George J. Leath
berkeley, ca
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- Member since: 2007-01-25 00:00:00
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- Events: 169
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Woman Fronted Roots
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-07-11 20:00:00
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Agent Double E - Renee Asteria (virb.com/agentdoublee) "Faces of Agent DOuble E" CD Release & Naomi & the Courteous RudeBoys (myspace.com/naomiandthecourteousrudeboys)
Re-Make
Where: ACCRC
Date: 2007-04-28 12:00:00
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The ACCRC, a computer recycling center in Berkeley, will be hosting a 24-hour Rebuilding, reengineering, and just plain geeking event. The center will open its doors to Makers who want to root through the piles of old electronics and build new and working things out of the ashes. Bring your own tools and sleeping bag. We'll be figuring something out for pizza and beverages, at some point in the evening. Lovely 4th Street, Berkeley is within walking distance for food and coffee as well. At the end of the 24 hour event, we'll see what has happened. Who knows, someone might build something cool, the hydrogen car might be improved, someone might have jabbed an eye out... There is potential for things to get out of hand with power tools, engines, and vast amounts of computers. We'll need volunteers to be designated ninnies, and shout "DON'T PUT THAT IN YOUR EAR!" As such, we ask that you behave yourselves and use the time to be constructive, rather than destructive... though blowing up inkjet printers and nuking laptops is entirely likely. Sponsored by Make Magazine, Digg.com, and GigaOm. Want to sponsor the event too? Contact VonGuard. A preview: James' Hydrogen powered Lincoln.
Mythcon XXXVIII
Where: Clark Kerr Conference Center
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
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The 38th Annual Mythopoeic Conference Mythcon XXXVIII Theme: "Becoming Adept: The Journey to Mastery" Clark Kerr Conference Center Berkeley, California August 3-6, 2007 Guests of Honor: Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
Will Franken and The Jonah Kit
Where: Epic Arts Studios
Date: 2007-06-15 20:00:00
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Winner of SF Weekly's "Best Comedian", SF Bay Guardian's "Best Alternative To Psychedelic Drugs", hailed by the New York Times, SF Chronicle, and the Oakland Tribune--Will Franken, fresh from his appearance on the BBC, brings a whole crop of new characters, situations, satire and absurdity to Epic Arts along with the aggro-storytelling Lou Reed/Woody Guthrie fusion of Jonah Watchman (www.myspace.com/thejonahkit)
Phil Marsh
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-18 20:00:00
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Phil Marsh is traditional and original folk performer.
Alasdair Fraser
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-23 20:00:00
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Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser draws deep from the wells of tradition and his own technical prowess. He ranks among the finest interpreters of Scotland's music.
Jamie Laval
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-09-06 20:00:00
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Esteemed for his intensely passionate performances, Jamie Laval consistently delights a wide spectrum of audiences with his unmistakably personal expression of traditional Celtic music.
Ilgi
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-09-27 20:00:00
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Ilgi's distinct Latvian verses offer linguistic rhythms and punctuation that perfectly complement the accompanying instruments, whether the traditional bagpipe or the backbeat of bass guitar and trap drums.
Circus Festival
Where: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
Date: 2007-08-22 12:00:00
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Investigate what's up and down and around at the circus
Shohei Imamura's Japan
Where: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-06-05 19:00:00
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The Japanese master Shohei Imamura is famous for the controversial subject matter and raw energy of his films. Imamura's Japan is a sensual and often cruel universe untouched by the tea ceremony, Zen, or conventional gentility.
Swingthing
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-08-29 20:30:00
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A party dance band recently formed from long-time Bay Area swing players, SwingThing features two singers trading vocal leads and harmonizing with each other. Lisa Gonick and Cheryl McBride mix sizzling swing with a few slow-dance ballads and along the way cover East and West Coast swing, Lindy hop, cha-cha, jitterbug and other fun dance rhythms.
Jami Sieber
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-09-29 20:00:00
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Jami Sieber is an electric and acoustic cellist, vocalist and composer.
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.
Solaris
Where: Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-08-26 18:00:00
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Being shown as part of BAM/PFA's "From the Tsars to the Stars: A Journey Through Russian Fantastik Cinema" film series. In Andrei Tarkovsky's influential 1972 masterwork, based on a famous novel by Stanislaw Lem, "the alien world is one immense ocean, the ocean is a brain, and the brain may be our own."
Cycling for Climate Change: Raines Cohen at East Bay Bicycle...
Where: Berkeley Cohousing
Date: 2007-05-15 19:30:00
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Shana Morrison
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-04 20:00:00
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As the talented daughter of superstar Van Morrison, Shana has much to draw from her deep background of early childhood music.
Benefit for John Havard + release of his CD "Sideman"
Where: Starry Plough
Date: 2007-08-26 13:00:00
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Benefit with Unreal Band, David Elias and the Casualtees, Sabrosa, Claddagh Band, the Scoundrels, & members of Huston Jones, plus release of John's CD Sideman. The John Havard Benefit Fund was created to provide financial assistance for John to continue his battle with cancer. To date, the myriad medical treatments John has undergone have shown success but, the battle continues. Not only has John continued to perform but, he has recently completed a new CD. Along with the the proceeds from benefit concerts that the musical community has performed, CD & T-Shirt sales continue to generate resources to assist John in managing his illness. All proceeds from CD sales, and all profits from T-Shirt sales go directly to The John Havard Benefit Fund.
Strictly Speaking - Featuring Ira Glass and David Rakoff
Where: Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-23 20:00:00
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strictly speaking Ira Glass & David Rakoff In this special evening with two of National Public Radio's most popular personalities, Ira Glass returns to Cal Performances by popular demand, following his highly successful appearance in 2005. Host and producer of This American Life, Glass is "a journalist but also a storyteller who filters his interviews and impressions through a distinctive literary imagination, an eccentric intelligence, and a sympathetic heart" (The New York Times). Rakoff, a favorite contributor to Glass' program, frequently finds himself off in the far-flung hinterlands of American culture, notebook and microphone in hand. "Like a whore with a heart of gold," says Glass with a smile, "David says all the nasty things we want to hear and then reveals that, actually, it's all about love."
Double Indemnity , Billy Wilder (U.S., 1944)
Where: Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-07-26 19:00:00
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If there's an archetype of the noir femme fatale, Stanwyck's Phyllis Dietrichson is it: she wears her platinum wig like a steel helmet, and her anklet like the tag on a half-wild animal. When insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) arrives at her Los Feliz bungalow, Phyllis greets him in a towel, not fully covered but fully in control. As their relationship of lopsided lust and mutual opportunism proceeds, though, it becomes clear that nobody—not cunning Phyllis, and for sure not glib and clueless Walter—can control what happens down the line. The movie has been accused of misogyny, perhaps rightly. But loathsome as Phyllis is, her willing victim Walter earns equal contempt, and who wouldn't want to off the awful Mr. Dietrichson? Wilder takes such cynical delight in these characters that it starts to feel like affection. The gap between tragedy and comedy, between Phyllis Dietrichson and Preston Sturges's Lady Eve, may be no wider than an anklet. —Juliet Clark • Written by Wilder, Raymond Chandler, from the novel by James M. Cain. Photographed by John F. Seitz. With Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall. (106 mins, B&W, 35mm, From UCLA Film and Television Archive, permission Universal)
Cara Black: Murder on the Rue De Paradis
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-05 19:00:00
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Cara Black will discuss and sign her book, 'Murder on the Rue De Paradis.'
Brian Fagan: the Great Warming
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-10 19:00:00
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Fagan's new work tells the global story of climate change between the 10th and 15th centuries, known as the Medieval Warming Period.
Alma Desnuda
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-06-21 21:00:00
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Brian Kenny Fresno
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-07-17 21:00:00
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Insect Warfare
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-09-22 20:00:00
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This group is from Houston, Texas. California Love is hardcore/thrash four piece band from Oakland, California.
Berkeley-BSR Corporate Responsibility Leadership Workshop
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-07-08 08:00:00
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Berkeley-BSR Corporate Responsibility Leadership Workshop: Embedding CR In Your Operations and Management is a two-day program designed to strengthen executives' efforts to integrate corporate responsibility with their business strategy-BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOOD BUSINESS. Corporate Responsibility (CR) explores the opportunities and challenges related to investment decisions. As CR goes mainstream having an understanding on new insights and emerging trends is more crucial than ever. You will learn how to improve economic performance while contributing to society. This robust and complex field integrates core business objectives and competencies to create positive social change and business value. Upon completion of our program you will receive a certificate of completion from the Center for Executive Development, Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Program Topics include: Developing Strategy, Compelling Communication approach to CR, Metrics and Reporting-measuring impact, Lifecycle Management, Sustainability within the Value Chain, and Forecasting the future of CR. $2,500 (includes meals and materials).
Teada
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-07 20:00:00
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Teada means strings in the Irish language and this band features strings galore. In a short time, Teada exploded onto the international touring circuit, capturing the imagination of many with a creative and spontaneous musical approach, seeking to capture the intricacies of the Irish traditional art form within a contemporary band context. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh is a musician and singer from County Kerry, Ireland. She is the lead singer from the traditional music group Danu.
Reed Hundt, Former Chairman of the FCC
Where: Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center, Berkeley
Date: 2007-12-06 17:00:00
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The Abi Yo Yo's
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-12-14 20:00:00
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In spite of its name, Tulsa is a band from Massachusetts.
New Century Chamber Orchestra with Margaret Batjer
Where: St. John's Presbyterian Church
Date: 2007-11-15 20:00:00
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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 guest concertmaster Margaret Batjer. Currently the concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and faculty member of the Thornton Music School at U.S.C., Margaret Batjer has selected a program that traces the arc of 122 years of Baroque music. In addition to such master composers as J.S. Bach and Handel, she includes the obscure but prolific contemporary of Vivaldi, Francesco Geminiani, and the virtuosic son of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach. C.P.E. Bach’s strikingly different style provides a smooth bridge from the late Baroque to the cusp between periods, the Rococo, and brilliantly leads into Haydn’s early treasure, the Symphony No. 8, Le Soir. PROGRAM: F. Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Handel: Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6, No. 11 J. S. Bach: Brandenberg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 C. P. E. Bach: String Symphonie in E major Haydn: Symphony No. 8, Le Soir WHEN AND WHERE: San Rafael – Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30pm Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road Underwritten through the generosity of Morton B. Blatt and Peter G. Holmstrom Berkeley – Thursday, November 15 at 8pm St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue Palo Alto – Friday, November 16 at 8pm St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue San Francisco – Saturday, November 17 at 8pm Florence Gould Theater, Palace of the Legion of Honor TICKETS: Individual and season 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. 3-concert orchestra subscriptions are $114/$75. 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 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 Margaret Batjer Margaret Batjer made her first solo appearance at age fifteen with the Chicago Symphony in Menotti's Violin Concerto. Since then, she has been re-engaged by the Chicago Symphony and has appeared with a succession of major orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony, the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the San Jose Symphony under the direction of George Cleve and the Dallas Symphony conducted by Gunther Herbig. Margaret Batjer graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music as a student of Ivan Galamian and David Cerone. Throughout her career, she has won numerous prizes including the G.B. Dealey Awards in Dallas. Equally respected as a chamber musician, Ms. Batjer has performed regularly at the Marlboro Music Festival and on tours with "Music from Marlboro." She has appeared at the Minnesota Orchestra Sommerfest, Vancouver Chamber Music Festival, the Naples and Cremona Festivals in Italy. At the invitation of Maurizio Pollini, she performed with the Quartetto Accardo and Maestro Pollini, at the Salzburg Festival in 1995 and 1999, and on the Carnegie Hall “Perspectives” series in 2001. Ms. Batjer has held the position of Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra since 1998, where she regularly leads the orchestra from the concertmaster chair. In 2001, she performed the Beethoven “Triple” Concerto with Jeffrey Kahane, Yo-Yo Ma and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She has also performed the complete Beethoven and Brahms Sonatas for Violin and Piano with Jeffrey Kahane at Zipper Hall in Los Angeles. In 2005, she joined the faculty of the Thornton Music School at USC. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Joel McNeely, and two children, Joshua and Claire.
Eliyahu and Qadim
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-11-25 19:30:00
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The ensemble has quickly built a standing-room-only following throughout the Bay Area and beyond by bringing together Indian, Iranian, Jewish, Moroccan and Arabic musicians to celebrate the common musical and spiritual heritage of the now-troubled region's ancient cultures.
Barbara Euser and Connie Burke: Venturing in Ireland
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-05-13 19:00:00
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Tom Paxton
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-30 20:00:00
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Tom Paxton emerged from the same 1960s folk movement that produced artists such as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Bob Dylan. His music, written with elegant and touching simplicity, carries messages of justice, hope and empowerment.
Robert Kuttner: the Squandering of America
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-27 19:00:00
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Robert Kuttner has established himself as one of our most lucid economic and political critics. Through his book 'The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity,' He demonstrates how political choices about the economy have been captured by a narrow economic class, with four out of five Americans less prosperous than thirty-five years ago, while the top ten percent has pulled away. He points the way to a very different path for citizens to reclaim an economy of broad prosperity.
David Jacobs-Strain
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-23 20:00:00
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David Jacobs-Strain, a roots-blues singer and guitarist, has received international critical acclaim for his ability to take the treasured classics of the blues and make them his own.
Holly Near
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-02 20:00:00
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Holly Near's career stretches back to the early '70s & is marked by her fervent backing of heartfelt causes, from her anti-Vietnam War work to her support of radical lesbian feminism to numerous global concerns.
In Harmony's Way
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-21 20:00:00
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In Harmony's Way features Oak, Ash and Thorn, Holdstock and MacLeod and Shay Black.
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.
Leni Stern
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-28 20:00:00
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Leni Stern is a five-time Gibson Guitar award-winner for best female jazz guitarist. She has distinquished herself on the modern scene with melodic, complex hooks and keen insights into the human condition.
A Christmas Carol
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-19 20:00:00
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'A Christmas Carol' will be read by Martin Harris as Charles Dickens.
12/18-12/22: Gingerbread Workshop at Habitot Children's Muse...
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-12-18 10:00:00
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Want to make your own gingerbread house to take home? Sign up for our gingerbread house workshop and decorate your own gingerbread house with icing, candy, and other sweets! December 18-22; 10 am and 11 am sessions Please call Liz at (510) 647-1111 x17 to reserve your spot. Pre-registration is required. Members: $20 per child; Non-members: $29 (includes admission for one child and one adult) About Habitot Children's Museum: Habitot Children’s Museum is San Francisco East Bay’s award-winning children’s discovery museum specifically designed for kids under seven years old. We are located one block away from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station at 2065 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 For More Information Visit www.habitot.org or call 510-647-1111
12/20: FREE Gingerbread House Party at Habitot Children's Mu...
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-12-20 09:30:00
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Young children can join in the season's spirit of giving by coming to our Gingerbread House Party and helping decorate an enormous gingerbread house with candies, cookies and other sweets that will be donated to a local family shelter. Please bring a bag of candy to share. For a list of candies that work well with gingerbread house making, please ask our front desk. December 20; 9:30 am - 1:00 pm at Habitot Children's Museum This Free Admission Day is generously sponsored by Wells Fargo About Habitot Children's Museum Habitot Children’s Museum is San Francisco East Bay’s award-winning children’s discovery museum specifically designed for kids under seven years old. We are located one block away from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station at 2065 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 For More Information Visit: http://www.habitot.org/hab/events.htm or call 510-647-1111
11/15: Positive Discipline for Toddlers Class at Habitot Chi...
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-11-15 18:00:00
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Tired of nagging and yelling to get your child to behave? In this workshop, parents of children ages 6 months to 5 years will learn simple, gentle discipline strategies that will teach children to cooperate, learn social skills (such as sharing), reduce tantrums, and enhance their self-esteem and confidence. Thursday, November 15, 6:00-7:30pm; Instructor: Pnina Tobin; Fee: $20 Registration http://www.habitot.org/hab/classes_register.htm About Habitot Children's Museum Habitot Children’s Museum is San Francisco East Bay’s award-winning children’s discovery museum specifically designed for kids under seven years old. We are located one block away from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station at 2065 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 For More Information Visit www.habitot.org or call 510-647-1111
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).
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.
Mamadou
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-11-16 21:00:00
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Mamadou performs West-African dance music. Walter Strauss features himself, Sam Bevan and Kendrick Freeman.
The Todd Shipley Band
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-01-11 20:00:00
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THE TODD SHIPLEY BAND http://www.toddshipley.com http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley featuring Dave Gursom (bass), GG Tanaka (drums) and Shane Crosby (guitar) http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley http://www.toddshipley.com
Sourdough Slim
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-10 20:00:00
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Sourdough Slim is a yodeling, singing, ukulele, guitar and accordion-playing, rope-twirling, dancing reincarnation of a 1938-type, wise-guy, country-radio performer.
Phil Berkowitz and Louis' Blues
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-18 20:00:00
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Bay Area blues harmonica blower and singer Berkowitz is most known for the band he launched in 1996, the High Rollers.
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.
Colibri
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-12-01 10:30:00
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Colibri (the Spanish word for hummingbird) is a duo that presents lively and interactive musical journeys through Latin America.
Bobi Cespedes Grupo Bayano
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-12-07 19:00:00
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This is an evening of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican music and dance celebrating the new book 'Soy Bilingue, Adult Dual Language Model for Early Childhood & Elementary Teacher Education' written by Gladys "Bobi" Cespedes, Ronald Rosario, Roman Carrillo, Sharon Cronin and others.
Latin Jazz Orchestra
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-12-12 19:30:00
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Enjoy Latin Jazz and salsa with this large ensemble. This ensemble will be directed by Josh Jones.
Mark Schapiro and Michael Pollan in dialogue for KPFA/Global...
Where: First Congregational Church
Date: 2007-11-28 19:30:00
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KPFA, Global Exchange, and Cody's Books invite you to a special event on November 28th in Berkeley: Mark Schapiro and Michael Pollan in conversation on Schapiro's book, EXPOSED: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power. Mark Schapiro is the editorial director of the Center for Investigative Reporting. He has written extensively on foreign affairs and his work has appeared in Harper’s, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine and other publications, and he has reported stories for Frontline, NOW with Bill Moyers, and public radio’s Marketplace. Michael Pollan is the author, most recently, of The Omnivore's Dilemma. He is now the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley. Tickets $10 advance, available at Cody's; $13 door, $5 students (with ID at door only). 7:30 PM at First Congregational Church of Berkeley (2345 Channing Way at Dana, Berkeley). Call 510-268-8765 for additional information.
Nick Gravenites
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-11-30 21:30:00
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Nicholas George Gravenites is a blues, rock and folk singer/songwriter. He is best known for his work with Janis Joplin and several other greats of the era. Having played together since the early 1980s, The Barry "The Fish" Melton Band continues to uphold the tradition of San Francisco rock and roll that put the Bay Area on the Musical map in the mid 1960s.
Anais Mitchell
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-16 20:00:00
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Anais Mitchell is a young, up-and-coming folk singer/songwriter.
The Crooked Jades
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-08 20:00:00
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San Francisco's own old-time/bluegrass rebels, The Crooked Jades have a sound plucked straight from the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
Gyan Riley, Guitarist
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-21 20:00:00
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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.
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences Presents: Little Wom...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-02-02 14:00:00
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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.
Kapakahi Live @ Starry Plough, Berkeley
Where: The Starry Plough Pub
Date: 2008-01-10 21:00:00
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Kapakahi is heading over to da East Bay to play @ Starry Plough, Berkeley. If you love live music you don't wanna miss this sure to be entertaining mix of reggae, ska, fusion, hip-hop, and soo much more. The Angry Philosophers will be opening up the night so come early and be ready to dance. Kapakahi wants to see the East Bay get down! For more info visit: KapakahiMusic.com MySpace.com/Kapakahi Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of kapakahi.
Garrison Keillor
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-12 20:00:00
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Garrison Keillor is a best-selling author, beloved storyteller and host of Public Radio's weekly variety program, 'A Prairie Home Companion.'
Sourdough Slim
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-10 20:00:00
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Sourdough Slim is a yodeling, singing, ukulele, guitar and accordion-playing, rope-twirling, dancing reincarnation of a 1938-type, wise-guy, country-radio performer.
Jim Kweskin
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-29 20:00:00
Type:
Jim Kweskin is master of American traditional music.
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.
Todd Shipley Band, GG Tanaka Electric Band
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-01-11 22:00:00
Type:
THE TODD SHIPLEY BAND http://www.toddshipley.com http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley featuring Dave Gursom (bass), GG Tanaka (drums) and Shane Crosby (guitar) http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley http://www.toddshipley.com THE GG TANAKA ELECTRIC BAND http://www.myspace.com/ggtanaka
Rukkus
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-02-15 20:00:00
Type:
Rukkus plays originals and covers of current and '80s rock.
Foxy Shazam
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-02-13 21:30:00
Type:
From Cincinnati, Ohio, the band plays soul/rock/pop music and features Loren Daniel Turner (guitar), Eric Sean Nally (vocals), Schuyler Vaughn White (piano/keyboard), Daisy (bass guitar) and Joseph Allen Halberstadt (drums).
Laurie R King: Touchstone
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-15 19:00:00
Type:
Bestselling author, Laurie R. King, introduces 'Touchstone.'
Michael Parenti: Contrary Notions
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-17 19:00:00
Type:
Internationally acclaimed, award winning author Michael Parenti is one of America's most astute and engaging political analysts. He will discuss his book 'Contrary Notions.'
Laurie R King: Touchstone
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-15 19:00:00
Type:
Bestselling author, Laurie R. King, introduces 'Touchstone.'
Anais Mitchell
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-16 20:00:00
Type:
Anais Mitchell is a young, up-and-coming folk singer/songwriter.
Charles Halpern: Making Waves and Riding the Currents
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-22 19:00:00
Type:
Mona Sutphen and Nina Hachigian: the Next American Century
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-23 19:00:00
Type:
Mona Sutphen and Nina Hachigian introduce 'The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise.'
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.
Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott and Kristen Strom
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2008-01-18 20:00:00
Type:
Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott and Kristen Strom CD Release Concert Crossing Borders is a new international jazz group led by the heralded Canadian jazz vocalist/pianist Jennifer Scott and S.F. Bay Area saxophonist Kristen Strom, well–known for her melodic, engaging style. Their music is cool and smoky, intimate and fiery, swinging and soulful. Friday, January 18, 2008 – 8pm • Tickets: $12 For Further Information Contact: Anna’s Jazz Island Tel (510) 841-JAZZ All ages
The Battlefield Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-05 20:00:00
Type:
This popular Scottish folk band will utilize the sounds of bagpipes, fiddles, synthesizers and vocals to produce its unique tunes.
Nell Robinson and Red Level
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-22 20:00:00
Type:
Nell Robinson and Red Level music is mix of traditional bluegrass with some country and alternative-folk thrown in.
John Stewart
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-28 21:00:00
Type:
This legendary folk singer was a member of the Kingston Trio and wrote the Monkees hit, 'Daydream Believer.' He is considered by some to be one of the great poetic observers of the American social landscape.
John Stewart
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-28 21:00:00
Type:
This legendary folk singer was a member of the Kingston Trio and wrote the Monkees hit, 'Daydream Believer.' He is considered by some to be one of the great poetic observers of the American social landscape.
Carrie Newcomer
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-30 20:00:00
Type:
Carrie Newcomer performs powerful folk songs with hints of pop, gospel and blues. Described as one of the definitive voices of the Heartland, the Indiana native sings of the small joys and pains in life, emphasizing the little moments that are often taken for granted.
Saoco
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-01-19 20:00:00
Type:
Saoco plays Afro/Cuban salsa music.
A Benefit for the Longest Walk 2
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-10 19:00:00
Type:
This is an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Longest Walk that occurred in 1978.
Adelina Anthony: La Angry Xicana-Y Que?!
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-16 20:00:00
Type:
Hailed by critics as "bawdy, proud and hysterical" and "screamingly funny," Adelina is one of the few-if not the only-queer Chicanas of her generation following in the provocative footsteps of Latina lesbian comic pioneers Marga Gomez and Monica Palacios. She presents her solo show 'La Angry Xicana-Y Que?!.'
Jose Saavedra
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-17 20:00:00
Type:
Singer-songwriter Jose Saavedra is rooted in the acoustic traditions of Latin America's Nueva Cancion.
Poetry in the Community
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-21 19:30:00
Type:
This evening features multi-generational poetry conversation.
Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-05-24 20:00:00
Type:
ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS Melodramatic Popular Song / Classical / Blues http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts "Is there love on Mars?"
Charles Halpern: Making Waves and Riding the Currents
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-22 19:00:00
Type:
eBig WebDev / Web 2.0 SIG: Anti-Patterns: Designing for a P...
Where: Expression College of Digital Media
Date: 2008-02-25 18:30:00
Type:
Sometimes it is most instructive to look at design patterns in reverse-- as a set of anti-patterns. In this talk, Bill Scott will explore the common mistakes that designers & developers make when attempting to craft a rich web experience. Bill will use counter-examples from consumer facing web sites (both inside & outside of Yahoo!) as well as from enterprise web applications to illustrate the right way to design. Speaker: Bill Scott Director, UI Engineering, Netflix Free for Members, $10 for non-members.
Helen Nissenbaum: Privacy in Context
Where: Berkeley iSchool Room 202
Date: 2008-04-02 16:00:00
Type:
Contemporary practices of gathering, analyzing, and disseminating personal information have placed impossible demands on the concept of privacy. The weight of these demands, in turn, is reflected in norms, laws, policies, and technical requirements that frequently seem to miss the mark, failing to negotiate a reasonable course between unbridled opportunism, on the one hand, and suspicious intransigence, on the other. This talk will present key elements in the theory of contextual integrity, which builds upon structural aspects of social life to enrich our understanding of privacy and its importance as a moral and political value. Allowing context-relative social norms and context-based social values into the scope of analysis enables nuance and subtle discrimination, often missing in other dominant approaches, in modeling and theorizing privacy as well as adjudicating and justifying particular privacy claims.
Tulsa
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-01-25 20:00:00
Type:
In spite of its name, Tulsa is a band from Massachusetts.
Cara
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-12 20:00:00
Type:
Cara plays Irish and Scottish roots with a new and unique sound.
Figaro
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theater
Date: 2008-04-25 20:00:00
Type:
'Figaro' marries music from Mozart's magnificent opera with famous characters from the plays of Beaumarchais to create an accessible and exceptional show. In 'Figaro,' juicy love triangles bed down with ruthless satire of a class-conscious culture.
R.E.M.
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-05-31 20:00:00
Type:
REM, The National & Modest Mouse
California Bar info session
Where: Boalt Hall UC Berkeley School of Law
Date: 2008-01-30 12:45:00
Type:
Dean Barbieri, Director of Examinations for the California Bar, will be here to answer questions and demystify the process. Room 110 This informal presentation will include information on how to complete the moral character application, how the exam is graded, and how to prepare for the exam. He will also answer questions.
Wishful Drinking (30-below day)
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Date: 2008-02-15 20:00:00
Type:
Carrie Fisher is the life of the party on Berkeley Rep’s 40th birthday with Wishful Drinking, an uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover. Fisher tells a true and intoxicating story with the strong, wry wit that she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from the Edge. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in the original Star Wars when only 19 years old. Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother, Carrie also spends her free time battling addiction, weathering the wild ride of manic depression and lounging around various mental institutions. It’s an incredible tale—from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to marrying (and divorcing) Paul Simon, from having the father of her daughter leave her for a man, to ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Entertainment Weekly declares Drinking “drolly hysterical,” and the Los Angeles Times dubs it a “Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes.” Don’t miss this outrageous chance to get Carried away. Free small-batch spirits tasting at 7PM and 30-Below, free post-show party for 20-somethings.
Figaro
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Date: 2008-04-25 20:00:00
Type:
'Figaro' marries music from Mozart's magnificent opera with famous characters from the plays of Beaumarchais to create an accessible and exceptional show. In 'Figaro,' juicy love triangles bed down with ruthless satire of a class-conscious culture.
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.
Ana Nitmar
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-03 19:00:00
Type:
Ana Nitmar is Bay Area native and Latin vocalist.
@60.art.israel.world
Where: Judah L. Magnes Museum
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
Type:
The Magnes presents @60.art.israel.world, a survey of recent work by over 20 contemporary Israeli artists, including Barry Frydlender, Ori Gersht, Sigalit Landau, Adi Nes, Michal Rovner, and Yehudit Sasportas. On loan from important private Bay Area collections, the paintings, photographs, and media art in the exhibition demonstrate the progressive and international scope of Israeli art today. Also on view through July 6: REVISIONS Shahrokh Yadegari: Through Music, curated by Lawrence Rinder.
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00
Type:
This African-American string band, featuring Ed Butler (Red Clay Ramblers), Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson plays the fiddle tunes of the Carolinas' piedmont, striving to carry on the traditional music of black and white communities.
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00
Type:
This African-American string band, featuring Ed Butler (Red Clay Ramblers), Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson plays the fiddle tunes of the Carolinas' piedmont, striving to carry on the traditional music of black and white communities.
The Crooked Jades
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-08 20:00:00
Type:
San Francisco's own old-time/bluegrass rebels, The Crooked Jades have a sound plucked straight from the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
The Crooked Jades
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-08 20:00:00
Type:
San Francisco's own old-time/bluegrass rebels, The Crooked Jades have a sound plucked straight from the hills of Eastern Kentucky.
The Monolators
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-03-29 21:00:00
Type:
The Monolators are a husband and wife rock duo from Los Angeles. Linda Moody and Tammy Fortin have been musical collaborators since 1998, drawing recent critical attention in the band Blue Gum Art. They formed Excuses For Skipping in March of 2003, and were soon joined by Jen Goebel on bass, Allison Duke on drums and Marielle Hauge on keyboards.
A Benefit for the Longest Walk 2
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-10 19:00:00
Type:
This is an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Longest Walk that occurred in 1978.
Garrison Keillor
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-12 20:00:00
Type:
Garrison Keillor is a best-selling author, beloved storyteller and host of Public Radio's weekly variety program, 'A Prairie Home Companion.'
Richard Smith, Guitarist
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-13 20:00:00
Type:
Richard Smith is well known fingerstyle guitarist.
Drive-By Truckers
Where: Amoeba Music
Date: 2008-02-14 18:00:00
Type:
The Drive-By Truckers specialize in down-home Southern rock.
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.
East Bay Cohousing walking/bus tour (tentative)
Where: Berkeley Cohousing
Date: 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Type:
(may start at a different community and will include several cohousing neighborhoods) $65 includes lunch
The Duhks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-20 20:00:00
Type:
The hottest young acoustic band in North America these days comes from unlikely Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Duhks combine tons of charm, talent and energy with some of the best forms of folk and acoustic music. The Duhks' music is described as "contemporary acoustic," "progressive soul-grass" and "kick-ass rock/folk fusion." There are elements appropriated from Irish fiddle tunes, Canadian French and Scots/Maritime folk and Appalachian Old Time string band in their high-energy music.
(Berkeley) Day of Remembrance 2008
Where: Heller Lounge @ UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-02-20 19:00:00
Type:
Location: Heller Lounge (in the MLK Student Union Building), Event is free and open to public, wheelchair accessible. Screenings: "Pilgrimage" by Tad Nakamura and clip of "American Pastime" by Kerry Nakagawa Panel discussion with filmmakers Ted Nakamura and Kerry Nakagawa Sponsor: Nikkei Student Union of UC Berkeley Contact: mishimoto@gmail.com
Challenges Facing Collaborative Free Software Projects
Where: Berkeley iSchool Room 202
Date: 2008-02-26 12:00:00
Type:
I am interested in collaborative forms of creativity enabled or enhanced through computer networks and the ways in which law or other factors facilitate or frustrate creative innovation. A primary example of collaborative creativity that interests me is open source and free software development. Such collaborative software projects have been recognized for their promise, but increasingly face legal difficulties that threaten their long-term viability and success. In this talk I examine several of these problems posed within the realms of patent, copyright, and trademark law. Recognition of and awareness of these problems is the first step towards crafting practical solutions that could enable these collaborative creators to realize the promise they represent.
Information and Service Design Symposium
Where: 110 South Hall - Berkeley School of Information
Date: 2008-03-14 09:00:00
Type:
The UC Berkeley School of Information will host Information and Service Design (ISD) program’s second symposium. Services bring together increasingly global and interconnected developments in business, law, computing, communications, research, and education. Information exchange and collaboration are at the heart of "service", whether they are taking place through person-to-person, person-to-machine, or machine-to-machine interactions. This symposium will explore these themes and feature the best graduate student papers on the Information and Services Economy. Titles and abstracts for these presentations will be available shortly.
Rick Vandivier Group
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2008-03-27 20:00:00
Type:
Rick Vandivier is a guitarist who has found inspiration in influences that stretch from Andres Segovia to Pat Metheny to Jimi Hendrix. His performances are daring, soulful, and evocative. In a recent concert review, Jean Bartlett (Pacifica Tribune; March 2004) wrote: "the amazing guitar licks provided by Vandivier cultivated a whole new threshold of wow… Vandivier opened the show with a piece which galloped the triumphant poetry of Madrid while caressing the edges of Segovia, Feliciano and Montoya. Extraordinary musicianship with plenty of sweets…" Rick has been performing and recording in the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 25 years. In addition to his extensive work with vocalist Nate Pruitt in Primary Colors, Rick has been active in numerous other projects as a guitarist and composer, including leading his own ensemble which has recently attracted a new level of attention and popularity. www.rickvandivier.com
Poetry Flash
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-01 19:00:00
Type:
Chad Sweeney and Rick Campbell will read from their newest works.
John Doyle
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-20 20:00:00
Type:
Guitarist and singer John Doyle is one of the most talented Irish musicians of his generation. Since arriving in the US from Dublin in the 1980s, he has established an international reputation as one of the hottest guitar pickers in the world of acoustic music. More recently, John has been performing with a variety of Irish traditional and American bluegrass stars, including fiddler Liz Carroll, the Tim O'Brien Band and Nickel Creek. In addition to his prowess on the guitar, tenor banjo and bouzouki, John is an extremely talented singer. Athena Tergis play Irish music.
Michael Donaldson
Where: Boalt Hall UC Berkeley School of Law
Date: 2008-03-03 12:30:00
Type:
Room 140
Jane Ganahl: Naked on the Page
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-07 19:00:00
Type:
Jane Ganahl will discuss and read from her book, 'Naked on the Page.'
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.
Freight and Salvage Open Mic
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-11 19:30:00
Type:
Tonight's feature is Jayde Blayde, who will perform in the 6th slot. All performers are welcome to participate in this event that has produced some of our brightest performers, including: Shawn Colvin, Dana Carvey, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Patrick Landeza. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! One unique aspect of our Open Mic is that, unlike those held in noisy bars where people show up in spite of the fact that there's live music, you will be playing to a supportive group of friends and performers who are actually listening!!! The sign-up begins at 7:30, when the doors open. However, people with advance tickets get let in first, so they have first dibs on the list. People often start lining up as early as 7, some even come before 7 to get an advance ticket before the box office closes (at 7). Tickets are $4.50 in advance, $5.50 at the door, even if you are performing. EXCEPTION: Any performer showing up with a paying, non-performing member of the audience plays for free!!! Note: you must show up together to take advantage of this offer. Solo performers get to play one song, groups get to play two songs. Management reserves the right to occasionally award a performer with an extra song, for any reason management deems appropriate. BONUS: Anyone, performers and audience alike, staying until the end of the night is entitled to a FREE TICKET to an upcoming Freight show of their choice. This is a great deal, considering the Freight's normal ticket prices. Shows that are sold out or close to being sold out are excluded from this offer.
How I Became A Quant
Where: Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
Date: 2008-03-13 17:00:00
Type:
The International Association of Financial Engineers and The Fischer Black Memorial Foundation are pleased to invite you to How I Became A Quant Leading Professionals Give Personal Views of Their Careers in Quantitative Finance 4:30PM Registration; 5:00PM Program Begins 6:30PM Reception Panelists: Andrew Cowan, Goldman Sachs Lisa Goldberg, MSCI BARRA Matthew O’Hara, Barclays Global Investors Sydney Zhang, PAAMCO Moderator: Jim Gilliland, Barclays Global Investors Registration: Please click here or visit www.iafe.org to register. Registrations must be received by 5PM EST Wednesday, April 4th. Hosted and Sponsored by: The Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Event Description: The recent explosive growth in quantitative finance has led mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering students of all levels to wonder whether a career or an advanced degree in quantitative finance is right for them. With the rapid increase in sophisticated quantitative and computational techniques employed in financial firms there has been increasing demand for students with highly quantitative backgrounds to work in the financial field and an increase in advanced degree programs covering these topics. These forums are designed to give a personal view of the world of quantitative finance from the point of view of quantitative finance professionals with varying specialties. Without formulas or Microsoft Power Point, our panelists will share their own experiences and engage in a moderated discussion with plenty of time to answer student questions. A reception for students and panelists These are free events for students, but we do encourage all guests to consider membership to the IAFE. Student memberships are only $25 a year. Please click here to learn more or to sign up for membership. http://www.iafe.org/join_IAFE.html
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.
Americana and Banjos
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-04-05 20:30:00
Type:
Enjoy an evening of live jazz. Junior League is a six-piece roots music/rock/acoustic band from Washington DC. Mars Arizona features Nicole Storto and Paul Knowles.
XBXRX
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-05-02 20:00:00
Type:
XBXRX is a punk quartet from Oakland, California.
Signing of Stock at Berkeley bookstores in Berkeley, CA
Where: Berkeley Art Museum Theater
Date: 2008-05-15 20:00:00
Type:
Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-09-07 18:00:00
Type:
Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Executives
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-04-21 08:00:00
Type:
The Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Executives Program aims to increase participants' financial literacy. This includes an understanding of how strategy, economics, and business decisions drive financial performance. The program will allow participants to strengthen their financial literacy by focusing on the three roles of financial information including foresight, insight, and oversight. Faculty and industry experts will teach participants how to analyze past and present financial data to project, measure, and strengthen their companies' financial future. The program utilizes case studies, lectures, application exercises, simulations, and group discussions to empower successful non-financial executives with the essential financial tools. Participants will walk away with confidence in financial judgment and the ability to collaborate with their Finance departments. Starts at $2600 for two-day program; discounts available. Visit our website for more information.
Highway Robbers
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-04-25 21:00:00
Type:
The Highway Robbers effortlessly blend hooks and hits into a fusion of rock n' oll, alternative country, southern rock, honky tonk, Americana, rockabilly, roots and whatever other label you'd like to throw in there! You can't quite put your finger on it, but you know it's good. The Highway Robbers always put on a fun, raucous, high energy show that'll get you dancing, drinking and singing...just what the good doctor ordered.
Todd Shipley Band
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-04-05 22:00:00
Type:
THE TODD SHIPLEY BAND http://www.toddshipley.com http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley featuring Dave Gursom (bass), GG Tanaka (drums) and Shane Crosby (guitar) http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley http://www.toddshipley.com
Wednesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka (10PM)
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-04-16 20:00:00
Type:
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!
Don Carlos
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-04-10 21:30:00
Type:
Singer Don Carlos' lyrical messages echo to the spiritual side of the late Bob Marley. He was a founder of the popular Jamaican folk trio Black Uhuru, and is an influential singer of songs of peace, love, politics, understanding and freedom.
Lecture and Portrait Show: Dr Paul Ekman
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-04-09 19:30:00
Type:
Dr. Paul Ekman discusses portraits from media to art and social anthropology.
Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theater
Date: 2008-09-06 19:00:00
Type:
Joyfull Noise Band / Kally Price
Where: JCC East Bay
Date: 2008-04-12 20:00:00
Type:
It should come as no surprise that the seven-piece Joyfull Noise Brass Band are a loud bunch. Blaring, in fact. The ensemble rumbles into town with a sound instantly recognizable and simultaneously unique. Finding inspiration from such disparate sources as James Brown, Lee Dorsey, Professor Longhair, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Ray Charles, the group fuses these influences into a powerful, rumpled blast of New Orleans horns, drums and feverish vocals. Kally Price and her band open the program with a mixture of tight swing, sultry jazz and barrelhouse blues from the 1930s and 1940s. Classics by Billie Holliday, Memphis Minnie and Bessie Smith rule the night, but equally impressive are the little known gems. Prices selections are witty and seductive, and sung with a sweet molasses tone that shakes, rumbles and effortlessly wins you over. www.jcceastbay.org 510.848.0237 info@jcceastbay.orgEvent submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of JCCEB.
Blackfire
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00
Type:
Blackfire's style encompasses traditional Native American, punk and rock music. It bears strong socio-political messages regarding government oppression, relocation of indigenous people, genocide, domestic violence and human rights.
Feist
Where: Greek Theater
Date: 2008-07-19 20:00:00
Type:
presale 4/8 @ noon https://tixx1.artistarena.com/feist/ l: feist p: tickets
R.E.M.
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-06-01 20:00:00
Type:
2nd show added $39.50 $59.50 $89.50 1st show http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/419313/
A Evening Honoring Utah Phillips
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-05-06 20:00:00
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This concert features performances by Jody Stecher, Kate Brislin, Larry Hanks and others.
Santa Cruz River Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-05-28 20:00:00
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The Santa Cruz River Band are creating a powerful and authentic Southwestern musical sound and receiving national and international recognition for their work.
Black Mountain
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-04-29 20:30:00
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Black Mountain is a Canadian band that plays murky, blues-infused rock music.
Ian Carey Quintet
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2008-04-23 20:00:00
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Hello Listeners: I'd like to invite you to come out to Anna's Jazz Island in Berkeley next Wednesday night for the first appearance of my quintet this year. We're going to be doing a bunch of new material, including some hot-off-the-press originals, along with rarities from Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, Steve Lacy, and other groovy composers. We just rehearsed yesterday, and I must modestly say that the band is smokin' (as the young folks say). Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know who also likes good music (or jazz islands). WHAT: The Ian Carey Quintet WHO: Ian Carey, trumpet, with: Matt Clark, piano; Evan Francis, alto saxophone & flute; Kurt Kotheimer, bass; and (visiting from New York) Tim Bulkley on drums WHEN: Wednesday, April 23, 8:00-11:30pm WHERE: Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, (510) 841-JAZZ HOW MUCH: $8 ----- The Ian Carey Quintet's CD, Sink/Swim, is available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/iancarey. "Carey's themes are catchy and original, and all the improvisations are fresh and inventive, highlighted by Evan Francis's sparkling saxophone and Carey's own warm, flowing trumpet work." --Lewis Porter, jazz scholar/educator (Rutgers University), author of Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present and John Coltrane: His Life and Music. For more information, free mp3s, videos, and a performance schedule, visit iancareyjazz.com.
South Austin Jug Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-05-22 20:00:00
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The South Austin Jug Band includes James Hyland, Warren Hood, Willie Pipken, Matt Slusher and Will Dupuy playing upright bass, fiddle, mandolin and two acoustic guitars -- that's right no drummer. This is a roots-rock, bluegrass, swing band. The Bluegrass Revolution is a hard driving string band based out of Oakland, California. The band blend hints of bluegrass, alt-country, gypsy jazz, blues and progressive acoustic music with the traditional sounds of the acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin and upright bass.
Cory Doctorow - Little Brother
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-05-21 19:00:00
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CORY DOCTOROW reads from LITTLE BROTHER. Free event. Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works—and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school's clumsy surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison where they're mercilessly interrogated for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself. "I'd recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I've read this year." —Neil Gaiman Cory Doctorow is a coeditor of Boing Boing and writes columns for Make, Information Week, the Guardian online, and Locus. He has won the Locus Award three times, been nominated for the Hugo and the Nebula, and was named one of the Web's twenty-five influencers by Forbes magazine. He hopes you'll use technology to change the world.
Integrating Computing into the Statistics Curricula
Where: UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
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Computing is an increasingly important element of statistical research and practice. It is an essential tool in our daily work, it shapes the way we think about statistics, and broadens our concept of statistical science. Although many agree that there should be more computing in the statistics curriculum and that statistics students need to be more computationally capable and literate, it can be difficult to determine how the curriculum should change because computing has many dimensions. The aim of the workshop is to bring together faculty for a hands-on program where we cover material and work on actual labs/projects/exercises that would make up courses in modern statistical computing and data technologies. The goal is to assist faculty in changing their statistics programs in innovative ways to incorporate more computing in existing courses and to add new courses to the curriculum.
Fiddlekids Camp Faculty Fiddlefest
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-06-29 20:00:00
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FiddleKids Camp Faculty FiddleFest features Bobbi Shearn Nikles, Laura Risk, Julian Smedley, Julie Egger and Evie Ladin.
Life in A Pond
Where: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-05-17 10:00:00
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Use nets and microscopes to explore the pond. Observe newts, turtles, crayfish and other animals from Biology Lab.
San Francisco Opera: the Little Prince
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-05-04 03:00:00
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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.
This Time Next Year
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-05-04 07:00:00
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This Time Next Year is a pop-punk band based out of Walnut Creek, CA.
A Kenosis Spirit Keeper's Fundraiser
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-05-23 20:00:00
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Enjoy an evening of poetry, theater, music, silent auction, live art and a healing circle.
Eek-A-Mouse Live!
Where: Shattuck Down Low Lounge
Date: 2008-05-30 21:00:00
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MAY 30TH EEK-A-MOUSE AL PANCHO w/secure dem sound SELECTA KURIOUS SMOKE ONE (reggae) SHATTUCK DOWN LOW 2284 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA $17adv // $22 at door buy tickets at ticketweb.com or at club EEK-A-MOUSE BIO Born: Ripton Joseph Hylton November 19, 1957. Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. It is not only Eek-A-Mouse's 6 feet 6 inches height that make him one of Jamaica's most individual talents. He has created a style all his own, and gone on to become something of an international phenomenon quite apart from the rest of the world of reggae. Hylton's unusual name was originally that of a racehorse upon which he frequently lost money; when the horse finally won a race, he had, of course, refused to back it. www.eeksperience.com
eBig WebDev/Web 2.0 SIG: Best Practices for Web Form Design
Where: Expression College of Digital Media
Date: 2008-05-19 18:30:00
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We are so excited to welcome Luke Wroblewski back to WebDev / Web 2.0. He is an engaging speaker who knows how to taking complex concepts and pull them together into a consumable, tangible presentation. He is talking about the "Forms bridge" the gap between people and your site. From registration to checkout, web forms make or break interactions. Learn best practices culled from international usability testing, eye-tracking studies, and over ten years of designing web applications. See how different forms, fields, labels, calls to action, and visual elements can support or impair user behavior. You'll never look at your web forms the same way again. He will walk us through the importance of Web forms and a series of design best practices culled from live to site analytics, usability testing, eye-tracking studies, and best practice surveys. Including some new research on Primary & Secondary Actions and Dynamic Help examples. Some of the topics I discuss and provide patterns for are: label alignment, required form filed, input field sizes, content grouping, primary & secondary actions, help text & tips, dynamic help systems, inline validation, error messages, progress indicators, success messaging, progressive disclosure, gradual engagement, tabbing, flexible data inputs, smart defaults, paths to completion, selection dependent inputs, and more... Free for eBig Members, Guests $10.
Berkeley Leadership Programs
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-06-09 08:00:00
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The "Leader As" series at UC Berkeley are three of our most innovative, forward thinking, one-day leadership programs. The Leader as Coach Program (June 9) will train participants to foster commitment and growth in their employees. Participants will experience interactive group exercises, engaging discussions, and real-time coaching sessions with feedback. The primary focus of the program is to help participants develop the skill set necessary to become effective leaders and coaches. Coaching is a one-on-one conversation between leaders and peers that utilizes communication and leadership skills. The Leader as Communicator Program (June 10) allows participants to gain the tools needed to foster and maintain powerful business relationships through communication. This program uses skills from theater arts to allow participants to become effective communicators and leaders. This includes using the 10 theater-based active communicating skills in exercises that will enhance creativity and leadership communication, as well as the four universal principles of powerful relationships. Participants will experience engaging exercises, lectures, and discussions. The Leader as Brand Ambassador Program (June 11) trains participants to build a community of excellence and a culture of exceptional customer service within their organizations. The program focuses primarily on the development of soft skills including empathy, honesty, and humanity. These skills help participants focus on representing their organizations with strong principles, while providing excellent service to both internal and external customers. The program utilizes role-play and acting exercises, facilitated discussions, frameworks, and functional tools. $995 per day.
Rebecca Griffin
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2008-06-29 20:00:00
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Vocalist Rebecca Griffin brings a warm, sultry sound to original arrangements of tunes ranging from from Cole Porter and Duke Ellington to Jeff Buckley and Stevie Wonder. Featuring Michael Coleman, piano; Aaron Germain, bass; and Rob Ewing, drums.
Berkeley Poetry Slam
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-05-21 20:00:00
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