OMCA Event Calendar

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May 2019

Events

Black and white image of a man and woman posing for a picture while two men hold a sheet behind them

Member Event: Collodion Tintype Portraits

Fri, May 3
11:00 am
Members
Black and white image of a railroad being built while a group of men stand on the tracks

Pushing West: The Photography of Andrew J. Russell Member Preview Hours

Fri, May 3
11:00 am
Members
A father hugs two children as they smile at the camera at OMCA

Friday Nights at OMCA

Fri, May 3
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
A drag queen with purple flowers in her hair holds a Keith Harring book and poses with a fan wearing a Momma's Boyz hat

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Drag Family Storytime

Fri, May 3
6:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
Profile image of three people in dark red lighting

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Film Series

Fri, May 3
7:30 pm
Friday Nights, Film
A black and white image of a group of 8 Black men in various poses in front of a spray painted sheet that says: Oaktown Boyz

Through the Lens: Tongues Untied

Sat, May 4
2:00 pm
Film
A woman takes a selfie with two smiling young girls seated in the OMCA garden

First Sundays at OMCA

Sun, May 5
10:00 am
Family Sundays, Family
Black and white image of Tony and Alan embracing on the couch while a child, Jon, sits on the floor

Queer California: Untold Stories Exhibition Tour

Sun, May 5
12:00 pm
Tours
A group of people sit in the OMCA amphitheater while a man in the foreground laughs

Friday Nights at OMCA

Fri, May 10
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
A person in a black dress with a silver headdress sits on a white box and poses

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Film Series

Fri, May 10
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Film
Ziggurat logo reading: May 11, 2019 Oakland Museum of California

Ziggurat

Sat, May 11
6:00 pm
A DJ spinning a record while a crowd dances behind her

Ziggurat Late Night

Sat, May 11
9:00 pm
Protesters sitting on the Golden Gate bridge holding hands while police pull them up

Queer California: Untold Stories Exhibition Tour

Sun, May 12
12:00 pm
Tours
A man holds up a smiling young boy as people dance in the background

Friday Nights at OMCA

Fri, May 17
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
A colorful poster that reads: EVERY BODY EVERY BODY

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Film Series

Fri, May 17
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Film
A row of people sitting and clapping in a dimly lit theater

A Conversation with Artist and Filmmaker Tina Takemoto

Fri, May 17
5:30 pm
Free Events, Friday Nights
Two people stand against a bright blue wall, the rightmost person scowling at the camera

CAAMFest 2019: Leitis in Waiting

Fri, May 17
7:00 pm
Friday Nights, Film
Black and white image a vast desert landscape with a group of people standing on a rock in the distance

Pushing West: The Photography of Andrew J. Russell Exhibition Tour

Sat, May 18
12:00 pm
Tours
A black and white image of two women embracing each other at a counter

Queer California: Untold Stories Exhibition Tour

Sun, May 19
12:00 pm
Tours
Three young children gold panning

OMCA Family | Gold Panning Hoedown

Sun, May 19
1:00 pm
Family
A person with a multitude of jewelry wearing their hair in two looped braids with a fuzzy headscarf

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Film Series

Fri, May 24
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Film
Two women hug in front of a large crowd

Friday Nights at OMCA: Africa Day

Fri, May 24
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family
Jose Sarria in gold and white gown with a headdress made of sparklers

Queer California: Untold Stories Exhibition Tour

Sun, May 26
12:00 pm
Tours
A blue, black and pink flag hangs in a bright white room

Friday Nights at OMCA | Queer California Film Series

Fri, May 31
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Film
A father and daughter sitting at a table doing arts and crafts

Friday Nights at OMCA

Fri, May 31
5:00 pm
Friday Nights, Family

On View

Yellow squash from City Slicker Farms in West Oakland. Science

Take Root: Oakland Grows Food

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