An important question was posed on the marquee of the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on College Avenue in Berkeley. Photo: Nick Kukkurovaca

Look what happened last week at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood on College Avenue!

A young man named Zane asked if he could use the movie theater’s marquee to ask his gal to the prom.

“We couldn’t resist this John Cusack moment,” said Melissa Hatheway who works for Rialto.

Did Katie say yes? Leah Garchik in the Chronicle said she did. We say, “Awwww.”

To find out what is going on in Berkeley and nearby, be sure to check out Berkeleyside’s recently launched Events Calendar. We encourage you also to submit your own events.

Tracey Taylor is co-founder of Berkeleyside and co-founder and editorial director of Cityside, the nonprofit parent to Berkeleyside and The Oaklandside. Before launching Berkeleyside, Tracey wrote for...