Hot Ticket in The Town this week: Oakland Gay Men\u2019s Chorus presents \u2018Inextinguishable Light\u2019<\/p>\n
Since 1999<\/a>, the Oakland Gay Men\u2019s Chorus<\/a> has spread cheer at events all over the Bay. This weekend, the chorus has two shows in Oakland designed to amplify queer joy. The repertoire includes songs like \u201cYou Can\u2019t Stop the Beat\u201d from the Broadway show \u201cHairspray\u201d and pop favorites like Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBorn This Way\u201d and Chappel Roan\u2019s \u201cPink Pony Club.\u201d If you\u2019ve never been to one of their shows, expect incredible vocals and dancing on stage. The Ruckus Revival presents: \u2018Wild Things\u2019<\/p>\n Originally called Tourettes Without Regrets, founded 28 years ago by Jamie DeWolf<\/a>, The Ruckus Revival<\/a> has taken residency at The Continental Club with a different variety show every month featuring pole performances, comedians, burlesque, circus performances and even freestyle rappers.\u00a0 Pro-wrestling Puppet Wars<\/p>\n Prescott Market <\/a>in West Oakland isn\u2019t just a great spot to get a bite<\/a> before Ballers games. It has also become a community hub hosting all types of family-friendly events. This weekend, pro-wrestling will take over the market. The matches are expected to be fun and interactive. \u2018Night and Day Around the Bay\u2019 photo exhibit<\/p>\n Freelance Oakland photographer Jerome Parmer \u2013 whose work you may have seen on our site<\/a> \u2013 will unveil his first solo exhibit featuring some of the countless images he has taken in Oakland, Berkeley and other cities in the Bay. The exhibit is on display through Wednesday, May 13. Oakland resident Jared Joiner founded JOINERS<\/a> last year as a civic group to help Oakland residents learn about their community by supporting businesses and sharing the importance of voting in local elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n This weekend, the club is hosting a two-day event<\/a> at Two Pitchers. The first day includes a screening of the documentary \u201cJoin or Die,\u201d<\/a> which examines \u201chow declining community engagement created an American civic crisis.\u201d The next day is a fair where you\u2019ll get the chance to meet over 20 local clubs, community groups, and projects you can partake in. Big Mike Hart at Yoshi\u2019s<\/p>\n Michael \u201cBig Mike\u201d Hart Jr<\/a>. is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer from Sacramento who has performed with artists like Boney James, Kenny Lattimore, and Joe. Hart is bringing his soulful sounds to Oakland next week. Coming soon to The Town: Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico M\u00e9xico Danza\u2019s 35th anniversary at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts<\/p>\n The M\u00e9xico Danza company<\/a> was founded in 1991 in Hayward by Ren\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1lez, and Mart\u00edn Romero of Mexico City. It started as an after-school dance program and in the decades since has transformed into a cherished cultural institution that serves kids and adults. The dance organization is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a one-night gala in Oakland. “*” indicates required fields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland doesn\u2019t do slow weeks. In the next few days, you can catch pole performers and freestyle rappers,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144,5499],"class_list":["post-256836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-this-week-in-oakland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., $28.52<\/a>, Valley Center for the Performing Arts, 3500 Mountain Blvd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thursday, April 9, 8 p.m., $23.18<\/a>, The Continental Club, 1658 12th St.<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m., $23.18 online<\/a>, $30 at the door, Prescott Market, 1620 18th St.<\/p>\n
Opening reception, Sunday, April 12, 4 to 6 p.m., Rockridge Cafe, 5492 College Ave.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/oaklandside.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC_8123.jpeg\")
Photographer Jerome Parmer enjoys going around Oakland to capture the city\u2019s vibrancy. Parmer is having his first solo exhibit showcasing some of his images. Credit: courtesy of Jerome Parmer
\nOakland Join-Up two-day civic weekend<\/p>\n
Screening, Saturday, April 11, 6 p.m., RSVP online<\/a>, $10 donation, Sunday, April 12, 1 to 4 p.m., RSVP online<\/a>, Two Pitchers, 2344 Webster St.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m., $53.10 and $108.10<\/a>, Yoshi\u2019s 510 Embarcadero West<\/p>\n
Sunday, June 14, 3 p.m., $44-$55<\/a>, Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, 10 E. 10th St.<\/p>\n