About this Event
Tired of the same old show formats?... 3 bands and blah, all the same genre, and a subtle “you can’t sit with us” vibe?
Not here!
It’s an Oakland Art Party that intentionally cross-pollinates genres and scenes! Join this new little “nation” we’re forming...
A situation that is delightfully stimulating, friendly, and chill — the kind of night where you unexpectedly meet good people you might have never met otherwise and leave inspired. We hope it becomes your go-to second Thursday.
Sip and paint with us, join a clothing swap, and flail wildly to live music and killer DJs. We strongly encourage at least one very, very wild dance moment (even if only for 10 minutes).
🌊 THEME: OCEANIC 🌊
We’re celebrating under the sea — pollinating our diversity like the coral reefs, an explosion of vivid life!
Come as the sea creature of your choosing, a beach lover, captain, mermaid, sailor, pirate... or water itself.
👗 CLOTHING SWAP
Bring spring clothing & accessories (costume clothing too!) and swap for the treasures of others. We like our clothing to travel to friendly faces, carry stories, and elevate actual style — bold as love and kind to the planet. We already have so much clothing among us... why not save money while looking fly AF?
🎨 SIP n PAINT CORNER
Art supplies ready for you to splash around in — just bring yourself and your imagination.
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
Time Traveling Romance — a Sade Set (because Sade is a mermaid) for the Date Night Hour
Beloved songs reimagined
✦ Crowd Sing-a-long ✦
"Part of Your World" - from The Little Mermaid
Quiet Domino (Indie Electronic/Acoustic)
Brassica (Bay Area Brass Band!)
Hip Hop Spotlight Acts (TBD)
DJ SET by Justyn Myers
🌊 The Actual Intelligence Band
A live jam inviting musical participants of the evening to ride the waves together — with an opportunity for wordsmiths to submit prose on the spot for the band to make songs of.
(Coordinated by Simon Petty + Containher Erth Angel)
WORDSMITHS: Submit prose on oceanic themes. The Actual Intelligence musicians will transform your words into a live-jammed sonic spell to help heal the planet — starting right here in our corner of Oakland.
🎟️ ADMISSION: Sliding scale $15–40
🚗 PARKING: Free parking across the street. We’ve secured permission to park at Oil Changers! (See photo)
🍽️ APPETIZERS + DINNER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Sista’s Wings at Starline
(We’re working on a vegan option, but that may have to wait till next time.)
2nd Thursdays at Starline = PolliNATION
Brought to you by Planet Love Yay Area Love Cats & Urban Prodigy Entertainment at Starline (formerly Starline Social Club)
The first thing authoritarians do when they take over a place is stop the music, control the art, suppress joyful community, and make people afraid of each other.
So we’re doing the opposite.
Come through — any direction worth building starts from the heart.
One Love,
April (Erth Angel), CJ (TRADEMARX) & Stephon Mills
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
STARLINE, 2236 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland, United States
USD 12.51
