by Frances Phillips | Mar 13, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
On March 19 at 8 p.m. and March 20 at 7 p.m., composer and musician John Calloway and the Community Music Center are premiering El Son de la Mision, an exploration of the music of San Francisco’s Mission District from the 1960s to the present. The music is...
by Frances Phillips | Feb 17, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Writer and artist Linda Norton will read from her book The Public Gardens: Poems and History, and from new work she’s developed through Home and Away: Oakland, California Prisons, and the Geography of the Heart — her collaborative project with Peralta...
by Frances Phillips | Jan 20, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
Composer and multi-faceted musician Van-Ahn (Vanessa) Vo’s new stage production, The Odyssey from Vietnam to America, premieres on January 22 and 23, 2016 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The piece, four years in the making, draws upon...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 18, 2015 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Saturday, November 21, at 1:30 p.m., Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is hosting Oakland actor and dramatist Norman Gee, who is holding a talk-back about his use of drama with youth in juvenile detention. Also speaking are community member Gwen Jackson and Creative...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 5, 2015 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
On Sunday, June 21, at 5 p.m., at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, Dancers’ Group will present “Ritual 50-70: conjunction” of the 95 Rituals project. This evolving performance work is directed by Shinichi Iova-Koga of inkBoat and features many...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 5, 2015 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Writer Linda Norton and Peralta Hacienda are collaborating to document the effects of mass incarceration on the Fruitvale district and city of Oakland through “Home and Away.” Community members are invited to create this exhibit with Norton and Peralta...
