Photos: Juneteeth Festival brings fun, food and music to Berkeley
The longest running Juneteenth festival in Northern California was back in South Berkeley on Sunday.
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‘Gay Day’ at Berkeley senior center shows that pride is for all ages
The Gay Day celebration was just one of a number of events in Berkeley to celebrate Pride Month.
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Northern California’s longest running Juneteenth Festival returns Sunday
The festival, inaugurated to celebrate the abolition of slavery in the United States, promises live music, dancing, food, health screenings, activities for kids and more.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of June 7-9
Spend a very hot day outdoors at Sunday Streets, and catch some stories, songs and sports all weekend.
Berkeley’s Ohlone Park at 50: Crafts, culture and tales of struggle
Saturday saw a salute to the citizen activists who founded Ohlone Park in 1969, and a celebration of the Native California Indians whose heritage dates back thousands of years in the Bay Area.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 31 to June 2
It's a weekend for celebration: Pints for Paws, Ohlone Park's 50th anniversary, Rising Stars. Plus music and basketball.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 24-27
A Dylan birthday celebration, three outstanding women musicians, French choral music, sexy Russians and a weaving workshop are among the highlights for Memorial Day weekend
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 17-19
A bluegrass festival, a bookstore and chocolate crawl (why not?), New Orleans piano, the 70th edition of a Buddhist bazaar, plus a special screening of a documentary on resistance to Franco's dictatorship.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 10-12
Cycle racing through the hills, a famous plant sale, narrative art, family fun and roses for Mother's Day, all this weekend.
Oakland Mormon temple to offer rare public viewing after renovation
For the first time in 55 years, the public will have a chance, starting Saturday, to tour the Oakland Mormon temple, which is perched atop an 18-acre complex in the Oakland hills.
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley, weekend of May 3-5
We've selected some highlights from the Bay Area Book Festival, in addition to other literary, musical and artistic events for the weekend.
East Bay congressional reps Barbara Lee and Mark DeSaulnier talk race in Berkeley
In a discussion that spanned the impact of zoning laws and climate change on communities of color, the panel agreed it was important for the East Bay to lead the nation in having frank conversations about race.
