Cool Remixed Bay Area Urban Art and Culture Now This exhibition updates the conversation about cool, featuring graffiti, DJs, lounges, street fashion, scraper bikes, video, skate culture, and artwork created on a range of media—from car hoods to sneakers. The show is organized by the museum, in conjunction with EBAYC, Town Park, VAAMP, Visual Element, Youth Radio, Youth UpRising, and the artist Estria. Check out www.museumca.org for more programs and events in July and August. Cool Remixed: Bay Area Urban Art and Culture Now is made possible by generous support from the Oakland Museum Women’s Board and The Bernard Osher Foundation.  Media sponsorship provided by the East Bay Express. May 31 saturday Art Saves Lives: 2008 Oakland Youth Arts Festival. Oakland youth’s exciting multimedia response to the exhibition Cool Remixed. A day filled with art, exhibits, and performances. Sponsored by the Oakland Unified School District; hosted by Mind Power Collective. 2008 Oakland Youth Arts Festival Partners include: City of Oakland, Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, Oakland Museum of California, Museum of Children’s Art, Attitudinal Healing Connection, and Opera Piccola. Free. 12­9 p.m. June 6 friday Oakland Museum of California’s First Fridays After Five. Our blues and jazz summer series kicks off with the Bay Area Blues Society Caravan of All Stars in the café. Don’t miss the most exciting party in Oakland! Full cash bar—museum store and café open. All ages welcome. 5­9 p.m. June 15 sunday Cool Daddy-O. Chill with hip cars and cool bikes. Customize your ride with the Shorty Fatz low-rider bike crew. 12-5 p.m. June 20 friday OMCA and KBLX present Pacific Coast Jazz on the Green. Enjoy a casual evening of jazz and poetry in the museum gardens. Berets optional. 6­9 p.m. June 29 sundayFamily Explorations! California Cool.  Take inspiration from the exhibition Birth of the Cool and design a cardboard modern house or make a colorful geometric abstract painting. Learn turntable basics at the DJ station in the Cool Remixed exhibition. 1­4 p.m. *Events included with museum admission, except as noted. Visit our companion exhibition Birth of the Cool. 1000 Oak @ 10th Street Oakland, CA 94607 One block from Lake Merritt BART www.museumca.org Museum admission: $8 adults; $5 seniors and students, free for kids 5 and under, OMCA members, and City of Oakland employees (with ID). Questions? Call 510/238-2200. Hearing impaired: TTY 510/238-3322. www.museumca.org Look for us on Myspace and Facebook

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