Oakl'art Lovers are always "up" to get out on that first Friday evening of each month, to explore the creative side of 'Townishness. But then, that Friday night action kicks off an entire weekend of rubbing elbows with our awesome homies and homegirls, neighbors and friends. So what if the Raiders didn't make it to the SuperBowl? We can still enjoy the game at our homes or seated at one of our fine eating and drinking establishments, if you get my drift. But instead of being glued to the boob tube, consuming mass quantities of carbs and unsaturated fats, we here in Oakland can also get out and about! And enjoy the Oak'mosphere! Parks! Lakes, Trails! Live the life you love, 'Townsfolk! and love the life you live!
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Biggest news of the weekend:
Fox Theater Third Anniversary Party–
This Friday 2/3 at The Den FREE TOURS 5-9pm
This First Friday night, there is no better night to see first hand, the positive impacts of The Fox Theater Restoration Project to Downtown Oakland. The streets are bustling and the bars, restaurants are full of people of all ages and walks of life.
- Free Tours of The Fox Theater 5pm-9pm
- Silent Auction w/ Art Inspired by The Fox
- Book Signing - Heidi Wyckoff "Oakland Landmarks"
- Oaklandish to Unveil Fox Inspired Women's Shirt with 15% of proceeds to benefit Friends of the Oakland Fox.
- Silent Auction w/ Art inspired by The FOX Theater
- Dining Recommendations (Reservations Recommended)
- Tours of the theater will start from The Den and run every 30 mins.
- At 5pm, line will form and tickets with tour times will be issued until tours are full. Coming as close to 5pm as possible is recommended to guarantee a time slot.
Heidi Wyckoff, the co-author of new book Oakland Landmarks will be signing copies of the book at the Fox Anniversary Party at the Den this Friday 5pm-9pm. Books will be available for purchase that night. For more information about Oakland Landmarks or to purchase a book, visit http://oaklandlandmarks.com/.
**DON'T FORGET** The Free Broadway Shuttle:
Board the Shuttle wherever you see a sign with the green "B on Broadway" logo
Fridays 7pm-1am & Saturdays 6pm-1am between Embarcadero West (Jack London Square) and 27th Street. Shuttles run every 15 minutes.
Free Broadway Shuttle Runs till 1am on Fri & Sat
Warehouse 416 Gallery
Perception
Fri, Feb 3, 2012 6:30-10:00 PM
"A Celebration of Black Culture in America"
Featuring: COMMUNITY INSTALLATION BY Black Diamond Shining Featuring AshRose & KeeNa
ARTISTS April Watkins, AshRose, Aswad Aarif, DeadEyes, Jimi Evins, KeeNa, Ras Terms & SafteyFirst
EVENT VENDORS Alouba:: Jewelry Created from Recycled Materials, Skincare By Feleciai:: Natural Handmade Bathcare Products & The No Cookie Cookie:: Dairy, Sugar, Wheat-Free Cookie
RESIDENT VENDOR Snarky McF Button Co:: Pin-back buttons, shirts, & hoodies
OPENING RECEPTION Friday, February 3rd 6-10pm In conjunction with Oakland Art Murmur
416- 26th Street
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for The Arts
“my friends” Opening reception February 3, 2012 6:30-8:00pm
The Art of Living Black, premier African American Bay Area Exhibitions, held throughout the bay area, in collaboration with the anchor center, Richmond Art Center (RAC).
The Malonga Casquelourd Center for The Arts
1428 Alice St., Oakland, CA 94612
It's First Friday today! That means Art Murmur!
This monthly art walk takes over the streets of down Oakland with galleries, live music, restaurants and nightlife. A big reason why Oakland has been listed as the #5 Travel Destination in 2012 by The New York Times. Get out there and explore The 'Town!
Map:
Linden Street Brewerymakes beer the way it was brewed in the Gold Rush days, then delivers it via a custom-made bike. That's so Oaklandish!
Stop by from 7 - 11 tomorrow for a taste of some locally-fermented lager!
Manna Gallery
is pleased to present artworks using collage and assemblage techniques by Elaine Maute, and a continuing series of new works by Linn Thygeson. Elaine Maute's newest work incorporates the trappings of our lives (threads, edges of paintings, candy wrappers, small shiny things) using the detritus of daily life in the tradition of Kurt Schwitters and Richard Tuttle. Linn Thygeson uses landscape, space, and overlapping planes in her ongoing series of new paintings. Although often abstract, her work usually contains references to the open vastness of the prairie landscape.
Come meet the artists for a reception on Saturday, February 4, from 3 to 6 pm., when they will talk about the development of their latest work. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday, 1 to 6 pm, First Fridays 5 to 9 pm and by appointment.
Chandra Cerrito ContemporaryFebruary 3, 2012– March 30, 2012 Opening Reception February 3, 6 - 9 pm
Shifflet’s paintings envision an internal refuge that reflects the wonder of the natural world. At once ethereal and organic, her dreamlike, fantastic images connote arrested movement within light-imbued atmospheres or mysterious under-water realms. Their inferred spaciousness, drama of light and shadow and hints of botanical forms, clouds and water ripples reflect the artist’s inspirations--the garden surrounding her studio and childhood memories of imaginative play in the forest. A delight in nature, attentiveness to her surroundings and depiction of constant flux echo Shifflet’s Buddhist perspective that “the ineffable beauty of life is held within a profound fragility of impermanence.”
Mercury 20is pleased to present "Interlocking Terrain," a group show of work by gallery artists, curated by artist Charlie Milgrim. This show explores connections and juxtapositions between man-made and natural environments and their relationships to inner geographies.
Studio QuercusFebruary 3rd 6–9pm
Studio Quercus is pleased to present In the Ring, an unusual gallery exhibit featuring historical boxing photographs from the collection of the late Duke Cahill. Old film footage from legendary bouts and installations produced by the Studio Quercus crew will complement the Cahill photos.
Boxing is not a subject frequently celebrated in the art world, but the Cahill collection presented a unique opportunity. Cahill (1920-2003), a boxer and a celebrated folk artist, bridged the two worlds. He was a colorful character who fought as a light heavyweight, traveled the South Pacific as a merchant marine, became a restaurateur, and ran his own construction company.
The collection of photos, from the first half of the 20th century,
At Slate Contemporary:
February 3rd 6–9pm
Water / Color brings together the work of painter Jane Norling and photographer Michele Hofherr, two artists who are fascinated with the physics and aesthetics of moving water.
Johansson Projects
Artist Reception: Friday, February 3, 5-8pm
Johansson Projects is pleased to present Follies of the Digital Arcade, Christina Corfield's recently uncovered archives of the mysterious effects of electricity on the visual imagination of the late nineteenth century and it’s impact on today’s digital age.
Western society of the late nineteenth century moved from a mechanical to an electrical age, and now we too are living through huge shifts in technologies and communications. Follies of the Digital Arcade draws attention to the idea that wonder is an important factor in the creation of belief systems. The Body Electric, a two channel video installation, presents the story of Lucille, a vaudeville showgirl turned telegraph operator – forced to surrender her dreams of visiting “The White City” in Chicago for the responsibilities of a work-a-day life when she goes blind. Little does she know that one day she will receive a message that will change her life!
To supplement this installation, Corfield’s illustrations show us a variety of phenomenon demonstrating the many manifestations of electricity's aftershock; from cautionary tales of social decay in The Ills of the Ether, which show a variety of side effects ranging from listlessness in men to hysteria in women, to unbelievable events triggered by the onset of the new electric age and accordingly depicted through Eyewitness Testimonies. These documentations make up in aesthetics what they lack in accuracy, and like the mysterious force they attempt to describe, the images themselves are really quite hypnotizing.
Something New on First Fridays!
2619 Broadway (at 27th St.), Oakland, CA 94612-3107
the second concert of the series at the Sanctuary!
Featuring:
Chris Duncan
Joel Robinow and members of Howlin Rain
Heather Normandale
Projections by Luke Judd
Classical Organ Interlude by Hilary Guter
All Ages $5-$15 Sliding Scale Donation!
Bar by Donation!
7:30PM Doors 8:00 PM Show!
Started by Macarthur B. Arthur gallery owner Kevin Clarke and members of MCO (Mission Creek Oakland) Music Festival, the First Friday Concert Series takes place in the historic neo-Gothic Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland in conjunction with Oakland's First Friday. Programming explores electronic, acoustic, and experimental music as well as visual and installation pieces which utilize the space and acoustics.
"All About Love" Short Films
February 3rd 7pm-11pm
The Great Wall is located on West Grand between Broadway and Telegraph.
Piedmont Piano Company
is pleased to present an evening of jazz with the
Joe Warner Trio
Featuring David Ewell, bass and Sly Randolph, drums
an evening of blues and swing drawing from the legacies of
Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, McCoy Tyner and Duke Ellington
Friday, February 3 at 8PM
at Piedmont Piano Company's new store located at
18th & San Pablo, Oakland (1728 San Pablo Ave.)
$15 - please call 510-547-8188 to reserve tickets with your credit card
"Brothers and Sisters"
Friday Feb 3rd
10pm until 2am
Dj's Dedan, Emancipacion & SPECIAL GUEST DJ RIMARKABLE from Brooklyn
Spinning Soulful House, Dance Music
and Classics from around the World
$FREE$
THE ROCKSTEADY CAFE @HIBISCUS
1745 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA
In December 2004, Dj Daniela & Dj Dedan started Brothers & Sisters. A party whose main goals have been spreading global underground dance music and creating a positive vibe and atmosphere in the East Bay for Dancers and Music Lovers. The party took a hiatus after operating for almost 5 years straight and was finally revived in 2011 with Dj Dedan & Dj Emancipacion. Please come in and enjoy the music, the dance and the people. This will be the last "Brothersand sisters" at the current location.
COBO Comedy Off Broadway Oakland
http://www.comedyoffbroadwayoakland.com/calendar.html
Comedian lineups for Friday February 3rd - 8pm
Five comics with Host Samson Koletkar
"World's only Indian Jewish comedian"
Miss Pearl's Jam House (at The Waterfront Hotel)
1 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607 (Map)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2012
Recreation Centers & Facilities: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts
How about a dance class this weekend? Get a workout and culture at the same time!
To view our current class schedule please click on the following link: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/facilities/mcca.asp. Click on the tab to the right titled "Class Schedule".
The beautifully restored turn-of-the-century Arts Center, formerly known as the Alice Arts Center, is one of the area's busiest performing arts facilities. Patrons can participate in a variety of arts programs or rent spaces for arts events and activities. Spaces available for rent. www.oaklandnet.com
Piedmont Piano Company
Keys & Frets
Norman Landsberg, piano - Terrence Brewer, guitar with Dan Feiszli, bass and Curt Moore, drums
Saturday, February 4 at 8PM
at Piedmont Piano Company's new store located at
18th & San Pablo, Oakland (1728 San Pablo Ave.)
$15 - please call 510-547-8188 to reserve tickets with your credit card
Black History Month Walking Tour of Oakland:
Walking Tour - 10am-11:30am
Meet at 9:45am in front of the African American Museum and Library
14th Street @ Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
This Saturday,, step through downtown Oakland on a Black History walking tour! Learn about African American luminaries and how they have shaped our town. Stroll through downtown and discover the places where Oakland African American leaders have made their marks. Learn how Lionel Wilson, Delilah Beasley, Robert Maynard, the Dellums family, Josephine Baker, and others changed the Bay Area and California. E mail aallen@oaklandnet.com to reserve a spot. Tour repeated on Feb. 25th.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2012
Join us in Jingletown
This is a very short and fun hour to help clean up our favorite 'hood...
If you live or work anywhere near us please join us for just a quick clean up this Sunday...
We provide beer & water & supplies!!!!
Meet up behind the White Elephant
Sunday, 10:00am until 11:00am
Peterson Art Wall
We need some help with a quick clean up at the Peterson Art Wall.
Graffiti paint over
Gravel raking
Plant care
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY
NEXT YEAR: THE OAKLAND RAIDERS!
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