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Art takes center stage in all its incarnations in festival featuring blues & gospel music, a world dance party, a poetry slam, a circus stage, art activities, art vendors, and family activities. Saturday, August 19 –Sunday, August 20, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. $15 Adults, $7 seniors and youth, 12 & under free. 14th Street & Broadway, Oakland. http://artandsouloakland.com/

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Downtown Oakland’s flagship Art & Soul festival keeps it fresh and fun with a jam-packed 17th annual showcase of local art, music and culture. Neo-soul sensation Goapele, Grammy-nominees Los Rakas and Angie Stone, and BET Sunday Best winner Tasha Page-Lockhart fuel a stellar lineup of 30+ bands on three stages.  Also, a high-flying turf dance competition, kiddie carnival, artisan marketplace...

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On Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 2-5pm, Rhythmix Cultural Works will celebrate its ten-year milestone by presenting an exceptional roster of live entertainment, women winemakers, brewers and distillers plus tasty bites from an array of east bay eateries in a daylong salute to great music, wine, beer, spirits and food. Participants will enjoy food and drinks in the Rhythmix theater and...

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The-Sonoma County Blues Festival's Juried Art is opened to all artists. The booth fee is $250 includes (4) $40 tickets to festival. The Juried Show awards $3000 in award, $1500 in Cash and $1500 in prizes. The Prospectus is available by emailing artrep@sonic.net. The “Call to Visual Artists” is open to any and all interested artists. SOMO Village and SOMO Concerts will celebrate Northern CA...

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On Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 2-5pm, Rhythmix Cultural Works will celebrate its ten-year milestone by presenting an exceptional roster of live entertainment, women winemakers, brewers and distillers plus tasty bites from an array of East Bay eateries. Participants will enjoy an epicurean experience in the Rhythmix theater and courtyard, accompanied by live music, world dance performances, a...

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  An absolute drop-dead masterwork. . . . One of the rare movies about a writer that convey the sense that the character, as depicted, is capable of artistic creation at a world-historical height of achievement. RICHARD BRODY, THE NEW YORKER FEATURING Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff, Keith Carradine, Relating the life of Emily Dickinson, Davies imbues the simple structure...

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FEINSTEIN’S AT THE NIKKO PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH MARILYN MCCOO AND BILLY DAVIS, JR. THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY! AUGUST 17–19, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO – Feinstein’s at the Nikko is proud to welcome 7-time Grammy Award-winning duo Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. for three performances only—Thursday, August 17 (8 p.m.); Friday, August 18 (8p.m.) and Saturday, August 19 (7 p.m.). The...

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COMEDY MACHINE is a one-night, three-round comedy tournament featuring eight comedians all competing to be chosen as the champion. At COMEDY MACHINE, comedians literally live and die by the fans. Hosted weekly by comedian Ira Summer, COMEDY MACHINE promises to leave you on the ropes with laughter and loudly cheering for your favorites! COMEDY OAKLAND, voted Best Place for Comedy - 2016 East Bay...

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For nearly 50 years  jazz guitarist Calvin Keys has been a leader of his own bands, producer of his recordings and an accompanist and soloist by many other legends of jazz. Through the years, Keys has performed with Ray Charles, Donald Byrd, Bobby Hutcherson, Carmen McCrea, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Eddie Henderson, and Jimmy Witherspoon to name a few. At the age of 16, Keys started...

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FEATURING Stew, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Refreshments available. The spectacular, one-of-a-kind musical Passing Strange was developed and premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and went on to be a Broadway hit, winning multiple awards including a Tony. Spike Lee captured the show on film, retaining its energy while also taking us...

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