Editing Oakland, California (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Fox Oakland Theatre (Oakland, CA).JPG|thumb|[[Fox Oakland Theater]] first opened in 1928. The theatre is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
Oakland has a vibrant art scene and claims the highest concentration of artists per capita in the United States.<ref name="discoveramerica.com">{{cite web|title=The Official Travel and Tourism Website of the United States|url=http://www.discoveramerica.com/ca/california/oakland-index.html|access-date=June 11, 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Oakland was designated as one of America's top twelve art communities, recognizing Downtown (including Uptown), Chinatown, Old Oakland, and Jack London Square as communities "that have most successfully combined art, artists and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, retail shops and restaurants, and a walkable lifestyle to make vibrant neighborhoods."<ref>{{cite web |title=America's Top Twelve ArtPlaces |url=http://www.artplaceamerica.org/articles/americas-top-artplaces-2013/ |work=Art Place America |access-date=May 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504082601/http://www.artplaceamerica.org/articles/americas-top-artplaces-2013/ |archive-date=May 4, 2014 }}</ref>

Galleries exist in various parts of Oakland, with the newest additions centered mostly in the [[Uptown Oakland|Uptown]] area. Oakland ranked 11th in cities for designers and artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 25 Cities for Designers and Artists|url=http://artbistro.monster.com/careers/articles/10292-top-25-cities-for-designers-and-artists?print=true|work=Artbistro|access-date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514122743/http://artbistro.monster.com/careers/articles/10292-top-25-cities-for-designers-and-artists?print=true|archive-date=May 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is a renowned culinary hotbed, offering both a wide variety and innovative approaches to diverse [[cuisines]] in restaurants and markets, often featuring locally grown produce and international styles such as [[French cuisine|French]], [[Italian cuisine|Italian]], [[Portuguese cuisine|Portuguese]]/[[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], [[Ethiopian cuisine|Ethiopian]], [[Asian cuisine|Asian]], [[Latin American cuisine|Latin American]], as well as [[Caribbean cuisine|Caribbean]], [[Cuisine of the Southern United States|Southern United States]]/[[Louisiana Creole cuisine|Louisiana Creole]], etc., all of which reflects the culinary traditions of the city's ethnically diverse population.

Historically a focal point of the West Coast [[blues]] and [[jazz]] scenes, Oakland is also home to musicians representing such genres as [[rhythm and blues]], [[Gospel music|gospel]], [[funk]], [[Punk rock|punk]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Rapping|Rap]]/[[Gangsta rap]], and [[hip hop]]. Artists who come out of Oakland include [[Green Day]], [[Tower of Power]], [[Mistah F.A.B.]], [[E-40]], [[Too Short]], [[Tupac Shakur]], [[Raphael Saadiq]], [[MC Hammer]], [[Keyshia Cole]], [[Kehlani]], [[G-Eazy]], [[Del the Funky Homosapien]], [[Edwin Hawkins]], [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]] and many more.

===Attractions===
[[File:Oakland FrankOgawaTorii 20150924 (22041135940).jpg|thumb|[[Frank H. Ogawa]] Memorial [[Torii]] at the Gardens of [[Lake Merritt]]]]
[[File:Impeachment Eve Rally - Oakland, CA (49235816471).jpg|thumb|[[Grand Lake Theatre]]]]
[[File:Oakland YWCA (Oakland, CA).JPG|thumb|right|The historic Oakland [[YMCA]], designed by [[Julia Morgan]]]]
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* [[African American Museum and Library at Oakland]]
* [[AXIS Dance Company]]
* [[Chabot Space and Science Center]]
* [[Children's Fairyland]]
* [[Chinatown, Oakland|Chinatown]]
* [[Dunsmuir House]]
* [[Fox Oakland Theatre]], concert venue
* [[Jack London Square]]
* [[Joaquin Miller Park]]
* [[Lake Merritt]], Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], oldest wildlife/[[bird sanctuary]] in North America, Lake Merritt Garden Center, Bonsai Garden
* [[Lake Temescal]]
* [[Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)|Mountain View Cemetery]], designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] and resting place of many famous Californians
* [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]], former home of baseball's [[Oakland Athletics]], and the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Oakland Aviation Museum]]
* [[Oakland California Temple]], includes the gardens, visitors' center, family history center, & concert hall
* [[Oakland Museum of California]]
* [[Oakland Public Library]]
* [[Oakland Symphony]]
* [[Oakland Zoo]]
* [[Oakland Arena]], directly adjacent to the Oakland Coliseum, former home to the [[Golden State Warriors]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
* [[Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)|Paramount Theatre]]
* [[Pardee Home]]
* [[Rancho San Antonio (Peralta)|Peralta Hacienda Historical Park]], Museum of History and Culture
* [[Redwood Regional Park]]
* [[Preservation Park]]
* {{USS|Potomac|AG-25|6}}, [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s presidential yacht}}

===Nightlife===

[[File:oaklandatnight02192006.JPG|thumb|A night view of the Downtown skyline and [[Lakeside Apartments District, Oakland, California|Lakeside Apartments District]] as seen from the East 18th Street Pier]]

Downtown Oakland has an assortment of bars and [[nightclubs]]. They include dive bars, dance clubs, modern lounges and jazz bars. The Paramount Theater features headlining musical tours and productions, while Fox Oakland Theatre draws various musical genres including [[jam bands]], rock, punk, blues, jazz, and reggae. The Paramount and Fox theaters often book simultaneous events, creating busy nights uptown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/2008/11/05/from-the-dept-of-nightlife/ |title=From the dept. of nightlife &#124; Oakland Tribune Outtakes |publisher=Ibabuzz.com |date=November 5, 2008 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313230957/http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/2008/11/05/from-the-dept-of-nightlife/ |archive-date=March 13, 2012 }}</ref> In 2012, Oakland was dubbed a "New Sin City", following its 2010 decision to relax its cabaret laws, which gave a boost to its nightclub and bar scene.<ref>{{cite web|title=Move Over Vegas, These Are the New Sin Cities|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethgreenfield/2012/12/14/move-over-vegas-these-are-the-new-sin-cities/|work=Forbes|access-date=May 9, 2014}}</ref>

Recent years have seen the growth of the [[Art Murmur|Oakland Art Murmur]] event, occurring in the Uptown neighborhood the first Friday evening of every month.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_6619041 | title=Oakland art galleries creating loud 'Murmur' on first Fridays | author=Robert Taylor, Staff Writer | date=August 14, 2007 | access-date=August 23, 2007 | publisher=InsideBayArea.com}}</ref> The event attracts around 20,000 people along twenty city blocks, featuring live performances, food trucks, and over 30 galleries and venues.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Monthly Night of Art Outgrows its Name|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/us/oakland-art-murmur-outgrows-its-name.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times| date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2014| last1=Wollan | first1=Malia }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oakland's Art Murmur: A New Roar?|url=http://oaklandartmurmur.org/oaklands-art-murmur-a-new-roar/|work=Oakland Art Murmur|access-date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010620/http://oaklandartmurmur.org/oaklands-art-murmur-a-new-roar/|archive-date=May 13, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==="There is no there there"===

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[[Gertrude Stein]] wrote about Oakland in her 1937 book ''[[Everybody's Autobiography]]'' "There is no there there", upon learning that the neighborhood where she lived as a child had been torn down to make way for an [[industrial park]]. The quote is usually misconstrued to refer to Oakland as a whole.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=LeBeau |first1=Eleanor |year=2006 |title=Sampling Oakland |journal=Art Papers |issue=Nov/Dec |page=68 |url=http://getthisgallery.com/reviews/de_jesus.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306083037/http://www.getthisgallery.com/reviews/de_jesus.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2007 |access-date=June 12, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oaklandlocal.com/article/here-where-gertrude-stein-quote-ends |title=Here is where the Gertrude Stein quote ends |author=Ward, Jennifer Inez |date=April 2, 2010 |publisher=Oakland Local |access-date=June 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406024659/http://oaklandlocal.com/article/here-where-gertrude-stein-quote-ends |archive-date=April 6, 2010 }}</ref>

Modern-day Oakland has made steps to rebuke Stein's claim with a statue downtown titled ''There''. In 2005 a sculpture called ''HERETHERE'' was installed by the City of Berkeley on the Berkeley-Oakland border at Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The sculpture consists of eight-foot-tall letters spelling "HERE" and "THERE" in front of the [[BART]] tracks as they descend from their elevated section in Oakland to the subway through [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=HERETHERE |url=http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=19660 |publisher=City of Berkeley, Office of Economic Development |date=May 19, 2005 |access-date=June 12, 2011 |archive-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505032017/http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=19660 |url-status=dead }}</ref>