Ursula Werner reads from The Good at Heart, a novel based on her great grandfather's reluctant participation in Hitler's cabinet from 1933 to 1945. "Powerfully portrays the inner struggles of ordinary people moved to do extraordinary things in the name of family, God, and country."--Booklist Based on the author’s discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning […]
Showings at 1 & 7pm For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen's Frank Bridge's Variations, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot's Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky's Russian Seasons. This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in […]
On April 4, 2017, over 180 art house movie theatres across the country in 165 cities and in 43 states, plus five locations in Canada, one in England, and one in Swedenftower will be participating collectively in a NATIONAL EVENT DAY screening of the 80's movie 1984 starring John Hurt, who sadly died last month. […]
Showings at 1 & 7pm For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen's Frank Bridge's Variations, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot's Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky's Russian Seasons. This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in […]
Launch party for her new picture book, Escargot, a charming, funny, interactive picture book that is ideal for picky eaters and animal lovers alike. Dashka Slater has written several picture books, including Baby Shoes and The Sea Serpent and Me, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. She is also an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in Newsweek, Salon, The New York Times […]
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and […]
Reading from new collections, Body, in Good Light and This Sweet Haphazard, respectively. About Erin Rodoni’s Body, in Good Light: Throughout this debut collection, Rodoni distills experience for its essence, rendered in language that is fierce, tender, penetrating in its precision, and astonishing in its turns of phrase. Whether describing “turncoat cells” of cancer, the half-smile scar […]
Edie Meidav in Conversation with Larry Bensky discussing Meidav's story collection, Kingdom of the Young. "Ambitious, original, deliciously philosophical. Kingdom of the Young invites comparison to the cronicas of Clarice Lispector and the fabulas of Italo Calvino."--Carolyn Cooke, author of Daughters of the Revolution The dynamic characters in Kingdom of the Young are searching: for adventure, work, love, absolution, better chances elsewhere. In a […]
Antonio Pappano conducts an impressive cast led by Ermonela Jaho in Puccini's deeply poignant opera. Puccini's Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular of all operas, with ravishing music and a heartbreaking story of a loving geisha deserted by a callous American husband. Much-loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first […]
Joan Frank reads from her new novel, All the News I Need, winner of the Juniper Prize for Fiction admiistered by UMass Press. "A deep dive into the heart of friendship, of memory and regret, of aging and loss... redemptive and wholly satisfying surprises...Joan Frank has gifted us with two unforgettable characters in a novel […]
"An artist's interest in gardening is to produce pictures without brushes." Anna Lea Merritt Following the smash hit Painting the Modern Garden: movement followed its own path which over a thirty-year Monet to Matisse from Season 3 comes a new film based on the hugely popular exhibition 'The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden […]
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard's brilliantly funny situation comedy, captured live from The Old Vic theatre in London. Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take […]
Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour. "A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air Sunday September 3rd 1939. At the moment Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcasts to the nation Britain's declaration of war with Germany, a senior Secret Service agent breaks […]
Bernie Peyton, Robert Lang, and Linda Mihara - Local contributors to New Expressions in Origami: Masterworks from 25 Leading Paper Artists present a beautiful overview of the most outstanding paper craft being made in the world today.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead from National Theatre London - Tuesday, May 2, & Thursday, May 4 at 7pm
Come out for a weekend of fun: Click here for Full List of Sales We have so many wonderful things planned for the Block Party: May 6th-7th Sales (1) - check out all the amazing sales and promotions at our stores Free Muppet Movie at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood at noon on Saturday Musicians 1-5 Saturday & Sunday […]
W. Kamau Bell (OFFSITE TICKETED EVENT @ STARLINE SOCIAL CLUB) presents The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6′ 4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. Tickets only at Eventbrite: $40, includes book. A very limited number of tickets available without book. […]
Come out for a weekend of fun: Click here for Full List of Sales We have so many wonderful things planned for the Block Party: May 6th-7th Sales (1) - check out all the amazing sales and promotions at our stores Free Muppet Movie at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood at noon on Saturday Musicians 1-5 Saturday & Sunday […]
FREE screening of 13th by Ava DuVernay
George Balanchine's timeless evocation of the brilliance and sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds. George Balanchine's evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic. The French Romantic music of Faure provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of 'Emeralds', while the fire of 'Rubies' comes from Stravinsky and […]
Dani Shapiro reads from Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage, the novelist's most intimate and powerful work to date: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love.
Inspired by the true life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extraordinary journey in this untold American story. Allegiance illuminates one of American history's lesser known chapters as it tells the story of Sam Kimura (George Takei, Star Trek, "Heroes"), transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self (Telly […]
Laura McBride reads from her new novel, 'Round Midnight, a story that follows the interconnected lives of four women in Las Vegas, each of whom experiences a life-changing moment at a classic casino nightclub.
Leslie Buck presents Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
FOR KIDS: Meg Fleming presents Ready, Set, Build! Get Ready for a day full of construction fun!
National Theatre Live presents Obsession - Tues, May 16 & 23 and Thurs, May 18 & 25 at 7pm Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs […]
Robert Hass presents A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry, a rousing reexamination of our most enduring mode of literature from one of our greatest living poets, who "writes prose every bit as zestful, penetrating, and sure-footed as his poetry."—Booklist
Mary Gordon reads from her new novel, There Your Heart Lies, a deeply moving novel about an American woman's experiences during the Spanish Civil War, the lessons she learned, and how her story will shape her granddaughter's path.
The Royal Ballet: The Dream/Symphonic Variations/Marguerite and Armand - Wed, May 24 at 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, […]
Ada Calhoun & T.J. Stiles in Conversation about Calhoun's essay collection, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give.
Live Music at Nabolom June 15. 4:30pm-6:30pm.
National Theatre Live : Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Tues, May 30 and June 6 & Thurs, June 1 and June 8 at 7pm Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident […]
Cornelia Nixon reads from her new novel, The Use of Fame. "Rarely has a marriage so come alive in a work of fiction. This novel has the power of intensely lived life and the authority of absolute authenticity. The sympathetic presentations of both wife and husband are beautifully drawn. So intense, beautifully written, shining with 'felt […]
June 1, 6 & 8 7pm ★★★★★ 'Imelda Staunton at her magnificent best. A first-rate revival of an astonishing play.' The Guardian by Edward Albee directed by James McDonald Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named […]
Rosalind Rosenberg reads from Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray, "a fascinating look at the incredible life of Pauli Murray, a mixed-race, transgender scholar, lawyer, activist, priest, and trailblazer who played a pivotal role in the civil rights and women's movements of the 20th century."-- The Advocate Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 7:30pm Jane […]
Adrenaline pumping, non-stop emotional roller coaster The American Dream embarks on a journey with two college bound football buddies. The two soon discover the importance of coming into their own. Keith and DJ, the teams nucleus have been friends since Pop-Warner. They dreamed about being the highlight on ESPN, on the field Keith and DJ's […]
Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback. "While bringing alive this redolent Gallic chapter of his boyhood (baguettes from the boulangerie; inkwells and laborious handwriting exercises at school), Mr. Carhart also resurrects the mood and mores of a particular window in time: the 1950s […]
Come by to meet Michael Carabetta, author of Words to Ride By: Thoughts on Bicycling, who will be on hand to sign and talk two-wheeled transport. This book is a perfect gift for the cycling dad. Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 3:00pm Notable luminaries throughout history have been inspired and humbled by the simple joy of riding […]
June 13, 15, 27 & 29 7pm ★★★★★ "Spellbindingly imaginative. A dazzling production!" - Radio Times ★★★★ "Sally Cookson's adaptation soars!" - Time Out by J.M. Barrie devised by the Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre directed by Sally Cookson All children, except one, grow up... Captured live at the National Theatre, a […]
Wed, June 14 at 7pm Free! REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find […]
Thomas Centolella presents his new poetry collection, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, selected by Edward Hirsch. As in a profound love affair, Thomas Centolella’s new poems register attraction, delight, expectations fulfilled and foiled, and moments of great feeling cherished and/or lamented. Employing the vividness of narrative without yielding to its linear strictures and overly […]
Join us to hear Thomas Lynch read the next installment from James Joyce's Ulysses. A classic depiction of exile, estrangement, paralysis, and the disintegration of a society, Ulysses records the events of one average day, June 16, 1904, in the lives of three central figures. "Ulysses will immortalize its author with the same certainty that Gargantua immortalized Rabelais, and The […]
Launch party for her new book, Claymates, a Junior Library Guild Selection. "Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are."--Booklist Meet the claymates: two balls of clay that can become anything--even best friends! What can you do with two blobs of clay? Create something amazing! But […]
Wed, June 28 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The Dream […]
Find Waldo in the Elmwood! Our third annual month-long neighborhood event begins July 1. Find Waldo in several of the stores in The Elmwood and collect a prize. Until then, come in to Mrs. Dalloway's and browse our extensive Waldo selection and sharpen your spying skills! Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 10:00am to Monday, July […]
Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 2:00pm Arnold has a plan. The evil genius Zorgo--disguised as Mr. Zachary--will never stop him. That's because Arnold is . . . SUPER SAURUS! No kindergarten in the universe can hold him. Or can it? Deborah Underwood (www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com) has written numerous picture books, including Interstellar Cinderella, Part-time Princess, and the […]
July 11, 13, 18 & 20 7pm adapted and directed by Yael Farber The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale […]
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 7:30pm Discussing Brownrigg's new novel, Pages for Her, the story of two women, Flannery and Anne, each at a personal turning point, and the circumstances that lead to their reunion. "Brownrigg . . . approaches her characters with clarity and sensitivity, capturing the nuances in the women's relationships to the people […]
Wed, July 12 1 & 7pm Wed, July 26 4pm "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" Michelangelo To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one […]
The story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant--a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of an unexpected legacy. "Radiant . . . Warmhearted . . . Grippingly readable . . . conclusion finds room for compromise and mutual fulfillment among […]
New Production! Wed, July 19 1 & 7pm Antonio Pappano conducts an all-star cast in a new production of Bellini's operatic masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi's passionate retelling of Shakespeare's great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder, conducted by Antonio Pappano. World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut […]
July 25, 27, August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 1, 3, 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdle by Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne ElliottAmerica in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, […]
Celebrating the double launch for their YA novels just releasing: When I Am Through with You ("A tense, masterful thriller that gripped me from the first page."--Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners) and Little & Lion ("Beautifully insightful, honest, and compassionate."--Nicola Yoon), respectively. These two YA authors form a Mutual Admiration Society, so what could be […]
Only 3 Screenings! Mon, Aug 14 @ 7:30pm - Subtitled Wed, Aug 16 Dubbed Sat, Aug 19 Subtitled In the vast world of anime, there are few franchises out there that match Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail. The anime debuted back in 2009 and has since become one of the most popular franchises in Japan. And like many of […]
August 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield […]
Wed, Aug 23 1 & 7pm Sat, Aug 26 12pm Nominated for five 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant look at a modern family revolving around the life of a gay man Marvin, his wife, his lover, his soon‑to‑be‑bar‑mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next […]
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast. But when the walls begin to bulge and no-body has […]
Celebrating the publication of Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook, the long-awaited memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters who recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America's most influential restaurant. When Alice Waters opened the doors of her "little French restaurant" […]
"We are in an overheated world--physically and spiritually. It is extremely powerful to read of people who have managed to escape that world, not by traveling to outer space but by heading toward reality. This is subversive in the best possible way."--Bill McKibben Buy a book to reserve your seat. Call the store 510.704.8222 […]
The winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award (his second), longlisted for the Man Booker prize, and just released in paperback. "A true leftfield wonder: Days Without End is a violent, superbly lyrical western offering a sweeping vision of America in the making, the most fascinating line-by-line first person narration I've come across in years."--Kazuo Ishiguro […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. A stick is just a stick until an elephant turns it into a flyswatter, an alligator uses it to catch prey, or a child uses a stick as a toy. Anderson shows readers how a simple stick can become a tool or a […]
"Smart and lovely stories, perceptive, compassionate, and sometimes shocking. Who are these people, so helpless in the currents that surround them? Marburg reveals their cowardice, their flaws, and their deep capacities to engage the heart.”—Roxana Robinson Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222 In this debut of extraordinary stories, notions of love and self […]
"Young readers will revel in the whimsical touches, like the peg-legged pigeon sailor and the imaginative map gracing the book's endpapers. This gorgeous, eye-opening adventure is an engrossing reading experience that proudly touts curiosity and finding friendship in kindred spirits." --Booklist (starred review) Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. In Slater's newest picture book, […]
Tickets maybe purchased at the event from the ticket table starting at noon. Please be sure to bring $30 cash/ticket and photo ID. Tasting begin at 1pm. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll in The Elmwood and sample over 70 wines! Some highlights of the wine walk: famed Berkeley-based natural winemakers Broc Cellars and Donkey & Goat […]
The author of Mother Bruce and Hotel Bruce presents a riotous sequel in Bruce's Big Move. "Higgins turns classic picture-book scenarios upside down, then wrings them for contemporary laughs."--New York Times on Mother Bruce Bring your little ones to meet Ryan Higgins and be the first on your block to own Bruce's Big Move! After the events of Hotel Bruce, our favorite curmudgeonly bear […]
New York Times bestseller - Winner of the Sophie Brody Medal - An NBCC Finalist for 2016 Award for Fiction - ALA Carnegie Medal Finalist for Excellence in Fiction - Wall Street Journal's Best Novel of the Year - A New York Times Notable Book of the Year - A Washington Post Best Book of the Year - An NPR Best Book of the Year - A SlateBest Book of the Year - A Christian Science Monitor Top […]
Meet Neka the founder of Urban Remedy. Neka will be hosting a talk about the ketogenic diet along with Dr. Geere who will be offering a complimentary InBody Composition Analysis.
We are thrilled to announce the National Theatre Live 2017 Fall 3-Play Season! Yerma by Simon Stone after Federico Garcia Lorca directed by Simon Stone starring Billie Piper Tue, Sep 26 7pm & Thu, Sep 28 7pm & Tue, Oct 3 7pm & Thu, Oct 5 7pm Follies book by James Goldman music and lyrics […]
A launch celebration and conversation about Doyle's exquisite short story collection, World Gone Missing. Mimosas, raffle prizes, and more! “Laurie Ann Doyle understands how to structure a story so that it sneaks up on you and gives you a thump that leaves you breathless—breathless with wonder.”--Catherine Brady Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store […]
Truman Capote's classic story is read by Thomas Lynch the first week of December in a Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. Join us in celebrating the holiday season. Originally published in 1956, this short story based on Capote's childhood tells of a young boy who lovingly makes fruitcakes from scratch at Christmastime with his elderly cousin. This American holiday […]
Patricia Polacco returns to Mrs. Dalloway's to present her new book, Remembering Vera, the heartwarming true story of an amazing dog who was found as a stray by the US Coast Guard, moved into the San Francisco Bay base, and became a hero and friend. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Saturday, October 7, […]
Urban Remedy will be hosting Got B12? who will offering B12 shots in our store.
Join the conversation about snipping and shaping your trees and shrubs! Buy a book (either one) to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Every pruning decision comes down to what stays and what goes. Two local tree enthusiasts present practical and artistic advice to inform and simplify the pruning conundrum. Questions welcomed. Joseph Gaglione […]
Q&A with director Civia Tamarkin BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY is a feature length documentary that examines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America. The film tells the story of women who have become collateral damage in the aggressive campaign […]
Free! CHASING TRANE is the definitive documentary film about an outside-the-box thinker with extraordinary talent whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world. This smart, passionate, thought-provoking and uplifting documentary is for anyone who appreciates the power of music to entertain, inspire and transform. Written and directed by critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker […]
Robin Sloan reads from his novel, Sourdough, the much-anticipated new work from the author of the bestselling Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her […]
Jessica Bruder stopping in on her cross-country trailer tour to sign copies of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, a revelatory work of in-depth narrative journalism about a new American workforce and a shift away from retirement as we know it. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to […]
Baby Dynamo is having an official Grand Opening Saturday, October 14th 5:00-7:00. Prizes, Raffle, Refreshments including wines from Vintage Berkeley
Join us for a Hands-On Class with you and your little Baby Dynamo (or if you’re expecting!) Taught by Zahra Kassam, a Harvard educated Montessori teacher and the founder of Monti Kids, this class will teach you why and how to incorporate Montessori at home with your baby, starting from birth. We’ll explore how to […]
Jessica Powers Launching her YA novel, Broken Circle, "a fast-paced, page-turning story!"--Skila Brown, author of Caminar. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Adam wants nothing more than to be a "normal" teen, but his reality is quickly leaking normal. Afraid to sleep because of the monster that stalks his dreams, Adam's breakdown […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Here in Berlin is a portrait of a city through snapshots, an excavation of the stories and ghosts of contemporary Berlin--its complex, troubled past still pulsing in the air as it was during World War II. Critically acclaimed novelist Cristina Garcia brings the people […]
Jennifer Egan reading from Manhattan Beach, the long-awaited, daring, and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Manhattan Beach opens in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to the house of Dexter Styles, […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, "healthcare" has replaced medicine, "providers" look at their laptops more than at their patients, and costs keep soaring, all in the ruthless pursuit of efficiency. Yet the remedy that economists and policy makers […]
Fred Sasaki & Don Share, Editors, with Poets Ari Banias and Javier Zamora Present Who Reads Poetry: 50 Views from "Poetry" Magazine. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 7:00pm Who reads poetry? We know that poets do, but what about the rest of us? When and […]
The Berkeley Firefighters Association, Local 1227 are planning on holding a boot drive, in the Elmwood, to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association(MDA). The details are as follows: Date: Saturday, October 28th Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm Location: College Ave @ Russell St Who: Off duty Berkeley Firefighters and their families Contact: Dave Gabriner (415) 596-0635, Jon Pique (510) 495-4674 The […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. In Private Gardens of the Bay Area (October 2017, The Monacelli Press), seasoned garden writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner and landscape photographer Marion Brenner celebrate the different approaches to gardening in the Bay Area and illuminate the unrivalled beauty of Northern California. In this […]
Philip Stead presents the never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children's story, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine. "Completing a story penned by arguably America's greatest author is no easy feat, but the Caldecott-winning author-illustrator (and husband-wife) team proves more than equal to the task. . . . A pensive and whimsical work that Twain would applaud."-- Kirkus, starred review In […]
We will be offering B12 shots in our store. November 4, 12pm-3pm
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.
Alison Roman presents Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes, with tastes from the book. "This is not a cookbook. It's a treasure map. Alison Roman joyously leads you to the promised land of extraordinary home cooking. Into every one of her stunningly beautiful recipes she's tucked the clues that will invariably lead you to deliciousness: keep it simple, […]
Bolshoi's awe-inspiring production of Alexei Ratmansky's revival of the 19th century exotic classic.
Wed, Nov 8 7pm & Sat, Nov 11 11am & Tue, Nov 14 7pmBased on the celebrated Off-Broadway musical: HELLO AGAIN chases 10 lost souls across 10 periods in New York City history in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love's bittersweet embrace. The pursued becomes pursuer as they slip in and out of one another's arms, spinning […]
McGuire Real Estate invites you to an evening of art, wine, and food. Universal Aesthetics of Color Art Opening, a group exhibition featuring local artists Hadley Williams, Melony Sherman, Mike Morales, Darril Tighe and Judy Shelton. The show will run from November through the end of May 2018. The public is welcome to visit our office/gallery anytime during business hours: […]
Once again we are holding a 3-day shopping spree to benefit our partnership schools. Get a head start on your holiday shopping, in person or online. We donate 20% of pretax sales back to the individual schools. Everything in the store qualifies for the benefit: kids' books, adult books, cook books, gardening books, merchandise, plants, gift certificates ... […]
From the team that brought you THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY and ST. PETER'S AND THE PAPAL BASILICAS OF ROME comes a captivating portrait of one of the greatest Renaissance artists, as well as one of the most influential in the subsequent history of modern art. Few figures in the history of […]
Indie Lens Pop-Up Free Showing! Wed, Nov 15 7pm In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, to be called Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends - Medgar Evers, Malcolm […]
Tue, Nov 21 7pm & Thu, Nov 30 7pm & Tue, Dec 5 7pm & Thu, Dec 7 7pmbook by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephan Sondheim directed by Dominic Cooke New York, 1971. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, […]