ZSFG Showcases Oakland Indie Designers: Lashan Goodwin and Tasleem Lee
As we arrive at the Zarif Soulye Fashion Gallery (ZSFG), we're greeted with a live band and the exciting sight of live mannequins posed and still in the gallery's tall glass windows. In one window they are clothed in jewel-toned, beautifully
Behind the Scenes at the Oakland Indie Awards
Last Friday was the Oakland Indie Awards, and if you missed out, I'm advising you to start retroactively kicking yourself. It was a blast, filled with attractive people all trying to out-dress each other, free (FREE) food and cheap booze,
Oakland’s Got Hella Gay Comedy Pride
Happy June, Oakland. It’s officially Pride Month and I can’t wait to gay it up all month long for Wear Your Voice. Since 2010, comedian, producer and Oaklandite Charlie Ballard’s Hella Gay Comedy has combined two of America’s favorite pastimes:
#YESALLWOMEN– a brief reading list
tweet by alyssa In case you have not been keeping up with the feminist internet-- the #YESALLWOMEN hashtag has been keeping it real. Following last weeks shooting-- there has been a lot of fury, sadness, conversation and trolling going on. In