Notes on our city
Police release details of gang member wanted for first homicide of the year [BPD]
Architecture professor helps Haiti [UCB Newscenter]
Our own Mardi Gras [SFist]
Why is Berkeley trailing other cities in banning plastic bags? [Environment California]
[Illustration: Chez Panisse, Still Life, a watercolor by Jana Bouc]
Cardoons are underrated: Michael Bauer scoffs some at Gather [Chronicle]
Fears for funding of Berkeley Adult School under new budget [Planet]
Berkeley tenants protest loss of public housing [Housing Research]
The View from Berkeley: by artist Leslie Saeta [Painting is my Passion]
[Photo: Graffiti on Fourth Street by Тощин/Berkeleyside Flickr pool]
Dave Eggers drew a large audience to Berkeley Rep Monday night, and he treated his listeners to an amusing collection of self-deprecating stories. San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll just had to probe Eggers gently, and then the author of numerous bestselling books was off on a roll.
The most interesting thing the pair discussed was [...]
If the aim of Berkeley Art Museum’s L@te Friday night events is to generate some buzz, the museum has succeeded. Last night’s event had the energy of a good cocktail party, which seemed to be picking up steam at 8:30. (I bet they had to shoo people out at the 9 p.m. closing — I [...]
If, unlike me, you have the ability to plan ahead, here are a few events this weekend that might get you out and about in Berkeley:
Art, music and wine: The latest in BAM/PFA’s series of “late” night Friday events. The art galleries stay open until 9 p.m., there’s a DJ in the lobby, beer and [...]
If you go down to the Berkeley Art Museum tomorrow, you’re in for a big surprise. For the museum’s expansive central atrium has been taken over by a huge, bright orange, undulating “thing”. A more grown-up term would be an “installation” but, unlike most artworks, this one is designed to be played with.
The installation, a [...]
We have reported before on the images that spring up on the side of buildings or on walls. The abandoned photo processing shack on the corner of Ashby and Telegraph seems to be particular draw for street artists — or should that be in the singular?
First came Jesse Hazelip’s buffalo-airplane — which is looking worse for [...]
By Kim Weisberg
This Sunday, the Addison Street Windows Gallery will host a free sidewalk party to kick off the opening of its latest exhibit, Re-Formed!: Found Object Art. The party is from 1:30-3:30pm, and will feature “live music, a block-long art treasure hunt and sidewalk chalk for artists of all ages” to celebrate the work of [...]
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