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Beginning April 27, OMCA heats up on final Friday nights with extended Museum hours, films, DJs, and eclectic events
This release is available online at: www.museumca.org/pressroom
OAKLAND, CA---Classic '68 cinema under the stars, DJs on Oak Street Plaza, and sizzling special activities-don't miss the Summer Nights series at the Oakland Museum of California. Held on the final Friday of each month from Friday, April 27 through Friday, October 26, Summer Nights features extended Gallery hours, half-price Museum admission after 5 pm, drink and menu specials in Blue Oak café, book signings in the OMCA Store, and cool music and films straight out of 1968.
Summer Nights Highlights
• Half-price Museum admission after 5 pm
• OMCA Galleries open until 9 pm, including special exhibitions The 1968 Exhibit, All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area, and Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes
• July 27: Panel discussion with Academy-Award winning graphic novelist Daniel Clowes
• The 1968 Film Series: Classic 1968 cinema under the stars in Oak Street Plaza
• From April to July, Amoeba Music DJs spin hits from the '60s
April 27
OMCA Galleries and OMCA Store open until 9 pm
Half-price admission after 5 pm
1968 Film Series in Oak Street Plaza
Amoeba Music DJs
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
May 25
OMCA Galleries and OMCA Store open until 9 pm
Half-price admission after 5 pm
1968 Film Series in Oak Street Plaza
Amoeba Music DJs
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
June 29
OMCA Galleries and OMCA Store open until 9 pm
Half-price admission after 5 pm
1968 Film Series in Oak Street Plaza
Amoeba Music DJs
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
July 27
Special program: OMCA Panel Discussion: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes
OMCA Galleries and OMCA Store open until 9 pm
Half-price admission after 5 pm
1968 Film Series in Oak Street Plaza
Amoeba Music DJs
1968 flashback menu specials
Aug 31
OMCA Galleries and OMCA Store open until 9 pm
Half-price admission after 5 pm
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
Sept 28
OMCA Galleries and OMCA store open until 9 pm
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
Oct 26
OMCA Galleries and OMCA store open until 9 pm
Cash bar with drink specials
1968 flashback menu specials
ABOUT THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
The Oakland Museum of California OMCA brings together collections of art, history and natural science under one roof to tell the extraordinary stories of California and its people. OMCA's groundbreaking exhibits tell the many stories that comprise California with many voices, often drawing on first-person accounts by people who have shaped California's cultural heritage. Visitors are invited to actively participate in the Museum as they learn about the natural, artistic and social forces that affect the state and investigate their own role in both its history and its future. With more than 1.8 million objects, OMCA is a leading cultural institution of the Bay Area and a resource for the research and understanding of California's dynamic cultural and environmental heritage.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Museum admission is $12 general $9 seniors and students with valid ID, $6 youth ages 9 to 17, and free for Members and children 8 and under. OMCA offers onsite underground parking and is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station, on the corner of 10th Street and Oak Street. The accessibility ramp is located at the new 1000 Oak Street main entrance.
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For more information, please contact:
Kelly A. Koski or Erika Gosser: 510-318-8453 communications@museumca.org
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