Steven F. Veal
berkeley, ca
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Crisis of the California Commons Conference
Where: Berkeley City College
Date: 2007-04-27 17:00:00
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Presented by the California Studies Association; The Commons Group; California Studies Center, U.C. Berkeley; Heyday Books The rich and bountiful commons that Californians once enjoyed as a gift of nature and fruit of public efforts are under assault today. Our resources are degraded, our services privatized and our public spaces increasingly pre-empted. But the state’s commons-wealth are not mere amenities for our private lives or raw materials for the economy. They are collective goods, shared resources and collective achievements that underpin our and future generations’ well-being, our civic life and our possibility for a democratic life together. What exactly are commons? How do they work? How can we protect them? Join scholars, activists, scientists and writers from around the state to examine the crises of California’s commons, recover their history and imagine their possible futures. Conference Schedule April 27, Friday night, 7:00-9:00 Welcome, Jeff Lustig, Chair, Conference Organizing Committee Keynote: Peter Linebaugh, Univ. of Toledo, The Magna Carta Manifesto, U. C. Press, 2007: "The Commons: From Magna Carta to May Day" Welcome Reception April 28, Saturday 8:30-10:00 a.m. 1) California Water: Public Resource or Private Commodity? Chair: Richard Orsi, CSU-East Bay; author, The Octopus Reconsidered Bill Kier, William Kier Associates Stacey Li, National Marine Fisheries Service Suzanne Michel, Prof of Geography, Cuyamaca College Adam Scow, Food and Water Watch Tim Stroshane, editor Spillway newsletter 2) Cutbacks! The Evisceration of the Public Service Commons Chair: Lauren Coodley, author, California: a Multicultural Documentary History Anatole Anton, S.F. State University; Not for Sale: In Defense of Public Goods Ken Jacobs, Labor Center UCB, author of The Hidden Costs of Wal-Mart Jobs Fred Glass, California Federation of Teachers Melissa Riley, San Francisco Public Library April 28, 10:30-12:00 3) Struggles for the Resource Commons: From Mono Lake to the Redwood Forest Chair: Cal Winslow, Director, Mendocino Institute Will Russell, Environmental Studies, San Jose State University Dick Walker, Geography, UCB; The Country in the City; The Conquest of Bread Cal Winslow, Director, Mendocino Institute Angus Wright, Environmental Studies, CSU-Sacramento, The Death of Ramon Gonzalez: The Modern Agricultural Dilemma. 4) The Cooperative Legacy: Co-ops in the East Bay Chair: Chuck Wollenberg, Berkeley City College; author Golden Gate Metropolis; and Ethnic Conflict in California History John Curl, author History of Collectivity in the Bay Area Cathy Goldsmith, Cheeseboard Cooperative Bernard Marszalek, Inkworks Adam Wight, Worker at two new Berkeley Food Co-ops April 28, 11:45-12:30 p.m. Box Lunch in atrium Film: The New Los Angeles from series American and the California Dream by Lynn Goldfarb et al. April 28, 12:30-1:30 Luncheon Address: “The New Deal Legacy in California,” Gray Brechin, author Imperial San Francisco; and Farewell Promised Land Introduction by Gerald Haslam, author The Great Central Valley: California Heartland; Okies; Voices of Place. April 28, 1:45-3:15 p.m. 5) Organizing the Commons: Creating Community Chair: Cynthia Kaufman, DeAnza College, Ideas for Action and Radical Change Gilda Gonzalez, Unity Council, Fruitvale District, Oakland David Kakishiba, East Bay Asian Youth Center Binh Nguyen, Asian Pacific Environmental Network David Roach, Mo’ Better Foods, West Oakland Eric Vega, Freedom Bound Center, Sol Art Collective, Sacramento 6) Enclosing the Knowledge Commons: Capture of the Public University Chair: Janet Fireman, Loyola-Marymount; and Ed., California History Ignacio Chapela, Environmental Science, Policy, Management, UC Berkeley Linda Collins, former Pres., Community Colleges Statewide Faculty Senate; Exec. Dir., Career Ladders Project Kamal Kapadia, Energy and Resources Group, U.C. Berkeley Jeff Lustig, CSU Sacramento; author, Corporate Liberalism Michael Perelman, CSU Chico; Intellectual Property Rights and Corp orate Confiscation of Creativity 7) Voice of the Commons: Poetry and Literature of a Shared World Chair: Janferie Stone, Native American Studies, U.C. Davis Gerald Haslam, Sonoma State University, author The Great Central Valley: California Heartland, Okies, That Constant Coyote Vijaya R. Nagarajan, NEH Chair of Humanities, USF; Institute of Natural and Cultural Resources Julia Stein, Santa Monica College, Under the Ladder to Heaven; Walker Woman. April 28, 3:30-5:00 8) Plenary: The Destiny of The Commons Chair: Jeff Lustig, C.S.U. Sacramento; Founding Chair, California Studies Assoc. Iain Boal, author, The Long Theft: Episodes in the History of Enclosure Richard Prelinger, Prelinger Assocs.; founder of Prelinger Film Archive Ruth Rosen, historian, journalist, Longview Institute; author, The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America Jonathon Rowe, Tomales Bay Institute; West Marin Commons Assoc. April 28, 5:10-5:45 California Studies Association Business Meeting Nomination of association officers. April 28, evening The Musical Commons Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way (downtown Berkeley) Sam Rudin, Boogie, Blues and Jazz,, 8:00 Country Joe McDonald, “A Tribute to Woody Guthrie,” 9:00 April 29, Sunday 9:00-10:30 a.m. 9) The Right to the City: Public Space as Commons Chair: Carmen Rojas, City and Regional Planning, U.C. Berkeley Chris Carlsson, activist & author of San Francisco: The Political Edge Christopher Ratcliff, architect and designer of Berkeley City College Amy Trachtenberg, visual artist- public art, San Francisco 10) The Broadcast Commons: From Pacifica to Pirate Radio Chair: Iain Boal, author, The Long Theft; Chair, The Commons Group Maria Gilardin, TUC Radio Anyi-Malik Howell, Youth Radio Sasha Lilly, Interim General Manager, KPFA Marian Smith, General Manager, KFOK, Georgetown, CA (invited) April 29, 10:45-12:15 11) Seeds of the Future: Local Food Supply Chair: Chris Shein, Landscape Horticulture, Merritt College; Wildheart Gardens Christine Churdboonmaung, East Bay Asian Youth Center Shereen d'Souza, Sustaining Ourselves Locally Jason Harvey, Exec. Dir., Oakland Food Connection Aaron Shapiro, LA Farmers’ Market Organizer Chris Shein, Landscape Horticulture, Merritt College; Wildheart Gardens 12) The Information Commons: Rebirth or Siren Song? Chair: Peter Wiley, author, The National Trust Guide to San Francisco Bodo Balazs, Visiting Scholar, Stanford James Jacobs, International Document Librarian, Stanford University Annalee Newitz, Bay Guardian, column Techsploitation Megan Shaw, Prelinger library Shinjoung Yeo, Coordinator, Reference & Outreach Services, Stanford Univ. Co-Sponsor NEH Chair in the Humanities, University of San Francisco Affiliates The Institute of Natural and Cultural Resources, The Mendocino Institute, San Francisco State University Environmental Studies Center, West Marin Commons Group
Berkeley Cybersalon: Rewriting Copyright with the Swedish Pi...
Where: The Hillside Club
Date: 2007-07-29 17:00:00
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All too often, today's copyright law fails to serve the public interest. In this discussion, Rick Falkvinge of the Swedish Pirate Party joins us to examine some new approaches to copyright, challenging some of the fundamental (and unexamined) assumptions about "intellectual property." We'll look at how both creativity and civil liberties are often stymied by the current system, and highlight some genuinely new proposals for change. - Rick Falkinge, Pirate Party, Sweden - Karl Fogel, QuestionCopyright.org - Brad Templeton, Electronic Frontier Foundation - Tony Falzone, Fair Use Project, Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School - Mary Hodder, Dabble - Moderator: Jeff Ubois, digital archivist $10 at the door gets you pizza, drinks, and food for thought (and action).
Temple of Roots
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-08-30 21:00:00
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Temple of Roots is an experimental dub outfit from San Francisco and the East Bay. While extremely inspired and motivated by the sounds and spirituality of reggae music, Temple of Roots remains truly American by incorporating elements of new-school hip-hop and delivering their messages with an unmistakable California swagger.
East Bay Green Drinks
Where: Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse
Date: 2007-07-25 17:30:00
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EAST BAY GREEN DRINKS is a lively monthly gathering for people interested in sustainability, including green business, architecture, design, organics, clean energy and other topics. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at: Triple Rock Brewery 1920 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley CA (two blocks north of University Avenue, and close to the downtown Berkeley BART station) Sign up to receive our monthly email reminders at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SustainabilityHappyHourEastBay/
Phil Marsh
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-18 20:00:00
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Phil Marsh is traditional and original folk performer.
Gearoid O'Hallmhurain
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-11 20:00:00
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Gearoid is an All-Ireland Champion on both concertina and uilleann pipes. Originally from County Clare, he is widely acknowledged as the finest concertina player resident in America, in addition to being one of the world's foremost authors and folklorist on Celtic music.
Rick Di Dia
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-29 20:00:00
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Rick Di Dia plays in various tunings and has developed his own method of lap-style magic. Poaching from the blues, jazz, folk ballads, stomps, bluegrass and hollars, he picks, strums and slides his own brand of stripped down Americana.
Bright Eyes
Where: Greek Theater
Date: 2007-05-04 19:00:00
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The only constant to the bedroom pop of Bright Eyes is singer/songwriter Conor Oberst. Guests within the band have included My Morning Jacket's Jim James and M. Ward.\u000AJim James is a member of My Morning Jacket.\u000AGillian Welch has collaborated with Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, Alison Kraus, Ryan Adams, Mark Knopfler and more.
Todd Shipley
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2007-08-05 22:00:00
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TODD SHIPLEY http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley http://www.toddshipley.com
Bastille Day - Free Admission Day to Habitot Children's Muse...
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-07-14 09:30:00
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Storm the Bastille and celebrate all things French at our annual Bastille Day celebration. Help construct our large Eiffel Tower using glitter, silver collage papers and other recycled materials. Add on to our giant French-inspired painting using special fleur de lys sponges and shiny paints. Put on a chef's hat, read from a French menu, and "purchase" croissants, cheese, and baguettes from our very own Habitot French Café. Sample real French breads paired with grape juice and cheese at 12:30 p.m. Listen to stories about French culture and traditions from 11:00 am-12:00 pm with special interactive storytelling from Stone Soup. Saturday, July 14; 9:30 am-1:00 pm 2065 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 Free Admission Day is generously sponsored by BNP Paribas
On the One
Where: Blake's
Date: 2007-09-08 21:30:00
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Originality, virtuosity and universal appeal are rare qualities to find together in today's music and entertainment scapes. These giant young players are cut throat funky with diverse audiences and music compositions. They utilize music as a weapon of mass construction. They are on a mission to destroy mediocrity and instigate the maximum capacity of humanity one person at a time.
Y!RB Brain Jam: Diane Demee-Benoit - The Global Warming Cris...
Where: Yahoo! Research Berkeley
Date: 2007-05-18 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). TITLE: The Global Warming Crisis: Causes, Consequences & Solutions ABSTRACT: Starting with "An Earth in the Balance," and continuing in lectures and efforts leading up to the film and book, "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore has made it a mission to inform the public about the science and effects of global warming. Now, through The Climate Project, Mr. Gore is leading a community dedicated to informing citizens about the realities of global warming, and the actions required to fight this crisis. Diane Demee-Benoit is one of 1,000 people selected to present the information delivered in "An Inconvenient Truth" to audiences across America. Global warming has become a true planetary emergency. Come hear about the scientific evidence and the alarming changes we're seeing, and learn about the actions we must take today to fight this crisis. BIOGRAPHY: To be added. - - - - Yahoo! Research Berkeley's Brain Jam is an "almost weekly" speaker series on topics related to media, social media, mobile media, media annotation, and the leftist media. Well, maybe not the last one. To join our mailing list, please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yrb-bj/
Tamsen Donner Band
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-05-23 20:30:00
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Originally called the Tamsen Donner Memorial Blues Band, this hard-rocking blues and swing dance quartet has added new songs that stylistically go beyond its foundation of classic blues tunes, so it just shortened its name, not its show. Whether it’s a swinging shuffle, a funky dance tune, a bluesy ballad, or a rocking instrumental, the energy is high and the passion sincere.
Free Monthly BBQs
Where: One Spinnaker Way
Date: 2007-07-21 16:00:00
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Cap off a great day of sailing with a free BBQ, refreshments and great company. OCSC’s free monthly BBQ is an OCSC tradition, and everyone is invited! BBQs are typically scheduled on the third Saturday of each month (April and December are the only exceptions) from 4-6 pm. OCSC members can form their crew and sail for the full day, then join us back at the club for hamburgers and hot dogs. Or, if you're looking for sailing companions for next time, you can just attend the BBQ at 4 pm. Either way, we always have a great time, and you're always welcome, so be sure to join us.
Shohei Imamura's Japan
Where: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Date: 2007-06-28 19:30:00
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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.
Oliver Twist
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Date: 2007-05-11 00:00:00
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"A great novel has been transformed into truly stunning theatre." - London's Daily Telegraph Based on the novel by Charles Dickens Adapted and Directed by Neil Bartlett LOW PRICE PREVIEWS MAY 11 - MAY 15 OPENS MAY 16 Times and prices vary by date Contact the Berkeley Rep Box Office at 510.647.2975 or 888.427.8849
Y!RB Brain Jam, August 24th: Eunyee Koh, Generating views of...
Where: Yahoo! Research Berkeley
Date: 2007-08-24 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. Eunyee Koh, Interface Ecology Lab - Texas A&M Generating Views of the Buzz: Browsing Popular Media and Authoring using Mixed-Initiative Composition ABSTRACT: combinFormation's mixed-initiative composition space enables system agents and humans to engage in processes of finding relevant information, and forming and authoring collections. Previously, the system was developed and utilized to support information discovery. The efficacy of the system for supporting creativity has been established in some contexts. We present combinFormation as a tool for browsing popular media and authoring personal collections. Yahoo Buzz is an popular media collection of top search queries, categorized into genres such as actors, music and sports. Existing interfaces limit the human participant to only viewing results of a single search at any given time. This paper presents a new system structure which interleaves multiple searches concurrently in a round-robin manner, enabling participants to concurrently explore and connect diverse result sets, which, in aggregate, may consist of hundreds of documents. The mixed-initiative composition space serves as a media interface for combining search results and authoring personal collections. Evaluation using the Buzz demonstrated participants ability to browse more diverse information using combinFormation than with a typical browser. They experienced browsing and authoring as easier and more entertaining. Results have implications for a broad range of use contexts in which combined views of the results of multiple searches need to be authored, including research scenarios, as well as popular media. BIOGRAPHY: Eunyee Koh is a Ph.D. candidate in the computer science department at Texas A&M University. Her research area includes human computer interaction and information retrieval. Her recent research work focuses on development and evaluation of the information system named combinFormation (http://ecologylab.cs.tamu.edu/combinFormation/). The research results in publishing papers in ACM Multimedia, SIGIR, ACM Document Engineering, Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), and European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) . She was a reviewer for IEEE transactions on Human-Centered Computing and ACM Computer Human Interaction. In addition, she is actively involved in volunteering and mentoring work in the women in computer science group, and also she was a student volunteer in various conferences such as the JCDL, ACM CHI, and SIGIR.
2007 Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival
Where: Downtown Berkeley (Multiple Venues)
Date: 2007-08-22 20:00:00
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“While many festivals are held in all-inclusive venues, such as fairgrounds or amphitheatres, the Berkeley “happening” takes place in a plethora of settings, giving festival-goers a chance to explore the many niches of downtown Berkeley.” ~ Jim Harrington, Oakland Tribune Welcome to Berkeley, the setting for the exciting Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival! A vibrant city with a burgeoning Arts District at its core, the Downtown serves as a destination for a diverse array of world-class music, theatre, film and cuisine. The Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival is a 5-day summer music festival celebrating jazz and related styles of music from throughout the world. Music and correlated cultural events including poetry, dance, film and cuisine are featured at various venues throughout the Downtown, promoting the arts and contributing to a more lively downtown community. Featuring an electrifying lineup of artists each year, the Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival highlights Berkeley’s arts and entertainment scene, attracting enthusiasts from throughout the Bay Area and beyond to the Downtown to enjoy the best of the best in Berkeley. Expanding on the eclectic nature of Downtown Berkeley, the ’07 Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival features a wide range of music – jazz, Afro-Caribbean and South American music, “world music” and “new forms”. Poetry once again, plays a major part in the Festival’s list of offerings. With over 50 events nestled within the confines of the Downtown, the Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival contributes to moving Berkeley’s cultural renaissance forward. We invite you to join us August 22-26, for an unforgettable week celebrating the arts in our inimitable city of Berkeley. “The Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival is just the latest of many wonderful additions to our arts community and reinforces Berkeley’s reputation for a lively and creative arts and entertainment scene.” ~ Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley
The Treatment
Where: JCC of the East Bay
Date: 2007-09-06 19:30:00
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Oren Rudavsky’s fast-paced romantic drama The Treatment takes on the neurotics of New York’s Upper East Side with a fervor unseen since the best of Woody Allen. A breezy story that nonetheless packs a wallop, The Treatment mines territory of crazed shrinks, wounded lovers, and disenchanted socialites with alternately hilarious and profound results. Featuring memorable performances by Chris Eigeman, Famke Janssen, and Ian Helm, the film won the Best Narrative Feature award at the tribecca film festival. $6 members, $8 general public.
The John Jorgenson Quintet
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-09 20:00:00
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This quintet features guitarist John Jorgenson, a founding member of the Desert Rose Band, the Hellecasters and six-year member of Elton John's band. Artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Bonnie Raitt to Earl Scruggs have sought out Jorgenson's guitar work. At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed by John's dazzling guitar work as well as his mastery as a clarinetist and vocalist. Whether playing his own accessible compositions or classic standards, this artist and his band make music that is equally romantic and ecstatic, played with virtuosity and soul.
The Waybacks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-24 20:00:00
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The Waybacks' brand of "acoustic mayhem," mixing bluegrass, bebop, hot-club jazz, Celtic, country and western, has helped launch the group into the national spotlight.
The Biscuit Burners
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-16 20:00:00
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The Biscuit Burners are an eclectic quartet blending traditional songwriting steeped in Appalachian roots with deft musicianship and harmonies. Members of the band have shared the stage with Vassar Clements, Leftover Salmon, Walker's Run, members of Acoustic Syndicate and other artists to name a few.
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-08-30 20:00:00
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The Dry Branch Fire Squad delivers old-time bluegrass peppered with hillbilly humor.
Barbara Euser and Connie Burke: Venturing in Ireland
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-05-13 19:00:00
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Raised by Robots
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-06-20 21:00:00
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Johnny Dilks and His Country Soul Brothers
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-06-27 21:00:00
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Freight and Salvage Open Mic
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-11 19:30:00
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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.
Baroque Masterpieces: American Bach Soloists premieres Sound...
Where: First Congregational Church/Berkeley
Date: 2008-05-17 20:00:00
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American Bach Soloists Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor Program: Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Fasch: Trumpet Concerto in D Major Handel: Suite in D Major from Water Music Telemann: Concerto in A Major; The Frogs, Suite in C Major from Water Music Torelli: Trumpet Concerto in D Major TICKETS:$16-$42 general; $10 student/senior advance; $5 student rush at the door for all performances BOX OFFICE: (415) 621-7900 and www.americanbach.org Also playing: Friday, May 16 @ 8:00pm (pre-concert lecture at 7pm) St. Stephen's Church (3 Bayview Avenue in Belvedere) Sunday, May 18 @ 7:00pm (pre-concert lecture at 6pm) St. Mark's Lutheran Church (1111 O'Farrell Street @ Franklin in San Francisco) Monday, May 19 @ 8:00pm (pre-concert lecture at 7pm) Davis Community Church (412 C Street @ 4th in Davis) Baroque trumpeter John Thiessen, whose playing has been called "flawless" and "effervescent" by the Wall Street Journal, joins American Bach Soloists (ABS) to celebrate the anniversaries of two contemporaries of Bach: Johann Friedrich Fasch and Guiseppe Torelli, with a program of virtuoso trumpet concertos. As an added bonus, ABS will perform Georg Philipp Telemann's Water Music, a boisterous dance suite that pays homage to seafaring life in early 18th-century Hamburg. Each movement has a mythical aquatic personality: Neptune, Triton, Thetis, Aeolus, and Zephyr are brought to life in music. Bach's rousing Sixth Brandenburg - a virtual quadruple concerto for violas and violas da gamba - will bring the season to a brilliant close. Guest artist JOHN THIESSEN's artistry has been described by the New York Times as "brilliant solo playing on a valveless trumpet"; and the San Francisco Chronicle has raved that "the blazing ceremonial music that began and ended the evening--the opening graced by John Thiessen's brilliant trumpet solo--was ardent enough to warm the bluest blood." ABOUT AMERICAN BACH SOLOISTS: Founded in 1989, the American Bach Soloists (ABS) continue to introduce audiences to the masterworks of Bach and his contemporaries, as well as little-known gems from the Baroque and early-Classical eras, through historically informed performances using period instruments and leading vocal interpreters of Baroque music. Under the leadership of Co-founder and Music Director Jeffrey Thomas the ensemble has become a veritable Who's who of early music specialists and has been called "superbly musical,"and "a breath of fresh air."Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of NEQA.
Jane Ganahl: Naked on the Page
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-07 19:00:00
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Jane Ganahl will discuss and read from her book, 'Naked on the Page.'
Pulling Teeth
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-11-09 19:30:00
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Pulling Teeth play fast and furious metal influenced harcore.
Hatchet
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-11-23 20:00:00
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Hatchet is a trash/metal band from California, and features Marcus (vocals), Julz (lead guitar), McFly (guitar), Dan (bass) and Slave (drums).
Dr Know
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2007-08-10 20:00:00
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Dr. Know features guitarist Craig Cano, bass Ismael Hernandez, drummer Eric Vasquez and singer Brandon Cruz.
Barbara Euser and Connie Burke: Venturing in Ireland
Where: Cody's Books
Date: 2008-05-13 19:00:00
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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.
Ann Vileisis: Kitchen Literacy
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-14 19:00:00
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The consequences of the distance between farm and table, both historically and in the current age of the factory farm, is the subject of historian Ann Vileisis's provocative book, 'Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need to Get It Back.'
James Gurney: Dinotopia
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-12-05 19:00:00
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James Gurney is the author of 'Dinotopia', the book series in which a peaceful prehistoric world is discovered.
James Gurney: Dinotopia
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-12-05 19:00:00
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James Gurney is the author of 'Dinotopia', the book series in which a peaceful prehistoric world is discovered.
Ha Jin: A Free Life
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-16 19:00:00
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Ha Jin will discuss and sign his new book, 'A Free Life.'
Infamous Stringdusters
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-15 20:00:00
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Emerging from a lively community of friends and colleagues that's taken root in Nashville, they're six musicians poised at the point where youthful energy is balanced with maturity, inspiration with discipline and creativity with experience -- exactly the sweet spot where the greats of bluegrass have made their most lasting marks. Schooled in tradition yet able to stretch out in jam band style improvisation, endowed with razor-sharp vocals, fiery instrumental abilities and a rapidly growing repertoire of well-crafted original songs and tunes, the Infamous Stringdusters are as fresh an addition to the bluegrass -- make that, the music -- scene as has come along in many a year.
House Jacks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-17 20:00:00
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New wave a cappella aces, the House Jacks are a rock band without instruments.
Cindy Bullens
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-10 20:00:00
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Cindy Bullens is a singer/songwriter who has penned songs for Sarah Brown the Texas Blues Diva, Irma Thomas the Soul Queen and the Dixie Chicks.
Roy Zimmerman
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-12-12 20:00:00
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Roy Zimmerman is a guitarist/songwriter/satirist who founded the Southern California folk quartet the Foremen.
House Jacks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-17 20:00:00
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New wave a cappella aces, the House Jacks are a rock band without instruments.
The Savoy Family Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2007-11-29 20:00:00
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This band plays a special brand of honed-down, hard-core Cajun music featuring knock-your-socks off rhythms that are straight from the prairies of Southwestern Louisiana.
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.
11/13: No More Diapers Class at Habitot Children's Museum
Where: Habitot Children's Museum
Date: 2007-11-13 18:00:00
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Toilet learning can seem confusing to parents and toddlers alike. This workshop will make this developmental stage go as smoothly as possible. Topics include assessing readiness, toilet-learning techniques, dealing with resistance, and nap and night-training. Tuesday, November 13, 6:00-7:30pm; Instructor: Lee Ann Slaton; 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
Hecho En Califas Festival: Mamaz, Rebel Diaz & Getback Crew
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-11-17 21:00:00
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Film Screening: Young, Jewish and Left
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-11-28 19:30:00
Type:
The film weaves queer culture, Jewish Arab history, secular Yiddishkei, anti-racist analysis, and religious/spiritual traditions into a multi-layered tapestry of leftist politics.
Fishbone!!!
Where: Shattuck Down Low Lounge
Date: 2007-11-30 21:00:00
Type:
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."
Junior Reid
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-11-13 21:30:00
Type:
Junior Reid has a gift for collaboration and the ability to present his talents in a manner that reaches an audience beyond that of the grassroots reggae aficionado.
Ann Vileisis: Kitchen Literacy
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2007-11-14 19:00:00
Type:
The consequences of the distance between farm and table, both historically and in the current age of the factory farm, is the subject of historian Ann Vileisis's provocative book, 'Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need to Get It Back.'
The Savoy Family Band
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2007-12-02 20:30:00
Type:
This band plays a special brand of honed-down, hard-core Cajun music featuring knock-your-socks off rhythms that are straight from the prairies of Southwestern Louisiana.
Josh Hari's Birthday Bash
Where: Blake's
Date: 2007-11-24 21:30:00
Type:
Celebrate Josh Hari's Birthday Bash with Kev Choice, Rafael Casal of the Getback Crew, Spaceheater and Shing02.
Adrian Legg
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-06 20:00:00
Type:
Adrian Legg is an innovative folk guitarist who has a reputation for being one of the funniest instrumentalists around. His deadpan humor and hilarious stories have been as much of a concert draw as his music.
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.
Any Old Time String Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-26 20:00:00
Type:
Any Old Time String Band features reunion of popular old time music band.
Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Jazz Cartel
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2007-12-15 21:00:00
Type:
Financial Modeling / Financial Management
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-02-19 18:30:00
Type:
Business Models / Pitching
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Type:
Fred Odell
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00
Type:
FRED ODELL http://www.fredodell.net http://www.myspace.com/fredodellmusic
My Morning Jacket
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-09-19 20:00:00
Type:
An Evening With My Morning Jacket
Max Levine Ensemble
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-01-13 17:00:00
Type:
The Max Levine Ensemble is a DIY punk band from Washington, DC. This group is from Florida.
Kevin Seconds
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-02-01 20:00:00
Type:
Kevin Seconds is from the band Seven Seconds.
Rebecca Griffin, Jazz Vocalist
Where: Anna's Jazz Island
Date: 2008-02-13 20:00:00
Type:
Jazz vocalist Rebecca Griffin brings a warm, sultry sound to original arrangements, jazz standards and lesser-known gems. Featuring Kevin McHugh, piano; Nate Brenner, bass; and Rob Ewing, drums.
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.
Reggae Night @ Ashkenaz in Berkeley
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-01-18 20:30:00
Type:
Winter Reggae Bash - Dub FX with Native Elements & Faya @ Ashkenaz Friday January 18th, 2008 Three smokin HOT Reggae bands to keep you rockin' WARM on a chilly Winter Nite !! Buy Advance Tickets 10 each online http://ashkenaz.eventbrite.com $13 @ Door All Ages Welcome ! http://www.myspace.com/dubfx http://www.myspace.com/fayaband http://www.myspace.com/nativeelements $10 Advance & Student - Door $13.
Todd Shipley Band
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-02-23 20:00:00
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
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.
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.
Solo Bach Night
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-12 20:00:00
Type:
This evening devoted to music features performances by Lara St. John, Sam Bass, Dave Grossman, Lynda Arnold, Kelly Back and Fred Weed.
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.
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.
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences Presents: Little Wom...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-01-20 14:00:00
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.org Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of NEQA.
Mythbusters Live
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-19 19:30:00
Type:
Ira Glass
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-23 20:00:00
Type:
Ira Glass is the producer and host of public radio's Peabody award-winning 'This American Life.' His program is a combination of memoirs, monologues and documentary stories. The author of 'Fraud' and 'Don't Get Too Comfortable', David Rakoff has also featured pieces on NPR's 'This American Life'. He's been called "a comic saint," while David Sedaris calls him "the wittiest and most perceptive man in the world."
Lack of Interest
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-03-22 20:00:00
Type:
Lack of Interest are from Los Angeles.
Critical Analysis of Law & Economics
Where: Boalt Hall UC Berkeley School of Law
Date: 2008-01-17 12:45:00
Type:
122 Boalt
Sylvia Sellers-Garcia: When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-28 19:00:00
Type:
Through this bokk Sellers-Garcia delivers a story of divergent cultures and divided identities, of conflicts between generations and civilizations, of mourning and finally of healing.
Jane Bernstein - Rachel in the World: A Memoir
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-26 19:00:00
Type:
Louise Dunlap: Undoing the Silence
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-29 19:00:00
Type:
This book provides guidance to both citizens and professionals wishing to influence democratic processes through letters, articles, reports and public testimony.
Rock N' Roll Adventure Kids
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-01-18 20:00:00
Type:
Hailing from Oakland, California, Rock n' Roll Adventure Kids is punk and rock band.
Reggae Night @ Ashkenaz in Berkeley
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-01-18 20:30:00
Type:
Winter Reggae Bash - Dub FX with Native Elements & Faya @ Ashkenaz Friday January 18th, 2008 Three smokin HOT Reggae bands to keep you rockin' WARM on a chilly Winter Nite !! Buy Advance Tickets 10 each online http://ashkenaz.eventbrite.com $13 @ Door All Ages Welcome ! http://www.myspace.com/dubfx http://www.myspace.com/fayaband http://www.myspace.com/nativeelements $10 Advance & Student - Door $13.
Shelby Steele: A Bound Man
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-01-18 19:00:00
Type:
In this book, Shelby Steele has examine the challenges that Barack Obama must overcome in his bid to become President of the United States.
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.
Eric Bibb
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-20 20:00:00
Type:
Eric Bibb has been around the world paying his dues and absorbing musical influences. From Africa, through Europe, to the Mississippi Delta, this acoustic guitarist and singer appears to be heir to the roots-blues throne created by Taj Mahal.
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.
Eric Bibb
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-20 20:00:00
Type:
Eric Bibb has been around the world paying his dues and absorbing musical influences. From Africa, through Europe, to the Mississippi Delta, this acoustic guitarist and singer appears to be heir to the roots-blues throne created by Taj Mahal.
Catalina Claro
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-08 20:30:00
Type:
Catalina Claro presents a repertoire with her own compositions and original arrangements of favorite Latin American songs.
The Freedom Archives CD Release Party
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-02-27 19:00:00
Type:
This is a CD release celebration featuring musicians and poets in celebration of Paul Robeson.
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-20 20:00:00
Type:
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a New York based band, which was founded there in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock and is sometimes described as "punk classical hillbilly Floyd."
Any Old Time String Band
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-01-26 20:00:00
Type:
Any Old Time String Band features reunion of popular old time music band.
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.
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences Presents: Little Wom...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-01-26 14:00:00
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.org Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of NEQA.
Stop Aerial Spraying of Pesticides - Town Hall Meeting
Where: Hillside Club
Date: 2008-02-24 17:00:00
Type:
CASS Berkeley Town Hall Meeting Sunday 24 Feb 2008, 5 - 7 pm Berkeley Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley In the Fall of 2007 the California Department of Food and Agriculture began a program of aerial spraying in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Your friends and neighbors in these counties were subjected to aerial assault by pesticides in a dangerous --and ineffective-- attempt to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM), a relatively insignificant agricultural pest common in Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. The CDFA eradication program, of spraying repeatedly for months (and possibly years) on end, is coming to the Bay Area in 2008 --and to Berkeley in particular. Come to a town hall meeting to get informed, get riled up, and get motivated to stop this program predicated not on good science but on the politics of trade wars. It is time to get prepared to publicly confront the CDFA on its nonsensical and poisonous behavior. The town hall meeting is sponsored by CASS (California Alliance to Stop the Spraying), an alliance of non-profits and individuals that originated in the Monterey Bay Area in December 2007. For more information on the spraying in general, check out the activist website www.lbamspray.com.
Ryan Adams
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-01-28 20:00:00
Type:
Singer/songwriter Ryan Adams released his solo debut album, 'Heartbreaker,' in 2000. His songs pick up influences from country, pop and rock, and his music has a brooding and earthy quality to it.
Wednesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka (10PM)
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-02-20 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 for more information!
Undoing the SIlence: Writing for Social Change
Where: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
Date: 2008-02-09 12:00:00
Type:
What can you write to defend the earth and promote world peace and social justice? Each of us has a piece of the solution, and now is the time to make our voices heard. Bring notes, drafts, or dreams for letters, columns, blogs, articles or public testimony. Liberate old projects from your drawers or write something new (rough writing is fine!) Well share tools for speaking from the heart and reaching out to those who need to hear. We'll write, strategize, try non-judgmental feedback, and leave with tools to shape the public dialogue. Louise Dunlap, author of "Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing" published by New Village Press, has taught writing since the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. She offers courses and workshops from Boston to South Africa especially for people who want their voices to make a difference. Read more at http://www.undoingsilence.org and http://www.newvillagepress.org FEE: $49 per person includes organic tea OPTIONAL: Copies of "Undoing the Silence" will be available at the workshop for $20 inclusive SPONSORED BY: Social Justice Committee Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists NOTE: No-one under 15 years old will be admitted. Notes Please bring: Notebook or paper, pen or pencil Bag lunch and a favorite snack to share during our afternoon tea-break. Organic tea will be provided. SPACE IS LIMITED to 18 PARTICIPANTS
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.
Kevin Seconds
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-02-01 20:00:00
Type:
Kevin Seconds is from the band Seven Seconds.
Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences Presents: Little Wom...
Where: Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Date: 2008-02-02 14:00:00
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.
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.
“Monster in the Dark" - foolsFURY’s 10th Anniversary Season
Where: Ashby Stage
Date: 2008-02-17 17:00:00
Type:
foolsFURY Theater premieres “Monster in the Dark” Written by Doug Dorst; Directed by Ben Yalom Thursdays – Saturdays, Feb. 7 – 9 and 14 – 16 @ 8pm Sundays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 @ 5pm Ashby Stage 1901 Ashby Ave, Berkeley TICKETS: $15 - $30 general admission, sliding scale $12 students/seniors and TBA members Thursdays are Pay-what-you-can BOX OFFICE: (800) 838-3006 and brownpapertickets.com INFORMATION: http://www.foolsfury.org/ foolsFURY Theater Company launches their 10th Anniversary season following a stellar 2007 season distinguished with critical and popular recognition. foolsFURY was awarded the prestigious 2007 San Francisco Bay Guardian GOLDIE Award for 'Best Discovery in Theater'. The company's tour to New York's P.S. 122 was met with critical acclaim. And foolsFURY's sensational "The Turn of the Screw" was recognized as "the Best of the SF Fringe." "Monster in the Dark" tells the horrifying and darkly humorous tale about an end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it flood that threatens a peculiar and bizarrely familiar society. It is a world ruled by 'the Structure,' a shadowy government that monitors its citizens from beneath black umbrellas and within hidden towers. It is a place where business literally consumes you, Faith and Anxiety are preached daily on street corners, and people jump from the sky with the same frequency as rain. Life and society are threatened by a watery natural disaster, and the people of "Monster in the Dark" are challenged to redefine themselves and others; who can be trusted, who is necessary, and what is the greatest resource needed to survive. "Monster in the Dark" is the culmination of a two-year theatrical exploration in foolsFURY's style of "sheer kinetic energy and rigorous physical vocabulary" (SF Bay Guardian). Created by foolsFURY company members under the direction of Ben Yalom and in collaboration with novelist/playwright Doug Dorst, this production, like the best of foolsFURY’s work, is both hilarious and deeply disturbing.
California Guitar Trio
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-18 20:00:00
Type:
After touring with Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists, this trio fused their individual backgrounds in classical, rock, blues, country, jazz and surf music and began honing their intricate original compositions, surf covers and classical re-workings.
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.
DMEC meeting
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-02-06 12:30:00
Type:
Location: C335 Meeting Purpose: club meeting to talk about the LA Trip, >play 2008, and general spring semester club activities
Henry Jenkins: Combating the Participation Gap: Why New Medi...
Where: Berkeley iSchool Room 202
Date: 2008-02-06 16:00:00
Type:
According to recent studies by the Pew Center on the Internet And American Life, more than half of American teens online have produced media content and about a third have circulated media that they have produced beyond their immediate friends and family. These statistics reflect the growing importance of participatory culture in the everyday lives of American young people. Work across a range of disciplines suggest that these emerging forms of participatory culture are important sites for informal learning and may be the crucible out of which new conceptions of civic engagement are emerging. Drawing on insights from a recent white paper produced for the MacArthur Foundation, this talk will discuss the need to develop new forms of media literacy pedagogy which reflects this context of a participatory culture, materials which both respond to the ethical challenges confronted by those teens who are already producing and circulating their own media as well as the challenges confronting those youth who are excluded from participation in these on-line worlds as a consequence of lack of access to technologies, skills, competencies, and cultural experiences taken for granted by their contemporaries. These issues can not be understood through a simple opposition between digital natives and digital immigrants, but rather require us to dig deeper into the diverse range of experiences young people have online and the range of different interactions between adults and teens in these new participatory culture. In the course of the presentation, I will be sharing a range of curricular materials and activities being developed by MIT's Project nml to support the teaching of these new social skills and cultural competencies.
The Heuristic Squelch Comedy Experience with W. Kamau Bell
Where: Blakes on Telegraph
Date: 2008-02-06 20:30:00
Type:
The Heuristic Squelch Comedy Experience features San Francisco's finest professional comics in a subterranean East Bay setting. The first show of 2008 features headliner W. Kamau Bell ("Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", Siskel and Negro) in the newly-remodeled Blake's on Telegraph, in Berkeley, along with performances by Matt Morales, Maggie Newcomb, Amir Malekpour, and more. Proceeds benefit UC Berkeley's acclaimed humor magazine, The Heuristic Squelch. After the pro show, stick around for an open mic, starting around 10:30. Tickets are $8, with no drink minimum, and the show is 18-and-up. Showtime is 8:30, and doors open at 7:30. In addition, Blake's is offering a re-launch promotion of $1 fries AND $1 PBR. It's white-collar comedy with blue-collar refreshments W. Kamau Bell has appeared on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", and is one half of the movie reviewing duo "Siskel and Negro". Kamau is the leader of The Solo Performance Workshop at The Shelton Theater, where he is also an Artist in Residence. In his new one-man show, "The W. Kamau Bell Curve", he ends racism in about an hour. Matt Morales has worked at San Francisco’s "A" rooms The Punchline and Cobb’s Comedy Club, and has appeared at numerous venues and colleges around the country. A native of Louisiana, Matt's likable, conversational style has made him a crowd favorite. He's also a member of rock band The Hacks. Maggie Newcomb won the 2004 Battle of the Bay Competition at the San Jose Improv, and was a semi-finalist in the California's Funniest Female Competition in 2005. Maggie is also a member of the comedy troupe Women Who Kick Comedy Butt. Amir Malekpour was a finalist in the Urban Comedy Competition 2006 (3rd) and Twisted Biscuit Competition 2007 (2nd). He is a regular performer at clubs around Northern California, and his comedy ranges from intellectual to the absurd. Amir recently performed at Cal's "Laugh Your Axe Off", and produces his own showcase ("Subterranean Comedy") in SF. Sean Keane is an alum of both CC Berkeley and the Squelch. He recently performed in "Iron Comic" at the Punchline, as part of SF Sketchfest. For more information about the open mic, contact Mr. Sean Keane at mrseankeane@gmail.com UC Berkeley Students: for advance ticket purchase contact theshow@squelched.com, or come to one of the weekly Squelch meetings on Wednesdays in 103 Wheeler.
Hugh Masekela & the Chissa All-Stars
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-06 20:00:00
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World music pioneer Hugh Masekela captivates fans with his pulsing fusion of jazz, traditional Afrobeat and R&B. The Grammy-nominated trumpeter has performed with music greats from Paul Simon and Santana, to Herb Alpert and Harry Belafonte. His roster of hits covers a wide range of works that include the Grammy-nominated instrumental 'Grazing in the Grass,' and the musical 'Sarafina.' His Chissa All-Stars ensemble features some of South Africa's top new Afro-pop divas who together unleash a joyous celebration of jazz, funk, fusion and traditional African rhythms.
“Monster in the Dark" - foolsFURY's 10th Anniversary Season
Where: Ashby Stage
Date: 2008-02-07 20:00:00
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foolsFURY Theater premieres “Monster in the Dark” Written by Doug Dorst; Directed by Ben Yalom Thursdays – Saturdays, Feb. 7 – 9 and 14 – 16 @ 8pm Sundays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 @ 5pm TICKETS: $15 - $30 general; $12 students/seniors and TBA members; PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN ON THURSDAYS BOX OFFICE: (800) 838-3006 and brownpapertickets.com There's critical fuss about foolsFURY Theater Company! They are recipients of the prestigious 2007 San Francisco Bay Guardian GOLDIE Award for 'Best Discovery in Theater'; their tour to New York's P.S. 122 was met with critical acclaim; and foolsFURY's sensational "The Turn of the Screw" was recognized as "the Best of the SF Fringe." Check out their 10th anniversary production, "Monster in the Dark," a horrifying and darkly humorous tale about an end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it flood that threatens a peculiar society. (Sound familiar?) Shadowy governments monitor its citizens from beneath black umbrellas and within hidden towers. Businesses literally consume the citizens, and Faith and Anxiety are preached daily on street corners. Plus people jump from the sky with the same frequency as rain. Life and society are threatened by a watery natural disaster, and the people of "Monster in the Dark" are challenged to redefine themselves and others; who can be trusted, who is necessary, and what is the greatest resource needed to survive. This is a hilarious and deeply disturbing play.
The Bridge
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-02-07 20:30:00
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This band features Cris Jacobs(guitar/lead vocals), Kenny Liner( mandolin & beatbox), Dave Markowitz(bass), Patrick Rainey(saxophone) and Mike Gambone(drums). Don't Look Back is an acoustic string quintet.
Todd Shipley Band
Where: Beckett's Irish Pub
Date: 2008-05-16 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
Financial Modeling / Financial Management
Where: Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley)
Date: 2008-02-19 18:30:00
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The Duhks
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-02-20 20:00:00
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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.
Charles Baxter: the Soul Thief
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-02-22 19:00:00
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'The Soul Thief' is a lyrical and eerie tale about identity and metaphysics.
Ira Scott Levin
Where: La Pena Cultural Center
Date: 2008-03-22 10:30:00
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Uncle Eye is a singing storyteller. He is the Willy Wonka of children's music, inspiring riots of elation from California to Scotland.
Philip Fradkin: Wallace Stegner and the American West
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-02-25 19:00:00
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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.
Giant Squid
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-02-23 20:00:00
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Giant Squid play heavy, dark, progressive music.
Ira Glass
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-02-23 20:00:00
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Ira Glass is the producer and host of public radio's Peabody award-winning 'This American Life.' His program is a combination of memoirs, monologues and documentary stories. The author of 'Fraud' and 'Don't Get Too Comfortable', David Rakoff has also featured pieces on NPR's 'This American Life'. He's been called "a comic saint," while David Sedaris calls him "the wittiest and most perceptive man in the world."
Edessa
Where: Ashkenaz
Date: 2008-03-09 19:30:00
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Edessa is a band that specializes in Balkan dance music.
Dan Ariely: Predictably Irrational
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-04 19:00:00
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Dan Ariely's book, 'Predictably Irrational,' is a thought-provoking and humorous exploration of how economic behavior is influenced by irrational forces and social norms.
John Doyle
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-20 20:00:00
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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.
Alan Rinzler's Writing Workshop
Where: Cody's Bookstore
Date: 2008-03-09 15:00:00
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Rinzler's annual workshops is for aspiring writers.
Karla Bonoff
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-11 20:00:00
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Karla Bonoff is a singer/songwriter who has had her songs recorded by such artists as Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt.
Cara
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-03-12 20:00:00
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Cara plays Irish and Scottish roots with a new and unique sound.
Hot Toddies
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-04-04 21:00:00
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Hot Toddies are a rock/pop band from Oakland, California and were formed in 2004. The band consists of four girls; Heidi, Erin, Sylvia and Jessica. With seven crewmen cleverly working the banjo, keyboards, lap steel guitar, bass, drums, three guitars and four-part vocal harmonies, San Francisco-based or, the whale is creating both sights and sounds to light the way for the disenchanted souls of todays placid alt-country/folk scene. By fusing the heart-wrenching reality of country music and the down-home, made-for-you-and-me honesty of folk with a tenacious, raspy rock sound, or, the whale is firing off a sound so undeniably infectious that feet, when in their presence, have been known to skip the middle man and start movin on their own. Agent Ribbons is duo featuring Lauren Hess and Natalie Gordon. This duo plays pop/indie/folk music.
The Jerry Day All Star Band
Where: Starry Plough Irish Music & Dancing! Every Monday!
Date: 2008-04-26 21:00:00
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Subarachnoid Space
Where: 924 Gilman
Date: 2008-05-04 17:00:00
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Subarachnoid Space was formed in 1995 as a casual, improvisational trio. Today the band is a foursome but it continues to improvise within loose structures. Thrones features Joe Preston, formerly of The Melvins.
Hot Toddies
Where: Blake's
Date: 2008-04-04 21:00:00
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Hot Toddies are a rock/pop band from Oakland, California and were formed in 2004. The band consists of four girls; Heidi, Erin, Sylvia and Jessica. With seven crewmen cleverly working the banjo, keyboards, lap steel guitar, bass, drums, three guitars and four-part vocal harmonies, San Francisco-based or, the whale is creating both sights and sounds to light the way for the disenchanted souls of todays placid alt-country/folk scene. By fusing the heart-wrenching reality of country music and the down-home, made-for-you-and-me honesty of folk with a tenacious, raspy rock sound, or, the whale is firing off a sound so undeniably infectious that feet, when in their presence, have been known to skip the middle man and start movin on their own. Agent Ribbons is duo featuring Lauren Hess and Natalie Gordon. This duo plays pop/indie/folk music.
Todd Shipley (feature performer) - Freight & Salvage Open Mi...
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-01 20:00:00
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Tonight's feature is TODD SHIPLEY, 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.
Audra McDonald
Where: University of California, Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Date: 2008-05-30 20:00:00
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Earning an unprecedented three Tony Awards before the age of 30 ('Carousel,' 'Master Class,' and 'Ragtime') and a fourth in 2004 ('A Raisin in the Sun'), singer and actress Audra McDonald is frequently compared to legendary performers Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. In addition to her theatrical work she maintains a major career as a concert and recording artist appearing regularly on many of the great stages of the world.
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!
Eddie Pasternak Trio w special guest John Stowell
Where: Eccolo Restaurant
Date: 2008-03-26 18:30:00
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Excellent dinner jazz by guitarist Eddie Pasternak Trio with special guest John Stowell, accompanies one of the Bay Area's best dining experiences.
Vladimir Tarasov
Where: Freight & Salvage
Date: 2008-04-17 20:00:00
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Vladimir Tarasov is best known as the drummer of The Ganelin Trio, a USSR jazz band that was enormously revolutionary and influential in the Eastern Bloc in the 1970s and '80s
Dave Matthews Band, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Where: Greek Theater
Date: 2008-09-07 18:00:00
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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
Science at the Theater - Free event "The Two Faces of Breast...
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theater
Date: 2008-04-21 17:30:00
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Berkeley Lab Friends of Science present: The Two Faces of Breast Cancer: Genes and the Microenvironment FREE event - No reservations or tickets are required. Information: (510) 486-7292 JOE GRAY, Berkeley Lab Life Sciences Division Director MINA BISSELL, former Life Sciences Division Director MARY HELEN BARCELLOS-HOFF, Life Sciences Division Deputy Director Moderated by DR. SUSAN M. LOVE, President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation A dynamic panel of Berkeley Lab scientists will highlight breast cancer research advances related to susceptibility, early detection, prevention, and therapy -- a biological systems approach to tackling the disease from the molecular and cellular levels, to tissues and organs, and ultimately the whole individual. Joe Gray, Berkeley Lab Life Sciences Division Director, explores how chromosomal abnormalities contribute to cancer and respond to gene-targeted therapies. Mina Bissell, former Life Sciences Division Director, approaches the challenge of breast cancer from the breast’s three-dimensional tissue microenvironment and how the intracellular “conversation” triggers malignancies. Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, Deputy Director, Life Sciences Division, identifies what exposure to ionizing radiation can tell us about how normal tissues suppress carcinogenesis. The panel will be moderated by Susan M. Love, breast cancer research pioneer, author, President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.
Science at the Theater - Free event "The Two Faces of Breast...
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Date: 2008-04-21 17:30:00
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Berkeley Lab Friends of Science present: The Two Faces of Breast Cancer: Genes and the Microenvironment FREE event - No reservations or tickets are required. Information: (510) 486-7292 JOE GRAY, Berkeley Lab Life Sciences Division Director MINA BISSELL, former Life Sciences Division Director MARY HELEN BARCELLOS-HOFF, Life Sciences Division Deputy Director Moderated by DR. SUSAN M. LOVE, President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation A dynamic panel of Berkeley Lab scientists will highlight breast cancer research advances related to susceptibility, early detection, prevention, and therapy -- a biological systems approach to tackling the disease from the molecular and cellular levels, to tissues and organs, and ultimately the whole individual. Joe Gray, Berkeley Lab Life Sciences Division Director, explores how chromosomal abnormalities contribute to cancer and respond to gene-targeted therapies. Mina Bissell, former Life Sciences Division Director, approaches the challenge of breast cancer from the breast’s three-dimensional tissue microenvironment and how the intracellular “conversation” triggers malignancies. Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, Deputy Director, Life Sciences Division, identifies what exposure to ionizing radiation can tell us about how normal tissues suppress carcinogenesis. The panel will be moderated by Susan M. Love, breast cancer research pioneer, author, President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.
Steely Dan
Where: Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley
Date: 2008-07-26 20:00:00
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Tickets go on sale this Sunday at 10am.
The Naked Barbies
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