OAKLAND, Calif. – Saturday marked a big night for one of Oakland’s most historic event venues. The Kaiser Center for the Arts, closed for more than 20 years, hosted one of its first big shows.
“The theater, it’s our crowned jewel, so it’s really exciting to bring people into this space,” said Drusilla Cowan of The Kaiser Center for the Arts.
First opened in 1914, The Calvin Simmons Theater and the entire Kaiser Center for the Arts is currently at the tail end of a $100 million dollar renovation project. …