| posted 8/21/2007 - Holla Back-- A weekly Open Mic session for poets, songwriters, and theater artists
Date: Thursday August 23, 2007
Time: 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Repeats: This event repeats every week.
Location: East Side Cultural Center
Street: 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, 94606
for more information: www.eastsideartsalliance.com
- StoryCorps Griot to Partner with KALW-FM To Gather Stories
WHAT: StoryCorps Griot Initiative Oakland Launch
WHO: Jennifer Carr, Senior Coordinator, StoryCorps Griot
John W. Franklin, NMAAHC
Matt Martin, General Manager KALW-FM (91.7)
Ishmael Reed, Writer
Betty Reid Soskin, WWII/Homefront Historical National Park
WHEN: Thursday, August 9, 2007 @ 10:00am
WHERE: Oakland City Hall Plaza, Hearing Room 3, Lobby Level
StoryCorps Griot, a year-long initiative to gather and preserve the life stories of African American families across the country, will kick-off a six-week visit to Oakland on Thursday, Aug. 9th at 10am at Frank Ogawa Plaza (14th & Broadway)
The Griot StoryBooth – a mobile recording studio - will remain at Frank Ogawa Plaza for the six week stay gathering the stories of everyday African Americans living in the Oakland area. In addition to being at the Plaza, StoryCorps Griot staff will visit community centers, churches, and educational institutions.
StoryCorps Griot is the largest oral history project of its kind since 2,300 former slaves were interviewed in the mid-1930s as part of the WPA’s Federal Writers Project. The Griot initiative is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and is in association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It is the first major national collaboration for the museum which is expected to open in under a decade as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution. In Oakland, Griot is partnering with KALW-FM, and a host of community organizations.
posted 8/13/07 - Piedmont Choirs Fall Placement Interviews
Fun group sing-alongs to determine placement in one of the Piedmont Choirs' 12 choral groups. Scholarships available!
Sponsored by: Piedmont Choirs
Beginning September 8th, appointment required
Several locations in Piedmont
Event Contact Information: www.piedmontchoirs.org or (510) 547-4441
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