Oakland’s Hidden Gems This Week | Oakland News

This Friday, Oakland’s Chinatown kicks off its first Summer Renaissance evening market with lion dances, Mahjong, Asian fusion food, and hands-on art workshops led by local stars Jenny and Cabbage. Meanwhile, Arizona’s MaryAnne Muglia brings her indie-jazz-pop debut “Try Hard” to Eli’s Mile High Club, joined by Lucky Break and Luke Sweeney. Thursday night, poet Fortino Vazquez-Edmonds hosts a deep dive into Patricia Smith’s “Incendiary Art” at Nomadic Bookshop. Sunday, the Dimond district transforms a parking lot into a retro dance party with 80s soul, hip-hop, tarot, and local vendors. And later this month, hip-hop icon Richie Rich returns to Yoshi’s with a live band, bringing his legendary sound back to the stage. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ff0299d547e0db5c