This year’s Berkeley Spark will showcase “Ursus Redivivus,” a kinetic-sculpture bear made from scrap metal. Photo: Kat Parkin This year’s Berkeley Spark will showcase “Ursus Redivivus,” a kinetic-sculpture bear made from scrap metal. Photo: Kat Parkin On Saturday July 19, Berkeley’s Civic Center Park will be filled with artists, idea makers, entrepreneurs and techies from […]
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Inaugural Berkeley Spark festival ignites downtown
A young girl looks at the “Arc of Reflection” artwork at Berkeley Spark. Photo: Quinn Dombrowski Hundreds of people flocked to central Berkeley on Saturday to take part in Berkeley Spark, a one-day festival that was billed as bringing the spirit of the popular Burning Man Festival to the East Bay. The centerpiece of the festival […]
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Berkeley Spark to provide a taste of Burning Man
Artismobilus, a mobile art gallery and “art incubator”, will be part of Berkeley Spark on Saturday. Photo: Steve Rhodes A mobile art gallery, numerous dancers, DJs, artists, art cars, and a host of surprises are in store when Berkeley Spark is held on Saturday at Civic Center Park. The 10-hour free festival will bring a […]
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Berkeley Spark plans to bring the Playa to downtown
An art car at Burning Man in the Nevada desert. What will emerge in Civic Center Park? Photo: eponamusic A free, one-day festival on Saturday, Aug. 10, hopes to bring some of the spirit of the Burning Man Playa to downtown Berkeley. Berkeley Spark plans to bring art, music, performance, dance and workshops led by […]