NightLife’s reppin’ the YAY AREAAA with Bay Area history, music that slaps, and hella local love. In 1989, the historic Battle of the Bay was rattled by the earth shaking Loma Prieta earthquake. 35 years later, we’re paying tribute to our favorite place by throwing it back to the eighties with Golden State Warriors swag, “Muni Raised Me” art exhibit pop-up, a Bay-inspired marketplace and more! Plus, a special “whiteboard” freestyle performance from Frak The Person of Wild 'N Out!

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The Block - Muni Raised Me

The Block
Front Concourse

6:00 - 10:00 PM - Check out the centerpiece of the Muni Raised Me art exhibition- “a decommissioned Muni bus turned into a temple... with maximalist assemblages of objects, each one evoking a different San Francisco cultural touchpoint.” (Nastia Voynovskaya, KQED)

The Function - DJ D Sharp with the cutty Frak appearance

The Function
Piazza

8:00 - 10:00 PM - Warriors fans rise! Score special Golden State Warriors swag and jam out to DJ D Sharp, the official DJ of the Warriors.
9:00 PM - The Bay Area's own Frak The Person from Wild 'N Out is hittin' the stage with his signature whiteboard freestyle. You bring the words, he brings the bars, always offtop and always outta pocket.

The Hall of Game - Our Oakland A's

The Hall of Game
Location TBD

8:30 PM - Gather round for some classic stories from one of the people who was in the dugout as A’s Radio Commentator Jessica Kleinschmidt lets us in on some inside baseball.
Plus check out a sentimental tribute to the A’s in cartoon form by East Bay artist Nomi Kane and enjoy a special collection of nostalgic Oakland A’s videos all night long.

The Folks - Art projects, earthquakes, and local vendors

The Folks
Swamp

Did you see that bus out front? If you missed it, you might want to catch it on your way out! Before you do though, check out more of the art from Muni Raised Me - “an exploration of belonging; to a land that is not ours, that we will never own, but that we owe”.
Find out more about the Loma Prieta quake and what actually makes the earth shake (besides 15s in the trunk, of course) with our friends from the Berkeley Seismology Laboratory
Plus peruse a market of independent Bay Area brands and support your local entrepreneurs featuring:

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Last entry into Osher Rainforest is 7:30 pm — our animals need their sleep.

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