Oakland Museum of California

Summoning ghosts at the Oakland Museum

Julie Caine — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:14:49 +0000

If you’ve traveled out of Oakland airport, you’ve probably seen a beautiful piece of artwork – graceful, long-legged cranes painted on the windows in Terminal 2. It’s called “Going Away, Coming Home.” It’s a piece about being of and from two places at once, about the in-between existence we inhabit in transit. By looking at it, you’d probably never imagine that the artist once risked her life to make paintings like this.

Arts/Culture/Weekend: Jazz, windmills, and ghosts

Steven Short — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:59:46 +0000

Arts/Culture/Weekend is a roundup of our favorite events coming up around the Bay Area.

Arts/Culture/Weekend: Tea leaves, experimental sound, and dungeon masters

Ashleyanne Krigbaum — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:18:51 +0000

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling experimental. My arms and ears are open to what the universe has to offer, and luckily this weekend, the Bay Area is brimming with new options: from sounds by young producers, to a vast selection of fresh tastes on the world's most popular, brewed beverage. Let's go adventuring this Arts/Culture/Weekend!

Watch Hear Here’s animated short!

Erica Mu and Audrey Dilling — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:18:07 +0000

On December 8, KALW’s community storytelling project Hear Here put on a live presentation of some of the great Bay Area stories it has gathered so far. The event was in partnership with the second annual edition of Live Crosscurrents at the Oakland Museum of California. (Listen to a broadcast version of that show here.)
Watch the animated version of this presentation here!

Join KALW for the 2nd Annual Live Crosscurrents!

Erica Mu — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:21:38 +0000

Public radio takes the stage for a live performance of KALW's news magazine, Crosscurrents!
We'll kick off the night with a special presentation from KALW's community storytelling project, Hear Here. Then with host Hana Baba, we'll take you on a sonic journey through Bay Area news, arts, and culture, with our live house band, Tin Cup Serenade and special guests, including audience participation...you won't want to miss it!