Our extra special Alamo 100 Block Party will feature Alamo performers and lots of Richmond community spirit. We can’t wait to celebrate Alamo’s Centennial with you. Wear your Alamo 100 hoodies and gator tees!

This is a No Smoking event.

RSVP for our block party: Saturday, May 16th, 2026 between 3PM to 7PM for the Alamo 100 block party.

Location: Alamo Elementary School, 23rd Ave, between Clement and California st.
Festivities will include food, drinks, music, games, raffles and more!

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The YouthBeat Spring Showcase celebrates the creative work of 400+ Oakland public school students we serve throughout the school year. Our showcase highlights a dynamic range of student produced media featuring short films, animations, podcasts, and more. From comedy to critical issues, each production reflects the perspectives of our youth on life, creativity, and the topics that matter most to them.

Program schedule:

4:30pm – Doors Open

Walk the red carpet and snap a photo with your family and friends. Grab your snacks and take your seats for the show!

5:00pm–6:00pm – Take One: Emerging Voices

Join us to celebrate our up-and-coming storytellers, showcasing films and animations from students at the beginning of their creative journey.

6:00PM-7:00pm – Intermission

Interactive tables and games, chances to win free merch, and red carpet photo booth.

7:00pm-8:45pm – Take Two: Featured Presentation

Come see our accomplished filmmakers and animators, presenting standout short films that push creative boundaries and showcase confident storytelling, refined technique, and distinct artistic voices.

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With doors at 7:00 PM and music from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, each band will deliver a tight 20-minute set—making for a fast-moving night of original music, bold arrangements, and some SERIOUS young talent. The event is free and open to the public, offering a rare chance to catch rising talent from across the Bay Area!

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General Admission Standing Room

Doors: 7:30 PM

Show: 8:00 PM

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sfSOUND musicians join the bird ensemble in an outdoor performance of Wendy Reid’s Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026, with Brenda Hutchinson’s Dailybell at sunset

Saturday, May 16 – 7:30pm

Ohlone Park: 1601 Hearst Ave, Berkeley 94703

Near North Berkeley Bart, with no formal seating

musicians:

Lulu, African Grey parrot

Wendy Reid, violin

Krys Bobrowski, gilsglas

Brenda Hutchinson, long tube

Ron Heglin, tuba

Kanoko Nishi, koto

Ben Davis, cello

David Samas, percussion

Diane Grubbe, flute

Tom Djll, trumpetJohn Ingle, saxophone

David Michalak, skatchbirds

Jacob Felix Heule, percussion

Dailybell,  everyone

AMBIENT BIRD – OHLONE PARK 2026

Wendy Reid’s site-specific work, Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026 is a 52-minute interspecies sonic landscape which reflects an eco-centric philosophy of connecting with all living creatures and the environment. The ensemble includes an African Grey parrot and experimental musicians working with the ambient sounds, specifically, the birds of Ohlone Park:  Cedar Waxwings, Lesser Goldfinches, Bewick’s Wrens, Oak Titmice, Western Bluebirds, Anna’s Hummingbirds, California Scrub-Jays, Dark-eyed Juncos, Stone Pigeons, and American Crows –all part of an event that is intended to bring everyone and everything together, and honor the park’s indigenous inhabitants, the Ohlone People.

The structure of this work can be described as a musical process which attempts to reflect nature’s manner of operations: a spatially notated score of sonic fragments transcribed from bird-human interactions and a Native American chant is interpreted and performed by the musicians within the ambient environment of Ohlone Park. Contextual in nature, the work allows performers to act according to unpredictable conditions and variables which arise within the musical continuity. In performance, an attempt is made at a spontaneous unforced growing of sound and silence in which emphasis is placed on formation rather than pre-established form, as in the building and shaping of cell-like units in living processes.

This site-specific piece, as with the first incantation,‘Ambient Bird 433’, pays homage to John Cage’s composition 4’33”(1952).

At sunset, following the performance, Brenda Hutchinson leads everyone in bell-ringing: created by composer and sound artist Brenda Hutchinson in 2008, Dailybell is an ongoing aspirational project based on the premise that something as inarguable as the movement of the Earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among  groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree.

About the site: Ohlone Park was originally the land of the Ohlone people, who consider their connection to the land to be sacred. It remains a place of cultural significance that people protect and recognize its history. It is the hope of many that one day it will be returned to its indigenous inhabitants.

Special Thanks: City of Berkeley-Shallon Allen, Thomas Horn-videographer, Phil Perkins-location audio engineer, Edward Morse-tech, Andrew Aldrich-photography, Matt Ingalls-sfSOUND, and the musicians of Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026

info at treepieces. net

This performance is included in ‘Ambient Bird-Berkeley’ (2025-26), a project supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley

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In the American Redwoods, two old trees wonder when they will finally die. In the Pacific Ocean, a colony of coral deals with the trials and tribulations of living in a commune. And in a maple forest, a terminally ill young human stumbles upon two talking mushrooms who are experts on death. Juliet Kang Huneke’s ecological pattern play Mycelium is a mosaic of our planet’s interconnections, from loneliness to queerness to life and death to dirt. A PlayGround commission, originally developed as part of the 29th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works. Featuring: L Duarte, Nikki Nutterfield, Krystle Piamonte, Kunal Prasad, and Dom Refuerzo.

Juliet Kang Huneke is a playwright and performer who is passionate about theatre that is larger than life. In spring 2026, her new TYA play, THE DRESS-UP PLAY, had its world premiere at Jackalope Theatre Company. She was awarded the 2023 ReImagine: New Plays in TYA grant to develop HANNAH AND HALMONI SAVE THE WORLD! with Filament Theatre, where it had its world premiere in 2025. Juliet is also a 24 Hour Plays Nationals alum. Other Chicago writing credits include: ECHO’S INFERNO (The Understudy), HOME FOR THE SUMMER (Theo Ubique, American Music Theatre Project), MYCELIUM (Playground Chicago), and MECHANICALS (Impostors Theater Co Footholds Vol. 4). julietkanghuneke.com

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Participating Artists

Brittani Wei-Ling Chew, Cole Lata , Cynthia PhươngAnh Lê, Julie Kim, Jy Jimmie Flora Gabiola, Lark Chang-Yeh, Theresa Panyawai, VC Tang, Will Liang

About the Exhibition

The 2026 AVA Lab exhibition presents works that imagine futures carried forward through memory, resistance, and collective imagination. Grounded in ancestral and cultural knowledge, the exhibition foregrounds counter-narratives that challenge dominant histories and propose alternative ways of being, belonging, and organizing life together.

Rather than presenting the future as speculative or detached, the exhibition positions it as already in motion—embedded in inherited practices, community rituals, survival strategies, and acts of care. The works reflect how artists navigate tension, difference, and transformation, offering visions shaped by accountability, cultural continuity, and community wisdom.

Together, the exhibition becomes a space of convergence: where personal histories meet collective futures, where grief and imagination coexist, and where art functions as a tool for remembering, re-visioning, and building power beyond the individual.

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“25 Cats From Qatar” is a new film from the makers of “Cat Daddies” about the little known cat crisis in Qatar and one woman’s journey to rescue 25 cats in an unsanctioned mission.

“9 OUT OF 10!  The most epic cat rescue story you’re ever gonna see!”  -Bleeding Cool News

“Remarkable! A must-see for cat lovers!”  -At the Movies w/Tim Sika

“Succeeds not only as an advocacy piece, but as a compelling, fast-paced rescue adventure.” – Film Threat

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Building on last year’s inaugural report, this event brings together the public, trade, and media to explore the agricultural heritage of California cannabis and the distinct qualities that define its most important growing regions.

Spanning seven counties—Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Nevada, Lake, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma—the Harvest Report highlights a diverse cross-section of farms and producers, with a focus on cultivation practices, terroir, and regional expression.

This event is open to both seasoned connoisseurs and those newer to cannabis who are interested in exploring different regions, cultivars, and cultivation practices. We welcome retailers, buyers, and budtenders looking for a clearer sense of how regions differ and how to navigate the range of producers across the state. By bringing these regions together in one place, the goal is to build a deeper appreciation for origin and appellation, while recognizing the legacy regions and cultivators that continue to define California cannabis.

Throughout the afternoon, attendees will have the opportunity to meet farmers, explore regional diversity, and take part in guided tastings and community discussions that deepen awareness and appreciation of California’s agricultural heritage.

EVENT DETAILS

• Date: Saturday, May 16
• Time: 2–6pm
• Location: Berkeley Chapel of the Flowers, Berkeley, CA

ADMISSION

• Free Admission: full event admission including the regional farm showcase, presentation, and panel discussions.
• Paid Admission: full event admission plus a Limited Edition Gift Bag that includes farm goodies, event guide, and more.

PROGRAM

• Regional Showcase – Dedicated spaces for each county, where farms share their products, practices, and what defines their region
• Report Presentation – A brief overview of the Harvest Report and key takeaways from across California
• Panel Discussions – Conversations with farms, associations, and certification programs on cultivation, quality, and regional identity
• Guided Tastings – Budist-led tasting experiences exploring regional expression
• Retail Integration ️ – Order featured products for delivery or pick up in-store at CBCB
• Food & Beverage ️ – Fresh organic bites from Ashby Eatery alongside a full beverage bar

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