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ICAF Fundraiser
with FUGA, Capoeira Angola Performance, D.J. Galactic Cowboy plus music without borders....reggae, cumbia, samba and hip-hop.
$7-10 sliding scale

August 19, 2006, 8 p.m
FICA Oakland
2513 Magnolia St., Oakland, CA

September 2, 2006, 7 p.m.
FICA Oakland
2513 Magnolia St., Oakland, CA

Contra Mestre Silvinho is coming to Oakland!
Open roda Friday, Jan. 4, 7:00 pm
Movement Class Saturday, Jan. 5 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Music Class Saturday, Jan. 5 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Open roda Sunday Jan. 6 2:00 pm

January 4-6, 2008
FICA Oakland
2513 Magnolia St., Oakland, CA

Contra Mestre Poloca (Nzinga, Salvador, Bahia) is coming to Oakland!
Open roda Friday, Feb. 1, 7:00 pm
Movement Class Saturday, Feb. 2 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Movement Class Saturday, Feb. 2 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm


Sunday, Feb. 3: Special Family Day at the Capoeira Angola Center!
2:00pm: kids only class with CM Poloca, followed by Taiko Drum Performance and Samba Drum Performance.
Fun for the whole family! Donation of $5-$20 to raise money for the 2008 International Capoeira Angola Women's Conference in Washington D.C.

February 1-3, 2008
FICA Oakland
2513 Magnolia St., Oakland, CA

Community and Culture Film Night!
Special Roda 6-9 pm
Movie Showing: "Mandinga in Manhattan" at 9 pm
plus other capoeira shorts and a special feature on brazilian hip-hop by Racionais!

April 25th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Brazilian Bossa Nova Superstar Dandara performing for her birthday
The one-and-only DANDARA will be doing a special performance at the Capoeira Angola Center this Sunday May 4th!
starting at 8pm, doors open 7:30
Special brazilian drinks for sale!!
$7 at the door

May 4th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Special performance by FUGA!
now a bay area cult classic, straight-from-the-border ska, rock, and revolution
Salsa! Cumbia! Samba! DJs !
$5-20 sliding scale at the door
roda at 6:30 pm, party starts at 10 pm

May 16th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Attention all Capoeiristas, those interested in arts and religions of the African Diaspora, samba drummers and dancers...
Jorge Alabe, a master percussionist and leader in CANDOMBLE, will speak about this Afro-Brazilian religion. Please come, all are welcome.
$10 Donation
11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Benefit to bring Mestres from Brazil to Oakland!
8:00 pm: Movie Showing: Moro No Brasil, a film that will get you inspired about Brazilian music
9:30 pm: Capoeira Angola demonstration
10:00 pm: DJ's spinning hip-hop, cumbia, salsa, forro, soul, and more...
Food! Caipirinhas! Silent Auction all night! Items and services being offered:
*massage
*artwork
*personal training hours
*gardening work
*capoeira angola classes
*and more!

Bring those checkbooks!

$5 - $20 sliding scale at the door
8:00 pm till late

Friday, August 29th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Mestre Valmir Weekend

Friday, 6:30 pm: Class and Roda
Saturday, 10:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
Sunday, 11:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
$20 per day, $50 for entire weekend

September 12th-14th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Mestre Jurandir Weekend

Friday, 6:30 pm: Class and Roda
Saturday, 10:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
Sunday, 11:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
$20 per day, $50 for entire weekend

September 19th-21st, 2008 (**DATES CONFIRMED!**)
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Party at the Capoeira Angola Center!
The one-and-only Brazilian Bossa Nova Superstar DANDARA will be doing a special performance, live music, capoeira roda, and dj's!
starting at 8pm, doors open 7:30
Special brazilian drinks for sale!!
Home-made Feijoada, the Brazilian national dish!
$5-20 at the door

December 6th, 2008
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Mestre Jurandir Weekend

Friday, 6:30 pm: Music, Movement
Saturday, 10:00 am: Movement Class, 1:00 pm roda (outside, pending weather, location TBA)
Sunday, 11:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
$20 per day

March 20th-22nd, 2009
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

C.M. Silvinho (Seattle/Belo Horizonte) and T. Baba (D.C./Bahia) Weekend

Friday, 6:30 pm: Music, Movement
Saturday, 10:00 am: Music and Movement, 2:00 pm roda (outside, pending weather, location TBA)
Sunday, 11:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
$20 per day

April 17-19, 2009
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Treniel Beto (Chicago/Rio de Janeiro), Treniel Gege (Washington D.C./Rio de Janeiro), and Treniel Fabio (Washington D.C./Rio de Janeiro) Weekend

Friday, 6:30 pm: Music, Movement
Saturday, 10:00 am: Music and Movement, 2:00 pm roda (outside, pending weather, location TBA)
Sunday, 11:00 am: Music, Movement, Roda
$20 per day


Give Thanks: Mestre Cobra Mansa workshops in Oakland!

November 27-29, 2009,
ICAF Oakland
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA

Family Friendly Fundraiser: Capoeira, Circus, FUN!
Hosted by the International Capoeira Angola Foundation and Athletic Playground

All ages welcome to enjoy family friendly capoeira and acrobatics classes and performances! Stay for food and play some more! Families pay a sliding scale only $10-25. Please note that one adult must be present for every four kids, all children under age 4 must be accompanied with an adult to participate in classes.

Schedule:
4:00 - 5:00 - Family Capoeira class
5:00 - 5:45 - Athletic Playground aerial performance and class
5:45- 6:30 - Eat and Play!

This is a benefit for the 9th Annual International Women's Capoeira Angola Conference to be held March 12-14th in Oakland.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Athletic Playground
4770 San Pablo Ave, Unit E,
Emeryville, CA 94608
$10-25 per family, sliding scale
Dinner Provided

FICA Party at SOMAR!!


FICA Oakland will be hosting a fundraising party at Somar on February 21th.
Please come through, have a drink, shake your bootie, and leave a donation for the 2010 FICA Women's Conference. See you there!!! We are asking for a sliding scale donation of $5-$20.
FICA Oakland is hosting the annual Women's Conference to celebrate and commemorate women and their achievements and struggles in Capoeira Angola, an african-brazilian martial art. The event brings together women and men angoleiros from all the over the world who come to sing, play and dialogue with some of the best women angoleiras and top mestres.

This is a benefit for the 9th Annual International Women's Capoeira Angola Conference to be held March 12-14th in Oakland.

Sunday, February 21, 2010
10 pm - 2 am
SOMAR
1727 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
$5-20 donation

Puxa, Puxa! Leva, Leva!:

9th Annual International Capoeira Angola Foundation Women's Conference in Oakland, CA!

Single day cost= $40

Schedule for conference:


Friday March 12


10-12 Capoeira movement workshop
12-2 Lunch break & discussion
2-4 Capoeira movement workshop
4-5 Berimbau class with CM Cris
5-6 Dinner Break
6 Reception/Registration with DJ Alicante
7 Opening roda (open to public)

Saturday March 13


9-11 Movement workshop
11-12 Pandeiro workshop with CM Alcione
12-2 Lunch break and discussion
2-4 Movement workshop
4-5 kid's capoeira class
5-6 kid's Roda
7-9 Film Screening 'Rhythmic Uprising' followed by reception with community activists and marketplace featuring community artists
9 Party! with Lloyd Family Players featuring CM Alcione

Sunday March 14


10-12 Movement workshop
12-2 Lunch break and discussion
2-3 Samba de Roda dance workshop with Dandara
3-4 Danca Popular workshop with CM Alcione
4-5 Beginners capoeira angola class
5pm Closing Roda - open to public

March 12 -March 14, 2010,
ICAF Oakland
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA

CM Chorao in Oakland!

Fica Oakland has the pleasure to invite you to participate in CM Chorao Workshops. CM Chorao is a student of M Marrom from Salvador BA, from Grupo Acupe de Brotas. The workshops start Wed May 19 through Sunday May 23, 2010.
Wed and Fri 6:30 pm till 9 pm (at Fica Oakland),
Thursday 6:30 pm till 9 pm(diferent location tba),
Sat 11am till 2 pm class (at Fica Oakland), then roda at Malcom X Festival (San Antonio Park, Oakland), then (demo) roda and party at Jorge Alabe's party (at Fica Oakland early evening).
Sunday 11 am to 5 pm class and roda (at Fica Oakland).

2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Mestre Jurandir at FICA Oakland!


Friday through Sunday
$20 per day

September 17-19, 2010
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Open Roda to Celebrate Mestre Pastinha

Friday November 12, 2010
7 pm
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617

Brazillian Movie and Music Night



Magical night at the Capoeira Angola Center to support our sister group in Mozambique!! Drink as much as you can because bar proceed go to bringing our Mestre to visit our brothers and sisters on the continent! Caipirinhas and Batada de Coco all night long. Watch a film about the life of the famous photographer, Pierre Fatumbi Verger, author of some of the most iconic images of Brazil. Then, dance the night away to the infectious rhythms of Samba de Bambas !!

Saturday November 13, 2010
8pm-2am
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617
$8-$10 donation

Favela Screening and Party



Come join ICAF Oakland with the Favela Screen Project, discussion and screening of films that address cultural and socioeconomic issues. Saturday, July 30, 2011, we will be screening Wasteland (2011).

Stay after the movie to enjoy the sounds of Sarava Zamba: Brazilian Samba Fusion, and Tropical Groove

Doors open at 8 pm

Saturday July 30, 2011
8pm-2am
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617
$8-$20 donation


Come join ICAF Oakland with the Favela Screen Project, discussion and screening of films that address cultural and socioeconomic issues. Saturday, Feb 18, 2012, we will be screening War Dance (Documentary, Uganda, 2007).

Stay after the movie to enjoy the sounds of live Zimbabwean Marimba Music, with members from Chinyakare! A night truly not to be missed...

Doors open at 6:30 pm

Saturday February 18, 2012
7pm
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617
$5-$10 sliding scale


Come join ICAF Oakland with the Favela Screen Project, discussion and screening of films that address cultural and socioeconomic issues. Saturday, May 5, 2012, we will be screening Ciclovida (Lifecycle).

Stay after the movie to enjoy the live music, with performances by:
Broderick Rodell
Bae Brazil Percussion
Danilo Portugal and Silvio Correia
Tambores Brasil, and
SaravaZamba
A night truly not to be missed...

Doors open at 8:00 pm

Saturday May 5, 2012
8:30pm
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617
$10 and up sliding scale


Come join ICAF Oakland with the Favela Screen Project, discussion and screening of films that address cultural and socioeconomic issues. Saturday, October 20, 2012, we will be screening Marley, the story of Bob Marley as told by his family and the people who knew him best.

Stay after the movie to enjoy reggae beats and dancing!

Doors open at 8:00 pm

Saturday October 20, 2012
8:30pm
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA, 94617
$5 and up sliding scale


Roda to End Violence Against Women!
This Friday, December 20, 2013, a white roda as part of a global effort to bring attention to and work towards the end of violence against women, using capoeira as a tool. Roda will be followed by a short discussion. We hope that community members will come and join us in the beginnings of this conversation and development of our involvement in the work. Capoeiristas and non-capoeiristas alike are welcome. Please wear white, if you can, even if not participating in the roda.

December 20, 2013,
ICAF Oakland
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA


Roda to Celebrate the New Year (2014)
Please join us on Friday January 3 for a special white roda for the new year!

January 3, 2014,
ICAF Oakland
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA


International Women's Day Roda
This Friday, March 7, FICA Oakland is dedicating our Friday roda to International Women's day, to celebrate women's presence in capoeira Angola. Open to all. Free.
6:30 pm-9:30 pm

March 7, 2014,
ICAF Oakland
2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, CA