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Arts & Entertainment
Bay Area Best Bets | February 7 – 9
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Ballet that connects the spiritual and the physical at Grace Cathedral; jazz cabaret at Feinstein's; Bessie Smith's blues; and moreArts & Entertainment
Local Lit | February’s top literary picks
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Poetry by the Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Haas; Octavio Solis' memoir performed by Word for Word; film director John Sayles; Lit Starts workshop; and moreArts & Entertainment
Best Bets for the Weekend | Jan 31 – Feb 2
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K-pop on Sunday (for non-football fans); Brahms fest with Cal Symphony; bassist Stanley Jordan channels Hendrix; and moreArts & Entertainment
Booker T. Jones at Freight and Salvage, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
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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
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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
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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
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The three-day festival happening this weekend features vibrant performances and workshops from a range of international, national, and local talent.Lifestyle
Journalist Jemele Hill to speak at Cal Performances’ Speaker Series on Jan. 23
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A former ESPN sportscaster, Hill will speak about her high-visibility career at the nexus of sports, culture, politics, culture and race.Featured in Category
