Imogene E. Horton
berkeley, ca
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Habitot Children's Museum--SUPER SUMMER SCIENCE SERIES
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-08-24 10:00:00
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SUPER SUMMER SCIENCE SERIES Habitot Children’s Museum proudly hosts its exciting hands-on program that will engage small children to investigate the amazing world of science! Let them experience a new topic each week in a fun and safe environment. This week, discover how to match patterns on August 22, 24, 25, at 10:00 and 11:00 am. We are located one block from the Downtown Berkeley BART station at 2065 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 Please visit us at www.habitot.org for more details.
Y!RB Brain Jam, July 13th: Andrew Keen - CULT OF THE AMATEUR...
Where: Yahoo! Research Berkeley
Date: 2007-07-13 15:00:00
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Free and open to the public, followed at 4pm with a Social Jam that includes refreshments - and beer. It would be helpful if you mark attending/watching above. Andrew Keen CULT OF THE AMATEUR: How Today's Internet is killing our culture ABSTRACT: In its annual “person of the year” issue, Time Magazine reflected a shift in our culture by electing “YOU” in place of the traditional leaders and thinkers such as FDR, Ghandi or Martin Luther King, Jr. Thanks to the democratization of the internet and what is now known as Web 2.0, anyone with a computer is given equal footing and the ability to be heard. In today’s self-broadcasting world, if you have an opinion, you can publish a blog, post a video on YouTube?, or alter an entry on Wikipedia. But is this really such a good thing? Audiocafe.com founder and Silicon Valley insider Andrew Keen describes how Web 2.0 threatens our culture’s moral and aesthetic standards. What’s more, Keen argues the deluge of free, user-generated content is threatening the very viability of our traditional media and our cultural institutions. Our professional newspapers, magazines, music and movies are being overtaken by an avalanche of amateur, user-generated free content. Advertising revenue is being siphoned off by free classified ads on sites like Craig’s list; television networks are under attack from free, user-generated programming on YouTube? and the like; file-sharing and digital piracy have devastated the multibillion-dollar music business and threaten to undermine our movie industry. Worse, Keen claims, our “cut-and-paste” online culture—in which intellectual property is freely swapped, downloaded, remashed, and aggregated—threatens over 200 years of copyright protection and intellectual property rights, robbing artists, authors, journalists, musicians, editors, and producers of the fruits of their creative labors. BIOGRAPHY: The San Francisco Chronicle wrote “every good movement needs a contrarian. Web 2.0 has Andrew Keen.” Andrew is indeed the leading critic of today’s Internet and his CULT OF THE AMATEUR is the first book that critically exposes the consequences of the Web 2.0 revolution. Andrew was educated at London University, where he got a First Class degree in History. Today, he is host of afterTV.com and regularly appears on television and radio. His writing can be found on ZDNet.com and Britannica.com, and in traditional publications like the Weekly Standard, Fast Company and Forbes.
UC Berkeley Folkdancers' Reunion
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-09-30 13:30:00
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This afternoon of folkdancing to recorded music and vegetarian potluck-ing is sponsored by the International Order of Aging But Still Game Folkdancers.
Oliver Twist
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theater
Date: 2007-05-16 20:00:00
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Inspired by the vivid world of the Victorian music-hall, Neil Bartlett's staging of 'Oliver Twist' uses the original language of Dickens' novel to dramatize one of the most deeply felt stories ever written about childhood. A cast of unforgettable characters brings the underworld of 19th-century London to thrilling life -- a city teeming with danger and fear -- all seen through the eyes of a bewildered child.
SFJAZZ Collective
Where: Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-03-15 20:00:00
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Winner of the "Rising Star Jazz Group of the Year" honors in the 2006 DownBeat Critics Poll, the SFJAZZ Collective is a powerhouse ensemble featuring some of the finest jazz performer/composers at work today—including DownBeat Critics Poll "Artist of the Year" honorees Dave Douglas (2006) and Joe Lovano (2001). Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ—the presenter of the annual San Francisco Jazz Festival—the Collective has quickly become one of the most scintillating combos on the American and international jazz scenes. "The group was roaring with the kind of chemistry that could truly be deemed collective" (San Francisco Chronicle).
Bright Eyes with Jim James & Oakley Hall ***Gillian Welsh op...
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2007-05-04 19:00:00
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Gillian Welch, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Oakley Hall
Allison Smith: Notion Nanny
Where: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-05-18 11:00:00
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Allison Smith has some interesting notions about the meanings of history and craft in contemporary life. In her latest project, inspired by nineteenth-century peddler dolls called 'notion nannies,' she casts herself as an itinerant apprentice, working with other craftspeople to exchange ideas, skills, objects and experiences along the way.
Tlen-Huicani
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-09-25 20:00:00
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Tlen-Huicani ("the singers"), under the direction of the great folk harpist Alberto de la Rosa, is one of Mexico's leading folkloric ensembles. The group, which has made the harpa jarocha the centerpiece of its music, specializes in the music of Veracruz - from the slower-paced huasteco in the north to the uptempo jarocho in the south. In addition to the joyous music of its homeland, the ensemble performs other musical genres from Latin America, especially those of Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru.
The Abyssinians
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-08-10 00:00:00
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Abyssinians features Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Linford Manning. The band's music has influenced nearly every reggae artist, because of the deeply spiritual lyrics Bernard Collins and the Manning brothers sang and the original rhythms the group utilized.
JUMP N FUNK with RICH MEDINA @ SHATTUCK DOWN LOW SAT 4/28
Where: Shattuck Down Low Lounge
Date: 2007-04-28 21:00:00
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get ready bay area, because we've got something special for you at the end of the month... from PHI to NYC to SFC we've got one of our all time favorites, soul brother #1, RICH MEDINA, who'll make you JUMP N FUNK at MUSICOLOGY! ~ marky // massive selector crew saturday, april 28massive selector, true-skool & angel magik present MUSICOLOGY: JUMP N FUNK EDITION starring RICH MEDINA (JUMP N FUNK, APT) 10pm-2am, $10 b4 10:30 or w/College ID, $15 after nfo true-skool.org or massiveselector.com Imagine this: you are intelligent, and you are gorgeous. Not too hard, is it? Now imagine you have a cause worth fighting for. This is a little more difficult, no? Now imagine you have a place to go where there are other, intelligent, beautiful people talking about the same concerns and fighting for the same rights; and not just talking but dancing and grooving to powerful music that speaks to the soul and the fighting spirit of mankind. This may be impossible to imagine unless you have partaken in one of the most socially-aware parties this side of a Central Park Anti-War protest. The place: The JUMP N FUNK Party in New York. The reason: To celebrate the work of FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI, the pioneer of Afro-Funk and the solitary voice of the Nigerian people during the post-colonial rule of Nigeria in the early Seventies and Eighties. This month, the MUSICOLOGY series in Berkeley at the SHATTUCK DOWNLOW is proud to present a very special JUMP N FUNK EDITION. Hot off the heals of WMC in Miami, and fresh off a whirlwind tour with the Antibalas, from PHI to NYC to Berkeley we've got one of our all time favorites, soul brother #1, RICH MEDINA, rockin' an exclusive JUMP N FUNK set at MUSICOLOGY! Featuring: DJ Rich Medina (Philly) Proof (Massive Selector) pantyROBber (Massive Selector) Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool) know the ledge... ABOUT RICH MEDINA Choice defines the man. Rich Medina has made a life based on one choice that has transformed the listening experience of millions. DJ Rich Medina lives, breathes, and revels in sharing the type of music that make a listener remember his soul. It is this awareness of soul that brings listeners back time and again to hear Rich spin: heads nod, bodies sway, emotions expand and coalesce. DJ Rich Medina uses the decks to guide his people away from the ordinary and into the realm of their imaginations. His intelligent blends bridge unexpected song selections that build a collective consciousness of intoxication. Without even realizing it, DJ Rich Medina lures you in and makes you forget who you were before the music began – Medina spins you into the now, into the moment, into the vital essence of who you are. Medina credits his family’s Baptist faith as the groundwork and source of his musical inclination and intuition. Music was always a form of celebration and rejoicing. The first time Medina heard Diana Ross’s 1976 hit “Love Hangover” in the family living room, he knew he wanted to be a DJ. When he’s writing music, whether in collaboration with other musicians or a personal project, Medina always aims to inject a universal notion of the need for change. Rich Medina holds DJ residencies at prominent venues throughout the country. Most notably he is a defining DJ at his “Little Ricky’s Rib Shack” parties at APT in New York City. Every Wednesday night Rich draws a crowd that waits patiently in line to experience the Medina funk flow, and for the last decade Medina has been a fixture on the Philly nightlife scene. Saturday nights on a bi-weekly basis, DJ Rich Medina is host of Jump N Funk at the prestigious Martinez Gallery. It is through such residencies that DJ Rich Medina is able to cultivate his audience and hone his craft. Always evolving as an artist, DJ Rich Medina transitions into the role of pre-eminent spoken word artist at clubs the world over. Rich writes words that convey messages of change and agency, self-determination and hope, and he is also the embodiment of those very same qualities and emotions. DJ Rich Medina, renaissance man, articulate performer and a down and dirty DJ who can go head to head with the best, is an artist who will transform the average experience of any club or venue and give his audience a night of music and words to remember. myspace.com/jumpnfunk myspace.com/richmedina kindred-spirits.nl richmedina.com
April Verch
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-09-28 20:00:00
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April Verch is a Canadian fiddler and dancer who with her band has been tearing up the festival circuit. Her new CD, 'Rounder,' is a terrific collection of traditional and original dance music from just about everywhere.
Ellen Robinson Quartet
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2007-06-09 20:00:00
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VOCALIST ELLEN ROBINSON with three of the Bay Area’s finest musicians: BEN FLINT – piano BUD SPANGLER – drums SAM BEVAN – bass A rollicking and heart-felt evening of sizzling vocals and great jazz -- tasty ballads, gutsy blues, timeless jazz standards, and some of Ellen’s own original material. “To compare Ellen Robinson's vocal timbre to that of Irene Kral may be the ultimate compliment to Ms. Robinson.” George Fendel, Portland, OR http://www.ellenrobinson.com
Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless, Beneath the Ma...
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-05-26 20:00:00
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DOORS OPEN AT 7:30PM. Admission: $7 ANIMOSITY http://www.myspace.com/animosity AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK http://www.myspace.com/asbloodrunsblack THE FACELESS http://www.the-faceless.com/ BENEATH THE MASSACRE http://www.myspace.com/btm AGENDA OF SWINE http://myspace.com/agendaofswine
Y!RB Brain Jam: Ray Larson (UCB) - Spatial Ranking Methods f...
Where: Yahoo! Research Berkeley
Date: 2007-06-08 15:00:00
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Free and open to the public - and followed at 4pm with a Social Jam that includes refreshments and beer. It would be helpful if you mark attending/watching above. Spatial Ranking Methods for Geographic Information Retrieval Ray Larson (UCB ABSTRACT: Unlike the large body of work in GIS and spatial analysis, there has been little study of the use and effectiveness of different spatial approximations for Geographic Information Retrieval (GIR). Clearly, no one approach will apply to all types of geographic information resources and collections. The need to retrieve and evaluate information objects based on their geospatial characteristics increases as the geographical "aboutness'' of the objects increase, e.g., a guidebook vs. a digital geographic data set of invasive plant species. Moreover, geospatial ranking methods are becoming increasingly important as the supply of and demand for geographic information grows. The quality of geospatial approximations in GIR, i.e. how closely they represent the original objects, constrains how accurately and effectively these objects can be retrieved and ranked. We have been exploring these issues and have developed some new algorithms for ranked retrieval of georeferenced objects. We have also been examining the indexing methods that can be employed for materials with geographic content or associations, including text materials. We have done comparative analysis of several GIR algorithms and evaluating their relative performance using a test collection of geospatial metadata, derived from the California Environmental Information Catalog (CEIC -- http://ceres.ca.gov/catalog). This discussion is based on that work, and on the results of two years of the GeoCLEF evaluation forum, part of the Cross-Language Evaluation Forum organized as part of EU funded efforts for development of digital libraries. This talk will examine this research and the results obtained from evaluation of ranking methods and different spatial approximations of objects, in the context of both pure geographic retrieval rankings, and combinations of text and location information in the search process. BIOGRAPHY: Prof. Larson specializes in the design and performance evaluation of information systems, and the evaluation of user interaction with those systems. His background includes work as a programmer/analyst with the University of California Division of Library Automation (DLA) where he was involved in the design, development, and performance evaluation of the UC public access online union catalog (MELVYL). His research has concentrated on the design and evaluation of information retrieval systems, with an emphasis on digital libraries. Prof. Larson was the principal investigator for the "CHESHIRE Demonstration and Evaluation Project" sponsored by the US Dept. of Education, that developed a next-generation online catalog and full-text retrieval system. He was a co-principal investigator for the "Searching Unfamiliar Metadata Vocabularies" project sponsored by DARPA. Prof. Larson was also the principal investigator of the "Cross-Domain Resource Discovery: Integrated Discovery and Use of Textual, Numeric and Spatial Data" project sponsored by NSF as part of the International Digital Libraries program.
EECS Career Fair
Where: Wheeler Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Date: 2007-09-26 00:00:00
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My Morning Jacket
Where: Greek Theater
Date: 2008-09-19 20:00:00
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An Evening With My Morning Jacket
Bitches Brew Final Show
Where: Jupiter
Date: 2008-05-16 20:00:00
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After eight years of performing throughout the Bay Area, Bitches Brew will be playing our last show this Friday, May 16. @ JUPITER www.jupiterbeer.com 2181 Shattuck Ave/Center, Berkeley 8-11 PM FREE In advance, we would like to thank all of our fans for the support you have shown us over the years. Who knew a band that started out as a couple of jazz freaks improvising on Miles Davis' psychedelic tunes would end up selling out Great American Music Hall, winning a Wammie, being voted Best Local Band, headlining Yoshi's, and performing at Big Sur, North Beach, and Fillmore Jazz Festivals?!
Page Stegner: the Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-13 19:00:00
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Wallace Stegner, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1972, was a great writer. As an author, historian, teacher, and environmentalist, he influenced countless prominent individuals during his long life. Through this book 'The Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner,' Page Stegner introduces some of those relationships and these letters cover a broad range of topics, including literature, history, conservation and Stanford.
Adrian Tomine: Shortcomings
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-15 19:00:00
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'Shortcomings,' Adrian Tomine's first long-form graphic novel, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late twenties and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). Along the way, Tomine tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with brutal honesty and lacerating, irreverent humor, while deftly bringing to life a cast of painfully real antihero characters.
Robert Hass - Time and Materials: Poems 1997 - 2005
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-19 19:00:00
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In 'Time and Materials' Hass has not only achieved conveying the whole man in each of his poems, but he has also written a powerful and fascinating book of poetry, remaining a poet of intimacy and intellect, sensuality and morality.
Page Stegner: the Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-13 19:00:00
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Wallace Stegner, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1972, was a great writer. As an author, historian, teacher, and environmentalist, he influenced countless prominent individuals during his long life. Through this book 'The Selected Letters of Wallace Stegner,' Page Stegner introduces some of those relationships and these letters cover a broad range of topics, including literature, history, conservation and Stanford.
Adam David Miller: Ticket to Exile
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-29 19:00:00
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This is a memoir by poet Adam David Miller about his experience growing up in the Jim Crow South.
House Jacks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-17 17:00:00
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New wave a cappella aces, the House Jacks are a rock band without instruments.
Maria Muldaur
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-18 20:00:00
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Maria Muldaur is best known for her platinum hit 'Midnight at the Oasis,' which enshrined her in the minds of baby boomers the world over.
Al Stewart
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-16 20:00:00
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Recognized as an inspirational performer and prodigious lyricist, Scottish folk rocker Al Stewart's roots are in the legendary folk clubs of 1960s London, where he worked with artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Bert Jansch and Ralph McTell.
Freight Holiday Revue
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-22 20:00:00
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This all-star musical line-up features Camogie, Norton Buffalo, Cascada de Flores, Caren Armstrong and hosted by Danny Carnahan.
Finding Community Fair with Diana Leafe Christian
Where: Green City Gallery
Date: 2007-11-16 19:00:00
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Designed for community seekers, the Fair will include exhibit tables by members of Northern California communities seeking new members. Author Diana Leafe Christian will offer do a presentation on how to research thoroughly, visit enjoyably, evaluate intelligently, and join gracefully an ecovillage or other kind of intentional community. This is the subject of her new book, Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community. Copies of this book; Diana's first book, Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities; the new Communities Directory; and other books will be available. East Bay Permaculture Guild and Northern California Cohousing, sponsors. $15-20 donation requested.
Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2007-11-15 19:30:00
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Yo-Yo Ma is probably his generation's most famous cellist. Constantly evolving as an artist, he continues to embrace many different musical genres, as well as classical.
Patty Chang
Where: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-11-15 18:00:00
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Patty Chang presents a new performance-work-in-progress part of her long-term investigation of Hollywood actress Anna May Wong and transcultural issues at the advent of sound film.
Feed
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-12-16 17:00:00
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This band will feed your hunger for metal done right.
Kristin Lucas, "If Lost Then Found"
Where: 160 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Date: 2007-12-03 19:30:00
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The Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Mon, Dec 3, 7:30-9pm UC Berkeley, 160 Kroeber Hall All ATC Lectures are free and open to the public. If Lost Then Found Kristin Lucas Oakland, CA A paradoxical and insubstantial explanation of the inherent problem of simplifying a complex set of relevant concerns related to the phenomenon of over-identification with an inanimate object and its consequent animations and manifestations. A lecture that unfolds into a coming of age story about the largely undocumented and unfinished work of the artist Kristin Lucas, including documentation of an attempt to embody the digital medium by reversing the popular notion of infusing humanity into machines, and instead applying familiar strategies of electronic media to her own life––told by the most current version of herself. The lecture will include the screening and possible live restaging of fragments of video, performance, and difficult to categorize works, such as: "Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive" (2007) and "Refresh" (2007). BIO Kristin Lucas lives in Oakland and New York, and recently Weimar, Germany where she was a participant of the 13th International Studio Program of ACC the City of Weimar. Lucas is an artist working in the realms of digital art, video, performance, intervention, sculpture, and installation. She investigates visions of future, the effects of an accumulation of rapid spread, flash-in-the-pan technology, and the impact of the digital medium on perceptions of time and space. Lucas' work has been exhibited in the 1997 Whitney Biennial, New York, and in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and Artists Space, New York; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose; ZKM; Karlsruhe, and at festivals in Amsterdam, Berlin, Mexico City, Montreal, Toronto, New York and San Francisco. She has had solo exhibitions at Postmasters Gallery, New York; Or Gallery, Vancouver; JEMA, a location variable museum; Windows, Brussels; O.K Center for Contemporary Art, Linz; Foundation for Art and Creative Technologies, Liverpool; [Plug in], Basel; and Insitute for Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Colbert Foundation Award for Media Arts; Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant for Video and Performance; Urban Visionaries Award for Emerging Talent. Her single channel videos are distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix, New York.
Children of the Revolution: Recent Romanian Shorts
Where: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-11-25 17:15:00
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Including early works by Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu), Corneliu Porumboiu (12:08 East of Bucharest), and Cătălin Mitulescu (How I Spent the End of the World), this program of short films reveals generations in transition. In Liviu’s Dream, by Porumboiu, a young man contemplates his personal connection to Ceausescu’s antiabortion decree while earning a few lei by hustling stolen wedding dresses. In Puiu’s Cigarettes and Coffee, a successful young man impatiently hears the plaint of his unemployed father; the economy has been reconstructed, but some things never change. Mitulescu’s Traffic depicts a new generation of fatherhood, and how the trappings of modern affluence—cars, cell phones, business meetings—impact human connections. Radu Jude’s The Tube with a Hat traces an absurdist journey through dismal countryside, the lengths to which a father and son must go for television. In Constantin Popescu’s A Lineman’s Cabin, an accident interrupts the monotonous routine of two railway watchmen living in an isolated cabin near the Black Sea. • Liviu’s Dream (Visul lui Liviu, Corneliu Porumboiu, 2004, 39 mins). Cigarettes and Coffee (Un cartuş de Kent şi un pachet de cafea, Cristi Puiu, 2004, 13 mins). Traffic (Trafic, Cătălin Mitulescu, 2004, 15 mins). The Tube with a Hat (Lampa cu căciulă, Radu Jude, 2006, 23 mins, Beta SP, From Hi Film Productions). A Lineman’s Cabin (Canton, Constantin Popescu, 2005, 30 mins) • (Total running time: 120 mins, Color, 35mm, From CNC, unless otherwise indicated)
Lutsinga
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-12-20 21:30:00
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High energy South African dance rhythms form the foundation of Lutsinga. The core band members come from different walks of life, united in their music, performing original songs influenced by South African folk songs, township jive and jazz, reggae, funk, spoken word and the mbaqanga.
Any Old Time String Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-26 20:00:00
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Any Old Time String Band features reunion of popular old time music band.
Jim Malcolm
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-31 20:00:00
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Jim Malcolm is one of Scotland's finest folk singers and songwriters.
Venezuelan Music Project
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-12-14 20:00:00
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The Venezuelan Music Project was founded in 1991 by musical director Jackeline Rago, to share the sounds and cultural traditions of Venezuela within the San Francisco Bay Area and the continental United States. This project emerged as a dynamic ensemble full of vibrance, energy and color by combining Indigenous-Venezuelan, the West African and the Spanish-European influences.
How to Write a Business Plan
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-02-04 18:30:00
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Development of Seoul's Pedestrian Master Plan
Where: Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley
Date: 2007-11-28 11:00:00
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Development of Seoul's Pedestrian Master Plan Presentation by Shinhae Lee. The population of Seoul, Korea has reached 10 million. The city's economic growth has led to increased car ownership. Result: serious traffic congestion, more traffic accidents, widespread air pollution. Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) built additional roads to accommodate cars, but that didn't improve the situation. So SMG changed direction, away from cars and toward public transit and pedestrians. Join us as Shinhae Lee, an IURD Visiting Scholar from Seoul, discusses her work as a project manager for the development of Seoul's Pedestrian Master Plan.
Social ICT Impact Lecture Series
Where: 110 South Hall - Berkeley School of Information
Date: 2007-12-05 12:45:00
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Our guest will be Kamran Elahian, a veteran Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneur. He is also the founder of Schools Online and the GLobal Catalyst Foundation, and he will talk about his experiences with social entrepreneurship and the use of Information and Communication Technologies for socio-economic development (ICTD).
China's Environment: What Do We Know And How Do We Know It?
Where: Lipman Room
Date: 2007-12-07 00:00:00
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On December 7-8, 2007, the Berkeley China Initiative will host a conference at the University of California, Berkeley, on the theme, "China's Environment: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?" Acknowledging that the problem has scientific as well as social, political, economic, public health and cultural aspects, the BCI will bring together an international lineup of experts from a diverse range of fields — science, media, policy, business, NGOs, social science, humanities — to share data on China's environment, as well as reflect on how the data are collected, verified, disseminated, and utilized. The format includes 4 keynote speakers and 6 panels which bring together experts from different fields who may not ordinarily converse with each other. The goal is to generate fresh and unexpected questions, connections, insights and recommendations. The conference will be webcast and a report prepared for wide dissemination.
Fishbone!!!
Where: Shattuck Down Low Lounge
Date: 2007-11-30 21:00:00
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That’s Right Folks, FISHBONE is coming to the Shattuck Downlow Opening the night WISDOM & THE CREATION BAND Special guest to be announce. FRIDAY NOV 30TH!!! 2284 SHATTUCK AVENUE BERKELEY CA 510-549-1158 9pm to 2am 21 & up! BUY TICKETS AT TICKETWEB Shattuck DOWNLOW Fishbone lives up to their legend as "THE" group to bridge the gap between the funk of George Clinton and the blare of Rush; a hybrid fusion where Led Zeppelin and Sly Stone dance to a frenetic ska beat that fuel's the alternative thrust of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction and the cast of Lollapalooza. From their childhood together in the hardcore South Central Los Angeles wasteland to years of forced school-bused integration, Fishbone's influences were kaleidoscopic and never-ending. The band was formed in 1979 in the ghettos of South Central Los Angeles. The group came from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction. Fishbone first gained attention with their unique live concerts, earning a reputation as one of the most original bands in the alternative genre. Their unique stew of different styles, mixed with hectic energy and pounding rhythms, were a huge influence on the funk/rock/metal/rap genre that would become popular in the 1990s. Live audiences around the world have been surrendering to the band's stage flash and magical rhythms with uninterrupted regularity. Such passionate devotion is not lost on Fishbone, who refer to their friends on the road as "The Familyhood."
Kristin Lucas, "If Lost Then Found"
Where: 160 Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley campus
Date: 2007-12-03 19:30:00
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The Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Mon, Dec 3, 7:30-9pm UC Berkeley, 160 Kroeber Hall All ATC Lectures are free and open to the public. If Lost Then Found Kristin Lucas Oakland, CA A paradoxical and insubstantial explanation of the inherent problem of simplifying a complex set of relevant concerns related to the phenomenon of over-identification with an inanimate object and its consequent animations and manifestations. A lecture that unfolds into a coming of age story about the largely undocumented and unfinished work of the artist Kristin Lucas, including documentation of an attempt to embody the digital medium by reversing the popular notion of infusing humanity into machines, and instead applying familiar strategies of electronic media to her own life––told by the most current version of herself. The lecture will include the screening and possible live restaging of fragments of video, performance, and difficult to categorize works, such as: "Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive" (2007) and "Refresh" (2007). BIO Kristin Lucas lives in Oakland and New York, and recently Weimar, Germany where she was a participant of the 13th International Studio Program of ACC the City of Weimar. Lucas is an artist working in the realms of digital art, video, performance, intervention, sculpture, and installation. She investigates visions of future, the effects of an accumulation of rapid spread, flash-in-the-pan technology, and the impact of the digital medium on perceptions of time and space. Lucas' work has been exhibited in the 1997 Whitney Biennial, New York, and in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and Artists Space, New York; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose; ZKM; Karlsruhe, and at festivals in Amsterdam, Berlin, Mexico City, Montreal, Toronto, New York and San Francisco. She has had solo exhibitions at Postmasters Gallery, New York; Or Gallery, Vancouver; JEMA, a location variable museum; Windows, Brussels; O.K Center for Contemporary Art, Linz; Foundation for Art and Creative Technologies, Liverpool; [Plug in], Basel; and Insitute for Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Colbert Foundation Award for Media Arts; Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant for Video and Performance; Urban Visionaries Award for Emerging Talent. Her single channel videos are distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix, New York.
TV Giveaway @ Golden Gate Fields
Where: Golden Gate Fields
Date: 2007-12-02 12:00:00
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Enjoy a day of Horse racing and have a chance to win a 42" Plasma TV. One TV will be given away after every race. Contest cards will be distributed at the admission gates, one per paid admission. One name will be drawn after each of the Golden Gate Fields' races 1 through 8. See official rules at Golden Gate Fields for more information.
Monday Night PlayGround
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Date: 2007-12-17 20:00:00
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The SF Chronicle sums up Monday Night PlayGround best: "It's not just the playwrights who get a rush from the breakneck pace of PlayGround." Six of the best short plays, written in just four days and submitted by PlayGround's Writers Pool, are performed on stage with the talents of by the Bay Area's best actors and directors. Pre-show discussions each month provide additional insight into the writers' process, the state of Bay Area theatre, and other aspects emerging out of the monthly topics. Price: Only $15 Regular, $10 Student. Might not be suitable for younger audiences.
Swing Fever Dance Band
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-01-16 20:30:00
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This is a special salute to America's peacekeeping heros. Swing Fever performed in England's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
SOJA
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-02-01 21:30:00
Type:
Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) is rooted in regae, but they are not limited to it.
Elders Guild meeting
Where: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Date: 2008-01-10 18:30:00
Type:
Join us in a journey of self-discovery as we pioneer new territory, piloting a project to lead in aging... in community, and beyond. This is a new program developed by Barry Barkan of the Live Oak Institute. Are You Ready to Make the Transition From Baby Boomer to Elder Boomer? Have you and your contemporaries been thinking about your role as an elder and the way we will age together, support one another and help rescue the future? The Elders Guild Vision and Mission Our Vision ....is a world in which powerful and conscious elders join together in common purpose to bring healing, joy and connection to our lives, our families, our communities and our world. Our Mission ....is to create the communities where we re-imagine our old age, look after one another and embody the wisdom that will enable us to help heal the future. The Elders Guild seeks to unleash the virtually unprecedented resource of a planetary network of conscious and responsible elders by focusing on organizing ourselves in three crucial areas of our individual and collective development: Community, Wisdom, and Championing the Future. UPDATE: first-timer's intro at 6:30 PM, main event at 7.
Calabrese
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-01-11 21:30:00
Type:
Calabrese appeals to those who feel disgusted and abandoned by the current state of popular music.
Forthmorning
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-01-19 21:00:00
Type:
Forthcoming is the collaboration of five individuals with extreme, genuine talent. Hailing from the East Bay, Forthcoming brings four elements of punk, screamo and heavy rock combined with unmatched stage presence.
Ying Chang Compestine: Presentation and Booksigning
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-02-17 11:00:00
Type:
Ying Chang Compestine is an award winning author and dynamic public speaker. She is the author of many children's books, cookbooks and a novel. She has been featured on several national television programs and has been profiled in national magazines and newspapers.
Plays Monk
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-03 20:00:00
Type:
Plays Monk is adventuresome trio featuring Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola and Ben Goldberg.
Community Song Circle
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-17 20:00:00
Type:
Hosted by Kim Hermanson, this gathering will be open to everyone who wants to raise his or her voice in song, from closet singers who want to work on their harmonies to singer-songwriters who would like to perform original material.
Jim Post: Mark Twain and the Laughing River
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-02 20:00:00
Type:
The Smithsonian calls Jim Post's "depiction of Mark Twain is nothing less than brilliant, and each sentence and song is a gem ...nothing but kudos from our audience members of all ages...This is a show that should be on Broadway." 'Mark Twain and the Laughing River' is a one man tour de force---part musical, part drama and thoroughly entertaining
Plays Monk
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-03 20:00:00
Type:
Plays Monk is adventuresome trio featuring Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola and Ben Goldberg.
Glen Phillips
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-17 20:00:00
Type:
Glen Phillips has been making music for two decades now, starting as the 14-year-old frontman of Toad the Wet Sprocket. His solo efforts draw inspiration from The Replacements, Talk Talk, XTC, and Peter Gabriel among others. Phillips melds his influences with the his indigenous SoCal singer-songwriter tradition, filling his music with heart and spirit.
Gyan Riley, Guitarist
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-21 20:00:00
Type:
Guitarist Gyan Riley, born in northern California in 1977, has emerged as a prominent figure of guitar and contemporary music, both as a performer and composer.
Joshua Bell, Violinist
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-24 15:00:00
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Violinist Joshua Bell has captivated audiences around the globe with his poetic musicality for more than 20 years. This young virtuoso has earned the rare title of classical music superstar through his appearances with nearly every leading symphony orchestra and his 26 recordings and the violin sound for the film 'The Red Violin.'
Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-09 20:00:00
Type:
The Klezmer Mountain Boys bring together an all-star line-up of today's top musicians from both klezmer and bluegrass. Interweaving these two distinct styles of music creates a tapestry of unending surprises.
Wake the Dead
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-01-11 00:00:00
Type:
Wake the Dead blend traditional Celtic music with the songs of the Grateful Dead.
Skeleton Television
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-01-18 21:30:00
Type:
Skeleton Television is a rock band from Oakland, California. The members of Skeleton Television are Zach Haller, Bennett Park, and Mike Skipper.
Skeleton Television
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-01-18 21:30:00
Type:
Skeleton Television is a rock band from Oakland, California. The members of Skeleton Television are Zach Haller, Bennett Park, and Mike Skipper.
Country Joe McDonald
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-22 20:00:00
Type:
In his nearly four decades in the public eye, Country Joe McDonald has recorded 35 albums and brought his shows, whether solo or backed by a band, all over the world.
Country Joe McDonald
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-22 20:00:00
Type:
In his nearly four decades in the public eye, Country Joe McDonald has recorded 35 albums and brought his shows, whether solo or backed by a band, all over the world.
Jim Kweskin
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-29 20:00:00
Type:
Jim Kweskin is master of American traditional music.
Monterey Jazz Festival: 50th Anniversary Tour
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-12 20:00:00
Type:
The longest continually-running jazz festival in the world, The Monterey Jazz Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a national tour of six of its most talented musicians. Maintaining Monterey's tradition of bringing together veteran and younger artists, the touring show stars Terence Blanchard (trumpet), James Moody (saxophone), Benny Green (piano), Nnenna Freelon (special guest vocalist), Derrick Hodge (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums).
Monterey Jazz Festival - 50th anniversary tour
Where: Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-12 20:00:00
Type:
A musical first in the West, the Monterey Jazz Festival has proved to be both artistically ambitious and great fun, regularly showcasing the brightest stars in the jazz universe. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Festival hits the road with a roster of musical heavyweights representing the very best in modern jazz. Terence Blanchard ("His writing is superb and heartfelt, his playing perfect," says the Wall Street Journal) rose to prominence through his association with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and is one of today's top trumpet players. Saxophonist James Moody has dominated the scene for over 60 years and continues to delight audiences with his vitality and innovative playing. Nnenna Freelon is in "the very top echelon" (Los Angeles Times) of jazz vocalists, and pianist Benny Green "plays funky and hard, and breathes not only be-bop but Oscar Peterson's virtuosic effusions as well" (The New York Times).
Skeleton Television
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-01-18 21:30:00
Type:
Skeleton Television is a rock band from Oakland, California. The members of Skeleton Television are Zach Haller, Bennett Park, and Mike Skipper.
Phil Berkowitz and Louis' Blues
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-18 20:00:00
Type:
Bay Area blues harmonica blower and singer Berkowitz is most known for the band he launched in 1996, the High Rollers.
UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum - The Business of Social Pla...
Where: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Date: 2008-01-24 18:30:00
Type:
Sonja Lyubomirsky: How of Happiness
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-25 19:00:00
Type:
Bringing hard science to bear and using more than a dozen uniquely formulated happiness-increasing strategies, Sonja Lyubomirsky offers a new and potentially life-changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives.
Richard Smith, Guitarist
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-13 20:00:00
Type:
Richard Smith is well known fingerstyle guitarist.
Jane Bernstein - Rachel in the World: A Memoir
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-26 19:00:00
Type:
Jane Bernstein - Rachel in the World: A Memoir
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-26 19:00:00
Type:
Diana Jones
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-13 20:00:00
Type:
From the mournful lament of a dance hall girl, to the stomping melodic rant of a young woman's burial instructions, each of Diana's original songs, draws life from the rich cross currents of old timey, country blues and mountain music.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-26 20:00:00
Type:
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, is a national treasure serving up a big band sound that's second to none. It is composed of 15 of jazz music's leading soloists. It has been hailed as "an extraordinarily versatile orchestra." by the Los Angeles Times.
Angelique Kidjo
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-03-14 20:00:00
Type:
One of the most electrifying performers in world music today, Angelique Kidjo crosses musical boundaries unifying African and Brazilian rhythms with funky global salsas, rumbas, dance floor lullabies and brassy tribal rituals.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, trump...
Where: Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-26 20:00:00
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Price: $34/$48/$68 An icon on the American cultural scene, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has brought jazz to center stage in the United States with a stellar career that includes over 30 albums, nine Grammy's, a Pulitzer Prize, and countless honors from around the globe. Marsalis' finest instrument is his internationally acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, comprising the best jazz soloists and ensemble players working today. Featured in all aspects of Jazz at Lincoln Center's programming, this remarkably versatile orchestra has made a huge impression throughout the world—playing concert halls, dance venues, jazz clubs, public parks, river boats, and churches, with symphony orchestras, ballet troupes, local students, and an ever-expanding roster of guest artists. "The greatest large jazz ensemble working today" (Chicago Tribune).
Nobody Beats
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-02-16 19:30:00
Type:
Nobody Beats is noisy indie pop from Oakland/San Francisco. Adam Balbo is a folky, Western swinger from San Francisco. Fancy Dan is a humdinger folksinger country stroller rock and roller. His band plays a wide variety of original songs and covers that range in style from rockabilly to country to folk.
Hallowed Ground: A Violent Femmes tribute band (featuring GG...
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-03-08 20:00:00
Type:
HALLOWED GROUND: A Violent Femmes tribute band featuring GG Tanaka
Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas
Where: Wozniak Lounge (Soda Hall)
Date: 2008-01-30 15:00:00
Type:
Lashonda Barnett: I Got Thunder
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-31 19:00:00
Type:
'I Got Thunder' covers a wide variety of genres, providing a rare glimpse of the most prominent women performing singers and songwriters and their remarkable contributions.
SOJA
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-02-01 21:30:00
Type:
Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) is rooted in regae, but they are not limited to it.
Hallowed Ground: A Violent Femmes tribute band (featuring GG...
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-03-08 22:00:00
Type:
HALLOWED GROUND: A Violent Femmes tribute band featuring GG Tanaka ** PAUL LEBER, bass ** MIKE MARES, percussion ** GG TANAKA, guitars and vocals
This Is Hell
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-03-09 19:30:00
Type:
This is Hell features Travis Reilly of Scraps and Heart Attacks.
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences Presents: Little Wom...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-02-03 02:00:00
Type:
Adapted for the stage by Marisha Chamberlain This play is suitable for children ages 6 and up Saturdays and Sundays: January 19, 20, 26, 27; February 2, 3, 2008 All shows @ 2pm Julia Morgan Center for the Arts (2640 College Avenue, Berkeley) TICKETS: $18/adults; $14/children (discounts available through http://www.activeartstheatre.org) BOX OFFICE: (925) 798-1300 Based on Louis May Alcotts beloved novel about family life and love, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they grow up during the Civil War. Father is off with the Union army, and money is tight, but the girls learn to be resourceful, knowing they can never truly be poor as long as they have each other. Each sisters struggle leads to new adventures and revelations. Pretty Meg, the oldest, wonders if she will ever find love. Tomboy Jo struggles to balance her need for independence with her duty to her family. Shy Beth doesnt realize how much her musical gifts mean to others and little Amy learns that she must think less about herself and more about her family. Their neighbors wealthy Mr. Laurence and his high-spirited grandson, Laurie admire the sisters kindness, talent and pluck, and step in to help when events take a turn for the worse. Active Arts theatrical sparkling production of Little Women is the perfect way to introduce children of all ages to this timeless masterpiece. ABOUT THE COMPANY: Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences is a professional, non-profit theater company founded by veteran actors from the Bay Area's vibrant theater scene, along with local visual artists and educators. All of the company's repertory is performed by a cast of professional adult actors, instead of the standard mix of young performers and adults. Since the companys debut in 2004, Active Arts has performed for more than 8,000 children and families. Active Arts production of Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business broke box office records in 2005 and the companys subsequent productions included memorable interpretations of "Alexander that the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" based on the short story by Judith Viorst; Dragonwings by Laurence Yep; and "Manzi: The Adventures of Young Cesar Chavez" by Jose Cruz Gonzalez. Closing out the 2007-08 season, Active Arts will premiere The Emperors New Clothes: A Musical by Ahrens and Flaherty April 12 27, 2008. This charming musical is from the team that created Ragtime and Seussical. The Emperors New Clothes re-tells the age-old parable from the viewpoint of a 14-year-old boy. This play is suitable for children ages 4 and up. www.activeartstheatre.orgEvent submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of NEQA.
Jeffrey Foucault
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-27 20:00:00
Type:
Jeffrey Foucault is a young man with an old soul. His music is contemporary & timeless. Born & raised in a musical household in Wisconsin, Foucault was inspired at an early age by the music of Bob Dylan and John Prine.
Homespun Rowdy
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-04 20:00:00
Type:
Homespun Rowdy is a young San Francisco bluegrass band steadily gaining respect in the Bay Area. With a solid appreciation of traditional bluegrass and gospel, Homespun Rowdy performs both the old and the new mixed in with their own original material. Dividing vocal responsibilities across several members of the band and singing around a single microphone keeps the band and audiences on their toes.
Jeffrey Foucault
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-27 20:00:00
Type:
Jeffrey Foucault is a young man with an old soul. His music is contemporary & timeless. Born & raised in a musical household in Wisconsin, Foucault was inspired at an early age by the music of Bob Dylan and John Prine.
Four B**Chin' Babes
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-24 20:00:00
Type:
The Four B**chin' Babes are folk singers who lean to the humorous side with their music. The current lineup features singer/songwriters Sally Fingerett, Debi Smith, Nancy Moran and Deirdre Flint. Past members have included founder Christine Lavin, Patty Larkin, Megon McDonough, Camille West, Julie Gold and Suzzy Roche.
New Century Chamber Orchestra with Stuart Canin
Where: St. John's Presbyterian Church
Date: 2008-04-03 20:00:00
Type:
The Grammy-nominated New Century Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce the next program in its 2007-08 season. The program, with performances in San Rafael, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San Francisco, features a 17-member conductorless string orchestra with founding Music Director and guest concertmaster Stuart Canin. Stuart Canin, founding Music Director and concertmaster of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, returns to lead the orchestra in a thrilling evening of NCCO specialties. Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony for Strings was featured on the Grammy nominated NCCO recording, Written with the Heart’s Blood. This dark and terrifying piece is followed by Mendelssohn’s delightful Octet for Strings, which he composed at the young age of 16. Mr. Canin, currently the concertmaster of the Los Angeles Opera, has been charming audiences for over half a century. At the end of World War II, he was selected to perform for President Truman, Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, and other world leaders at Potsdam. He has been recorded on numerous films, including Forrest Gump, Schindler’s List, and Titanic. Mr. Canin is the former concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera, first prize winner of the Paganini International Violin Competition, and winner of the Handel Medal, New York City’s highest cultural award. PROGRAM: Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 Stuart Canin, violin Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony for Strings, Op. 110a Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings, Op. 20 WHEN & WHERE: April 3-6, 2008 Stuart Canin, NCCO Founding Music Director, guest concertmaster Apr. 3 at 8pm, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley Apr. 4 at 8pm, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto Apr. 5 at 8pm, Florence Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Apr. 6 at 5pm, Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael TICKETS: Individual tickets are on sale now at www.ncco.org and 415.357.1111 or through City Box at www.cityboxoffice.com and 415.392.4400. Single ticket prices for the orchestra series are $42/$28 (a small service charge applies for single tickets). Half-price tickets are available for students. For more information, call the NCCO at 415.357.1111 or visit the website at www.ncco.org The New Century Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1992, looks for fresh, exciting new ways to present classical music in the San Francisco Bay Area by combining performances of extraordinary quality with innovative programming. The music director or guest concertmaster chooses the programs and guides the artistic vision, but the seventeen members of the orchestra perform without a conductor. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment on the part of the musicians to concerts of remarkable precision, passion and power. As part of its dedication to the future of music and to the community, the NCCO provides violin lessons to underserved students in Marin City and San Rafael’s Canal District, as well as intimate classroom performances by string quartets to students in Bay Area elementary schools. The orchestra has released four compact discs, one of which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1997. About Stuart Canin Stuart Canin, concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony from 1970 to 1980, and concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera from 1970 to 1972, was born in New York City where he studied the violin with famed pedagogue Ivan Galamian. In 1959, he surpassed 25 other violinists to capture first prize at the Paganini International Violin Competition in Genoa, Italy. One year later he was honored by his native city with its highest cultural award, the Handel Medal, in recognition of his musical achievements. Mr. Canin has served as concertmaster of the Casals Festival Orchestra in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Mostly Mozart Summer Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center in New York City, and from 1995 to 1998 he was guest concertmaster of the Tokyo-based New Japan Philharmonic under Seiji Ozawa. He has also appeared as soloist with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Josef Krips, Neville Marriner, David Zinman, Zdeněk Macal, Kent Nagano, and Seiji Ozawa. Mr. Canin has recorded an album of the music of Swiss composer Frank Martin for New Albion Records. The album contains the Violin Concerto, the Maria Triptychon for violin, soprano, and orchestra, and the Etudes for String Orchestra. The Berkeley Symphony is the featured orchestra for the violin concerto and the Maria Tryptychon, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra performs the Etudes. For seven years, Mr. Canin, one of the founders of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, led the conductorless orchestra as Music Director and Concertmaster. During his tenure, the orchestra made recordings of music by Shostakovich, Ginastera, and Alberto Williams. The Shostakovich was nominated for a Grammy award in 1997. In 2001, Mr. Canin was appointed concertmaster of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, a position he still holds. HOMEPAGE http://www.ncco.org
Science at the Theater - Free Community Lecture with Jerry T...
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theater
Date: 2008-02-11 17:30:00
Type:
Berkeley Lab Friends of Science Presents SCIENCE at the THEATER Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Free Community Lecture Series at Berkeley Rep JERRY TUSKAN: Genomic Advances to Improve Biomass for Biofuels Free Event - no RSVP or Tickets Required! Jerry Tuskan has led the international effort to characterize and analyze the genome of the first tree ever sequenced — the poplar. He is among the world's authorities on the genetic basis of tree growth and development, with emphasis on biomass accumulations, carbon allocation and cell-wall chemistry. He is, today, among the world's authorities on the deployment of woody crops for improved biomass-to-biofuels strategies, with over 75 publications in the areas of genetic and genomics of perennial plants; including 20 exclusively related to biomass and bioenergy.
Huckleberry Flint
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-05 20:00:00
Type:
This group is a youthful five-person string band. From the knee-slapping beats of gospel songs and fiddle tunes to the haunting harmonies of traditional hymns and old-time waltzes, their joy is unleashed when they've got instrument in hand. Huckleberry Flint will move any crowd with their soulful lyrics and melodies. The Mighty Crows is a Bay Area bluegrass band with a style and repertoire that borrows heavily from traditional sounds and features Mark Wardenburg, Alex Mayers, Ken Torke, Chris Smith and Jeff Zieba.
Steve James
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-06 20:00:00
Type:
Steve James plays acoustic blues rock. Eric is virtuoso performer of American traditional music styles including oldtime Appalachian ballads and breakdowns, classic blues, Louisiana Cajun dance music and Hispanic danzons from Puerto Rico and Mexico. He is exceptional for its purity of tone, speed and soulfulness.
Lionheart
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-02-16 20:00:00
Type:
The all-male ensemble Lionheart is one of America's leading ensembles in vocal chamber music. Lionheart is best known for its interpretation of medieval and Renaissance a cappella music, with Gregorian Chant as the keystone of its repertoire. The ensemble also collaborates with instrumental ensembles, dance companies, and contemporary composers.
Fran Avni
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-16 10:30:00
Type:
Fran Avni will get you singing and moving with songs both original and traditional. Acclaimed singer and children's performer Bonnie Lockhart offers a joyful music for children and families.
Philip Fradkin: Wallace Stegner and the American West
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-02-25 19:00:00
Type:
In this illuminating biography, Philip Fradkin goes beyond Stegner's iconic literary status to give us the influential teacher and visionary conservationist, the man for whom the preservation and integrity of place was as important as his ability to render its qualities and character in his brilliantly crafted fiction and nonfiction.
Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret and Pandemonium Vaudeville S...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-02-22 20:00:00
Type:
Frank Olivier’s TWISTED CABARET and Pandemonium Vaudeville Show is back! It’s a zany evening of demented fun. Olivier and his hunchback assistant Flynch (played by Unkle Paul Nathan) and the Twisted Cabaret Band to return for a limited 3 show run, performing their outrageous show with Olivier’s wildly funny characters doing 12 astonishing & hilarious acts – from knife-throwing, magic and contortion to fire-eating, juggling, dancing girls and more. Twisted Cabaret is a fast-paced astounding tour-de-force with the multi-talented Olivier charting the unexplored outer edges of comedy. Three shows only Feb 22, 23 and a matinee on Sun Feb 24. Since last here, Twisted Cabaret has played from England to Las Vegas. Olivier honed his skills on comedy club stages, and in theaters from New York to London, throughout Europe and Japan. His ‘Tonight Show’ appearances & other television shows have made him one of the most sought after variety performers anywhere. The critics rave for Olivier and Twisted Cabaret: “Wickedly Funny!” – Jennifer Dunning, New York Times “An astonishing tour de force… madcap comedy” – Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle “A wildly funny show. One of those shows that works so perfectly wonderfully, you’re surprised nobody had come up with it before.” – Pat Craig, Contra Costa Times “A delightfully wild ride!” - Brad Rosenstein, SF Bay Guardian “The funniest show I’ve ever seen!” – Jerry Friedman, KGO Radio The encore performance schedule for Twisted Cabaret is February 22nd through 24th, Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25, discounts for children and seniors. Tickets may be ordered by calling 800 838-3006 or purchased online at www.TwistedCabaret.com.
Maria Fernanda Acuna
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-23 10:30:00
Type:
Join Maria Fernanda Acuna for an interactive musical tour across Latin America.
Bjoern Hartmann and Scott Klemmer, Stanford University | Enl...
Where: UC Berkeley School of Information
Date: 2008-02-28 17:15:00
Type:
In 1952, Grace Hopper's compiler opened the door to thousands of new software developers. But until a few years ago, only experts could create interactive media. Today, millions of high-school students maintain custom Facebook pages. Our group's research goal is to create the tools that will enable design generalists and lead users, not just technology experts and engineers, to design interactive systems for the next era of pervasive computing. What kinds of systems can enable people to be able to design a personal health monitor or full-body game controller? There are three main thrusts to our research. The first is design tools for pervasive computing - enabling people to create interfaces that support the richness of human bodily expression and more tightly integrate the physical and computational worlds. Second, our work introduces programming by physical demonstration, enabling designers to leverage their tacit knowledge about the physical world to specify sensor-based interactions through combined direct manipulation and pattern recognition. Third, despite its drawbacks, many users today develop software by copying and modifying existing examples. Yet current software tools are largely ignorant of design-by-modification. Our recent work introduces techniques for creating interfaces analogically by sampling elements from existing designs. In this talk, we will present an overview of the tools and applications we developed in these three areas and reflect on our design process itself - how we go about observing, prototyping, and building interaction design tools.
MFE Graduation
Where: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Date: 2008-03-14 10:00:00
Type:
for graduating students, their guests, and alumni
Shoghaken Ensemble
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-03-01 00:00:00
Type:
Gevorg Dabaghyan's eight piece Shoghaken Ensemble from Armenia presents an extraordinary ancient tradition of exhilarating folk dances and haunting love songs and lullabies.
Bones: Some Have Them, Some Don't
Where: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-03-08 10:00:00
Type:
Find out, Which animals have bones in their bodies,and which animals don't?
Myra Melford
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-03 20:00:00
Type:
At the keyboard, Melford recasts the blues and boogie-woogie of her Chicago hometown, folds in elements of the music of Eastern Europe and India and blends them with the rangy, percussive avant-garde stylings she cultivated in studies with Don Pullen and Henry Threadgill. This personal musical vocabulary is further enriched by a lush lyricism and organized by an architectural sense of composition that she derived from classical training. Described by Down Beat magazine as a "sonic innovator [whose reputation] has been built on electronics, trips to the fringes of electric jazz, rock 'n' roll, danceable beats and snappy writing," composer and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz has led a number of experimental/improv jazz groups including the President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, and Ponga, and has also released work as a solo artist. This jazz group features Ben Perowsky, Tim Luntzel and Jim Campilongo.
Mariela and Monica
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-03-15 10:30:00
Type:
Mariela and Monica sing songs in Spanish.
iD Film Academy Summer Camp
Where: UC Berkeley San Francisco Bay Area
Date: 2008-06-15 18:00:00
Type:
Lights, camera, Action! Filming on location in the SF Bay Area, teens will produce a movie with Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects. Students also experience UC Berkeley during this 2 week course. Save with code FA23.
KGE B-Town Bhangra and Busta Entertainment: Springfling
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-03-21 22:00:00
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Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theatre
Date: 2008-09-05 19:00:00
Type:
Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theatre
Date: 2008-09-07 18:00:00
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Paying Tribute
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-03-30 19:00:00
Type:
Join Bay Area artists from around the cultural globe for an evening of music & spoken word as they pay tribute to a special patron of the Bay Area arts scene.
The Last Hurrah
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-04-11 21:00:00
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Wednesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka (10PM)
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-05-07 20:00:00
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OPEN MIC NIGHT with host GG Tanaka at Beckett's Irish Pub in Berkeley! 10PM to 1AM 2 songs per performer Contact GG Tanaka (http://www.myspace.com/ggtanaka) for more information!
Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theatre
Date: 2008-09-06 19:00:00
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Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-09-05 19:00:00
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Benefit Concert and Film Screening
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-04-03 19:30:00
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This event features screening of 'Pa'Lante: Young Lords Documentary.' It also includes performances by Ise Lyfe, Rico Pabon, Big Dan, DJ Prieto and more.
Mat Cutting Workshop
Where: ASUC Art Studio
Date: 2008-04-02 18:00:00
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Mat Cutting Workshop John Ferdico Wednesday, April 2, 6:00–10:00 PM $50 / $40 UCB students The presentation of photographs, drawings and prints is greatly enhanced by an expertly cut overmat. In this workshop, students will learn to cut mats for a fraction of the cost paid to a framing shop. The workshop will train students to operate the Art Studio’s Logan 650 professional-quality, table-top mat cutter. In addition, the course will introduce matting materials and supplies, efficient and safe working practices and strategies for presentation. During the workshop, each student will have an opportunity to cut a mat. Upon completion of the workshop, students may continue to cut mats on the Art Studio’s mat cutter for the remainder of the semester. ASUC Art Studio safety certification issued at conclusion of course. This certification is required to use the mat cutter at the ASUC Art Studio.
Big Lion
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-04-26 21:45:00
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Big Lion Psychedelic folk-rock It's silk butter, thunder and beat confetti wrapped without bows and thrown at your doorstep waiting to be picked up, split open, dressed down, spread on, and savored. www.biglionband.com
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences presents The Emperor...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-04-19 14:00:00
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The Emperors New Clothes A musical by Ahrens and Flaherty performed by a cast of professional, adult actors Director: Mike Kasin Choreographer: Nicole McGann Music Director: Sean Fenton Performers: Jacqueline Anderson, Christa Boggs, Jayne Deely, Jody Arnold, and Brendan Simon as Emperor Marcus the 3rd Saturdays and Sundays, April 12-13; 19-20; 26 -27 All shows at 2:00pm Age appropriate for children 4 and up BOX OFFICE: (925) 798-1300 and www.activeartstheatre.org ________________________________________ Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences presents The Emperors New Clothes, a delightful musical by Ahrens and Flaherty, the team that created Ragtime and Seussical. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersens familiar tale, The Emperors New Clothes tells the story of Marcus, a 14-year old boy destined to become the next emperor. Unfortunately, he hasnt finished reading his How to be an Emperor guide, but already the townspeople need his help. Whats a fellow to do? In comes the Swindler, arguing that clothes make the man and he has just the outfit. Will someone call the Swindlers bluff, or will Marcus show up in front of the whole town in his underwear? Told through narrative, song, and dancing, The Emperors New Clothes is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! ABOUT THE COMPANY: Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences is a professional, non-profit theater company founded by veteran actors from the Bay Area's vibrant theater scene, along with local visual artists and educators. Co-founders Nina Meehan, Mina Morita, Rebecca Posamentier, Jared Randolph, and Tracy Randolph are theater teachers, performers, directors, and arts administrators who have pooled their expertise into this distinctive theater company. All of the company's repertory is performed by a cast of professional adult actors, instead of the standard mix of young performers and adults. Since the companys debut in 2004, Active Arts has performed for more than 8,000 children and families. In addition to their season at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Active Arts performs at the Bay Area Discovery Center and at libraries, community centers, and in schools on both sides of the Bay. www.activeartstheatre.orgEvent submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of NEQA.
Terry Ganzie & Rocker T: KING OF KINGS 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 4/...
Where: Shattuck Down Low Lounge
Date: 2008-04-20 20:00:00
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KING OF KINGS:::UNKLE FUN:::KURIOUS presents: SUNDAY APRIL 20 KING OF KINGS 6 YR ANNIV featuring: straight from Jamaica TERRY GANZIE singing: "king of kings" "original outlaw" ROCKER-T "true ganjaman" also: BOOMSHELL JACQUES & GUAC (WBLK) JAH WARRIOR CREW TNT SOUNDSTATION MASSIVE SOUND INT'L resident DJ SMOKY SHATTUCKDOWNLOW.COM 2284 Shattuck Ave & Bancroft Berkeley, CA (510) 548-1159 twenty one and over &15
Knights of the New Crusade
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-05-10 20:00:00
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John plays guitar like no one's ever played it before. Mike1 "sings" and sometimes hits random keys on an organ. Mike 2 plays bass. Zeke breaks sticks and even hits the drum heads when he's paying attention.
Don Lee: Wrack and Run
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-04-18 19:00:00
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'Wrack and Run' is a hilarious and philosophical look at the landscape of contemporary multicultural America.
Biofuel Oasis Cooperative
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-04-30 19:00:00
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Biofuel Oasis presents a night of films showcasing the country's fastest growing alternative fuel and the culture that has sprung up around this funky french fried solution.
Multi-Grain Fundraiser
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-04-20 00:00:00
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This event is benefit to I-Pride.
Melanie Abrams: Playing
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-04-23 19:00:00
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Rapturous, illuminating and emotionally charged, 'Playing' is an unflinching look at the irrevocable consequences of giving in to our most secret passions. It is the bold tale of one young woman's sexual awakening.
Jared Bernstein - Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-04-26 19:00:00
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Is Social Security really going bust, and what does that mean to us? How much can presidents really affect economic outcomes? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? What's a living wage? And why do we feel so squeezed? In 'Crunch' Jared Bernstein answers these questions.
Multi-Grain Fundraiser
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-04-20 00:00:00
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This event is benefit to I-Pride.
Diegos Umbrella
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-05-01 21:00:00
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From San Francisco, California, the band plays Latin/experimental/pop music and features Jason, Hodson, Kevin, Tyson and Vaughn.
James Howard Kunstler: World Made by Hand
Where: Cody's Books
Date: 2008-04-24 19:00:00
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In 'World Made by Hand,' Kunstler makes an imaginative leap into the future, a few decades hence, and show what life may be like after these coming catastrophes -- the end of oil, climate change, global pandemics and resource wars -- converge.
Rachel Sontag: the House Rules
Where: Cody's Books
Date: 2008-04-30 19:00:00
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A memoir of a father obsessed with control and the daughter who fights his suffocating grasp, 'The House Rules' explores the complexities of their compelling and destructive relationship and his equally manipulative relationships with his wife and other daughter.
Buzzing With Bees
Where: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-06-07 10:00:00
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Come join a beekeeper to learn all about bees.
77 El Deora
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-05-23 21:00:00
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77 El Deora is a San Francisco-based, five-piece, alt-country/Americana outfit
Thievery Corporation
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-06-20 20:00:00
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tix http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004082CE2645B6 password: cosmic
The Unreal Band
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-05-10 21:00:00
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The Unreal Band plays dead-oriented material as well as a wide range of classic rock, especially Elvis, all redone the Unreal way.
Mother's Day Celebration
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-05-11 15:00:00
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Celebrate Mother's Day with Tamsen, Earth Capades and more.
Wednesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka (10PM)
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-05-21 20:00:00
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Powell St John
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-05-18 17:00:00
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Powell St. John is the legendary singer/songwriter from 13th Floor Elevators. Armed with a bottomless bag of psychedelically inclined rock and acid dipped electronics, The Aliens bring a freedom of spirit and a certainty of intent that immediately sets them out from the current crop of guitar slingers. These Aliens have history -- between them they have been behind some of the most enthralling British music of the last decade. John Maclean and Robin Jones where members of the Beta Band. Gordon Anderson was a founding Beta Band member who went on to record two albums under the Lone Pigeon moniker.
Kiwi
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-05-07 21:00:00
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Kiwi is formerly of Native Guns. Geologic is a member of Blue Scholars.
Benefit Film Screening: Banished
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-05-18 18:00:00
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This film screening is benefit for SF Bay View and Block Report Radio.
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-05-28 18:30:00
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Come and learn about funding opportunities for folk and traditional artists and organizations.
San Francisco Opera: the Little Prince
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-05-09 19:30:00
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This opera is based on the book by Antonie de Saint-Exupery, with music by Rachel Portman and libretto by Nicholas Wright. it is sung in English with English supertitles.
Stateless
Where: JCC of the East Bay
Date: 2008-05-11 20:00:00
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In this work of hip hop theater, Dan Wolf, the great grand nephew of Ludwig Wolf (writer of Hamburg, Germanys most famous song, Een echt Hamborger Jung), returns to Hamburg to make a film about his family. Using tatter found in his grandmothers basementa picture of two dockworkers, a costume, a long letter from his grandfatherWolf links his Jewish past with his present search for self. Through a pastiche of rhyme, dialogue, and song we are led from Hamburg to Shanghai, New York and San Francisco through anti-Semitism, the assimilation of Jewish culture, and the rediscovery of an artistic legacy. The JCCs performance mixes select scenes from the play with excerpt from the film, providing a unique cross-medium journey that is not to be missed. A Q&A will follow the show. When people ask me why I do what I do I reply Its in my blood. I am Leopold and Ludwig and James and Donut. German and Jewish. Strong and liberated. Feared and oppressed. A seeker of beauty, of truth, and of tradition, both theatrical and Jewish. Dan WolfEvent submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of JCCEB.
My Morning Jacket
Where: Greek Theatre
Date: 2008-09-19 20:00:00
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An Evening With My Morning Jacket
Spirit, Service, and Community in the Second Half of Life - ...
Where: Berkeley Cohousing
Date: 2008-06-22 00:00:00
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[PLACEHOLDER VENUE: actual location will be Berkeley/Oakland nearby.] For conscious aging advocates & practitioners creating community around new models of aging, spiritual deepening, and care at the end of life; educators, activists & healing arts professionals associated with a variety of teaching/learning centers; architects, developers & smart-growth advocates com