Join Us at Our Upcoming events.
All through the year EastSide Arts Alliance creates space for a wide range of events rooted in resistance art and community. Centering Black, Indigenous, Xicanx, Asian and other third world communities our calendar is rich with offerings intended to help realize the liberation of our people.
Exhibitions On View
Weekly Programming at
EastSide Arts Alliance & Cultural Center
HOLLABACK THURSDAY OPEN MIC
Weekly In Person Poetry Night.
Thursday’s, 8PM Bandung Bookstore, 2289 International Blvd, Oakland
PATRICE LUMUMBA WRITING GROUP
Poets of Color
Tuesday’s, 6PM Bandung Bookstore, 2289 International blvd, Oakland
Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives
Eastside Arts Alliance + Bay Area Lesbian Archives presents...
Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries
Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives
September 19 - December 14, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, September 20
Doors at 6pm
Event 6:30pm-9:00pm
In partnership with Bay Area Lesbian Archives, EastSide Arts Alliance presents Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries, an exhibition that celebrates the collective power of third world lesbians and the intersectional struggles they championed in creating a collective future in the Bay Area.
Mapping Our Legacies: Community Archiving Day
EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents… Mapping Our Legacies: Community Archiving Day. Contribute to our collective memory! Bring original photos, flyers, and materials to be digitized and shared with Bay Area Lesbian Archives and Eastside’s CARP. Limited time slots are available. RSVP for a time slot at tinyurl.com/lezcarp24 to ensure your place!
Remembering Our Power: Intergenerational Panel on Contemporary Struggles
EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents… Remembering Our Power Panel, join an intergenerational panel reflecting on Third World lesbian activism in the Bay Area. Panelists include Dr. Angela M. Wellman, Shah Noor Hussein, Alecia Harger, Dr. Paola Bacchetta, and Nneka Okeke.
Ritual on the Road 칠성 새남굿 Chilseong Saenamgut - 물결, 엮어진 조상의 역사 Waterways, Time Weaves
A multi disciplinary ritual performance involving movement, storytelling, music, Jeju Island ritual, and diasporic ceremony.
Eastside's Annual Holiday Art and Book Fair
EastSide's Annual Holiday Art and Book Fair
Closing Reception - Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives
Closing Reception - Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries
Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives
Friday, December 13
Doors at 6pm, event 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Cultural Center & 2277 Gallery
In partnership with Bay Area Lesbian Archives, EastSide Arts Alliance presents Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries, an exhibition that celebrates the collective power of third world lesbians and the intersectional struggles they championed in creating a collective future in the Bay Area.
Reach Back Retain Album Release Party
Get ready to party and celebrate the release of Reach Back Retain's new album with live music, drinks, and good vibes all night long!
Conocimiento ancestral: La transmisión oral | Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission
Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission"
Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge
Film Screening and Dialogue with Gloria Rolando Casamayor
Join us for a film screening and fundraiser to support the work of award winning, Afro Cuban film maker Gloria Rolando Casamayor
EastSide's Annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration
EastSide Arts Alliance invites our community to participate in the time honored tradition of Dia De Los Muertos.
Conocimiento ancestral: La transmisión oral | Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission
Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission"
Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge
Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984-1992, film screening and Q&A with director Dr. Dagmar Schultz
Film screening of Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992, followed by Q&A with director Dagmar Schultz, in conversation with Abenaa Adomako & Courtney Desiree Morris free to RSVP — donations appreciated. All proceeds from tickets will go towards supporting the director and panelists. Masks required .
Remembering Dyke Central: In Conversation with Florencia Manóvil & Troy Rockett
Join us for a special screening of Dyke Central (2015), Episodes 1-3, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Florencia Manóvil and cast member Troy Rockett. Saturday, October 26, 2024, 6p-8p.
The Ice Cream War a stage reading of a satire by Mo Sati
EastSide Arts Alliance's Live Arts in Resistance presents...
The Ice Cream War
a stage reading of a satire by Mo Sati
Fri. Oct 25, 7pm
EastSide Cultural Center • 2277 International Blvd. Oakland
THE SCENE. A cow named Tuxedo in a small village in palestine
THE STORY. Tuxedo is the talk of the town. Everyone admires her beauty, her milk, her ice cream, her yogurt, and her smooth coat. One day she is envied by a settler who decided to steal her from her rightful owner, she fights with mighty hooves to stay with her family.
LIFE. A Palestinian mother and her son go head-to-head with the occupation to keep Tuxedo, their home, and their farm.
THE FIGHT IS ON!
Conocimiento ancestral: La transmisión oral | Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission
Ancestral Knowledge: Oral Transmission
Collaborative learning circles for sharing ancestral knowledge
Celebrating the Legacy of David Murray
EastSide Arts Alliance celebrates the legendary David Murray. Experience Murray, a rare solo saxophone, bass clarinet, and history share.
Political Education Class + Film Screening of “Dope is Death” w/ guest speaker Dr Tolbert Small
The Block Report and the Black Panther Alumni Legacy Network present a Political Education Class
CompArte
CompArte brings together musicians, poets, painters and other artists who who are creating the culture of anti-capitalism, of non-exploitative songs, art, movements and poems about freedom, solidarity, peace and justice.
Revisiting Black Lesbian Legacies in conversation with Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs
EastSide Arts Alliance, Bay Area Lesbian Archives, & Artist as First Responder presents…
Revisiting Black Lesbian Legacies, in conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Courtney Desiree Morris, Ayana Omilade Flewellen & Savannah Shange, moderated by Ashara Ekundayo.
War on Lebanon and US-Israeli Plans for a "New Middle East"
A special in-depth look at the emerging US-Israeli war on Lebanon and the fight against imperialism in the region with Vijay Prashad, Roqayah Chamseddine, and Rayan El-Amine.
Litanies: A Ritual Reading for Audre Lorde
Women's Building
3543 18th Street #8 San Francisco, CA 94110
Litanies: A Ritual Reading for Audre Lorde
The Universal Funk Opera featuring The Funky Heroes
Planet Wo! Creations presents
The Univesal Funk Opera featuring The Funky Heroes
Sunday October 13 2024 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
Prepare yourself to be enlightened and entertained by a unique, out-of-this-world experience!
Report Back: EastBay based Delegates
Report Back from the International Peoples Tribunal in Belgium, BAYAN Peace Mission to the Philippines, and International Womens' Alliance International Assembly in Malaysia.
15th Annual Fist Up Film Festival presents Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Follows Ugandan opposition leader, activist and musical star Bobi Wine. He used his music to fight the regime!
Palestinian Resistance from the PLO to Hamas
Center for Political Education and EastSide Arts Alliance present...
A Book event with Helena Cobban, the co-editor of Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters
John Coltrane Tribute an evening with the Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble featuring vocalist Bryant Bolling
Dewayne Oakley, Mr. B, and EastSide Arts Alliance present…
John Coltrane Tribute an evening with the Dewayne Oakley Blues Ensemble featuring vocalist Bryant Bolling
Sun, Sept 22, 7pm. EastSide Cultural Center
Opening Reception - Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries Organized by Bay Area Lesbian Archives
Join Us for the Opening of Sister Hold On: Reclaiming Third World Lesbian Imaginaries presented by Eastside Arts Alliance & Bay Area Lesbian Archives
Friday, September 20th from 6:30-9pm (doors open at 6pm)
This opening reception is not just an exhibition—it's a space for community gathering, reflection, and imagining new futures together. Through archival material, art installations, and performances, we will explore the revolutionary power of Third World lesbian poetics, collective survival, and the ongoing work of reclaiming our stories.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Girl Project After School Art Workshops w/ Susanne Takehara + Angie Lopez
EastSide Mosaics and Girl Project presents... Afterschool Art Workshops w/ Susanne Takehara + Angie Lopez
Flor y Canto | Flower & Song An Inter-Raza Poetry Festival
Flor y Canto | Flower & Song - An Inter-Raza Poetry Festival
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 2:00-5:00pm (Doors open at 1:30pm)
Flor y Canto is an invitation to walk together, weave our words and movements, in defense of the natural world and for peace, justice & liberation
Transpacific Solidarity Against War and Military Occupation: Connections Between the Anti-Vietnam War Movements in California, Japan, and Okinawa
Transpacific Solidarity Against War and Military Occupation:
Connections Between the Anti-Vietnam War Movements in California, Japan, and Okinawa
Friday, September 13, 7-9pm
Eastside Arts Alliance
2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
FREE community event, refreshments served
Honoring the Xicana Moratorium Live Music-Panel Discussion-Art Demos-Food-Exhibitions
EastSide Arts Alliance presents...
Honoring the Xicana Moratorium
Live Music-Panel Discussion-Art Demos-Food-Exhibitions
Sat, Aug 31
1-5pm
EastSide Cultural Center
2277 International Blvd, Oakland
FREE community event
Please join us in honoring the legacy of Xicana Moratorium! An anti-military movement created in the 1970’s by Chicano students and activists fighting against the Vietnam war. This demonstration of more than 30,000 Chicanos sparked a larger social movement! A social movement that is still very much present within our black and brown communities all across the world today. 40 plus years later we continue to use our voice, our art and community to highlight anti imperialism and anti militarization. Join us in a day filled with knowledge, cultura, delicious homemade food, kids activities, art stations and a chance to listen in on a panel of amazing speakers.
Film Fridays: Attica (1980)
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Oakland and EastSide Arts Alliance presents...
Film Fridays: Attica (1980)
Fri, Aug 30
6pm
EastSide Cultural Center
2277 International Blvd, Oakland
FREE community event • refreshments served • post film discussion
Please join MXGM and EastSide's FILM FRIDAYS for a Black August film screening and discussion of Attica, the true story of the events leading up to and during the Attica uprising and the aftermath. During the summer of 1971, tensions between inmates and guards at the Attica Correctional Facility were at an all-time high. On the morning of Sept. 9, it all came to a head as Attica became the stage for one of the largest U.S. prison riots ever.
Film Fridays - Historia de un movimiento (Story of a Movement)
EastSide presents... Film Fridays
Historia de un movimiento – Story of a Movement
EastSide Cultural Center 2277 International Blvd. Oakland
FREE event • refreshments provided • discussion to follow the film
Film Fridays - Historia de un movimiento (Story of a Movement)
EastSide presents... Film Fridays
Historia de un movimiento – Story of a Movement
EastSide Cultural Center 2277 International Blvd. Oakland
FREE event • refreshments provided • discussion to follow the film
Kahil El' Zabar + David Murray Friends for Life Tour
Kahil El’Zabar and David Murray have collaborated successfully for 40 years, performing globally to countless audiences. Sharing their spectacular approaches to the art of music in a way that is always spontaneous, electric, and historical in all aspects.
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience two legendary artists performing symbiotically! The El’Zabar + Murray Duo is spellbinding.
Come through and experience the Friends for Life Tour for yourself
Children's Reading Circle
Join us at Bandung Books for a fun-filled Children’s Reading Circle event! It's time to ignite your child's love for reading. Our event is designed to captivate young minds and foster a lifelong passion for books. Let your kids embark on an exciting literary journey, where they can explore enchanting stories, engage in interactive activities, and make new friends.