OakTown Hall

08/12/2017

Help support the legendary Zachary Coffin with this epic project from 2003 on its return to the playa!

The iconic Temple of Gravity returns to Burning Man 2017!

01/08/2017

The building's owner said multiple parties have already expressed interest in leasing the space.

12/09/2016

Boots Riley, Dan Deacon, Hieroglyphics, Rogue Wave, Thao Nguyen, Tune-Yards Tycho among the other acts on the bill. Here’s how to get tickets.

11/30/2016

Hey folks...big art ain't always the best way to try and make ends meet. These guys pulled off some incredible magic this year but are finding themselves in the hole. Please consider lending them some support to recover their financial losses!

From Max Poynton of the Lighthouse crew:

"Hey folks, we did something amazing out there but it left us in a bit of a whole. Please consider donating to our gofundme. Help us move on to the next big thing!"

Did you go to Burning Man this year? Did the Lighthouses blow your mind?! Of course, they did! But guess what? They blew our minds... and our wallets. That's right... your favorite playa installation is in debt! We burned all 40,000 pounds of our baby to the ground, and still, have loads of bills...

10/04/2016

Be sure to come out this weekend for Life Is Living in West Oakland where we will be featuring the Front Porch stage and Oakland's own, The Coup, will be headlining!

Oakhella DJ's in the food court, Check there for information about the After Party.

08/09/2016

"This exhibition is a microcosm of the conversation about gentrification that’s going on in Oakland and the Bay Area… It amplifies those voices

05/19/2016

We were genuinely excited to finally get to see this important piece of documentation about life here in West Oakland. Amir Soltani has been giving his whole heart and his whole life and resources to bringing this story to the screen and after watching it, it really does ring authentic and true about the streets outside our doors and the lives being lived there. It helped me to see better, the realities and inner lives of the homeless recyclers and it has me wondering, now that Alliance Metals is closing, what will become of the folks who base their survival and their existences on the trash they clean up from our streets.

You can watch this film currently airing on PBS here, online by clicking the link below.

Watch Dogtown Redemption full film. Four recyclers struggle to survive in a neighborhood already decimated by unemployment, addiction, and violence.

04/25/2016

Beats Antique on the porch of their new store front in this month's issue of Dope Magazine!

04/18/2016

Though the city is going through a wild transition, The Coup rapper is and Oaktown die-hard.

04/02/2016

Remembering the DJ who inspired us to believe in ourselves.

03/30/2016

After many years of effort, Brahm Ahmadi has finally closed on a property for People's Community Market, an answer to West Oakland, Cal's food desert.

03/23/2016

20 years ago...

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