Comments on: First Friday highlights – April 2009 http://thedto.com/2009/04/first-friday-highlights-april-2009/ downtown oakland Thu, 03 May 2012 13:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joanna http://thedto.com/2009/04/first-friday-highlights-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Joanna Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:22:57 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-404 We stopped in at the Uptown last night and while I didn't have any food or drink, we did enjoy the art. Before that we had been to the Oakland School for the Arts student sale, which was very exciting, mostly for the overheard comments from the students. A few were over the moon that they'd made $35 for some art! We continued on to 23rd & Telegraph and most of the galleries in that area were so full of people that I couldn't go in and just peaked in the windows. So many places, SO many people! It was invigorating to see so many people downtown walking around. (of all colors and ages) On to Mua for a reviving drink, where we saw Omar Benjamin, Phil Tagami, and Jerry Brown. Again, SO many people! Where are they coming from? Do they all (mostly) live uptown? More galleries on the walk back towards JLS. We were commenting on all the new restaurants and bars in the last year or two - Flora, the Den, Ave, Pican, Ozumo, Franklin Square Wine Bar, Mua, the Uptown, and I'm sure there are way more that I can't name off the top of my head. I must admit a bit of jealousy that Uptown is so hip and happening. So much more so than JLS. Will we ever get hip places to help support Swarm and Hive? We stopped in at the Uptown last night and while I didn’t have any food or drink, we did enjoy the art.

Before that we had been to the Oakland School for the Arts student sale, which was very exciting, mostly for the overheard comments from the students. A few were over the moon that they’d made $35 for some art!

We continued on to 23rd & Telegraph and most of the galleries in that area were so full of people that I couldn’t go in and just peaked in the windows. So many places, SO many people! It was invigorating to see so many people downtown walking around. (of all colors and ages)

On to Mua for a reviving drink, where we saw Omar Benjamin, Phil Tagami, and Jerry Brown. Again, SO many people! Where are they coming from? Do they all (mostly) live uptown?

More galleries on the walk back towards JLS. We were commenting on all the new restaurants and bars in the last year or two – Flora, the Den, Ave, Pican, Ozumo, Franklin Square Wine Bar, Mua, the Uptown, and I’m sure there are way more that I can’t name off the top of my head.

I must admit a bit of jealousy that Uptown is so hip and happening. So much more so than JLS. Will we ever get hip places to help support Swarm and Hive?

]]> By: Justin http://thedto.com/2009/04/first-friday-highlights-april-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Justin Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:08:33 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-403 There's a new opening at 1234 GO! Records at 40th and Webster also. It's a three person art show featuring some stencil work, woodcuts and faux-traditional japanese paintings. From 6-9. free beer, buy records! There’s a new opening at 1234 GO! Records at 40th and Webster also. It’s a three person art show featuring some stencil work, woodcuts and faux-traditional japanese paintings. From 6-9. free beer, buy records!

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