Come by to meet Michael Carabetta, author of Words to Ride By: Thoughts on Bicycling, who will be on hand to sign and talk two-wheeled transport. This book is a perfect gift […]
June 13, 15, 27 & 29 7pm ★★★★★ "Spellbindingly imaginative. A dazzling production!" - Radio Times ★★★★ "Sally Cookson's adaptation soars!" - Time Out by J.M. Barrie devised by the Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre directed by Sally Cookson All children, except one, grow up... Captured live at the National Theatre, a […]
Wed, June 14 at 7pm Free! REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find […]
Thomas Centolella presents his new poetry collection, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, selected by Edward Hirsch. As in a profound love affair, Thomas Centolella’s new poems register attraction, delight, […]
Join us to hear Thomas Lynch read the next installment from James Joyce's Ulysses. A classic depiction of exile, estrangement, paralysis, and the disintegration of a society, Ulysses records the events of […]
Launch party for her new book, Claymates, a Junior Library Guild Selection. "Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are."--Booklist Meet […]
Wed, June 28 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The Dream […]
Find Waldo in the Elmwood! Our third annual month-long neighborhood event begins July 1. Find Waldo in several of the stores in The Elmwood and collect a prize. Until then, […]
Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 2:00pm Arnold has a plan. The evil genius Zorgo--disguised as Mr. Zachary--will never stop him. That's because Arnold is . . . SUPER SAURUS! No […]
July 11, 13, 18 & 20 7pm adapted and directed by Yael Farber The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale […]
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 7:30pm Discussing Brownrigg's new novel, Pages for Her, the story of two women, Flannery and Anne, each at a personal turning point, and the circumstances that […]
Wed, July 12 1 & 7pm Wed, July 26 4pm "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" Michelangelo To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one […]
The story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant--a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of […]
New Production! Wed, July 19 1 & 7pm Antonio Pappano conducts an all-star cast in a new production of Bellini's operatic masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi's passionate retelling of Shakespeare's great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder, conducted by Antonio Pappano. World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut […]
July 25, 27, August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 1, 3, 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdle by Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne ElliottAmerica in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, […]
Celebrating the double launch for their YA novels just releasing: When I Am Through with You ("A tense, masterful thriller that gripped me from the first page."--Kara Thomas, author of The […]
Only 3 Screenings! Mon, Aug 14 @ 7:30pm - Subtitled Wed, Aug 16 Dubbed Sat, Aug 19 Subtitled In the vast world of anime, there are few franchises out there that match Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail. The anime debuted back in 2009 and has since become one of the most popular franchises in Japan. And like many of […]
August 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield […]
Wed, Aug 23 1 & 7pm Sat, Aug 26 12pm Nominated for five 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant look at a modern family revolving around the life of a gay man Marvin, his wife, his lover, his soon‑to‑be‑bar‑mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next […]
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, […]
Celebrating the publication of Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook, the long-awaited memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters who recalls the circuitous road and […]
"We are in an overheated world--physically and spiritually. It is extremely powerful to read of people who have managed to escape that world, not by traveling to outer space […]
The winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award (his second), longlisted for the Man Booker prize, and just released in paperback. "A true leftfield wonder: Days Without End is a violent, […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. A stick is just a stick until an elephant turns it into a flyswatter, an alligator uses it […]
"Smart and lovely stories, perceptive, compassionate, and sometimes shocking. Who are these people, so helpless in the currents that surround them? Marburg reveals their cowardice, their flaws, and their deep capacities to […]
"Young readers will revel in the whimsical touches, like the peg-legged pigeon sailor and the imaginative map gracing the book's endpapers. This gorgeous, eye-opening adventure is an engrossing reading experience that proudly […]
Tickets maybe purchased at the event from the ticket table starting at noon. Please be sure to bring $30 cash/ticket and photo ID. Tasting begin at 1pm. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll in The Elmwood and sample over 70 wines! Some highlights of the wine walk: famed Berkeley-based natural winemakers Broc Cellars and Donkey & Goat […]
The author of Mother Bruce and Hotel Bruce presents a riotous sequel in Bruce's Big Move. "Higgins turns classic picture-book scenarios upside down, then wrings them for contemporary laughs."--New York Times on Mother Bruce Bring your little […]
New York Times bestseller - Winner of the Sophie Brody Medal - An NBCC Finalist for 2016 Award for Fiction - ALA Carnegie Medal Finalist for Excellence in Fiction - Wall Street Journal's Best Novel of […]
Meet Neka the founder of Urban Remedy. Neka will be hosting a talk about the ketogenic diet along with Dr. Geere who will be offering a complimentary InBody Composition Analysis.
We are thrilled to announce the National Theatre Live 2017 Fall 3-Play Season! Yerma by Simon Stone after Federico Garcia Lorca directed by Simon Stone starring Billie Piper Tue, Sep 26 7pm & Thu, Sep 28 7pm & Tue, Oct 3 7pm & Thu, Oct 5 7pm Follies book by James Goldman music and lyrics […]
A launch celebration and conversation about Doyle's exquisite short story collection, World Gone Missing. Mimosas, raffle prizes, and more! “Laurie Ann Doyle understands how to structure a story so that it sneaks […]
Truman Capote's classic story is read by Thomas Lynch the first week of December in a Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. Join us in celebrating the holiday season. Originally published in 1956, […]
Patricia Polacco returns to Mrs. Dalloway's to present her new book, Remembering Vera, the heartwarming true story of an amazing dog who was found as a stray by the US Coast Guard, moved into […]
Urban Remedy will be hosting Got B12? who will offering B12 shots in our store.
Join the conversation about snipping and shaping your trees and shrubs! Buy a book (either one) to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Every pruning decision comes down to […]
Q&A with director Civia Tamarkin BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY is a feature length documentary that examines how women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America. The film tells the story of women who have become collateral damage in the aggressive campaign […]
Free! CHASING TRANE is the definitive documentary film about an outside-the-box thinker with extraordinary talent whose boundary-shattering music continues to impact and influence people around the world. This smart, passionate, thought-provoking and uplifting documentary is for anyone who appreciates the power of music to entertain, inspire and transform. Written and directed by critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker […]
Robin Sloan reads from his novel, Sourdough, the much-anticipated new work from the author of the bestselling Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Lois […]
Jessica Bruder stopping in on her cross-country trailer tour to sign copies of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, a revelatory work of in-depth narrative journalism about a new American workforce and a shift away from retirement as we know it. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to […]
Baby Dynamo is having an official Grand Opening Saturday, October 14th 5:00-7:00. Prizes, Raffle, Refreshments including wines from Vintage Berkeley
Join us for a Hands-On Class with you and your little Baby Dynamo (or if you’re expecting!) Taught by Zahra Kassam, a Harvard educated Montessori teacher and the founder of Monti Kids, this class will teach you why and how to incorporate Montessori at home with your baby, starting from birth. We’ll explore how to […]
Jessica Powers Launching her YA novel, Broken Circle, "a fast-paced, page-turning story!"--Skila Brown, author of Caminar. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Adam wants nothing more than […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Here in Berlin is a portrait of a city through snapshots, an excavation of the stories and ghosts of […]
Jennifer Egan reading from Manhattan Beach, the long-awaited, daring, and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, "healthcare" has replaced medicine, "providers" look at their […]
Fred Sasaki & Don Share, Editors, with Poets Ari Banias and Javier Zamora Present Who Reads Poetry: 50 Views from "Poetry" Magazine. Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the […]
The Berkeley Firefighters Association, Local 1227 are planning on holding a boot drive, in the Elmwood, to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association(MDA). The details are as follows: Date: Saturday, October 28th Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm Location: College Ave @ Russell St Who: Off duty Berkeley Firefighters and their families Contact: Dave Gabriner (415) 596-0635, Jon Pique (510) 495-4674 The […]
Buy a book to reserve your seat! Call the store 510.704.8222. In Private Gardens of the Bay Area (October 2017, The Monacelli Press), seasoned garden writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner […]
Philip Stead presents the never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children's story, The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine. "Completing a story penned by arguably America's greatest author is no easy feat, but the Caldecott-winning […]
We will be offering B12 shots in our store. November 4, 12pm-3pm
It's not too early to be making summer plans for kids! Meet Kent Collard, Director, see a slideshow about one of California's oldest summer camps located in the Trinity Alps.
Alison Roman presents Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes, with tastes from the book. "This is not a cookbook. It's a treasure map. Alison Roman joyously leads you to the promised land of […]
Bolshoi's awe-inspiring production of Alexei Ratmansky's revival of the 19th century exotic classic.
Wed, Nov 8 7pm & Sat, Nov 11 11am & Tue, Nov 14 7pmBased on the celebrated Off-Broadway musical: HELLO AGAIN chases 10 lost souls across 10 periods in New York City history in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love's bittersweet embrace. The pursued becomes pursuer as they slip in and out of one another's arms, spinning […]
McGuire Real Estate invites you to an evening of art, wine, and food. Universal Aesthetics of Color Art Opening, a group exhibition featuring local artists Hadley Williams, Melony Sherman, Mike Morales, Darril Tighe and Judy Shelton. The show will run from November through the end of May 2018. The public is welcome to visit our office/gallery anytime during business hours: […]
Once again we are holding a 3-day shopping spree to benefit our partnership schools. Get a head start on your holiday shopping, in person or online. We donate 20% of pretax sales back to the individual schools. Everything in the store qualifies for the benefit: kids' books, adult books, cook books, gardening books, merchandise, plants, gift certificates ... […]
From the team that brought you THE VATICAN MUSEUMS, FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY and ST. PETER'S AND THE PAPAL BASILICAS OF ROME comes a captivating portrait of one of the greatest Renaissance artists, as well as one of the most influential in the subsequent history of modern art. Few figures in the history of […]
Indie Lens Pop-Up Free Showing! Wed, Nov 15 7pm In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, to be called Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends - Medgar Evers, Malcolm […]
Tue, Nov 21 7pm & Thu, Nov 30 7pm & Tue, Dec 5 7pm & Thu, Dec 7 7pmbook by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephan Sondheim directed by Dominic Cooke New York, 1971. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, […]
Come out on Saturday November 25th and enjoy all our wonderful small businesses! We are celebrating Shop Small Saturday with AMEX, we would love for you to join us!
Wed, Nov 29 1 & 7pm French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot’s vibrant and hilarious staging.
Enjoy a festive evening of shopping and strolling through the Elmwood with special seasonal promotions.
"The wines of La Clarine are defiant and different, and are helping to rewrite the story of the Sierras." - Jon Bonné, SF Chronicle "La Clarine makes wines that are alive in the glass. I love their minimalist approach in the vineyard and the cellar, and I've loved every single one of their wines." -Eric […]
We will be offering B12 shots in our store. December 2, 12pm-3pm
Truman Capote's classic story is read by Thomas Lynch the first week of December in a Mrs. Dalloway's tradition. Join us in celebrating the holiday season. Originally published in 1956, […]
Wed, Dec 6 1 & 7pm , Wed, Jan 10 4pm An immersive journey into the life and art of Venice's famous view-painter, Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. This film offers the chance to step inside two official royal residences - Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle - to learn more about the artist. Guided […]
Enjoy a festive evening of shopping and strolling through the Elmwood with special seasonal promotions.
Tue, Dec 5 & Thu, Dec 7 @ 7pm book by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephan Sondheim directed by Dominic Cooke New York, 1971. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a […]
Taste seven wines from the biodynamic producer from France's Jura region we've declared our Greatest Single Astonishment of 2017. Sandwiched between Burgundy and the Swiss alps, the Jura is France's smallest wine region... and responsible for some of the most idiosyncratic and delicious wines in the world. This "new" (to us) Jurassic producer properly blew […]
SATURDAY DECEMBER 9th Noon - 2:00 2940 College Avenue in front of YOUR BASIC BIRD TROMBONGA, the trombone quartet, swings back to the Elmwood for a session of mellow holiday jazz arrangements and some savory jazz standards. The unit has been performing for about twenty years at venues like bookstores, area libraries and selected cafes […]
Santa will be at Baby Dynamo Sunday, December 10th 11:00-4:00 for pictures
Tue, Dec 12 7pm & Thu, Dec 14 7pm & Tue, Dec 19 7pm & Thu, Dec 21 7pm by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman A new comedy from the team behind One Man, Two Guvnors directed by Nicholas Hytner Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello, Hamlet) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) […]
Enjoy a festive evening of shopping and strolling through the Elmwood with special seasonal promotions.
Wed, Dec 20 1 & 7pm Christmas would not be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her Nutcracker prince! Danced by the Bolshoi's principals.
Enjoy a festive evening of shopping and strolling through the Elmwood with special seasonal promotions.
Available month at Urban Remedy on the 1st Saturday of the month: 12-3pm
An immersive journey into the life and art of Venice's famous view-painter, Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. This film offers the chance to step inside two official royal residences - Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle - to learn more about the artist. Guided by Royal Collection Trust curators and the world's leading experts […]
Launching Shames's new Samuel Craddock mystery, A Reckoning in the Back Country. Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 7:30pm When Lewis Wilkins, a physician with a vacation home in Jarrett Creek, is […]
Wed, Jan 24 1 & 7pm & Wed, Feb 7 4pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE Widely considered Britain's most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide. Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions […]
"A powerful and moving story of travel, mountain culture and human relationships. His writing is sensitive, insightful, and unsparing and reveals the complex and tenuous lives of migrant people and […]
Wed, Jan 31 1 & 7pm To Purchase Tickets Click HERE A fresh re-telling of the tragically romantic tale.
Joe Riis OFFSITE @ BROWER CENTER "Animals don’t see boundaries or borders. Their quest for food and shelter is instinctual, and I hope my images help people understand and experience […]
Encore Added by Popular Demand! book by James Goldman music and lyrics by Stephan Sondheim directed by Dominic Cooke New York, 1971. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing […]
In this brilliant essay collection, Jane Anne Staw invites the reader to journey with her as she discovers how to shift her gaze to small--and finds her way out of […]
Live music of Jenna Rolf! Come out and enjoy food and drink and some great music by Jenna Mammina-Rolf Sturm http://www.jenna-rolf.com/
Available month at Urban Remedy on the 1st Saturday of the month: 12-3pm
Widely considered Britain's most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide. Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. […]
Come join the Poetry Circle, as we take turns sharing poetry in a reading circle.
Q&A with Directors Kate McIntyre Clere and Mick McIntyre along with Lauren Ornelas (Food is Power) and Jennifer Fearing (Fearless Advocacy)! This groundbreaking film reveals the truth surrounding Australia's love-hate relationship with its beloved icon. The kangaroo image is proudly used by top companies, sports teams and as tourist souvenirs, yet when they hop across the […]
The Claremont Branch of the Berkeley Public Library will host the Yee’s Martial Arts—Chinese New Year Lion Dance. All ages welcome.
The symmetrical, exuberant heart is everywhere: it gives shape to candy, pendants, the frothy milk on top of a cappuccino, and much else. How can we explain the ubiquity […]
Oliver James' Launch party for Birds of Berkeley, James's charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley. Sunday February 11th at 2pm at Mrs. Dalloway's "More than […]
Indie Lens Pop-Up Free Showing! Wed, Feb 14 7pm Tell Them We Are Rising explores the pivotal role historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played over the course of 150 years in American history, culture, and identity. This film reveals the rich history of HBCUs and the power of higher education to transform lives […]
Wed, Feb 21 7pm The passionately-charged "The Lady of the Camellias" starring prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova.
To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of The Less Is More Garden by talking to one of our booksellers (510) 704-8222 or placing an order via our online store. Small […]
On November 29, 2002, one year after the passing of George Harrison, Olivia Harrison and longtime friend Eric Clapton organized a performance tribute in his honor. Held at London's Royal Albert Hall, the momentous evening featured George's songs, and music he loved, performed by a lineup that included Clapton, Joe Brown, Dhani Harrison, Jools Holland, […]