Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Oaklandish presents a Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest:




This Saturday we will be posted up at one of our favorite spots, the corner of Piedmont Ave. and Pleasant Valley. Our pumpkin carving contest will go from 11:00-5:00. Bring your carved Jack O' Lanterns to decorate the trees and parking lot of the Piano Company! There will also be Trick-or-Treating and a Halloween parade along Piedmont Ave. Happy Halloween!

Oaklandish Field Trip to the Zoo

It might have been raining hard, but that didn't stop the Oaklandish crew from enjoying our field trip to the Oakland Zoo. The Sun Bear, despite his name, didn't seem to mind the rain either, as he showed off climbing to the top of this branch.



The sleeping bats and otters were also fun to see.





We even got to enjoy free turtle rides. Oaklandish loves the zoo!



Oaklandish is very excited to collaborate with the Oakland Zoo's Conservation project on an up-coming t-shirt design. Our next t-shirt will feature a chimpanzee from the Oakland Zoo, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Budongo Snare Removal project in Uganda.

Oaklandish at the Graffiti Battle

Oaklandish came thru and had fun at the Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle on Saturday. We enjoyed the grand opening of Town Park by K-Dub, one of the 2009 Oakland Innovators award winners.





Estria and the other judges took a while to choose the winners out of all these dope pieces.



Everyone enjoyed live performances by Kev Choice and Phroahe Monch.



For information about the on-going Life is Living Festival, check out http://www.lifeisliving.org/

Graffiti Battle

Come check out the first Nationwide Graffiti Battle this Saturday at DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline St., Oakland. For more information about the 2009 Graffiti series events, go to:
http://www.estriabattle.com/
This is one of the many events in the Life is Living Festival. Full schedule is at:
http://www.lifeisliving.org/core/

Full Moon Buy Night at Jack London Square

We were happy to be right next to Jack London's log cabin at the Oakland Unwrapped Full Moon Buy Night event. There were several local artisans and even an ice-skating rink set up for the night market. Adorable kids had fun on White Fang.



We enjoyed the amazing live percussion of the Cougar Cadet Drumline, who came through and tore it up with their Southern Drumline Style.
http://cougar-drumline.org/



Is was a beautiful evening to be at Jack London Square. There is talk about making this a regular event, so stay tuned.

Linden St. Brewery Brats and Beer

Join us at Linden Street Brewery for a great party that benefits the Rotary Club of Oakland and Bay Area Community Services (B.A.C.S.) Come through to eat and drink for a cause! This event is Saturday, October 17th, 12:00-5:00pm at Linden St. Brewery (#8 Linden St. @ 3rd St.) There is no cover charge, and this is a family-friendly event. There will be a free shuttle from West Oakland BART and valet bicycle parking. For more information, check out:
http://www.lindenbeer.com/

There are more beer events coming up! The crew at Oaklandish loves beer, so we are happy about that. Come see us at the Pacific Coast Brewing Company's 21st Anniversary Block Party the night before (Friday, October 16th, from 5:00-11:00pm). The Block Party will be on Washington St. between 9th and 10th in Old Oakland. http://www.pacificcoastbrewing.com/

And Oaklandish will also be at Oaktoberfest in the Dimond on Saturday, October 10th from 11:00am-6:00pm. http://www.oaktoberfest.org/

Cheers!

Folks Rockin' Our Gear

Some fans of Oaklandish sent us pictures of themselves rockin' our apparel.



Whether it's on top of Half Dome in Yosemite reppin' the streets of Oakland, or an adorable child in a classic tee (he outgrew the onesie!), we love seeing Oaklandish fans sporting our t-shirts.



Send a picture to pics@oaklandish.com of you rockin' your favorite Oaklandish t-shirt!

Eat Real

Oaklandish was "Eating Real" all weekend, or at least drinking some delicious beer from the beer shed at the food festival. The beautiful weather made it nice to be on the water at Jack London Square, although it got pretty hot inside the truck.



Even when we work hard, we try to have a little fun too.

Radio Regatta

The 4th Annual Radio Regatta at the Lake Merritt Boathouse was a great party!
The preparations for the event started with a keg delivery via gondola from Lake Chalet (which is now up and running).


This was one of eleven kegs that we drank. Thanks to Linden Street Brewery and Pacific Coast Brewing Company for their generous donations.
Over 1,000 folks showed up throughout the day to enjoy the free gondola rides and half-priced boat rentals.





There were eight amazing DJs spinning in the Boathouse and 4 Square of the East Bay got game-time goin on the patio.

Youth Spirit Artworks, Town Park, Cycles of Change, and Bay Area Girls Rock Camp were there to represent the 2009 Oakland Innovators award winners. Cycles of Change blended up some delicious smoothies with a pedal-powered bike blender.



The crew (and captains) of Oaklandish also had fun on the lake.




Stay tuned for more Oaklandish events coming up.

Innovators Exhibit in Jack London Square

Oaklandish and the 2009 Oakland Innovators and Art-in-Action award winners put up an exhibit in the windows of some donated space in Jack London Square.



The display shows the amazing work that the organizations and artists who received this year's grants are doing, and the Oaklandish display describes the grant program.



There should be lots of folks in Jack London Square next weekend (8/28-8/30) for the "Eat Real" food festival, so they can check out the display then.

Oaklandish is Ready to Broadcast

We got our transmitter fixed up so we can do our microbroadcast
at the Radio Regatta!



The music that DJ's are gonna spin at the the Lake Merritt Boathouse will be broadcast across the waters of the lake so folks can tune in while they enjoy the free gondola rides and half-priced boat rentals. Bring your own radio so you can listen all afternoon (8/23, from 1:00-7:00).

Laurel Street Fair

Oaklandish was representing at the Laurel Street Fair. We got to enjoy the tunes of Rumbache (an Oaklandish favorite who played at the first Salsa by the Lake this year). This fan of Oaklandish, sporting our new "Keep Baseball in Oakland" t-shirt had fun Salsa dancing with Rumbache.





Scraper Bikes also showed up for the Laurel Street Fair.



Check out this video of the latest Scraper Bike Ride "Bikes for Life."

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/scraper-bikes/




The Scraper Bikes, along with other 2009 Oakland Innovators award winners,
will be at the Radio Regatta, coming up 8/23 at the Lake Merritt Boathouse from 1:00-
7:00pm. Don't miss it!

Best of the East Bay

The Oaklandish Crew had a great time at the "Best of the East Bay" party put on by the East Bay Express at the Oakland Museum last Friday. We enjoyed the music, the thousands of people, and our live screen-printing booth.

Oaklandish at Lakefest

Hundreds of people showed up to Lakefest last weekend. There were kids' activities, performers, and many vendors, including Oaklandish.



One of the performers was local artist Kev Choice Ensemble, an Oaklandish favorite.



Oaklandish will be at the Best of the East Bay on Friday, August 7th, from 5:00-12:00. This party will be at the Oakland Museum and is free to all ages. We will be at the Laurel Street Fair on Saturday from 1:00-6:00.

Oakland Reppin in D.C.

8th grade students of Dolores Huerta Learning Academy in the Fruitvale of Oakland visited Washington D.C. Students visited many historical museums, the Lincoln and Vietnam Memorials, and the White House, where students represented Oakland in their fly Oaklandish shirts. The trip was a great success, and the crew at Oaklandish is always down to hook up shirts for a good cause.

Salsa by the Lake; The Sequel

The second Salsa by the Lake of the year was a huge success. Hundreds of folks from the Town came out to enjoy the live music, dancing, and beautiful Sunday sunshine. Lots of people took advantage of the free dance lessons taught by Isaac Kos-Read.



We loved the wonderful live music of "Pasion Habanera."





We sold our Salsa by the Lake event t-shirts and dresses, gave out hundreds of free Oaklandish stickers, and spread the word about the Oakland Innovators award winners. Among the hundreds of Oakland residents at Salsa by the Lake, was local rapper Dru Down.




Check out these videos from Salsa by the Lake: http://tinyurl.com/http-salsavideo-com

Stay tuned for more fun Oaklandish events coming up this summer!!!

Salsa by the Lake

SALSA BY THE LAKE is this Sunday, July 26th!
We've been having this party once a year, but since everyone had so
much fun at the last one in May, we're bringin' it to y'all again!
There will be free dance lessons by Isaac Kos-Read, and live band
"Pasion Habanera." This party will take place at Splash Pad Park
(across from the Grand Lake Theater, where the Farmers' Market is)
from 2:00-7:00pm. Don't miss it!
Oaklandish sets another precedent: The World's First Unisex Dress.
We will be selling these (and event t-shirts at Salsa by the Lake).

Here are pictures from the last Salsa by the Lake in May.

New Oaklandish Apparel

The "Keep Baseball in Oakland" shirt was designed with the future in mind. Half of all proceeds go toward local Little League scholarships for kids and teens in Oakland who need it the most.

Besides cheering for the Oakland A's at the Coliseum, those of us who grew up here in Oakland used to get juiced as kids about the giraffe murals on the pillars at the Harrison St. freeway exit. We are proud to release our new t-shirt featuring the giraffe.

Did you hear that BART has now extended its line to Springfield?
Check out our new Bart BART t-shirt.

Hit up our webstore at http://www.oaklandish.com/shop/ or come see us at the Grand
Lake Farmers' Market on Saturdays and the Temescal Market on Sundays!

The Crucible Fire Arts Festival

Here are some pictures of the Oaklandish crew
having fun at the Crucible Fire Arts Festival.





More summer festivals coming up soon...

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