Come join the Co-Founders crew for a historical session with legendary guest Liam O'Donoghue, host and producer of the podcast EAST BAY YESTERDAY.

Featuring live interviews with special guest Mario Hernandez about the historical context of our Oakland warehouse, as well as writers Adesha Adefela and Ryan Nicole Austin about their own histories in Oakland.
Live DJ set from Oakland's own Will Randolph V
This event is part of our monthly "Out the Garage" series, happening every 2nd Thursday in Oakland, where we celebrate Bay Area creators and innovators, blending music and culture in the Bay.

Love, BAR (Beau, Adesha, Ryan, the writers of Co-Founders)

P.S. More info on Liam and East Bay Yesterday:

Since 2016, this independently-produced series has explored stories of culture, politics and nature from Oakland, Berkeley and other towns throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties. An hour-long version East Bay Yesterday airs Wednesdays at 1 P.M. on 94.1 KPFA-FM. East Bay Yesterday was named “The Best Podcast about the East Bay” in 2017 by the East Bay Express.

Liam O’Donoghue is the host and producer of the East Bay Yesterday podcast and co-creator of the Long Lost Oakland map. He also writes a monthly feature about the East Bay for SF Gate. His journalism has appeared in outlets such as KQED, Oaklandside, Berkeleyside, Mother Jones, Salon, East Bay Express, 99% Invisible, The Kitchen Sisters, and the syndicated NPR program Snap Judgement. In 2018, he was honored by the East Bay Express as “the best journalist-turned-historian” and presented with a “Partners in Preservation Award” from Oakland Heritage Alliance. O’Donoghue has given many presentations on local history at libraries, schools and bookstores and throughout the Bay Area, as well as at institutions such as Oakland Museum of California, The California Historical Society, Berkeley City Club, and The Commonwealth Club. O’Donoghue’s quotes on Oakland-related issues have appeared in media outlets including New York Times and Washington Post.

https://eastbayyesterday.com/

More info on Mario Hernandez:

Mario Hernandez is an assistant professor and Fletcher Jones program chair of Sociology in the Department of Social and Historical Studies at Mills College at Northeastern University. Hernandez is an urban sociologist who specializes in the study of gentrification. His book, Bushwick’s Bohemia: Art and Revitalization in Gentrifying Brooklyn, examines the proliferation of the creative art scene in the neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, New York within the context of neoliberal strategies of urban growth, including city branding. Dr. Hernandez’s research examines the increasing importance of creative industries to urban economies and the vital role of artists and art scenes in this process. Hernandez is born and raised in the Bay Area, and currently resides in Oakland.

More info on Co-Founders the Musical:

Co-Founders tells the story of an underrated young Oakland coder, Esata, who hacks her way into the most competitive startup accelerator in San Francisco. Determined to save her house as an influx of wealth threatens to push her community out, Esata forms an unlikely partnership with a prep-school dropout. In a field where the privileged make a killing while folks across the bridge grind to survive, can Esata win Silicon Valley’s game without leaving her community behind? Created by three extraordinary Bay Area voices, the piece features a deliciously catchy score that draws from the Bay’s rich hip-hop traditions, as well as soul, gospel, funk, jazz, R&B, and more. Employing visual technology entirely new to theater, Co-Founders is a sharply funny, deeply felt, exuberant celebration of the Bay and the dreamers, hustlers, and innovators that make it magical.

World Premiere at the American Conseravatory Theater (A.C.T.) this May

https://www.act-sf.org/whats-on/2024-25-season/co-founders/