Oakland Peace Day | Free All-Day Music Festival

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Listen for Life has organized a FREE music festival in Oakland to honor the International Day of Peace. At three separate locations in Oakland, world acclaimed musicians will be performing music in an effort to promote peace for free.

12:00 noon to 1:00 pm (outdoor concert)
In front of Oakland City Hall
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 [map ¦ photo]
– between 14th and 15th St, at Clay St near Broadway, next to Oakland 12th St BART station
Diana Rowan – Harp
Rick Flores – Classical guitar
other acts To Be Announced

11:00 am to 12:00 noon
St Mary’s Senior Center
925 Brockhurst St, Oakland CA 94608 (near San Pablo Ave) [map]
James “J.B.” Brooks – vocals

Preservation Park Bandstand (outdoors)
Downtown near city center
13th and Martin Luther King Jr Way
Oakland, CA 94612
5pm-7:15pm

• Rafael Manriquez & Ingrid Rubis, playing Latin American songs
• The Gasmen, Irish band
• Aaron Ableman – Communitree; rapping for peace and ecology
• Orkestar Sali, joyous Balkan band

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
114 Montecito Ave
Oakland, CA 94610
6pm – 10pm

• Pacific Boychoir
• Winnie Wong, guzheng master
• Kitka, women’s vocal ensemble
• Carlitos Sermeno, harp
• Pulama, Hawaiian duo
• Sarah Klauer & Ralph Lewis
• David McLean, Flamenco Guitar
• Classical Revolution ensemble
• Connie Doolan Quartet

St. Augustine’s Church
400 Alcatraz Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
7pm – 10pm

• The Gasmen, Irish band
• Vanessa Vo, Emmy winning Vietnamese musician
• Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
• Patrick Landeza, Hawaiian star
• Malvika Sriram, 12yo Carnatic music singing sensation
• Ricky Ricardo Garcia, opera prodigy
• Spiritual Image, Filipino choir
• Miriam Peretz, and Ensemble: “Miriam’s Well” dance piece

Source: indybay.org

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