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Sun, Mar 15 2026 7:15 PM

West Oakland Sound Series
2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland
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Ben Goldberg + DILLON VADO + TIM BULKLEY
FILMS BY David Michalak, STEVE MOBIA, ARTHUR GANSON

Clarinetist Ben Goldberg joins DILLON VADO (vibraphone) and TIM BULKLEY (drums) in a set of trio improvisations. Sound knowledge and awareness from planet Neptone. The practice of remembering what you can't forget. Come have a listen; you won't believe your ears. Or else, you will believe your ears but there might be something else you don't believe. Or maybe nothing at all.


EYE-FULL FILMS presents a set of experimental films by David Michalak, STEVE MOBIA, and ARTHUR GANSON, including the premiere showing of Michalak's Still Movin'.

PROGRAM

David Michalak - "Life Is a Serious Business" (1983, color, B+W, 8 min.)
George Kuchar in dual roles as Instructor and hopeless nebbish attempts to instruct himself out discouragement. The dialogue has been appropriated from a “How to Overcome Discouragement” instructional record. Music by Dean Santomieri

ARTHUR GANSON - "Machines" (various shorts 1978-2004, color, B+W, 6 min)

STEVE MOBIA – "Nudge" (2012, color, 8min.)
a pinball percussion piece that features the sounds of vintage pinball machines, scored by Steve and performed by members of the Composers Orchestra.

David Michalak - "Still Movin’" (2025, color, 6 min)
Nature’s beautiful abstractions present themselves through a car window. World premiere! Soundtrack by Dr. Bob

David Michalak - "The Secret Opera" (2025, color, B+W, 13 min.)
Grum, an opera singer played by Bob Marsh searches for the key to love & art attempting to perform in spite of aphonia, inner demons and a ghost that has been haunting and dooming performances in the decaying Opera House. Soundtrack by Dr. Bob.

David Michalak - "Regenbogen" (1998, color, 4 min.)
an animated rainbow, soundtrack by Reel Change

plus a surprise film!

Cost: $10-$25 sliding scale
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