SUN, 4/26: IN LIVING COLORS

A FREE WEST ALAMEDA COMMUNITY ARTS + CULTURE FESTIVAL

12-5PM @ Radium Runway at the beautiful Alameda Point

Brought to you by the Maya Lin School PTA and co-sponsor Radium Presents

First 250 registrants get a free commemorative event gift

Event tote bag with a donation of $25 or more (limited supply)

The Maya Lin PTA and Radium Presents welcome the entire community to a West Alameda Community Arts + Culture Festival, In Living Colors. This is a FREE community event, open to the public to celebrate the many arts and cultures in our community and how we all show up… In Living Colors.

We will have live music and performances, an art gallery, interactive activities, food and drink for purchase, and fun for the entire family! In Living Colors takes place Sunday, April 26 from 12-5pm, at the beautiful Radium Runway at Alameda Point overlooking the San Francisco Bay. ALL are welcome–including kids, pets, and bikes

DETAILED PROGRAM

Performances

We have a rich lineup of local multigenerational and multicultural performances that reflect the vibrancy and color of our community with roots in different cultures from across the island and across the world.

Our emcees for the day are Grammy award-winning artists Tommy Shepherd and Kali deJesus of Prospect band (our headliners for the day)—as well as Maya Lin and Bay Area Music Project alums.

Bay Area Music Project: 12:10pm-12:40pm

Inspired by Venezuela's El Sistema model, Bay Area Music Program has spent over a decade using music to unite and uplift under-resourced communities. Founded by an original Maya Lin parent and community arts advocate, Lorrie Murray, BAMP has enriched our community with the love of art and music and has expanded their programming year-round serving hundreds of young people throughout the island and beyond.

https://www.bayareamusicproject.org/

https://www.instagram.com/bayareamusicproject/

AGOS:12:48pm-12:53pm

Agos (“currents or flow”) is an Alameda-based community arts program for youth to learn Philippine folkloric dance, its musical accompaniment, and its origins. Agos is a project of KULARTS, the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in the U.S. Agos offers classes on Sundays at Storehouse Lofts--come join us!

https://www.kularts-sf.org/agos

https://www.instagram.com/agosprogram_kularts/

Ukulenny: 12:55pm-1:10pm

Lenny San Jose, aka Ukulenny, is an ukulele performer, musician, and educator residing in Oakland. He began playing the Ukulele after getting one for Christmas, and got a lot of practice playing uke on his BART commute. Catch him leading ukulele jams at Fireside Alameda every first Thursday, playing ukulele at various festivals and restaurants across the Bay Area, and on Patreon for ukulele tutorials and meet-ups!

https://ukulenny.com/

http://www.instagram.com/ukulenny

http://www.facebook.com/ukulenny

http://www.youtube.com/ukulenny

ukulenny@gmail.com

Halau Makana: 1:14pm-1:25pm

Hālau Makana, the only professional Polynesian dance company based in Alameda, is a community-centered organization founded by the late-Kumu Lani Cid-Iulio dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Polynesian culture. Our mission is to preserve and share the rich traditions of Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Maori cultures through the arts, specifically through dance and music. We offer beginner through advanced hula and Tahitian classes (with students spanning from age 5 through 75+) at Harbor Bay Club, and perform in various venues throughout the Bay Area.

https://www.halaumakana.com/

https://www.instagram.com/halaumakana/

https://www.facebook.com/Halau-Makana-310111769794/?fref=ts

HalauMakana.Alameda@gmail.com

Bay Area Tiniks: 1:30pm-1:35pm

Maya Lin parent Cat Jiminez’s nephew Teo Jiminez will be performing with his group, The Bay Area Tiniks, a dance troupe within the Filipino American Student Union of Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA. Since their inception in 2021, these students have performed across the Bay Area: at school events, birthday parties, and church festivals, to the famous Seafood City Late Night Madness in Milpitas, and most recently as the primetime performance at this year's Golden State Warriors Filipino Heritage Night. Bay Area Tiniks is passionate about integrating traditional Filipino Tinikling Dance with contemporary music and dance moves.

https://www.instagram.com/bayareatinikling/

Naby Bangoura: 1:45pm-2:15pm

Naby Bangoura learned traditional West African dance during village ceremonies and celebrations in his native Guinee. At age fifteen Naby started dancing professionally with Les Merveilles de Guinee. In 1998, Les Merveilles brought him to perform in the USA.

Known for his energetic and fluid dance style and soaring spirit, Naby has been performing and teaching high energy West African dance, Guinee style, at studios, schools and festivals around the world. Naby lives in Berkeley and has been teaching at BrasArte for over 20 years.

https://nabybangoura.weebly.com/

https://www.instagram.com/naby1416/

Sweet Thing: 2:45pm-3:35pm

Maya Lin parent of twin 1st-graders Jocey and Sydney, Vincent Mellone will be performing with his band Sweet Thing, an Oakland-based female-fronted cover band that features funk and soul and a tribute to the “Ladies of the 80s” like Chaka Khan, Pointer Sisters, Teena Marie and more.

https://www.instagram.com/80sladies_sweetthing/

Prospect: 4:05pm-5:00pm

Maya Lin alumni and Grammy-award winning musicians Tommy Shepherd and Kali deJesus and their band Prospect, a genre-bending band of young musicians from Oakland School for the Arts, blending Hip Hop, jazz fusion, soul, R&B, and rap into a sound that’s both timeless and boldly new. The band features a powerhouse lineup of student artists, including Grammy winners Tommy Shepherd and Kali deJesus (vocals/sax), MJ Santos (piano), Dame Taylor (drums), Kingston Melancon (violin), Sebastian Emley (bass), and vocalists Aiko Hayes and Amber Carroll. With roots in Oakland’s vibrant cultural scene, Prospect has brought their performances to stages across the Bay Area, including the Malcolm X Jazz Festival, La Peña Cultural Center, Laurel StreetFair, Oaktoberfest, Local Progress National Convening, and HIIIwav Fest. Their music is as soulful as it is fearless—honoring the legacy of Black music while pushing the boundaries of contemporary sound. Prospect isn’t just a school band—they’re a movement of young artists using music to express truth and joy.

Prospect is the next generation of musicians from Oakland School for the Arts, blending hip hop, jazz fusion, soul, and R&B into a sound that's both timeless and boldly new. The band features a powerhouse lineup of young musicians, including Grammy winners Tommy Shepherd (vocals/sax/EWI) and Kali de Jesus (vocals/sax), along with Dame Taylor (drums), Kingston Melancon (violin/bass), Marcus Van Hook (Keys) and D'Angelo Mixon (Vocals). With roots in Oakland's vibrant cultural scene, Prospect has brought their performances to stages across the Bay Area, including the Malcolm X Jazz Festival, La Peña Cultural Center, Hiero Day, and HIIIwav Fest. Their music honors the legacy of Black music while pushing the boundaries of contemporary sound.

https://www.instagram.com/_prospect.band_/

Art Galleries

In centering creativity and imagination of our communities and young artists, we will have two cargo container art galleries onsite that display youth and community artwork across our local schools and families.

The exhibits include work from local schools including Franklin Elementary, Ruby Bridges, Bay Farm School, Maya Lin School, Alameda High, and others.

Labeled artwork will also be available for sale, pending artist discretion.

Art + Activities

DIY Art with COLLAB

Local Alameda maker studio COLLAB will be creating DIY keychains with kids and families.

https://collabcreate.io/

Paper Sculptures with Creative Community

Former Maya Lin teachers Clarity Countryman and Maya Gordon and owners of local arts education camp will join us with a paper sculpture activity for the entire family.

https://www.creativecommunityalameda.org/

https://www.instagram.com/creativecommunity_alameda/

Collaborative Mural with Fei O.

Maya Lin parent of 5th grader Chloe, Fei Ouyang will be organizing a collaborative group mural.

Face Painting

Former Maya Lin parent and wonderful human Gena Batres Montoya will also be offering face painting onsite from 12-2pm.

Photobooth with Now Ya Ego

Photobooth from 1-3pm for digital / print photos

Seed Bombs & Bee Hotels with 100K Trees

Nature-centric activities with Amos White. Nature IS art!

Village Kids Club

Local afterschool program will be offering fun interactive activities for kids!

Silent Auction

Maya Lin parent Pauli Ojea will be managing a silent auction fundraiser adjacent to the art gallery. All proceeds from winning bids will go to the Maya Lin PTA and help support arts programming at our school.

Food & Beverage

We are featuring food and beverages partners that also reflect the local flavor and culture of our community.

Café da Fonk!

Maya Lin parent of 1st grader Zayd and 4th grader Nermeen, Yasmina Points, will be sharing her craft and love of food from her Oakland-based Euro-Cali café that blends the rebellious spirit of Berlin with California's vibrant culinary scene.

https://cafedafonkoak.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cafedafonk/

The Fireside Lounge Bar

Longtime supporters of Maya Lin since the beginning of our arts and culture festival, The Fireside Lounge will be onsite to serve libations and love to our 21+ friends and family.

https://www.thefiresidelounge.com/

https://www.instagram.com/firesidealameda/