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Rachel Neumann and Teen Subjects present I Am Home: Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Rachel Neumann and Teen Subjects present I Am Home: Portraits of Immigrant Teenagers. To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of I Am Home by speaking to a bookseller or ordering via our website. Meet the faces and voices behind the conversations around immigration. These portraits and stories of teenagers who are recent immigrants to the US […]

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Young Adults 14 & up! Faith Gardner reads from The Second Life of Ava Rivers

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Eighteen-year-old Vera, eager to start college and escape the celebrity her family has endured since her twin's disappearance twelve years earlier, finds her world turned upside-down again when Ava returns. Ava's disappearance was the crack in the Rivers family glacier. I wish I could explain to you how we were before, but I can't, because […]

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Daniel Mason reads from his magnificent new novel, The Winter Soldier

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Daniel Mason reads from his magnificent new novel, The Winter Soldier, a sweeping, unforgettable love story of a young doctor and nurse at a remote field hospital in the First World War. Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, expecting […]

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Create Fiber Art with Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA)!

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

In this special workshop, SJSA will use fiber art to facilitate an intergenerational conversation among community members about social justice. Join us for a fun, educational, and powerful art experience! Please come on time to hear important instructions that you will need to complete your art project. No experience necessary. All ages welcome! Please sign […]

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Wine Walk in the Elmwood

Elmwood Business Association College and Ashby, Berkeley, CA, United States

Enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll in The Elmwood and sample over 70 wines! Buy tickets online by September 15 for only $25. After September 15, tickets will be available for $35. If we do not sell out, tickets will be available Sept. 23 at the ticket table on the lawn next to Wells Fargo […]

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Queer Words Author Reading

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Featuring queer librarians reading from their works: Gr Keer, CSU East Bay Andrew Demcak, Oakland Public Library Rebekah Eppley, Oakland Public Library

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Julie

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

  Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea) and broadcast live from the National Theatre to Rialto Cinemas. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late […]

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Lucy Jane Bledsoe East Bay launch for her story collection, Lava Falls.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

The spirited, heart-driven people who populate these stories find surprising pockets of hope as they scrabble for ways to believe in themselves and the world. A woman returns to the Alaskan cabin of her survivalist childhood, full of misgivings and memories. A trip to Yellowstone sparks a crisis for a man who feels kinship with […]

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Sol Force Alpha Kale Book Release

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Come celebrate the release of Aaron Southerland’s third graphic novel, SolForce: Alpha Kale! All ages welcome. Aaron Southerland, from Brooklyn, NY, currently works as a freelance art teacher & cartoonist in the Bay Area! He is the creator of the graphic novels Strawberry Dough & SolForce. More at www.baomerch.com.

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Christopher Woods presents Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Christopher Woods presents Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens, a sumptuously illustrated survey and the perfect armchair travel guide to 50 of the most innovative modern gardens from around the world. In Gardenlust, adventurous biophiliac Christopher Woods takes readers on a worldwide tour that goes beyond the palace grounds of centuries past to transport you […]

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Ages 8-12 Alex Gino

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Launch for You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!, a novel that carries a strong social message as twelve-year-old Jilly learns how to support the marginalized people in her life when her sister is born Deaf and Jilly makes friends with Profound, a black, Deaf boy she meets online. Gino tackles powerful issues with grace and thoughfulness. […]

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Bilingual Kids Music with Juan L. Sanchez

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Juan L. Sanchez performs music for kids in both English and Spanish on themes of tolerance, peace-building, self-esteem, and multicultural celebration. He is a singer/songwriter, educator, recording artist, and director of the Juan L. Sanchez ensemble.

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Julie

Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea) and broadcast live from the National Theatre to Rialto Cinemas. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night […]

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Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Juan Gabriel Vasquez reads from The Shape of the Ruins, his highly anticipated, deeply personal masterpiece that is being heralded as the most ambitious novel of his career. "A highly sophisticated, fast-moving political thriller set in Colombia and an excellent read."--Alan Furst "One of the great novels of recent years."--Mario Vargas Llosa To reserve your seat, purchase […]

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Julie

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Vanessa Kirby (The Crown, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea) and broadcast live from the National Theatre to Rialto Cinemas. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night […]

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Miriam Pawel in Conversation with T.J. Stiles discussing The Browns of California

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Miriam Pawel in Conversation with T.J. Stiles discussing The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty That Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation. "A remarkable book--a generational biography of a political dynasty, ranging from the California Gold Rush to the presidency of Donald Trump. She recounts the pivotal governorship of Pat Brown and the even more significant […]

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Evening for Educators of grades K-5

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

If you are a local educator, you are cordially invited to join us for a special Educator Evening celebrating non-fiction books, reading, and you. The event is free but we ask that you RSVP via Eventbrite (https://mrsdseducatornight.eventbrite.com) so we can plan for attendance and refreshments.  We've created a fun-filled, information-packed evening just for elementary school educators, […]

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: King Lear

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Oct 9, 11, 16 & 18 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE By William Shakespeare Starring Ian McKellen ★★★★★ "Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production." Daily Telegraph Broadcast live from London's West End, see Ian McKellen's "extraordinarily moving portrayal" (Independent) of King Lear at Rialto Cinemas. Chichester Festival Theatre's production received five-star reviews for its sell-out […]

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Georgia Freedman Come meet the author of Cooking South of the Clouds

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Georgia Freedman Come meet the author of Cooking South of the Clouds: Recipes and Stories from China's Yunnan Province. "More than a cookbook, it's an intimate journey through culinary traditions almost unknown in the West. Josh Wand's photos of the region's countryside, villages, markets, and dishes paint a stunning portrait of Yunnanese cuisine and life. . […]

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Seventh Art Stand: Time for Ilhan

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Time for Ilhan follows Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American, hijab-wearing mother of three, as she builds upon her community organizer roots and runs for office in Minneapolis, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the U.S. As an immigrant and a charismatic candidate who bridges her Muslim faith with a progressive Democratic platform, Ilhan […]

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Jaap Robben in Conversation with Jeroen Dewulf reads from his award-winning novel, You Have Me to Love

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Jaap Robben in Conversation with Jeroen Dewulf reads from his award-winning novel, You Have Me to Love, an unforgettable story about lost childhood innocence, isolation, guilt and mother-son relationships. "An intense and dramatic novel filled with meticulous use of detail and a forensic psychological accuracy. Its power comes from the fierce energy of the narrative structure, the […]

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Indie Lens Pop-Up: Dawnland

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Free! Dawnland tells the story of the first government-sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission in the U.S., investigating the devastating impact of Maine's child welfare practices on Native American communities. With intimate access to this groundbreaking process, the film reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States.

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Frankenstein Encore

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Version A: Wed, Oct 24 7pm Version B: Wed, Oct 31 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller Version A: Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Version B: Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Jonny […]

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Jeffrey Meyers presents Resurrections: Authors, Heroes–and a Spy

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Jeffrey Meyers presents Resurrections: Authors, Heroes--and a Spy, portraits of writers and artists including Ian Watt, Paul Theroux, James Salter, and Anthony Blunt. " Intellectually stimulating . . . a portrait of the artist in portraits of other artists."--Kirkus Reviews To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Resurrections by speaking to a bookseller or ordering via our website. In […]

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Fox Butterfield presents In My Father’s House

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Fox Butterfield presents In My Father's House: A New View of How Crime Runs in the Family, a pathbreaking examination of our huge crime and incarceration problem that looks at the influence of the family--specifically one Oregon family with a generations-long legacy of lawlessness. "A spellbinding book, brilliant and bone-chilling. In My Father's House will change the […]

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Leif Enger celebrating the publication of his wonderful new novel, Virgil Wander

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Leif Enger OFFSITE @ Rialto Cinemas Elmwood celebrating the publication of his wonderful new novel, Virgil Wander, much of which takes place in and around a beloved old movie theater not unlike our own here in the Elmwood. There will be a special screening of Cinema Paradiso in connection with the reading and signing. Buy your tickets, with or without […]

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The Elmwood Trick or Treating

Your Basic Bird 2940 College Ave, berkeley, CA, United States

Wear a costume, pick up your treat bag and map at Your Basic Bird (2940 College Aveue).  Turn in your stamped map and be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Gift Certificate (to a participating Elmwood Business of your choice)/ Treats available at over 30 businesses. Fun for children and families

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Frankenstein Encore

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Version A: Wed, Oct 24 7pm Version B: Wed, Oct 31 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller Version A: Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Version B: Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor Jonny […]

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Little STEM Story Time @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math! Join us for stories, songs and fingerplays, on STEM topics for preschoolers and their parents or caregivers. For children ages 2 to 5 years old.  Please call 510-981-6280 for more information.

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Rising Readers Third Grade Book Club Berkeley Library – Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

To be discussed on Friday, November 2nd at 4:00 pm November 2, 2018 - 4:00pm-5:00pm Claremont Branch Space is limited, so make your reservation on Eventbrite soon! For more information, contact Michael at (510) 981-6280.

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Roshi Joan Halifax OFFSITE discusses Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Roshi Joan Halifax OFFSITE discusses Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet, with Gaetano Maida, sponsored by KPFA, St. John's Presbyterian Church, and Mindful Schools. Advance tickets: $12 : brownpapertickets.com :: T: 800-838-3006 Books Inc/Berkeley, Pegasus (3 sites), Moe’s, Walden Pond Bookstore, Mrs. Dalloway’s. East Bay Books, $15 door, Wheelchair Access Standing at the Edge is an evocative […]

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Family Yoga @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Kids and their adults make animal sounds, jump, experiment with breath and stretch. Learn yoga and mindfulness tips. Siblings welcome! Please call 510-981-6280 or visit  www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.

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Bar 717/Camp Trinity Open House

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

It's not too early to be making summer plans for kids! Meet Kent Collard, Director, see a slideshow about one of California's oldest summer camps located in the Trinity Alps.

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Funny Girl

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Thu, Nov 1 1 & 7pm ★★★★★ 'Sheridan Smith is “The greatest star by far”' The Daily Telegraph To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Following its record-breaking, sell-out run in London's West End and national tour, the critically-acclaimed musical Funny Girl comes to Rialto Cinemas, featuring Sheridan Smith in "an unforgettable star turn" (The Times). Funny Girl […]

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EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Degas – Passion for Perfection

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wed, Nov 7 & Wed, Dec 12 Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE EXHIBITION ON SCREEN journeys from the streets of Paris to the heart of a superb exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, whose extensive collection of Degas' works is the most representative in Britain. With […]

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School Benefit Weekend

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Once again, Mrs. Dalloway's will reimburse all partnership schools for 20% of total pre-tax purchases made by the school community from November 9-11.  This is a great opportunity to stock up on holiday gift items such as children's books, cookbooks, adult fiction and nonfiction, gardening books, merchandise, art, and gift certificates for teachers, family, and friends. Online sales are welcome! Can't make […]

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Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Next event (Monthly): November 10, 2018 - 10:00am-12:00pm View all dates Saturdays from 10-12p: October 13th November 10th December 15th Introducing the Maker Lab at Claremont Branch, a place to drop in and try out: Sewing on a Babylock sewing machine Button-making Drawing on a ProWise whiteboard Experimenting with a Foldscope microscope Needle-felting Sculpting with polymer clay […]

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Keeping Values & Sharing Stories @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Native People lived in California for thousands of years. They had no books, and indeed no written language. Yet complex stories were passed down from one generation to the next, skills were transmitted without instruction manuals, children were taught what they needed to know. The retention and transmission of knowledge, beliefs, and values are essential […]

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Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: La Sylphide

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wed, Nov 14 Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE On his wedding day, the young Scotsman James is awakened with a kiss from an ethereal winged creature, a Sylph. Entranced by her beauty, James risks everything to pursue an unattainable love. La Sylphide is one of the world's […]

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Vijaya Nagarajan presents Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual and Ecology in India–An Exploration of the Kolam

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Vijaya Nagarajan presents Feeding a Thousand Souls: Women, Ritual and Ecology in India--An Exploration of the Kolam, the first comprehensive book in English on the kolam, a ritual rice flour drawing created by Tamil women. To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Feeding a Thousand Souls by speaking to a bookseller or ordering via our website. Every day millions […]

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Make Origami Earrings @ Berkeley Libary – Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Make upcycled earrings with Nga Trinh, a local origami artist. Space is limited. Please call 510-981-6285 to secure your space or to learn more about this program. Best for teen and adult crafters. Visit our website at www.berkeleypubliclibray.org to see more.

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RED Captured Live from the West End

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Thu, Nov 15 7pm Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Play, Red comes to Rialto Cinemas following hugely successful sold out runs on both Broadway and the West End. Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence […]

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Indies First/Small Business Saturday

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Celebrate the power of Independent and Small in this post-Thanksgiving shopping tradition. Indies First, held on Small Business Saturday, brings together authors, readers, and publishers in support of independent bookstores. Authors and local celebrities volunteer at events across the country, and publishers offer special terms on books and exclusives. Indies First is a day dedicated […]

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Maker Lab Kids @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us once a month for hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) concepts! Registration is required and space is limited. To enroll, visit our Eventbrite page. For more information, call (510) 981-6280. Ages 9-11 only. November's Project: Assembling Foldscopes

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Indie Lens Pop-Up: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Indie Lens Pop-Up  Wed, Nov 28 7pm ♿ Free! Rumble brings to light a profound and missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, and Taboo, Rumble shows how these pioneering Native […]

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: The Madness of George III

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Nov 27, 29, Dec 4 & 6 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Alan Bennett Multi-award-winning drama The Madness of George III will be broadcast live to Rialto Cinemas, in National Theatre Live's first ever broadcast from Nottingham Playhouse. Written by one of Britain's best-loved playwrights Alan Bennett (The History Boys, The Lady in the […]

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Peggy Casey Historical Plaque Installation

Bill's Trading Post & Gem Gallery 2945 College Avenue, berkeley, ca

Bills Trading post and Gem gallery will be celebrating the installation of the Peggy Casey Historical plaque on December 1st at 1pm.   Refreshments will be served.

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Thomas Lynch reads Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us for fruitcake and cheer in this annual Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Capote about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for fans young and old, a "gem of a holiday story." (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out […]

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Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: Don Quixote

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wed, Dec 5 Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Inspired by heroic stories of brave knights, with his faithful servant Sancho Panza at his side, Don Quixote sets out on an adventure to meet his ideal woman, Dulcinea. With panache and sparkling technique, principal dancers Ekaterina Krysanova and […]

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STEM Fair at the Claremont Library

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Come and explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Meet scientists and representatives from science organizations: AI4all, http://ai-4-all.org/ CLEAR Project, https://clear-project.org/ Foldscope, https://www.foldscope.com/ Kiwi Robots, https://www.kiwicampus.com/ N. CA Girl Scouts, https://www.gsnorcal.org/ Sandia Labs, https://www.sandia.gov/index.html Try out hands-on activities. Everyone welcome!

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Tom Barbash OFFSITE at Baker & Commons (right next door)

Baker & Commons 2900 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

Launch party for his terrific new novel The Dakota Winters, an evocative and wildly absorbing story about the Winters, a family living in New York City's famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon's assassination. "Deft, funny, touching, and sharply observed, a marvel of tone, and a skillful evocation of a dark passage in […]

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Antony & Cleopatra

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Dec 11, 20, Jan 8 & 17 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare's fated couple Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare's famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power. Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony […]

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EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Degas – Passion for Perfection

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wed, Nov 7 & Wed, Dec 12 Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE EXHIBITION ON SCREEN journeys from the streets of Paris to the heart of a superb exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, whose extensive collection of Degas' works is the most representative in Britain. With […]

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Christmas Caroling in the Elmwood

Your Basic Bird 2940 College Ave, berkeley, CA, United States

Come and carol in the Elmwood from 6-8pm, for all ages.  Music sheets will be provided

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The King and I from the West End

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Thu, Dec 13 1 & 7pm Tue, Dec 18 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE ★★★★ "Looks and sounds ravishing. Complete rapture." The Telegraph We are excited to bring the critically-acclaimed The King and I: Live to Riatlo Cinemas, with 'Broadway's undisputed Queen' (The Sunday Times) Kelli O'Hara (The Bridges of Madison County, Nice Work if You […]

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Christmas Caroling in the Elmwood

Your Basic Bird 2940 College Ave, berkeley, CA, United States

Come and carol in the Elmwood from 6-8pm, for all ages.  Music sheets will be provided

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Tap Dancing Christmas Trees

Come out and see these tinsel-toed tappers make your holidays bright! The Tap Dancing Christmas Trees, have been performing for over 28 years.  See them perform in the Elmwood

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The Squandering Minstrels at Bill’s Trading Post and Gem Gallery

Bill's Trading Post & Gem Gallery 2945 College Avenue, berkeley, ca

The Squandering Minstrels are Belinda Salvidge, Jon Catalona and Scott Donaldson and we play music from the British Isles dating back 200 years, consisting of but not limited to hornpipes, jigs, reels, ballads and strathspeys (specific styles of the era) and we incorporate guitar, violin, viola, balrong and mandolin to recreate the proper feel of these beloved […]

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Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: The Nutcracker

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: The Nutcracker Mon, Dec 24 Pick Six and Save! Pick Ten and Save More! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE On Christmas Eve, Marie's Nutcracker doll magically transforms into a prince and together their wonderful adventure begins. The Nutcracker invites audiences of all ages on a magical journey, through a world of enchantment, […]

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Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "Paul was an incredible creative spirit and always kept stretching. As deep as he would go into the roots, he was always pushing the envelope of what blues can be." - Bonnie Raitt Paul learned the blues from the original black masters performing […]

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Books to Big Screen @ Claremont Library- free

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch

Read the book and join us at the Claremont Branch for a screening of the movie it inspired!  Space is limited, so make your reservation on Eventbrite soon. For more information, contact Michael at (510) 981-6280. Ages 9 and 11. What to read: The Tale of Despereux written by Kate DiCamillo What we will watch: The Tale […]

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Maker Lab Kids: Learn About Insects @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Maker Lab Kids: Learn About Insects @Claremont (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Join us once a month for hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) concepts! Registration is required and space is limited. To enroll, visit our Eventbrite page. Ages 9-11 only. For more information, call (510) 981-6280. January's Special Event: Insect Discovery Lab led by SaveNature.org  

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Jelly Jam Time Puppets: To the Farallons @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

  A fairy tale mermaid puppet story set beneath the waves at the Farallon Islands during the Gold Rush era. This interactive paper puppet show features a scrolling back-drop (or cranky) and jointed paper puppets. Ages 4-10.

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Maker Lab Kids: Create Foldscope Slides @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Maker Lab Kids: Create Foldscope Slides @Claremont (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Join us once a month for hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) concepts! Registration is required and space is limited. To enroll, visit our Eventbrite page. For more information, call (510) 981-6280. Ages 9-11 only.

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Tessa Hadley returns to Mrs. Dalloway’s to read from her new novel, Late in the Day.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

"Perceptive, finely wrought....Hadley is a writer of the first order, and this novel gives her the opportunity to explore, with profound incisiveness and depth, the inevitable changes inherent to long-lasting marriages."-- Publishers Weekly To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Late in the Day by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. The lives of two […]

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Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: La Bayadere

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

To Purchase Tickets Click HERE The temple dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor fall deeply in love, igniting heated passions and murderous intrigues when the Rajah and his daughter Gamzatti discover their forbidden love. La Bayadere is one of the greatest works in classical ballet history - a story of love, death and vengeful judgment, set […]

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Sarah Stone in Conversation with Sylvia Brownrigg discussing Stone’s new novel, Hungry Ghost Theater

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

"a thrilling hybrid of a novel about the intricacies of family life and the inevitable handing down from one generation to the next of our deepest passions and pathologies. . . . both marvelously inventive and deeply humane."--Ann Packer To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Hungry Ghost Theater by speaking to a bookseller. An inventive, […]

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Community Kiosk @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Enjoy a hot beverage and chat with local service providers: Crisis Support Services of Alameda County provides counseling, education, and prevention services. More at www.crisissupport.org/. Alameda County Food Bank/CalFresh works to end hunger in our community. More at www.accfb.org/.

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Maker Lab Kids: Owl Pellet Dissection @Claremont (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Maker Lab Kids: Owl Pellet Dissection @Claremont (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Join us once a month for hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) concepts! Registration is required and space is limited. To enroll, visit our Eventbrite page. Ages 9-11 only. For more information, call (510) 981-6280. January's Special Event: Owl Pellet Dissection led by SaveNature.org […]

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Asheba’s Caribbean Music for Kids

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

Let the joyous music of Asheba bring a little sunshine into your child's day! Asheba, a musical storyteller who specializes in calypso, sings a combination of original music and remakes of classic children's music with a Caribbean twist. Always a fun and energy-filled show! Ages 2-7.

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Sharon Saline presents What your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

You've read all the expert advice, but despite countless efforts to help your child cope better and stay on track, you're still struggling with everyday issues like homework, chores, getting to soccer practice on time, and simply getting along without pushback and power struggles. What if you could work with your child, motivating and engaging them in […]

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Vandana Shiva and Vijaya Nagarajan OFFSITE In conversation on Women, Rituals, Ecology in India.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Vandana Shiva and Vijaya Nagarajan OFFSITE In conversation on Women, Rituals, Ecology in India. Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, and alter-globalization author. Currently based in Delhi, she has authored more than twenty books, including Who Really Feeds the World? Water Wars, and Biopiracy. She is one of the leaders and board members of the […]

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EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso Wed, Feb 13 1 & 7pm & Wed, Mar 20 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time - and right up until his death in 1973 he was the most prolific of artists. Many films have dealt with these […]

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Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story ADDED SHOW! Sat, Feb 16 1pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "Paul was an incredible creative spirit and always kept stretching. As deep as he would go into the roots, he was always pushing the envelope of what blues can be." - Bonnie Raitt Paul learned the blues […]

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Angie Thomas in Conversation with MK Asante OFFSITE discussing her new novel On the Come Up, an ode to hip hop.

Angie Thomas in Conversation with MK Asante OFFSITE discussing her new novel On the Come Up, an ode to hip hop. The ticketed event is co-sponsored by Oakland Unified School District Library Services and Mrs. Dalloway’s. Tickets and further information available through Eventbrite. Your $25 purchase includes a ticket and a copy of On the Come Up, available for pickup at the event. Insightful, unflinching, […]

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Great Art On Screen: Van Gogh – Between the Wheat and the Sky

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Great Art On Screen: Van Gogh - Between the Wheat and the Sky Tue, Feb 19 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kroller-Muller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying […]

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Dani Shapiro returns to Mrs. Dalloway’s to present Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

"Identity is frail business, and in her searing story, Dani Shapiro makes the most disquieting discovery: that everything, from her lineage, to her father, down to her very own sense of self is an astounding error. How do we live with ourselves after finding we are not who we thought we were? The answer is […]

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NT Live 2018 Fall Season: I’m Not Running

Feb 5, 7, 12 & 21 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE An explosive new play by David Hare I'm Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to Rialto Cinemas. Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local […]

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Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

A place to drop in and try out: Sewing on a Babylock sewing machine Button-making Drawing on the ProWise whiteboard Experimenting with a Foldscope microscope Needle-felting Sculpting with modeling clay No previous experience necessary! This program is for kids with parents, teens, and adults.

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Guest Poet James Cagney

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

James Cagney is a poet from Oakland. He has performed in venues and museums throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. His first book, Black Steel Magnolias In The Hour of Chaos Theory, is available from Oakland's own Nomadic Press. James will read his poems, then sit for an interview; audience discussion will follow the […]

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National Theatre Live 2019 Winter to Summer 4-Play Season

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

National Theatre Live 2019 Winter to Summer 4-Play Season Season Begins with Alan Bennett's Allelujah! To Purchase Season Subsciptions Click HERE We are thrilled to announce the National Theatre Live 2019 Winter to Summer 4-Play Season! Allelujah! Alan Bennett's sharp and hilarious new play is 'just what the doctor ordered' Daily Telegraph directed by Nicholas Hytner The […]

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Katie Peterson in Conversation with Louise Gluckdiscussing her new book of poems A Piece of Good News.

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Katie Peterson in Conversation with Louise Gluck discussing her new book of poems A Piece of Good News. Dense, rich, and challenging, Katie Peterson's A Piece of Good News explores interior and exterior landscapes, exposure, and shelter. Imbued with a hallucinatory poetic logic where desire, anger, and sorrow supplant intelligence and reason, these poems are powerful meditations of […]

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Tech Week @BPL

Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

March 2, 2019 - 12:00am to March 9, 2019 - 12:00am  Central Library Claremont Branch North Branch Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch West Branch Come celebrate Tech Week at Berkeley Public Library! This is your chance to get up and close with facets of our technological world, right here at BPL. This week we will be having […]

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Elinor Lipman returns to celebrate the publication of Good Riddance

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Elinor Lipman returns to Mrs. Dalloway's to celebrate the publication of her latest novel, Good Riddance, in which one woman's trash becomes another woman's treasure, with deliriously entertaining results. A pitch-perfect, whip-smart new novel from an "enchanting, infinitely witty yet serious, exceptionally intelligent, wholly original, and Austen-like stylist" (Washington Post). In this delightful new romantic comedy, Daphne Maritch […]

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Ashton Applewhite OFFSITE

The Retirement Center and Ashby Village are pleased to host Ashton Applewhite, activist and author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism,  a rousing manifesto against discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. Applewhite takes readers and audiences on a journey, examining the historical roots of ageism and how it divides and diminishes us. She examines […]

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Kids ages 5-10! Meera Sriram

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Launch party for her picture book The Yellow Suitcase, a touching story that celebrates grandparental love. "A thoughtful story that artfully addresses the loss of a grandparent from an immigrant perspective.” --Kirkus To reserve your seat please purchase a copy of The Yellow Suitcase by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. Bring your kids to listen to Meera […]

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EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time - and right up until his death in 1973 he was the most prolific of artists. Many films have dealt with these later years - the art, the affairs and the wide circle of friends. But where did this all […]

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Joyce Carol Oates reads from her novel: The Hazards of Time Travel

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Joyce Carol Oates reads from her latest novel The Hazards of Time Travel, an ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman's resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society. To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of The Hazards of Time Travel by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. "Time travel"--and its hazards--are made literal in […]

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NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah! Feb 26, Mar 7, 12 & 21 7pm Season Subscriptions On Sale Now! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Alan Bennett's sharp and hilarious new play is 'just what the doctor ordered' Daily Telegraph Directed by Nicholas Hytner Filmed live at London's Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don't miss […]

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Kurt Eichenwald presents A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir

Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Kurt Eichenwald presents A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir, the compelling story of an acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author's ongoing struggle with epilepsy-- his torturous decision to keep his condition a secret to avoid discrimination, and his ensuing decades-long battle to not only survive, but to thrive. "Inspirational in the true sense of the word....It is written with […]

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Indie Lens Pop-Up: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Won't You Be My Neighbor? Indie Lens Pop-Ups Wed, Mar 27 7pm FREE! From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Won't You Be My Neighbor? takes an intimate look at America's favorite neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A portrait of a man whom we all think we know, this emotional […]

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Family in Transition

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

To Purchase Tickets Click HERE The story of a family in Nahariya, a small traditional town in Israel, whose lives change completely after their father finally decides to tell his family that he's a transgender woman. Their mother chooses to stay with her spouse through the whole process, but just as it seems that life is […]

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CatVideoFest

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses and raising money for cats in need. Each year, CatVideoFest curates a compilation reel of the latest, best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and, of course, classic internet powerhouses. Screening events take place all over the world […]

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Slash is turning 40!!!!

To Our Friends in the Elmwood Neighborhood,   We'll be having a 40 year Anniversary Party at Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland on March 30, 7pm-1am.  There will raffle prizes, a free gift bag to the first 50 guests, onsite chainstitch embroidery, and live music with DJs.  Please stop by and enjoy the festivities!

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Indie Lens Pop-Up: The Providers

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

FREE! Set against the backdrop of the physician shortage and opioid epidemic in rural America, The Providers follows three "country doctors" in northern New Mexico at clinics that offer care to all who walk through the doors, regardless of ability to pay. With personal struggles that at times reflect those of their patients, the journeys […]

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Great Art On Screen: Caravaggio – The Shape of Darkness

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Wed, Apr 3 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE After groundbreaking success in terms of audiences and critics of "The Vatican Museums" and "Florence and the Uffizi Gallery", and after the release of "Raphael - The Lord of the Arts", here it comes a new documentary dedicated to an Italian Master: Caravaggio - The […]

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W. Thomas Boyce OFFSITE A celebration and reading from his new book The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive. 

2407 Dana St, Berkeley, CA, United States

“The Orchid and the Dandelion is based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children–and the adults who love them.”–Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts From one of the world’s foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health–a book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, […]

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NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah! Feb 26, Mar 7, 12 & 21 7pm Season Subscriptions On Sale Now! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Alan Bennett's sharp and hilarious new play is 'just what the doctor ordered' Daily Telegraph Directed by Nicholas Hytner Filmed live at London's Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don't miss […]

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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Q&A to Follow With Filmmaker Arwen Curry - To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin. Best known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such as A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, […]