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Press Release Archive ~ January 2004 Tet Festival Coming to Clinton Park - 01/30/04 Oakland ~ To many in the Vietnamese community, the Tet Festival is a holiday season so precious, its importance could be compared to Christmas, Thanksgiving and Memorial Day combined ... more >> Oakland Gets 1st New School in 30 Years - 01/30/04 Oakland ~ It's been more than 10 years since community leaders began the monumental task of building a state-of-the-art school from the ground up in an inner-city Oakland neighborhood ... more >> Tri-School Art Show a Big Hit - 01/30/04 Oakland ~ Oakland's Museum of Children's Art, MOCHA, supported the art show by setting up three stations of simple, appealing activities for students. Nearly 80 sculpture exhibits were on display, as well as a paneled gallery of students' drawings and paintings ... more >> Supporting Asia Art Gala, Museum - 01/30/04 Piedmont ~ Art and antique enthusiasts can observe ancient artifacts and contemporary art work from the Asia-Pacific regions right here at home. The San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show, which features international art objects spanning 6,000 years of history, will be showcased at a benefit for the Asian Art Museum ... more >> Collector Shares Historical View on Black Paper Dolls - 01/30/04 Oakland ~ For Mills College graduate Arabella Grayson, collecting black paper dolls is not just a hobby, it's a way to learn about the history of black images in America ... more >> The Destination is Oakland - 01/30/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce the advertisement in the Destination Oakland's latest issue, on page 48, featuring our facilities available for reservation ... more >> District Opens New Facility in Fruitvale - 01/27/04 The Oakland Unified School District will open the Cesar Chavez Education Center located at 2825 International Boulevard, from 12:30-2:30 pm on Thursday afternoon ... more >> Bonsai Tree Tradition - 01/26/04 Oakland ~ The bonsai exhibit at the Lakeside Park Garden Center in Oakland attracts a crowd of gardeners ... more >> County Heroes Sought for Awards - 01/26/04 Oakland ~ The American Red Cross and the Oakland Fire Department are looking for local people and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding courage this year to be honored as Alameda County Community Heroes ... more >> Mission Mars: Bay Area Kids Dream - 01/26/04 Oakland ~ Children these days watching the Mars rovers going through their paces on the fourth planet know a whole lot more about space than kids of yesteryear watching the first moon landing in 1969 ... more >> Visionary Hayes Honored by Port - 01/25/04 Oakland ~ During his brief 45 years of life, Chappell Hayes inspired hundreds and changed the lives of thousands with his stoic leadership of West Oakland's never-ending fight for environmental justice ... more >> Group Reaches Out - 01/25/04 Oakland ~ For several hours, dozens of young people played basketball on the glossy floor of the Oakland Arena. Among the players were students from Hoover Elementary School and teenagers from a group home in Oakland. On the sidelines were parents, mentors and community leaders, hoping to make a positive impact on the lives of young people ... more >> Grant Workshops to Benefit Potential College Students - 01/24/04 Oakland ~ High school students and parents interested in free money for college can take advantage of a workshop Sunday on how to apply for state grants and other financial aid ... more >> Filter to Improve Lake Water Quality - 01/24/04 Oakland ~ Crews installed a second storm drain filter near Lake Merritt this week, a filter that city workers say will improve lake water quality. The new drain, at Staten and Bellevue avenues, will trap trash smaller than cigarette butts and prevent it from going into the lake. Water runoff will be filtered, removing up to 80 percent ... more >> Space Center Hosting Mars Party - 01/24/04 Oakland ~ Chabot Space and Science Center will host hundreds of Mars enthusiasts tonight to celebrate the landing of the second NASA rover, Opportunity ... more >> Tool Lending Library Revives Home Improvement Projects - 01/24/04 Oakland ~ The center sits tucked away at the library's Temescal branch on Telegraph Avenue. Upstairs, inside the historic red-bricked Carnegie-era building is a grandiose room, with a cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors ... more >> Oakland Ballet Crosses Bridge - 01/24/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Ballet is veering off its familiar Paramount Theatre home turf this weekend for a special occasion -- the company's first performance in San Francisco in 25 years ... more >> City Marks Martin Luther King Day - 01/23/04 Piedmont ~ Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is alive in Piedmont. More than 100 people gathered at the Community Hall for the city's seventh annual celebration of the life and teachings of King Monday ... more >> Symphony Hosts Violin Virtuoso - 01/23/04 Oakland ~ Oakland East Bay Symphony Director Michael Morgan says he remembers seeing violinist Tai Murray perform with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra when she was only 8 years old. Today, the Juilliard School graduate student and Chicago native will perform with Morgan and the Oakland symphony ... more >> Twin Baby Monkeys in Zoo's Spotlight - 01/23/04 Oakland ~ The zoo's two new baby Tamarins resemble balls of black fuzz with white tufts on top, about the size of a silver dollar. That is, if you can spot the twins at all on the backs of one of their six family members at the zoo ... more >> Port Tower Renamed to Honor Late Activist - 01/23/04 Oakland ~ The rebuilt observation tower in Port View Park at the Port of Oakland will be dedicated Saturday to the memory of West Oakland community activist and environmentalist ... more >> Island Studio for Tiny Artists - 01/22/04 Oakland ~ Eighteen Alameda artists, age 5 through 10, greeted the Year of the Monkey with Chinese brush paintings of the Lunar New Year's patron ... more >> Chinese New Year Carnival - 01/22/04 Oakland ~ The nutty scent of dried bean curd will breeze into San Francisco this weekend as the two-week-long Chinese New Year carnival opens Saturday at Walter U. Lum Place ... more >> Lunar New Year a Multicultural Celebration - 01/22/04 San Francisco ~ The beginning of Lunar New Year is popularly known in the United States as Chinese New Year. What many people don't know is today also marks the beginning of Solnal, the Korean New Year, and Tet, the Vietnamese New Year ... more >> When Chinese New Year Rings in Today - 01/22/04 San Francisco ~ Twisting and leaping, costumed pairs of lion dancers will perform all over the Bay Area and around the world, bringing good fortune to the Year of the Monkey. The colorful felines are an integral part of the holiday ... more >> Photography Workshop - 01/22/04 Oakland ~ Come and join the fun of photography. A chance to "expose your vision to the world" is here. This workshop will utilize pinhole cameras and photo journalism ... more >> Program Helps Bridge Tutoring Gap - 01/21/04 Oakland ~ Refugee Transitions, an organization assisting refugees and immigrants in becoming self-sufficient, has launched a program called the Bridge-2-Success Youth Partnership, where volunteers tutor 7- to 17-year-old refugee students ... more >> Son Carries on King's 'Dream' Message - 01/21/04 Oakland ~ Much has been achieved in the four decades since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his impassioned "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... more >> Innovative Grants - 01/21/04 Oakland ~ The National Park Service, through the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Grant Program supports recreation in urban areas, by rewarding creative thinking with "innovative grants." Recently rewarded for this such grant was Adapted Boating for people with disabilities in Oakland ... more >> Stanford Youth Weekend Celebration - 01/20/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) is more than proud to have been invited to the Kids Free Weekend, proudly sponsored and presented by the Stanford University, Arrillaga Family Sports Center ... more >> Holiday Bulletin Board Grand Prize Winner - 01/19/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce Brookdale Recreation Center as the grand prize winner of the first annual Holiday Bulletin Board Contest. The contest begain in December 2003 and was open to all Oakland Parks and Recreation centers ... more >> Chinatown to Celebrate Year of the Monkey - 01/16/04 Oakland ~ Chinatown business owners are ushering in the Year of the Monkey this week with stores stocked full of tangerine trees with red bows tied to the leaves for good luck ... more >> Mentor Program Seeks Hoop Shooters - 01/16/04 Oakland ~ On Monday, as the nation celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior, organizers and supporters will gather at the Oakland Arena for a conference and games. Young people are being invited to take part in pickup basketball games ... more >> Latino Leaders to be Recognized - 01/16/04 Oakland ~ The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will honor three Alameda County Latino lawmakers tonight for legislative contributions they have made to the community during the past year ... more >> Opera Chimes at Chapel - 01/16/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland Lyric Opera and Chapel of the Chimes brings the community a "Sunday Afternoon Musical and Tea Series." This series of seven musicales with tea service will be performed at the Chapel of the Chimes on Sunday afternoons ... more >> Alameda County Community Heroes - 01/16/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland announces the first annual Alameda County Community Heroes Recognition Event honoring individuals, businesses and organizations in the community who have shown courage and character through their acts of heroism ... more >> Oakland Celebrates Chinese Year of the Monkey - 01/15/04 Oakland ~ From a festive street fair to a museum family day to a book reading, the Chinese Year of the Monkey will be ushered in at several Oakland events celebrating the Lunar New Year on January 22 ... more >> Community Remembers Martin Luther King Junior - 01/15/04 Oakland ~ Today would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 75th birthday, and numerous events are taking place in Oakland throughout January to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy ... more >> 'Guide Dancers' Teaching the Blind - 01/14/04 Oakland ~ The dance floor can be a daunting place for anyone with two left feet. It doesn't get easier if you're visually impaired. But for more than a year and a half, Connecting Through Dance has taught volunteering "guide dancers" how to dance as well as how to teach the blind and visually impaired, proving you don't need great vision to be light on your toes ... more >> Crew Team Extends Oar to Oakland Girls - 01/14/04 Oakland ~ A new team of girl rowers from local high schools will be training in the Oakland Estuary this January as part of a recreational outreach program by the Jack London Aquatic Center ... more >> More Time for Women's Honors - 01/14/04 Oakland ~ The deadline to nominate an outstanding woman for the Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame has been extended until Thursday. Women of all ages may be nominated in the categories of business, community service, art, education, environmental preservation, health, justice, science, sports and youth ... more >> Son Carries on His Father's Message - 01/13/04 Oakland ~ Much has been achieved in the four decades since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his impassioned "I have a dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. But, his son told hundreds gathered beneath the watery skies of Oakland today, a great deal is left to accomplish ... more >> Musical Event Will Honor Martin Luther King Jr - 01/11/04 Oakland ~ Community artists and activists are coming together for a musical tribute to Martin Luther King Junior to celebrate his life and legacy, and also to raise funds for local nonprofit groups. The third annual musical tribute and 75th birthday celebration for the slain civil rights leader, called "In the Name of Love" ... more >> Winter Roses - 01/10/04 Oakland ~ The East Bay Rose Society will host two rose pruning demonstrations in January. The first will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday at the Oakland Rose Garden's Morcom Amphitheatre ... more >> Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Diabetes - 01/09/04 Oakland ~ The National Center for Minority Health Disparities, Children's Hospital Oakland and the Ethnic Health Institute are sponsoring the meeting, which is open to the public ... more >> Oakland Celebrates A Dream - 01/08/04 Oakland ~ The life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated throughout the month of January with "Oakland Celebrates the Dream" -- a series of events held around Oakland to honor the man who would have turned 75 on January 15 ... more >> First Annual Holiday Bulletin Board Contest - 01/07/04 Oakland ~ Several centers participated in this fun decorating blitz for the holidays with Christmas trees, gingerbread men, reindeer and candy canes lining the bulletin board walls much to the children's delight ... more >> King's Son to Kick-Off 'Dream' - 01/07/04 Oakland ~ A month-long series of events commemorating the 75th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. will begin Friday with the civil rights leader's son, Martin Luther King III, speaking about his father from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. The celebration, entitled "Oakland Celebrates the Dream," will also feature entertainment and a fair with informational booths on upcoming community events honoring King's birthday ... more >> Hooked On Fun - 01/07/04 Oakland ~ This is an excellent learn to read program for younger students. The students will learn basics and will have fun reading with teachers and peers ... more >> Early Birds Special - 01/06/04 Oakland ~ Learning and growing through play is the focus of the Early Birds program. Children will learn beginning social skills, ABC's, colors, numbers, cooking, art projects, and will participate in a variety of very special events ... more >> Teacher Showers Youth with Fun Books - 01/05/04 Oakland ~ The Oakland police and fire departments were able to give out thousands of children's books as Christmas presents this year, thanks to the efforts of a Redwood City high school teacher ... more >> Teens In Action - 01/05/04 Oakland ~ The Teens In Action is a wonderful forum for students to get together and discuss events and problems in a safe and interactive environment. Through this program young adults are able to meet, share, and plan fun activities ... more >> The Girl Scouts - 01/04/04 Oakland ~ Come and experience the great benefits that the Girls Scouts can provide. Leadership, first aid, teamwork, life skills, and much more is demonstrated in this fun and classic program ... more >> Cheaper by the Dozen Has Roots in Oakland - 01/04/04 Oakland ~ Lillian Moller Gilbreth and husband Frank were the real life inspiration for the original book and movie. Library History Room files reveal Lillian, born in 1878 and raised in Oakland ... more >> Chabot Space Center Celebrates Mars Exploration - 01/03/04 Oakland ~ Chabot Space and Science Center will be marking the landing of the Mars rover Spirit with a special planetarium show tonight, the first of several red planet events to be held throughout the month ... more >> Learn How to Save A Life - 01/02/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation, Aquatics Unit would like to announce American Red Cross CPR life saving courses that will be available. The Aquatics Unit is a proud provider of American Red Cross ... more >> Enter Stories with Roles at Fairyland - 01/02/04 Oakland ~ If you have a child between 8 and 10 years old, I can't think of a better activity than being a Storybook Personality at Oakland's Children's Fairyland. Every year, 30 kids are chosen to perform in Fairyland's Children's Theater. It's great training in acting, improvisation, voice, movement, public speaking and dance. It's also a whole lot of fun ... more >> Wedding Sites and Services - 01/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce the advertisement in the Wedding Sites and Services Magazine January 2004 issue, featuring Joaquin Miller Community Center, one of six facilities available for reservation ... more >> Historic Warship Heads to San Diego - 01/01/04 Oakland ~ Every day this week Al Dagsaan drove from his Vallejo home to the Oakland waterfront hoping to capture a glimpse -- and a few photographs -- of history. The USS Midway, the 1,000-foot-long aircraft carrier he served on from 1975 to 1979, had undergone a massive facelift at the Charles P. Howard Terminal this fall and was ready to head to San Diego to open as a floating museum ... more >> Lifeguard Training Courses - 01/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR), Aquatics Unit is proud to offer American Red Cross lifeguard training courses in March 22 through May 25, 2004 ... more >> Children's Bicycle Safety Program - 01/01/04 Oakland ~ The City of Oakland, Office of Parks and Recreation, Earn Your Bike Program has created an innovative Children's Bicycle Safety Program designed exclusively for children who are Oakland residents ... more >> Paper Trail Delights School District - 01/01/04 Oakland ~ Oakland schools received a belated holiday stocking stuffer -- $22,600 worth of paper. The donation Tuesday came from Give Something Back, an Oakland-based office supply company that donates the bulk of its after-tax profits to community groups ... more >> |
Related links: - Contra Costa Times - Convention Center - East Bay Express - KTOP - Oakland Tribune - SF Chronicle - SF Examiner |
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