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SUMMARY:65th Annual White Elephant Public Shopping Days
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\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\nThe 65th annual White Elephant (WES) Public Shopping Days Sale\, a Bay Area tradition and the largest rummage sale in Northern California. \n\n\n\nBrowse without the crowds on select days between January 31 and February 24 between 10 am and 2 pm. New merchandise will be added throughout the sale. Reserve your spot for $5 per day. Only 2200 shoppers will be allowed per day. \n\n\n\nThe new schedule for admittance into the Public Shopping Days is the following:  \n\n\n\nShoppers with reservations will be admitted first. After the reserved tickets have been admitted\, shoppers without reservations may purchase a ticket for $5\, as space allows. At 1:00 pm\, anyone can enter the warehouse and shops for free.  \n\n\n\nTickets are now available online: whiteelephantsale.org  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonating to the White Elephant Sale\n\n\n\nSupport the White Elephant Sale and OMCA by donating your gently-used goods! Check out the “Cannot Take” list for more information as you gather your donations.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Oakland Museum Women’s Board\n\n\n\nThe White Elephant Sale is held annually in the Spring\, attracting shoppers of all ages from the greater Bay Area and beyond. \n\n\n\nThe sole purpose of the Oakland Museum Women’s Board (OMWB)\, a dedicated group with 114 year-round members\, has been to raise money to support the Oakland Museum of California acquisitions\, exhibitions\, educational programs\, capital improvements\, and more. Since 1959\, the OMWB has contributed over $30 million to the Museum. With the help of a thousand dedicated volunteers\, they work year round to organize and present the White Elephant Sale which attracts shoppers of all ages from the greater Bay Area and beyond. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Mural\, Local Edition Creative\, 2013
URL:https://museumca.org/event/65th-annual-white-elephant-sale-2024/
LOCATION:White Elephant Sale\, 333 Lancaster St.\, Oakland\, 94602
CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Fundraiser,Family
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SUMMARY:Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Exploration of Amapiano: Modern Dance Music from Southern Africa by Afrobeats Oakland
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\nDon’t miss an electric pop-up performance by Afrobeats Oakland as they explore the unique modern South African genre of Amapiano featuring DJ Juan G and emcee and host Christina Alexandria. The set will focus on instrumental genres bringing a jazzy vibe to the galleries. As the music plays enjoy bites and beverages in Town Fare.  \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions \n\n\n\n5:45—6:45 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History\, Mid Level \n\n\n\nThe Gallery of California History will come alive with a can’t-miss pop-up performance. Stroll through OMCA’s award-winning galleries or stop by Town Fare for delicious bites.  \n\n\n\nGallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests\, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm. \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Thursday\, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Thursday After Hours. \n\n\n\nFor online ticket purchases\, click the button below and use the discount code Thursdate on the payment page to receive the 2 for 1 deal. Same day tickets will also be available for sale at the door with the 2 for 1 offer while supplies last. \n\n\n\nThe OMCA garage will be open until 9 pm on Thursdays Jan 11—Mar 28. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Afrobeats Oakland\n\n\n\nAfrobeats Oakland was co-founded by music specialist/ creative director\, Juan G\, and production director\, Asaba Kugonza\, in 2019. They are longtime Oakland residents with unique first-generation immigrant backgrounds and have a strong vision rooted in both the recognition of Oakland’s rich diverse cultural history as well as a desire to move the conversation around arts and music. \n\n\n\nAfrobeats Oakland is actively reimagining the African + African-American identity within the US. They are consciously reshaping mainstream thought around African Pop music\, fashion\, and culture and strive to create intercultural dialogue surrounding the culture and how they see themselves in it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Thursday After Hours\n\n\n\nExperience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum\, rich with cocktails\, culture\, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen\, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music\, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances\, chats\, live drawings\, and more– just for adults! \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\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for Thursday After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-feb-1/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed,Members
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SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\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 Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\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\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-3/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Ticketed,Family
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SUMMARY:Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\nBring your sketch pads and appetites to another Thursday After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages\, head over to the Gallery of California History for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard.  \n\n\n\nGallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests\, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Thursday\, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Thursday After Hours. \n\n\n\nFor online ticket purchases\, click the button below and use the discount code Thursdate on the payment page to receive the 2 for 1 deal. Same day tickets will also be available for sale at the door with the 2 for 1 offer while supplies last. \n\n\n\nThe OMCA garage will be open until 9 pm on Thursdays Jan 11—Mar 28. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Program Schedule: \n\n\n\nDon’t miss live sketching in the Gallery of California History and bites and beverages in Town Fare.  \n\n\n\n5—8 pm  Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café5—8 pm  Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions5:30—7:30 pm  Gallery Chats |  Gallery of California History\, Mid Level5:30—7:45 pm  Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California History\, Mid Level \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Drop In Drawing Sessions:\n\n\n\nWe welcome all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since we will be drawing in galleries\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches)\, pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\n*Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed. \n\n\n\nDrop in Drawing Sessions will be held during the following times: \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm5:45—6:30 pm6:45— 7:30 pm7:00—7:45 pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Sketchboard:\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. Our 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 our community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Thursday After Hours\n\n\n\nExperience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum\, rich with cocktails\, culture\, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen\, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music\, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances\, chats\, live drawings\, and more– just for adults! \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\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for Thursday After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-at-omca-sketchboard-live-drawing-and-gallery-chats/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed,Members
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SUMMARY:Thursday After Hours at OMCA | AshEL Seasunz & Rocker T Performance
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss a pop-up performance by AshEl Seasunz & Rocker T featuring frequencies\, mantras\, and songs from various ancient traditions in the Gallery of California Art and delectable bites at Town Fare. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions \n\n\n\n6—7 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California Art\, Upper Level \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Gallery of California Art will come alive with a can’t-miss pop-up performance. In between performance sessions stroll through OMCA’s award-winning galleries or stop by Town Fare for refreshing food and drinks. \n\n\n\nGallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests\, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Thursday\, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Thursday After Hours. \n\n\n\nFor online ticket purchases\, click the button below and use the discount code Thursdate on the payment page to receive the 2 for 1 deal. Same day tickets will also be available for sale at the door with the 2 for 1 offer while supplies last. \n\n\n\nThe OMCA garage will be open until 9 pm on Thursdays Jan 11—Mar 28. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout AshEL Seasunz\n\n\n\nAshEL Seasunz Eldridge is Chicago born\, and is living in Oakland by way of NY and is of  West African/Blackfoot ancestry. AshEL Seasunz has been working intentionally with various shamanic healing practices and music since 2005. His music groups include hip hop based RebelWise\, Sage & Cedar\, and Dogon Lights. He is Co-Director of Esphera.Earth (EFAM\, Solestial Church\, Earth Amplified) providing liberation through restoring ecosystems\, regenerating communities\, and re-membering our divinity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Thursday After Hours\n\n\n\nExperience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum\, rich with cocktails\, culture\, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen\, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music\, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances\, chats\, live drawings\, and more– just for adults! \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\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for Thursday After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-at-omca-ashel-seasunz-rocker-t-performance/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed,Members
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SUMMARY:23rd Annual Lunar New Year at OMCA: Year of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n            \n		\n    \n\n    \n        \n            \nThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\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\nTICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!\n\n\n\nGather with us at OMCA for our 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration. Celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through family-friendly storytelling\, performances\, activities\, and more. Come together to uplift AAPI communities and explore the shared connections between Asian cultures of the Bay Area. \n\n\n\nJoin us on OMCA’s campus to ring in the Year of the Dragon together. Festival access starts at 11am; activities and performances start at 12pm.  \n\n\n\nFestival tickets are $10 and include access to all Lunar New Year performances and activities\, entry to all of our galleries as well as our special exhibition\, Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. Children under 12 are free with advance reservations. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place rain or shine.  \n\n\n\nParking is available in OMCA’s Oak Street Garage for a day rate of $10; overflow event parking is available at Alco Park located at 165 13th Street\, for a day rate of $7. \n\n\n\nASL Interpretation for OMCA Garden stage will be provided. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSee celebration details below\, and feel free to bring your own picnic!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule of Events \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFOOD AND BEVERAGES\n\n\n\nTOWN FARE CAFE\,  MID LEVEL \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm   Enjoy cuisine that pays tribute to Chef Michele’s Southern roots and Oakland upbringing and brings together flavors from the diverse cultures within the local community. \n\n\n\nKOI POND\, LOWER LEVEL \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm   Pick up drinks and quick bites inspired by Lunar New Year at Town Fare’s outdoor snack bar.  \n\n\n\nFOOD VENDORS\, OAK STREET PLAZA \n\n\n\n11 am–4 pm   Enjoy delectable food offerings from Bay Area AAPI chefs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOPENING CELEBRATION\n\n\n\nJAMES MOORE THEATER\, LOWER LEVEL \n\n\n\n12–12:20 pm   Usher in the New Year and chase evil spirits away with a lucky lion dance by LionDanceME \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPERFORMANCES\n\n\n\nJAMES MOORE THEATER\, LOWER LEVEL * \n\n\n\n12:45–1:30 pm    Lantern Dance\, Nanta\, Samgomu\, and Pan-Gut by Hansamo’s Nanta\, Pungmul & Dance Teams \n\n\n\n2:00–2:30 pm   Interactive lion dance performance with LionDanceME – take pictures with the lions and dancers! \n\n\n\n3:00–3:35 pm   Street style dance performance and lesson by Str8jacket\, as seen on America’s Got Talent \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTORYTIME\n\n\n\nLECTURE HALL\, LOWER LEVEL ** \n\n\n\n12:30–1 pm   The Year of the Dragon: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with author Oliver Chin \n\n\n\n1:30–2:15 pm Storytime with Joanna Ho\, author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners \n\n\n\n3–3:30 pm   The Year of the Dragon: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac with author Oliver Chin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHANDS-ON ACTIVITIES \n\n\n\nKOI POND\, LOWER LEVEL  \n\n\n\n12–4:00 pm   Create a paper dragon puppet and twirling paper dragon \n\n\n\n12–4:00 pm   Write a wish for your community for the new year on a dragon scale and add it to our collective Year of the Dragon artwork! \n\n\n\nCALIFORNIA ROOM\, LOWER LEVEL \n\n\n\n12:30–3:30 pm   Learn about and sample a variety of tea with local tea company\, Far Leaves Tea founder Donna Lo \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGALLERY ACTIVITIES\n\n\n\nALL GALLERIES\, LOWER\, MID\, UPPER LEVELS \n\n\n\n1–3:00 pm   Gallery Chats at OMCA takes an informal approach to the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. Visitors are invited to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\nKOI POND\, LOWER LEVEL \n\n\n\n11 am–4:00 pm   Pick up a self-guided Lunar New Year Zodiac Animal Quest activity and search for zodiac animals in our core galleries.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLOSING CELEBRATION\n\n\n\nJAMES MOORE THEATER\, LOWER LEVEL  \n\n\n\n3:45 pm   End the celebration with an energetic dragon dance performed by LionDanceME. \n\n\n\n* Due to expected rain\, performances will take place in the James Moore Theater\, Lower Level \n\n\n\n** Limited seating. Doors open 15 minutes before each storytime. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Lunar New Year is made possible in part by generous support from the Oakland Museum Women’s Board. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the performers and partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n		\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    LionDanceMe\n				\n				                    As seen on America’s Got Talent\, this is LionDanceME\, fresh off of a world lion dance championship in Malaysia! They made history by having the first female in the world to win the Western Lion King title\, and continue to keep the cultural art of dragon and lion dance alive through youth programs at over 30 different schools in San Francisco. You can check out their showcase every Saturday at 4pm in the heart of Chinatown on Grant Avenue! \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    Hansamo \n				\n				                    Hansamo (youth Korean Percussion Group) is a homegrown Bay Area nonprofit that provides opportunities to middle and high school students interested in learning\, performing\, and promoting traditional Korean music\, dance\, art\, language\, and culture.  \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    Str8jacket\n				\n				                    Founded in the Bay Area in 2012\, Str8jacket practices creativity\, grit\, and growth. They develop economic\, social\, and philosophical change for their communities through dance\, collaboration\, and collectivism. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    Oliver Chin\n				\n				                    Oliver Chin is the author of over 20 books\, including Tales from the Chinese Zodiac and More Awesome Asian Americans: 20 Citizens Who Enriched America. Founder of the children’s book publisher Immedium\, he published the original Octonauts books which inspired the worldwide hit animated series. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    Joanna Ho\n				\n				                    Joanna Ho is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of many books for kids. She has received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature Honor\, a Golden Kite Award\, an Ezra Jack Keats Honor\, and a Golden Poppy Award. She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias\, anti-racism and equity work. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania\, and a master’s from the Principal Leadership Institute at Berkeley. She has been an English teacher\, a dean\, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program\, a creator of educator professional development\, and a high school vice principal. She lives in the Bay Area\, where she survives on homemade chocolate chip cookies\, outdoor adventures\, and dance parties with her kids. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				                    Donna Lo\, Far Leaves Tea\n				\n				                    Donna Lo has been buying tea and teaware for Far Leaves Tea in Berkeley for over 25 years. She’s traveled to Taiwan\, China\, and Japan to find the best sources for good tea and handmade teaware.  As co-founder of Far Leaves she develops tea and snack recipes for the teashop and introduces countless people to the simple art of having tea.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/23nd-annual-lunar-new-year-at-omca-year-of-the-dragon/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Ticketed,Family,Live performance
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T161131
CREATED:20240127T002322Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\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 Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\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\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-4/
LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Ticketed,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T161131
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T210034Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\nPack your sketch pads and appetites!  Delight in OMCA’s cafe\, Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen. After bites and beverages\, head over to the Gallery of California Art for a live drawing session hosted by Sketchboard.  \n\n\n\nGallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests\, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Thursday\, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Thursday After Hours. \n\n\n\nFor online ticket purchases\, click the button below and use the discount code Thursdate on the payment page to receive the 2 for 1 deal. Same day tickets will also be available for sale at the door with the 2 for 1 offer while supplies last. \n\n\n\nThe OMCA garage will be open until 9 pm on Thursdays Jan 11—Mar 28. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Program Schedule: \n\n\n\nDon’t miss live sketching in the Gallery of California Art and delectable bites and beverages in Town Fare.  \n\n\n\n5—8 pm  Bites and Beverages | Town Fare Café5—8 pm  Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions5:30—7:30 pm  Gallery Chats |  Gallery of California Art\, Upper Level5:30—7:45 pm  Sketchboard Live Drawing | Gallery of California Art\, Upper Level \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Drop In Drawing Sessions:\n\n\n\nWe welcome all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since we will be drawing in galleries\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches)\, pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\n*Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed. \n\n\n\nDrop in Drawing Sessions will be held during the following times: \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm5:45—6:30 pm6:45— 7:30 pm7:00—7:45 pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout Sketchboard:\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. Our 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 our community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Thursday After Hours\n\n\n\nExperience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum\, rich with cocktails\, culture\, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen\, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music\, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances\, chats\, live drawings\, and more– just for adults! \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\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for Thursday After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-at-omca-sketchboard-live-drawing-and-gallery-chats-2/
LOCATION:OMCA campus
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed,Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T161131
CREATED:20240127T002952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T191044Z
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SUMMARY:Gallery Chats at OMCA
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\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 Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. Gallery Chats put a twist on the traditional museum tour by encouraging meaningful conversations and fresh interpretations to connect with the artwork\, artifacts\, and stories in our galleries. \n\n\n\nGallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences every Saturday from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET MUSEUM ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to special Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. \n\n\n\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\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/gallery-chats-at-omca-5/
LOCATION:OMCA campus
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Ticketed,Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T161131
CREATED:20240123T013727Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday After Hours at OMCA | Total Response!: The Continued Conversation w/ Jacobdeloakland\, Nimsins\, and Bag o'Tricks
DESCRIPTION:ThursDates at OMCA with Jessa Calderon & Good Fire Pop-Up Talks and Demos\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdults 18+\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWiden your minds and your appetites when you join OMCA in Total Response! Referencing Horace Silver’s 1972 album\, Total Response! is a rap performance and conversation that guides listeners to interrogate our present reality and poses questions as seeds that audience members can cultivate and pass along as their awareness of inequity widens. Between sessions\, give your tastebuds a chance to be wowed by Cooking Demonstrations happening in Town Fare. \n\n\n\nThe Gallery of California History will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances. In between pop-up performances and strolls through OMCA’s award-winning galleries\, stop by Town Fare bites and beverages. \n\n\n\nGallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests\, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every Thursday\, 5—8 pm throughout the inaugural season of Thursday After Hours. \n\n\n\nFor online ticket purchases\, click the button below and use the discount code Thursdate on the payment page to receive the 2 for 1 deal. Same day tickets will also be available for sale at the door with the 2 for 1 offer while supplies last. \n\n\n\nThe OMCA garage will be open until 9 pm on Thursdays Jan 11—Mar 28. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule: \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Cooking Demonstrations | Town Fare Café \n\n\n\n5—8 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions \n\n\n\n5:45—6:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History\, Mid Level \n\n\n\n6:45—7:15 pm Pop-up Performance | Gallery of California History\, Mid Level \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nFree Member tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jacobdeloakland\n\n\n\nA multi-media artist and MC from East Oakland\, Jacobdeloakland (@Jacobdeloakland) blends Horace Silver and Big L\, with a splash of Del the Funky Homosapien. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Nimsins\n\n\n\nNimsins (@Nimsins) is a poet and prolific MC from East Oakland. His pen and style draws from all eras of Hip Hop and his piercing imagery and styling represents the diverse range of artistic influences of the Bay. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bag o’Tricks\n\n\n\nBag o’Tricks (@Bago.tricks) is a San Francisco native\, enigmatic beat maker and all around good dude! Style influences vary but heavily influenced by his Guatemalan heritage and popular American culture like professional wrestling.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Thursday After Hours\n\n\n\nExperience Thursday After Hours at OMCA – your weekly night out at the Museum\, rich with cocktails\, culture\, and community. Mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen\, where you can enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music\, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances\, chats\, live drawings\, and more– just for adults! \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\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor\n\n\n\nMajor support for Thursday After Hours at OMCA is provided by The Oakland Museum Women’s Board.
URL:https://museumca.org/event/thursday-after-hours-at-omca-total-response-the-continued-conversation-w-jacobdeloakland-nimsims-and-bag-otricks-and-cooking-demonstrations-at-town-fare/
LOCATION:OMCA campus
CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Thursday After Hours,Town Fare Cafe,Ticketed
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