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  • February 2019

  • Sat 9

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

    Featured February 9, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 9

    Asheba’s Caribbean Music for Kids

    Featured February 9, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    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.

  • Sun 10

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

    Featured February 10, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Mon 11

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

    Featured February 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 13

    EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

    Featured February 13, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 16

    Horn From The Heart The Paul Butterfield Story

    Featured February 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Mon 18

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

    Featured February 18, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    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, […]

  • Tue 19

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

    Featured February 19, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 19

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

    Featured February 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 20

    Alan Brennert reads from Daughter of Moloka’i, the sequel to his bestselling Moloka’i.

    Featured February 20, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Alan Brennert reads from Daughter of Moloka'i, the sequel to his bestselling Moloka'i. Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 7:30pm

  • Thu 21

    NT Live 2018 Fall Season: I’m Not Running

    Featured February 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Sat 23

    Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

    Featured February 23, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    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.

  • Sat 23

    Guest Poet James Cagney

    Featured February 23, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 26

    National Theatre Live 2019 Winter to Summer 4-Play Season

    Featured February 26, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 28

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

    Featured February 28, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • March 2019

  • Sat 2

    Tech Week @BPL

    Featured March 2, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 6

    Elinor Lipman returns to celebrate the publication of Good Riddance

    Featured March 6, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Fri 15

    Ashton Applewhite OFFSITE

    Featured March 15, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    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 […]

  • Sun 17

    Kids ages 5-10! Meera Sriram

    Featured March 17, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 20

    EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Young Picasso

    Featured March 20, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 20

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

    Featured March 20, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 21

    NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

    Featured March 21, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 21

    Kurt Eichenwald presents A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir

    Featured March 21, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 27

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

    Featured March 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 28

    Family in Transition

    Featured March 28, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 30

    CatVideoFest

    Featured March 30, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 30

    Slash is turning 40!!!!

    Featured March 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - March 31, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

    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!

  • April 2019

  • Tue 2

    Indie Lens Pop-Up: The Providers

    Featured April 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 3

    Great Art On Screen: Caravaggio – The Shape of Darkness

    Featured April 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Fri 5

    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. 

    Featured April 5, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
    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, […]

  • Sun 7

    NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Allelujah!

    Featured April 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sun 7

    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    Featured April 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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, […]

  • Mon 8

    CITYWIDE READ: Crazy Rich Asians Book Club Discussion @Claremont

    Featured April 8, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    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.

  • Tue 9

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

    Featured April 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 10

    Faces, Places @Claremont

    Featured April 10, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    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.

  • Wed 10

    Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: Golden Age – Encore

    Featured April 10, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 10

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

    Featured April 10, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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, […]

  • Thu 11

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

    Featured April 11, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Fri 12

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

    Featured April 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 16

    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.

    Featured April 16, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 18

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

    Featured April 18, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 20

    Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

    Featured April 20, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 24

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

    Featured April 24, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    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.

  • Wed 24

    Indie Lens Pop-Up: Charm City – FREE

    Featured April 24, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 24

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

    Featured April 24, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Thu 25

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

    Featured April 25, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 27

    Indie Bookstore Day!

    Featured April 27, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

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

  • Sat 27

    Groovenators @Claremont

    Featured April 27, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 27

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

    Featured April 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Tue 30

    NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: All About Eve

    Featured April 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • May 2019

  • Wed 1

    Crazy Rich Asians- FREE MOVIE @Claremont

    Featured May 1, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    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.

  • Wed 1

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

    Featured May 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 4

    Cartooning Workshop w/ Aaron Southerland @Claremont

    Featured May 4, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    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.

  • Wed 8

    EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Rembrandt

    Featured May 8, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 8

    Orator- FREE MOVIE @Claremont Library

    Featured May 8, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    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.

  • Thu 9

    Bike to Work Day @Claremont

    Featured May 9, 2019 @ 7:00 am - 9:00 am
    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!

  • Tue 14

    Stratford Festival on Film: Coriolanus

    Featured May 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 15

    Hunt for the Wilder People – FREE MOVIEW @Claremont Library

    Featured May 15, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 15

    Indie Lens Pop-Up: Wrestle FREE

    Featured May 15, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sat 18

    FREE Disaster Preparation Discussion @Claremont Library

    Featured May 18, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    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.

  • Sat 18

    Mozaik Vocal Ensemble Concert @Claremont Library

    Featured May 18, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Sun 19

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

    Featured May 19, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Wed 22

    Bolshoi Ballet 2018/19 Season: Carmen Suite / Petrushka

    Featured May 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Carmen is as sensual and free-spirited as ever as she finds herself caught in a love triangle. The passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso, originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, will captivate audiences alongside Petrushka, a new creation for the Bolshoi by contemporary choreographer Edward […]

  • Wed 29

    Great Art On Screen – Water Lilies of Monet: The Magic of Water and Light

    Featured May 29, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An art-world disruptor at the turn of the 20th century whose obsession with capturing light and water broke all convention, Monet revolutionized Modern Art with his timeless masterpieces. An in-depth, exclusive tour led by Monet scholars […]

  • June 2019

  • Sat 1

    Susan Adrian & her new book Forever Neverland

    Featured June 1, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet discussing Adrian's new book, Forever Neverland, a contemporary sequel to J. M. Barrie's timeless classic Peter Pan. "A magical ode to childhood that updates the classic while keeping its flavor."--Kirkus Reviews  "One of the best representations of autism in middle grade literature. A must purchase for all children who love […]

  • Wed 5

    EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Van Gogh & Japan

    Featured June 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Wed, June 5 1 & 7pm & Wed, July 10 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "I envy the Japanese" Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo. In the exhibition on which this film is based - VAN GOGH & JAPAN at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam - one can see why. Though Vincent van […]

  • Tue 11

    Stratford Festival on Film: The Tempest

    Featured June 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tue, June 11 1pm & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by William Shakespeare directed by Antoni Cimolino starring Martha Henry "Seeing it is a joy"- Toronto Star "The real magic and grandeur come from Marth Henry as Prospero" - The New York Times "Magic is in the air" (Broadway World) in the Stratford Festival's latest production […]

  • Thu 13

    Louise Aranson presents Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life, an essential, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life.

    Featured June 13, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Louise Aranson presents Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life, an essential, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life. "In the latter years there are possibilities for joy, transcendence, and meaning, but also for just the opposite. Aronson writes like a memoirist while giving us scientific insight, philosophical wisdom, and wise counsel for a […]

  • Sun 16

    Bloomsday with Thomas Lynchreading from Chapter Ten of James Joyce’s Ulysses 

    Featured June 16, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Bloomsday with Thomas Lynch reading from Chapter Ten of James Joyce's Ulysses recalling Dublin on June 16, 1904. Join us for Guinness, Irish soda bread and cheer! Bring Dad! Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 3:00pm

  • Mon 17

    Space Phantasy Cartooning @ Claremont Branch Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 17, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Mondays 1-3pm in JUNE (17th), JULY (8th & 22nd), and AUGUST (5th) Graphic novelist and art mentor, Aaron Southerland, will hold a series of cartooning vibe sessions focused on outer space. The sessions are dedicated to the artsy students who desire to create and continue working on their own cartoon and comic characters. Aaron will […]

  • Tue 18

    What’s Up! Astronomy Talks @ Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 18, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesdays at 1pm June 11th & 18th, July 9th & 16th Ever look up at the night sky and wonder what’s all that up there? Have you been following the news about the black hole and the event horizon and would like to understand more about these phenomena and other Astronomy concepts? Join us and […]

  • Tue 18

    National Theatre Live: The Audience – Special Encore Presentation

    Featured June 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Special Encore Presentation! Tue, June 18 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE starring Tony Award® Winner Helen Mirren by Peter Morgan directed by Stephen Daldry Nominated for three Tony Awards®, The Audience sees Helen Mirren reprise her Olivier Award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II, following her Academy Award® win for the same role The […]

  • Wed 19

    Saving Face @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library – FREE MOVIE

    Featured June 19, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    June 19, 2019 - 5:30pm-7:30pm  Saving Face R/2004/97 minutes Appealing tale of a lesbian who hides her sexuality from her mother. Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang. Event Category: LGBTQ / Pride, Movie

  • Thu 20

    Maker Lab: Open Lab @Claremont

    Featured June 20, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Next event (Monthly): July 20, 2019 - 10:00am-12:00pm View all dates Claremont Branch 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

  • Mon 24

    Veggie Pasta Party @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    On Monday, June 24, at 2:00-3:00pm Chef Jillian Love is back!  Learn to make your own veggie noodles from Zucchini and two delicious sauces. Gluten, Meat  and Dairy Free. For cooks of all ages and levels of experience. Please call 510-981-6285 to reserve your space. Event Category: Food, Special

  • Tue 25

    Black Cedar performing @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 25, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join us for re-created, re-discovered, and re-imagined chamber music. Black Cedar’s accolades include multiple grants from the Zellerbach Family Foundation and the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, and an invite to the National Flute Association Convention. They have performed over 60 concerts throughout California and their critically-praised debut album, A Path Less Trod , was […]

  • Tue 25

    42nd Street – The Musical

    Featured June 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "42nd Street with Bonnie Langford is naughty, bawdy, gaudy and GLORIOUS!" - Express UK "An American classic right royally revived!" – Telegraph UK "From the costumes and choreography to the divine melodies, deliciously smart lyrics and hugely talented cast, this show has glories to spare!" – Express UK "Dazzling and deliriously joyous" - Express UK […]

  • Wed 26

    Moonlight @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library – FREE MOVIE

    Featured June 26, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    R/2016/111 minutes A young black man struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. Please call 510-981-6280 for more information about any of the films in this weekly series.  Made possible by a generous donation from the Berkeley Friends of the Library. https://www.berkeleylibraryfriends.org/

  • Fri 28

    Disaster Prep for People w/ Disabilities @Claremont

    Featured June 28, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Please join us on Friday, June 28th from 12-2pm for a presentation on disaster preparedness planning for people with disabilities and seniors. Walter Delson from Easy Does It Emergency Services will talk about disability-specific issues when planning for disasters or other emergency events. Receive a free "Go Kit" (while supplies last) with emergency supplies to […]

  • Fri 28

    Amber Hines’ Soul Soup @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 28, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Soul Soup with Amber Hines is a family style music ritual for all ages with live drum accompaniment. Come sing, dance, and play! Amber blends traditional and contemporary music that uplifts, builds social-emotional literacy, and creates community. All ages.

  • Sat 29

    FREE Movie:The Guardians @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured June 29, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join us for a screening of The Guardians on June 29th at 1:00pm as we mark Elder Abuse Awareness Month.  The Guardians is a 2017 documentary that exposes corruption within the Nevada Guardianship and Family Court system. The film shines a light on a lucrative business that drains seniors’ life-savings and robs them of their […]

  • July 2019

  • Tue 9

    What’s Up! Astronomy Talks @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured July 9, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Tuesdays at 1pm June 11th & 18th, July 9th & 16th Ever look up at the night sky and wonder what’s all that up there? Have you been following the news about the black hole and the event horizon and would like to understand more about these phenomena and other Astronomy concepts? Join us and […]

  • Wed 10

    EXHIBITION On Screen 2018/19 Season: Van Gogh & Japan

    Featured July 10, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "I envy the Japanese" Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo. In the exhibition on which this film is based - VAN GOGH & JAPAN at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam - one can see why. Though Vincent van Gogh never visited Japan it is the country that had the […]

  • Mon 15

    Moon Landing Celebration @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured July 15, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    12-1pm Crafts and board games (Spaceteam and Chronology) 1-2pm Watch NASA live webcast We will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s Moon Landing with crafting, playing board games (Spaceteam and Chronology), and then watching a live webcast from NASA on our Prowise big screen. Everyone welcome!

  • Tue 16

    What’s Up! Astronomy Talks @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured July 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tuesdays at 1pm June 11th & 18th, July 9th & 16th Ever look up at the night sky and wonder what’s all that up there? Have you been following the news about the black hole and the event horizon and would like to understand more about these phenomena and other Astronomy concepts? Join us and […]

  • Wed 17

    Brandon Brown presents The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America’s First Moon Missions

    Featured July 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Brandon Brown presents The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America's First Moon Missions, a uniquely earthbound story of space travel that follows a handful of surviving engineers from the time through their longest days, tightest deadlines, and most confounding challenges.  has captured the soul of what was arguably the most challenging and significant engineering accomplishment of the 20th century…a great read […]

  • Thu 18

    NT Live 2019 Winter to Summer Season: Small Island

    Featured July 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    July 9, 18, 23 & Aug 1 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE adapted by Helen Edmundson based on the novel by Andrea Levy directed by Rufus Norris Andrea Levy's epic, Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island bursts to new life. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live's 10th […]

  • Sat 20

    Sing Sea Chanteys @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured July 20, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Get a taste of maritime life and lore when Peter from the National Park Service leads a sea chantey sing for would- be sailors of all ages. Free.

  • Mon 22

    Space Phantasy Cartooning @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured July 22, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Mondays 1-3pm in JUNE (17th), JULY (8th & 22nd), and AUGUST (5th) Graphic novelist and art mentor, Aaron Southerland, will hold a series of cartooning vibe sessions focused on outer space. The sessions are dedicated to the artsy students who desire to create and continue working on their own cartoon and comic characters. Aaron will […]

  • Fri 26

    Magical Moonshine Puppets: The Gunniwolf @Claremont

    Featured July 26, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Little Rabbit goes into the forest to pick flowers even though her mother has warned her not to. There she meets the Gunniwolf who wants her to sing him to sleep. Everytime she stops, he wakes up and wants another song. Meanwhile, Little Rabbit's froggy friends are working on their act with hilarious results! Ages […]

  • Sun 28

    Tucker Malarkey returns to present Stronghold: One Man’s Quest to Save the World’s Wild Salmon, the story of Guido Rahr

    Featured July 28, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tucker Malarkey returns to present Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon, the story of Guido Rahr, a passionate and eccentric environmentalist who has single-mindedly dedicated his life to saving the environment, working to preserve the world's last pristine stronghold for salmon in Russia's Far East--a landscape of ecological richness and diversity that is rapidly […]

  • Tue 30

    National Theatre Live 2019/20 5-Play Season

    Featured July 30, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Season Begins with The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Sam Mendes! Season Subscriptions On Sale Now! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE We are thrilled to announce the National Theatre Live 2019/20 5-Play Season! The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power directed by Sam Mendes A Midsummer […]

  • August 2019

  • Thu 1

    The Lager Queen of Minnesota

    Featured August 1, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    J. Ryan Stradal reads from his much-anticipated The Lager Queen of Minnesota, a novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate, and the secrets of making a world-class beer, from the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest. "Warm, whimsical, incredibly well-written and infused with Stradal's signature sympathy for his characters--those everyday heroes we all know and love. […]

  • Sat 3

    Planet Bee @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured August 3, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Hands-on, educational workshops where you can meet live bees and learn about how they live and their importance to the environment. Ages 4 and up.

  • Mon 5

    Space Phantasy Cartooning @Claremont Branch, Berkeley Public Library

    Featured August 5, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Berkeley Public Library, Claremont Branch 2940 Benvenue Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States

    Mondays 1-3pm in JUNE (17th), JULY (8th & 22nd), and AUGUST (5th) Graphic novelist and art mentor, Aaron Southerland, will hold a series of cartooning vibe sessions focused on outer space. The sessions are dedicated to the artsy students who desire to create and continue working on their own cartoon and comic characters. Aaron will […]

  • Tue 6

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet – Special Encore Presentation

    Featured August 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Special Encore Presentation Tue, Aug 6 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by William Shakespeare directed by Lyndsey Turner starring Benedict Cumberbatch "This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history, and a plea for new ideas from a new generation." Variety "Benedict Cumberbatch is a blazing five-star Hamlet." […]

  • Wed 7

    Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion discussing Tilney’s new novel, The Expectations

    Featured August 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion discussing Tilney's new novel, The Expectations, "a deeply resonant, brilliantly nuanced meditation on privilege, social ambition, and the folly (and cruelty) of youth."--Kate Walbert "Alexander Tilney applies supple, panoramic prose to the deep interior of an exclusive Northeastern prep school, with arresting results: at once anthropological and visceral, […]

  • Wed 14

    Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World.

    Featured August 14, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Neil Shister in Conversation with Harley Dubois discussing Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World. "An all-in history of, and love letter to, this one-of-a-kind event. If you've been there, or want to go, you couldn't possibly find better companions than Neil Shister and his engaging book."--Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call and The Guarded Gate To […]

  • Tue 27

    Royal Shakespeare Company: Measure for Measure

    Featured August 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
    Rialto Cinemas Elmwood 2966 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Tue, Aug 27 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "To whom should I complain?" When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells […]

  • Thu 29

    Kids 12 up! Elizabeth Lim reads from Spin the Dawn

    Featured August 29, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
    Mrs. Dalloways Bookstore 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Kids 12 up! Elizabeth Lim reads from Spin the Dawn, a sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars. "Pure magic. Romance, artistry, and deep […]

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