May 2013
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
08:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Sacred Space
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A journey or pilgrimage to a sacred place lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice. The third and final rotation of Himalayan Pilgrimage explores the theme of sacred space with two large mandala paintings representing a cosmology of the deity Hevajra, displayed alongside images of the Buddha and of historic teachers of various Tibetan orders. $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
07:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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Ackley-McDonas-Stackpole Trio
08:00 PM - 09:00 PM
The Berkeley Art Festival presents Ackley-McDonas-Stockpole Trio (Bruce Ackley, soprano saxophone; Thollem McDonas, piano; Karen Stackpoe (gongs & percussion), and the Michael Vlatkovich Quintet. ...More
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By and By
08:00 PM
written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Daniel Cainer's, The Jewish Chronicles
08:00 PM
London based songwriter returns to The marsh, Berkeley after a sell out show last year. Daniel's story-songs of Jewish life and identity have been captivating audiences in the UK, Europe, Australia and he is a regular at the Edinburgh Festival. Tales of feuding tailors, a cocaine-addicted rabbi, Israel and Palestine, a young Jewish woman who joins a fundamentalist Christian sect in ...More
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Sacred Space
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A journey or pilgrimage to a sacred place lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice. The third and final rotation of Himalayan Pilgrimage explores the theme of sacred space with two large mandala paintings representing a cosmology of the deity Hevajra, displayed alongside images of the Buddha and of historic teachers of various Tibetan orders. $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming (1850-2013)
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The exhibit highlights the farms, dairies, nurseries, and orchards that dotted Berkley's land in the early days and chronicles the continued importance of agriculture today with the community garden and urban farm movements. Through photographs, maps, objects, and first-hand accounts, it follows Berkeley's transition from a rural territory in the 19th century to a residential, educational, and manufacturing community in the 20th ...More
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Plants of the World Garden Tour
01:30 PM
Explore the Garden's incredible diversity of plants from six continents, including environments as diverse as deserts, tropical forests, redwood forests, and wetlands. Each tour is a unique experience focused on plants at their seasonal best, a variety of themes, and your interests ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
02:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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By and By
08:00 PM
written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
08:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
08:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
Friday, May 24th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Sacred Space
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A journey or pilgrimage to a sacred place lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice. The third and final rotation of Himalayan Pilgrimage explores the theme of sacred space with two large mandala paintings representing a cosmology of the deity Hevajra, displayed alongside images of the Buddha and of historic teachers of various Tibetan orders. $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming (1850-2013)
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The exhibit highlights the farms, dairies, nurseries, and orchards that dotted Berkley's land in the early days and chronicles the continued importance of agriculture today with the community garden and urban farm movements. Through photographs, maps, objects, and first-hand accounts, it follows Berkeley's transition from a rural territory in the 19th century to a residential, educational, and manufacturing community in the 20th ...More
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Trumer Pils 'Bike-In Movie Night'
07:30 PM
Trumer Pils in Berkeley is hosting a bike-in movie night, screening Premium Rush, the bicycle messenger action movie set in New York City starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Proceeds from the event will benefit the East Bay Bike Coalition. In addition to the feature film, there will be food trucks as well as popcorn, sodas and, of course, Trumer Pils available for purchase. ...More
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By and By
08:00 PM
written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
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The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
08:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Sacred Space
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A journey or pilgrimage to a sacred place lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice. The third and final rotation of Himalayan Pilgrimage explores the theme of sacred space with two large mandala paintings representing a cosmology of the deity Hevajra, displayed alongside images of the Buddha and of historic teachers of various Tibetan orders. $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Our Many Cultures, exhibit
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This show brings together artwork that depicts the many cultures we have in our Country and in the world. We have a bit of American culture with Disney the Jazz scene, and then the many cultures visited by our artists as they traveled around the world which they present in many different mediums: Paintings in acrylic,water color, and oil; ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming (1850-2013)
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The exhibit highlights the farms, dairies, nurseries, and orchards that dotted Berkley's land in the early days and chronicles the continued importance of agriculture today with the community garden and urban farm movements. Through photographs, maps, objects, and first-hand accounts, it follows Berkeley's transition from a rural territory in the 19th century to a residential, educational, and manufacturing community in the 20th ...More
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Plants of the World Garden Tour
01:30 PM
Explore the Garden's incredible diversity of plants from six continents, including environments as diverse as deserts, tropical forests, redwood forests, and wetlands. Each tour is a unique experience focused on plants at their seasonal best, a variety of themes, and your interests ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
02:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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By and By
08:00 PM
written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
08:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
08:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
Sunday, May 26th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Sacred Space
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
A journey or pilgrimage to a sacred place lies at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice. The third and final rotation of Himalayan Pilgrimage explores the theme of sacred space with two large mandala paintings representing a cosmology of the deity Hevajra, displayed alongside images of the Buddha and of historic teachers of various Tibetan orders. $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
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Our Many Cultures, exhibit
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This show brings together artwork that depicts the many cultures we have in our Country and in the world. We have a bit of American culture with Disney the Jazz scene, and then the many cultures visited by our artists as they traveled around the world which they present in many different mediums: Paintings in acrylic,water color, and oil; ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Architectural Tour of the Berkeley City Club
01:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Architectural Tour: The Berkeley City Club offers free docent tours of pioneering architect Julia Morgan’s Mediterranean/Gothic “little castle”. Tours take place every fourth Sunday of every month except December. No reservation necessary. ...More
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Plants of the World Garden Tour
01:30 PM
Explore the Garden's incredible diversity of plants from six continents, including environments as diverse as deserts, tropical forests, redwood forests, and wetlands. Each tour is a unique experience focused on plants at their seasonal best, a variety of themes, and your interests ...More
-
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
02:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
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By and By
05:00 PM
Imagine that you're a newlywed and madly in love. Suddenly your partner is killed in a tragic accident. Now image you are the leading doctor in the science of human cloning. What might you do? This World Premiere by one of America's most exciting young writers is a sci-fi thriller, full of moral conundrums. ...More
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The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
05:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
07:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
-
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
07:00 PM
Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Action, adventure, emotion and awe. Expect that and more when Mark Wing-Davey brings a nimble take on Shakespeare to Berkeley Rep. The Obie-Award-winning director served up such diverse works as Mad Forest, The Beaux Stratagem and 36 Views. Now he delivers a riveting look at Pericles, Prince of Tyre. A virtuous man clings ...More
Monday, May 27th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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USS Hornet Museum 'Memorial Day Cermony'
01:00 PM
The USS Hornet Museum will recognize veterans during a special Memorial Day ceremony on board the aircraft carrier. The ceremony and parade will begin at 1:00 pm. Musical performances featuring The Hornet Band and The Young American Patriots Fife & Drum Corps will begin at 11:00 am. Before and after the ceremony, visitors are invited to explore the many decks of the ...More
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Our Many Cultures, exhibit
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This show brings together artwork that depicts the many cultures we have in our Country and in the world. We have a bit of American culture with Disney the Jazz scene, and then the many cultures visited by our artists as they traveled around the world which they present in many different mediums: Paintings in acrylic,water color, and oil; ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Greek Theatre: Mumford and Sons
06:00 PM
Mumford and Sons. Michael Kiwanuka. Mystery Jets. -- SOLD OUT ...More
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By and By
07:00 PM
Written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Dine Out for Edible Education
09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Berkeley Dine Out is a citywide fundraiser to support Berkeley Unified School District's gardening and cooking progra, which will lose funding for 14 school gardening and cooking programs this fall. Participating restaurants will donate a percentage of their profits for that day. Participating restaurants in Downtown Berkeley include: Almare Gelato Italiano, Brazil Fresh Squeeze Cafe, Cafe Clem, Comal, East ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
-
Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
-
Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
-
Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
-
Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
-
Our Many Cultures, exhibit
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This show brings together artwork that depicts the many cultures we have in our Country and in the world. We have a bit of American culture with Disney the Jazz scene, and then the many cultures visited by our artists as they traveled around the world which they present in many different mediums: Paintings in acrylic,water color, and oil; ...More
-
Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming (1850-2013)
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The exhibit highlights the farms, dairies, nurseries, and orchards that dotted Berkley's land in the early days and chronicles the continued importance of agriculture today with the community garden and urban farm movements. Through photographs, maps, objects, and first-hand accounts, it follows Berkeley's transition from a rural territory in the 19th century to a residential, educational, and manufacturing community in the 20th ...More
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Plants of the World Garden Tour
01:30 PM
Explore the Garden's incredible diversity of plants from six continents, including environments as diverse as deserts, tropical forests, redwood forests, and wetlands. Each tour is a unique experience focused on plants at their seasonal best, a variety of themes, and your interests ...More
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Greek Theatre: Mumford and Sons
06:00 PM
With guests: Michael Kiwanuka, Mystery Jets. -- SOLD OUT ...More
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By and By
07:00 PM
Written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
-
The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
08:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
Friday, May 31st, 2013
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A Dog's Journey as Man's Best Friend, exhibition
09:00 AM
This exhibition is brought to the community through a joint partnership of Expressions Gallery and The City of Berkeley Office of Economic Development. Storefronts of South Berkeley Show: For information about the window display or for purchase of artwork, contact: Rinna B. Flohr at Expressions Gallery. Opening Party for the Artists and Community, March 24th, 1:00-3:00 ...More
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Brower Center Juried Show 'Almost Together'
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
We live in a digital age, in which video chatting with someone in another country is often easier than visiting a friend across town. At the same time, we rely on physical spaces to facilitate connection and meaning--whether through a game of basketball at the YMCA, a visit to a village market, or a movement such as Occupy. What role ...More
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Quilt Show
10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Berkeley Public Library presents the 32nd Annual Quilt Show. Quilts will be on display at the Central Library 2nd Floor display cases, above the Reference Desk and in the Historic Lobby. We have expanded our miniature quilt focus to include 6 full-size quilts and 14 crib-size quilts. The smaller quilts range in sizes from 12' x 12' ...More
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Stained Glass Garden, artist Ellen Clark
10:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Ellen Clark is a fusing artist who built her wide range glass skills here at the Stained Glass Garden in our Fusing, Stained Glass and Mosaic Courses. She is a well traveled artist who features imagery of the animals and natural habitats of her exotic escapades. Her work showcases exceptional skill of creating likenesses with glass paints. We are ...More
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Ballet of Heads: The Figure in the Collection
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Taking as its point of departure the work of Nicole Eisenman, on view in Matrix 248, Ballet of Heads brings together works from the collection that demonstrate the inexhaustible variety and texture of the human form in art. Gallery Admission: $10 General, $7 Non-UC Berkeley students, Seniors 65+, Disabled Persons, and Youths 13-17. Free admission the first Thursday of every ...More
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Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Be among the first to encounter the work of six exceptional artists as they embark on their careers in the 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Featured artists: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Sahar Khoury, Jess Rowland and Sean Talley. Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sun. 11:00 am-5:00 pm Artists Talks: May 19th, ...More
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Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
UC Berkeley's 43rd Annual, Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition. Be among the first to encounter the work of seven promising artists as they embark on their careers. Each year, BAM/PFA teams with the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice to present the works of graduating M.F.A. students. This year's graduates are: Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, ...More
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Matrix 248 Nicole Eisenman
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Matrix 248 showcases the work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisienman, who has been steadfastly expanding dialogues surrounding painting and drawings since the 1990s. Intermixing styles associated with American Regionalism and the Italian Renaissance with German Expressionism, Eisenman brings history to bear in her canvases and drawings, yet twists the imagery to infuse these familiar forms with her own incisive social ...More
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Rebar: Kaleidoscape
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rebar: Kaledioscape, is the new social sculpture in our large atrium space. Like the popular BAMscape by Thom Faulders, Kaleidoscape, designed by the San Francisco-based firm Rebar, is both a work of art and a piece of furniture. Come rearrange the modular pieces to create a customized environment for study, relaxation, or socializing. Rebar is known for work that challenges ...More
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CUPS Show
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Cups from 20 artists will fill our gallery for the month of May. We will be open 12:00-5:00 pm every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the month of May. ...More
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Freedom of Expression, The Work of Enrique Chagoya
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Co-curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly. Artists Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious inconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of ...More
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Mourning Becomes Her
12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sentimentality & Sorrow in Fashion 1860-1920. The image of the mourner in the nineteenth century is a pious and sorrowful woman. She, mother, wife, sister, or daughter, represented the devotion and regretful loss experienced by her family to their whole community. As the icon for bereavement, there were rules in society for women regarding how long they should be in ...More
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Our Many Cultures, exhibit
12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
This show brings together artwork that depicts the many cultures we have in our Country and in the world. We have a bit of American culture with Disney the Jazz scene, and then the many cultures visited by our artists as they traveled around the world which they present in many different mediums: Paintings in acrylic,water color, and oil; ...More
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Science On a Sphere (SOS)
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SOS creates stunning visual effects from real scientific data, and displays them dynamically on a six-foot-diameter globe. Visitors can watch the expanding wave pattern of a devastating tsunami, massive storms forming and moving over Earth's oceans and landmasses, nigh lights around the globe that reveal our planet's most densely populated areas, and more. Science On a Sphere was developed by Researchers ...More
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Berkeley: From Farm to Urban Farming (1850-2013)
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The exhibit highlights the farms, dairies, nurseries, and orchards that dotted Berkley's land in the early days and chronicles the continued importance of agriculture today with the community garden and urban farm movements. Through photographs, maps, objects, and first-hand accounts, it follows Berkeley's transition from a rural territory in the 19th century to a residential, educational, and manufacturing community in the 20th ...More
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Greek Theatre: Mumford and Sons
07:00 PM
With guests: Michael Kiwanuka. Mystery Jets. -- SOLD OUT ...More
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By and By
08:00 PM
Written by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Mina Morita. Science has only begun to reveal the extraordinary possibilities of cloning, and the ethical arguments surrounding it have never been more tumultuous. In the midst of the controversy is Steven, a leading scientist in the arcane world of human cloning. Then there’s his best-kept secret: his daughter Denise. This World ...More
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Dear Elizabeth (West Coast Premiere)
08:00 PM
Written by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Arranged by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Les Waters. Dear Elizabeth follows the beautiful and bittersweet friendship between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Across oceans and continents, across three decades, these esteemed poets found a true marriage of minds in their eloquent correspondence. Dubbed the Dickinson and Whitman of the 20th century, they traded hundreds ...More
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The Medea Hypothesis, a reconfiguration
08:00 PM
A world premiere from the central Works Writers Workshop. Written by Marian Berges. Directed by Gary Graves. Local playwright Marian Berges takes the time-honored Greek myth about a wronged woman with a score to settle, and reconfigures it into the story of a modern jet-setting 'execu-diva' in a fractured world of absurdity--a quirky cultural critique with a wicked ...More
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