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

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    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 […]

  • Family Yoga @Claremont

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    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.

  • Bar 717/Camp Trinity Open House

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    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.

  • Funny Girl

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • School Benefit Weekend

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    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 […]

  • Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

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    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 […]

  • Keeping Values & Sharing Stories @Claremont

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    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 […]

  • Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: La Sylphide

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • Make Origami Earrings @ Berkeley Libary – Claremont

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    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.

  • RED Captured Live from the West End

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    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 […]

  • Indies First/Small Business Saturday

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    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 […]

  • Maker Lab Kids @Claremont

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    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

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

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    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 […]

  • NT Live 2018 Fall Season: The Madness of George III

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    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 […]

  • Peggy Casey Historical Plaque Installation

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    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.

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

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    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 […]

  • Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: Don Quixote

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    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 […]

  • STEM Fair at the Claremont Library

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    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!

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

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    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 […]

  • NT Live 2018 Fall Season: Antony & Cleopatra

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • Christmas Caroling in the Elmwood

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    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

  • The King and I from the West End

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    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 […]

  • Christmas Caroling in the Elmwood

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    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

  • Tap Dancing Christmas Trees

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    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

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

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    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 […]

  • Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: The Nutcracker

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    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, […]

  • Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story

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    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 […]

  • Books to Big Screen @ Claremont Library- free

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    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 […]

  • Maker Lab Kids: Learn About Insects @Claremont

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    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  

  • Jelly Jam Time Puppets: To the Farallons @Claremont

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    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.

  • Maker Lab Kids: Create Foldscope Slides @Claremont

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    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.

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

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    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 […]

  • Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: La Bayadere

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    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 […]

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

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    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, […]

  • Community Kiosk @Claremont

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    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/.

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

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    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 […]

  • Asheba’s Caribbean Music for Kids

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    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.

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

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

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    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 […]

  • Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story

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    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 […]

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

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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. 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, […]

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

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • NT Live 2018 Fall Season: I’m Not Running

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    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 […]

  • Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

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    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.

  • Guest Poet James Cagney

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    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 […]

  • National Theatre Live 2019 Winter to Summer 4-Play Season

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • Tech Week @BPL

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    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 […]

  • Elinor Lipman returns to celebrate the publication of Good Riddance

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    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 […]

  • Ashton Applewhite OFFSITE

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    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 […]

  • Kids ages 5-10! Meera Sriram

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    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 […]

  • EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

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    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 […]

  • Kurt Eichenwald presents A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir

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    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 […]

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

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    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 […]

  • Family in Transition

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    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 […]

  • CatVideoFest

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    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 […]

  • Slash is turning 40!!!!

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    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!

  • Indie Lens Pop-Up: The Providers

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    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 […]

  • Great Art On Screen: Caravaggio – The Shape of Darkness

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    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 […]

  • 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. 

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    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, […]

  • NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

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    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 […]

  • Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

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    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, […]

  • CITYWIDE READ: Crazy Rich Asians Book Club Discussion @Claremont

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    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch

    Please join us for a lively discussion of Berkeley Public Library’s Citywide Read book, Crazy Rich Asians. A limited number of copies will be available at the branch and staff can help you request copies from other branches and through Link+. The e-book is available for immediate download from Overdrive.

  • NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: The Tragedy of Richard the Second

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

    Mar 26, Apr 4, 9 & 18 To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by William Shakespeare Starring Simon Russell Beale Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins An Almeida Theatre production Simon Russell Beale plays William Shakespeare's Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to Rialto Cinemas. This visceral new production about the limits […]

  • Faces, Places @Claremont

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

    Faces Places:  Road Trip with Legendary Filmmaker Agnes Varda and Photographer J.R. 2017/PG/ 90minutes Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie.

  • Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: Golden Age – Encore

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

    Wed, Apr 10 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE In the 1920's, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer "Mademoiselle Margot," but also the love interest of the local […]

  • Maria Kuznetsova reads from her debut novel, Oksana, Behave!

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

    "An irresistible, irrepressible comic saga. I utterly loved every page."--Anthony Marra To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of Oksana, Behave! by speaking to one of our booksellers or ordering on our website. When Oksana's family begins their new American life in Florida after emigrating from Ukraine, her physicist father delivers pizza at night to make ends meet, […]

  • Carolyn Burke presents Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury

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

    Carolyn Burke presents Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury, A captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four artists whose strong personalities, passionate feelings, and aesthetic ideals drew them together, pulled them apart, and profoundly influenced the very shape of twentieth-century art. “Intimate and exhaustively researched…offers detailed insight into one of the most important […]

  • Namwali Serpell in Conversation with Yael Goldstein Love discussing Serpell’s new novel The Old Drift

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

    Namwali Serpell in Conversation with Yael Goldstein Love discussing Serpell's new novel The Old Drift, an electrifying debut that has already garnered three starred advance reviews and accolades from multiple writers. "Recalling the work of Toni Morrison and Gabriel García Márquez as a sometimes magical, sometimes horrifically real portrait of a place, Serpell's novel goes into the […]

  • Lori Gottlieb presents Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, currently being adapted for television with Eva Longoria and ABC.

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

    Lori Gottlieb presents Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed, currently being adapted for television with Eva Longoria and ABC. "If you have even an ounce of interest in the therapeutic process, or in the conundrum of being human, you must read this book. It is wise, warm, smart […]

  • Timothy Hampton presents Bob Dylan’s Poetics: How the Songs Work

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

    Timothy Hampton presents Bob Dylan's Poetics: How the Songs Work, a close examination of Bob Dylan's songs that locates his transgressive style within a long history of modern (and modernist) art. "A truly powerful book written by one of the leading scholars of the history of poetry today. The writing is clear and intellectually most exciting: Dylan's idiosyncratic […]

  • Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

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

    In this special Maker Lab: Open Lab, we will celebrate Earth Day with local artist, Nga Tran, who will show us how to do paper weaving using recycled materials. No previous experience necessary! This program is for kids with parents, teens, and adults. Nga Tran came to the US in 1975 as a refugee from […]

  • ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Movie Viewing @Claremont

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

    "Won’t You Be My Neighbor" 2018/PG-13 /94 min Morgan Neville’s  Oscar-nominated documentary paints a portrait of the life and work of children's entertainer Fred Rogers, star of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” A former minister, Mister Rogers creatively communicated themes of empathy and acceptance. Winer of the Critic’s Choice and dozens of other awards.

  • Indie Lens Pop-Up: Charm City – FREE

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

    Indie Lens Pop-Up: Charm City Indie Lens Pop-Ups  - FREE! Filmed during three years of unparalleled violence in Baltimore, Charm City delivers a powerfully candid portrait of those on the frontlines. With grit, fury, and compassion, a group of police, citizens, community leaders and government officials grapple with the consequences of violence and try to […]

  • Jacqueline Winspear returns to read from her fifteenth Maisie Dobbs novel, The American Agent

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

    Jacqueline Winspear returns to read from her fifteenth Maisie Dobbs novel, The American Agent, in which our beloved heroine investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival. "Excellent....In Winspear's capable hands, Maisie has evolved into a deeply sympathetic character. Readers will eagerly await […]

  • Sloane Tanen reads from her novel, There’s a Word for That

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

    Sloane Tanen reads from her novel, There's a Word for That, a hilarious and moving chronicle of a wildly flawed family that comes together--in rehab, of all places--even as each member is on the verge of falling apart. "Full of intelligence and charm."--Kirkus Reviews (starred) To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of There's a Word for That by […]

  • Indie Bookstore Day!

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

    Indie Bookstore Day! Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:00am to 9:00pm

  • Groovenators @Claremont

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

    Shad Harris and the Groovenators will knock your socks off in this 90-minute Blues concert and talk. This event is free and for all music lovers. Please call 510-981-6280 for more information. Shad Harris has been performing, touring and teaching for 45 years in local and international nightclubs, world tours, community theater stages, and major […]

  • Gareth Hinds in Conversation with Pam Turner discussing his exciting new graphic novel adaptation of Homer’s epic tale,The Iliad. 

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

    "This is no mere comics adaptation of an ancient classic. Through his intricately illustrated panels, Gareth Hinds brings us The Iliad's depth, brutality, and power. A Herculean effort worthy of the original."--Gene Luen Yang, Michael L. Printz Award winner for American Born Chinese To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of The Iliad in advance by speaking to […]

  • NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: All About Eve

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

    NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: All About Eve Apr 25, 30 & May 9 7pm by Joseph L Mankiewicz adapted & directed by Ivo Van Hove starring Gillian Anderson & lily James To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go […]

  • Crazy Rich Asians- FREE MOVIE @Claremont

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    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch

    Free viewing of the movie CRAZY RICH ASIANS! When native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her boyfriend on a trip to Singapore, she is unprepared to learn that he is the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families and one of its most sought-after bachelors.

  • Great Art On Screen – Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche

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

    Wed, May 1 1pm & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche, recounts the start of the Vienna Secession, a magical art movement formed in the late 1890's for art, literature and music, in which new ideas are circulated, Freud discovers the drives of the psyche, and women begin to claim […]

  • Cartooning Workshop w/ Aaron Southerland @Claremont

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

    Come celebrate Free Comic Book Day by learning to make cartoons. This program is for all ages. Space is very limited, registration is required. Please go to https://bit.ly/2tS2ply. Aaron Southerland is a Brooklyn native, a graphic novelist, and an art mentor in the Bay Area. He is the creator of the graphic novels Strawberry Dough and Solforce.

  • EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Rembrandt

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

    To Purchase Tickets Click HERE From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated but this major show hosted by London's National Gallery and Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum was an event like no other. Given privileged access to both galleries the film documents this landmark exhibition, whilst interweaving […]

  • Orator- FREE MOVIE @Claremont Library

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

    Orator  (O Le Tulafale 2012/PG/112minutes) Small in stature and humble, Saili lives a simple life with his beloved wife and daughter in an isolated, traditional village in the islands of Samoa. Forced to protect his land and family, Saili must face his fears and seek the right to speak up for those he loves.

  • Bike to Work Day @Claremont

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

    Don’t miss our Bike to Work Energizer Station giveaways: Free bike safety checks and flat tire repair by Trek Bicycles. Delicious Dream Fluff Donuts (while supplies last). Our Bicycle Fixit station. Free  Bike to Work totebags and more!

  • Stratford Festival on Film: Coriolanus

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

    Tue, May 14 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by William Shakespeare directed by Robert Lepage starring Andre Sills "Riveting" and "jaw-dropping" - The New York Times "The greatest contemporary staging of this play that I ever have seen" - The Chicago Tribune Staged at the Stratford Festival and named on many 2018 year-end critics "best […]

  • Hunt for the Wilder People – FREE MOVIEW @Claremont Library

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

    Hunt for the Wilder People 2016/PG-13/103minutes A defiant young city kid finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. New Zealand Indigenous director Taika Waititi’s film won Best Narrative Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival and Best Film at the New Zealand Film Awards and has been […]

  • Indie Lens Pop-Up: Wrestle FREE

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

    FREE! Wrestle is an intimate, inspiring coming of age portrait of the wrestling team at Huntsville's J.O. Johnson High School, which has been on Alabama's failing schools list for many years. As they fight their way towards the State Championship, wrestlers Jailen, Jamario, Teague, and Jaquan each face injustices and challenges on and off the […]

  • FREE Disaster Preparation Discussion @Claremont Library

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

    Learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake with tips for everyone in your household. FREE Giveaways for Attendees:  Mini-Disaster Kit, Snacks, and preparedness brochures!  For all ages.

  • Mozaik Vocal Ensemble Concert @Claremont Library

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

    Join us for a free a cappella concert! Mozaik Vocal Ensemble is a Berkeley-based a cappella group of women who sing folk songs from around the world. They will be singing songs from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Mongolia, Ireland, Macedonia, and Khazakhstan.  The women of Mozaik have been making music together for many years and all […]

  • Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation launching The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits! 

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

    Ages 7 up! Jane Solomon and Tyler Schnoebelen in Conversation launching The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits!  To reserve your seat, purchase a copy of The Dictionary of Difficult Words by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does […]