The Oakland First Fridays Block Coordinators /Contact List:

The Oakland First Fridays Block Co-coordinators  and FF Contact List:

Updated:

October 18th 2012

FF Block Coordinators / Facilitators:

19th to 20th: Street Closure
Block Coordinator:Michael Orange (Closer to 19th) (Contact: h2orange@gmail.com)
Block Coordinator:Zakiya Harris- Closer to 20th (Contact: zakiya9@gmail.com)

20th to 21st: Street Closure and Food Pod
Block Coordinator:Austin Luke (Contact: austin.luke@gmail.com)- Food Contact / Food Pod

21st to 22nd: Street Closure
Block Coordinator:Rovel Sparkes, (Contact: sparkes@soccer4.biz)

22nd to West Grand: Street Closure
This block is primarily designated for Interactive Art, Art Creation, Maker, and Mobile Art / Music Vehicles Area- no commercial vendors
Block Coordinator: Felix (Contact: Felix@artismobilus.com) PH: 415-602-6400

West Grand to 23rd: Street Closure
Block Coordinators :Needa and Soul Luciani (Contact: soulluciani@yahoo.com)

23rd to 24th: Street Closure
Block Coordinator:Copes (Contact: oldschoolcopes@gmail.com)
Block Coordinator Support:Amber McZeal: (Contact: evolutionmuse@gmail.com)

24th to 25th: Street Closure
Russell Hilken and Daniel Dolan (Contact: danielprdolan@yahoo.com)
25th to 26th: Street Closure
Block Coordinator:Matt Iglehart (Contact: misteriglehart@yahoo.com)

26th to 27th: Street Closure
Block Coordinator:Edward Yoo: (Contact: evolutionmuse@gmail.com)
Alternative Contact: Otto Herrera (Contact: oherrera140@gmail.com)

FF Side Streets:
26th Street from Telegraph to Broadway: Street Closure
Block Coordinator: (Open) Open to Acoustic Music ONLY – but not blocking businesses that are open

25th Street from Telegraph to Broadway: Street Closure
Block Coordinator: Matt Iglehart (Contact: misteriglehart@yahoo.com) Open to Acoustic Music ONLY – but not blocking businesses that are open

23rd from Telegraph to Valley: Street Closure
Block Coordinator: Chill Zone- no music… no vendors, non-profit tables are OK where 23rd Street meets Telegraph- not in front of the door of any open businesses

22nd Street from Telegraph to Valley: Street Closure
This is the Classic Car Zone.
Block Coordinator: Carlos Valteau ( Contact: cmvalteau@gmail.com)

Specific Teams/ Contact People:
1) Interactive Art, Art Creation, Mobile Art / Music Vehicles Team temporary point person for questions. Felix (Contact: felix@artismobilus.com) PH:415-602-6400
2) Communications Team: Internal, External, Social Media, Photo, Video, Writing, PR, Website Admin. (Contact: info@oaklandfirstfridays.org)
3) Music Coordination Team: Amber McZeal: (Contact: evolutionmuse@gmail.com) 4) Additional Questions about food vending / food vendor workshops. Please contact Hiroko Kurihara at h2oakland@sbcglobal.net She has been very active in working with independent food vendors / street entrepreneurs to help them get legal / legit and come up with affordable solutions.
5) Media / Press: If you are writing an article, doing a show, or want to do interviews with some of the stakeholders of Oakland First Fridays please contact the Communications Team / PR at media@oaklandfirstfridays.org
6) Photos/ Videos/ Writing: If you have photos, videos, or any creative writing on Oakland First Fridays. Please send them to us for us to post on the website and our Facebood page; Contact: media@oaklandfirstfridays.org