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Beginning in late October and running through January, the Oakland Public Library and Oakland Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a hip hop workshop series for marginalized young men of East and West Oakland’s neighborhoods. In partnership with Oakland nonprofit Beats Rhymes and Life Academy (BRL), these workshops are therapy-based, centering around team building, skill honing, and positive self-expression. The 20-week-long program for youth ages 12-19 will culminate in a collaborative album and a showcase for their communities.

BRL is a one-of-its-kind organization that brings together mental health clinicians, teaching artists, and peer mentors to create a therapeutic program rooted in hip hop. Engaging youth in holistic development through a relaxed and enriching setting also breaks down the stigma associated with seeking/receiving mental health services.

According to a 2011 study by Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, less than half of African-American and Latino male students in Oakland graduate from high school. Often referred to as “transition-aged youth (TAY),” many people who grow up under harsh circumstances outside of their control are not well-equipped to enter into the adult world, and are failed by most mainstream services. It takes an out-of-the-box understanding of, and approach to, TAY needs, like those that Beats Rhymes and Life offers, to make the path to adulthood successful.

At-risk youth (or rather at-promise youth, as BRL puts it) build self-esteem, creative and critical thinking skills, coping strategies, and trust through BRL’s programs. As demonstrated by their pilot program, the young men who participated in the Hip Hop Therapy group reported feeling more confident and less likely to engage in risky behaviors.

BRL’s Hip Hop Therapy program will take place on Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 at the 81st Avenue Library, and Fridays 4:30-6:30 at Arroyo Viejo Park Rec Center.

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At the Halloween night

A Halloween love at Halloween night
We all heard the story about Snow White when we were children. And we are eager to become another Snow White not because she was a princess, but she finally become a queen of a prince and had a happy life. As a woman, you are bound to wanna be a queen of the man you love. If you want to realize this dream, I can tell you the coming Halloween will help you to make your dreams come true. So I would like to introduce this kind of Halloween costume to you, which is Fairtayle Light Sky Blue Princess Off Shoulder Tempting Top Line Finely Patterned Center Lower Hips.
At the Halloween night, you can wear this costume, knock on the door of the man you love and say”trick or treat.” That must surprised him, because you look so beautiful and more like a princess. I think he will be hooked by your alluring wearing. The light sky blue color will attract his attention immediately, and the off shoulder tempting top line will make him passionate. So if you tell him that you love him, I think, he can not control himself, and he will invite you into his house at once. You will enjoy the wonderful night and his love.

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Early start on Halloween costume? Lyric Opera holds sale
If you're planning to dress as a character from the 19th-century Austrian operetta "Die Fledermaus" for Halloween and you've found the inventory at local costume shops
unsatisfactory, you may be interested in an upcoming costume sale.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago will hold a high-culture rummage sale of sorts potentially featuring more than 3,000 pieces of costumes dating to the 1960s, opera company
officials said. The sale will run Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Civic Opera House at Wacker Drive and Madison Street, according the organization.
Lyric Opera reports banner year for ticket sales, revenue, fundraising
Lyric Opera reports banner year for ticket sales, revenue, fundraising
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Lucky buyers might be able to pick up chain mail, kimonos, fur garments and other items ranging from the comparatively banal to the futuristic, said spokeswoman Magda
Krance. There also will be hats. Initially, as many pieces as possible will be set out in the opera house foyer and then new pieces will be cycled in as sales are
made, Krance said.
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"Rigoletto."
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Prices will range from $1 to $200. Shoppers should dress strategically because there will be no fitting rooms and will have to try on prospective purchases over their
street clothes, according to the organization.



'Frozen' expected to dominate Halloween costumes
(CNN) -- Move over witches, goblins and ghouls, the stars of Disney's "Frozen" are taking over Halloween. Well, at least this year.
Holiday retailer 'Spirit Halloween' projects not only Anna, Elsa and Olaf costumes to be the hottest this year, but other classic Disney characters like Snow White
will be in high demand.
Beyond Frozen, expect "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", some superheroes and a few nostalgic characters like Dr. Seuss' "Cat in the Hat" to come knocking on Halloween.