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$20 Advance, $25 Door Doors at 7:30 p.m., Show at 8:00 p.m. New York Writer/Performer Lousine Shamamian is bringing her explosive one-woman show, Shake The Earth to the San Francisco Bay Area for one performance on Sunday May 8th. It had its world premier at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2015 […]
No door cover! Stage Coach and The A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program present Black Orpheus: Una Historia de Amor Adapted and directed by Stephen Buescher Monday, May 9 @ 7pm | La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley After his beloved Eurydice is stolen by Death, guitar-toting poet Orpheus ventures into the underworld in an attempt […]
Community screening of the new film by Josh Fox: How to Let Go of the World (and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change). Stay after the film for a Q&A with filmmaker Josh Fox and Leila Salazar-López of Amazon Watch. Free event. Please RSVP to rsvp@amazonwatch.org Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (Gasland) […]
$20 VIP in Advance, or $10-$50 Sliding Scale Donation at the Door! Featuring performances by Far I, Toho, Rockert T, Akanke, and Paradise the Poet. Plus a DJ Musical Tribute to Prince! Youth Empowerment Services (Y.E.S.) provides after school academic and enrichment programs in and around Oakland. For more information please contact Y.E.S. at: info.gcsinc@gmail.com or call […]
Doors open at 7:30pm $10 at the Door Jason Wright & Olivia Gonzalez-Cruz Enjoy a lively guitar and dance performance by flamenco dancer Olivia Gonzalez-Cruz, and guitarist Jason Wright, who fuses flamenco, contemporary Spanish classical, with a dash of Arabic guitar stylings. Grab a sangria or wine at Los Cilantros and enjoy this dynamic duo’s […]
BodiRock Culture & Entertainment (a Hip Hop Dance Company for Adults and Kids) Presents: THE ELEMENTS: "A JOURNEY THRU HIP-HOP CULTURE" A Live Performance Event bringing together Bay Area Artists and next generation dancers to celebrate Hip-Hop Culture, Music and History! **Hosted by AIMA THE DREAMER** DJs KURE ALL & ROCK STARRR on the 1s […]