a home for multidisciplinary artists to present work, share resources and practice radical acts of imagination in the heart of downtown Oakland.
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ENTREPRENEUR PLAYSHOP
GROW YOUR ARTS BUSINESS. HACK OLD MODELS. THRIVE.
Nov 10-11, 2018; 10am - 4pm
Jan 12-13, 2019; 10am - 4pm
Join a cohort of badass creative entrepreneurs for this two-weekend playshop on building your arts-based business, facilitated by the Flight Deck's very own Executive Director, Anna Shneiderman.
Participants will spend the first weekend building skills, forging relationships, and setting goals, and the second weekend building on the first. Each participant will have a one-on-one coaching session with the instructor in between sessions.
Participants should be ready to join for both weekends.
Price: $400 (*Scale) (We are committed to *Accessibility, Fill out an Application if interested, we provide scholarships/work trade)
LEARN MORE...
GROW YOUR ARTS BUSINESS. HACK OLD MODELS. THRIVE.
Nov 10-11, 2018; 10am - 4pm
Jan 12-13, 2019; 10am - 4pm
Join a cohort of badass creative entrepreneurs for this two-weekend playshop on building your arts-based business, facilitated by the Flight Deck's very own Executive Director, Anna Shneiderman.
Participants will spend the first weekend building skills, forging relationships, and setting goals, and the second weekend building on the first. Each participant will have a one-on-one coaching session with the instructor in between sessions.
Participants should be ready to join for both weekends.
Price: $400 (*Scale) (We are committed to *Accessibility, Fill out an Application if interested, we provide scholarships/work trade)
LEARN MORE...
Performances and Events

Ubuntu Theater Project & The Flight Deck Co-Present:
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Michael Socrates Moran; assistant director Emilie Whelan
FINAL PERFORMANCES:
Fri, 11/2 & Sat, 11/3: 8pm
Sunday, 11/4: 2pm
Tickets: $15-45 online; Pay-What-You-Can at door
After the tragic death of Hamlet’s father, the prince is forced to acknowledge the insidious corruption throughout his kingdom. But can injustices be overcome without destroying the powers that sustain them—including Hamlet’s own place at the heart of it? Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy offers a powerful exploration of the roots of corruption, and the ways in which we become complicit in some of society’s deepest divides.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Michael Socrates Moran; assistant director Emilie Whelan
FINAL PERFORMANCES:
Fri, 11/2 & Sat, 11/3: 8pm
Sunday, 11/4: 2pm
Tickets: $15-45 online; Pay-What-You-Can at door
After the tragic death of Hamlet’s father, the prince is forced to acknowledge the insidious corruption throughout his kingdom. But can injustices be overcome without destroying the powers that sustain them—including Hamlet’s own place at the heart of it? Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy offers a powerful exploration of the roots of corruption, and the ways in which we become complicit in some of society’s deepest divides.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

x Afro Urban Society x
x Bakanal de Afrique x
x Dance Mission Theater x
PRESENT:
"What Had Happened Was …An Afro-Urban Musical"
Created by Nkeiruka Oruche | Directed by Tossie Long
Saturday, 11/10; 7pm @ The Flight Deck, Oakland
BUY TICKETS HERE
Get wrapped up in a hot blooded performance of dance, storytelling, video, afrobeats, soca, hip-hop, blues, dancehall, rumba, soukous, and electrifying visuals! A trail of personal stories will guide as we swivel along a timeline of Afro Urban culture from its birthplace on the cities of Africa, to the beats on the streets of Black America & the world. Ain't no mountain high enough as we raise the roof & raise the questions
"Where did we come from?"
"Where are we going?"
"When will we arrive?!"
This event is presented as part of the Afro Urban Society's 2018 Bakanal de Afrique, Afro Urban Festival.
For more information and full festival listing visit www.bakanaldeafrique.com
x Bakanal de Afrique x
x Dance Mission Theater x
PRESENT:
"What Had Happened Was …An Afro-Urban Musical"
Created by Nkeiruka Oruche | Directed by Tossie Long
Saturday, 11/10; 7pm @ The Flight Deck, Oakland
BUY TICKETS HERE
Get wrapped up in a hot blooded performance of dance, storytelling, video, afrobeats, soca, hip-hop, blues, dancehall, rumba, soukous, and electrifying visuals! A trail of personal stories will guide as we swivel along a timeline of Afro Urban culture from its birthplace on the cities of Africa, to the beats on the streets of Black America & the world. Ain't no mountain high enough as we raise the roof & raise the questions
"Where did we come from?"
"Where are we going?"
"When will we arrive?!"
This event is presented as part of the Afro Urban Society's 2018 Bakanal de Afrique, Afro Urban Festival.
For more information and full festival listing visit www.bakanaldeafrique.com

B A A M
BAY AREA ARTS MIXER - A Fundraiser
@ The Flight Deck
Sunday, 11/18; 2pm - 8pm
Suggested Donation: $5 - $10 (pay at door)
November will be a fundraising month for the Bay Area Arts Mixer (BAAM) .
Proceeds will go towards the BAAM Fund for monthly venues and the BAAM Micro-Grant Program to be implemented in 2019. We will be auctioning participating artists and musician's pieces they would be willing to donate to a silent auction in order to raise funds towards our cause: keeping a space for local artists & musicians to come together with the public & support each other!
BAY AREA ARTS MIXER - A Fundraiser
@ The Flight Deck
Sunday, 11/18; 2pm - 8pm
Suggested Donation: $5 - $10 (pay at door)
November will be a fundraising month for the Bay Area Arts Mixer (BAAM) .
Proceeds will go towards the BAAM Fund for monthly venues and the BAAM Micro-Grant Program to be implemented in 2019. We will be auctioning participating artists and musician's pieces they would be willing to donate to a silent auction in order to raise funds towards our cause: keeping a space for local artists & musicians to come together with the public & support each other!

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.

COMING IN DECEMBER!
SAVE THE DATE
Gritty City Repertory presents
Caught Up
by Lindsay Krumbein, Robert Paige & Tom Bruett
December 6th-8th & 13th-15th @ 8 pm; December 9th @ 2 pm
Meet Reggie and Auntie J, a family struggling to retain their humanity and hope for the future as they navigate the prison industrial complex, a system that is NOT broken, a system explicitly designed and built by the corporate and political interests of this country.
A collage of physical theatre, scripted and experimental scenes, original music, story theatre, and verbatim monologues, Caught Up creates a powerful chronology of America’s journey from the post-Civil War Black Codes, to the private prisons of today.
Click here for more info
SAVE THE DATE
Gritty City Repertory presents
Caught Up
by Lindsay Krumbein, Robert Paige & Tom Bruett
December 6th-8th & 13th-15th @ 8 pm; December 9th @ 2 pm
Meet Reggie and Auntie J, a family struggling to retain their humanity and hope for the future as they navigate the prison industrial complex, a system that is NOT broken, a system explicitly designed and built by the corporate and political interests of this country.
A collage of physical theatre, scripted and experimental scenes, original music, story theatre, and verbatim monologues, Caught Up creates a powerful chronology of America’s journey from the post-Civil War Black Codes, to the private prisons of today.
Click here for more info
Classes

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"FIERCE PLAY IS AN AWESOME WAY OF OPENING YOUR SOUL"
Choose from these great classes:
Playshop for Creative Entrepreneurs
TWO WEEKENDS November 10-11, 2018 and January 12-13, 2019
Join a cohort of badass creative entrepreneurs for this two-weekend playshop on building your arts-based business.
Body - January 19-25, 2019
Explore the body as a storytelling device, a kinetic sculpture, a musical instrument, and the seed of story
Environment - June 1-7, 2019
Explore how a stairway, a grove of trees, or a large brick wall might influence artistic content and form
Click here for more info.
All classes take place at The Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA.
"FIERCE PLAY IS AN AWESOME WAY OF OPENING YOUR SOUL"
Choose from these great classes:
Playshop for Creative Entrepreneurs
TWO WEEKENDS November 10-11, 2018 and January 12-13, 2019
Join a cohort of badass creative entrepreneurs for this two-weekend playshop on building your arts-based business.
Body - January 19-25, 2019
Explore the body as a storytelling device, a kinetic sculpture, a musical instrument, and the seed of story
Environment - June 1-7, 2019
Explore how a stairway, a grove of trees, or a large brick wall might influence artistic content and form
Click here for more info.
All classes take place at The Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland, CA.
GAlLeRY
"Protection shields"
1540 Broadway | Oakland, CA | 94612 | www.theflightdeck.org | (510) 858-7383