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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 […]