Browse the Paramount's collection of links to World-Wide Web resources for the city of Oakland, local press, music, dance, theatre, film, art, architecture, historic preservation, venue management, and secure online shopping for books, videos, and music.

CITY OF OAKLAND

Friends of the Oakland Fox

Oakland Chamber of Commerce

OaklandNet

Bay Area CitySearch: East Bay

Oakland History

Oakland Heritage Alliance

Oakland.com

SF Gate: East Bay Neighborhoods

Soul of America: S.F./Oakland

EAST BAY PRESS

East Bay Express

Oakland Tribune

Oakland News

Contra Costa Times

Daily Californian

BayInsider: Latest Oakland News

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

"Diana Ross sings blues, pop, disco - and it's all superb" S.F. Chronicle review, 11/6/07

"Ronn Guidi leads Oakland Ballet's triumphant return" S.F. Chronicle review, 10/22/07

"Jerry Brown's downtown vision still sparkles with Signature and other developments" S.F. Chronicle story, 10/14/07

"Back on the job, Ronn Guidi is determined to lift Oakland Ballet" S.F. Chronicle story, 7/28/07

"Misery loves company, especially when it's Morrissey" S.F. Chronicle review, 5/3/07

"Orchestra's new season has Follies" S.F. Chronicle story, 4/23/07

"Meyer Sound Helps Transform Historic Paramount Theatre" Live Design Magazine story, 2/14/07

"It's Dellum's Day" (Inaugural Ceremony at the Paramount) S.F. Chronicle photo and story, 1/9/07

"Tour guide shows off best of Paramount Theatre" S.F. Chronicle story, 4/12/02

"A Mix of God and Beefcake..." S.F. Chronicle review, 7/23/01

"Oakland Ballet Plans Five Premieres......" S.F. Chronicle story, 4/4/01

"Righteous Indignation - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld..." S.F. Chronicle review, 3/31/01

"Crack Performances - Oakland Ballet" S.F. Chronicle review, 12/14/00

"The Man in the Bubble - Paul Simon..." S.F. Chronicle review, 11/15/00

"Something Like a Comeback - Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks..." S.F. Chronicle story, 9/17/00

Gondola Servizio - Paramount Movie Classics Dec-O-Win prize donor

"Mighty Music at Paramount", S.F. Chronicle story, 6/2/00

"Ray of Light - Ray Charles shines brightly at the Paramount", CitySearch preview

"James Brown Still Can't Act His Age", S.F. Chronicle review, 5/12/00

"On Her Toes in Oakland", S.F. Examiner interview, 4/26/00

"Oakland Ballet Names New Director", S.F. Chronicle story, 4/26/00

"D'Angelo's A Turn-On In Oakland", S.F. Chronicle review, 4/7/00

"D'lightful D'Angelo", S.F. Examiner review, 4/6/00

"History Reborn as Downtown Oakland Booms"

"East Side Story"

"Paramount on Parade"

CLASSICAL MUSIC

The Oakland East Bay Symphony

The Classical Music Pages

Classical Net

The American Music Center

New Music Links

MORE MUSIC

All Music Guide

Billboard Online

UBL.COM - The Ultimate Band List

WILMA - World-Wide Internet Live Music Archive

Artist Direct Network: iMusic

DANCE

Ronn Guidi Foundation for the Performing Arts

Artslynx International Dance Resources

FILM

The Internet Movie Database

The Greatest Films

Northern California Movies
[especially see: Movies Filmed in Oakland]

Oakland Film Commission
[especially see: Paramount Theatre Location Gallery]

THEATRE

Playbill Online

Theatre.com

American Theatre Web

THEATRE HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE & RESTORATION

Cinema Treasures

Theatre Historical Society of America

League of Historic American Theatres

American Picture Palaces

The Movie Palace Locator

American Theatre Organ Society

The Theatre Organ Home Page

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Historic American Buildings Survey

National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Register of Historic Places

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

California Preservation Foundation

California State Historical Landmarks

California Historical Agencies by County

ARCHITECTURE RESOURCES

Architecture Web Sites

Digital Archive of American Architecture

Architecture Library - Georgia Tech

Period and Style for Designers

Encyclopedia Britannica's History of Western Architecture - 20th Century Architecture

Glass, Steel and Stone

ART DECO & STYLE MODERNE

Art Deco

(Encyclopaedia Britannica entry)

DecoPix

Art Deco Architecture

The Art Deco Society of California

Art Deco-Erte - Museum of Fashion and Theatre Designs

Modernism Gallery - French and American Art Deco

Lattimore's Global Art Deco Directory

ArtLex on Art Deco

East Bay's Art Deco Treasures

Recommended Book: Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s

VENUE MANAGEMENT & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

Pollstar

International Association of Assembly Managers

World Council for Venue Management

Association of Performing Arts Presenters

National Association of Performing Arts Managers and Agents

Western Arts Alliance

American Film Marketing Association

The Norman Lear Center

What's Going On - Festivals, Events and Destinations

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