Around Town PCA hosts Berkeley Symphony’s chamber series concert ‘Holiday Blast’ on Dec. 4 By Lou Fancher | November 29, 2022 Popular program, including a brass quintet, prompts a change of venue to the Piedmont Community Hall.
Lifestyle In the Artist’s Studio | Ancient art of paper marbling gets new recognition By Katie Korotzer | November 29, 2022 Ingrid Butler of Moth Marblers will have 50 of her works added to the collection at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in January.
Around Town PRFO capital campaign for community pool: momentum is strong By Piedmont Recreational Facilities Organization | November 29, 2022 Community encouraged to donate before December 31, 2022
Around Town Historian to speak on the importance of civic and history education for students today By Sarah Pearson | Reader Submission | November 29, 2022 On Dec 7, award-winning author and professor Dr Carol Anderson will discuss how the road to democracy runs through the classroom.
Arts & Entertainment Hallelujah for Handel’s ‘Messiah’: Listen and/or sing along By Leslie Katz | Bay City News Foundation | November 29, 2022 The popular eighteenth-century oratorio was written for Easter but has become a Christmas favorite.
Bay Area Academic researchers and scholars reach tentative agreement with UC By Michael Burke and Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | November 29, 2022 Hundreds of faculty pledged to withhold student grades as the semester ends in support of striking workers.
California Cal Poly SLO enrolls the lowest rate of Black students among all the state’s public universities By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 29, 2022 The most selective university in the CSU system enrolled a miniscule 146 undergraduate Black students this fall.
Featured in Category Nonprofit spotlight | Las Casas marks 20 years of teaching English in the Fruitvale By Exedra Staff | November 29, 2022 Sally Guzdar, a Piedmont resident and Las Casas's new director of communications and development, says the organization provides a critical service for many.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: For many authors, the past is also present By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News Foundation | November 29, 2022 Hooked on Books is a monthly column by Sue Gilmore on current literary buzz and can’t-miss upcoming book events.
Arts & Entertainment Strathairn is quiet Holocaust hero in ‘Remember This’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | November 29, 2022 Solo play portrays Polish activist Jan Karski.