Artista pinta monas sobre paredes de la área de la bahía
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
Filed under Spanish
Cuando te sales de Alum Rock sobre 101 vez un mural de una sirena con ojos grandes acostada en la playa. Sus pestañas dramáticas se sientan sobre corazones en sus ojos verdes que combinan con su cola de sirena. Está pintada en una de las paredes de Mariscos Cancún, un restaurante mexicano de mariscos. Esta...
Artist paints dolls on Bay Area Walls
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
July 3, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
When you exit Alum Rock off of 101, you see a mural of a wide-eyed mermaid laying on a beach. Her dramatic lashes sit on top of hearts in her green eyes that match her mermaid tail. She is painted on the side of Mariscos Cancun, a Mexican seafood restaurant. This mermaid is one of Sand One’s dolls,...
California Roots throws party over Memorial Day weekend
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
June 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
The Memorial Day weekend at the Monterey County Fairgrounds was filled with music, art, food, drinks, camping, cannabis and lots of good vibes. The ninth annual California Roots Music and Arts Festival started Friday and lasted through Sunday evening. Festival-goers could catch musicians on two...
Stomper statue has CSUEB connections
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
For Jack and Alise Eastgate, this past year has been a busy one. They were chosen along with forty-nine other artists to contribute their take on the Oakland Athletics elephant mascot, Stomper, for the A’s 50th anniversary “Paint the Stomper” event. This in addition to the Eastgates being selected...
Bay Area Mural Festival takes over Oakland
Allison Weseman,
Photographer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
As part of the first Oakland Art Month sponsored by Visit Oakland, nine muralists were selected to create a series of murals throughout the Jack London District. Previously known as the Oakland Mural Festival, muralists were given the option to express themselves unlike in years past where they were g...
8BitBrand mixes retro art and pop culture
Daniel Aziz,
Contributor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
Chris Hurtt, a freelance illustrator from Oakland, is pushing to bridge the gap between retro art and music culture with 8BitBrand, a sticker, art print, and poster company. What started off as a side project while he was a design communication student at San Francisco State, his hobby quickly turned...
Musicians to watch at this year’s Cali Roots Festival
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life
California Roots, also known as Cali Roots, will hold its ninth annual Music and Arts festival on May 25-27 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. The Memorial Day weekend is three days filled with drinks, food, art and music with two stages where audiences will get watch live performances and DJ sets. ...
Oakland art exhibit highlights the history of California’s cannabis movement
Rebecca Olmos,
Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Features
On an easel near the front of Gallery EVB is a picture of a man with a smile on his face standing behind jail cell bars. The caption on the photo says, “Dennis Perron in San Bruno Jail - 1975.” Perron was a cannabis activist and a leader in the movement to legalize marijuana. He co-authored Calif...
Trees at the core of Hayward photography exhibit
Ikaika Nichols,
Contributor
April 2, 2018
Filed under Arts & Life, Showcase
Artist Glenn Hemanes likes going to Navarro Beach for the bonfire leftovers which he calls “rescue wood.” He turns what some may see as leftover debris into pieces of artwork that he can sell. He specializes in vessels, wooden hand-made hollow containers, that look similar to bowls. Hemanes recently...
Another anime remake gets whitewashed
Earlene Mary Escobal,
Contributor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“Alita: Battle Angel” lacks ethnic representation Anime and manga remakes are difficult for me to watch. Japan, where anime and manga are from, does a good job of portraying and casting characters close to the original. The United States is not as successful. The live action “Death Note...
‘She Loves Me’ makes way to Cal State East Bay’s stage
Tanaya Landry,
Contributor
March 7, 2018
The cast of “She Loves Me” gathered together on stage for their warm-up, stretching their vocal chords and bodies in preparation for their rehearsal of their new upcoming musical. The pace of the music increased with intensity as it became faster and faster and their voices grew louder as one. Then...
CSUEB alumna co-writes SF production
Sierra Perales,
Contributor
March 7, 2018
Filed under Features
“The Geek Show” prepares for its return The past few years have been busy for 26-year-old CSUEB alumna, Lauren Lola. Since the debut of her two novels, “A Moment’s Worth” in 2014 and “An Absolute Mind” in 2016, the author decided to open up her writing skills to the theatre. She recently co...
