BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T113000 DTSTAMP:20260617T113904 CREATED:20251212T221420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T214809Z UID:10002237-1768041000-1768044600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Basketry Demonstration & Conversation with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) DESCRIPTION:Mutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBasketry Demonstration & Conversation with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Mewuk basket weaver Jennifer Bates for a special basketry demonstration and conversation exploring the artistry\, techniques\, and traditions of California Native basketmaking. Jennifer will share her personal practice\, discuss the plants and materials used in traditional basketry\, and walk audiences through key steps of gathering\, cleaning\, splitting\, and preparing materials. Enjoy an up-close look at her artistry\, learn the difference between twined and coiled techniques\, and take part in a lively Q&A. \n\n\n\nAs part of this program\, attendees are also invited to explore OMCA’s new exhibition Good Fire: Tending Native Lands\, which highlights Indigenous knowledge\, cultural burning\, and stewardship practices across California. \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands on view at OMCA from November 7\, 2025\, through May 31\, 2026. This program is designed for people aged 12 and up; there is limited capacity and tickets are required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jennifer Bates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) is a traditional Mewuk basket weaver and cultural consultant with nearly 50 years of experience preserving and teaching Central California Native arts. A founding board member and former long-standing chair of the California Indian Basketweavers Association\, she has represented California’s basketry traditions at institutions such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated numerous exhibitions across the state. Jennifer’s work spans cultural education\, arts leadership\, and community advocacy\, and she continues to share her deep knowledge through workshops\, demonstrations\, and public presentations. \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\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/basketry-demonstration-conversation-with-jennifer-bates-northern-sierra-mewuk/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Workshop,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Jennifer-Bates_Basket.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T130000 DTSTAMP:20260617T113904 CREATED:20251211T234647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T215204Z UID:10002236-1768046400-1768050000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Member Tours: Nature Walk with OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz DESCRIPTION:Mutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Tours: Nature Walk with OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalling all nature lovers and the nature-curious! For this month’s installment of Member Tours at OMCA\, come in your walking shoes ready to explore the wonders of Oakland’s natural history. Join us for a special nature walk led by OMCA’s Curator of Natural Science\, Ryder Diaz. \n\n\n\nThe tour will begin at the Mid Level Ticketing Desk and then move through the OMCA Garden to learn more about the habitat in our own backyard. Next\, Diaz will lead the group out of our 12th Street entrance to highlight the natural history of Lake Merritt and its surrounding creeks. While staying within the vicinity of the Museum\, the group will be prompted to notice the various birds and critters along the way! The walk will conclude back at OMCA’s Gallery of California Natural Sciences with a chance to reflect on what visitors saw during the tour. Come join us in the new year for a fun and engaging way to connect with each other and our surroundings! \n\n\n\n*Please note that tour spots are limited and that a small number of binoculars will be available (first come\, first served). In the event of rain\, this program will be rescheduled. \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\nAbout Ryder Diaz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyder Diaz (he/they) is OMCA’s Natural Sciences Curator. They have helped to develop science-related exhibitions at Bay Area museums for the past decade. Ryder brings an interdisciplinary background and approach to his work: He has degrees in Science Communication\, Population Biology\, Metropolitan Studies\, and Gender and Sexuality Studies. Outside of OMCA\, Ryder co-organizes a monthly bird walk for queer and trans people of color\, as well as facilitates an all-volunteer\, creekside habitat-restoration project in the Fruitvale. \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-tours-nature-walk-with-omcas-curator-of-natural-science-ryder-diaz/ LOCATION:Gallery of California Natural Sciences\, 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/2024/12/HIRES_5N2A2826-Enhanced-NR_adrian-edit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T143000 DTSTAMP:20260617T113904 CREATED:20251218T221727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T234845Z UID:10002238-1768048200-1768055400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Introductory Basketry Workshop with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) DESCRIPTION:Mutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntroductory Basketry Workshop with Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this introductory workshop\, led by Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) and her apprentice\, Jeannette Innerarity (Ione Band of Miwok)\, attendees will explore basketry materials\, learn foundational techniques\, and be guided through weaving a basket base. All materials will be provided. This intimate workshop emphasizes close instruction\, cultural context\, and an opportunity to learn directly from two experienced weavers. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is a part of our exhibition programming for Good Fire: Tending Native Lands on view at OMCA from November 7\, 2025\, through May 31\, 2026. This workshop is designed for people aged 12 and up; capacity is very limited\, and tickets are required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jennifer Bates\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk) is a traditional Mewuk basket weaver and cultural consultant with nearly 50 years of experience preserving and teaching Central California Native arts. A founding board member and former long-standing chair of the California Indian Basketweavers Association\, she has represented California’s basketry traditions at institutions such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated numerous exhibitions across the state. Jennifer’s work spans cultural education\, arts leadership\, and community advocacy\, and she continues to share her deep knowledge through workshops\, demonstrations\, and public presentations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jeannete Innerarity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeannette Innerarity is Northern Sierra Miwok and a citizen of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians. Jeanette honors those who came before her by actively prioritizing and embodying Miwok knowledges and ways of being\, including basketweaving with her mentor Jennifer Bates (Northern Sierra Mewuk)\, learning and implementing Miwok language\, participation in traditional food gathering and preparation as well as crafting traditional Miwok regalia\, game sets and acorn cooking implements.  \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/introductory-basketry-workshop-with-jennifer-bates-northern-sierra-mewuk/ LOCATION:OMCA Learning Center\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Gallery Chats at OMCA,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Family,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/basket-workshop-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T160000 DTSTAMP:20260617T113904 CREATED:20251211T233338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T215826Z UID:10002235-1768741200-1768752000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Community Conversations in Radical Public Imagining 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 \nMutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Community Conversations in Radical Public Imagining\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA’s Spotlight Sundays is excited to continue our Community Conversations series. This annual series\, in partnership with The Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) and The Belonging Resident Company\, creates a space to foster public dialogue\, deepen understanding\, and cultivate connection around emerging community topics.  \n\n\n\nThe year’s installment will explore radical public imagining. In alignment with OMCA’s special exhibition\, Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain\, project partners will include Dominique Walker and Alia Phelps of Moms4Housing\, Brandi T. Summers of Archive of Urban Futures\, and June Grant of blink!LAB architecture. Through performance\, interactive engagement\, movement\, and conversation\, this immersive experience will examine what it means to build our muscles for audacious dreaming during difficult times. Please join us for this inspiring event! \n\n\n\nThis program will be held in four acts\, each including a TED-style talk followed by audience engagement. The schedule will follow a narrative arc\, so arrive on time so you don’t miss out! \n\n\n\nACT 1 | Personal Engagement – Dreaming   \n\n\n\nACT 2 | Civic Engagement – Agitating \n\n\n\nBREAK  \n\n\n\nACT 3 | Imagining Spaces – Transforming  \n\n\n\nACT 4 | Archiving Futures – Remaining  \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain\, on view through March 1\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\nGeneral TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Richard Aviles\n\n\n\nTransportation Analyst and Arts and Culture Strategy Lead for the Othering and Belonging Institute. As part of the Community Power and Policy Partnerships team\, they support government agencies and partner with community organizations by providing trainings\, technical assistance\, and evaluation support. These services center the lived experience\, vision\, and self-determination of the communities most impacted by transit inequities. Richard has also created and facilitated healing circles in South Central as part of LADOT Vision Zero’s community engagement efforts. Richard holds a Masters of Social Work and a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Southern California. Their current research interests lie in the relationship between behavior and the built-environment\, city consciousness\, and community engagement. \n\n\n\nAbout Sangita Kumar\n\n\n\nSangita is a result-based organizational development consultant and somatic coach. She is the founder of Be The Change Consulting\, a human-centered consulting firm that supports organizations and movements to bring liberatory practices into their work. She is the mama of an incredible 13-year-old and four chickens. \n\n\n\nAbout Sarah Crowell\n\n\n\nSarah is OBI’s Belonging and Community Builder. She is a dancer and choreographer who has taught dance\, theater\, mindfulness\, and violence prevention for over 35 years. She has founded and co-directed the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and has served as the Executive Director for 30 years. Since 2000\, Sarah has facilitated arts integration\, violence prevention\, cultural humility\, and team building professional development sessions with artists and educators\, both locally and nationally. She is the recipient of many awards including the KPFA Peace award\, the KQED Women’s History Local Hero award\, and the National Guild for Community Arts Education Milestone award. She is a four-time finalist for a Tony Award for Excellence in Theater Education. \n\n\n\nAbout June Grant\n\n\n\nJune received her Masters degree in Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture.  \n\n\n\nIn addition to Architecture\, her background includes Sculpture\, Investment Analysis and Economics.  Upon leaving Steinberg Architects and AECOM\, where she was a Principal and Associate Principal\, respectively\, she launched blink!LAB in 2014. Her architecture follows a trajectory from retail to culture and technology markets. She is an architect with a long interest in the innovation of spaces for newly emerging social patterns.  \n\n\n\nAbout Dominique Walker \n\n\n\nDominique is a mother\, as well as a fighter and organizer for social change. She co-founded her high school\, the School of Social Justice and Community Development and went on to earn her B.A. in Sociology from Tougaloo College. Dominique has worked and supervised the lactation program at Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson\, MS. She co-founded and currently serves on the Board of Directors for  Moms for Housing (M4H)–a group of mothers fighting for housing and against speculation in communities. She is an active member of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)’s Black housing union. She is the educator of community organizing for the Deep Medicine Circle (DMC)—a WOC-led\, worker-directed nonprofit organization that is committed to heal the wounds of colonialism through food\, medicine\, restoration\, story and learning. Dominique is committed to fighting for justice at the intersection of housing and Black maternal health. She is currently a student at Berkeley City College.  \n\n\n\nAbout Brandi T. Summers\n\n\n\nBrandi T. Summers\, PhD is an Associate Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Columbia University. Dr. Summers is author of Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City (UNC Press\, 2019) and has published articles and essays that analyze blackness\, culture\, aesthetics\, and urbanization\, in both scholarly and popular publications. Her current book\, Oakland Echoes: Reimagining and Reclaiming the Black City (under contract with the University of California Press)\, highlights routes of resistance and reclamation in her hometown\, Oakland\, CA\, as a quest to think about the past\, present\, and future of a Black city. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-community-conversations-in-radical-public-imagining/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/DSCF9187-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR