The Annual Art & Soul festival in Oakland (August 20 – 21, 2011) features concerts on several stages by 40 national recording artists and Bay Area bands. See the lineup below. The festival has been named the Bay Area’s “best annual cultural event” by Oakland Magazine and Best Festival by East Bay Express. The SF Weekly added, “Art & Soul is dialed in to practically everything that makes Oakland great.”
Art & Soul Oakland showcases hundreds of artisan and vendor and food booths, and also provides a substantial Family Fun Zone complete with kiddie rides, children’s entertainment and free festival admission for ages 12 and under.
DEAL: Art & Soul Festival 2011 Advance Tickets are available directly from the event planners until Friday before the event. Discount tickets are $10 adults and $5 for seniors 65+ and youth 13-17. That’s a savings of $5 and $3 respectively. Children 12 and under Free.
WHEN: Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, 2011.
WHERE: Downtown Oakland, centered in Frank Ogawa Plaza and City Center, encompassing 10 city blocks.
CHEAP TIP: Take public transportation, or park at The City Center West Garage at 12th & Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, which is open for free parking all day (max. capacity: 1000 cars). Limited street parking is also available. The Rotunda Parking Garage at 16th Street and San Pablo will be open from 10am to 7 pm. Expect a $5 flat fee for all day parking.
Art & Soul 2011 Lineup*
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Art & Soul Main Stage (12th & Clay)
World Class Rock presented by KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM
- 12:30 The Heavenly States
- 1:30 Scars on 45
- 2:30 Shawn Mullins
- 3:45 Marc Broussard
- 5:00 Five for Fighting
Plaza Stage (in front of City Hall)
WomenGig hosted by Marga Gomez
- 12:30 Mel Watson & The Wild Cellist
- 1:10 Lia Rose
- 2:10 Sistas in the Pit
- 3:05 Faye Blais
- 4:05 Rosie Burgess Trio
- 5:00 Vicci Martinez – finalist, NBC’s “The Voice”
City Center Stage (City Center plaza)
Yoshi’s Jazz stage presented by KCSM JAZZ 91.1 FM
- 12:45 Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
- 1:45 Terrence Brewer Quinte
- 3:15 Kristi Martel
- 4:30 Mingus Amungus
Jefferson Street Stage (12th & Jefferson)
Gospel Showcase presented by Edwin Hawkins and the Community of Unity
- 12:30 Community In Praise
- 12:50 Pastor Nathan Justin
- 1:10 Chaunc E
- 1:30 April Wright-Hickerson
- 1:50 LB Muzac
- 2:10 Kenya Boyd
- 2:30 Lily of the Valley Voices of Excellence
- 2:50 Lawrence Matthews
- 3:15 The Byrd Sisters
- 3:35 Casey & Ericka
- 3:55 Bishop Walter L. Hawkins Love Center Choir
- 4:20 Derrick Hall & Co.
- 4:40 Demetrius Tolefree
- 5:00 A Community in Praise
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Art & Soul Main Stage (12th & Clay)
R&B presented by KBLX 102.9 FM
- 12:30 Winners of Late Night Live contest
- 1:00 Kev Choice Ensemble
- 2:30 Goapele
- 4:00 Tower of Power
Plaza Stage (in front of City Hall)
Dance Through the Decades from the Lindy Hop to Turf presented by Carla Service, Dance-A-Vision Entertainment
- 12:30 Welcome Dance Warm-Up by Carla Service and Dancers
- 1:00 Journey through the Ages, From the 1930s to the present with music from the Big Band era, James Brown, TLC, Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson and more
- 3:00 Old School Dance Off/Contest
- 4:30 Soul Train Line – Audience Participation
- 5:00 Unity Dance/Flash Mob – Audience Participation
City Center Stage (City Center plaza)
Culture Jam presented by Oaktown Jazz Workshop
- 12:30 Oaktown Jazz Workshops
- 1:30 Edgardo & Candela
- 2:45 Khalil Shaheed & Mansa Musa
- 4:15 Carne Cruda
Jefferson Street Stage (12th & Jefferson)
Oakland Blues & Heritage presented by Bay Area Blues Society
- 12:30 Tess & Hip Trash, Oakland Blues Divas
- 1:15 Margie Turner
- 1:30 Ella Pennewell
- 1:45 Rhonda Benin
- 2:00 Tia Carroll, Oakland Blues Reunion
- 2:30 Little Junior Crudup
- 2:45 Tommy Nunnelly
- 3:00 Wylie Trass
- 3:15 Teddy “Blues Master” Watson
- 3:30 “Terrible Tom” Bowden, Salute to Motown
- 4:00 The 5 Elegant Men Temptation Review; Oakland R&B Funk Reunion
- 5:00 Marvin Holmes & the Uptights
*Times and artists are subject to change without notice. Please check back for updates.
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