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SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring A Diwali Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Whoadees and Special Guests\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us in celebration of Diwali\, a festival of lights\, with a hands-on rangoli activity. \n\n\n\nSchedule of events \n\n\n\n5–7 pm – Rangoli making activity\, California Room \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off The Grid food trucks\, 10th Street \n\n\n\n5–9 pm – Town Fare Sundeck  \n\n\n\n6–8 pm – DJ Siyah\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDiwali is celebrated by many in parts of South Asia and around the world by the South Asian diaspora. People of different religions\, including Hindus\, Jains\, Sikhs\, Buddhists\, as well as those who don’t identify as part of a religion\, celebrate Diwali in their own way\, with their own stories. The festival marks new beginnings\, new light to guide us through the year. \n\n\n\nTo celebrate promising occasions like Diwali\, people draw rangolis. Rangoli is an ancient art form native to parts of South Asia including India\, Nepal\, Bangladesh\, and Sri Lanka\, and is made using materials like rice powder\, brick powder\, chalk powder\, flower petals\, and colored sand. Visitors can participate in making large rangoli together with various items\, and young visitors can have fun with rangoli coloring sheets. \n\n\n\nDJ Siyah will be playing in the Amphitheater from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\n*Performances are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and the newly-launched Town Fare Sundeck\, featuring an outdoor bar and select bar bites from the cafe menu. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, or bring a blanket and lounge in our garden\, now open with direct access to Lake Merritt. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, alcoholic beverages must be consumed inside the OMCA campus and outside alcohol is not permitted. \n\n\n\nOMCA is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights
URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-featuring-a-diwali-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance
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SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Month
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Whoadees and Special Guests\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\nCelebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Month \n\n\n\nSchedule \n\n\n\n5–7 pm – DJ Benet\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off The Grid food trucks\, 10th Street \n\n\n\n7 pm – All Nations Singers\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n7:30 pm – Sonoma County Pomo Dancers\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n8 pm – All Nations Singers\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\nJoin us in the OMCA Amphitheater for an evening of powerful drum beats\, dancing\, and singing in honor of Indigneous Peoples’ Month. All Nations Singers is a legendary Northern Style Pow Wow singing group founded in Oakland by Michael Bellanger and others in 1989. This intertribal Indigenous singing and drumming group will bring that big Pow Wow sound to Friday Nights at OMCA at 7 pm and again at 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nAt 7:30 pm\, enjoy a performance of traditional Pomo dancing and singing from the North Bay’s Sonoma County Pomo Dancers. This group of talented dancers and singers offers an experience of ceremony\, prayer\, song\, and dance straight from tribal community.  \n\n\n\nDJ Benet will be playing in the Amphitheater from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\n*Performances are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, or bring a blanket and lounge in our garden\, now open with direct access to Lake Merritt. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, alcoholic beverages must be consumed inside the OMCA campus and outside alcohol is not permitted. \n\n\n\nOMCA is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-celebrating-indigenous-peoples-month/
CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance
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SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid Featuring a film screening of Groundworks
DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at OMCA with The Whoadees and Special Guests\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 Teao Sense; Film Screening of Groundworks; Oakland Public Library’s Bike Library \n\n\n\nSchedule of events \n\n\n\n5–8 pm – Off The Grid food trucks\, 10th Street \n\n\n\n5:30 pm – Oakland Public Bike Library\, Koret Plaza \n\n\n\n6–7 pm – Groundworks film screening\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\n6–8 pm – DJ Teao Sense\, Amphitheater \n\n\n\n7–7:30 pm – Artist panel and musical offering by L.Frank\, Ras K’dee\, Esmé Olivia\, and Bernadette Smith\, James Moore Theater \n\n\n\nAt 6 pm\, join us in the James Moore Theater for a screening of Groundworks\, a documentary that brings viewers into the lives of four California Native contemporary artists\, musicians\, dancers\, and cultural activists. While weaving together these artists’ stories and their contemporary ways of sharing traditional knowledge\, the documentary considers issues of land management\, water rights\, and food security—concerns for all Americans\, especially in an age of climate change. \n\n\n\nFollowing the film screening will be a short musical offering and panel discussion about the film.  \n\n\n\nDJ Teao Sense will be playing in the Amphitheater from 6 to 8 pm. Make sure to stop by Oakland Public Library’s Bike Library to grab a free book\, sign up for a library card\, and find out about upcoming library events. \n\n\n\n*Performances are subject to change. \n\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket\, or bring a blanket and lounge in our garden\, now open with direct access to Lake Merritt. \n\n\n\nPlease note\, alcoholic beverages must be consumed inside the OMCA campus and outside alcohol is not permitted. \n\n\n\nOMCA is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-featuring-groundworks/
CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance
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