As a new member of the Oakland Board, I hadn’t yet experienced the perception problem that is associated with the drag genre; it wasn’t part of my context, until recently. I stopped at a few businesses in the community seeking donations for the Fabulous Chinese Auction that is a part of our annual How the [...]
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Did somebody say the “D” word?
Posted in a little bit of me, around town, love your YO, oakland, shout out, tagged fundraising is a drag, oakland on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is important!
Posted in around town, tagged cedars, community on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who has ever had a family member fall very ill knows how our world gets reduced to a single focus: the life of our loved one. Recently, a local young woman, Lindsey Hosking, suffered a brain aneurism and is fighting hard to hold on. Lindsey is only 24, and many of us have seen [...]
Stage Fright: a classic, a tribute, and lots of fun in between
Posted in around town, oakland, tagged halloween, oakland, stage on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last night was the third Stage Fright at the Oakland Center for the Arts. The night started with what else…zombies (If you haven’t been paying attention, the O’s zombies have been all over town recently). Stage goers were treated to a good old-fashioned zombie fight…a preview of next weekend’s opening of Night of the Living Dead, [...]
Halloween Starts Early in the Yo
Posted in around town, love your YO, oakland, tagged cmv, halloween, oakland on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re kicking off Halloween in the Yo this weekend on Thursday Night with Stage Fright at the Oakland Center for the Arts, October’s edition of our monthly open mic night. This time, performers in costume get in free. The guys who brought us Rock and Roll Jesus are rumored to have a new skit ready [...]
Live-ish blogging from The Stage
Posted in around town, love your YO, oakland, tagged Imbibe, oakland on September 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Well friends, the other three bloggers, Tyler, Scott, and Crse, all got their “live from the O Stage” posts up before me. Scott kept it short and funny, mostly focused somehow on cake. This is what I love about Scott; the man knows what’s important. Tyler came in second with his reviews and his wife [...]
What are you doing later?
Posted in around town, love your YO, oakland, shout out, tagged blogging, oakland on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a little late to the party with this announcement because I was too busy being all political, but The Stage at the Oakland is celebrating its third anniversary tonight! From 8 to 11, it’s an open mic event that is unparalleled in the area and delightfully wrong in so many ways (4 words…rock and [...]
Yo, we’ve got a busy weekend!
Posted in Butler, around town, love your YO, oakland, uuyo on September 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As we’re officially entering the fall season, this weekend is full of Yo activities to enjoy with friends and family. All of the events are open to the public, and most of them are free.
Kick off the fun on Thursday night for an 8:00 showing of Doubt at the Oakland Center for the Arts. Join [...]
Universal Cafe to Focus on Regionalization
Posted in around town, uuyo, tagged regionalization, universal cafe on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a member of the First Unitarian Univeralist Church, and I’m proud of the work we do in the community. Some of the best community-centered conversations happen at our Arts and Lectures series, Univeral Cafe, on summer Monday evenings.
This evening marks the last event of the 2008 series, and the much-debated topic of regionalization will be the focus. The evening begins [...]
Open House at the Oakland
Posted in around town, love your YO, oakland, tagged Youngstown theater on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I was thrilled to join the board of the Oakland Center for the Arts. The board, although only one part of the O’s unique spirit in the YO, is a fabulous team of thinkers, workers, and pro-Yo folks. This Saturday, the O family is presenting our season, thanking our friends for their support, and introducing ourselves [...]
