Help Oakland's Vespertine Circus buy a rig (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Mariah Carle.
Last updated at Mon, 16 Apr at 9:57pm.

The Vespertine Circus is a collection of young, ambitious artists on a quest to spread joy and absurdity. 


The troupe consists of seven main characters; a neo-burlesque troupe of dancers with backgrounds in ballet, hip-hop and everything in between; and a genre-bending and blending band. They've been putting on shows in Oakland for seven months and are gearing up to move their spectacle outdoors and into parks this spring.

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R.I.P. Khalil Shaheed, legendary Oakland jazz trumpeter, educator
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Mon, 26 Mar at 7:27am.

It was easy to take Khalil Shaheed for granted.

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Parents: Apply for free lunch program in Oakland
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 24 Sep at 9:58pm.

from OUSD: Parents, Apply for the Free Lunch Program Online!

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East Oakland’s Urban Promise Academy unveils new “made-over” schoolyard, playground
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 16 Jun at 9:50am.

Oakland's Urban Promise Academy, a middle school on East 18th Street,  opened a new outdoor complex this week. Students will have a brand-new schoolyard, complete with innovative turf field, inspirational artwork, basketball courts, landscaping and an outdoor classroom.

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Would you like to meet the Governor?

Blog entry by Friends of Peralt....
Last updated at Thu, 5 May at 9:40am.

California's Black, Native American, & Mexican Governor is coming to Peralta Hacienda. Pio Pico was governor of Mexican CA before the US takeover in 1848. Carlos Salomon will introduce visitors to Pico through a fun, engaging presentation. Wine and tamales following the talk!

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Martin Luther leaves New Parish crowd wanting more - Watch video interview! (Review)
Article by Monica Anderson.
Last updated at Sat, 16 Apr at 1:40pm.

Bob Marley, Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix appear to channel themselves through him. Each of his finely turned verses and his penetrating guitar rifts carry the textured stories of jazz greats, chieftains of funk, blues heroes, R&B giants and epic rock legends.

Martin Luther is the real thang.

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Oakland demands: "LET US VOTE!"
Blog entry by Great Oakland Pub....
Last updated at Thu, 24 Feb at 6:22pm.

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Great Oakland Public Schools: Statement on Education Budget Crisis (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Great Oakland Pub....
Last updated at Mon, 31 Jan at 2:29pm.

Last week, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) leadership released their Read the whole story...