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Gold Beams

Gold Beams produces events and experiences for Black creatives and our Black community at large.

Their signature event, Second Mondays, is an open mic for an array of Black art and ethereal communion.

By way of Gold Beams affairs, you're privy to a world of one-of-a-kind moments, events, performances, and so much more.

Mission

A career in the arts becomes more and more possible when that artist has a strong network of resources and contemporaries. Gold Beams has curated Oakstop Alliance-provided spaces to give artists spaces to create, gather, collaborate and grow. We have no doubt the talented creators sharing time at Tayleur’s events will spark Oakland’s next cultural revolution
Oakstop Alliance recognized the incredible safe space that Tayleur was creating for the young creative professionals of Oakland. We formalized a presenting partnership in 2021 to support Gold Beams in the curation of their four event series that are aligned with the Oakstop Alliance mission to provide economic, arts and cultural opportunities to marginalized and underrepresented communities. Oakstop Alliance hosts more than 25 Gold Beams events per year: subsidizing venue fees, funding production costs and providing mentorship to help Tayleur grow her phenomenal brand.
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Oakstop Alliance recognized the incredible safe space that Tayleur was creating for the young creative professionals of Oakland. We formalized a presenting partnership in 2021 to support Gold Beams in the curation of their four event series that are aligned with the Oakstop Alliance mission to provide economic, arts and cultural opportunities to marginalized and underrepresented communities. Oakstop Alliance hosts more than 25 Gold Beams events per year: subsidizing venue fees, funding production costs and providing mentorship to help Tayleur grow her phenomenal brand.

Second Mondays

Oakland’s favorite open mic opportunity for emerging black artists, Second Mondays welcomes hundreds of musicians, poets, comedians and various other performing artists to a safe communal space.
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Fourth Monday Annual Concert

Oakland’s favorite open mic opportunity for emerging black artists, Second Mondays welcomes hundreds of musicians, poets, comedians and various other performing artists to a safe communal space.
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In Real Life Discussion Series

The In Real Life Series (IRL) is a three part talk series for black men and women. The first two segments happen concurrently and consist of groups of black men and women separated by their identified gender. The third segment brings the groups together to learn more about each other via unfiltered discussion.

Talk it Out Discussion Series

Talk it Out is a monthly Black conversation series where young black men and women talk about the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that society pretends doesn't exist.

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