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writer, editor, consultant ✨ creative nonfiction mfa ✨ ma candidate in counseling psychology ✨ oakland art murmur board of directors ✨ #equity #sustainability #thearts 🩷💛💙 born and raised on Ohlone Land 🪶🌞 Oakland, California 🌳🧜🏻
Oh it’s the hardcover with a wee hole in the jacket for a “record.” Underneath, the book looks silver:
Heyday Books remains my favorite publisher. May pitch a narrative nonfiction about the micro-Oakland ecosystem in my childhood backyard.
OPEN NOW ‘til midnight: Allies from Oakland and Sacto are here to take your crisis call. We help with… • Mental health crisis response • Domestic violence safety planning • Substance use and destigmatization • General support and local resources Wednesday through Sunday, 8pm–12am ♥️
I have dibbs on this painting by #JoanneCorso, a #SesameStreet #arstist from #Oakland and once a frequent visitor to the Claremont dog park:
🪡…”Listen to the new episode to hear Gelfand share stories of cheap rent, militant poetry, and women’s empowerment.”
Now YOU can fly like a "wild goose" with online Dayan qigong classes! One of my favorite teachers of all time has launched a membership program with instructional videos, weekly newsletters, and more. Join the flock and gain a motor memory of wellness: www.energymattersonline.com/offers/D4Do9...
Feeling overwhelmed? Call your neighbors in Oakland for counseling in a personal crisis: 510-999-9641. Open now until midnight ❤️🔥
While searching for pics of last night's fireworks show, I came across this image: a "crisis line" call box on the GG bridge. Wow. I never knew. My grandfather was the CHP ofr. who investigated the first suicide on the GG. I'm certain that "Cholie" would have approved of the life-saving netting. 💙
Got my brown noise pumped up for my chocolate dog! Rox was standing on top of me, panting, until I put a speaker between her and the window. The deep bass and low frequency of brown noise blocks out fireworks booms. Now she sleeps. Dip your ears into this ad-free stream: youtu.be/snlA7rFR0iQ?...
My dog Rox is alive because of people like you. Thank you for your support. She can run again after getting bullied by two huge dogs. She-we are warriors. Still tubby, but her extra poundage saved her from internal damage 😆/🥹
P.S. At the center of the Paiute culture is Pyramid Lake. You can view the famous painting of this water body, called "Melody of a Wave," by Japanese American artist (and art faculty member at UC Berkeley) Chiura Obata at the #OaklandMuseumOfCalifornia
Mayor Barbara Lee introduces her community safety plan for Oakland’s Arts and Entertainment District. Leaders from the city and arts organizations big and small have gathered in Uptown.
“Regressive Intent,” by Alvin Smith. Acrylic on stretched canvas, 2025. $90. Find more of Alvin’s work, as well as more incarcerated artists’ work, here: www.empowermentave.org/store
#OaklandArtMurmur Executive Director Ro Stratton introduces the Emerging Artists for Spring 2026 #EastBayOpenStudios. See you for the two-weekend festival in June, starting next weekend: 6–7, 13–14.
“Goddess,” by Kin Folkz Acrylic on paper 3411 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland $1,500 #Oakland #LGBTQdistrict
A key component of this year’s “Rooted in Art” party is the Empowerment Avenue, a nonprofit started by a parolee of San Quentin Prison, removes the red tape keeping incarcerated artists from the creative economy. 🧵 www.empowermentave.org
What’s known as Oakland’s Garage District evolved 25th Street from a row of horse stables to a post-industrial art boulevard. It’s also where #OaklandArtMurmur started 🌞
