THROUGH A LENS, SHARPLY In the mid 1960s, in honor of the University of California’s centennial in 1968, President Clark Kerr hired the renowned photographer, Ansel Adams, to take photos of the system. Adams trekked throughout the university’s far-flung campuses to shoot a series of photos documenting its students, professors, labs, and buildings. The images were published in a 1967 book, Fiat Lux. The Bancroft Library is exhibiting rarely seen images from that work and is hosting a opening exhibition reception Thursday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 pm. The show accompanies On the Same Page, a program that presents all new Cal students and faculty with one book to talk about, in this case, Fiat Lux. The Bancroft exhibition runs through Feb. 28, 2013.
CLUCK, CLUCK, AND TASTE Even though it is located in an old gas station at the intersection of Ashby and Sacramento, Biofuel Oasis is all about locally raised, locally consumed food. On Saturday, Sept. 29, it will host its Harvest Tasting Festival, where visitors can taste honey, mead, kombucha, and kimchi, pet chickens, see a fermentation demonstration, and vote on the best East Bay honey and most beautiful chicken and egg. At 1 pm there will be a “Chick Day Reunion,” where chicken owners who got chicks at Biofuel can get together. Local residents are invited to submit their honey and eggs for competition (but enter by 7 pm today). The Harvest festival runs from noon to 4 pm at 1441 Ashby Ave.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR? Country Joe McDonald moved to Berkeley to go to school in the 1960s, but soon spent much of his
Don’t forget other weekend happenings previously mentioned on Berkeleyside:
Endless Canvas delivers unique art experience to Berkeley
Big Screen Berkeley: Stars in Shorts
Andrea Wolper: Musical explorer with audience in mind
Also, check out the recently launched Berkeleyside Radio, which presents music from many bands that will be playing around town in the next two weeks. You can stream it, too. Produced by Deli Radio.
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