This week, watch a contemporary adaptation of The Seagull, attend the Bay Area Book Festival, and sip and sketch with an artist-engineer.
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Living a life without regrets: Dr. Irvin Yalom on love, death and meaning
Legendary psychotherapist Dr. Irvin Yalom talks with Joyce Carol Oates at the upcoming Bay Area Book Festival about issues explored in his new memoir, “A Matter of Life and Death.”
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Dave ‘Davey D’ Cook, the ‘hardest working man in hip-hop,’ passes the baton to a new generation
Davey D will appear live May 2 in a free Bay Area Book Festival conversation with Jeff Chang about their co-authored YA version of Chang’s hip-hop classic, ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop.’
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After a 40-year writing odyssey, Berkeley’s Orville Schell publishes his first novel
The journalist and China expert will appear on Sunday, May 2, 6 p.m. at the Bay Area Book Festival in a conversation with fellow author Yiyun Li, moderated by Adam Hochschild.
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Bay Area Book Festival offers day (and night) of deep dives on national crises
Oct. 4 virtual mini-fest on Supreme Court, nonviolence, race, polarization.
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Berkeley has put $580K behind the arts. The caveat: no one can congregate to enjoy them
Although the pandemic has brought many cultural events to a grinding halt, the arts in Berkeley are not kaput. The city is moving forward with plans for new public art. Here’s what to look forward to in coming months.
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The Sit List: Five things to do while staying largely at home
It goes without saying all our recommended activities are virtual. That said: Go on a garden tour, tune in to author conversations, study traditional music, watch dance or do earth crafts with the kids.
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Bay Area Book Festival returns with #UNBOUND, a virtual author conversation series
The annual festival, that usually takes place in Berkeley, debuts its virtual version this weekend and continues into summer; topics include voting, parenting, wellness, literature and children’s programs.
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Berkeley’s Bay Area Book Festival canceled due to coronavirus concerns
The organizers of the popular two-day Bay Area Book Festival — set for May 2-3 — have decided to cancel their 2020 event so as not to risk spreading coronavirus.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 3-5
We’ve selected some highlights from the Bay Area Book Festival, in addition to other literary, musical and artistic events for the weekend.
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Bay Area Book Festival highlights power of works in translation
[Sponsored] Interest in translated literature – often ignored by major publishers – remains high in Berkeley.
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Erik Tarloff’s novel revolves around a legendary actor and Hollywood mystery woman
‘Women in Black’ tells the story of Chance Hardwick, an exceptionally handsome young man from the Heartland who arrives in Hollywood in the 1950s. He becomes a movie star but, tragically, dies young.
