When Is Our Last Week Of Camp?
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Dear Parents, Families, and Friends,
We have a few spots available in our last week- we would love to have you with us! We also have a few drop-in days in both weeks.?
Schedule for Summer Art Camp 2024?
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Week?10: August 12-16 Draw - Drop-in days available only: Aug. 14,15 & 16th
Week 11: August 19-23 Animals & Imaginary Creatures?3?spots left
You may register
Do you need a Drop-in Day? ?9 am - 3 pm, $15o/day.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Register Page to find this?option!
Do you need before-care or after-care? 8-9 am or 3-5 pm, $20/hr.?
If you would like to learn more about the themes for?each week, please click
All art materials are safe and non-toxic. Ages 6-13, regular campers, and 14-17, counselors in training.
Please register at:?
Tuition: Artists Age 6-13, $675/week, 9 am - 3 pm?
Counselor-in-Training (CITs) age 14-17, siblings, & referrals,??$650/week,?9 am - 3 pm?
We are so grateful for your continuing attendance at our camp! This is our 26th Anniversary Year, and we appreciate and celebrate you for coming to us over these many years! We feel lucky to continue to serve the East Bay children and teens, and we look forward to many more years to come! ?
?If you have any questions, please don't?hesitate to call me at 510-604-0036, or email me at: Bethpaints@....
Please join our Award-Winning Summer Art Camp for a summer filled with Fun and Creativity! Voted Best of the Bay by Parent's Press! Our new location is on Solano Avenue, Berkeley, in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood! We are so excited to serve our community here!?
We limit each summer camp session to 12-15 students so that each student receives individual attention. Making art develops problem-solving skills, encourages creativity, and develops self-confidence. Our goal is to provide the?materials,?structure, and guidance?to spark creativity in each child, allow them to explore and investigate their own ideas, and have lots of fun in the process. Our philosophy is to encourage students to explore and express themselves with an emphasis on practice over product, without judgment, comparison, or criticism.
Each camp day has plenty of structure and practice, and we have lots of fun in the process. I love to work with each student, one-on-one, to see what their unique interests are!?We demonstrate a variety of methods and ways of making art to nurture artistic development. We also provide lessons on color theory and famous artists in art?history, go on field trips, and host special guests to spark the creative process. We wholeheartedly encourage individual exploration of personal themes and interests. And we value working together and sharing ideas. Collaboration, cooperation, and community are important!
You may register
Kindest regards,
Beth
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Aurora - We Are Moving Forward
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A Message from Artistic Director Josh Costello
Dear Friends,
Aurora Theatre Company is moving forward.
In the spring of 2024, we faced an unprecedented financial crisis. Since the pandemic, we've been operating on large deficit budgets made possible only by one-time windfalls and our pre-pandemic savings. With expenses on the rise, income remaining well below 2019 levels, those windfalls drying up, and our savings depleted, we asked our community to save this beloved organization.
And you stepped up. With the help of a $57,000 match from our Board of Directors, a $25,000 match from a longtime supporter, $40,000 from a group of former board members, and $200,000 from our major donors, we raised over $450,000 between April and July.
At the same time, we petitioned the Berkeley City Council for emergency funding, with a petition attracting over 1800 signatures. Councilmember Sophie Hahn introduced a budget referral for $150,000 for Aurora, which she described as ¡°a vital addition to Berkeley¡¯s arts and culture scene for 32 years.¡± The council unanimously passed the budget with the funding for Aurora on June 25.?
To address the structural deficit we've faced since the pandemic, we have implemented a major internal restructure. I am very sad to announce that layoffs include more than half of our administrative staff, including one of our two Co-Managing Directors. Remaining Managing Director Robin Dolan and myself are taking significantly reduced salaries. Aurora is contracting out large portions of the work formerly done by staff members. I will not be directing in the 2024/2025 Season, in order to focus on increased administrative duties. My predecessor Tom Ross will be directing FALLEN ANGELS, and Jennifer King (HURRICANE DIANE) will direct THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (originally announced with Tom directing).
I am so moved by the way this community has stepped up to save Aurora. Artists, patrons, donors, and even city officials have all gone out of their way to let us know how much this organization means, and how much they want us to continue. We¡¯ve had to make some very difficult choices to create a path forward, and we¡¯re all very sad to say goodbye to staff members who have done years of tremendous work with Aurora. The last few months have been both very hard and very inspirational.
I remain optimistic about our future, and I can¡¯t wait to share more intimate, inclusive, and inspiring plays with this beautiful community.
Thank you.
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On Monday, September 23, Aurora will present a celebration in honor of Jonathan Spector's EUREKA DAY opening on Broadway later this year.
The event will include?a staged reading of the Broadway draft of the script with Aurora's original cast?(including the Facebook scene with projections by Teddy Hulsker). Did you miss the world premiere production of EUREKA DAY at Aurora in 2018? Or were you there and want to experience it again? This is your chance!
More information will be available soon. In the meantime, mark September 23 in your calendar!
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Shotgun: On Stage THIS WEDNESDAY
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Shawl-Anderson Dance Center - Fall '24 Youth Dance Classes
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý youth dancers 3-18 years old in a 16-week program.?
Whether you are a teen just starting to dance, a child exploring movement and play, or a young person pursuing a dance dream, we welcome you to the SADC community. Join us!
Find out more and get signed up:
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Tonight! Friends of BabShad Jazzz
Friends of BabShad
Jazzz ~~
On Wednesday it will my great pleasure to
join the Craig & MacGregor Band at The
Marsh Cabaret in downtown Berkeley.? This is
a cool club with a full bar (and comic Karen
Ripley behind it) and a wonderful group of
musicians:
Barbara Hadenfeldt with
THE CRAIG & MacGREGOR BAND
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th
THE MARSH CABARET
2120 ALLSTON WAY (just above Shattuck)
Bar opens at 7, music starts at 7:30
$15 cover, $5 for students w/ID
[All proceeds go to the musicians]
Park in the
Oxford Garage
from 5:00 pm until midnight for a flat rate of
$5.
Enter at 2165 Kittridge between Oxford and
Shattuck,
the elevator brings you up to Allston Way and
to The Marsh.
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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"The Imaginary Invalid" Opens in Two Weeks - Plus Staged Readings!
 ?Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
?The Imaginary Invalid
This Summer in John Hinkel Park
Opens August 24th! - Just Two Weeks Away!
Plus info about our Summer 2024 Staged Reading Series!
Graphics by Kirsten Yamaguchi from a photo by Vicki Victoria.? L-R Kim Saunders (Toinette), Bruce Kaplan (Argan), and David Ghilardi (Purgeon).
Actors Ensemble presents our second production of our Summer 2024 season in the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre, Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Constance Congdon, from the translation by Dan Smith, directed by Jay Manley with assistance from Jane Goodwin.??Free-of-charge, reservations encouraged (especially for those in wheelchairs or with limited mobility) but not necessary - visit for reservation information.
In Imaginary, one of Moli¨¨re's best-loved comedies, the rich hypochondriac Argan decides to marry off his beautiful daughter Ang¨¦lique, in love with the kind but clueless Cleante, to a family of greedy and conniving doctors in an attempt to lessen his medical bills - only to be foiled by his household led by the witty maid Toinette.
Performances will be at?4 p.m.?Saturday and Sunday afternoons at John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre, 41 Somerset Pl., Berkeley, CA 94707, from August 24th?through September 8th,?plus Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd.
With (Clockwise from top left) Kim Saunders (Toinette), David Ghilardi (Purgeon), Skyler Wuolle (Ang¨¦lique), and Bruce Kaplan (Argan).? Not shown: Maureen Coyne (Fleurant), Jacqueline Fernandez (B¨¦line),? Joshua Roberts (Cl¨¦ante), Stanley Spenger (De Bonnefoi),? and Jean-Paul Zuhur (Claude)? Photo by Vicki Victoria.
Costumes by Lyre Alston, Set and Graphic Design by Kirsten Yamaguchi, props by Susan Dunn.? Stage Management by Matthew Weinberg.? Photography by Vicki Victoria.
The production lasts about two hours, including a short intermission where hot dogs, veggie dogs, and corn-on-the-cob will be available. - or bring your own picnic!? More information about the amphitheater and transportation options is at the end of this email.
The Imaginary Invalid
by Moliere
Adapted by Constance Congdon
From the translation by Dan Smith
Directed by Jay Manley with assistance from Jane Goodwin
produced by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays?August 24th?- September 8th
Plus Monday September?3rd.
John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre
41 Somerset Pl.,? Berkeley, CA 94707.
Free, reservations encouraged but not necessary
Summer 2024 Staged Reading Series
All at LaVal's Subterranean Theater
1834 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
Free-of-Charge, Donations Accepted.
The Trial of Katharina Kepler: A Staged Reading
Performance:? Friday, Aug. 23? 8 p.m.?
By Karen Marguerite Caronna, directed by Neil Harkins.
In 1621, Johannes Kepler, the father of modern astronomy, is called to his birth town to defend his mother in a trial for witchcraft. As the trial progresses, his own scientific work is called into question as heretical. Can he save her? Can he save himself? The play resonates with current themes of oppression, misogyny, retrograde anti-science beliefs, and nonsensical but serious accusations.
Reservations Here:?
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Missing Mystery: A Staged Reading
Performance Tuesday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m.
Written and directed by Tyler Scott Null
Sherlock Holmes has been at the top of his game for years now. And he¡¯s put away all the biggest criminals of London¡¯s underworld. But now, he¡¯s getting bored. And the books aren¡¯t selling so well, without a worthwhile villain to go up against. So when Sherlock¡¯s publisher decides to create a crime spree for Sherlock to solve¡. It really seems like a great idea. But things quickly run off the rails as Sherlock and his friends end up in over their heads, and many past literary exaggerations become exposed.
Reservations here:?
Greenwood: A Staged Reading of a new play by Stuart Bousel (and Shakespeare)
Written and Directed by Stuart Bousel.
Performance Friday, August 30th, 8 p.m.
GREENWOOD?is a new comedy made of old stories about Robin Hood, and the classic play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Though it began life as a novelty director's concept, with each draft it's become more and more its own play, as the playwright wrestles the working relationship between himself and a beloved, centuries dead cornerstone of world literature.
Reservations here:?
Actors Ensemble
P.O. Box 663
Berkeley, CA 94701
info@...
510-649-5999
A 501(3)(c) organization
About John Hinkel Park Amphitheater
John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre is at 41 Somerset Pl., Berkeley, CA 94707.? Access is via Arlington Avenue, turn right on Southampton, then continue straight onto Somerset.? Note that Google Maps will direct you to locations at the top of the park along San Diego Road - quite a hike down.? There is very limited parking at the amphitheatre, due to the addition of a playground which swallowed up most of the existing parking.? There is some parking along Arlington, Somerset, Southhampton, and San Diego Road - we encourage folks to ride bicycles or use ride services.? The closest BART station is the North Berkeley BART.? The #7 AC Transit bus stops right at the corner of Arlington and Southampton.
The amphitheatre seats well over 300 people and consists of a series of stone steps. Low lawnchairs are acceptable, or bring pillows and/or blankets.? The amphitheatre is wheelchair accessible with 5 spots for wheelchairs or those who cannot climb steps and need a special chair, and 8 backless benches for wheelchair companions or folks who cannot climb steps but can sit on benches, all at ground level - please make a reservation so we can reserve these spots.? In addition, for those with limited mobility we will reserve places in the first few rows, which requires climbing a few steps (there are railings).? No chairs are provided, please bring your own and/or pillows/blankets.? For all others, we encourage you to make a reservation (and make a donation!) so we have some idea of who is coming (helps to plan concessions), but seats are on a first-come/first-served basis. ? There is a single handicap parking spot close to the amphitheatre and some additional spots along Somerset which are reasonably accessible for wheelchairs - we encourage folks to be dropped off.
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Two New Wonderous Talks by Historian Richard Schwartz this September and November!
Take a trip back to 1900 in the Bay Area and see what your life might have been like; The history of the luminous California Poppy mezmerizing humans.
September 7, 2024,?. Ever wonder what everyday life for everyday people was like in 1900 in the Bay Area? Come see the wonderfully entertaining conclusions of historian Richard Schwartz's newspaper research of his adopted era. Things were very different back then...and exactly the same, both at the same time. Take a trip back in time and see what your life might have felt like at the turn of the century in the Bay Area. It is both sobering and amazing.?
?From the San Leandro Historical Society:?
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?FREE EVENT
Berkeley 1900: Daily Life at the Turn of the Century was picked by the? San Francisco Chronicle?as a holiday Gift Book of the Year! The book will be available for purchase and author signing.? If you attended his presentation a few years ago about the 1868 earthquake, you know he is an entertaining and informative speaker.
Immerse yourself in history at this FREE San Leandro Historical Society event.
The Historic Little Brown Church, home of the San Leandro Historical Society, is located at 384 W. Estudillo Avenue, behind the Casa Peralta at 384 W. Estudillo Avenue.??2 PM.???Nonmembers are welcome! Please Tel. SLHS at? 510-969-0975 to register so they know how much food to provide. Thanks!
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Refreshments served. Registration is requested but not required.
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Top photo: Chinese American vegetable man. He was the precursor of Amazon home deliveries, carrying as much? ? ? ? ? ? ?
as 100 pounds. They worked all around the Bay and provided a well-loved service.?
Btm photo: Note the youth of the band members. Brass bands were very popular around the turn of the century. Courtesy of the San Leandro Historical Society.?
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?Anna Mada Hyers, the incredible but forgotten world renowned African American opera singer from Sacramento who,
along with her sister, formed the first African American Opera Company, performed in the East Bay in 1900.
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Left photo: ?Native American grinding hole site in East Bay.?
Right photo: This ad demonstrates the very limited employment opportunities for Chinese American men in Berkeley in 1900. There was not a lot of mingling of the two cultures at this time. Some white households had Chinese "house boys" whom they wrote were considered "part of the family." The realities were very tough and even dangerous for Chinese working men at this time.
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November 2, 2024. 10.30 a.m.???(this year's lectures- 2024-5 series-have not yet been posted)? ??Poppy Talk, The Luminous Relations of the California Poppy and Human Populations of the Bay Area ?Wildcat Canyon Rd and South Park Dr., Tilden Park. Richard will walk us through stories of the Native American interactions, beliefs, and uses of the California Poppy; the change of worlds when the Spanish arrived here with their livestock herds in the late eighteenth century; how the poppy struggled to survive the Gold Rush and the big squeeze- the American-era land development; how the California Poppy's glowing gifts deeply permeated and rooted into the hearts and culture of California; and the wonderful story of the work of a self-taught?pioneer?woman botanist of the 1870s-1900s whose determined efforts elevated the poppy to the State Flower of California in 1903.
1550 Wildcat Canyon Rd. Berkeley, CA 94708?
(510) 544-3169/ Toll Free: 888-EBPARKS (888-327-2757), option 3, extension 4507
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Biography:
Richard Schwartz is a historian and the author of Eccentrics, Heroes, and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley; Earthquake Exodus, 1906; Berkeley 1900; and The Circle of Stones. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Temple University with a bachelor¡¯s degree in English Literature. An outdoor enthusiast and animal lover, Schwartz worked on a Pennsylvania Dutch farm for two years before heading west to find higher mountains. He fought forest fires for the US Forest Service in Tahoe National Forest. He now lives in Berkeley, California, where he worked as a building contractor and now documents early Native American sites in the Bay Area. The Man Who Lit Lady Liberty (April 2017) is his fifth book and was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margaret Herrick Library to be included in their special collection.?
Richard's website is www.richardschwartz.info
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Today! Sunday 10 authors/poets releasing new books and signings
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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When Is Our Last Week Of Camp?
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Dear Parents, Families, and Friends,
We have a few spots available in our last week- we would love to have you with us! We also have a few drop-in days in both weeks.?
Schedule for Summer Art Camp 2024?
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Week?10: August 12-16 Draw - Drop-in days available only: Aug. 14,15 & 16th
Week 11: August 19-23 Animals & Imaginary Creatures?3?spots left
You may register
Do you need a Drop-in Day? ?9 am - 3 pm, $15o/day.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Register Page to find this?option!
Do you need before-care or after-care? 8-9 am or 3-5 pm, $20/hr.?
If you would like to learn more about the themes for?each week, please click
All art materials are safe and non-toxic. Ages 6-13, regular campers, and 14-17, counselors in training.
Please register at:?
Tuition: Artists Age 6-13, $675/week, 9 am - 3 pm?
Counselor-in-Training (CITs) age 14-17, siblings, & referrals,??$650/week,?9 am - 3 pm?
We are so grateful for your continuing attendance at our camp! This is our 26th Anniversary Year, and we appreciate and celebrate you for coming to us over these many years! We feel lucky to continue to serve the East Bay children and teens, and we look forward to many more years to come! ?
?If you have any questions, please don't?hesitate to call me at 510-604-0036, or email me at: Bethpaints@....
Please join our Award-Winning Summer Art Camp for a summer filled with Fun and Creativity! Voted Best of the Bay by Parent's Press! Our new location is on Solano Avenue, Berkeley, in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood! We are so excited to serve our community here!?
We limit each summer camp session to 12-15 students so that each student receives individual attention. Making art develops problem-solving skills, encourages creativity, and develops self-confidence. Our goal is to provide the?materials,?structure, and guidance?to spark creativity in each child, allow them to explore and investigate their own ideas, and have lots of fun in the process. Our philosophy is to encourage students to explore and express themselves with an emphasis on practice over product, without judgment, comparison, or criticism.
Each camp day has plenty of structure and practice, and we have lots of fun in the process. I love to work with each student, one-on-one, to see what their unique interests are!?We demonstrate a variety of methods and ways of making art to nurture artistic development. We also provide lessons on color theory and famous artists in art?history, go on field trips, and host special guests to spark the creative process. We wholeheartedly encourage individual exploration of personal themes and interests. And we value working together and sharing ideas. Collaboration, cooperation, and community are important!
You may register
Kindest regards,
Beth
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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San Miguel (Mexico) Writers' Conference Announces Keynote Speakers
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TODAY we launched the website for next February¡¯s San Miguel Writers¡¯ Conference. and Literary Festival. It has been a big secret, but now we can tell you the authors who are headlining:
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John Irving (The World According to Garp; A Prayer for Owen Meany)
Percival Everett (James)
Kaveh Akbar (Martyr!)
Ruth Reichl (Food Critic and?Gourmet?Magazine Editor)
John Vaillant (Fire Weather)
Jennifer Clement (Widow Basquiat; Prayers for the Stolen)
Jorge Hernandez (Prolific writer and personality)
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As always there will be workshops for writers with world-class faculty. AND a whole series aimed at readers: "The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen;" "How We Became a Nation of Foodies" with Ruth Reichl, and some other great ones. The series is called, "The Pleasures of Reading!¡± ¡ª Super well priced!
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Visit the website to see the dazzling five-day event we have planned.?
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Consider joining us in beautiful San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Discount prices until August 31! The Patron Package is the best deal (under the ¡°Support Us¡± menu at the top) if you can do it, because you get up-front seating, a special lounge all week, and the lavish Patron Dinner. ?And you are set?with all your tickets: All the keynotes, social events, and the Fiesta! (Or, the ¡°Basic Package¡± is all of that but without the Patron extras.) Workshops are priced separately.
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Best wishes to all!
Susan Page
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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EcoArt Matters with Sharon Siskin & Minoosh Zomorodinia: ENROLL TODAY!
EcoArt Matters - the Art Class for Self & Planetary Care ENROLL TODAY!? Class begins Tuesday August 20
INTERESTED
in ART & ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES?? ?JOIN US! in the fun class for Self &
Planetary-Care in Viral Times ECOART MATTERS Fall 2024 at LANEY COLLEGE 8/20/2024-12/10/2024 Tuesdays, 10am-3:50pm, at Laney College Art Center,
AC 112, (with 1-hour communal?potluck lunch)?plus field trips Make
& exhibit art/poetry/music/performance/video about the urgent issues of our
time We
have visits from social and environmental justice and disability artists and
activists, practitioners working with SOIL and UNDERGROUND NETWORKS and
field trips and engagement with to Wanda Stewart¡¯s Common Vision urban gardens, Recology Artist in Residence Program, an afternoon with?League of
Women Voters CA voter support, a whole class collaborative stop-action animation video
project using single use plastics and fashion, and much more TBA!
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Liz
Kennedy from Lead to Life (left), YSA Tiny House Village field trip (middle),
Spring 2022 EcoArt Matters students withIsiah
Daniels & Carol Newborg from San Quentin Prison Art Project (right) ? AT A TIME WHEN THE PLANET and SOCIAL ISSUES ARE IN NEED
OF OUR MOST CREATIVE ATTENTION, THIS COURSE HELPS to EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, and CREATE HOPE FOR a HEALTHY
SURVIVAL ? ECOART MATTERS: ART 141, (41421/41422), Tuesdays 10-3:50 CONTINUING ECOART: ART 144,
(41423/41424), Tuesdays 10-3:50 ADVANCED ECOART: ART 145, (41425/41426), Tuesdays 10-3:50 SPECIAL PROJECTS: ART 146,
(41427/41428), Tuesdays
10-3:50 ? Instructors?(and for more information): Sharon Siskin,
510-508-8897, sharonvsiskin@... Minoosh Zomorodinia,
925-497-5312, rzomorodinia@... ? Check
out EcoArt Matters on Facebook & Instagram:
?Register on-line for Fall 2024 classes at Laney College,
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Vital Arts Needs You! Support the Arts Community, Bit by Bit
? Uplift Our Community, Bit by Bit |
August 2, 2024?? ? Dear Lisa,
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At Vital Arts, we honor the essential role the arts play in our society by supporting and uplifting the Bay Area's vibrant arts community. Our mission is to address the multifaceted challenges that artists face today. We believe that the struggles of artists are intertwined with broader issues such as housing, access to resources, and community engagement. Our holistic approach is rare but crucial in creating lasting solutions for the arts community.
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Here's how Vital Arts is making a difference: ? -
Preventing Artist Displacement: We help artists stay in their homes and continue their work through strategic grantmaking, expert guidance, resource distribution, and educational programming
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Providing Vital Resources: We connect artists with organizations, officials, developers, and property owners to find collaborative solutions that benefit everyone.
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Advocating for Artists: We work with public agencies and funders to address the affordable housing crisis, ensuring that artists are recognized and supported as an essential workforce.
- Building Coalitions: We mobilize artists to take an active role in shaping the future of their communities.
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Our Accomplishments:
¡°This grant alleviated the financial pressure that was affecting my mental and financial health overall, allowing me to focus on creating as opposed to just surviving¡ I¡¯m just so grateful for this award. I hope Vital Arts can continue to expand upon the work they are doing because it¡¯s becoming increasingly crucial. ¡± - ?Artist Displacement Prevention Grant Recipient
Since the beginning of 2024, our Artist Displacement Prevention Grant has provided $15,000 in emergency support to six BIPOC artists facing displacement. These grants have been life-saving, allowing visual artists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and performance artists to continue their creative work. Our next round of $15,000 will be dispersed in the Fall of 2024.
Education and Advocacy Efforts:?
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This year, we presented a session on Arts and Housing at the 2024 California Arts and Culture Summit. We partnered with Artist Space Trust to educate housing advocates during the East Bay Housing Organization¡¯s Housing Advocacy Month.
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The Unity Council has purchased the former Ghost Ship site, and as a result of Vital Arts¡¯ advocacy, they will create 100% affordable housing, with 10% of the units reserved for artists and four ground floor live/work units.
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In the coming months, Vital Arts will also be presenting sessions advocating for the needs of artists at the Queer Housing Summit and the California Community Land Trust Network Conference.
Community Engagement:? - Our first community engagement event, held in late June at Oakland¡¯s Eli¡¯s Mile High Club, forged new relationships and planted the seeds of advocacy among the artists we support.
- Vital Arts continues to build pathways and coalitions with our partners, including Housing California, CAST, Artist Space Trust, Safer DIY Spaces, Californians for the Arts, and Community Vision.
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Our Artist Displacement and Action meetings have brought together artists, foundations, community leaders, and city officials to ensure that artists have a seat at the table.
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We are proud of our achievements, but we cannot do it alone. We need your support to continue this critical work. Your donation, whether $5, $50, or $500, helps more artists pay their rent without sacrificing meals. It supports city-wide policies that value artists, provides resources for arts professionals, and fosters mind-changing conversations with stakeholders.
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Bit by bit, we are building a thriving arts ecosystem. Bit by bit, we are improving conditions for every artist, arts worker, and resident with a system of care and a big-picture approach. Bit by bit, we are creating a world that truly values the arts as vital.
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. Together, we can make a tangible difference. ?
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Executive Director
Vital Arts |
Edwin Bernbaum Co-Founder and Board President Vital Arts |
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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EcoArt Matters with Sharon Siskin: ENROLL TODAY!
EcoArt Matters - the Art Class for Self & Planetary Care ENROLL TODAY!? Class begins Tuesday August 20
INTERESTED
in ART & ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES?? ?JOIN US! in the fun class for Self &
Planetary-Care in Viral Times ECOART MATTERS Fall 2024 at LANEY COLLEGE 8/20/2024-12/10/2024 Tuesdays, 10am-3:50pm, at Laney College Art Center,
AC 112, (with 1-hour communal?potluck lunch)?plus field trips Make
& exhibit art/poetry/music/performance/video about the urgent issues of our
time We
have visits from social and environmental justice and disability artists and
activists, practitioners working with SOIL and UNDERGROUND NETWORKS and
field trips and engagement with to Wanda Stewart¡¯s Common Vision urban gardens, Recology Artist in Residence Program, an afternoon with?League of
Women Voters CA voter support, a whole class collaborative stop-action animation video
project using single use plastics and fashion, and much more TBA!
 ? ?
Liz
Kennedy from Lead to Life (left), YSA Tiny House Village field trip (middle),
Spring 2022 EcoArt Matters students withIsiah
Daniels & Carol Newborg from San Quentin Prison Art Project (right) ? AT A TIME WHEN THE PLANET and SOCIAL ISSUES ARE IN NEED
OF OUR MOST CREATIVE ATTENTION, THIS COURSE HELPS to EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, and CREATE HOPE FOR a HEALTHY
SURVIVAL ? ECOART MATTERS: ART 141, (41421/41422), Tuesdays 10-3:50 CONTINUING ECOART: ART 144,
(41423/41424), Tuesdays 10-3:50 ADVANCED ECOART: ART 145, (41425/41426), Tuesdays 10-3:50 SPECIAL PROJECTS: ART 146,
(41427/41428), Tuesdays
10-3:50 ? Instructors?(and for more information): Sharon Siskin,
510-508-8897, sharonvsiskin@... Minoosh Zomorodinia,
925-497-5312, rzomorodinia@... ? Check
out EcoArt Matters on Facebook & Instagram:
?Register on-line for Fall 2024 classes at Laney College,
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Kala's fall youth arts programs - Teen Studio and After School Art Program - open for registration!
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Join
Kala¡¯s Teen Studio Art Program for skill-based art-making, hands-on
projects, and activities during the academic school year. Whether
students are learning a new art practice or developing their technical
and conceptual skills, they explore a variety of visual art media,
experiment with techniques and materials, and dive deep into the
creative process. This program is designed for young artists grades
6-12. Classes range from two to ten sessions and one to three hours each
session.
Kala's Teen Studio offers programs in on Mondays, on Tuesdays, a multidisciplinary class on Wednesdays, as well as throughout the year.
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Kala's after
school art program is a fun and interactive art-making opportunity for
young artists in 1st-5th grades.?Participants explore a variety of
visual art media, techniques, and concepts, and learn about diverse
artists, artistic practices, and themes related to personal and
community experiences.?At Kala, we nurture curiosity and creativity
through the arts all year long.?Our classes encourage young artists to
connect, experiment, and dive deep into the creative process.
The offers classes on and from 2:45 to 5:30 and runs from September 3rd through December 19th. Kala also offers throughout the year.
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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ACCUSED! extends for 3 more performances
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Dear friends of Central Works,
Thank you for making ACCUSED! such a success!
WE'VE A
WE'VE ADDED 3 MORE PERFORMANCES AUG 15, AUG 16 & AUG 18
?If you've seen the show, please tell your friends!
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WE ARE NOW PLAYING THRU AUGUST 18
(no performance on 8/17)
THUR & FRI at 8pm, SAT at 7pm, SUN at 5pm
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ACCUSED! is a "truly delightful" "entertaining dive" that keeps filling houses!
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written by Patricia Milton
directed by Kimberly Ridgeway
featuring:
Chelsea Bearce, Alan Coyne, Lauren Dunagan, Sindu Singh & Jan Zvaifler
with costumes by Tammy Berlin, lights by Stephanie Anne Johnson, props by Alexandria Volk & sound by Gregory Scharpen
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clockwise left to right:
Chelsea Bearce, Lauren Dunagan, Jan Zvaifler, Sindu Singh, Alan Coyne
photos by Robbie Sweeny
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More love from the critics:
¡°a fun romp¡full of clever dialogue¡± -
¡°Victorian lady detectives go wild in entertaining Accused!¡± -
¡°a crafty plot full of witty dialogue¡± -
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Central Works at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704 | | | | |
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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"WORD PIE PAR TEA" - 10 authors read + book signing - Aug. 11 - East Bay Media Center
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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New Civic Arts Grantees! Plus Artist Showcase video & Cube Space exhibition
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Berkeley Civic Arts Newsletter
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The supports a culturally vibrant and diverse arts ecosystem within the City of Berkeley by:
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Funding grants to artists, arts organizations, and festivals.
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Providing opportunities for artists to create and display work in the public realm.
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Ensuring equitable access to high quality arts and culture for residents and visitors alike.
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Berkeley Artist Showcase - Past Individual Artist Grantees
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Check out the new Artist Showcase video! 10 previous Individual Artist Projects grantees (Fiscal Year 2023) share their Civic Arts grant-funded projects and discuss how this grant impacted their creative practice. This video was created by Berkeley-based
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Featured Artists include: Natalia (Natta) Quintero-Hong, Oona Garthwaite, Paula deJoie, Marlene (Cookie) Segelstein, Hector Salgado, Erica Azim, Mahsa Vahdat, H¨¦ctor Mu?oz-Guzm¨¢n, Elizabeth Rosner, and Emily Onderdonk.
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Announcing Our New Grantees
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Congratulations to the Fiscal Year 2025 Civic Arts Grantees!
Civic Arts is pleased to announce 11 grantees in the Individual Artists Projects grant category, 34 grantees in the Community Festivals grant category, and 12 grantees in the new Arts Programs grant category. A total of $303,680 has been awarded in this fiscal
year.?
In addition to these FY25 awards, two grants were awarded in the pilot Fiscal Year 2024 Capital Projects grant category totaling $295,000.
Civic Arts thanks the grant review panelists for their diligent work in evaluating 130 applications across four programs.?
FY24
Capital Projects:
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Berkeley Ballet Theater
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Sense Object
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Individual Artist Projects:
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ChingChi Yu
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Cordy Joan
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Craig Nagasawa
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Isaiah Mostafa
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Jay Lotus Allen
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Mart¨ªn Perna
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Milani Pelley
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Nur Yavuz
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pan ellington
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Risa Lenore
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Yano Rivera
Community Festivals:
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11th annual Bay Area Book Festival
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2025 Junior Bach Festival Concerts
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32nd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Powwow and Indian Market
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6th Annual California Native Ways - California Indian Arts & Culture Festival
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Annual Contemporary Performance Diasporas Festival
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Berkeley CA Juneteenth Festival
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Berkeley Festival of Choro 2025
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Berkeley Maqam Festival: Cross-Roots and Encounters
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Berkeley Poetry Festival
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Black Women's Roots Festival
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Capoeira: Our Life-Giving Waters
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Cesar Chavez Dolores Huerta Tribute Site
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Community Block Party
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Community Music Day
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Comunidad En La Placita
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DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival
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Dia de los Muertos
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East Bay Open Studios (EBOS) Berkeley
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EBCLC Community Open House & Celebration
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Family Empowerment Conference
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Forgotten Frontlines: World War II's Asia-Pacific Theater and the Road to Partition
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Growing Songs
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Ho'¨la N¨¡ Leo: Celebrating Hawaiian Sound Healing
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La Pe?a Summer Tianguis and Community Block Party
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Legados II: Grito de liberdade
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North Shattuck Summer Block Party Series
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San Francisco Mime Troupe "Free Shows in the Parks" Berkeley
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SF Bay Brazilian Day & Lavagem Festival 2024
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Telegraph Second Sundays
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The Berkeley Aquatic Park Youth Festival: A Bike and Boat Parade
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The Front Row Music and Arts Festival (FRMAF)
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Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival
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West Berkeley Community Print Festival
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Winter Jazzschool Community Ensemble Festival
Arts Programs:
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ARTogether
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California Poets in the Schools
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Capacitor
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Center for Accessible Technology
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Center for Independent Living
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Cubacaribe
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Fuse Theatre Inc
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Jazzline Institute
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Mozart Youth Camerata
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Options Recovery Services
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Pacific Center for Human Growth
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South Berkeley Neighborhood Development Corporation
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New Cube Space Exhibition!
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On the Currents of Inherited Dreams by Kira Dominguez Hultgren is now on view through August 30!
Kira Dominguez Hultgren (b. 1980, she/they) is a U.S.-based artist, weaver, and educator. They studied postcolonial theory and literature at Princeton University, and studio arts and visual and critical studies at California College of the Arts.
Dominguez Hultgren weaves with the material afterlife of a so-called multiracial family: Chicanx-Indigenous-Indian-Hollywood Hawaiian-Brown-Black. Instead of being passed down, weaving and textile processes are brought up, resurrected from family stories and
fabrics. Questions about cultural appropriation and codeswitching, exoticism, and performing cultural misrecognitions occupy their practice.
Dominguez Hultgren has exhibited their work broadly including shows at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Ballroom Marfa, the San Jose Museum of Quilt and Textile, the Roswell Museum, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and Eleanor Harwood
Gallery in San Francisco.
Recent residencies and fellowships include the Basque BioDesign Center in Bilbao, Spain, Gensler, Facebook, and the Headlands Center for the Arts.
For more information on our Cube Space artist visit:
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Upcoming Civic Arts Commission Meetings
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September 13, 2:00 pm ¨C 3:00 pm: Grants Subcommittee
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September 17, 3:30 pm ¨C 5:30 pm: Public Art Subcommittee
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September 25, 6:00 pm ¨C 8:00 pm: Civic Arts Commission
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Banner Image Credit: Detail from Michael Arcega¡¯s artwork Wildflowers, Bloom! at San Pablo Park.
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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¡°Victorian lady detectives go wild in entertaining Accused!¡±
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and tickets are going fast!
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ACCUSED! is "a fun romp" "full of witty dialogue" that keeps filling houses!
(7/27, 7/28, 8/4, 8/10 & 8/11 are fully reserved)
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JULY 13-AUGUST 11
(Thursdays are Pay-What-You-Can)
THUR & FRI at 8pm, SAT at 7pm, SUN at 5pm
Tickets $35-$45
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written by Patricia Milton
directed by Kimberly Ridgeway
featuring:
Chelsea Bearce, Alan Coyne, Lauren Dunagan, Sindu Singh & Jan Zvaifler
with costumes by Tammy Berlin, lights by Stephanie Anne Johnson, props by Alexandria Volk & sound by Gregory Scharpen
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More from the critics:
¡°a fun romp¡full of clever dialogue¡± -
¡°Victorian lady detectives go wild in entertaining Accused!¡± -
¡°a crafty plot full of witty dialogue¡± -
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Central Works at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704 | | | | |
-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline
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Sat Aug 3, Acoustic Rock meets Jazz at California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley
Sat Aug 3, Acoustic Rock meets Jazz at California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley ? 
? The Oakland-based is teaming up with the (CJC) in Berkeley for a unique concert experience on Sat. Aug 3rd. ? Adrian West Band - - has been playing their distinctive brand of original acoustic rock all over the Bay Area for over 10 years. They describe their sound as ¡°Paul Simon meets Talking Heads¡±. Bandleader Adrian West has enjoyed having many graduates of the California Jazz Conservatory (CJC) play in the band over the years and to honor the CJC and the Jazz influence these musicians have brought to Adrian¡¯s music, he is putting on a Jazz-themed show at the CJC with an Adrian West Band made up entirely of CJC graduates (with the exception of Adrian). The band will play a mix of Jazz standards and Adrian¡¯s original songs & instrumentals re-imagined for a Jazz context. ? Saturday Aug 3rd at 8pm - doors open at 7:30. California Jazz Conservatory 2040 Addison (very close to Downtown Berkeley BART) Tickets are available and at the door. All ages welcome. Venue is accessible. Light refreshments will be available at the Jazzcaffe. ? Please contact Adrian West at adrian@... ?for more information. ? The bandmembers (pictured below) are listed below. Full bios available : ? Adrian West on vocals, acoustic guitar, electric violin Michael Echaniz on piano Alisha Williams on vocals Nathan Petersen on alto sax Jonny Kaminek on upright & electric bass Sheldon Alexander on drums ? ? ?      
? Jazz standards we'll play will include: ? Cantaloupe Island (Herbie Hancock) Misty (Erroll Garner) Strasbourg/St. Denis (Roy Hargrove) Sing A Song of Song (Kenny Garrett) Don¡¯t Know Why (Jesse Harris, recorded by Norah Jones) The Oregon Grinder (Hank Jones) ? Originals will include: ? A Day by the Sea Banana Smoothie Goodnight Hemisphere In My Heart Instrumental #48 Those Who Matter Wallbanger ? ? Adrian West
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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What did the paintbrush say to the canvas?
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Dear Parents, Families, and Friends,
This week we are full, but there are still spots available in our last 4 weeks - we would love to have you with us!
Schedule for Summer Art Camp 2024?
Week 7: July 22-26 Animals & Imaginary Creatures?FULL
Week 8: July 29-August 2 Paint: Color?
Week 9: August 5-9 Landscape, Still Life & Oceans?
Week 10: August 12-16 Drawing?
Week 11: August 19-23 Animals & Imaginary Creatures?2?spots left
On Fridays,?each student will pick 1-3 artworks to share in the classroom, with some celebratory treats and the raffling off of our two murals made during the week. Parents are invited to join us at 2:45 pm, and camp ends at 3.?
If you would like to learn more about the themes for?each week, please click
All art materials are safe and non-toxic. Ages 6-13, regular campers, and 14-17, counselors in training.
Please register at:?
Tuition: Artists Age 6-13, $675/week, 9 am - 3 pm?
Counselor-in-Training (CITs) age 14-17, siblings, & referrals,??$650/week,?9 am - 3 pm?
You may register
Do you need before-care or after-care? 8-9 am or 3-5 pm, $20/hr.?
Do you need a Drop-in Day? ?9 am - 3 pm, $15o/day
Scroll down to the bottom of the Register Page to find these options!
We are so grateful for your continuing attendance at our camp! This is our 26th Anniversary Year, and we appreciate and celebrate you for coming to us over these many years! We feel lucky to continue to serve the East Bay children and teens, and we look forward to many more years to come! ?
?If you have any questions, please don't?hesitate to call me at 510-604-0036, or email me at: Bethpaints@....
Please join our Award-Winning Summer Art Camp for a summer filled with Fun and Creativity! Voted Best of the Bay by Parent's Press! Our new location is on Solano Avenue, Berkeley, in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood! We are so excited to serve our community here!?
We limit each summer camp session to 12-15 students so that each student receives individual attention. Making art develops problem-solving skills, encourages creativity, and develops self-confidence. Our goal is to provide the?materials,?structure, and guidance?to spark creativity in each child, allow them to explore and investigate their own ideas, and have lots of fun in the process. Our philosophy is to encourage students to explore and express themselves with an emphasis on practice over product, without judgment, comparison, or criticism.
Each camp day has plenty of structure and practice, and we have lots of fun in the process. I love to work with each student, one-on-one, to see what their unique interests are!?We demonstrate a variety of methods and ways of making art to nurture artistic development. We also provide lessons on color theory and famous artists in art?history, go on field trips, and host special guests to spark the creative process. We wholeheartedly encourage individual exploration of personal themes and interests. And we value working together and sharing ideas. Collaboration, cooperation, and community are important!
You may register
Kindest regards,
Beth
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-- LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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