Life Size Mousetrap Board Game & Live Music | Oakland

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Peralta Junction Pop-Up Creative Commons | Oakland

Weekends from Oct. 4 – Nov. 30, 2012, the previously vacant 24,000 square-foot lot at the corner of Mandela Parkway and West Grand has been transformed into a creative community space filled with art and commerce.

Featured events include a series of three highly interactive, large scale art installations, a Pumpkin Patch, a Pop-Up Market, featuring local artisans, DIY workshops and demos, Community Movie Night on Thursdays, local performing artists and Oakland-based food trucks.

Saturday, November 10, 2012
Grand Opening: The Mousetrap | Peralta Junction Pop-Up Creative Commons | Oakland

Photo credit: Cory & Catska Ench

The world’s largest Mousetrap board game uses the tools of wonder and excitement to plant the seeds of curiosity with a 25 ton Rube Goldberg-type machine.

Come join Peralta Junction for the Grand Opening of The Life Size Game of Mousetrap, a visually stunning work of science inspired art and performance: A triumph of engineering artistry.

On Saturday enjoy live music from Jet Black Pearl (1pm), Gamelan X (3pm).

The Mousetrap, created by underground artist and builder Mark Perez, has combined Newtonian physics and large scale art with performance to create a unique brand of engineering fun packaged into a traveling road show, reaching audiences of all ages via science centers, museums, and festivals across the United States.

Mark Perez’ Life-Size Mousetrap
On display at Peralta Junction through November 30, 2012
>> Saturday November 10th –  Free Mousetrap shows at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm
>> Sunday, November 11th – Free Mousetrap shows at 2pm and 5pm.
Subject to change 

 

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