Kai Eckhardt’s all-star Resilience plays Berkeley
One of the world’s leading voices on the electric bass over the past three decades, the longtime Berkeley resident introduces a new ensemble Friday at the California Jazz Conservatory.
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Title of play at The Marsh Berkeley prompts accusations of racial insensitivity
David Hirata has changed the name and says he deeply regrets the pain he has caused.
Big Screen Berkeley: ‘Scandalous’, ‘Synonymes’, and ‘Crime 1978’
This week: A documentary about a scurrilous, hugely popular supermarket tabloid; an uneasy absurdist comedy; and 34 minutes of essential viewing for punks young and old.
In ‘Living the Shuffle’ Robert Townsend delivers dramatic autobiography punctuated with punchlines
In his one-man show, the writer, actor and director tells of growing up and getting wise, sometimes making it, sometimes not, as he works his way through showbiz from childhood to the present.
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New ‘Feminist Detective’ show uncovers the misogyny that’s hiding in plain sight
A new radio segment and podcast from two Berkeleyans digs out and exposes the hidden sexism in our daily life.
Hālau O Kekuhi, a dance of revolution, and Māhealani Uchiyama’s Pasifika
Don’t miss the hypnotic sound and movement of this powerhouse hula troupe from the Big Island at Zellerbach Hall, this Sunday at 3 p.m.
Bass clarinetist Jason Stein’s Hearts and Minds
The bass clarinetist, and the collective trio he performs with, play the Back Room in Berkeley on Tuesday. Also recommended: Berkeley Festival of Choro and pianist Sarah Cahill.
The Carnatic blues of Ross Hammond and Jay Nair
Jay Nair and Ross Hammond make their Maybeck Recital Hall debut Sunday afternoon; and get a different taste of Ukraine with DahkaBrahka at the Freight.
After devastating burglary, Berkeley filmmakers ready for premiere
“It’s a miracle that we have a film,” said the Frame of Mind founder on her Dalai Lama documentary.
