Oakland Arts & Entertainment

Inspiring

1. Destiny Arts Center

Neighborhood: North Oakland

Destiny (which stands for - De-Escalation Skills Training Inspiring Nonviolence in Youth) is an amazing non-profit providing opportunities for children of various ages to come and do classes...

2. Swarm Studios and…

Neighborhood: Jack London Square

to no end. It is because artists continually work and pare and work and slave and work and sweat and work and commit, sacrifice, love, all for their truth. It inspires me. It is inspiring.  Swarm...

3. Belly Groove

Neighborhood: North Oakland

So, what can I say about Fred. To put it simply her performances are stunning, and they always inspire me to be more than I am. She was my first and most influential belly dance instructor, and I've...

4. Industrielle

Neighborhood: Uptown

I love dropping by Industrielle during my lunch hour. I always leave feeling inspired to create something, and usually am a little poorer having acquired some amusing little art-y tchotchke. It also...

5. Pro Arts

Neighborhood: Jack London Square

Seeing all the local artwork at Pro Arts has inspired me, in part, to follow through with some of my artistic plans this summer. Like taking a painting class/lesson (still looking into that - if you...

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Creative

1. Oakopolis Creativity…

I LOVE Oakland.   Between Telegraph and Broadway - This place is gorgeous! And, surprisingly for that scene, not pretentious, and truly creative. You must check it out! The best time to go is during...

2. Creative Framing

Neighborhood: Oakland Hills

This place is great!   Heather, the manager, has been building custom picture frames for over 14 years. She has worked at Creative Framing for more than five. She really knows her stuff.   Heather...

3. Creative Juices Arts

Neighborhood: Lower Hills

I highly, highly recommend Creative Juice Arts painting workshops in Oakland, Calif. Owner Chris Zydel is an amazingly talented and intuitive woman. I recently participated in a weekend retreat...

4. Museum of Children's…

Neighborhood: Old Oakland

doh -- and it's all so mellow and has a great creative vibe. Imagine if you had to buy all those art supplies, and then see your kid mess up your house. Well come here, spend just $7 for unlimited...

5. The Crucible

Neighborhood: West Oakland

don't have enough creative outlets in your life, or if you enjoy spending time with smart, somewhat freaky and creative hands-on types, get your ass over to the Crucible and hang out. You won't regret it....

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