Purses by Querida for sale at De La Ware Pop-Up SHOP, SHOP, GIVE Now that Thanksgiving is over, let the holiday shopping begin! Berkeley is filled with craft and art shows in the coming weeks. We’ve wrapped up our pick of five of them into one It List package: OPEN STUDIOS One of the longest-running […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Joan Baez played with Marianne Aya Omac (r) and her son Gabriel Harris (l) at Ashkenaz in 2011. The three will be performing again on Friday Nov. 16. Photo: Richard Nagler VOCAL VIRTUOSOS Famed folk singer Joan Baez will make a guest appearance at Ashkenaz in Berkeley on Friday night to sing with the French […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
NOW IS THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT It seems appropriate that during after such a contested and divisive election The Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley is performing Richard III, the classic Shakespeare tale of “the lust for power gone berserk.” The king won’t let anyone stand in the way of his desire for the crown of England. […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
DAY OF THE DEAD The 1400 block of Shattuck in North Berkeley will be the center of this year’s Dia de los Muertos celebration Friday night. Join dozens of people walking in a candlelight procession as they honor those who have passed on. There will be a community altar from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and […]
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OH THE HORROR! The 6th annual Berkeley Horror Film Festival is set for Saturday, with local filmmakers showing their pre-Halloween shorts in a fundraiser for Berkeley Community Media, the city-sponsored cable access channel and website. “We’ve seen clowns and witches running in the streets of Oakland and San Francisco and a lot of blood and guts,” […]
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The It List: Five Things to do in Berkeley this weekend
BIG GAME RALLY Moving the Big Game to the middle of the football season means Cal will have to change its pre-game celebration. Instead of rallying with a bonfire at the Greek Theater (it has a concert tonight) the Big Game Rally will be celebrated with a “pyrotechnic extravaganza that has never been done before […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
GRACEFUL SKYLINE The architect Julia Morgan made a lasting impact on the skyline of Berkeley. Her graceful buildings include the landmarked City Club on Durant Avenue, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, an addition to the Town and Gown Club, and many more. Morgan’s work also deeply influenced other parts of California: among the 700 buildings she worked […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
SHOOT ‘EM UP Shotgun Players have been bringing cutting-edge, gripping theater to Berkeley for 20 years and now, right in time for the election season, the group is putting on Assassins by Stephen Sondheim. The musical showcases America’s nine presidential killers and explores their reasons for taking aim at the country’s elected leaders. “Their guns and […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
THROUGH A LENS, SHARPLY In the mid 1960s, in honor of the University of California’s centennial in 1968, President Clark Kerr hired the renowned photographer, Ansel Adams, to take photos of the system. Adams trekked throughout the university’s far-flung campuses to shoot a series of photos documenting its students, professors, labs, and buildings. The images were […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
ART OPEN HOUSE On Saturday the Berkeley Art Center, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, will host an open house and unveil its new sculpture patio. The patio will feature works by Harold Paris, Peter Voulkos, and Stephen DeStaebler. The day will also see the opening of the gallery’s new show, “Local Treasures: Bay […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The East Bay Hills by Laura Cunningham BEFORE HUMAN CONTACT When Laura Cunningham was growing up in Kensington, she used to walk to school and wonder what the East Bay looked like before buildings and roads covered everything. That curiosity remained with her as she went on to get degrees in paleontology and natural science […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
The author and photographer of “Ripe”will be at Mrs Dalloway’s bookstore Sunday as part of an Elmwood Happening EAT, DRINK, READ In an impressive show of collaboration, three Elmwood merchants have joined forces to organize an “Elmwood happening” on Sunday Sept. 9th. “Moveable Feast” starts at Summer Kitchen Bake Shop at 4:00pm with a menu […]
