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Outdoor Play Day

August 10, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

August 28 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Join us for another outdoor playday at Arroyo Viejo on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 11am.  We can’t wait to see you all for some soccer drills and scrimmages led by Oakland Soul’s soccer team.  Bring the whole family out and get those bodies moving under the summer sun. We will also have some arts and craft projects going on and so much more.  See you then!” 

Free

Black Cultural Zone

Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center

701 Krause Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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Tagged With: Arroyo Viejo, Black Cultural Zone, community, movement, Oakland, Oakland Roots, Oakland Soul, outdoor, Outdoor Play Day, play, Soccer, Social

Akoma Market

July 26, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

August 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Our last Certified Farmer’s Market is a celebration and thanksgiving to all of our amazing vendors, exhibitors, partners and patrons who helped make this iteration of our iconic Akoma Market the immersive cultural experience that it is. This is not goodbye at all but a transition and expansion. Akoma 2.0 will feature: 5 Cultural, artisanal and or themed markets per year – February, May, June, August, and December Akoma On The Road Akoma at Liberation Park Events Akoma Seasonal Subscription Box Akoma Digital Marketplace Akoma Night Market Stay connected by visiting us at https://linktr.ee/allthingsakomamarket

Free Entry is free, vendor prices vary

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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(510) 470-0183
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https://linktr.ee/allthingsakomamarket

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Tagged With: Akoma, Akoma Market, farmer's market, Liberation Park, Market, Oakland, Resources, roller skating, Shop Oakland, Shopping, Social, Umoja Roller Rink, Vendors

Liberation Park Experience at the 21st Annual Laurel Street Fair & World Music Festival

August 9, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

August 13 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Join us for another amazing Liberation Park Experience on the road! From 11am until 7pm in the historic Laurel District of Oakland, our Akoma vendors will be there with the items you love for one of a kind festival fun. We will also have our Umoja Roller Rink and DJ KG with us so that you can get your roll on this Saturday. We can’t wait to see you there!

#AkomaOnTheRoad #AkomaMarket#LaurelStreetFair#RollerSkating#UmojaRollerRink #LiberationParkExperience#BlackCulturalZone

Free admission is free, vendor prices may vary

Black Cultural Zone

Laurel District

4222 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, California 94619 United States
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Tagged With: Akoma Market, Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Oakland, roller skating, Umoja Roller Rink, Vendors

Read Watch Do Summer – OPL

July 19, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

August 6 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Read Watch Do: Summer at Oakland Public Library continues its series of events at Liberation Park. Bring your family out for some storytelling, music, skating and crafts. Join us 7/25 and 8/6 for some family fun.

Join us for a Summer Reading Party you won’t want to miss!

Unique Derique returns for another special performance. There will be mural painting, roller skating, story time and so much more.

Free

Black Cultural Zone

Oakland Public Library

(510) 238-3134

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Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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(510) 470-0183
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Tagged With: Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Oakland, Oakland public library, Read Watch Do, roller skating, Summer Reading Party, Umoja Roller Rink

Liberation Park Experience at Art + Soul 20th Anniversary Festival

July 19, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

July 23 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This weekend, we’re bringing our Akoma Market on the road and Outdoor Playday too!  Join us this Saturday at the 20th Anniversary Art+Soul Festival as we bring the Liberation Park experience to downtown Oakland once again! Our friends from the Black Arts, Music and Business District will be joining us as well! From 12pm-6pm, in downtown Oakland, we will have a dozen of our vendors, a host of children’s activities, Umoja Roller Rink on the road and  food all around!  We will be located on 14th st. between Clay St. and Jefferson St.  We can’t wait to see you there!

Free Free admission, vendor prices vary

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Downtown Oakland

1301 Clay Street
Oakland, California 94612 United States
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Tagged With: Akoma Market, Art + Soul Festival, Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Liberation Park Experience, Oakland, Outdoor Play Day, roller skating, Social, Umoja Roller Rink

Read Watch Do Summer – OPL

June 7, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

July 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Poet, educator, activist and children’s book author Nancy Johnson will be having a book signing and meet and greet.

Kirk Waller will be telling both well-known and unknown stories. You’ll love his engaging, musical storytelling style. Something the whole family can enjoy.

Constance Moore will be hosting an arts and crafts session as well, designed to delight and inspire everyone in attendance.

Free

Oakland Public Library

(510) 238-3134

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eanswers@oaklandlibrary.org

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Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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Tagged With: Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Oakland, Oakland public library, Read Watch Do, reading, Social, summer

Read Watch Do Summer – OPL

June 7, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

Oakland Public Library @ Liberation Park Presents:

Asheba is a musical storyteller who specializes in calypso, the musical and folkloric oral tradition of Trinidad and Tobago, his homeland. Stories of hope and happiness are the focus of Asheba’s songs. You and your little ones will be singing and dancing the minute Asheba starts performing.

Free

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Oakland Public Library

(510) 238-3134

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eanswers@oaklandlibrary.org

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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(510) 470-0183
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Tagged With: Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Oakland, Oakland public library, Social, summer

15th Annual Oakland Juneteenth Celebration & Festival

June 25, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

June 25 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

We will have our Akoma Market on the road and our Umoja Roller Rink as well. Pull up and continue celebrating Juneteenth!

Vendor prices vary

B.H. Brilliant Minds Project Inc.

(510) 290-0811

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West Oakland Youth Center

3233 Market St
Oakland, California 94608 United States
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Tagged With: Akoma on the road, B H Brilliant Minds Project Inc., Black Cultural Zone, community, Oakland, roller skating, Umoja Roller Rink, Vendors, West Oakland, West Oakland Youth Center

Akoma Market

April 7, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

June 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Folks have been asking us to extend market hours for quite some time.  We’ve listened and we have some new hours that we’re sure will help you have the shopping experience you’re looking for. Akoma returns on 4/17 at our new time, 11am and ends at 5pm.  Join our vendors for a new, longer day at the market. We can’t wait to see you and spend more time with you. 

*Masks strongly recommended

Free Entry is free, vendor prices vary

Black Cultural Zone

Liberation Park

7101 Foothill Boulevard
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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(510) 470-0183
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  • Liberation Park Experience at the 21st Annual Laurel Street Fair & World Music Festival

    August 13 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
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    August 17 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tagged With: Akoma Market, Black Cultural Zone, community, Liberation Park, Oakland, roller skating, Vendors

Town Nights

June 14, 2022 by Fayola Perry Leave a Comment

June 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Town Nights returns at Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center.  Join us for our family friendly Carnival along with dinner and a movie as we continue to celebrate Juneteenth in the Town! Friday, June 17, 2022 from 6pm until 9pm.

Free

Homies Empowerment

(510) 485-2224

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HomiesEmpowerment@gmail.com

Black Cultural Zone

Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center

701 Krause Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
Oakland, California 94605 United States
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(510) 615-5755
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  • Liberation Park Experience at the 21st Annual Laurel Street Fair & World Music Festival

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    August 17 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tagged With: Arroyo Viejo, carnival, City of Oakland, community, Movies, Oakland, roller skating, Social, Town Nights, Violence Prevention

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