The Sit List: Support your arts community, be entertained, write about your pet
This week, you can practice some philanthropy and watch some passionate performances.
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Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Guest of Honour’, ‘Where Sleeping Dogs Lie’ and ‘Joan of Arc’
Atom Egoyan’s ‘Guest of Honour’ gives David Thewlis the sort of meaty lead role he hasn’t had in years; while ‘Where Sleeping Dogs Lie’ distracts and ‘Jeanne’ puzzles.
South Berkeley creative studio has become a community hub and protest sign-making machine
RogueMark Studios’ Abby VanMuijen hopes gatherings that grew organically signal a new era for the business, one that’s driven by relationships with Berkeley neighbors.
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Berkeley High students hold their fifth Black Lives Matter protest in Berkeley
The Say Her Name demonstration was held “in recognition of all the identities that have been neglected in the fight against police brutality and systemic racism.”
The Sit List: How to welcome in summer while staying safe
You can have the summer you’ve been dreaming of; you just have to make some adjustments.
Small Screen Berkeley: ‘Miss Juneteenth’, ‘The Last Tree’ and ‘Quarantine Cat Film Festival’
‘Miss Juneteenth,’ a compelling tale of multi-generational family conflict, is a perfect companion piece to ‘The Last Tree.’ Also: kitty antics for cat people.
Teenage Black Lives Matter protesters demand that Berkeley Hills residents ‘wake up’ and take action
A march organized by Berkeley High students began at Ashby BART and ended at Codornices Park.
‘I don’t want to be the next name’: Young women lead the Black Lives Matter charge in Berkeley
Shayla Avery, 16, Ultraviolet Schneider-Dwyer, 17, and Hadassah Zenor-Davis, 16 — all new to organizing —orchestrated one of the largest protests in the city so far.
How Berkeley’s ‘Big 3’ theaters are getting creative during the lockdown
We spoke with Berkeley’s three largest, full-season theaters to find out how they are continuing to connect with their audiences and what their plans are for an altered future.
The Sit List: Five things to do while waiting for ‘regular’ life to resume
Step into the sensual, mysterious world of fibers; listen to a Berkeley virtuoso jazz organist to help empower Black men; get creative with NASA’s newly free treasure trove of images, video and audio; and more.
Berkeley’s Juneteenth Festival began in 1986; this year it has gone online
The festival, which celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States, was slated to happen Sunday but instead will go online this year.
Small Screen Berkeley: ‘You Don’t Nomi’
If you’ve ever been mesmerized by the atrocious piece of cinematic swill that is ‘Showgirls,’ you really do need to see ‘You Don’t Nomi.’
