BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230203T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115754 CREATED:20230106T192013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T201630Z UID:10000062-1675440000-1675454400@museumca.org SUMMARY: Friday Nights at OMCA | West Oakland Mural Project; DJ Monk Earl 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\nJoin us and the West Oakland Mural Project for a live community mural painting project at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid Service (10th Street) \n\n\n\n6 – 8 pm – Music by DJ Monk Earl (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n5:30 – 8 pm – Live community mural painting project led by West Oakland Mural Project (Koret Plaza/Koi Pond\, Lower Level) \n\n\n\nGather at OMCA to celebrate Black History Month and the Women of the Black Panther Party through communal art. Led by the West Oakland Mural Project (WOMP)\, join us for a live community mural painting project starting at 5:30 pm. Supplies will be provided – all you need to do is show up! Enjoy this activity\, plus stick around for talks with the founder and curator of WOMP\, Jilchistina Vest\, and Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith\, the artist behind the “Women of the Black Panther Party” mural located in West Oakland. This activity will take place outdoors in Koret Plaza by the koi pond\, so warm clothes are recommended. \n\n\n\nDJ Monk Earl will be playing in the Amphitheater from 6 to 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout the West Oakland Mural Project \n\n\n\nThe West Oakland Mural Project (WOMP) celebrates the Black women who dedicated their lives to the fight for freedom\, and with love as a guide\, served the people\, body and soul. It is also a tool for teaching\, community building and healing. People of all colors\, ethnicities\, genders\, and ages have been brought to tears upon arrival while taking photos and videos\, speaking to the homeowner and neighbors\, and reading the names of the women. The mural has quickly become a powerful centerpiece of this community\, a destination for meeting\, gathering\, remembering\, and looking forward with hope and determination to advance the women’s legacy. \n\n\n\nWOMP honors The Black woman As God. It reminds us the Black woman is to be celebrated. An art piece so unapologetically huge\, one can’t look at it without looking up to Black women. Stand in front of the women and feel the power and the love. \n\n\n\nAbout Jilchristina Vest \n\n\n\nJilchristina Vest was born and raised in Chicago. In 1986\, at 19\, she moved to San Francisco. In 2000\, after earning degrees in Black Studies\, Women’s Studies\, and Education from SFSU and USF\, she bought a historic Victorian in West Oakland\, CA\, known for its rich history of activism and legacy of the Black Panther Party. During COVID\, she founded\, produced\, and curated the West Oakland Mural Project\, a community-based art and history project that gave birth to the 2000 sqft “Women of the Black Panther Party” Mural on the side of her home and the Mini Museum @ the Mural on the first floor. Jil is a known Kindness Queen. Joy Junkie. Justice Warrior and a Fierce Activist. \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-west-oakland-mural-project/ CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/35.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230210T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115755 CREATED:20230106T192503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T234007Z UID:10000063-1676044800-1676059200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio; DJ Benet 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\nDon’t miss a sonic evening of jazz by the Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6 – 8 pm – Music by DJ Benet (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n6:30 – 7:45 pm – Live music by Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio (James Moore Theater) \n\n\n\nDon’t miss an exciting musical evening by the Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio starting at 6:30 pm in the James Moore Theater. Bringing together the harp and jazz\, Muhammad and her Courageous Comrades will present a sonic experience that honors the legacy of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby through reimagined renditions\, as well as original works by the trio. \n\n\n\nEnjoy music by DJ Benet from 6 to 8 pm in the Amphitheater. \n\n\n\nAbout Destiny Muhammad \n\n\n\nDestiny Muhammad is a recording/performing artist\, band leader\, composer & producer. Her genre “Celtic to Coltrane” is cool and eclectic with a feel of jazz and storytelling to round out the sonic experience. Destiny has curated concerts for the Grace Cathedral Christmas Concert Series\, the SFJAZZ Tribute to Jazz Harp Legend Alice Coltrane\, SF Symphony SOUNDBOX Series\, and a featured guest for GRAMMY Winner Kanye West’s ‘Sunday Service.’ She had 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. \n\n\n\nDestiny is the Healdsburg Jazz Festival 2022 Artist in Residence\, a Guest Workshop Presenter for Amateur Music Network\, collaborator with the Santa Cruz Symphony\, Harp Ambassador for the Awesome Orchestra Collective\, and Marcus Shelby’s New Orchestra. Destiny is Governor Emeritus and Educational Chair Emeritus of the Recording Academy\, ASCAP Songwriter Awardee\, SFJAZZ Teaching Artist\, Bay Area Jazz and Blues Award Winner (BAJABA) and a California Arts Council Legacy Fellow. \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\nent. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-destiny-muhammad/ CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/34.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115755 CREATED:20230106T193446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T204731Z UID:10000064-1676649600-1676664000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Black History Month Dance Battle; DJ CAVEM  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\nJoin us for a Black History Month Dance Battle\, hosted by Oakland TURF dancer Telice Summerfield.  \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n5 – 7  pm – Black History Dance Battle hosted by Telice Summerfield (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n7 – 9 pm – Music by DJ CAVEM (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\nJoin us for a Black History Month Dance Battle in OMCA’s Amphitheater. Hosted by Oakland TURF dancer and community organizer Telice Summerfield\, this event will feature four main event 1-on-1 exhibition battles\, plus an all-women “7toSmoke” tournament in which 7 dancers will all compete against each other. The first dancer with 7 wins the tournament! \n\n\n\nFollowing their performance\, enjoy music by DJ CAVEM from 7 to 9 pm.  \n\n\n\nThis evening’s performances will take place outdoors in the Amphitheater – make sure to wear warm clothes and bundle up. \n\n\n\nAbout Telice Summerfield \n\n\n\nTelice is an incredible dancer\, educator\, and community leader who has worked closely with OMCA on culturally illuminating projects. She currently teaches dance at an elementary school in West Oakland\, and is very passionate about bringing people together through creativity. Telice created her own all ladies virtual dance platform called PxssyPower Dance (@pxssypowerdance) to help uplift the empowering relationship of dance\, identity\, and community. Her goals include cultivating shared spaces for meaningful creative experiences of which every person walks away feeling inspired.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Main Event Dancers \n\n\n\nYaameen “Yaya” Muhammad is from Oakland\, California\, representing the dance crew\, Turf Feinz. Yaya can be followed on Instagram @gaslif3 and Facebook at Yaameen Muhammad. \n\n\n\nMiguel aka “Okami” is a French TURF dancer from the dance team\, Best Alive. Born and raised in Paris\, Okami’s goal is to share TURF dancing in Europe and around the world. Find Okami’s work at @okamibestalive on Instagram. \n\n\n\nHector “Intricate” Ascencio is from Hayward\, CA. Intricate is a Tutting/TURF dancer\, and has been dancing in both styles for 16 years. Intricate is a 2x W.O.D. champion and a Semi Finalist for Fusion Concept in France\, and has also competed in RedBull’s “Dance Your Style”. Over the years\, Intricate has experienced and worked with many artists such as G-Eazy\, Kendrick Lamar\, & Troyboi\, and represents the following dance crews: Unknown\, Tutgodz\, Assassins Crew & Izakaya Squad \n\n\n\nGideon Mekwunye Jr is a songwriter/dancer/DJ who goes by the stage names of Gid-Nasty\, Giddy\, and 95. Gideon is the founder of a dance crew called Ace Mob (Artistic Creative Energetic Men of Brilliance) and co-founder of a dance crew called The Oakland Originalz. \n\n\n\n7toSmoke Lady Dancers: \n\n\n\nNia\, Turfer Girl\, Danaite\, Kai-Boogie\, Lei-Lei Star\, Daisy\, and CeCe.  \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-black-history-month-dance-battle/ CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/new-site-event-header-feb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T200000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115755 CREATED:20230106T202503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T211319Z UID:10000065-1677254400-1677268800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid | Destiny Arts Center dance performance; Gallery Pop-Up Talks; DJ Black and MC Aïma the Dreamer 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\nJoin us for a dance performance by Destiny Arts Center and Gallery Pop-Up Talk at OMCA. \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:  \n\n\n\n5 – 8 pm – Off the Grid Service \n\n\n\n6 pm – Gallery Pop-Up Talk with OMCA Curator of History\, Dania Jordan \n\n\n\n6 – 6:45 pm – Dance performance by Destiny Arts Center (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\n7 pm – Gallery Pop-Up Talk with OMCA Curator of History\, Dania Jordan \n\n\n\n7 – 9 pm – Music by DJ Black and MC Aïma the Dreamer (Amphitheater) \n\n\n\nJoin us on the dance floor and for a dance performance by Destiny Arts Center starting at 6 pm. Dancers will offer a short performance followed by a community dance class for visitors to join.  \n\n\n\nIn celebration of Black History\, join OMCA’s Associate Curator of History\, Dania Jordan\, for a pop-up talk and walkthrough of the Gallery of California History. Learn about how Black Americans have shaped California’s culture\, and how they have created and claimed space in California\, despite continued threats of displacement and erasure. General Admission tickets are required for the pop-up talk with Dania Jordan. \n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS FOR Pop-up Talk\n\n\n\n\nFollowing their performance\, enjoy music by DJ Black and MC Aïma the Dreamer from 7 to 9 pm.  \n\n\n\nAbout Destiny Arts Center \n\n\n\nDestiny Arts Center (Destiny) is a pioneering creative youth development organization whose mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. With over 33 years of experience\, Destiny brings high-quality arts programming– dance\, theater\, and martial arts – to foster safe\, peaceful\, and healthy environments for youth. Our culturally responsive movement arts classes promote wellness\, resiliency\, and belonging\, rooted in violence prevention and our Warrior’s Code values of love\, care\, respect\, honor\, responsibility\, and peace.  \n\n\n\nDestiny reaches nearly 2\,500 youth annually in Oakland and the greater East Bay through our school and community programs and classes offered at our North Oakland center. Our center provides pay-what-you-can classes grounded in hip hop dance\, traditional African dance forms\, and martial arts to ages 3-18. We host 30 school and community movement arts residencies\, primarily in East and West Oakland. Our award-winning Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company (ages 13-18) and Destiny Junior Company (ages 9-12) reach 20\,000 audience members per year. \n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community at OMCA every Friday night. These free events provide a gathering place to come together each week\, including live music\, hands-on activities\, and Off the Grid food trucks. Take advantage of late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is proudly supported by Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-off-the-grid-destiny-arts-center/ CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/33.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230226T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230226T130000 DTSTAMP:20260623T115755 CREATED:20230106T203203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T232240Z UID:10000067-1677412800-1677416400@museumca.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - A Case for Reparations 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\nA Case for Reparations is sold out. \n\n\n\nThis powerful conversation between Oakland community leaders will be part of OMCA’s special exhibition Angela Davis: Seize the Time. \n\n\n\nIn September 2020\, California enacted the first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force to study the institution of slavery and its lingering negative effects on the prosperity of Black Americans. Five areas of study for this task force include property ownership\, devaluation of Black-owned businesses\, housing discrimination\, mass incarceration and over-policing\, and healthcare.  \n\n\n\nListen to a powerful discussion between Oakland leaders who are working to eliminate these injustices. Ndidi Love\, strategist\, consultant and housing advocate with a commitment to Black Liberation and economic justice\, and Cat Brooks\, co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and Executive Director of The Justice Teams Network\, will unpack these urgent themes. \n\n\n\nThe conversation will be moderated by Ayana Omilade Flewellen Ph.D. Assistant Professor\, Department of Anthropology Stanford University and Co-Founder of the Society of Black Archaeologists. \n\n\n\n\n$1 – $30 |  Sliding Scale\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET NON-MEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility  \n\n\n\nThe Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Assistive listening devices and wheelchairs are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ayana Omilade Flewellen Ph.D. \n \n Ayana Omilade Flewellen Ph.D.\, assistant professor\, Department of Anthropology Stanford University and co-founder of the Society of Black Archaeologists \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Cat Brooks\n \n Cat Brooks\, co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project and Executive Director of The Justice Teams Network \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ndidi Love\n \n Ndidi Love\, strategist\, consultant\, and housing advocate with a commitment to Black Liberation and economic justice URL:https://museumca.org/event/a-case-for-reparations/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/new-site-event-header-feb-2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR