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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bonnie Tsui & other Writers Grotto members host an interactive party/workshop inaugurating a new series for writers: LIT STARTS. Writing Action is the focus of this evening, with Foreword author Bonnie […]
Peter Dale Scott and Freeman Ng present Poetry and Terror: Politics and Poetics in Coming to Jakarta, a study at many levels of Scott's long poem Coming to Jakarta. To reserve your seat, […]
E.R. Razmipoor OFFSITE presenting The Ventriloquists, her much-anticipated debut novel inspired by true events, about a ragtag gang of journalists and resistance fighters risking everything for an elaborate scheme to undermine […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page […]
Jean Fruth & Jeff Idelson present Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin. The evening includes a presentation by photographer Jean Fruth and retiring National Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, on some of the legends in […]
L. John Harris launches his delightful new book, Café French: A Flâneur’s Guide to the Language, Lore and Food of the Paris Café. "L. John Harris's amusing and instructive book distills […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE ★★★★ Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Times, Time Out In Richard Bean's English version of Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, sex, food and money are high on the […]
Matt Maiocco, Brad Mangin & Brian Murphy present Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark, a coffee table book featuring heartfelt letters from fans of the San Francisco […]
FREE Kid Pack with Each Child Admission! To Purchase Tickets Click HERE For the first time since its original release in 1972, the Peanuts classic Snoopy, Come Home has been digitally […]
Enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll in The Elmwood and sample over 50 wines! Buy tickets online by October 4th for only $25. After October 4th, tickets will be available […]
Playing for Free at the Elmwood Wine Walk! Come check them out at from 1:30-4:30 at College & Russell
A must-see celebration of the 20th anniversary of Metallica's groundbreaking S&M concerts and album recorded with the San Francisco Symphony. See them once again perform with the Symphony as legendary […]
Prerna Lal launching Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom. Please join us for a most timely discussion. "Deeply insightful and intentionally detailed--Prerna Lal has conceived a text […]
To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge Directed by Vicky Jones ★★★★★ "Witty, filthy and supreme!" - Guardian See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC's […]
Wed, Oct 23 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE GAUGUIN IN TAHITI: PARADISE LOST traces the legendary life story of Paul Gauguin who left France for Tahiti, feverishly in […]
Lawrence Weschler presents And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks, the untold story of the famous neurologist, his own most singular patient. "The story of Lawrence Weschler's faithful […]
To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Without Her in advance by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. When her old friend Hannah doesn't show […]
Come celebrate Halloween with some trick or treating in the Elmwood. Wear a costume & pick up your treat bag and map. Pick up the map and bag at either […]
Goosebumps (2016), 103 min, PG Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, […]
Vegan Chef and cookbook author Hannah Kaminsky discusses her latest mouthwatering cookbook, Sweet Vegan Treats. There will be a cooking demonstration, book signing and goodies to eat, too. All ages […]
Please help us help the Alameda County Food Bank- collecting nutritious non-perishable food. Collecting food November 1-30th! Most Wanted items: Peanut Butter, Chili, Soups, Tuna, Bean, Canned Veggies, Canned Fruits, […]
November 2, 2019 - 1:00pm-2:00pm Claremont Branch As part of National Novel Writing Month at the Claremont Branch, Peter Goodman from Stone Bridge Press (Albany, CA), Jennifer Joseph from Manic […]
Raina Telgemeier OFFSITE TICKETED EVENT presents Guts, a true story from the bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts. Telgemeier once again brings a thoughtful, charming, and funny tale about growing up and gathering […]
Warrior Women is the story of Madonna Thunder Hawk, an American Indian Movement (AIM) leader who, in the 1970s, shaped a group of AIM activists' children - including her daughter […]
Wed, Nov 6 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Alexander Glazunov Choreography by Marius Petipa Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go […]
Please join us when Dena Spatz talks about applying data science to inform avian conservation on islands. Dr. Spatz leads a database building project of the world’s active seabird restoration […]
Oct 22, 31, Nov 5 & 7 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by William Shakespeare directed by Nicholas Hytner starring Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst, Hammed Animashaun 'The course […]
Saturday, November 9, 2019 - 10:00am to Monday, November 11, 2019 - 6:00pm Once again, Mrs. Dalloway's will reimburse all partnership schools for 17% of total pre-tax purchases made by the school community from Saturday, November […]
Saturdays October 12th, November 9th, and December 7th at 1pm Ever look up at the night sky and wonder what’s all that up there? Have you been following the news […]
Peter Jan Honigsberg launches his new book A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices of Guantánamo, containing firsthand testimonies from Guantánamo Bay, inspiring future generations to never repeat the human rights […]
Encore Just Added By Popular Demand! Mon, Nov 18 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Stefano Massini adapted by Ben Power directed by Sam Mendes starring Simon Russell Beale, Adam […]
Wed, Nov 20 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Adolphe Adam Ekaterina Krysanova & Igor Tsvirko Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky On the bazaar square of Andrinopolis, the Pacha is […]
Elaine Sciolino in Conversation with Thad Carhart (and introduced by L. John Harris) discussing Sciolino's new book The Seine: The River that Made Paris. A soulful, transformative voyage along the […]
Spencer Grey's magic shows are high-energy and include audience participation, visual illusions, and original magic. Kids, teens, and adults alike will be amazed! Ages 5 and up.
Elmwood Holiday Family Matinees FREE with VOUCHER!The Muppet Movie Sat, Nov 30 11am An American Tail Sat, Dec 7 11am The Polar Express Sat, Dec 14 11am A Christmas Story Sat, Dec 21 11amJoin […]
Join us for fruitcake and cheer in this annual Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 7:30pm First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Capote about his […]
Encores Just Added By Overwhelming Popular Demand! Tue, Nov 19 7pm Wed, Dec 4 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge Directed by Vicky Jones ★★★★★ "Witty, […]
Nov 12, 14, Dec 3 & 5 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Simon Woods directed by Simon Godwin starring Lindsay Duncan, Alex Jennings Hansard; noun The official report of all […]
FREE with VOUCHER! An American Tail Sat, Dec 7 11am The Polar Express Sat, Dec 14 11am A Christmas Story Sat, Dec 21 11amJoin us this holiday season for these classic family films!FREE […]
Wed, Nov 13 1 & 7pm Wed, Dec 11 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death: for the first time ever, all of Leonardo's paintings […]
Join us this holiday season for these classic family films! FREE with VOUCHER! The Polar Express Sat, Dec 14 11am A Christmas Story Sat, Dec 21 11am FREE with VOUCHER available […]
Come to Timeless and take a picture of Santa with your pet! Donations will be accepted for an animal rescue foundation.
Sat, Dec 14 1pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich On Christmas Eve, the mysterious Drosselmeyer brings a Nutcracker doll as a gift for his […]
Come stroll on College Ave. with neighbors & merchants families, children, all ages welcome. Song sheets provided Meet in front of Sweet Dreams Candy Wed. Dec. 18th 6-8pm & […]
Come stroll on College Ave. with neighbors & merchants families, children, all ages welcome. Song sheets provided Meet in front of Sweet Dreams Candy Wed. Dec. 18th 6-8pm & Fri. […]
FREE with VOUCHER! Join us this holiday season for these classic family film! A Christmas Story Sat, Dec 21 11am FREE with VOUCHER available at Elmwood merchants: A Cuppa Tea, Baker & Commons, […]
This amazing bunch of trees will be tap dancing through the streets and stores of the Elmwood. Come out and see this merry bunch. Saturday Dec. 21st 2-4pm tapping through […]
The amazing Squandering Minstrels will be playing music in front of in front Bill's Trading Post & Gem Gallery
Mon, Dec 16 1 & 7pm Wed, Jan 8 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "One of the finest films EVER about a great musician" - Observer In Search of Beethoven addresses the […]
Dec 10, 12, 17 & Jan 9 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Noël Coward directed by Matthew Warchus starring Andrew Scott Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC's Sherlock, Fleabag) […]
Wed, Dec 16, 2020 1 & 7pm Wed, Jan 6, 2020 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "High class and wonderful, Concerto demands to be seen!" - Gramophone "You'll hear Beethoven as if […]
Tickets $12 advance at Mrs. Dalloway's or through brownpapertickets.com. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 7:30pm In 2014, Ian Haney López in Dog Whistle Politics named and explained the coded racial appeals exploited […]
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. […]
Wed, Jan 29 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE New Production! Adophe Adam Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky The young peasant girl Giselle dies of a broken heart when she […]
Wednesday, January 29 - 7:00pm OFFSITE TICKETED EVENT In conversation with Judy Campbell discussing Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity. The award-winning journalist […]
George Lakey Workshop with Kazu Haga OFFSITE conducts a workshop based on his most recent book, How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning, with Kazu Haga, founder of the […]
Encore Just Added By Overwhelming Popular Demand! Thu, Jan 23 7pm Thu, Feb 6 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge Directed by Vicky Jones BBC's […]
Wed, Jan 22 1 & 7pm Wed, Feb 12 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "Outstanding. A must-see film!" - Chicago Sun-Times Made to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, In Search […]
Jan 21, 30, Feb 4 & 13 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE by Arthur Miller starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman directed by Jeremy Herrin ★★★★★ "A thrill to watch!" - Telegraph […]
Joan Frank Doubleheader! Joan Frank launches two prize-winning new books: Where You're All Going, a quartet of novellas, winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, and Try to Get […]
Sat, Feb 22 & Sun, Feb 23 1pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Bringing the joy of cat videos to the masses and raising money for cats in need. A portion […]
Wed, Feb 26 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he […]
Elizabeth Tallent launches Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism, her bold and brilliant exploration of the ferocious desire for perfection which has shaped her writing life as well as her rich, dramatic, […]
In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell—host of public radio’s award-winning program and podcast Cultivating Place—introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, […]
The astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her […]
Elmwood Art & Music 2020 May 30th – June 7th ARTISTS AMONG US Artists are such an important part of all of our lives, in their passion, growth, and determination […]
Tue, Mar 3 1 & 7pm Tue, Mar 24 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "Gripping!" - The Times "Outstanding!" - Chicago Sun Times "A masterpiece!" - Sydney Morning Herald "A directional coup - inventively filmed and […]
Wed, Mar 4 1 & 7pm Wed, Mar 25 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Exploring one of the most highly original and popular artists of recent years - the grandson […]
Wed, Apr 1 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Sergei Prokofiev Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Despite each of their families being merciless enemies, Romeo […]
Jane Hirshfield reads from her new volume of poetry Ledger, a book of personal, ecological, and political reckoning from the internationally renowned poet named "among the modern masters" (Washington Post). From one of […]
Bonnie Tsui presents Why We Swim, "a beautifully written love letter to water and a fascinating story" (Rebecca Skloot). To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Why We Swim by speaking […]
Elizabeth Wetmore in Conversation with Sylvia Brownriggdiscussing Wetmore's marvelous debut novel, Valentine. Friday, April 17, 2020 - 7:30pm
Wed, Apr 8 1 & 7pm Tue, Apr 21 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Highlighting artists such as Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Leonardo, El Greco, and many more including contemporary artists Mark […]
Wed, Apr 29 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Gabriel Faure, Igor Stravinsky and Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography by George Balanchine This opulent triptych was inspired by Balanchine's visit […]
Wed, Apr 15 1 & 7pm Wed, May 6 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE "Joyous, thrilling, informative, accessible!" - Empire "An ideal introduction to one of the greatest composers of his time!" - BBC […]
Wed, July 15 1 & 7pm Wed, July 29 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE A highly researched and visually spectacular feature-length film on this 21st-century female icon! This highly engaging […]
Next Friday, 8/28. 7:00 PM, PST. Because: there's zero chance you have a cooler Friday night planned! Because: these are 2-4 of the most exciting bottles you'll try in 2020. (If not, please tell […]
Play anytime during the month of OCTOBER! We’ve put together a safe socially-distanced scavenger hunt everyone can enjoy. Letters have been hidden in 28 store windows in the Elmwood. Get […]
BYOF (Bring Your Own Fruitcake) and settle in for this traditional Mrs. Dalloway's event. This year it will be a bit different, like everything else: We will host our dear […]
For the whole month - come out and play: December 7th - January 3rd We have created a safe socially-distanced window game for all ages. Complete the game and be […]
Vintage Berkeley Event: On January 14th we're hosting author Kevin Begos to discuss his book Tasting the Past while we drink some of the wines he mentions therein. (You can get a white, a red, […]
On January 21st Vintage Berkeley is hosting Jonathan Lethem, one of America's greatest writers (Motherless Brooklyn, et many al) to discuss his book The Arrest while we drink wines paired to the book! (You can […]
On January 28th we're hosting TV critic and Elmwood fanatic Tim Goodman to discuss his and my favorite television show of the last few years: Patriot. Here's the idea: watch Season One in the next […]
Come out during the day on Saturday, October 28th from 12-5pm for some Trick-or-Treating Wear a costume, Pickup a treat bag and map at Your Basic Bird (2940 College Ave).
Sat. Oct 28th 5:30-9pm, movie at 6:30pm. Grab your movie night dinner special from an Elmwood restaurant, bring a chair & watch "Monster House" in the parking lot behind Vintage […]