Creative Time (NY) and the Oakland Museum of California present Mark Tribe’s Port Huron Project 5: The Liberation of Our People, a reenactment of a landmark 1969 speech by legendary activist Angela Davis, on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 6 p.m. The restaging takes place at DeFremery Park in West Oakland, the original site. The event is free and open to all.

The Oakland Museum of California goes from retro to metro in its 1950s-era Birth of the Cool and contemporary Cool Remixed exhibitions, running through August 17, 2008.

Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury—opening May 17 at the Oakland Museum of California—looks at the painting, architecture, furniture design, decorative and graphic arts, film, and music that launched midcentury modernism in the United States, and established Los Angeles as a major American cultural center. The exhibition continues through August 17, 2008.

Our Own Backyard: A Celebration of the East Bay Regional Parks, with more than 40 photographs from the museum's Bob Walker Archive, through October 12, 2008.

The 5th annual EarthDance Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival premiers Friday, April 4, at the Oakland Museum of California with separate programs at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Twenty-four films—from 30 seconds to 30 minutes—from Italy, India, England, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and the U.S. will be screened.

The Oakland Museum of California’s new TRADING TRADITIONS: CALIFORNIA’S NEW CULTURES exhibition (January 19–April 6, 2008) vividly depicts how immigrants to the Bay Area don’t just want to fit in, but to remain distinct within the community at large and among other newcomers.

The Oakland Museum of California honors the art, strength, and faith of African Americans, in California and nationwide, with a series of Black History Events, January 8–February 25, 2008.

Come out for an evening of Afro-Caribbean funk, dancing, yoga, shopping, exhibitions, and a lively, informed look at California's gay history, at the Oakland Museum of California's First Fridays After Five event, November 2, 5–9 p.m. All activities are included with museum admission ($8).

The Oakland Museum of California's 14th annual Days of the Dead festivities begin Wednesday, October 10, with the opening of Ancient Roots/Urban Journeys: Expressions for Días de los Muertos. This year the skulls, skeletons, marigolds, and candles mix it up with low-rider and hip-hop culture.

California College of the Arts continues its centennial celebration with ARTISTS OF INVENTION: A CENTURY OF CCA, a survey of work by 100 faculty and alumni, many among California’s most influential artists. The show opens October 13, 2007 and continues through March 16, 2008, at the Oakland Museum of California.

The Oakland Museum of California brings a three-month series of concerts to its gardens and theatre, beginning Sunday, August 19. The music and format vary each month, but all the concerts offer great music and a good time.