Friday, January 13th, 2012 Bridgehead Studios in Estuary Art Attack
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Fri, 13 Jan at 11:30am.

Dear Friends and Art Lovers,

Friday, January 13th, 2012 Bridgehead Studios in Estuary Art Attack

Bridgehead Studios’ “Idols on the Third Shelf” exhibit will feature paintings, sculptures, and digital artwork by artists Tom Franco, Ilene Segalove, Saumya Kodippily, Mark P. Fisher, Yi Yan, Winnie Wong, Ed Holmes, and Arianna Kordestani.

 

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OL Staff Shares - 2011 in words, pictures by Eric K. Arnold
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Sat, 31 Dec at 10:50am.

"Twenty-eleven" was a tumultuous, even turbulent year for Oakland – a roller coaster ride from a political standpoint, to be sure.

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The Starline gets its groove back (Slideshow)
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Fri, 16 Dec at 11:11pm.

By Irene Florez

If you think Oakland could use a curated Casablanca-esque social club, you might soon see your dreams come true. 

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Jingletown Holiday Art Walk
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Wed, 7 Dec at 10:35am.

This past weekend was the annual Jingletown Holiday Art Walk. The area is full of artists working in different media, and regularly have open studios to show it off.

It's also just an interesting place to walk around. In part because the area is decorated with mosaics, murals and sculptures created by the local artists. It's a fun, funky place.

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Pro Arts announces Juried Annual 2012- opening reception Dec. 6
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 5 Dec at 6:25am.

From the OL Editorial Team:

The critically acclaimed Juried Annual presents a survey of the best new work in the Bay Area selected by a juror from the national arts community.

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6th Annual Jingletown Holiday ArtWalk Announced
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Tue, 15 Nov at 5:30pm.

 

6th Annual Jingletown Holiday ArtWalk Announced

www.jingletown.org

The Jingletown Arts & Business Community announces the 6th Annual Holiday Art Walk, Saturday

and Sunday, December 3 & 4, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

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Upcoming Oakland events from Our Oakland
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Wed, 5 Oct at 8:37pm.

Lots of different stuff to do coming up in Oakland. It's a First Friday this week, so Uptown and Downtown will be hopping. The current forecast has the rains stopping by then -- let's hope the forecasters are right!

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OMCA's O Zone, Top Ten Social highlights Oakland's poignant cultural scene (Slideshow)
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Tue, 4 Oct at 12:01am.

This past Friday was a good example of why Oakland has become a cultural mecca.

A few years ago, that statement would have invited ridicule. But these days, Oakland’s renaissance is in full swing, to the extent where East Bay culturati often have to choose between two (or more) equally-compelling events going on at the same time.

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