OACC SPOTLIGHT
FIRST WEDNESDAY AT MADISON PARK
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Since November 2017, The Friends of Madison Park have been hosting the monthly Oakland Chinatown First Wednesdays to bring the community together for health, history, and honoring the still thriving Chinatown community. In the first month, there were no more than 40 community members there. Last month, the second annual Lunar New Year celebration event attracted over 180 elders, youth, children, and families.
We've helped in planning the event and providing a consistent and enriching station for community members of all ages to engage in visual arts, martial arts, culture, and history. Some highlights of the past year include a kung fu demonstration, tai chi workshop, and a stenciling art station. We invite you to join us in helping this event continue to grow every month.
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"CHOPIN & CHINA" Concert with Pianist Eileen Huang
Sunday, March 17, 2019, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Enjoy a delightful evening of classical music featuring Chopin and traditional Chinese music with acclaimed pianist Eileen Huang. VIP ticket holders are invited to a reception after the performance.
Click here for tickets and more info
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Bonnie Kwong's Intersectional Theater Project Table Read
Monday, April 29, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Enjoy and participate in the creative process of the intersectional theater project. Bonnie will conduct a table read based on her conversations with participants in the recent story-circles held at OACC and welcomes audience feedback.
Click here for info on 2019 Artist in Residence, Bonnie Kwong
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Bonnie Kwong Workshop: ZINE Making
Fridays, May 3 & 10, 2019, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Create a small stapled magazine, otherwise known as a zine, with artist, writer, and performer Bonnie Kwong. Participants in this workshop experiment with a wide range of mediums, to reflect, make art, write, and learn. A collection of the final projects will be published on the OACC's website in digital format.
Click here for info and to RSVP
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Panel with Author Viet Thanh Nguyen
Sunday, May 5, 2019, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences. The result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines. Join authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Joseph Azam, Meron Hadero, and Somdeng Danny Thongsee for a reading and panel discussion. Hosted by Michael Tran.
Click here for info and to RSVP
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Immigration Emergency:
In Defense & Defiance
Exhibition Dates:
Saturday, March 9, 2019 – Sunday, April 21, 2019
More than 30 local artists produce powerful artworks in response to the Muslim Ban, DACA, proposed changes to the Public Charge Rule, Sanctuary Cities, ICE raids and detention, family separations, the fake border emergency and Trump’s wall, the 2020 Census, the revoking of Temporary Protected Status, and the rise of deportations of Southeast Asians.
Click here for more info
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COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival - March 5 - 17, 2019 | San Jose & Redwood City
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First Wednesdays at Madison Park - April 3, 2019 | Madison Park, Oakland, CA 94607
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OACC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductibleto the extent allowed by law. (EIN# 73-1649335)
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