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1999 Calendar of Events
SEPTEMBER
NOTE: Dates and times were accurate when published. We encourage confirmation of dates and times whenever possible.

August 31-September 2

Zawinul Syndicate; 8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz House at

Jack London Square; 510 Embarcadero West; 238-9200.

 

September 1

City of Oakland City Sounds Series in Frank Ogawa

Plaza at 12 noon; Pure Extasy, 50s & 90s; Broadway

and 14th Street; 465-9264.

 

Stonewall 30 Opening Ceremonies; Frank Ogawa Plaza;

633-3980.

 

Oakland Victorian Realty and the Bay Area Blues

Society present the Home Grown Series on Wednesday

night; featuring Henry Clements and the Gumbo

Band/Possé; 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; on historic 9th

Street and Broadway in Old Oakland; 836-2227.

 

 

September 2

13th Annual City Center Summer Evening Sounds;

Minor Williams and Bittz & Peicez; Broadway & Clay

between 14th & 12th Streets; 628-8490.

 

Stonewall 30 Lighting of the Lake; Lake Merritt

Park; Bellevue and Grand Avenue; 633-3980.

 

 

 

September 3

Stonewall 30- Stonewall 30 Weekend Kick-off and the

Pride Concert; 633-3980.

 

Kaiser Center Roof Garden Concerts; Solid Air; 300

Lakeside Drive; 465-9264.

 

 

September 3-4

The Shiloh Singers debut concert; special guest

appearance by Fua Dia Congo Dance Ensemble; Alice

Arts Center Theater; 1428 Alice Street; 233-6205.

 

 

 

 

 

September 3-5

Trilok Guntu; 8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz House at Jack

London Square; 510 Embarcadero West; 238-9200.

 

September 3-12

Producers Associates, Inc. 33rd Season presents

Forever Plaid; 8:00 p.m.; Woodminster Amphitheater;

3300 Joaquin Miller Road; 531-9597.

 

 

 

September 4

The Bay Area Blues Society presents The Music They

Played on 7th Street Festival; part of Blues and

Art on the Bay and the Oakland Blues and Heritage

Festival; 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; deFremery Park at

17th and Adeline in West Oakland; 836-2227.

 

Stonewall 30 Oakland Gay Mardi Gras; Preservation

Park and Gala; City Hall; 633-3980.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 4-6

Terry Pimsleur and Company and the Bay Area Blues

Society present Blues and Art on the Bay and the

Oakland Blues and Heritage Festival; 10:00

a.m.-6:00 p.m.; between Broadway and Washington

Streets on 8th, 9th and 10th streets; (415)

249-4647 or 836-2227.

 

September 5

Oakland Zoo Blues in the Zoo; 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.;

9777 Golf Links Road in Knowland Park; 632-9525.

Stonewall 30 Interfaith Service and Oakland Gay

 

 

 

 

Mardi Gras; Preservation Park; 633-3980.

The Puppet Company presents The Sorcerer's

Apprentice; Dunsmuir House & Gardens; 2960 Peralta

Oaks Court; 615-5555.

 

September 6

Stonewall 30 Labor Day Picnic; 633-3980.

 

September 7-12

Ray Brown Trio; 8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz House at

Jack London Square; 510 Embarcadero West; 238-9200.

 

September 8

City of Oakland City Sounds Series in Frank Ogawa

Plaza at 12 noon; Snake Trio, Latin Jazz; Broadway

and 14th Street; 465-9264.

 

 

 

September 9

13th Annual City Center Summer Evening Sounds; Hot

Club of San Francisco; Broadway & Clay between

14th & 12th Streets; 628-8490.

 

September 10

Kaiser Center Roof Garden Concerts; Yancie Taylor

Jazztet; 300 Lakeside Drive; 465-9264.

 

September 11-19

28th Annual Fall Boat Show; times varied; Jack

London Square at the foot of Broadway and

Embarcadero West; (800) 698-5777.

 

 

September 12

A Gatsby Summer Afternoon; 2:00 p.m.-to Sunset;

Dunsmuir House & Gardens Historic Estate; 2960

Peralta Oaks Court; 615-5555.

 

California Environmental Fair; 12 noon-6:00 p.m.;

Oakland Museum of California Gardens; 1000 Oak

Street; 238-2200.

 

Oaktown Jazz Workshop, EBALDC and LePéna sponsor

Groovemobile; featuring the West African High Life

Band, Kelly B-3 Band, Asian Crisis and the Oaktown

Jazz Workshop Performing Ensemble; 12 noon to 6:00

p.m.; San Antonio Park; 19th Avenue and Foothill

Blvd.; 436-4509.

 

September 13

Javon Jackson Quartet; 8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz

House at Jack London Square; 510 Embarcadero West;

238-9200.

 

 

 

September 14

California Lawyers for the Arts Workshop series;

Negotiating with Live Performance Presenters; 7:00

p.m.-8:30 p.m.; 1212 Broadway; 444-6351.

 

September 15

City of Oakland City Sounds Series in Frank Ogawa

Plaza at 12 noon; Mimi Fox, Jazz Guitar; Broadway

and 14th Street; 465-9264.

 

September 16

13th Annual City Center Summer Evening Sounds;

SoVoSo; Broadway & Clay between 14th & 12th

Streets; 628-8490.

 

September 17

Kaiser Center Roof Garden Concerts; Caren Armstong;

300 Lakeside Drive; 465-9264.

 

 

September 17-19

Giovanni Hidalgo; 8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz House at

Jack London Square; 510 Embarcadero West; 238-9200.

 

September 18-19

Italian Festa; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

features Dance Under the Stars and the Oakland

Lyric Opera and Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Jack

London Square at the foot of Broadway and

Embarcadero West; 814-6000.

 

September 22

City of Oakland City Sounds Series in Frank Ogawa

Plaza at 12 noon; Dorothy Morrison, Gospel;

Broadway and 14th Street; 465-9264.

 

September 23

13th Annual City Center Summer Evening Sounds;

Amandla Poets; Broadway & Clay between 14th & 12th

Streets; 628-8490.

 

September 24

Oakland Raiders Rally; 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; Jack

London Square at the foot of Broadway and

Embarcadero West; 814-6000.

 

September 24-26

Oakland Ballet 1999 Fall Season opening; Premieres

of Lew Christensen's Jinx and Val Caniparoli's

Dajangology and a work by Alonzo King; 8:00 p.m.,

Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m.; Paramount Theatre;

2025 Broadway; 286-8914.

 

September 25

California Lawyers for the Arts Workshop series;

Legal Issues for Photographers; 7:00 p.m.-8:30

p.m.; 1212 Broadway; 444-6351.

 

 

 

 

September 25

Oakland Museum 30th Anniversary Celebration

multi-cultural community day of fun, food and

entertainment; 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; 1000 Oak

Street; 238-2200.

 

September 26

Oakland Lyric Opera Showcase Series; 2:00 p.m.;

First Congregational Church; 27th and Harrison

Streets; 531-4231.

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 27

Jazz-in-Flight presents the 10th Anniversary Eddie

Moore Jazz Festival Concert Series; Jenny Scheinman

presents the Microjammers & the Djanogo Project;

8:00 p.m.; Yoshi's Jazz House at Jack London

Square; 510 Embarcadero West; 763-4663.

 

September 29

City of Oakland City Sounds Series in Frank Ogawa

Plaza at 12 noon; Lady Bianca, Blues; Broadway and

14th Street; 465-9264.

 

 

September 30

13th Annual City Center Summer Evening Sounds;

Napata & the Chocolate Kisses; Broadway & Clay

between 14th & 12th Streets; 628-8490.