A congregation of look-alike Andy Warhols is not something that happens often. But on Friday March 6, in an Emeryville warehouse that reproduced the 1960s’ dark, industrial-driven art scene fathered by Warhol, the Third Annual Amoeba Art Show took place.
The Factory Party.
More than 60 artists showed their paintings, sculptures, installations, films, photographs and other mediums/works. And yes, there were also the Velvet Underground look-alikes, playing classic songs like Venus in Furs, Heroin, and Pale Blue Eyes in a huge, cold-concrete wing of the place, evoking the Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Warhol’s multimedia road show.
BY BETTY BASTIDAS // On this evening, students are busy learning the latest moves in Salsa Rueda, a Cuban style of salsa popular in the Bay Area, instructed by Nick and India at The Beat Dance Studio in Berkeley. India Gomez has been teaching for over three years and Nick has over 10 years experience. Read the full story
BY BETTY BASTIDAS // The City of Emeryville awarded Ana Lisa Hedstrom $6,000 for her textile art piece titled Verdure. I met with the artist to learn about her process and her creative work. Check out the slideshow to hear what she had to say.
BY BETTY BASTIDAS // Ariel Luckey is a spoken word artist. Recently he brought his talents to the Bay Street Mall to perform an excerpt of his one man show Free Land to a group of college students from the Audubon Expedition Institute (AEI). Free Land highlights his look at the Indigenous sacred land underneath the shopping center. By weaving spoken word poetry, acting, and hip hop music into his performance, Luckey captivates the audience.
BY ALBA MORA // Early Saturday morning, the AMC Theater at Bay Street was packed with excited high school students, parents, grandparents and friends. They didn’t come to watch a Hollywood feature. Instead, the students’ own animation films would soon appear on the screen as part of the 2nd Annual Bay Street Animation Film Festival. Read the full story
BY ALBA MORA // Looking for a place to have breakfast in Emeryville? Try Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe at 4081 Hollis Street – it’s the place for the hungry or the hung-over. Watch the video and check it out.
BY ALBA MORA // By the turn of the century Emeryville was known as “The Butchertown” because of the number of slaughterhouses in the city limits. In the 1920s it was known as “The Rottenest City” on the coast due to an excess of gambling salons. Read the full story
BY KATE KILPATRICK // Chau Thuy Huynh, whose pedicure footbaths caused a major anti-commie backlash earlier this year, is working on a new series of drawings that honor Vietnamese boat people. Read the full story
