The Summer Sounds concert series’ last performers for the month of July will feature a group called Blackberry Soup. The group will grace the Oakland City Center stage from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28.

Although it’s been almost two weeks since the legendary Bishop Walter Hawkins died and less than a week since a public tribute and funeral were held for him, Oaklanders and gospel fans around the globe are still feeling the impact of his loss.

Who else celebrates her birthday with an annual musical bash that everyone is invited to? 

Musician and poet and Avotcja (A-VAH-Cha) is who – and this Sunday, she will be back at it again with some of the area’s top musicians, poets and spoken word artists at La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck in Berkeley.

July’s third Summer Sounds concert will feature the Cuban rhythms of a well-renowned artist who’s a native of the country.

Fito Reinoso y su Ritmo Y Armonia will bring a taste of Cuba to the Oakland City Center Plaza beginning at noon, Wednesday, July 21.

Oakland, CA: A who’s who of the gospel world is gathering to pay final respects to Grammy Award winning gospel legend, Bishop Walter Hawkins, who passed away July 11th after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

It’s midnight at the Oasis. Soulful singer Maria Muldaur is nowhere to be found, but if she were, she’d surely approve of the body-moving sounds of dancehall reggae coming out of the speakers, and the island-themed patio with an open-air ceiling.

38thNotes has been a Bay Area tastemaker since 2008, bringing you the best in local arts and entertainment. That means that, among other things, we've been purveyors of great hip-hop coming out of our corner of the world.

Folks were out and about for the latest Oakland Art Murmur on July 2. And we got great pix! Check them out, see if we shot you, and check out the web site for the August event.

What lives in Oakland, features 53 local writers, took 6 months, 9 editors, and 6 photographers to create, and has a real ISBN?

The Oakland Public Library presents In Your Ear, a book release party for the Oakland Word program on July 8, 2010, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Main Library’s West Auditorium, at 125 14th Street. Event is free and wheelchair accessible.

Circus Bella is proudly moving forward towards its 2010 FREE! Circus in the 
Parks season of shows in the Bay Area.


In preparation for these performances, we are very busy with rehearsals, 
planning and fundraising. 
Part of this process is reaching out to our host communities to increase 
both participation and involvement in our productions.  

The forth Summer Sounds concert will showcase an award winning band by the name of Zydeco Flames, which won the 2009 North Bay Music Award in the category of World/International music. Recognized as the West Coast’s premiere Zydeco band, the group regularly plays for packed houses.

This the break up the break UP
I gotta go to grow but maybe later we could make up make UP
And be better even
I mean even better
I mean since my first dreams we been together
On this Oakland shit
They say lyfes a bitch
Nah shes a perfect woman
Just gotta learn to ride her curves when she throw em on ya