Thank you for stepping up!
Our Spring Campaign has raised $42,074 for artists’ fees, materials, and space for the 2017-18 season. Thank you to all of our friends and supporters for keeping local art alive in Oakland!
You can still contribute to Ragged Wing’s mission of radical solidarity. Donate now and dream the future with us!
Read more about the Spring Campaign here!
Our Spring Campaign has raised $42,074 for artists’ fees, materials, and space for the 2017-18 season. Thank you to all of our friends and supporters for keeping local art alive in Oakland!
You can still contribute to Ragged Wing’s mission of radical solidarity. Donate now and dream the future with us!
Read more about the Spring Campaign here!
What's Happening at The Flight Deck
1540 Broadway, Oakland
We're offering Summer Specials for art, social justice and local-community activities. Click here to view our rates and take a 3D tour of the space. *Certain dates and packages apply. Call The Flight Deck Manager for more information at 510.858.7383.
Performances and Events
August 9th - 11th
Terry Bamberger presents Shakespeare for You(th) workshop
$250 per child
Are you 11-14 years young? Do you love Shakespeare? Or: only just barely heard about the guy? Do you love to perform (act, sing, dance)? Join Tavia Percia and Terry Bamberger, two Bay Area actors, educators, and great lovers of the Bard, in a 3 day crash course of The Comedy of Errors.
Email Tbamberger@msn.com for more information and to confirm a seat in the course.
Terry Bamberger presents Shakespeare for You(th) workshop
$250 per child
Are you 11-14 years young? Do you love Shakespeare? Or: only just barely heard about the guy? Do you love to perform (act, sing, dance)? Join Tavia Percia and Terry Bamberger, two Bay Area actors, educators, and great lovers of the Bard, in a 3 day crash course of The Comedy of Errors.
Email Tbamberger@msn.com for more information and to confirm a seat in the course.
August 11th at 8pm
Silver Moon Poetry presents The Blood Tales
$20 in advance $25 on the door
www.silvermoonpoetry.com/tour
Re-mystifying the most misunderstood phenomena of a woman's body by telling the true tales about our Blood. A raw and elemental theatrical experience with a post-patriarchal poetic script. You’ll be transported to the depth of the mystery carried inside and be called to remember something long forgotten. This hag wants to tell you some tales, some true tales. She speaks with humor and wit the things that have been left unspoken, bringing to consciousness what would otherwise be left to rot in the dark shadows of non-existence. She knows the lost language of earth’s tongue and she's not afraid to speak it. Having toured in the US AND EUROPE, THE BLOOD TALES has been well received as a daring piece of culture changing, soul shaking performance art. The performance will be followed with music by the ever alluring pagan priestess on a guitar, Lucia Lilikoi. You can check out her work here: www.lucialilikoi.com
Appropriate for Adults only. Show run 2 hours.
Silver Moon Poetry presents The Blood Tales
$20 in advance $25 on the door
www.silvermoonpoetry.com/tour
Re-mystifying the most misunderstood phenomena of a woman's body by telling the true tales about our Blood. A raw and elemental theatrical experience with a post-patriarchal poetic script. You’ll be transported to the depth of the mystery carried inside and be called to remember something long forgotten. This hag wants to tell you some tales, some true tales. She speaks with humor and wit the things that have been left unspoken, bringing to consciousness what would otherwise be left to rot in the dark shadows of non-existence. She knows the lost language of earth’s tongue and she's not afraid to speak it. Having toured in the US AND EUROPE, THE BLOOD TALES has been well received as a daring piece of culture changing, soul shaking performance art. The performance will be followed with music by the ever alluring pagan priestess on a guitar, Lucia Lilikoi. You can check out her work here: www.lucialilikoi.com
Appropriate for Adults only. Show run 2 hours.
August 12th at 7:30pm
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now 3rd Annual BCF Summer Series Presented by K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS and the African & African American Performing Arts Coalition.
$15-$20 in advance
Click here to purchase your tickets
Featuring works by emerging African and African American choreographers:
Phylicia Stroud / On Demand
Maia Siani / Sweat Contemporary Dance Company
Alexander Brown
Shawn Hawkins
Dazaun Soleyn
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now strives to serve the community through providing a forum to increase the visibility of African American dance. Understanding the impact and importance of the African and African American experience in dance, this project aims to recognize the ingenuity and uniqueness of African and African American Choreographers. It is a project integral to the Bay Area arts community presenting local and national artists in a series comprised of contemporary and traditional concerts, showcases, mentoring, educational programs, community partnerships, symposia and archival documentation. We endeavor to foster a new generation of supporters ensuring the longevity of both established and emerging artists.
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now 3rd Annual BCF Summer Series Presented by K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS and the African & African American Performing Arts Coalition.
$15-$20 in advance
Click here to purchase your tickets
Featuring works by emerging African and African American choreographers:
Phylicia Stroud / On Demand
Maia Siani / Sweat Contemporary Dance Company
Alexander Brown
Shawn Hawkins
Dazaun Soleyn
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now strives to serve the community through providing a forum to increase the visibility of African American dance. Understanding the impact and importance of the African and African American experience in dance, this project aims to recognize the ingenuity and uniqueness of African and African American Choreographers. It is a project integral to the Bay Area arts community presenting local and national artists in a series comprised of contemporary and traditional concerts, showcases, mentoring, educational programs, community partnerships, symposia and archival documentation. We endeavor to foster a new generation of supporters ensuring the longevity of both established and emerging artists.
August 18th - September 3rd 2017
Lower Bottom Playaz presents Behind The Bars: Growing Home
Friday & Saturday Shows at 8 PM
Saturday and Sunday Shows at 2:00
Click here to purchase your tickets
Jail time has become a normalized event in Black and Brown lives.
I argue there has never been freedom of movement for Black bodies in America, and that in every way imaginable the carceral system is an extension of the system of chattel slavery in this Country.
"Black men are six times more likely than white men to be incarcerated in federal, state and local jails." -- Pew Research Center study
Come with us as we traverse a brutal and dehumanizing system to unravel the truth of crime and punishment in America.
We are going behind the bars to better imagine what might lie beyond the bars and how we grow home for those who have been touched by incarceration.
Lower Bottom Playaz presents Behind The Bars: Growing Home
Friday & Saturday Shows at 8 PM
Saturday and Sunday Shows at 2:00
Click here to purchase your tickets
Jail time has become a normalized event in Black and Brown lives.
I argue there has never been freedom of movement for Black bodies in America, and that in every way imaginable the carceral system is an extension of the system of chattel slavery in this Country.
"Black men are six times more likely than white men to be incarcerated in federal, state and local jails." -- Pew Research Center study
Come with us as we traverse a brutal and dehumanizing system to unravel the truth of crime and punishment in America.
We are going behind the bars to better imagine what might lie beyond the bars and how we grow home for those who have been touched by incarceration.
Sunday, August 27th
One Night Only presents Gruesome Playground Injuries
Tickets $15 General Admission
BSet over 30 years, GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES showcases the tangled memories and dreams of two friends destined to fall apart as they hurt themselves and each other. ONE NIGHT ONLY is a series of shows using unique, innovate methods for various film and theatrical performances.
Appropriate for ages 13+. Show run 90 mins.
One Night Only presents Gruesome Playground Injuries
Tickets $15 General Admission
BSet over 30 years, GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES showcases the tangled memories and dreams of two friends destined to fall apart as they hurt themselves and each other. ONE NIGHT ONLY is a series of shows using unique, innovate methods for various film and theatrical performances.
Appropriate for ages 13+. Show run 90 mins.
The Life Experience with Pastor Bo Jackson
Life Restoration Ministries
Every Sunday at 9:15am
Life Restoration Ministries is full of (will be filled with) REAL people with REAL struggles who are being radically changed by a REAL Savior. Life Restorations Ministries are committed to restoring the Mind, the Body, the Spirit, and the Soul through the power of God and His Word.
Life Restoration Ministries
Every Sunday at 9:15am
Life Restoration Ministries is full of (will be filled with) REAL people with REAL struggles who are being radically changed by a REAL Savior. Life Restorations Ministries are committed to restoring the Mind, the Body, the Spirit, and the Soul through the power of God and His Word.
Classes
Association Building Community presents Peace Practices -- Aikido 2.0 and Conflict Done Well
All levels are welcome - Click Here for more Class Information
An RSVP is required. Email administration@abcglobal.net or call, toll free: (866) 236-0346 and leave a message.
Aikido 2.0 introduces language within the physical techniques of the martial art of aikido, so students may practice effective physical self-defense and redirective language at the same time and under pressure. Those who continue learn Martial Nonviolence, which adds elements of improvisation and facilitation to Aikido 2.0 so that practitioners may become conflict professionals, paid instructors in the Peace Practices project, and apply Conflict Done Well in any situation.
If you are ready now to support this work and/or become a member of our training community, please use the PayPal button here. Becoming a member of ABC includes many additional benefits. Click here to learn more.
All levels are welcome - Click Here for more Class Information
An RSVP is required. Email administration@abcglobal.net or call, toll free: (866) 236-0346 and leave a message.
Aikido 2.0 introduces language within the physical techniques of the martial art of aikido, so students may practice effective physical self-defense and redirective language at the same time and under pressure. Those who continue learn Martial Nonviolence, which adds elements of improvisation and facilitation to Aikido 2.0 so that practitioners may become conflict professionals, paid instructors in the Peace Practices project, and apply Conflict Done Well in any situation.
If you are ready now to support this work and/or become a member of our training community, please use the PayPal button here. Becoming a member of ABC includes many additional benefits. Click here to learn more.
Gallery
Concrete Dreaming Spring Gallery Show: EMBRACE/RESIST
June 2-July 30
Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Fridays, noon-5pm
Artists: Kristi Chan, The Degenderettes, Inocente Po Guizar, Marc-Éddy Loriston, Lizzie Poock, Marlene Tobias, and Reggie Wilkins
In our political and social environment, how do we build towards the world we want to see? Ragged Wing Ensemble's Spring Gallery Show features local artists dreaming their desired world.
We change the ground we walk on. CONCRETE DREAMING is the art of imagining from the ground up. What does it take to make dreams solid? Whose dreams get built? Ragged Wing Ensemble looks to the ground for inspiration, examining the foundation of things and the deep necessity for dreams.
June 2-July 30
Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Fridays, noon-5pm
Artists: Kristi Chan, The Degenderettes, Inocente Po Guizar, Marc-Éddy Loriston, Lizzie Poock, Marlene Tobias, and Reggie Wilkins
In our political and social environment, how do we build towards the world we want to see? Ragged Wing Ensemble's Spring Gallery Show features local artists dreaming their desired world.
We change the ground we walk on. CONCRETE DREAMING is the art of imagining from the ground up. What does it take to make dreams solid? Whose dreams get built? Ragged Wing Ensemble looks to the ground for inspiration, examining the foundation of things and the deep necessity for dreams.
Her Resilience: Bringing Solutions Home
Though conversations surrounding community violence and our roles in dismantling societal ills need to take place and have a huge impact when done so in public---nothing changes until solutions are brought into the home and BACK into our private lives. Her Resilience invites you to reflect on your public, outward facing roles in your own communities, and what you can do to bring healing, change and hope into your private realm.
Though conversations surrounding community violence and our roles in dismantling societal ills need to take place and have a huge impact when done so in public---nothing changes until solutions are brought into the home and BACK into our private lives. Her Resilience invites you to reflect on your public, outward facing roles in your own communities, and what you can do to bring healing, change and hope into your private realm.
News
The Flight Deck is one of the 25 finalists that received funding from the Google Impact Challenge: Bay Area. Though the Deck is not up for public vote, we will receive $100,000 from Google.org and support from Google volunteers for The Launch Pad, a project supporting small arts organizations in Oakland to employ underrepresented artists.. You can see the other finalists at g.co/bayareachallenge. We are honored to have Google as our collaborator in helping local artists.
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