Other events include a showing of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away at BAMPFA, Berkeley High reunion and talk by community historian Steve Finacom.
Andrew Gilbert
Freelancer Andrew Gilbert writes a weekly music column for Berkeleyside. Andy, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, covers a wide range of musical cultures, from Brazil and Mali to India and Ireland. A Berkeley-based writer, he contributes features on jazz and international music to numerous publications, including the San Jose Mercury News, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Times and Los Angeles Times. His column covering the Bay Area dance scene, Dance Card, runs monthly in the Contra Costa Times. And his CD reviews air regularly on KQED’s “California Report.”
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Renowned actor Naomi Newman, 92, stars in new play she wrote at Berkeley’s Live Oak Theatre
‘Between Worlds’ is based on the life and poetry of the lesbian Jewish activist Irena Klepfisz, who was smuggled out out of the Warsaw Ghetto before the uprising led by her father.
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Around Berkeley: New Berkeley Art Center show, Telegraph closed to cars, Pixar in the park
Also: Watch student conductors lead the UC Berkeley Summer Symphony and take a six-mile hike up from the Rose Garden.
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Ukrainian quartet returns to Berkeley with tales to tell
The last time DakhaBrakha performed at the Freight & Salvage in 2019, their homeland was in a grinding conflict with Russia, which had occupied Crimea and the eastern Donbas provinces.
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Around Berkeley: Foodieland night market, First Fridays at Gilman, Latin dance party
Other events include a birthday bash for Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett and path-a-thon held by the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association.
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Song about the Berkeley Rose Garden will become a short film
Composer Alexis Harte’s song ‘Your Rose Garden’ draws from his youth in Berkeley. Now the song is being made into a film, and he wants your family photos of the garden and Codornices Park.
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Around Berkeley: Oppenheimer talks, experimental music summit, Vine Street block party
Other events include an architecture talk with journalist Dave Weinstein, cyanotype print workshop at BAMPFA, and a free concert at San Pablo Park.
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Around Berkeley: Front Row Arts Festival, jazzy trio, zydeco dancing
Other events include a book talk with Pulitzer-winner Jane Smiley, a Codornices Creek work party and a Tieguanyin tea tasting.
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A jazz prince will play a free concert on Fourth Street this Saturday
Smith Dobson V, part of a musical clan that goes back at least four generations, will play outside Peet’s Saturday afternoon.
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Around Berkeley: Racing cardboard boats, making zines, saving Street Spirit
Other events include the opening of ACCI Gallery’s flight-themed group exhibit and an outdoor showing of Puss in Boots.
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Around Berkeley: Architect of Berkeley’s ‘Fish House’ to give talk, Sunday street fair on Telegraph
Other events include a showing of a Luis Buñuel film that inspired ‘The Menu,’ botanical exhibit at ACCI, and sleek jazz at Jupiter.
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Group that sparked statewide revival of Mexican roots music is coming to Berkeley Sunday
Eugene Rodriguez and the Los Cenzontles ensemble will play at Freight & Salvage with the Veracruz son jarocho group Mono Blanco and Kiki Valera.
