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'Turn of the Screw' dazzles

Oakland Opera shows off huge spartan space

by Joe Kempkes in Arts

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The Oakland Opera Theater is performing Benjamin Britten's "Turn of the Screw" at their new 6,000-square-foot Oakland Metro Operahouse at 630 3rd Street. The building has, in place of permanent plumbing and electricity, two "porta-potties" and a generator located outside the back door.

Oakland Museum hosts artists' 'Gallery Hop'

'First Fridays' features Bay Area artists in 36 spots

by Jean Womak in Arts

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Tony Roderick makes little plaster skulls on magnets for Dia De Los Muertos ("Day of the Dead"), otherwise known as Halloween. You might not notice one at a time, but all of them together made a grand and scary display at the Oakland Museum's recent "First Friday" gallery hop.

Sean Penn goes 'Into the Wild'

by Laura Maldonado in Arts

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Director Sean Penn takes Jon Krakauer's 1996 bestseller "Into the Wild" to the big screen, reaching different audiences and touching more hearts as he documents Christopher McCandless' startling journey. Based on the true account of McCandless, a recent Emory University graduate who decided to give his almost $25,000 college fund to charity and live a life of adventure (ultimately leading him to Alaska where he only existed off of nature), the story invites the viewers to reflect and reconsider what is truly important.

Oakland 6th annual film festival in last nights

Brings filmmakers from near and far

by Tom Morris in Arts

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Looking for something to do to disrupt the tedium of studying? Try the 7th Annual Oakland International Film Festival, a diverse showcase of films from across the globe, from first-time filmmakers to Hollywood veterans. Presented by The Oakland Film Society, it begins at 6:00 pm Thursday, October 18, and runs for seven straight nights at the historic Grand Lake Theater by Lake Merritt.

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