2011 |
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Classes & Programs |
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OaklandLocal – “Oakland bike program give youth chance to stay active this summer” by Jackie Ho | |
Comcast Hometwon Network- “Upside” (aired March 2011) | |
PBS Kids – Design Squad Nation – “Musical Bike” (aired March 2011) Full Episode… |
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Inferno: A Fire Circus |
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San Francisco Bay Area Today | Inferno: A Fire Circus Comes to Oakland on July 14-16 by Vickie Chandler (July 11, 2011) |
Fire Circus at the Crucible: The hottest show in Oakland by Nicole Jones (July 14, 2011) |
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Circus of fire in Oakland By Roshni Oommen (July 14, 2011) |
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IT’S AN INFERNO: A Fire Circus At The Crucible KTVU Channel 2 (aired July 14 & 15, 2011) |
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Fire on stage highlights this weekend’s arts festival at The Crucible by Irene Florez (July 17, 2011) |
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Black Rock City Comes to Oakland Through Inferno: A Fire Circus by Tamara Palmer (July 15, 2011) |
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Crucible Revival: Keep The Fire Burning |
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Diablo Magazine “The Crucible’s Fiery Anniversary” by Serena Renner | |
KTVU Channel 2 “Crucible Benefit Bids Farewell To Founder” | |
SF Chronicle “Crucible’s Michael Sturtz leaving in blaze of glory” by Meredith May SF Chronicle 96 Hours “The Crucible Revival: Keep the Fire Burning” by Andrea Abney |
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East Bay Express “Michael Sturtz Is Passing the Torch at The Crucible” by Ellen Cushing | |
OaklandSeen.com “Photos: ‘Revival: Keep the Fire Burning’ at The Crucible” OaklandSeen.com “Revival at The Crucible! Amen!” by Pamela Mays McDonald |
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Bay Area Reporter “Oddly Enough” by Jim Provenzano | |
2010 |
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HEAT: A Fire Cabaret |
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Live ABC 7 News Don Sanchez July 1, 2010 |
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Hot Girls in Heat: A Fire Cabaret! Rachel Gill July 7, 2010 |
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KTVU Channel 2 – PSA
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SF Bay Guardian “Playing safe at the Fire Cabaret” “Flash! Bang! Girl-on-girl aerial hula!: Scenes from the Fire Cabaret” |
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Oakland Tribune & Contra Costa Times “Oakland’s The Crucible offers a night of fire and cabaret” |
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Oakbook “Seduction’s Flashpoint” |
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OaklandSeen Podcast: July 16, 2010 |
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Diablo Magazine “Top Tickets July 12-18, 2010” |
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Classes & Programs |
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East Bay Express – “Best of the East Bay Award”
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New York Times – April 30, 2010 Oakland’s Journey From Seedy to Sizzling |
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San Francisco Chronicle – 96 hours “Don’t miss: ‘Cast'” by Mary Eisenhart – Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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Alive East Bay – April/May 2010 | |
Diablo Magazine Top Tickets: April 12-17, 2010 |
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New York Times – March 29, 2010 Oakland Rallies for Runners and Itself |
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DYI – Cool Tools – January 11, 2010 – 7:30PM “Tradesman” |
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2009 |
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Classes & Programs |
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Citysearch – Do-It-Yourself Craft Classes in SF by Chelsea Lin | |
CBS News Report – Jefferson Award Winners, Kristy Alfieri & Carla Hall |
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Comcast Newsmakers with Kristy Alfieri, Youth & Community Director Kristy Alfieri talks about youth opportunities at The Crucible. |
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Comcast Newsmakers with Rob Nehring, Adult Program Director Rob Nehring talks about adult classes at The Crucible. |
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KMVT – What’s Up Wit’ That? Host, Andrew Willyoung, interviews instructors, staff, and students from the Crucible, and includes video footage of Crucible activities. |
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Contra Costa Times & BANG Papers – July 12 “Arts organizations receive a funding boost” by Laura Casey |
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Oakland North “Bikes get hyphy in West Oakland”“Sparks, flames and dreams: A day at the Crucible” |
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Special Events & Appearances |
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PC World: Our Digital Demolition Videos: Burn, Hard Drive, Burn The Crucible lends a hand to PC World to fire test a new hard drive. Article | Video Clip |
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KCBS Radio – 20 Years After the Earthquake with Doug Souvern | |
The Crucible’s Cathedral Gallery KTVU.com – Video KTVU.com – Image Slideshow |
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Fire Arts Festival |
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ABC7 News – Video | |
KTVU.com – Video KTVU.com – Image Slideshow KTVU.com – Story |
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G4 TV – Video | |
Other broadcast mentions: KDTV – Ch. 14 Univision evening news Comcast local programming MYX-TV – Bsides KFOG Radio |
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East Bay Express – July 15 “The Fire Got Bigger” |
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Oakland Magazine & Alameda Magazine – July/August issue Out of Town – “Fired up for the Fire Arts” by Georgo Shirk |
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Berkeley Daily Planet – July 16 “Shadowlight Puppet Play at ‘The Rootabaga Opera” By Ken Bullock |
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San Francisco Bay Guardian – July 15 Guardian Staff – “Our Weekly Picks” |
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Oakland Tribune & BANG Papers – July 17 “Crucible Fire Festival about to ignite” By Annalee Allen |
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Contra Costa Times & BANG Papers – July 2 “Art, music and fire in West Oakland” by Laura CaseyContra Costa Times.com Video – July 21 “A burning attraction at the Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival” by Sean Donnelly |
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NBCBayArea.com – July 21 “Who’s Bridge and Tunnel Crowd Now?” by Josh Keppel |
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Examiner.com – July 16 “Two more days of the Fire Arts Festival in Oakland” by Heather Ehmke |
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Diablo Magazine – July 14 “Sneak Peek at this Year’s Fire Arts Festival” by Ethan Flectcher |
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CNET – July 20 – Image Slideshow “Fire Arts Festival lights up Oakland nights” |
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KQED Arts – July 14 “Fire! Fire! Robots!: The Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival” by Claire Light |
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Dracul: Prince of Fire |
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ABC 7 News – Video |
KTVU.com – Video KTVU.com – Image Slideshow |
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San Francisco Chronicle – January 4, 2009 “Invitation of the Week: The Crucible takes a bite after burning up a decade”San Francisco Chronicle – January 8, 2009 96 Hours “Dracul’s Hot Dad” San Francisco Chronicle – January 10, 2009 |
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East Bay Express – January 7-13, 2009 “Vampires and Fire Starters” |
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2008 |
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Classes & Programs |
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Oakland Magazine In The Mix: “Tiptoe into the Fire” by Derk Richardson Decemeber 2008 |
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Voice of America “Michael Sturtz Fosters Collaboration of Arts, Industry and Community” by Jan Sluizer August 19, 2008 |
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Fine Arts Magazine “Chihuly Opening Weekend” Summer 2008 |
San Francisco Chronicle “Chihuly Opening Weekend” June 6, 2008 |
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Piedmont Post “Last Call For Summer Camps at The Crucible” July 16, 2008 |
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8th Annual Fire Arts Festival |
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Wired.com “Gallery: Fire Arts Festival Opens in Blaze of Glory” by Jenna Wortham and Emily Lang “Five-Alarm Artists Turn On the Burn for Fire Arts Festival” by Jenna Wortham |
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Oakland Magazine “Four Days of Fire” July 2008 |
Piedmont Post “Fire Arts Festival 2008” July 16, 2008 |
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Contra Costa Times “Art, music afire” by Laura Casey |
Examiner.com “Ready, aim … FIRE!” by John Curley “Back to the fire” by John Curley |
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KTVU Annual Fire Arts Festival Roars To Life BURN BABY BURN: The Crucible’s Fire Arts Fest |
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ABC 7 Fire Arts Festival heats up the Bay Area |
About.com “Fiery Nights at Crucible Fire Arts Festival” by Ingrid Taylar |
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Hot Couture – Fashion Show |
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KTVU FLAMING FASHION: The Crucible Puts On A Fiery Fashion Show |
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2007 |
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7th Annual Fire Arts Festival |
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SF Gate “Hot-And-Heavy Sculpture Gets Artists Warmed Up” by Meridith May “A Case Study In Heating Up The Dance Floor” by Meridith May |
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KTVU SLIDESHOW: Fiery Odyssey Lights Up Oakland Sky VIDEO: FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! The Crucible’s Fire Art Festival Kicks Off In Oakland VIDEO: Newscast from opening night, with John Sasaki |
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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, CONTRA COSTA TIMES & TRI-VALLEY HERALD “The Crucible livens up its annual Fire Arts Festival” By Laura Casey |
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SF FIST, 7/13/07: We Came, We Saw, It Kicked Our A** FLAVORPILL, 7/10/07: Cultural Stimuli is SF |
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Fire Ballet – Romeo & Juliet |
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Arts & Entertainment Feature: with video link! ‘The Crucible’ Kicks Off Eighth Anniversary ShowReported by Don Sanchez January 12, 2007 |
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Review: “‘Romeo and Juliet’ burns with passion at Crucible” by Rachel Howard, Dance Critic January 12, 200796 Hours cover story: “BURNING DESIRE – ‘Romeo and Juliet, A Fire Ballet’ The Crucible forges a hot take on Shakespeare’s romance” by Matthew Green January 11, 2007 |
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Review and Story: “Star-crossed ‘Romeo & Juliet’ breathes fire” by Laura Casey January 11, 2007 |
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Review: “Hot ‘Romeo & Juliet’ ***1⁄2” by Sasha Vasilyuk January 12, 2007 |
Special Projects
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Popular Science Magazine “The BioDiesel Bullet” August 2007 |
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2006 |
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New York Times “Playing with Fire” by Ethan Kaplan July 2, 2006 |
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2004 |
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Oakland Magazine “47 Reasons We Love Oakland” December 2004 |