Kenny G’s curly locks, acid-tongued critics get double billing in new documentary
“Listening to Kenny G” is the opening feature Wednesday night at SF Indiefest’s new music-themed festival Decibels.
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Berkeley folk and traditional artists buoyed by Hewlett Foundation grants
Faye Carol, Mahsa Vahdat, Susana Arenas Pedroso and C.K. Ladzekpo are among the 10 artists “steeped in diverse cultural traditions” who’ll get at least $50,000 each from the foundation.
Shape-shifting dance company Pilobolus will blow minds in Berkeley this week
Pilobolus comes to Zellerbach Hall Oct. 21-22 for the dance company’s first Cal Performances engagement in more than three decades.
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Dance film from Alvin Ailey will ‘give voice’ to those who need to be heard
The video program begins with a new work providing commentary on the devastating effect of police misconduct, health disparities and gun violence on Black communities.
Bearettes dance team’s place in civil rights history gets the spotlight in new film
The film focuses on the Cal Bearettes, the first majorette-style dance team in the University of California system.
Art is backdrop for new Berkeley Symphony video performances
The performances are part of a collaboration with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
The It List: Mick LaSalle shows the California dream on screen
San Francisco Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle leads viewers through a virtual journey into the mythology of California and its depiction in film.
Arts
‘Gum,’ not ‘gun’: Asylum seeker subjected to absurd interrogation in Shotgun Players’ ‘The Claim’
Language barriers, indifference and ignorance by civil servants lead a Congolese refugee’s interview for asylum to disastrous results.
Film follows The Velvet Underground’s long journey to hipness
Todd Haynes’ documentary is, surprisingly, the first feature length cinematic examination of the band. It’s screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival at noon on Sunday.
Berkeley tax lawyer started painting and ‘a lightbulb went off’
Amrita Singhal’s third solo show, “Seek, Memory,” is on view through Oct. 23 at Berkeley’s Shoh Gallery.
City
4th of July: Berkeley Marina closed to unauthorized vehicles, fireworks off
Fireworks and alcohol remain prohibited. Businesses will be open but drivers will need to present credentials to enter.
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, viewpoints closed Fourth of July for fire safety
The closures will last through the Fourth of July and only Grizzly Peak Boulevard residents will be able to pass checkpoints.
New exhibit showcases vital contribution of African Americans to Berkeley
The installation will feature businesses, churches, and the political and social scene from 1940-2000.
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First-ever Berkeley Bird Festival celebrates avians with poetry, songs and chalk art
UC Berkeley’s resident peregrine falcons, Annie and Grinnell, appear to have helped inspire support for the citywide festival.
Bubble wrap, water fights, Nina Simone’s voice: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ chronicles what makes life worth living
The Oakland Theater Project’s extraordinary one-person show, lets the audience commemorate the beauty of life along with the play’s narrator.
Chirps and quirks: Meet 6 common birds of Berkeley
In advance of the first-ever Berkeley Bird Festival on Oct. 17, six writers tell tales of their favorite local avian species.
Berkeley director Rob Nilsson’s nomadic quest film has smoky roads, a shadowy father and a subtle take on the pandemic
Center Divide, the second installment of Rob Nilsson’s Nomad trilogy, premieres Oct. 10 as part of the Mill Valley Film Festival.
Surface Tension: Tabitha Soren’s photographs touch on politics, culture and the natural world
Showing now through Dec. 12 at the Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, this is Soren’s first solo museum exhibit in the Bay Area.
Renowned Berkeley saxophonist Joshua Redman is an ‘introvert at heart’
Joshua Redman will perform Oct. 1-3 at the SFJAZZ Center with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Marcus Gilmore.
