upcoming events & youth open mics
Come out to and upcoming teen open mic or book release celebration!
MAY FIRST FRIDAY TEEN OPEN MIC & WORKSHOP!
Don’t miss the Chapter 510’s Youth Advisory Board hosting our First Friday open mic and workshop! Writers of all levels, ages 13-19 ,are welcome.
Writing Workshop | 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Open Mic | 5:30PM - 7PM
CHAPTER 510’S SPRING Lit Fest!
Join us for our Spring Lit Fest in celebration of the release of House Where The Earth Shakes, an anthology of poetry by teens, Hello From Somewhere, an anthology of fiction by Middle School students and our new podcast, Sound Space: Tales of Surviving High School.
Enjoy an afternoon of family friendly hands-on arts activities, food, music as well as readings and young author signings. Peruse our Dept. of Make / Believe store and help us celebrate our 10 year anniversary of serving Oakland youth!
March FIRST FRIDAY TEEN OPEN MIC & WORKSHOP!
Don’t miss the Chapter 510’s Youth Advisory Board hosting our First Friday open mic and workshop! Writers of all levels, ages 13-19 ,are welcome.
Writing Workshop | 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Open Mic | 5:30PM - 7PM
February FIRST FRIDAY TEEN OPEN MIC & WORKSHOP!
Don’t miss the Chapter 510’s Youth Advisory Board hosting our First Friday open mic and workshop! Writers of all levels, ages 13-19 ,are welcome.
Writing Workshop | 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Open Mic | 5:30PM - 7PM
January First Friday Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Alumni Showcase!
Don’t miss January’s special First Friday event the Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Alumni Showcase.
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chapter 510’s winter Book Fair
Come celebrate 10 books penned by Oakland youth!
Bring your whole family on Saturday, December 16 from 1pm-4pm
at Chapter 510, 546 9 Street, Oakland
Young Author Readings & Signings!
December FIRST FRIDAY TEEN OPEN MIC & WORKSHOP!
Don’t miss the Chapter 510’s Youth Advisory Board hosting our First Friday open mic and workshop! Writers of all levels, ages 13-19 ,are welcome.
Writing Workshop | 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Open Mic | 5:30PM - 7PM
CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING SERIES + BEAST CRAWL EVENT: FRESH JUICE BY ROB LIU-TRUJILLO BOOK RELEASE!
On Sat., July 22 from 2pm-5pm, join us in celebrating author and illustrator Rob Liu-Trujillo’s book release of FRESH JUICE!
CHAPTER 510’S SPRING BOOK FAIR & double book release!
We are releasing two new titles written by 13 middle-school Oaklanders: Empowered Origins, a Fantasy Anthology by queer youth of color in Oakland, and Fire at Your Fingertips, a poetry anthology. Writers took part in multi-year writing workshops led by author and Chapter 510 Teaching Artist Duane Horton, and have written deep, important, and beautiful stories and poems.
CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING SERIES: I WANT TO BE BIG by Tiffany Golden Book Release Party!
On Sat., May 13, join us in celebrating author (and Chapter 510 teaching artist) Tiffany Golden’s latest book release at Chapter 510’s very first Children’s Book Series event!
May teen open mic and writing workshop!
Don’t miss the Chapter 510’s Youth Advisory Board hosting our First Friday open mic and workshop! Writers of all levels, ages 13-19 ,are welcome.
Writing Workshop | 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Open Mic | 5:30PM - 7PM
Oakland Roots Sports Club Write Your Roots Game!
Come Write Your Roots with us at the Oakland Roots season opener, Saturday, March 25! Get your tickets!
Youth Vs Apocalypse & Chapter 510 Youth Open Mic
Youth Vs Apocalypse and Chapter 510 will be hosting an open mic for Bay Area youth from the ages of 10-19 to provide the space to acknowledge and appreciate the power of resilience we share in our communities, especially when resisting the oppressive systems we are advocating to dismantle. Bring your poems, songs, speeches, verses, and more! If you have past experience performing or it's your first time on the mic we want to hear your words and voice!
YVA and Chapter 510 teen writing workshop
Youth Vs Apocalypse and Chapter 510 will be having a writing workshop for youth to come together and imagine what they want their future to look like and how to get there. The writing workshop is FREE for youth ages 10-19.
CHAPTER 510’S HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR & CELEBRATION!
We will be hosting an EPIC celebration of EIGHTEEN newly written books by Oakland youth. Come CELEBRATE these young authors and get all your BOOKISH holiday shopping done in one day! Students will be signing books throughout the day, and there will be two readings that you can attend too!
magic goes global: the marvellers an interview moderated by tiffany golden and makissi houphouet
Bay Are Book Festival Event, Magic Goes Global: The Marvellers, an Interview with Tiffany and Makissi of Chapter 510
Chapter 510's Grand Opening on Write Your Roots Day
Come celebrate the grand opening of Chapter 510’s writing center on Write Your Roots day, April 29!
New Dawn Rising Book Release at Old Oakland Block Party
Come celebrate the release of our latest youth publication New Dawn Rising: Sci-Fi Screenplays by Oakland Youth. during the Youth & Creativity Old Oakland Block Party!
A Mike Birbiglia Benefit for Chapter 510
You’re invited to a performance and conversation with Mike Birbiglia on 1/19 to benefit Chapter 510, a made-in-Oakland youth writing center.
DEPT. OF MAKE / BELIEVE GRAND OPENING!
The Dept. of Make / Believe is opening for the holidays with dozens of new products that will help you imaginate, create, write, and wear your support for Chapter 510’s free writing program for youth!
OAKLAND ROOTS + CHAPTER 510 PURPOSE PARTNER GAME!
Come out to celebrate the release of last year’s Write Your Roots all-Town poem, contribute writing to our next epic poem, and join Chapter 510 in cheering for our hometown favorite—the Oakland Roots!