Oakland Photo Workshop is proud to announce that we are a venue for Beast Crawl 2023! OPW will be open for Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the event and we are so excited to host the Vinograd Open Mic and California Poets in the Schools!

This will be the biggest Beast Crawl EVER!!! Oakland's premier festival for literary arts & performance. Beast Crawl is not a singular event, place or time. It is a confluence of writers, performing artists, musicians, and other like-minded souls, dreaming transformation into life on the streets, sidewalks, and community spaces of our beloved Oakland.

The crawl begins at Latham Square at 3:30pm. Grab a map and enjoy the 3 legs of events and an afterparty!

Leg 1: 4-5pm

Leg 2: 5:30-6:30pm

Leg 3: 7-8pm

Leg 4: Afterparty at First Edition!

Check out the venue map here.

All the Wrong Places is a collaboration between memoirist Ruth Crossman and illustrator Kristin "Kiki" Petiford Ontiveros. Ruth's surreal flash-fiction vignettes tell the story of a young woman coming of age in early 2000s punk scene in Oakland, and Kiki's tarot-inspired illustrations bring to life the surreal characters she meets along the way: Cinderella’s sister the riot girl, a Devil who appears with the face of David Bowie, and a witch who longs for Instagram clout. Join them for an unforgettable mixed-media experience on July 15th.