What's Happening at The Flight Deck
News
as a part of BAMBDFEST 2019
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019
You’re invited to Celebrate Radical Acts of Imagination at an event like the Town has never seen!
For the 5th Annual Flight Deck Gala, The Flight Deck and the Black Arts Movement Business District, Community Development Corporation are collaborating on a festive evening full of sumptuous food, art, and libations. As part of the inaugural BAMBDFEST, this year’s Gala will benefit both The Flight Deck and BAMBD,CDC, with all proceeds supporting arts in the community.
BAMBDFEST 2019 is a month-long celebration of Oakland’s contribution to the Black Arts Movement, produced by the Lower Bottom Playaz in residence at The Flight Deck.
Headlining the Gala will be Oakland’s own WolfHawkJaguar, blessing the evening with Reggae, Hip-Hop, and R&B musical infusions. Featuring an exclusive Artists’ Soiree, silent auction, and world class performances, this year’s Gala will attract the city’s movers and shakers, making the night an evening to remember!
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BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019
You’re invited to Celebrate Radical Acts of Imagination at an event like the Town has never seen!
For the 5th Annual Flight Deck Gala, The Flight Deck and the Black Arts Movement Business District, Community Development Corporation are collaborating on a festive evening full of sumptuous food, art, and libations. As part of the inaugural BAMBDFEST, this year’s Gala will benefit both The Flight Deck and BAMBD,CDC, with all proceeds supporting arts in the community.
BAMBDFEST 2019 is a month-long celebration of Oakland’s contribution to the Black Arts Movement, produced by the Lower Bottom Playaz in residence at The Flight Deck.
Headlining the Gala will be Oakland’s own WolfHawkJaguar, blessing the evening with Reggae, Hip-Hop, and R&B musical infusions. Featuring an exclusive Artists’ Soiree, silent auction, and world class performances, this year’s Gala will attract the city’s movers and shakers, making the night an evening to remember!
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Performances and Events
Lower Bottom Playaz presents:
"Gem of the Ocean" by August Wilson
@ The Flight Deck
"PAY WHAT YOU CAN" PREVIEWS:
Friday, 2/1 @ 8pm & Saturday, 2/2 @ 2pm
OPENING NIGHT: Saturday, 2/2, @ 8:00pm
Friday & Saturday Shows @ 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday Shows @ 2:00pm
$25 .00 - seniors and students
$37.50 - general admission
$60.00 - VIP
The Lower Bottom Playaz present August Wilson's
Gem of the Ocean -- The first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, The Pittsburgh Cycle.
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"Gem of the Ocean" by August Wilson
@ The Flight Deck
"PAY WHAT YOU CAN" PREVIEWS:
Friday, 2/1 @ 8pm & Saturday, 2/2 @ 2pm
OPENING NIGHT: Saturday, 2/2, @ 8:00pm
Friday & Saturday Shows @ 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday Shows @ 2:00pm
$25 .00 - seniors and students
$37.50 - general admission
$60.00 - VIP
The Lower Bottom Playaz present August Wilson's
Gem of the Ocean -- The first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, The Pittsburgh Cycle.
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"Monday Night Theatre Series"
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Mondays: 2/4, 2/11, & 2/18
@ 7:00pm
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A collection of solo theatre pieces; part of a weekly series during BAMBDFEST 2019.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 4:
Regina Evans: 52 Letters--The story of a modern day abolitionist.
Khaya Wig: Too Much Woman for This World--What happens when too much is not enough.
Thomas Robert Simpson: Courage Under Fire: The Story of Elroy--A piece examining courage under fire.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 11:
Regina Evans: 52 Letters--The story of a modern day abolitionist.
Khaya Wig: Too Much Woman for This World--What happens when too much is not enough.
Cat Brooks: Tasha--The Natasha McKinley Story.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 18:
Ayodele Nzinga: Glory--A story of resolving intergenerational trauma by claiming one’s lineage.
Cat Brooks: Tasha--The Natasha McKinley Story.
Thomas Robert Simpson: Courage Under Fire: The Story of Elroy--A piece examining courage under fire.
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Mondays: 2/4, 2/11, & 2/18
@ 7:00pm
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A collection of solo theatre pieces; part of a weekly series during BAMBDFEST 2019.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 4:
Regina Evans: 52 Letters--The story of a modern day abolitionist.
Khaya Wig: Too Much Woman for This World--What happens when too much is not enough.
Thomas Robert Simpson: Courage Under Fire: The Story of Elroy--A piece examining courage under fire.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 11:
Regina Evans: 52 Letters--The story of a modern day abolitionist.
Khaya Wig: Too Much Woman for This World--What happens when too much is not enough.
Cat Brooks: Tasha--The Natasha McKinley Story.
Featured performers for Monday, Feb. 18:
Ayodele Nzinga: Glory--A story of resolving intergenerational trauma by claiming one’s lineage.
Cat Brooks: Tasha--The Natasha McKinley Story.
Thomas Robert Simpson: Courage Under Fire: The Story of Elroy--A piece examining courage under fire.
"The Price of the Ticket"
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Tuesday, 2/5; 8 - 10pm
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Tongo Eisen-Martin headlines this event that celebrates poetry and performances.
Tongo's guest poets are Tureeda Mikell, James Cagney, Aaron Heard, Don Juan, and Narcotic.
The event is MC'd by WordSlanger.
Eisen-Martin is also an educator and organizer whose work centers on issues of mass incarceration, extrajudicial killings of Black people, and human rights. He has taught at detention centers around the country and at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. He lives in San Francisco.
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Tuesday, 2/5; 8 - 10pm
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Tongo Eisen-Martin headlines this event that celebrates poetry and performances.
Tongo's guest poets are Tureeda Mikell, James Cagney, Aaron Heard, Don Juan, and Narcotic.
The event is MC'd by WordSlanger.
Eisen-Martin is also an educator and organizer whose work centers on issues of mass incarceration, extrajudicial killings of Black people, and human rights. He has taught at detention centers around the country and at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. He lives in San Francisco.
"Free Speak"
(Conscious Voices/Oakland Minds)
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Wednesday, 2/6; 6 - 10pm
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Conscious Minds facilitates an evening of hip hop poetry including an open mic featuring Oakland Minds and Najee Amaranth celebrating community wellness.
(Conscious Voices/Oakland Minds)
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Wednesday, 2/6; 6 - 10pm
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Conscious Minds facilitates an evening of hip hop poetry including an open mic featuring Oakland Minds and Najee Amaranth celebrating community wellness.
"It's Me I'm Running From"
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Wednesday, 2/20; 6 - 7:30pm
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A performance based on the real life journey of Alice Aida Ayers.
She interprets some harrowing truths and life-changing experiences. It is an honest sharing of love, creativity and gratitude for life. It will make you laugh, cry, shudder, and cheer while discovering your truth and creating your own narrative.
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Wednesday, 2/20; 6 - 7:30pm
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A performance based on the real life journey of Alice Aida Ayers.
She interprets some harrowing truths and life-changing experiences. It is an honest sharing of love, creativity and gratitude for life. It will make you laugh, cry, shudder, and cheer while discovering your truth and creating your own narrative.
"The One Truthiness"
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Thursday, 2/21
Friday, 2/22
8:00pm
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In TACTICS, The One Truthiness {Oakland:3} explores the nuances of action --
what happens after consciousness & conversation?
Voices that aren't usually in the room together are brought into conversation in The One Truthiness.
Live performance
Live painting
and YOU tell the story.
onetruthiness.com
Presented By: BAMBDFEST 2019
@The Flight Deck
Thursday, 2/21
Friday, 2/22
8:00pm
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In TACTICS, The One Truthiness {Oakland:3} explores the nuances of action --
what happens after consciousness & conversation?
Voices that aren't usually in the room together are brought into conversation in The One Truthiness.
Live performance
Live painting
and YOU tell the story.
onetruthiness.com
Life Restoration Ministries
"The Life Experience"
with Pastor Bo Jackson
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.
"The Life Experience"
with Pastor Bo Jackson
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.
SAVE THE DATE
Deborah Karp Dance Projects premieres
"This Is How We Begin"
Performed by Arletta Anderson & Aura Fischbeck
Music by Robert Lopez and Shanna Sordahl
Lighting Design by Beth Hersh
Friday, 3/1 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, 3/2 @ 8:00pm
Tickets $10 - $20
*no one turned away for lack of funds
Box office opens at 7:30pm
An examination of ongoingness as a somatic state, the desire to hit life's non-existent pause button and in a time of relentless and intense news.
Appropriate for people of all ages.
See deborahkarpdanceprojects.com/ for more information
"This Is How We Begin"
Performed by Arletta Anderson & Aura Fischbeck
Music by Robert Lopez and Shanna Sordahl
Lighting Design by Beth Hersh
Friday, 3/1 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, 3/2 @ 8:00pm
Tickets $10 - $20
*no one turned away for lack of funds
Box office opens at 7:30pm
An examination of ongoingness as a somatic state, the desire to hit life's non-existent pause button and in a time of relentless and intense news.
Appropriate for people of all ages.
See deborahkarpdanceprojects.com/ for more information
GAlLeRY
BAMBDFEST 2019
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