The Vienna Philharmonic returns to Berkeley for a three-day residency with Cal Performances. Photo: Vienna Philharmonic VIENNA PHILHARMONIC The three-day residency of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Cal Performances this weekend focuses on the centennial of the outbreak of World War I, with three concerts, a symposium bringing together scholars from both Berkeley and Vienna, […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
A still from microbial and cell biologist Brian Farley’s “Ghosts in the Machine” video, on view at Art in Science. Photo: UC Berkeley ART IN SCIENCE Right and left brains collide at the two-day Art [in] Science extravaganza. The event, presented by Science@Cal and the Energy Biosciences, explores the intersection of art and science, and how the two […]
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A musical adaptation of the beloved children’s book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon opens this weekend in Berkeley. Photo: Bay Area Children’s Theater WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON UC Berkeley grad Min Kanhg is a triple-threat: composer, lyricist, and playwright. And he donned all of those hats to create Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, […]
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Sierra Nevada’s “Tasting in the Dark” is an experiment in beer and blindfolding. Photo: www.sierranevada.com. TASTING IN THE DARK Think you’re a beer buff? Here’s your chance to prove it (and sip some delicious craft beers at the same time). The Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room’s “Tasting in the Dark” event designed to challenge beer drinkers’ […]
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The Stained Glass Garden is hosting an exhibit of Susannah Conaway’s stained glass. The artist’s reception is tonight. (See below) GLASS ART Susanna Conaway of feral studio is a stained glass artist who tries to break away from traditional stained glass iconography to make art with a decidedly contemporary flair. Conaway, a Berkeley resident, has built windows for nightclubs, restaurants […]
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Bill Santiago brings his bilingual comedy to Berkeley. Photo: www.billsantiago.com BILL SANTIAGO With his knack for biting political satire and a fondness for taboo topics that has garnered him comparisons to George Carlin, comedian Bill Santiago should be well received in Berkeley. On Friday, Jan. 31, Santiago is performing at La Peña, at 3105 Shattuck […]
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DETAILED DRAWINGS UC Botanical Garden is hosting its fifth annual exhibition of botanical drawings by regional artists. These intricately drawn pictures by members of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists are surprisingly detailed and lifelike. They range from drawings of tree branches to delicate flowers to leafy greens. There will be an opening reception […]
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Nobel laureate Saul Perlmutter with an image of supernova 1987a in the background. Photo: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory OUR SHINING STARS Astrophysics, climate change, technology, and education are all on the table at tonight’s conversation with three local and renowned scholars. Yes, this one’s in El Cerrito — 960 Avis Drive — but one of […]
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DESIGNED OBSOLESCENCE They’ve performed in nudist colonies and on Prairie Home Companion. They issued a series of 10-inch 78rpm recordings long after the format had vanished. And they count R. Crumb as a co-founder. The Cheap Suit Serenaders bring their “unapologetically outmoded tastes” to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse on Friday, Jan. 10 at 8 […]
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The New Esterházy Quartet perform at berkeley’s Hillside Club tonight, Friday Jan. 3. Photo: Hillside Club NEW ESTERHAZY QUARTET The Hillside Club hosts the New Esterházy Quartet this evening, Friday Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. The artists of this celebrated San Francisco string ensemble are internationally known period-instrument and chamber music specialists and have gained a well-deserved reputation […]
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Early risers who go on the East Bay Regional Park District’s Meet the Solstice Sun hike could see dawn spreading from Mt. Diablo. Photo: Daniel Parks HERE COMES THE SUN According to the forecast, daybreak on Saturday won’t be as cold as some recent mornings. That will be welcome news for the hearty souls who […]
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Here’s how great The Messiah is: Beethoven copied it out to learn from Handel’s fugues. Photo: Karpeles Library THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND If you want to get in shape for a sing-along Messiah, or if you just want to bask in the greatest seasonal music (apologies to Bach’s Christmas Oratorio), don’t miss the Philharmonia Baroque […]
