Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie, legendary jazz master, will hold court in Berkeley on Saturday
In his first Bay Area appearance in several years, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie will perform Saturday night at the California Jazz Conservatory.
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Remembering Patricia Bulitt, who danced in creeks and like a bird and held storytelling tea parties for Berkeley women
Patricia Bulitt, a creative force and an impresario, also exhibited her embellished paper dresses in galleries and taught dance to kids in Berkeley and in remote Inuit communities throughout Alaska.
Buffoonery, tragedy, live theater: Cal Shakes’ ‘The Winter’s Tale’ is a delight
“The Winter’s Tale” is the California Shakespeare Theater’s first live, in-person performance since October 2019.
Icelandic grandma chats it up with invisible elves in ‘The Seer and the Unseen’
The film makes clear the parallels between the invisible elves and the invisible hand of the marketplace that sent the Icelandic economy into a disastrous tailspin during the 2008 financial crisis.
Quirky Berkeley: Avram Gur Arye makes intricate landscapes with toy figurines
Avram Gur Arye makes his assemblages/dioramas/art in his studio apartment on Derby Street.
Iranian-American songwriter Adrienne Shamszad is on a ‘spiritual quest’
Returning to Freight & Salvage on Thursday Adrienne Shamszad will play the first public concert in the venerable venue’s delta-delayed reopening.
Berkeley Law dean’s book reveals how the Supreme Court enabled racist policing
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, casts a cold eye on the post-Warren court in “Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights.”
Trio to perform traditional folk songs at Berkeley’s new museum of Hungarian culture
Zina Bozzay, who has dedicated her life to preserving traditional Hungarian music, will perform with her folk trio Vadalma Sunday afternoon outside the Orly Museum of Hungarian Culture in Berkeley.
BAMPFA show exploring half century of feminist art opens Saturday
The exhibition, one of the largest in the museum’s history, will present over 140 works by 76 artists and art collectives.
From underground anonymity to national acclaim: The life and art of Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines
A dynamic presence in the Bay Area hip-hop community for over two decades, the prolific Zion-I rapper was remembered during a Sunday celebration.
Documentary follows bizarre journey of ‘lost’ Leonardo da Vinci painting
The painting of dubious origin attracted the attention of a wily Swiss businessman, a Russian oligarch, the CIA, and the FBI before ending up in the possession of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Black women blues greats performing Sunday at Civic Center Park
The Black Women’s Blues Festival, produced by Berkeley singer Faye Carol, will include performances by Lady Bianca, Theresa Harris, Kito Kamili, Avotjca and more.
After musician’s death at a Berkeley hospital, fundraiser honors Zumbi
Steve “Zumbi” Gaines, who lived in Oakland, died at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley early Friday morning following a physical struggle with staff.
Berkeley artist David Huffman’s new show pays tribute to his activist mother
In the Berkeley Art Center’s first solo show in six years, David Huffman honors his mother, Dolores Davis, who picketed against racism in the streets and made psychedelic, otherworldly pastel drawings at home.
Musical bon vivant Barbara Golden celebrates 80th birthday with new album ‘Not Dead Yet’
Barbara Golden left her home in the North Berkeley cooperative Walnut House early in the pandemic. She returns with a new anthology of her recordings, ‘Not Dead Yet.’
In brief
Berkeley Rep delays its reopening due to rise of COVID-19 cases
The Berkeley Rep is pushing back its opening one month until November.
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The UC Theatre, shuttered by pandemic, opens its doors again for concerts in September
The live-music venue on University Avenue, is reopening on Sept. 3.
Documentary takes close look at 2 of California’s worst wildfires
‘Bring Your Own Brigade’ burns hot for its first 15 minutes before settling into a simmering broadside. Also reviewed: ‘Nine Days’ and ‘No Ordinary Man.’
Barbara Lee documentary premieres at Grand Lake Theatre
The film is directed and produced by Berkeley resident Abby Ginzberg, a Peabody award-winning filmmaker.
Berkeley community members are stars of new sidewalk mosaic
The installation is like an elegantly written book that sheds light on the faces of Berkeley community members in the mural above.
