BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240702T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T190000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240627T185818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T211010Z UID:10001048-1719918000-1722452400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Bonus Reciprocity Month at BAMPFA 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\nJoin us in a celebratory partnership between the Oakland Museum of California and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) with this bonus reciprocity month-long event!  \n\n\n\nFor the full month of July\, enjoy free admission to BAMPFA for 2 guests per membership. \n\n\n\nBAMPFA is open 11 am–7 pm\, Wednesday through Sunday. \n\n\n\nNot a Member yet? Join Today! \n\n\n\nWhat’s on at BAMPFA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration\n\n\n\nAll month \n\n\n\nA Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration illuminates the enduring impressions of the Great Migration through the eyes and work of twelve contemporary artists.  \n\n\n\nBetween 1915 and 1970\, in the wake of racial violence and pervasive inequalities\, nearly half of the country’s African American population left their homes in the rural South. Many migrated to cities like Chicago\, Detroit\, New York\, Los Angeles\, and Houston\, while others relocated within the South. Between 1940 and 1970\, the Bay Area’s own Black American population increased by nearly 300\,000. The Great Migration transformed the economic\, cultural\, social\, political\, and ecological makeup of the United States. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMITH & CO.: Fifty-Fourth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition\n\n\n\nClosing July 21\, 2024 \n\n\n\nA collaboration between BAMPFA and the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice\, MITH & CO. features exceptional works by this year’s MFA graduates. \n\n\n\nThe Barbro Osher Theater \n\n\n\nExperience the best of world cinema on the big screen in BAMPFA’s state-of-the-art theater\, including the following film series: \n\n\n\n\nHayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Cinema\n\n\n\nFilm Noir Classics: America’s Dark Dreams\n\n\n\nMade in Italy: Morricone\, Leone\, and More\n\n\n\nAnd much more!\n\n\n\n\nOther benefits include; \n\n\n\n\nUnlimited gallery admission and discounted film tickets (for two).\n\n\n\nFree admission to performances\, lectures\, and discussions with artists and filmmakers.\n\n\n\n\nSimply present your OMCA membership card at the Visitor Experience welcome counter and enjoy. \n\n\n\nQuestions or comments?\n\n\n\nPlease contact the OMCA Membership team at membership@museumca.org or 510-318-8520. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Courtesy of BAMPFA. URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-bonus-reciprocity-month-at-bampfa/ LOCATION:Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, 2155 Center St\, Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States CATEGORIES:Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BAMPFA_A-Movement-in-Every-Direction_Jamea-Richmond-Edwards-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240728T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240702T234132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T213908Z UID:10001049-1721991600-1722186000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Semi—Annual Member Shop Sale 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\nJoin us onsite and online for the bi-annual Member sale at the OMCA Shop! From Friday\, July 26 through Sunday\, July 28\, OMCA Members enjoy double their regular discount on regularly priced items in our Shop – that’s 20% off! \n\n\n\nDiscover savings on one-of-a-kind\, thoughtfully selected gifts that directly support our Mission to inspire Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.  \n\n\n\nCreate DIY spa treatments with scented candles\, soaps\, and bath salts\, personalize your style with hand crafted jewelry\, totes\, and pins\, or grab the latest books —  all inspired by OMCA’s newest exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Oh\, and did we mention chocolate covered crickets? All of this and more are waiting for a new home—YOURS! \n\n\n\nFor our online shoppers\, be sure to check your Member emails for exclusive coupon codes that unlock your discounts when you shop online. \n\n\n\nIf you prefer an in-person experience\, explore the full range of gifts available at the OMCA Shop and show your Membership card at check-out. The OMCA Shop is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm and Friday until 9 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLET’S SHOP\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/semi-annual-member-shop-sale-7-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Shop,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2023_OMCA_Shop_Visitor_Staff_PhotoCredit_LeopoldoMacaya5N2A0625-Enhanced-NR-1-1-e1719965294283.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240802T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240614T185008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T194648Z UID:10000721-1722618000-1722632400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with BULULÚ 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 BULULÚ\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Button Making\, DJ set with Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLet the summer heat and Friday Nights at OMCA ignite you this August! BULULÚ sets our Garden stage alight with an electrifying blend of Latin dance music and Caribbean rhythms that’s guaranteed to get you and your crew dancing. BULULÚ is sure to make this Friday Nights at OMCA full of savory beats\, engaging performances\, and even a few exciting surprises along the way.  \n\n\n\nDrag Storytime with Per Sia and their captivating reading of Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz will stoke your fire and keep you in the right mood for a scorching hot DJ set with the legendary Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist spinning a mix of Hip Hop\, funk\, soul\, and reggae.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our galleries.  \n\n\n\nTo top it all off\, be sure to design your own custom button inspired by the summer season and our newest exhibition Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\, a perfect way to remember another great Friday Nights at OMCA.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—5:40 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia  | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Button Making | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:30—7:45 pm Feel the Beat: Live Latin Dance Music with BULULÚ | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ Set w/ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist  |  Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-bululu/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.2.24_Bululu_1_Main-Promo-Shot-1-e1720635672789.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T224012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T001655Z UID:10001238-1722769200-1722790800@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays 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\nFirst Sundays\n\n\n\nEvery first Sunday of the month\, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6. \n\n\n\nIn between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance to secure your preferred entry time and reduce your wait. Tickets are available at the admissions desk on a first-come\, first-served basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET SPECIAL EXHIBITION TICKETS\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Search\n \n Filter by\n Year\n \n All Years\n \n 2026 \n \n 2025 \n \n 2024 \n \n 2023 \n \n 2022 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA with SambaDá\n\n \n Step into your weekend with Brazilian-inspired music\, dance\, and joyful connection at Friday Nights at OMCA. On the Garden Stage\, SambaDá delivers a joy-filled set rooted in electric Brazilian rhythms with a funky American twist. Blending samba\, funk\, soul\, and global grooves\, their infectious live performance brings radiant energy and irresistible beats that keep the crowd moving. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n Calling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the Upper Level terrace\, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with fellow OMCA enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments\, sidewalk chalk\, and games for the entire family. Plus\, we’ll be playing bingo and giving away awesome OMCA merch! \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Gallery Chats at OMCA\n\n \n Join us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA with The Philharmonik\n\n \n This evening\, Friday Nights at OMCA is bringing you and your crew soulful grooves\, infectious rhythms\, and playful creativity. The Philharmonik sets the tone on the Garden Stage with a passionate blend of R&B\, funk\, soul\, and Hip-Hop\, energizing the crowd and inspiring dancing and singing for all ages. Over in the Amphitheater\, DJ Hauna Bauna adds to the vibrations with a high-energy\, genre-spanning set—from Hip-Hop and Afro beats to house\, Jersey club\, Nola bounce\, and R&B—creating a rhythm-driven journey that moves everyone. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Gallery Chats at OMCA\n\n \n Join us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n \n \n Load More URL:https://museumca.org/event/first-sundays-9/2024-08-04/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:First Sundays,Family,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240515T230854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T163001Z UID:10001052-1722776400-1722780000@museumca.org SUMMARY:OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk 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\nWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture\, and learn about the history\, design\, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions\, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\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/omca-architecture-walk-and-talk-6/2024-08-04/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Conversation / Lecture,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240807T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240807T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001299-1723028400-1723050000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-07/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240808T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240808T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001300-1723114800-1723136400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-08/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001301-1723201200-1723222800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-09/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240809T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240614T185002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T190105Z UID:10000722-1723222800-1723237200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Artelia Green & The Bandanas DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at 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 Performances by Artelia Green & The Bandanas\, Care Van Resource Fair\, DJ set with DJ BlackWoman!\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA is offering up powerful vibrations with live music performances from Artelia Green & The Bandanas. Artelia Green & The Bandanas craft an immersive sound experience that brings audiences to a different time and space. Blending together gospel and funk\, Artelia Green & The Bandanas invites audiences to contend with grief on the road to transcendence. \n\n\n\nDJ BlackWoman! is a fitting pairing as she brings together a diverse tapestry of musical stylings that result in surprising yet irresistible beats. Her vibrations featuring Hip Hop\, R&B\, Afrobeats and more will keep the energy elevated as the Care Van’s Resource Fair offers up a host of ways to get civically engaged this election year. In partnership with OMCA and For Freedoms\, Autumn Breon’s Care Van project joins Friday Nights to share out information about local organizations including ECHO Housing\, Lao Family Community Development\, The Unity Council\, The Center for Art Esteem\, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte\, YWCA Berkeley/Oakland\, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children\, and Bay Area Legal Aid\, that are committed to building just\, healthy communities where everyone can thrive. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA  also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Cultivate and spread good energy with us this Friday Nights at OMCA! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:00 pm Care Van Resource Fair | Oak Street Plaza  \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:30—7:30 pm Artelia Green & The Bandanas  | OMCA Garden Stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ BlackWoman! | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-artelia-green-the-bandanas/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.9.24_Artelia-Green-The-Bandanas_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001302-1723287600-1723309200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-10/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T222419Z UID:10001236-1723291200-1723294800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats: The Art and Life of Carlos Villa 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\nJoin us for an interactive discussion of two of Carlos Villa’s artworks in the Gallery of California Art and learn about his life\, his teaching\, and his activism. We’ll also read one of Villa’s poems and create a group poem together! \n\n\n\nGallery 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\nOMCA Member Gallery Chats take place every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm\, no reservation necessary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacilitator\n\n\n\nMargaret Yee has been volunteering at OMCA since 2017\, first as a History gallery docent and now as a School Programs and Gallery Chats Facilitator. A former high school teacher and museum educator\, Margaret enjoys doing Gallery Chats because she loves the OMCA community and always learns something new from every conversation she has with a visitor. \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/member-gallery-chats-at-omca-8-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/453386512_884488667050112_6094038044832796627_n-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240811T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240811T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001303-1723374000-1723395600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-11/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240814T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240814T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001304-1723633200-1723654800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-14/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001305-1723719600-1723741200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-15/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001306-1723806000-1723827600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-16/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240816T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240614T184955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T203732Z UID:10000723-1723827600-1723842000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Orchestra Gold 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 by Orchestra Gold\, TropiCali Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee\, DJ set by Teao Sense\, Gallery Chats\, Care Van: Personal Care Stations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for another sensational installation of Friday Nights at OMCA! This Friday\, OMCA is honored to welcome Orchestra Gold to the OMCA Garden stage. Spearheaded by the dynamic Mariam Diakite—known for her raw\, hypnotic vocals and poetic Bambara lyrics—Orchestra Gold pays homage to Malian musical traditions while crafting a fierce new sound with heavy swinging rhythms\, a funky fresh brass section\, and cosmic guitar licks. Their most recent album\, Medicine\, mobilizes dance-inducing music to invoke the spirit and spread healing and community. DJ Teao Sense and their highly eclectic stylings with music from all over the world also celebrate how our diversity can create powerful and groovy waves.  \n\n\n\nThe TropiCali Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee will keep your mind and body activated as this workshop focuses on not only the signature steps of Dancehall\, but also its culture\, history\, and context. As you sweat it out on the dance floor\, don’t miss your opportunity this election year to garner community care and civic awareness with Care Van at OMCA by artist Autumn Breon. In partnership with OMCA and For Freedoms\, Care Van will be providing free chair massages from Hit the Spot and a chance to bedazzle your smile with tooth gems from Dulce Diente on a first come first served basis\, as well as a mindful coloring station. Care Van will also be inviting visitors to anonymously record their questions about ballot measures and voter barriers which will be answered at a town hall on August 18 at OMCA.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:00 pm Care Van: Personal Care Stations | Oak Street Plaza and Glimmer Terrace \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm TropiCalli Dancehall Lesson w/ Aimee | Amphitheater  \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats  | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6—7:30 pm Orchestra Gold  | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set by Teao Sense  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-orchestra-gold/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.16.24_Orchestra-Gold_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001307-1723892400-1723914000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-17/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T172525Z UID:10001308-1723978800-1724000400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCare-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEase your election stress—get civically engaged with your community!  \n\n\n\nOMCA has teamed up with Care–Van\, a traveling interactive artwork envisioned by artist Autumn Breon and inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement. \n\n\n\nBreon’s Care–Van is a bright pink phone booth—you can’t miss it!—that will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18\, after making multiple stops across the nation in advance of the 2024 U.S. elections. You’re invited to enter the booth and anonymously record your questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. Enhance your civic engagement with some onsite community care by stopping by Friday Nights at OMCA on August 9 and August 16 for a resource fair and personal care station activities.  \n\n\n\nCome back for answers to your questions on August 18 at the Care-Van: Get out the Vote Campaign Town Hall as part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays monthly series. Emceed  by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz\, join us at the Town Hall to get crucial election information\, responses to your anonymous questions\, and enjoy refreshments\, giveaways\, and care-centered activities! \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign/2024-08-18/ LOCATION:Oak Street Plaza\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-5-1-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T153000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T231052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T173819Z UID:10001298-1723986000-1723995000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays | Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays | Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign Town Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis election year\, learn everything you need to know to make the best choices for you and your family at Care-Van’s Town Hall on Sunday\, August 18.  Envisioned by artist Autumn Breon\, Care-Van is traveling interactive artwork\, promoting civic engagement and  is inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement.  \n\n\n\nAfter multiple stops across the U.S. the Care-Van booth will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18  during which visitors are invited to anonymously record their questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. On August 18\, Care-Van and OMCA will host a public Town Hall using the comments from the booth to demystify voters’ concerns. Emceed by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz from Solid Grounds\, the Town Hall will be followed by a reception with refreshments\, giveaways\, and a self-affirming postcard-writing interactive. Community care takes many forms\, we hope you will join us for this day of care-centered civic engagement.  \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n\n\n1–2:30 pm Town Hall in Lecture Hall \n\n\n\n2:30–3:30 pm Reception in Lillie Education Center & Postcard interactive in California Room \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign-town-hall/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AN3A8760.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T193000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240814T231936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T001302Z UID:10001696-1724432400-1724441400@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\, August 23 | 5-9 pm \n\n\n\nReconnect with family\, friends\, and community during our launch party for the new season of Friday Nights at OMCA. This exciting weekly event includes live music\, hands-on activities\, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks\, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions. Member tickets are free! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-special-members-lounge-8-23-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_OMCA_Gardens_FridayNights_Games_Visitor_Families_PhotoCredit_MariahBerdiago52142566424_6cfd9584c2_c-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240823T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240613T201632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T203030Z UID:10000717-1724432400-1724446800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Afrobeats Oakland Takeover 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 | Afrobeats Oakland Takeover\, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome join us for the Afrobeats Oakland Friday Nights Takeover! Oakland’s most exciting arts and culture brand is partnering with OMCA to host the welcome party for their Annual Afrobeats at the Lake Festival. Afrobeats Oakland shares a taste of their main festival by coloring Friday Nights with a melding of various African cultures\, music\, and dance. Between the dance tutorials and dance party\, the Ethiopian tea ceremony\, the live DJ set and the performances from Juan G\, KOKO\, Christina Alexandria\, Asaba\, and other special guests\, OMCA is set to welcome guests of all ages and backgrounds to a Friday Nights like none other! \n\n\n\nOur Gallery of California Art will also be activated with a Friday Night classic\, Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing.  \n\n\n\nOMCA welcomes all skill levels\, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for use\, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. A costumed model representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the Gallery of California Art for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will take place in the gallery\, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches) and pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. \n\n\n\nSketching in the gallery is included with the price of general Museum Gallery access and free for Museum Members.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Come see OMCA in a new light this Friday Nights! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30— 8:30 pm Afrobeats Oakland Takeover | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—6:15 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—7:30 pm Sketchboard Live Figure Drawing | Gallery of California Art  \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm Afrobeats DJ | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfrobeats Oakland is a collective that has sought to democratize the experience of Afropop and African culture while simultaneously deconstructing the spaces it has thus far been relegated to. It aims to utilize these newfound spaces to create opportunities for cultural diversity\, deeper understanding of the African continent and encourage dialogue among its diaspora\, all while ushering in a new approach to public celebration and togetherness. \n\n\n\n\n\nSketchboard is a BIPOC figure drawing collective\, curating eclectic\, diverse\, and affordable events in the Bay Area over the last 10 years. Their mission is to feature the bodies of people at the intersection of multiple identities\, offer living wages to our art models\, and create an inclusive environment for the artists in Sketchboard’s community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-afrobeats-oakland-takeover/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Untitled-design-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240830T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240613T202035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T202338Z UID:10000718-1725037200-1725051600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA | Dance Battle w/ Telice Summerfield DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at 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 | Dance Battle w/ Telice Summerfield and Music Set with DJ Nick Fury and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome through to Friday Nights at OMCA to be a part of a magical moment rooted in Oakland! OMCA is excited to host WHO GOT THE MOVES\, a turf dance battle with community leader Telice Summerfield. Featuring not only various competition structures including 1v1 battles\, youth battles\, and an all style tournament\, but also a free prize giveaway with a chance to win free food at some of Oakland’s best restaurants\, this event is set to fill the OMCA Garden space with authentic Oakland culture. The second of its kind and once again driven by Telice’s passion for community\, the turf battle is also meant to support the exposure\, connection\, and collaboration of Oakland businesses and organizations. This unforgettable Friday Nights at OMCA will be backdropped with killer beats from DJ Nick Fury who blends Hip Hop\, Afro Beats\, House\, and Bounce to craft a sonic atmosphere where everyone feels the beat and moves as one! \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with  Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5—8:30 pm WHO GOT THE MOVES: Turf Dance Battle | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ set with Nick Fury | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-dance-battle-w-telice-summerfield/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/8.30.24_Telice-Summerfield_TURF_3-2-e1718310097967.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T170000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240711T224012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T001655Z UID:10001239-1725188400-1725210000@museumca.org SUMMARY:First Sundays 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\nFirst Sundays\n\n\n\nEvery first Sunday of the month\, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6. \n\n\n\nIn between exploring the galleries\, pick up some locally-made goods from our shop\, or relax outside in our updated garden.  \n\n\n\nVisitors are encouraged to reserve tickets online in advance to secure your preferred entry time and reduce your wait. Tickets are available at the admissions desk on a first-come\, first-served basis.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET SPECIAL EXHIBITION TICKETS\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\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Events\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Search\n \n Filter by\n Year\n \n All Years\n \n 2026 \n \n 2025 \n \n 2024 \n \n 2023 \n \n 2022 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA with SambaDá\n\n \n Step into your weekend with Brazilian-inspired music\, dance\, and joyful connection at Friday Nights at OMCA. On the Garden Stage\, SambaDá delivers a joy-filled set rooted in electric Brazilian rhythms with a funky American twist. Blending samba\, funk\, soul\, and global grooves\, their infectious live performance brings radiant energy and irresistible beats that keep the crowd moving. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n Calling all Members! Join us for a special members’ lounge on the Upper Level terrace\, overlooking our Garden. Mingle with fellow OMCA enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments\, sidewalk chalk\, and games for the entire family. Plus\, we’ll be playing bingo and giving away awesome OMCA merch! \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Gallery Chats at OMCA\n\n \n Join us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Friday Nights at OMCA with The Philharmonik\n\n \n This evening\, Friday Nights at OMCA is bringing you and your crew soulful grooves\, infectious rhythms\, and playful creativity. The Philharmonik sets the tone on the Garden Stage with a passionate blend of R&B\, funk\, soul\, and Hip-Hop\, energizing the crowd and inspiring dancing and singing for all ages. Over in the Amphitheater\, DJ Hauna Bauna adds to the vibrations with a high-energy\, genre-spanning set—from Hip-Hop and Afro beats to house\, Jersey club\, Nola bounce\, and R&B—creating a rhythm-driven journey that moves everyone. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Gallery Chats at OMCA\n\n \n Join us for Gallery Chats\, an opportunity to chat with and ask questions of our enthusiastic and knowledgeable OMCA Facilitators. \n\n \n \n Learn More \n \n \n\n \n \n Load More URL:https://museumca.org/event/first-sundays-9/2024-09-01/ LOCATION:California CATEGORIES:First Sundays,Family,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OAKLAND_MUSEUM_CA_JORGPHOTO_20220708_114101_6676-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240901T140000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240515T230854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T163001Z UID:10001053-1725195600-1725199200@museumca.org SUMMARY:OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk 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\nWalk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture\, and learn about the history\, design\, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions\, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\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/omca-architecture-walk-and-talk-6/2024-09-01/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Conversation / Lecture,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-28.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240906T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240808T231158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T175700Z UID:10001697-1725642000-1725656400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Kev Choice Ensemble 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 Kev Choice Ensemble\, Drag Storytime with Per Sia\, Screen Printing\, music set with DJ Lady Ryan\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome bring the family on a rhythmic journey through the many sounds of the Black diaspora this Friday Nights at OMCA! Kev Choice and his all-star ensemble of musicians kick up a vibe as they spotlight past\, present\, and future Bay Area artists with a unique musical blend of Funk\, Hip Hop\, Jazz\, Soul\, and Classical styles. Further ignite that good spark set by Kev’s conscious and introspective lyrical beats with an inspiring reading of Jonah Winter’s\, Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by none other than the captivating Per Sia.  \n\n\n\nAfter a fun reading celebrating the importance of children and our collective future come channel those creative energies and design your own custom screen print! Bring the whole family to the amphitheater for more collective joy-making facilitated with an irresistibly smooth set by the legendary DJ Lady Ryan.In addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions\, and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our galleries. \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—5:40 pm Drag Storytime with Per Sia | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Screen Printing | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6:45—8:00 pm Kev Choice Ensemble | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm DJ Lady Ryan  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-kev-choice-ensemble/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.6.24_Kev-Choice_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240808T231718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T184914Z UID:10001698-1726246800-1726261200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Friday Nights at 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 Performances by Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble and Let’s Lab w/ Marika Sage!\, DJ set with the evening star\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Friday Nights at OMCA the Garden stage will be transformed into a multimedia musical experience! Audiopharmacy crafts an enchanting soundscape by combining Hip Hop\, Soul\, and Jazz with global music genres and turntablism and then pairs it with Indigenous chanting and knowledge\, movement\, and visual projection that come together to cultivate healing and unity to inspire change. \n\n\n\nLet’s Lab w/ Marika Sage! will add to the swell of rhythmic healing with an alternative and highly expressive solo set that encourages creative vulnerability and authentic expression. And then get ready to flow with the evening star\, spinning Traditional Indigiqueer Earthlodge Disco\, the evening star compels you to dance and remember what freedom actually is\, even if you’ve never experienced it yourself. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions. Cultivate and spread good energy with us this Friday Nights at OMCA! \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:15—6 pm Let’s Lab w/ Marika Sage! | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n7—8:30 pm Audiopharmacy World Hip Hop Ensemble  | OMCA Garden stage \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm the evening star | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-audiopharmacy-world-hip-hop-ensemble/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.13.24_Audiopharmacy_LEAD-PHOTO-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240809T185946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230104Z UID:10001235-1726315200-1726318800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Gallery Chats: Felicia Montes: Behind the Botanica 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\nMember Gallery Chats:  Felicia Montes: Behind the Botanica\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healing arts practitioner\, Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz & La Botanica del Barrio as she takes you through a tour of her installations in OMCA latest special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. Felicia will share the inspiration\, background\, and stories behind the pieces with song\, spoken word and special heart medicine.    \n\n\n\nOMCA Members have access to Member Gallery Chats every second Saturday of the month from noon to 1 pm. Take this opportunity to dive deeper into a rich and nuanced exhibition! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOME A MEMBER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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/member-gallery-chats-at-omca-9-14-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Gallery of California History\, 1000 Oak St\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fe-at-BotanicadelBarrio_OMCA_June2024-e1723230757841.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240914T220000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240702T190738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T213203Z UID:10001045-1726336800-1726351200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Good Medicine: A Night of Live Native Stand-Up 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\nAfter selling out venues throughout the country\, the smash-hit\, all-Native comedy show\, Good Medicine\, returns to OMCA for the third year in a row for a night of live stand-up from the best and brightest Native comedians across North America. Hosted and produced by comedian Jackie Keliiaa (Netflix) the year’s showcase features headliner Kasey Nicholson (ABC)\, Ryan Moccasin (The Feather News)\, and dk echohawk (Indigequeer).  \n\n\n\nArrive early for live tunes by John Paul Hodge\, food by Wahpepah’s Kitchen and a Native artisan market\, featuring handcrafted jewelry\, beadwork and accessories. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages will also be available for purchase. Guests are welcome to bring their own food; however\, no outside alcoholic beverages are allowed in the venue. \n\n\n\nHeld outdoors in the OMCA Garden\, “Good Medicine” is the perfect opportunity to grab your favorite picnic blanket and dine al fresco before enjoying 90 minutes of hilarious live Native comedy. As the venue for “Good Medicine” is an open\, grassy field\, the organizers recommend that guests bring blankets or low chairs that rest on the ground with a low back. Tall chairs are not permitted as they obstruct views of the stage. Lawn space is first-come\, first serve. Accessible seating is also available. To request accessibility accommodations\, please call 510-318-8427 Wednesday through Sunday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.\, or email OMCA at visitor@museumca.org. \n\n\n\n\nGeneral Tickets\n\n\n\nMember tickets\n\n\n\n\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\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/good-medicine-a-night-of-live-native-stand-up-24/ LOCATION:OMCA Great Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Comedy,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GM3-164-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T143000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240809T185215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230049Z UID:10001701-1726405200-1726410600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nFriday Nights at OMCA\nSpecial Members Lounge\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healing arts practitioner and featured artist in OMCA special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\, Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz and La Botanica del Barrio for Barrio Botanica & Beats a bilingual herbal medicine demonstration on making and using natural\, holistic and healing methods and traditions. Montes will share the custom of flor y canto or flower and song\, as she is joined by the Xicana musical group\, In Lak Ech in a ritual ceremony.  \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-making-music-and-medicine-for-health-and-healing/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fe-at-Botanica-del-Barrio_GrandParkLA_May2024-1-1-1-e1723244250147.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T062246 CREATED:20240808T232003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240821T180008Z UID:10001699-1726851600-1726866000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Friday Nights at OMCA with La Misa Negra 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 by La Misa Negra\, Dance Lesson with Queen Joy Broussard\, music set by DJ Fasho\, and Gallery Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe grooves are too powerful this Friday Nights at OMCA! The Garden stage is set to amplify the electrifying sounds of La Misa Negra. An 8 piece band from California\, La Misa Negra is known for their horns\, accordion-driven riffs\, and a fierce rhythm section that power an infectious high-energy Afro-Latin cumbia sound.  \n\n\n\nA friendly and high energy dance lesson! Samba Fusion and Fun! w/ Queen Joy Broussard will provide you with all the smooth Brazilian Samba moves you need to take in and amplify the flowing good summer energy. A rich and textured set from Oakland-local DJ Fasho will sustain the vibe with a skillful blend of R&B\, Afrobeats\, reggae\, pop\, and reggaeton. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an outstanding event experience\, every Friday Nights at OMCA also offers guests a well-rounded gallery experience with Gallery Chats. Unlike the traditional museum tour\, Gallery Chats invites visitors to chat\, ask questions and connect with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our exhibitions.  \n\n\n\nLimited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. Learn more about getting to the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Museum Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n5—9 pm Core Galleries and Special Exhibitions evening hours with Museum ticket \n\n\n\n5:30—6:30 pm Samba Fusion and Fun! w/ Queen Joy Broussard | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n5:30—7:30 pm Gallery Chats  | Gallery of California Art\, History\, and Natural Sciences \n\n\n\n6—7:15 pm La Misa Negra | OMCA Garden \n\n\n\n6:45—8:50 pm Set by DJ Fasho  | Amphitheater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Friday Nights:\n\n\n\nGather with family\, friends\, and community every Friday at 5 pm for free live music and hands-on activities\, Off the Grid food trucks\, and late night access to our galleries and special exhibitions\, with a Museum ticket. \n\n\n\nBring your own or grab dinner from any one of the 8 Off the Grid food trucks on 10th Street between Oak and Fallon Streets. Beer\, wine\, mixed and non-alcoholic drinks are available for sale. After grabbing a meal from a wide and weekly changing menu of culinary creations\, head to the OMCA Garden where you’ll find picnic tables and blankets to enjoy your local eats. Play lawn and table games\, enjoy weekly rotating Museum programming\, and create new memories at one of the Town’s most treasured spaces right in the heart of Oakland. \n\n\n\nNo outside alcohol permitted. Performances are subject to change. Limited $10 flat rate parking for Friday Nights is available in the OMCA Garage until 10 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff the Grid Food Truck Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nFriday Nights at OMCA with Off the Grid is sponsored by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and Bank of America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/friday-nights-at-omca-with-la-misa-negra/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Friday Nights at OMCA,Live performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9.20.24_LEAD-PHOTO_La-Misa-Negra-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR