Arts & Entertainment Local Lit | February’s top literary picks By Lou Fancher | January 31, 2020 Poetry by the Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Haas; Octavio Solis' memoir performed by Word for Word; film director John Sayles; Lit Starts workshop; and more
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets for the Weekend | Jan 31 – Feb 2 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | January 31, 2020 K-pop on Sunday (for non-football fans); Brahms fest with Cal Symphony; bassist Stanley Jordan channels Hendrix; and more
Arts & Entertainment Booker T. Jones at Freight and Salvage, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 By Lou Fancher | January 28, 2020 The Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer will perform, following a reading from his new memoir.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances: Jordi Savall brings early music of Spain and the Mediterranean to Berkeley By Lou Fancher | January 28, 2020 The gamba virtuoso and musical polymath celebrates the rich cultural melting pot of the Iberian Peninsula of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Featured in Category Piedmont Center for the Arts: Violinist Axel Strauss performs music of Czech composers By Lou Fancher | January 21, 2020 Dvorak, Novak, and Janacek are highlighted in the Jan. 26 performance, which will include a 30-minute pre-concert talk.
Featured in Category Gypsy jazz celebration: Django Reinhardt program at Freight & Salvage By Lou Fancher | January 21, 2020 The three-day festival happening this weekend features vibrant performances and workshops from a range of international, national, and local talent.
Featured in Category ‘Elemental’ | Exhibition for local artists Valerie Corvin, Michele Hofherr, and Katie Korotzer By Katie Korotzer | January 17, 2020 The public is invited to a closing reception on Wednesday, Feb 19 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets for the Weekend | Jan 10 – 12 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | January 10, 2020 SF Sketchfest, running through Jan 26, with Sandra Bernhard; Groundhog Day, the musical; blues harmonica; MTT with SFO and more
Arts & Entertainment Festival Opera presents Nuit d’Espagne at Piedmont Center for the Arts By Lou Fancher | January 8, 2020 Sunday, Jan 12 event features exceptional performers up close in PCA's intimate venue on Magnolia Ave.
Arts & Entertainment “Classical at the Freight” celebrates Mozart’s birthday By Lou Fancher | January 8, 2020 The casual, no-intermission concert on Jan. 13 is part of a popular monthly series at Berkeley's Freight and Salvage.