‘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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Free musical in Berkeley park takes on homelessness and hot-take media
San Francisco Mime Troupe’s play ‘Breakdown — A New Musical’ is coming to Cedar Rose Park this weekend. It will be in Live Oak Park in late July.
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Berkeley psychiatrist’s first play follows family living under the shadow of Huntington’s disease
‘Red Winged Blackbird,’ on view at Live Oak Theater, is Alyosha Zim’s heartfelt story about brotherly love, generational strife, religion and life-and-death choices.
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Those Women Productions find feminism in the classics
Carol Lashof and Libby Vega aren’t ashamed to reveal their infatuations with the “dead white guys” who populate the Western Canon.
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
This weekend is your last chance to see Theatre First’s production of Glenngary Glen Ross at Live Oak Theatre. Photo: Theatre First GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS This weekend is your last chance to see Theatre First’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross at Live Oak Theatre, as its run has its final day on Sunday. David Mamet’s Pulitzer […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Student volunteers serve low-income and homeless residents at the 2013 Holiday Meal. Photo courtesy of BUSD HOLIDAY MEAL Each year, dozens — and sometimes hundreds — of student volunteers come to school on a Saturday to serve the community’s homeless and low-income families a hot meal. With Bay Area housing in crisis, plenty of people could use the […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Students at Le Conte Elementary enjoy persimmons from the school’s tree. Photo: @BerkeleyDineOut on Twitter BERKELEY DINE OUT Berkeley schools district-wide incorporate gardening and cooking into the curriculum. The idea is that the school gardens produce healthy habits and interdisciplinary lessons, along with the fruits and vegetables. But the program has lost federal funding and needs […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The three American hikers who were held captive in Iran will speak in Berkeley on Thursday. Photo: AP A SLIVER OF LIGHT The American hikers accused of espionage and imprisoned in Iran in 2009 have spent the years since their release speaking and writing about pieces of the harrowing and eye-opening experience, and advocating for prisoners’ […]
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Live Oak Theatre plan calls for ‘true community facility’
A recent production of Richard III by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley at Live Oak Theatre. Photo: Anna Kaminska TheatreFIRST, which is to lease Live Oak Theatre at 1301 Shattuck Avenue, plans for a greatly increased community involvement at the venue in North Berkeley. “We’re looking forward to a cross-pollinating, really lively environment,” said Michael Storm, […]
