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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Plaid Friday

http://www.plaidfriday.com/

Labels: arts, city of oakland, community, independent, local, spread the word, sustainability

Friday, October 30, 2009

Midtown Oakland Arts District

Check out the new First Friday map and Facebook Page for Midtown Oakland Arts District.

Labels: affiliations, arts, city of oakland, community, events, first friday, gallery, local, location, music, small business, spread the word

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Best of the East Bay Party

We're closing at 3 pm on Friday and heading down the street to the Best of the East Bay Party at the Oakland Museum of California. We'll have a booth with coffee, food, and the new videos from French Press Films. Come visit us!

Our Art Opening will be on the Second Friday this month.

Labels: arts, city of oakland, community, events, first friday, local

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Trunk Show Today (10 am to 1 pm)

Amy MacClain Designs - Fine Hand-Crafted Original Designs Jewelry.

Also, we're now open until 5 pm on the weekends!

Labels: arts, community, events, independent, local, merchandise, small business, trunk shows

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Blog Posts About "Walking Oakland"

Living in the O

and

Oaklander Online

Labels: arts, community, events, first friday, media, music, www

Monday, February 2, 2009

Fox Theater Open, Awesome Lineup

Check out their website for lineup, including Social Distortion, Michael Franti, CAKE, & Modest Mouse!

(Photo is a digital image of a painting by Cleo Vilett which will be featured in our February Art Show!)

Labels: arts, city of oakland, community, events, local, spread the word, www

Monday, October 20, 2008

Take a Stand for Public Arts Programs in Oakland

Go here.

Labels: arts, city of oakland, spread the word

Saturday, September 13, 2008

First Friday Music Available in Our Store

Inspired by how great Brass Menazeri was at Great American Music Hall last night and how good their new album is we decided to add the albums of the musicians who have performed at our First Friday events to our online store.

We have the amazing Holcombe Waller's "Troubled Times" and Brass Menazeri's first album "Brazen" (their just released album "Vranjski San" coming soon) for sale through iTunes or on CD Baby.

Labels: arts, first friday, music

Saturday, September 6, 2008

First Friday Photos on Facebook

Click here.

Labels: arts, events, facebook, first friday, gallery, music, photos

Friday, September 5, 2008

Brass Menazeri Live

Labels: arts, events, first friday, music, photos

Live from First Friday

Labels: arts, events, first friday, music

Thursday, July 17, 2008

New Oakland Visual Arts Web Site

www.oaklandvisualarts.org

Labels: arts, city of oakland

Saturday, July 12, 2008

July Art Opening

Photos from our July Art Opening "Night and Day" by Gary Comoglio.

Special thanks to Holcombe Waller for the great music!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our third (can you believe it?) art reception! Come back next month and each First Friday for our art reception! I'm told we'll have circus clowns in August!

Labels: arts, events, first friday

Thursday, January 24, 2008

YouTube Videos: Latte Art

Monday, January 21, 2008

First Entry Way Mosaic Complete

Is this incredible or what? Three cheers to Aryana Farsai, our incredible mosaic artist!

Labels: arts, build-out, community, salvage

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Let There Be Lights!

Our new signs are powered by long-lasting, low-voltage LEDs, saving energy and a little bit of our Earth's natural resources. They also look fabulous at night!

Labels: arts, build-out, green, sustainability

Friday, December 28, 2007

Entryway Mosaic Work in Progress

Labels: arts, build-out, community, parnters

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Tile Mosaics

Aryana Farsai, a talented mosaic artist, is producing two custom pieces for our entryways using 80% reclaimed materials. Click on the photo for a sneak peak!

You can find out more about her and contact her by visiting her blog.

Labels: arts, build-out, community, green

Thursday, November 15, 2007

A Little Poetry for Thursday Morning

The Summer Day

by Mary Oliver

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

Labels: arts, inspiration

Saturday, October 20, 2007

San Francisco Magazine Calls Oakland the "Bay Area's Next Scene"

The cover story from this month's issue of San Francisco Magazine is all about the new cool in Oakland:

"Street by street, the city is coming into its urban own -- one nightclub, art gallery, renovated building, shop, restaurant, and condo at a time. As would-be San Francisco homeowners and businesses chafe at the cost of living and operating there, Oakland finds itself on a relentless drive toward a modern-day revitalization akin to what happened south of Market in the '90s, or the incursion of youthful hipness Brooklyn has seen in the past decade."

Read it online here.

Labels: arts, city of oakland, location, media, san francisco

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Welcome Investor/Partner Ann Dunlap!

We are pleased to announce the newest Managing Partner of the Awaken Cafe!

Ann Dunlap, Co-Founder Cortt Dunlap's mother, attended our recent Investor Dinner, met our leadership team, toured the space, and was inspired by the mission, financial outlook, and vision of the Awaken Cafe. She's made a financial commitment to the success of the Awaken Cafe and joined the management team which is driving the Cafe forward! She brings a passion for design, visual arts, and extensive experience behind the scenes doing what it takes to bring a start-up venture into the world!

Send her an email and welcome her to the team!

(She's pictured here at the Cafe with her future daughter-in-law and Awaken Cafe's Commercial Realtor, Shalene Rose.)

Labels: arts, parnters

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Newest Investor/Partner

We're excited to announce the addition of our newest investor/partner Alexander Zendzian. Alexander is a professional performance artist. He brings to the Awaken Cafe passion, inspiration, and creative, outside-of-the-box thinking. We are happy to have him on the team, and believe his connection to the San Francisco Bay Area dance and performance community will be a valuable asset.

Read his bio here.

Send him an email and welcome him!