Faces, furniture, flowers are alchemically transformed at Berkeley Art Center
Riffing on the myth of greedy King Midas â whose touch turned objects to gold â a new show explores the magical transmutation at the center of artistic practice.
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Your Kids Are So Berkeley: 3 tell how growing up here shaped their values
The children of the McDonalds, Santiagos, and de Leons each absorbed Berkeley values from their parents and expressed them in their own unique ways.
A bewitching celebration of filmic folk horror
A magisterial documentary screening Sunday at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater examines the influence of folklore on horror cinema.
Berkeley musician’s drunken odyssey through ‘Russialand’ is amazing but alarming
The scion of an old Berkeley family, Alex Carlin comes off as a bit of a holy fool in his new documentary. The film shows the 64-year-old rock ‘n’ roller’s bacchanal by rail from Siberia to the Black Sea.
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Lucky us â Berkeley Rep extends ‘Swept Away’ for a third and final week
The musical of Avett Brothers songs is the work of a power-house, award-winning team and could be headed to New York.
Remembering Richard Hadlock, renowned jazz master and Berkeley kindergarten teacher
His weekly KCSM show, ‘The Annals of Jazz,’ ran for over 60 years, one of the longest-running single-host shows in radio.
Taller than 1 inch? You wonât fit into this Berkeley art gallery.
Andrea Scharffâs Art & Lit Gallery, opened in April 2021, rotates its selection every few weeks, showing miniature photographs, hand drawings, a Frida Kahlo exhibit and more.
A standout film at SF IndieFest, ‘The Sleeping Negro’ shows struggles of an Everyman
Writer-director Skinner Myerâs ‘The Sleeping Negro’ â the title riffs on a famous James Baldwin quote â is the closest thing this yearâs festival has to a must-see feature.
Berkeley Symphony’s first indoor concert in 2 years takes stock and seeks renewal
The concert this Sunday starts with a movement titled “Protest” and progresses, through cacophony, into the sounds of “rain and the cleansing of the land.”
Whaling crew is shipwrecked and ‘Swept Away’ in spellbinding Berkeley Rep musical
The world premiere Berkeley Rep production, long delayed by the pandemic, is set to music by folk/rock band The Avett Brothers.
Is ‘Bad Luck Banging and Loony Porn’ the most enlightening film of the year?
The Romanian film puts the relatively minor sin of consensual sex in its proper perspective.
Wonder Womanâs Black twin, Nubia, inspired Cal professorâs book on superhero comics
The early 1970s comic is among those discussed in UC Berkeley Professor Darieck Scottâs new book, âKeeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics.â
Berkeley Rep managing director Susie Medak is stepping down after 3 decades
A self-described “animal of the theater,” Medak will depart Berkeley Rep in August. She’ll pursue executive coaching.
Strong ticket sales, empty seats for Berkeley venues during omicron
With omicron cases on the rise, the local performing arts scene is once again experiencing a wave of cancelations and postponements.
F.W. Murnau’s film of infidelity, redemption is set to live piano music at Pacific Film Archive
‘Sunrise,’ a perfect film for the new year from the director of ‘Nosferatu,’ is screening at the Pacific Film Archive on Jan. 8 and Feb. 18.
Our movie critic’s favorite films of 2021
Here are Berkeleyside movie writer John Seal’s 15 favorite films of the year. He makes no claims on picking the “best.”
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Alumni successes in the music world from The UC Theatre intern program
The donor-supported training program at the nonprofit music venue on University Avenue has a high placement rate for its graduates.
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Berkeley Rep holiday trees invite patrons to make gifts to charitable groups
Giving Trees are decorated with wishes from organizations that provide housing, food, and support to at-risk members of our community.
Looking for a good read? Here are 9 nonfiction books with Berkeley links
One book is written by Kamala Harris’ childhood best friend and explores how Berkeley shaped their Black consciousness.
