Experience circus, acrobats and more at Oakland school for arts 'The Comedy of Errors'

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Tue, 1 Nov at 12:07am.

Last year, Oakland School for the Arts and Kinetic Arts Center got together to figure out how to add a Circus Arts Emphasis to the OSA arts training curriculum. 

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Tyler Thompson, Oakland School of the Arts student, wows the world by singing in Mandarin
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 18 Aug at 6:10am.

Oakland School of the Arts theater student Tyler Thompson has not only been acclaimed for his performances singing Chinese opera in the Bay area, his performances in the Purple Silk Music Education program's Great Wall Youth Orchestra and Chorus have made him the subject of an Associa

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Impact Holiday Shopping: Three ways to find great gifts this weekend, help a local nonprofit
Blog entry by Lori Zook.
Last updated at Thu, 23 Dec at 8:36am.

Ok ... many of us are already burnt out on ads, shopping, cheesy decorations and crowds. It’s that time of year again, and for those of you who still have some shopping to do (I haven’t even started yet), here are some places to go this weekend that will benefit some great local organizations:

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Weekend Picks: Things to do and see Oct. 29-31
Article by Tehea Robie.
Last updated at Mon, 1 Nov at 9:37pm.

Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday (tonight!), pay tribute to the artistic genius of our youth.

Oakland School for the Arts is hosting a haunted school tour. Experience the underbelly of the imagination. You can also catch this ghoulish surprise on Saturday and Sunday.

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Oakland (Scary) School of the Arts presents a 'Haunted School' event tonight!
Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Oct at 3:45am.

The students at Oakland School for the Arts have created a "haunted school" - promising to be so creepy and frightening you'll think you're in an abandoned gothic mansion or neglected cemetery.

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Oakland City Council: No Booze for Nik Nak; does AZ boycott affect billboards?
Article by Rena Ragimova.
Last updated at Wed, 2 Jun at 11:24pm.

On Tuesday the Oakland City Council upheld the appeal by the neighbors of Nic Nak Convenient Store (now officially Jo Jo's), thus denying the right to sell liquor at the location. 

No Liquor for Nic Nak

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Oakland School for the Arts students bloom at spring show
Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Wed, 7 Apr at 6:26am.

Eighth-grader Alegra Figeroid was one of almost 70 visual art students featured at Oakland School for the Arts Visual Arts Spring Exhibition over the weekend.

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