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D.K. DAILEY, EAST OAKLAND’S SCIENCE FICTION WRITER, AUTHOR OF 13 BOOKS, STILL SEEKING A PUBLISHER.

October 28, 2016 Damu Dailey

Meeting D.K. Dailey, you probably wouldn’t guess her unique accomplishment – she’s written 13 books. And even though she hasn’t been published yet, she keeps writing. “I never thought I’d have 13 books written, yet

Sights and Sounds: An Artist Paints in Athol Park – A Radio Story

May 12, 2016 Bill Joyce

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/04/WEB.AtholPark.mp3 Two tennis courts, enclosed by a chain link fence, sit adjacent to Athol Plaza Park in Oakland, near Lake Merritt. Laila Espinoza is here nearly every weekend. She hangs a canvas on the

Sights and Sounds of East Oakland: Creating a Lineage of Artists in East Oakland – A Radio Story

May 11, 2016 Angela Scott

http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/04/WEB.EastSideArts.mp3 Turning down 23rd Avenue towards International Boulevard, I see the words “Culture is a weapon” painted the side of a building wall. Painted below are indigenous peoples, Black Panther party members and immigrant workers.

An excerpt of Dimensions Dance Theater’s “The Town … On Notice” about the housing crisis

April 26, 2016 Randy Filio

The Tree of Life: “Come Close”

March 31, 2016 Bill Joyce

The six- feet high, 30- foot long The Tree of Life mural-on-canvas sweeps across the entrance of the Oliver Art Center at the California College of Art (CCA). A vibrant tree forms the center of the

An Open Art Studio to Bring People Together

February 17, 2016 Bill Joyce

What happens when an artist moves her studio outdoors? What happens when the outdoor setting is a public space, in this case, seldomly used tennis courts in a tiny park across the street from Lake

From troubled youth to working artists

February 4, 2016 Angela Scott

In 2001, celebrated artist Favianna Rodriguez co-founded the EastSide Arts Alliance (EAA) and Visual Element in Oakland, CA, to train young artists in the tradition of muralism. The San Antonio neighborhood, where EAA resides, is

Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos

February 2, 2016 Sabah Williams

Yaelisa, Artistic Director for Caminos Flamencos, is considered a master instructor in the art of Flamenco. Yaelisa teaches Flamenco workshops and classes all over the Bay Area. She teaches in Oakland, Berkeley, SF and beyond.

Las Posadas Tradition continues

December 31, 2015 Rosalinda Hernandez

Growing up in East Oakland, in a Mexican-Catholic home, one of my favorite traditions about the holidays were Las Posadas at our local church in Jingletown. Las Posadas are a nine-day celebration celebrated throughout Mexico.

Caminos Flamencos

December 14, 2015 Sabah Williams