Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Banished
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Filmmaker
Marco Williams visits three towns that forcibly
expelled their entire African American populations after the Civil War and interviews
descendants of families who left their communities and property behind as they
fled for their lives. In the still all-white towns (Pierce
City, MO; Harrison,
AK; and Forsyth
County, GA), the
echoes of racial injustice continue to reverberate. Film followed by a panel
discussion. Free parking in museum garage (entrance on Oak Street). The
ITVS Community Cinema Series at the museum features sneak previews of films
scheduled for upcoming broadcast on the PBS series “Independent Lens”;
the series is a collaboration among the City of Oakland, Oakland Film Office, Oakland Museum
of California, KQED and ITVS.<
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
January 14 to February 29, 2008
Cultural Connections: A Satellite Exhibit of The Art of
Living Black 2008
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building,
1515 Clay Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Exhibition features works in various media by selected
artists and a special tribute to Chauncey Bailey. Presented in collaboration with the Richmond Art
Center. BART, AC Transit
and wheelchair accessible.
(510) 622-8190,
(510) 238-7386 or www.oaklandculturalarts.org
January 15 to April 15, 2008
Educate to Liberate:
the Schools of the Black Panther Party, 1969-1982
Hours vary
Main Branch of the Oakland
Public Library, 125 14th
Street, Second Floor, Oakland
Free Admission
The photo exhibit, which also recognizes the 35th
anniversary of the Oakland
Community Learning
Center, is presented by
the Oakland History Room in conjunction with It’s About Time.
(510) 238-3222 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
January 20 to February 28, 2008
Black History Month
Exhibit
Hours vary
Mormon
Temple, 4560 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland
Free Admission
Exhibit of retired professional athletes who were inducted
into the African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame covering a period of 50
years. Presented by African-American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame.
(510) 452-2693, (510) 531-3507 or www.afrosportshall.com
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Community Meeting
& Book Presentation
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Port of Oakland Exhibit Room, 530 Water Street (ground level), Oakland
Free Admission
A presentation on Sleeping
Car Porters & West Oakland, a new book on Oakland history, with authors
Thomas and Wilma Tramble. Discussion to follow. Presented by West
Oakland Commerce Association.
(510) 835-9829
Friday, February 1, 2008
Many Cultures, One Night, Your Museum.
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
Free Admission
FIRST
FRIDAYS AFTER FIVE! Join
us for a special celebration of Black History Month with live Zydeco music,
dancing, curator tours, special exhibitions, a talk by black feminist lesbian Jewelle Gomez about
her activism, spoken word artists Sistahs Wid’ Gaps, African American
memoirist Adam David Miller, shopping, yoga and more.
Full cash bar—museum store and café open. All ages welcome.
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
February 1 to 29, 2008
Huey P. Newton Photo
Exhibit
Hours vary
West Oakland Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 1801 Adeline Street, Oakland
Free Admission
The exhibit celebrates the achievements and influence of the
charismatic co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
(510) 238-7352 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Saturday, February 2, 2008
18th
annual African American Celebration through Poetry
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
West Oakland Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 1801 Adeline Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Event marks the centennial of Richard Wright, author of such
seminal works as Native Son, Black Boy, and The Outsider.
All poets, regardless of age or experience, are invited to come and recite
their original verse. Participants will be required to attend a rehearsal on
Saturday, January 26, from 10 a.m. to noon.
(510) 238-7352 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Iron Ladies of Liberia
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
Free Admission
In this intimate biography, filmmakers Henry Ansbacher,
Jonathan Stack and Daniel Junge go behind the scenes with Liberian President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first
freely elected female head of state. Film followed by panel discussion. Free
parking in museum garage (entrance on Oak
Street). The ITVS Community Cinema Series at the
museum features sneak previews of films scheduled for upcoming broadcast on the
PBS series “Independent Lens”; the series is a collaboration among
the City of Oakland,
Oakland Film Office, Oakland Museum of California, KQED and ITVS.
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
New Era/New Politics Walking Tour
10:00 a.m.
Tour starts at AAMLO, 659 14th Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Stroll through downtown and discover the
places where Oakland African American leaders – including C.L. Dellums,
Ron Dellums and Lionel Wilson – have made their mark. Presented by Oakland Tours
Program.
(510) 238-3234 or www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Children’s Book
Marathon
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
African American Museum
& Library at Oakland,
659 14th Street,
Oakland
Free Admission
The event will include games, movies, storytelling,
giveaways, and a chance to meet authors. Limited seating. R.S.V.P. strongly
encouraged.
(510) 637-0200 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Mindful Drumming: The Secret Power of Rhythm and Sound
5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. 3278 West Street, Oakland
$20
Learn the secret art of rhythm and sound through ancestral
portals of libation pouring from the indigenous Ga people of West
Africa, mindful drumming and prayerful body movements. Join Kokomon
Clottey for an experiential gathering of mindful drumming, movement and deep
inner work. Mindful drumming comes from the twin concepts of rhythm and sound.
It is a way to uncover the different levels of communication and connect
straight to the heart. Experience the ancient art of synchronistic rhythms and
sounds for healing and unleashing the spirit of human potential. Kokomon
Clottey, author of Mindful Drumming: Ancient Wisdom for
Unleashing the Human Spirit and Building Community,
will facilitate this gathering. Drums will be available. Presented by Attitudinal
Healing Connection, Inc.
(510) 652-5530 or www.ahc-oakland.org
Thursday, February 14, 2008
African-American
Cultural Celebration Night
7:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
Free Admission; Contributions warmly received
This year marks St. Paul Episcopal School’s 21st
year of preparing the students to present an evening of music, dance and
performance in celebration and honor of Black History Month. Performances
include several school choirs involving children from kindergarten through
sixth grade, African drumming, dance and more, in a range of idioms: jazz and
blues, traditional and contemporary.
(510) 285-9619 or www.spes.org
Saturday, February 16, 2008
New Era/New Politics Walking Tour
10:00 a.m.
Tour starts at AAMLO, 659 14th Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Stroll through downtown and discover the
places where Oakland African American leaders – including C.L. Dellums,
Ron Dellums and Lionel Wilson – have made their mark. Presented by Oakland Tours
Program.
(510) 238-3234 or www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Book Discussion and
Signing by Sarah O’Neal Rush
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
African American Museum
& Library at Oakland,
659 14th Street,
Oakland
Free Admission
Author Sarah
O’Neal Rush is the great-granddaughter and biographer of Booker T.
Washington. Founder of Booker T. Washington Empowerment Network and an
accomplished speaker who emphasizes such themes as rising above circumstances,
she will discuss and sign copies of her new biography, Timeless Treasure:
Reflections of God’s Word in the Wisdom of Booker T. Washington.
(510) 637-0200 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Reception for Huey P.
Newton Photo Exhibit
1:00 p.m.
West Oakland Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 1801 Adeline Street, Oakland
Free Admission
The reception will be hosted by Elbert “Big Man”
Howard, one of the original six members of the Black Panther Party and the
editor of the Black Panther Party newspaper.
(510) 238-7352 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Trading Traditions: California’s New
Cultures
2:00
p.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
Admission Fee
Lonny Shavelson, co-curator and photographer of the Trading Traditions: California’s New
Cultures exhibition, leads a discussion with Caribbean historian Val
Serrant, Tomi Seon of the Islands of Fire dance company and Don “Little
Cloud” Davenport from the Black Native American Association, on their
respective communities’ contributions to California history.
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Live Performance
& Artists’ Talk for Cultural
Connections: A Satellite Exhibit of The Art of Living Black 2008
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building,
1515 Clay Street, Oakland
Free Admission
Performance by Mechelle LaChaux and Rodney Bell and
conversations with the artists featured in the exhibition. Presented in collaboration with the Richmond Art
Center. BART, AC Transit
and wheelchair accessible.<
(510) 622-8190,
(510) 238-7386 or www.oaklandculturalarts.org
February 21 to April 19, 2008
Opening Doors
Hours vary
African American Museum
& Library at Oakland,
659 14th Street,
Oakland
Free Admission
The exhibit celebrates the contributions of African American
academic surgeons to medicine and medical education.
(510) 637-0200 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Family Explorations! African-American Rhythms On and Off the Canvas
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
Admission Fee
Join in a lively
exploration of African American art, music and spoken word in celebration of
Black History Month. Families can participate in art projects while musicians
from UpSurge Jazz perform pieces inspired by African American art, enjoy a
storytelling performance with Children’s Cultural Connection and view a
special presentation by an artist included in the Artists of Invention: A Century of CCA exhibition.
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
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Monday, February
25, 2008
The History of African American Migrant
Women during World War II<
10:30 a.m.
Oakland Museum
of California,
1000 Oak Street, Oakland<
Free Admission<
Gretchen
Lemke-Santangelo, chair of the history department at St. Mary’s
College in Moraga, leads a discussion
about the struggles and successes of
thousands of African American women who moved to the East Bay
during WWII to work in the region’s war industries. Betty Reid Soskin,
community liaison to the Rosie the Riveter World War II/Home Front Project in Richmond, is among the
panelists.
(510) 238-2200 or www.museumca.org
Monday, February 25, 2008
New Soul Cooking with
Tanya Holland
5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Elmhurst Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 1427 88th Avenue, Oakland
Free Admission
Ms. Holland is a chef, author, and regular host of the Food
Network’s “Melting Pot Soul Kitchen.” She will share tips and
techniques to create healthy, mouth-watering soul food. (510) 615-5869 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Monday, February 25, 2008
Civil Rights Tales
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 5606 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland
Free Admission
“Civil Rights Tales” is a
“living history” of Civil Rights performed by Stagebridge, the
nation’s longest-running senior theater company. The group strives to
bridge the generation gap by connecting with intergenerational audiences. The
stories will be followed by an open discussion about the road we have traveled
and the journey ahead.
(510) 597-5023 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Friday, February 29, 2008
Author Event
6:00 p.m.
African American Museum
& Library at Oakland,
659 14th Street,
Oakland
Free Admission
In collaborate with the Berkeley Book Festival, AAMLO
presents an author event
featuring Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Left Hand of God: Taking Our Country Back from the Religious Right and editor of the liberal Tikkun magazine.
The Reverend Michael Smith and several Bay Area authors will also be on hand.
(510) 637-0200 or www.oaklandlibrary.org
Saturday, March 29, 2008
West Coast Blues Hall
of Fame and Awards Show
6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Oakland Marriott City
Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland
$30
The Blues and Jazz Awards Show honors Oakland and the West Coast Music Legends.
Evening includes live performances and after party. Presented by Bay Area Blues
Society.
(510) 836-2227, (707) 647-3962 or www.bayareabluessociety.net
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