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Based on a true story about the Peregrine Falcons and humans living at the convergence of wild and urban habitats on Oakland’s Fruitvale Bridge, Flight Lessons explores themes of home, migration, adaptation and the limits of the man-made environment. The narrative follows an urban wildlife biologist who monitors the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on the bridge and how their lives intersect with the human inhabitants of the neighborhood after one of the birds is shot. Examining the crossroads of life, loss, nature and humanity, Flight Lessons asks the questions: How can we learn to value the wild and natural in an urban environment? And, how does one recover and continue after loss? DEBORAH CROOKS is an Alameda-based songwriter and writer who performs and records under her own name and with the band Bay Station. Her latest full-length solo release The Department of The West (2019) was described by the Rocking Magpie as “…what Americana music is all about for me; imaginative, cinematic, informative and last but not least … entertaining.” Place-based and rooted in practice, her work is informed by studies of natural history, voice and yoga. Along with her solo musical work, she co-founded the Americana-rock band Bay Station with Kwame Copeland, co-creates The Bay Station Eagle local ‘zine and has contributed to multiple productions by Deborah Slater Dance Theater. She began writing “Flight Lessons” — which was recently awarded a Puffin Foundation Grant — while an artist-in-residence at Chalk Hill in Healdsburg, CA. More info at: https://deborahcrooks.com/flight-lessons
2513 Blanding Ave Alameda Alameda CA
Category: Performing Arts 11 id: 15989
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind PWC concert experience at Meets the Eye Studios (in-person and livestream), featuring a multimedia performance of Freida Abtan’s new opera for chorus and video, The sound of grief. This PWC commission reimagines the Orpheus myth and his overwhelming grief that threatens the living world. Immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of treble chorus and harp with selections from Gustav Holst’s “Hymns to the Rig Veda,” inspired by translations of Vedic Sanskrit texts. Become lost in the slow movement of glaciers in Betsey Biggs’ masterful multimedia work MELT for chorus and video. Be among the first to hear the pieces we will bring on tour in May 2026 to Seattle and the Tapestry International Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia! *Please be advised that seating at Meets the Eye Studios is limited to 60 attendees per performance. To ensure entry, we encourage you to purchase tickets early. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of 4/18 performance will be available so you can enjoy it from anywhere.
939 Terminal Way San Carlos CA
Category: Performing Arts 11 id: 15991
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind PWC concert experience at Meets the Eye Studios (in-person and livestream), featuring a multimedia performance of Freida Abtan’s new opera for chorus and video, The sound of grief. This PWC commission reimagines the Orpheus myth and his overwhelming grief that threatens the living world. Immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of treble chorus and harp with selections from Gustav Holst’s “Hymns to the Rig Veda,” inspired by translations of Vedic Sanskrit texts. Become lost in the slow movement of glaciers in Betsey Biggs’ masterful multimedia work MELT for chorus and video. Be among the first to hear the pieces we will bring on tour in May 2026 to Seattle and the Tapestry International Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia! *Please be advised that seating at Meets the Eye Studios is limited to 60 attendees per performance. To ensure entry, we encourage you to purchase tickets early. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of 4/18 performance will be available so you can enjoy it from anywhere.
939 Terminal Way Sunnyvale CA
Category: Performing Arts 11 id: 15992
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind PWC concert experience at Meets the Eye Studios (in-person and livestream), featuring a multimedia performance of Freida Abtan’s new opera for chorus and video, The sound of grief. This PWC commission reimagines the Orpheus myth and his overwhelming grief that threatens the living world. Immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of treble chorus and harp with selections from Gustav Holst’s “Hymns to the Rig Veda,” inspired by translations of Vedic Sanskrit texts. Become lost in the slow movement of glaciers in Betsey Biggs’ masterful multimedia work MELT for chorus and video. Be among the first to hear the pieces we will bring on tour in May 2026 to Seattle and the Tapestry International Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia! *Please be advised that seating at Meets the Eye Studios is limited to 60 attendees per performance. To ensure entry, we encourage you to purchase tickets early. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of 4/18 performance will be available so you can enjoy it from anywhere.
939 Terminal Way Sunnyvale CA
Category: Performing Arts 11 id: 15993