Events Calendar — Berkeleyside

After six months of no gigs, ‘front porch’ music returns to Berkeley’s Back Room

By Andrew GilbertOct. 18 a.m.Oct. 1

Live music is returning downtown with regular, socially-distanced performances at The UC Theatre, Bobby G’s, and a planned Freight & Salvage ‘tour’ of downtown parklets.

Bay Area Book Festival offers day (and night) of deep dives on national crises

By Berkeleyside staffSept. 281:47 p.m.Sept. 28

Oct. 4 virtual mini-fest on Supreme Court, nonviolence, race, polarization.

The Sit List: 5 things to do while staying at home

By Minhae Shim RothSept. 2512:16 p.m.Sept. 25

Hear Jorma Taccone of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island read his new children’s book; learn how to evacuate during a wildfire; enjoy a car parade along Solano Avenue.

Richard Painting in the movie The Artist's Wife

Small Screen Berkeley: Bruce Dern and Lena Olin shine in ‘The Artist’s Wife’

By John SealSept. 258 a.m.Sept. 24

Bruce Dern and Lena Olin give terrific performances in a film about decline and dementia; while ‘Native Sun, long unseen, is now restored and available to stream.

Video: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s last talk in Berkeley

By Berkeleyside staffSept. 186:49 p.m.Sept. 21

The news that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer left the nation reeling Friday. Last October, she spoke at Berkeley Law. Watch a recording of the event here.