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This week marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of music legend Prince. The genre-bending composer played three sold-out shows in Oakland two months before his passing, two at the Paramount Theatre and a final one at the Oakland Arena<\/a>. The Afterglow Chorus and Eli\u2019s Mile High Club are both hosting events to celebrate his musical legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Have an event you\u2019d like to see included here? We do our best to stay on top of what\u2019s happening in our community, but we love a tip. Send us a note at azucena@oaklandside.org<\/a>. You can also use the self-submission form on our events page<\/a> to add it to our calendar for free.<\/p>\n

Hot Ticket in The Town this week: Afterglow Chorus \u2018Purple Reign\u2019<\/p>\n

TheAfterGlow Chorus<\/a>, a group of 40 singers from various musical backgrounds ranging from having performed at a conservatory or sung in choir, is honoring the musical legacy and \u201cMinneapolis sound\u201d of multi-Grammy-award-winning singer and songwriter Prince to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing. The program will feature multilayered arrangements of some of his classics, including \u201cWhen Doves Cry\u201d and \u201cPurple Rain.\u201d
Sunday, April 19, 4 p.m., and Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m., $28.52<\/a>, St. Paul\u2019s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave.<\/p>\n

Search for Treasure in Old Newspapers<\/p>\n

The Oakland History Center<\/a> is bringing back its diorama contest<\/a> where the rules are simple as they are fun: find a newspaper article about an event that happened in Oakland or the East Bay and build a diorama around the story you pick. To help train crafty news aficionados, the center will offer a tutorial on how to research newspaper archives, microfilm, indexes, and databases in both the Oakland History Center and the library\u2019s Magazine and Newspaper Department. If you\u2019re entering the diorama contest, you have until June 18 to drop off your creation.
Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m., free, Oakland History Center, 125 14th Street, 2nd floor<\/p>\n

\"FigLeafGardens-JK-25\"\/Fig Leaf Gardens is an urban garden run by three friends \u2014 Manny Garcia, Max Osterhaus, and Britten Shelson \u2014 in the backyard of an East Oakland home. Credit: Jungho Kim for The Oaklandside
\nCraft fair at Fig Leaf Gardens<\/p>\n

Fig Leaf Gardens<\/a> is an unassuming 1,400-square-foot backyard-turned-community-garden<\/a> located in the Laurel District. The community garden has a variety of trees and vegetables, native plants, chickens, beehives and more for sale. This weekend, the owners of this community space are hosting a craft fair with local vendors where you\u2019ll be able to find food, ceramics, pottery, wood kitchen utensils and more.\u00a0
Saturday, April 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free, 4046 39th Ave.<\/p>\n

5th annual Boats Without Barriers Regatta<\/p>\n

The East Bay Rowing Club<\/a> is hosting its annual race in the Oakland\/Alameda Estuary. The event consists of 1,000-meter sweep and sculling races, along with a high-energy 500-meter dash. The course begins near Brooklyn Basin and finishes in front of Eve\u2019s Waterfront, just past the viewing dock at Jack London Aquatic Center. Spectators can watch the competition from either of these locations. The regatta\u2019s mission is to create a welcoming and inclusive racing environment for all athletes. Proceeds from this year\u2019s 500-meter dash will benefit Gender Spectrum<\/a>, an organization that works to create a more gender-inclusive world for children and youth.
Sunday, April 19, 8 a.m., free to attend as a spectator, Township Commons waterfront park at Brooklyn Basin, 288 9th Ave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dearly Beloved: A Prince Tribute<\/p>\n

The Afterglow Chorus isn\u2019t the only place to honor Prince this weekend. Eli\u2019s Mile High Club is also hosting a tribute with DJ Loosie<\/a> and DJ Prince\u2019s Biological Son<\/a> behind the turntables playing all of the late music legend\u2019s hits.
Tuesday, April 21, 8 p.m., free, 21 and up, Eli\u2019s Mile High Club, 3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way<\/p>\n

Coming soon to The Town: Jo Koy\u2019s \u2018Koy Meets World Tour\u2019<\/p>\n

After a two-special deal with Netflix, comedianJo Koy<\/a> is going on a world tour that kicks off in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 17. The tour will stop at the Oakland Arena on Nov. 13.\u00a0
Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., $65.78+<\/a>, Oakland Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way<\/p>\n

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