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"Kalm Korner by Kehinde"
("Pop-Up" Boutique @ The Flight Deck)
Handmade, all-natural, and chemical free body care line that is designed to bring immediate calm for moments of stress and anxiety.
Tuesdays - Thursdays
11:00am - 3:00pm
(Located in The Flight Deck Gallery)
"Kalm Korner" Products Include:
Body Scrubs, Mood Mist, CBD Salves, CBD Body Lotions, Kalm Smudges, Palo Santo,
Organic Loose Teas, Kalm Gift Sets and more!
Additional Products Include:
Vintage/Second-hand clothing and accessories, Home-made desserts & treats,
Local, original art work
C O M E O N T H R O U G H!
S H O P
W E 'D L O V E T O S E E Y O U H E R E!
V I S I T
Visit "Kalm Korner" online
About Kehinde
("Pop-Up" Boutique @ The Flight Deck)
Handmade, all-natural, and chemical free body care line that is designed to bring immediate calm for moments of stress and anxiety.
Tuesdays - Thursdays
11:00am - 3:00pm
(Located in The Flight Deck Gallery)
"Kalm Korner" Products Include:
Body Scrubs, Mood Mist, CBD Salves, CBD Body Lotions, Kalm Smudges, Palo Santo,
Organic Loose Teas, Kalm Gift Sets and more!
Additional Products Include:
Vintage/Second-hand clothing and accessories, Home-made desserts & treats,
Local, original art work
C O M E O N T H R O U G H!
S H O P
W E 'D L O V E T O S E E Y O U H E R E!
V I S I T
Visit "Kalm Korner" online
About Kehinde
Performances and Events

Gritty City Repertory Youth Theatre Presents:
"The Taming of the Shrew"
by William Shakespeare
@The Flight Deck
May 16-18 & 23-25 @ 8:00 pm
May 19th at 2:00 pm
Student Matinees: May 21st @ 9:30 am & 1:00 pm
Welcome to Manhattan. It's 2019 in the city that never sleeps. Baptista Minola is trying to marry off both his beautiful Nigerian-American daughters to wealthy suitors, and he doesn't care if they're men or women, as long as they're rich! Gritty City Rep ushers in spring with another rambunctious physical comedy by William Shakespeare.
But we have to ask the question: is it really all that funny?
The Taming of the Shrew brings the Bard's timeless battle of the sexes into the present, exploring issues of power and gender dynamics, and the ways in which words and wit might serve as women's most powerful weapons.
"The Taming of the Shrew"
by William Shakespeare
@The Flight Deck
May 16-18 & 23-25 @ 8:00 pm
May 19th at 2:00 pm
Student Matinees: May 21st @ 9:30 am & 1:00 pm
Welcome to Manhattan. It's 2019 in the city that never sleeps. Baptista Minola is trying to marry off both his beautiful Nigerian-American daughters to wealthy suitors, and he doesn't care if they're men or women, as long as they're rich! Gritty City Rep ushers in spring with another rambunctious physical comedy by William Shakespeare.
But we have to ask the question: is it really all that funny?
The Taming of the Shrew brings the Bard's timeless battle of the sexes into the present, exploring issues of power and gender dynamics, and the ways in which words and wit might serve as women's most powerful weapons.

FEED YOUR INNER ARTIST
Are you ready for full immersion, creative challenges and multi-sensory experiences?
Are you ready to take risks, try new forms and mediums?
Bring a spirit of dare and delight.
Come Experience Fierce Play!
RSVP for A FREE OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
7:00pm-9:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
AWAKEN THE SENSES.
SHARPEN YOUR INSTINCTS.
GO.
Experience Ragged Wing Ensemble’s unique artistic process!
RSVP HERE
Are you ready for full immersion, creative challenges and multi-sensory experiences?
Are you ready to take risks, try new forms and mediums?
Bring a spirit of dare and delight.
Come Experience Fierce Play!
RSVP for A FREE OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
7:00pm-9:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
AWAKEN THE SENSES.
SHARPEN YOUR INSTINCTS.
GO.
Experience Ragged Wing Ensemble’s unique artistic process!
RSVP HERE

Killing My Lobster presents...
"Triple Feature"
Thursday, May 29th - Sat, June 1st
8:00pm - 9:15pm
@ The Flight Deck
Killing My Lobster presents...
"Triple Feature"
Thursday, May 29th - Sat, June 1st
8:00pm - 9:15pm
@ The Flight Deck

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

ENVIRONMENT INTENSIVE
June 1st & 2nd
Sat & Sun, 10:00am-2:00pm
Course description:
How might a stairway, a grove of trees, or a large brick wall influence artistic content and form? The Fierce Play Environment Intensive invites students to explore specific sites inside and outside, asking: What does this place convey? How might I work with the natural lines, shapes and sounds already present? Students will push their own boundaries, tuning in to the larger sensory context of the site, developing quick site-specific studies, exploring performance, story and installation art.
Transferable skills: Improvisational storytelling, listening and observational skills, visual art techniques, environmental awareness and appreciation. (Scholarships and Work Trade available please contact us at info@raggedwing.org)
APPLY HERE
June 1st & 2nd
Sat & Sun, 10:00am-2:00pm
Course description:
How might a stairway, a grove of trees, or a large brick wall influence artistic content and form? The Fierce Play Environment Intensive invites students to explore specific sites inside and outside, asking: What does this place convey? How might I work with the natural lines, shapes and sounds already present? Students will push their own boundaries, tuning in to the larger sensory context of the site, developing quick site-specific studies, exploring performance, story and installation art.
Transferable skills: Improvisational storytelling, listening and observational skills, visual art techniques, environmental awareness and appreciation. (Scholarships and Work Trade available please contact us at info@raggedwing.org)
APPLY HERE

Gary Weiner
debuts his first full length album
"RELEASED AT LAST"
Saturday, June 8th
8:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
A powerful vocalist, Gary reinterprets classic songs, giving them immediacy and new vitality. The album shows influences that range from doo wop to jazz and gospel, with a particular nod to Johnny Hartman, Tom Waits, Bobby Darin, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen.
"Gary is a belter, with the vocal vibrancy to raise the roof or the hair on your forearms, but what distinguishes this record is a whispery intimacy as Gary takes deep dives into familiar songs to find their core – the thing that makes them timeless rather than familiar." – Howard Goodman, journalist
www.garyweinerarts.com/released-at-last

AXIS Dance presents
"CHOREO-LAB SHOWING 2019"
Friday, June 7th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
FREE with RSVP to info@axisdance.org
Join us for showing of new works by our 2019 Choreo-Lab choreographers Toby MacNutt and Neve Kamilah Mazique-Bianco performed by AXIS company dancers. Can't make it? This event will be live streamed at bit.ly/axislive
AXIS website event link: https://axisdance.org/whatson/2019/6/axis-choreo-lab-showing-free-livestream
AXIS facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/651275441981028/
"CHOREO-LAB SHOWING 2019"
Friday, June 7th
4:00pm - 5:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
FREE with RSVP to info@axisdance.org
Join us for showing of new works by our 2019 Choreo-Lab choreographers Toby MacNutt and Neve Kamilah Mazique-Bianco performed by AXIS company dancers. Can't make it? This event will be live streamed at bit.ly/axislive
AXIS website event link: https://axisdance.org/whatson/2019/6/axis-choreo-lab-showing-free-livestream
AXIS facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/651275441981028/

Queer Cultural Center presents
22nd Annual national Queer arts festival
"Mother the Verb"
(Opening Performance by Dazie Grego-Sykes)
Wednesday, June 19th
7:30pm
@ The Flight Deck
TIX: $12-$20 (No One Turned Away)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-the-verb-tickets-60916555056
Honoring the labor and heart of mothers of all genders, Mother the Verb wrestles with the toxicity of our relationships in this post-colonial apocalypse. Dazie Grego-Sykes offers a pre-show performance one year after his gestational mother passed on.
More info: https://qcc2.org/mother-the-verb/
22nd Annual national Queer arts festival
"Mother the Verb"
(Opening Performance by Dazie Grego-Sykes)
Wednesday, June 19th
7:30pm
@ The Flight Deck
TIX: $12-$20 (No One Turned Away)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-the-verb-tickets-60916555056
Honoring the labor and heart of mothers of all genders, Mother the Verb wrestles with the toxicity of our relationships in this post-colonial apocalypse. Dazie Grego-Sykes offers a pre-show performance one year after his gestational mother passed on.
More info: https://qcc2.org/mother-the-verb/

Lower Bottom Playaz presents
"The One Truthiness"
(Oakland : 4 - the final episode)
Friday, June 21st &
Saturday, June 22nd
8:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
A theater performance starring a live painting. The One Truthiness is an amazing one of a kind theater experience featuring all of us playing us. You have to come and see this series final. If you have been following the evolving series -- you have not seen all we have.
Don't miss Oakland 4: The Final Episode.
Tickets on sale now!
Call 510-333-1319 for additional information.
"The One Truthiness"
(Oakland : 4 - the final episode)
Friday, June 21st &
Saturday, June 22nd
8:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
A theater performance starring a live painting. The One Truthiness is an amazing one of a kind theater experience featuring all of us playing us. You have to come and see this series final. If you have been following the evolving series -- you have not seen all we have.
Don't miss Oakland 4: The Final Episode.
Tickets on sale now!
Call 510-333-1319 for additional information.

Bay Area Zeta Players presents
"STARMITES"
Friday, June 28th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, June 29th @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, June 30th @ 2:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
Students: $15
Adults: $10
The 1989 intergalactic-coming-of-age-space-punk musical by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross!
Bay Area Zeta Players, founded in 2012, is a teen-run theatre company that provides young theatre makers from around the Bay the opportunity to create art & community. To find out more, visit bayareazetaplayers@gmail.com and find us on Instagram @bayareazetaplayers. Thank you for supporting youth arts!
"STARMITES"
Friday, June 28th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, June 29th @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, June 30th @ 2:00pm
@ The Flight Deck
Students: $15
Adults: $10
The 1989 intergalactic-coming-of-age-space-punk musical by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross!
Bay Area Zeta Players, founded in 2012, is a teen-run theatre company that provides young theatre makers from around the Bay the opportunity to create art & community. To find out more, visit bayareazetaplayers@gmail.com and find us on Instagram @bayareazetaplayers. Thank you for supporting youth arts!
GAlLeRY
"Kalm Korner by kehinde"
(Pop-up bOUTIQUE)
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