The Sit List: 5 artistic and activist events for the spring
This week, learn about police reform; buy plants from a garden club; read a novel about the 1906 quake; get to know flowers and their pollinator friends; or watch ‘The Waste Land.’
Minhae Shim Roth
Minhae Shim Roth is a freelance writer, reporter and editor. Her essays, features and articles have been published in Glamour, Good Housekeeping and Shondaland, among others. She is a contributor to both Berkeleyside and Nosh.
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The Sit List: 5 ways to celebrate the Bay Area
This week, celebrate South and South East Asian cultures; listen to a Bay Area musical showcase; go on a virtual butterfly walk; learn how to save the news; and feel the spirit with the Shotgun Players.
The Sit List: 5 ways to fight for social justice and more
Stand in solidarity with the Asian community; remember the Holocaust; view a mural honoring South Berkeley; join a LGBT+ book club; and join a five-parks scavenger hunt.
The Sit List: 5 ways to appreciate the arts
This week, hear from the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland; shop edible plants; listen to rad women composers; watch filmmaker Steve McQueen talk about his work; and more.
The Sit List: 5 ways to tell your story
Here are our suggestions for what to do in the next few days. All involve listening to stories and being inspired to tell yours.
The Sit List: 5 events in Berkeley that celebrate women
This week, to celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve curated a series of online events that pay tribute to amazing women.
Nigel Sussman’s whimsical murals give the community a sense of place
The Berkeley artist says creating his vibrant, intricate public murals helped him get to know the city. The pandemic has brought new purpose to his work.
The Sit List: 5 ways to engage in Berkeley’s community
This week, support your local library; learn about the ethics of journalism; read Dan Rather’s graphic novel; listen to poetry; and look to the past.Â
The Sit List: 5 ways to learn about Berkeley’s culture
This week, learn about the Ohlone people; hear a string quartet or electronic music; join a Black history song and storytelling performance; discover the early Berkeley food scene.
The Sit List: 5 ways to get involved in Berkeley
Watch a documentary about restaurant workers; join a conversation about Black Berkeley; learn about botanical art; and explore California’s wilderness.
The Sit List: 5 ways to celebrate February holidays and more
This week, join a Lunar New Year celebration, see local Black artists for Black History Month, join a global book festival, date a shark and more.
The Sit List: 5 events to spark your creativity
This week, attend a festival of women authors; learn how to dye naturally; witness a powerful play about Nelson Mandela; watch a pastel art demo; take a dive ‘Into Africa.’
The Sit List: 5 Berkeley events to broaden your horizons
Learn about birds’ nests; listen to works by women composers; discuss what’s fact vs fiction in the disinformation age; view flower art; and watch online performance.
The Sit List: 5 events in Berkeley to end the week
Laugh with comedians, drink wine with the novelist Jonathan Lethem, learn about Berkeley’s food history, declutter your closet, watch a documentary about maternal mental health.
The Sit List: 5 virtual events to uplift you this week
This week, look through a virtual telescope, party at a digital nightclub, practice gentle yoga, go to a poetry dive, and listen to a podcast about places in Berkeley.
The Sit List: 5 ways to kick off the new year
Happy New Year, Berkeleyside readers! This week we’ve found ways to elevate your mind and body: dance, make music, watch and discuss films, discover the wonderful world of science.
