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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
"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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indie Bookstore Day! Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 10:00am to 9:00pm
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 […]
"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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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.
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 […]
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." […]
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, […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
Q&A with director Catherine Butler To Purchase Tickets Click HERE American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel takes audiences into the buckle of Bible belt where a group of defiant Oklahomans are rising up to challenge deeply rooted fundamentalist Christian doctrine. Labeled as "heretics" for their beliefs and actions, they refuse to wield their faith as […]
Produced by the Emmy award-winning Banger Films, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL' BAND FROM TEXAS tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen - Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard – became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE ★★★★★ "Witty, menacing, lyrical and wild!" - Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ "As vital as ever!" - The Stage ★★★★★ "A charged emotional core ensured Swan Lake flew, and continues to fly!" - The Observer Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake comes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21st century and is 'as bold and beautiful as ever' […]
Meg Waite Clayton returns to launch The Last Train to London, a beautifully rendered novel centering on the Kindertransports that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe--and one brave woman who helped them escape to safety. "Painful and beautiful, absorbing and unforgettable. A wonderful tribute to courage, to a remarkable woman, to the ones she saved, and the ones […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses and raising money for cats in need. 10% proceeds will go to Friends of Oakland Animal Services! The NY Cat Film Festival is an exploration through film of the fascinating felines who share our lives, creating a shared audience experience that […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Bringing the joy of dog videos to the masses and raising money for dogs in need. 10% proceeds will go to Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services! The NY Dog Film Festival is an annual celebration of the love between dogs and their people, through short films from around the world […]
To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Running Wild by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. Twelve-year-old Willa and her twin brothers have survived with their father in the Alaskan wilderness for five years. But Willa knows this can't go on--they must escape.Since their mother died five years ago, Willa, her […]
Kids 4-8! Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli launch their new books Hi, Jack! and Jack Blasts Off, a funny early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog sure to delight fans of Elephant & Piggie. The always entertaining author/illustrator duo will hold forth at Mrs. Dalloway's for this special Saturday morning family event. […]
NaNoWriMo's Grant Faulkner, Rebecca Stern and Laura Bradley launch Brave the Page, the official NaNoWriMo handbook that inspires young people to tackle audacious goals and complete their creative projects. To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Brave the Page by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) […]
Wed, Sep 18 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power directed by Sam Mendes starring Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles ★★★★★ "What an astonishing evening! Engrossing play and an acting masterclass." - Guardian ★★★★★ "Theatre at its best. Sam Mendes triumphs." - Times ★★★★ "Spectacular saga magnificently performed by Simon Russell Beale, […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice fully immerses audiences in the life of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance. With the enchanting narrative voice of twice Academy Award nominee Helena Bonham Carter, cinema audiences visit places that evoke and preserve the memory of the painter, including the State Archives, the […]