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A bit of housekeeping…

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It’s a busy busy workday and while I thought I’d take a short break in my series on Mosaics to give you a snapshot recap of April’s Art Murmur since it’s already come around again, I can’t. Waaah.

Instead I’d like to update you about a few small items of note here at Oaktown Art…

  • I’ve updated my Upcoming Events with some cool stuff to do in the next couple of weeks, including something new from Rock Paper Scissors Collective called Oakland Art Ride, which is a new alternative to Art Murmur (who many feel has become more about the party than the art) – you can read all about it in Ellen Cushing’s Shouts and (Art) Murmurs. Sounds pretty cool and I hope to cover one of these monthly rides in the future.
  • I’ve added a Contact Page where you can contact me directly with ideas for future posts and/or upcoming events, getting linked on my blogroll, advertising or sponsorship inquiries (yes,  yes, I would like to “buy in” and actually have this thing at least pay for my time – has anyone seen Morgan Spurlock’s new film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold? check it out, it’s good), or anything else.
  • I reactivated my Find me on Facebook button (below the RSS subscribe). If you are a Facebooker, please connect with me there and/or share with friends. And if you see/read something here that resonates, I’d really appreciate it if you would pass it on through links at the bottom of the posts. I’m trying to grow my audience and last week’s experience with Freshly Pressed gave me a bit of inspiration.

Let’s see… what else?  I think that’s it for now.  Unfortunately I can’t attend tonight’s Art Murmur or tomorrow’s Oakland Art Ride so if anyone has any interest in doing a Guest Post on one of these topics, please please contact me.  I’m still very much interested in having guest bloggers, though my last attempt at this failed, and unfortunately, I can’t pay you (but of course will link to your own web/blog/flickr sites, etc.)

Thanks everybody. Have a great weekend!  And I’ll be back next week with more on mosaics…

Random Ramblings…

I’ve been thinking about this awhile now… I’m looking for some guest bloggers. Anyone out there got a passion for Oakland, a camera, and some ideas to share?

I’m not exactly sure how it will work, but I’m open to suggestions… Could be once a week, once a month, or maybe a whole week at some point to give me a little break. The blog is simply a personal project right now and doesn’t have any advertising on it to generate revenue, which sadly means I can’t pay you. It would strictly be a volunteer effort… a labor of love.

Anyone? Please send in comments if interested…

In other news, and I’ll admit this is completely un-art-related, it’s Pickle & Pepper’s birthday! Here’s a shot of them resting up now, so they can party like crazy later. Just thought I’d share…

And last, but certainly not least, here are some mostly-art-related events coming up that you’ll definitely want to check out…

  • 4/23 Friday – Oakland Underground Film Festival kicks off (98 Broadway, Jack London Square)
    This festival will be running through August so do check their site for schedule details.  This Friday features Local Talent Short Films and I’m particularly interested in A Day Late in Oakland by Zachary Stauffer about the murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey and the history of the Black Muslim Bakery in Oakland.
  • 4/24 Saturday – Oakland Organic Plant Sale at California Hotel (35th St. @ Chestnut, West Oakland)
    This event is sponsored by People’s Grocery and related organization Ferment Change. Plants from local West Oakland organic farms (People’s Grocery and City Slickers) will be sold to raise money to hire low-income residents from the hotel to work in the newly established garden and greenhouse at the hotel.  Live music too.
  • 5/1-2 Saturday/Sunday – Oakland Museum Re-opening Weekend Celebration (Oak @ 10th St., downtown) Well it’s been a long wait, but next weekend proves to be an exciting celebration of the newly renovated Oakland Museum.  The museum will be open for 31 hours straight and admission is FREE for the entire weekend.  Check out their site for all the groovy events planned… it’s gonna be a great party!