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Paramount Theatre Ceiling: Art Deco

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I love this Art Deco ceiling! This is a photo of the Paramount Theatre ceiling in Oakland, CA. It has four horses with a man with wings thrusting into the air in the center. Horses and flying -- that's totally me. December 10 2024.  Samuel Merritt University, College of Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3,476. Today, the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet. It regularly plays host to R&B, jazz, blues, pop, rock, gospel, classical music, as well as ballets, plays, stand-up comedy, lecture series, special events, and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Era. - Wikipedia
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Location: 2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
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An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet...

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Regardless of time, place, and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle. But it will never break. -- Ancient Chinese Proverb Google Photos brought these up from 9 years ago on my phone. I thought I'd post these since I need to clear space on my regular Google drive. It's only limited to 15 GB. These look like they're from an art exhibit at the Benicia Library. If you know me, I'm always hanging out there. I took photos of the art, because of the "Red thread" theory interested me. From Wikipedia: The Red Thread of Fate (Chinese: 姻緣紅線; pinyin: Yīnyuán hóngxiàn), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage , and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology. It is commonly thought of as an invisible red cord around the finger of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation as they are "their one true love." Folklore One story featuring the red thread of fate involves a young boy. Walking...
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“50 Shades of #Kayumanggi” recognized in first ever encyclopedia of #FilipinoAmerican history

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An art exhibition at Dominican’s Alemany Library featuring O.M. France Viana’s “50 Shades of Kayumanggi” has been recognized in SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/q American Studies, the first ever encyclopedia of Filipino American history.  Art exhibition at Dominican’s Alemany Library featuring O.M. France Viana’s “50 Shades of Kayumanggi” recognized in SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/q American Studies, first encyclopedia of #FilipinoAmerican history #ArtExhibition #MarinCounty #ThisIsDUC https://t.co/pOmWvyFOAW pic.twitter.com/MvQ8AVdkQf — Dominican University (@DominicanCANews) June 26, 2023 The exhibition – “Remythologizing Filipino Archetypes: 50 Shades of Kayumanggi” – featured contemporary San Francisco Bay Area Filipino American artists deconstructing and reinterpreting Filipino cultural mythologems. The Opening Reception was August 30,2018 in the Alemany Library on the Dominican campus. The exhibition, curated by O.M. France Viana, was on display in the library f...
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Location: 50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901, USA
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Painting: Mother & child of Maharlika caste

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'Ancient Filipina & Filipino' English: The painting of a young mother and her child which belongs to Maharlika caste and their abode which is the Torogan in background. Tagalog: Ang larawan ng mag-inang kabilang sa uri ng Maharlika na nagpapahinga sa tapat ng kanilang Torogan, isang uri ng palasyong kahoy. By Rhon Edward 🇵🇭 Please drop us a comment below in the comment box at the bottom. Login automatically into the Disqus box with your Facebook, Twitter or Google account. Follow Pinoybuilt . 🇺🇸 Let's create the #1 Fil-Am / Filipino-American website in California , if not the USA . Worldwide ? Please follow our social media accounts: www.instagram.com/pinoy.built www.facebook.com/pinoybuilt www.facebook.com/jonjo You have an open invitation to blog with me here. Posts here are auto-tweeted to my Twitter account (15,000+ followers) & auto-posted to the Pinoybuilt Facebook Page. So if you'd like assistance in marketing an event, yourself or your busine...
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Dan Inosanto "Love is the highest art."

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Happy 80th Birthday Dan Inosanto! "Love is the highest art.  In ancient times, you trained so hard, not for the sake of killing people, but for the love of you family: for the love of your mother, your father, your children, your tribe, and your body.  It is the love of life !  That's why we train so hard, so you can preserve life ." -- Dan Inosanto The following video "Dan Inosanto 80th Birthday: a Celebration" is by Melody McLaren, his niece. Shannon Lee (Bruce Lee's daughter) speaks with  Diana Lee Inosanto (Dan Inosanto's daughter) about what is was like to grow up around Uncle Bruce and family, and how that has impacted her life. @D_Lee_Inosanto on growing up with Uncle @brucelee , father Dan Inosanto, and how it has impacted her #OneTribe --> http://t.co/fWLQc4IojM — Bruce Lee (@brucelee) September 9, 2015 Dan Inosanto and Bruce Lee on the set of Game of Death. Anderson Silva trains with Dan Inosanto in 2015
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Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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