Bay Area All Stars MC Tony Bush, Jr. at April 2007 Oakland talent show.

The Bay Area All Stars, an independently funded program of the Bay Area Center for Independent Culture (BACIC), is beginning its sixth year sponsoring the All Stars Talent Show Network. Having produced its first audition in Oakland in February 2002, the Bay Area All Stars recently held its eleventh talent show at Oakland Technical High School on April 14.   Twenty-three acts performed in front of an audience of 100 parents, neighbors, and friends.  The all-ages volunteer team of producers included youth performing as stage manager, tech director, and box office manager. Since its inception, more than 2,000 young people from the Oakland/Bay Area have participated in the All Stars Talent Show Network.

BACIC is currently sponsoring a pre-launch of the Development School for Youth with leadership training and career education workshops at the San Francisco offices of Heller Ehrman and Latham & Watkins.  More workshops are scheduled for the summer.

Bay Area All Stars emcee Tony Bush Jr. (L) and Dr. Elouise Jospeh, Director of Youth Programs (R), handing out awards.

On May 9, the Bay Area All Stars held its third annual Phat Friends off the Hizzle! Awards Dinner at Scott’s Seafood Restaurant in Jack London Square, Oakland.  Five unsung adult heroines and heroes of Bay Area youth were honored at the event. 

For more information on future events, to donate, or to get involved, please call 415-986-2565 or visit BACIC's website at www.bacic.org.