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From Mayor Quan's Newsletter: Oakland events in March and April 2013

Published on Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Last updated on 11:10AM, Sunday, March 10, 2013
Oakland at night by damian penney, http://www.flickr.com/photos/84556056@N00/3882727973/

Oakland at night by damian penney, http://www.flickr.com/photos/84556056@N00/3882727973/

 
St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Friday, March 15, 12-1pm, Oakland City Center, 

Broadway at 13th St. Enjoy the traditional Irish sounds of Driving with Fergus. 

For more info: www.oaklandcitycenter.com 

     

Jazz at the Chimes, Sunday, March 17, 2pm, Chapel of the Chimes; 4499 Piedmont Ave. 

Featuring The Mads Tolling Quartet. Danish-born Tolling, now a Bay Area resident, brings the

Jazz Chimes 0313 Mads Tolling Quartet to the stage of the lovely Julia Morgan-designed Chapel of the Chimes. The group includes Dave McNab on guitar, George Ban-Weiss on bass and Eric Garland on drums. They will perform a variety of tunes, including some from Tolling's CD "Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty - Live at Yoshi's." Plenty of free parking.

Tickets: $15 general; $10 seniors (60+) and students -- for concert and reception. Purchase tickets at the door. Cash only. Limited seating! Ticket sales begin at 12:30pm; Doors open 1:30pm.

For more info: 654-0123 or chimesjazz@gmail.com 

 

 

Marcus Bk Stores logo Avotcja with Veronica Loving & Jazzmine Jackson,
Saturday, March 23, 6:30-8pm, Marcus Books, 3900 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way.
Bay Area favorite Avotcja will read from and discuss her latest and great volume of poetry, "With Every Step I Take." The mother/daughter team of Loving and Jackson will discuss their new book, "Feeding a Monster," a revelatory and honest account of sexual abuse within their family. 
For info: 652-2344 or www.MarcusBooks.com 

    

 

runningOakland Running Festival, March 24. O Running Festival logo

Voted the "Best Sporting Event of 2010" by Oakland Magazine, the Oakland Running Festival is the newest event in the Bay Area and Features 5 races of all distances: marathon, half, relay, 5k and kids' fun run. They have training runs happening now.

For more info: oaklandmarathon.com 

 

 

The Cesar E. Chavez Lifetime Achievement Awards Reception and Ceremony

Saturday, March 30, Reception 2-3pm; Awards 3-6pm, Corazon Del Pueblo Community Center, 4814 International Blvd.

The EastBay Support Committee is recognizing outstanding individuals who have gone "above and beyond" to help others. These Oakland residents have taken a hands-on approach and have become personal advocates for their cause. The wives of Cesar E. Chavez and Pete Velasco, the original organizers for the Farmworker Movement, will present the awards. The nominees are: Froben Lozada (Angel Award) died January 24,  2013 Historical Figure, Ana M. Rojas, Peter D. Roos, Terry Bautista, Selia Melero, and Rafael Jesus Gonzalez.  

For more info: Tina Flores, 355-2438 or Tina9941@yahoo.com 

 

 

APRIL

 

2013 USA Hockey Women's National Championships, 
April 4-7, Oakland Ice Center, 519 18th St.
The games start at 9am on Thursday morning, April 4, and are played all day (starting between 6:30am and 8am depending upon the day, and continuing until about 9:30 to 10pm every night) on both ice surfaces through Saturday, April 6.  On Sunday, April 7, the semifinals and championship games will be held until about 7pm.

For more info:www.oaklandice.com 

 

 

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Thursday thru Saturday, April 18-20, 7pm and Sunday, April 21, 3pm, Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts on 1428 Alice St.

Come see the young, up and coming talent from Oakland School for the Arts School of Dance in their only dance concert of the year.  Tickets: $20 General Admission; $10 Students, Seniors, OSA Faculty/Staff (with valid ID) Available at the door and here.

 

For more info: www.oakarts.org  

  

 Reposted from Mayor Quan's newsletter

About Jean Quan
Jean Quan is the first woman and the first Asian American to be elected Mayor of Oakland. A woman of many firsts, she was the first Asian American woman elected to the Oakland School Board and to the Oakland City Council. She is the first Asian American woman mayor of a major US City.