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Cal Performances hosts Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox on Mar. 12

By Lou Fancher | March 10, 2020

This Thursday the first transgender woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream TV show tells her story at Zellerbach Hall.

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Freight & Salvage: Just Like a Woman concert features top Bay Area talent

By Lou Fancher | March 10, 2020

This year’s lineup on Mar. 21 features jazz guitarist/composer Mimi Fox, blues singer-songwriter Mz.

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CANCELLED | Oakland Symphony: Brahms/Sphinx Virtuoso, violinist Ruben Rengel on Mar. 20

By Lou Fancher | March 10, 2020

Rengel, a rising star from Venezuela, won the Robert F. Smith Prize at the 2018 Sphinx Competition.

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Hot ticket: Innovative tap company Dorrance Dance comes to Berkeley

By Lou Fancher | March 6, 2020

Due to high demand, Cal Performances has added an extra performance on Saturday, Mar. 14 at 2 p.m.

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Berkeley Rep: Culture Clash takes on Trump’s America and more

By Lou Fancher | March 3, 2020

The comedy troupe returns with an updated show, Culture Clash (Still) in America, that shines an unsparing spotlight on the current culture and political climate.

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Best Area Best Bets: Feb. 28 – Mar. 1

By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | February 28, 2020

Pocket Opera, Noise Pop festival, ballerina Wendy Whelan, and more.

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Cal Performances: Tech correspondent David Pogue

By Lou Fancher | February 25, 2020

The New York Times columnist, CBS Sunday Morning tech correspondent, and prolific “how-to” author, leads a journey through the pleasures and pitfalls of our technological world.