CABANIJAZZ PROJECT | Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:45 pm DJ Benet  | 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\nAbout Cabani Jazz Project:\n\n\n\nSan Francisco-based Latin band\, CABANIJAZZ PROJECT\, led by GRAMMY® Award-Winning Composer and Conga Player\, Javier Cabanillas\, emerged from the streets of Tijuana\, Mexico\, to triumphantly grace the red carpet in Los Angeles\, claiming a GRAMMY® Win with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Fusing rich Jazz harmonies with Afro-Caribbean dance rhythms\, the seven-piece ensemble crafts a unique sonic experience. Cabanillas\, now a Bay Area resident\, directs the band’s original compositions\, earning a 4-Star rating in DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. Their music\, featured on NPR\, PBS\, and United Airlines\, captivates audiences at top Jazz & Salsa Festivals. With roots spanning funk\, pop\, and folkloric genres\, each member contributes their distinct voice without losing collective identity. Drawing crowds in the San Francisco Bay Area\, CABANIJAZZ PROJECT continually amplifies its fanbase with each electrifying performance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Shadji Simone Correia:\n\n\n\nShadja Correia (she/her) is a contemporary professional dancer who prioritizes self-expression and self-reflection through her movement. She welcomes an atmosphere of indulgent curiosity through the exploration of movement. Shadja earned her BFA in Dance from Rutgers University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout DJ Benet:\n\n\n\nDJ Benet is a multifaceted talent\, seamlessly blending the roles of a DJ\, audio engineer\, producer\, director\, and artist. With a diverse musical palette\, he captivates audiences with his eclectic mix of genres. Renowned for his collaborative spirit\, DJ Benet has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Mani Draper\, Kevin Allen\, Brookfield Duece\, Caleborate\, Passwordz\, and Nef the Pharaoh\, contributing his unique touch to their works. Additionally\, he is a member of the band “The Whoadees.” With a passion for pushing boundaries and a commitment to excellence\, DJ Benet continues to captivate audiences across the Bay. \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\nSan Francisco-based Latin band\, CABANIJAZZ PROJECT\, led by GRAMMY® Award-Winning Composer and Conga Player\, Javier Cabanillas\, emerged from the streets of Tijuana\, Mexico\, to triumphantly grace the red carpet in Los Angeles\, claiming a GRAMMY® Win with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Fusing rich Jazz harmonies with Afro-Caribbean dance rhythms\, the seven-piece ensemble crafts a unique sonic experience. Cabanillas\, now a Bay Area resident\, directs the band’s original compositions\, earning a 4-Star rating in DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE. Their music\, featured on NPR\, PBS\, and United Airlines\, captivates audiences at top Jazz & Salsa Festivals. With roots spanning funk\, pop\, and folkloric genres\, each member contributes their distinct voice without losing collective identity. Drawing crowds in the San Francisco Bay Area\, CABANIJAZZ PROJECT continually amplifies its fanbase with each electrifying performance. \n\n\n\n\n\nDJ Benet is a multifaceted talent\, seamlessly blending the roles of a DJ\, audio engineer\, producer\, director\, and artist. With a diverse musical palette\, he captivates audiences with his eclectic mix of genres. Renowned for his collaborative spirit\, DJ Benet has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Mani Draper\, Kevin Allen\, Brookfield Duece\, Caleborate\, Passwordz\, and Nef the Pharaoh\, contributing his unique touch to their works. Additionally\, he is a member of the band “The Whoadees.” With a passion for pushing boundaries and a commitment to excellence\, DJ Benet continues to captivate audiences across the Bay. \n\n\n\n\n\nShadja Correia (she/her) is a contemporary professional dancer who prioritizes self-expression and self-reflection through her movement. She welcomes an atmosphere of indulgent curiosity through the exploration of movement. Shadja earned her BFA in Dance from Rutgers University. \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-cabani-jazz-project-interactive-dance-experience-with-shadja-and-set-with-dj-benet/ 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:20240419T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T140031 CREATED:20240315T220224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T235951Z UID:10000266-1713540600-1713549600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spring Teacher Night at Friday Nights at OMCA DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140031 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 OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140031 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 OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140031 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 OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140031 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 OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140031 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 OMCA\nSpecial 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:20260411T140032 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 OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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:20260411T140032 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 OMCA\nSpecial 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:20260411T140032 CREATED:20240513T203233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T203234Z UID:10000389-1717774200-1717779600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Arts Education Curriculum Slam DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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:20260411T140032 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 OMCA\nSpecial 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 END:VCALENDAR