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Upcoming Berkeley Festivals

 


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Central Works Season 2025 opens March 1!

 

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Season 2025 opens March 1 with world premiere #76!

written by Harry Davis & directed by Gary Graves


featuring:

Andre Amarotico* & Matthew Kropschot


March 2-March 31

*member Actors Equity Association

2025 Season Subscription Passes are still available!

Here's why you should consider a 2025 season pass:


  • Our season pass tickets save you up to 27% over single ticket prices.
  • Our season pass tickets are completely flexible¨Cgood for any performance.
  • Our season pass tickets can be used for any show-use your tickets to bring your friends along with you!
  • ?Our season pass tickets allow you to reserve seats for additional people in your party.
  • Our season subscription passes start at only $72

Stay safe and well. See you soon!

Central Works at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704

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Flight Lessons | Saturday, February 8th @ 7:00pm at Rhythmix in Alameda

 



Flight Lessons

Urban?Wildlife Folk Opera

Based on a true story?about the Peregrine Falcons and humans living at the convergence of wild and urban habitats on Oakland¡¯s Fruitvale Bridge,?Flight Lessons?explores themes of home, migration, adaptation and the limits of the man-made environment.

The narrative follows an urban wildlife biologist who monitors the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on the bridge and how their lives intersect with the human inhabitants of the neighborhood after one of the birds is shot.?

Examining the?crossroads of life, loss, nature and humanity,?Flight Lessons?asks the questions: How can we learn to value the wild and natural in an urban environment? And, how does one recover and continue after loss?

Saturday, February?8th?| 7pm
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,?Alameda



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Flamenco a Las 8 with Melissa Cruz and Kalife?a | Friday, January 31st @ 8:00pm at Rhythmix in Alameda

 



Flamenco a Las 8
with Melissa Cruz?and Kalife?a

?An Evening of
Flamenco Art

The dynamism and allure of flamenco come alive on stage in an?evening of dance and music with Melissa Cruz. Joined by her cast of seasoned professionals and dedicated studio dancers, Cruz presents a diverse program of dances that express the full spectrum of human emotion.

This performance of?Flamenco a las 8?features Kalife?a, a music and dance ensemble directed by Cruz. Kalife?a brings together women from diverse backgrounds, united by their shared dedication to flamenco, the celebrated art form from Andaluc¨ªa, Spain, recognized by UNESCO as a treasure of World Cultural Heritage.

Blending original compositions with traditional flamenco styles,?Kalife?a places flamenco dance at its heart. Experience an intense and passionate evening that celebrates the rich heritage of flamenco, its deep emotional expression, and its enduring ability to inspire and connect audiences.

Friday, January?31st?| 8pm
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,?Alameda



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Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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Berkeley Symphony Presents: Music in Motion

 


The Berkeley Symphony invites you to our next symphonic concert, Music in Motion, coming up next month!?Please see the details below:


When: Sunday, February 9, 4:00PM

Where: Berkeley Community Theater (in Berkeley High School, 1930 Allston Way)

Program details:?? Are you ready to be swept away by a convergence of sound and movement? Music Director Joseph Young leads the Berkeley Symphony through Music In Motion in collaboration with the Berkeley Ballet and invites you to this breathtaking exploration of creativity and expression. John Adams¡¯ The Chairman Dances, nicknamed ¡°the foxtrot for orchestra,¡± takes the first step onto the dance floor with infectious rhythms and rich colors that will have you tapping your toes. The spellbinding cello concerto by Anna Clyne, DANCE, inspired by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, will enchant you with its hypnotic and dreamlike melodies. The heart-stopping expression of cellist Inbal Segev, paired with the dancers from the Berkeley Ballet, will leave you breathless. Beethoven¡¯s monumental Symphony No. 7 was called ¡°The Apotheosis of the Dance,¡± by Richard Wagner, and is considered one of the finest masterpieces of the Romantic Era. We invite you to be moved, figuratively and literally, by this exhilarating program.

Joseph Young, Conductor

ADAMS The Chairman Dances

CLYNE DANCE (featuring Berkeley Ballet and cellist Inbal Segev)

BEETHOVEN Symphony 7 in A major, Op.92


We also invite you to join us one hour prior to the concert for our Pre-Concert Lecture, led by composer Paul Dresher.


Tickets can be purchased through our website . Please email info@... with any questions you may have. We hope to see you at the concert!





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Berkeley, CA 94704

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Flamenco a Las 8 with Melissa Cruz and Kalife?a | Friday, January 31st @ 8:00pm at Rhythmix in Alameda

 


Flamenco a Las 8
with Melissa Cruz?and Kalife?a

Feel the Passion of Flamenco
with?Melissa Cruz &?Kalife?a

The dynamism and allure of flamenco come alive on stage in an?evening of dance and music with Melissa Cruz. Joined by her cast of seasoned professionals and dedicated studio dancers, Cruz presents a diverse program of dances that express the full spectrum of human emotion.

This performance of?Flamenco a las 8?features Kalife?a, a music and dance ensemble directed by Cruz. Kalife?a brings together women from diverse backgrounds, united by their shared dedication to flamenco, the celebrated art form from Andaluc¨ªa, Spain, recognized by UNESCO as a treasure of World Cultural Heritage.

Blending original compositions with traditional flamenco styles,?Kalife?a places flamenco dance at its heart. Experience an intense and passionate evening that celebrates the rich heritage of flamenco, its deep emotional expression, and its enduring ability to inspire and connect audiences.

Friday, January?31st?| 8pm
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,?Alameda



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Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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Marsha Balian: Autofiction

 

M a r s h a ? B a l i a n? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AUTOFICTION?
?Solo show at The Transmission Gallery
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January 16-March 1, 2025
Artist¡¯s reception, Saturday, January 25th from 1-4

Artists¡¯ Talk with Marsha Balian and Mac Mechem, Saturday, February 22, 2 pm
Transmission Gallery
770 West Grand Ave, Oakland.

?Image above: ¡°The Puppet Speaks for Me¡±, mixed media.?


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CIVIC ARTS GRANT WEBINAR

 


CIVIC ARTS GRANT WEBINAR: Community Festivals at 4 pm

Use web link for information and to register





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Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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Flight Lessons | Saturday, February 8th @ 7:00pm at Rhythmix in Alameda

 



Flight Lessons

Urban?Wildlife Folk Opera

Based on a true story?about the Peregrine Falcons and humans living at the convergence of wild and urban habitats on Oakland¡¯s Fruitvale Bridge,?Flight Lessons?explores themes of home, migration, adaptation and the limits of the man-made environment.

The narrative follows an urban wildlife biologist who monitors the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on the bridge and how their lives intersect with the human inhabitants of the neighborhood after one of the birds is shot.?

Examining the?crossroads of life, loss, nature and humanity,?Flight Lessons?asks the questions: How can we learn to value the wild and natural in an urban environment? And, how does one recover and continue after loss?

Saturday, February?8th?| 7pm
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,?Alameda



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LISA BULLWINKEL
Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline


LML: More Classes / Upcoming Reading with Rick Barot and Christian Gullette

 



Upcoming Events

FREE LML Weekend Write-In
on January 11th


Our free write-ins at Left Margin LIT have been a huge hit. This Saturday, from 10am-noon, we're offering another one for those of you who want to sample working in our space.?

We'll have coffee and tea available. This is also a great time to meet some other local writers, if you're looking for a writing community.

Click?
?to register.?

Winter Classes Open for Enrollment


Saturday, January 18th
In Person at Left?Margin LIT
Rick Barot


For a reader, reading a poem is a transformative experience in two ways: the reader apprehends the what of the poem (its content, its story) and inhabits the how of the poem (its structure, its form). In this three-hour craft class, we¡¯ll examine how storytelling happens in a number of exemplary poems¡ªhow story and structure come into gorgeous dynamic.?

Poetry?Class
Mondays, January 20 - February 17 (No Class 2/3)
In Person at Left Margin LIT
Mia Ayumi Malhotra


Poems that sing, that shiver, that stagger and/or set fire to themselves¡ªthis class will be an opportunity to deepen your relationship with poetic form, beginning with a broad survey of traditional and experimental forms, but focusing primarily on the creative process(es) that can help us find the forms that matter.?


Saturday, January 25th
In Person at Left?Margin LIT
Anna Ghosh


Pressed for time, agents often?make quick?decisions about?which manuscripts to request. So how can?you summarize?describe?your?monster of a manuscript in?a few paragraphs that will excite an agent??This class will show?you how to?craft an irresistible letter. Students are encouraged (but not required) to submit their query letters in advance for discussion in class.


Saturdays, January 25?- February 1
On ZOOM
Tyler Mills


You can write about anything and make it interesting. The trick is letting the story you tell become a story of how the persona, the "I" of the essay, grapples with, discovers, or faces the unexpected.?This two-day workshop will focus on the craft of the personal essay, where you'll be invited to brainstorm and then draft original nonfiction.

Wednesdays, January 29?- March 5
In Person at Left Margin LIT
Caroline Goodwin


Can we take painful memories and explore them as opportunities for poems, essays, or stories? Can we find solace in the work of other writers, and inspiration to continue the journey in creative ways??In this class, open to writers working in all literary genres, we will create a safe space in which to explore these questions.
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Saturdays, February 1 and?15
In Person at Left Margin LIT
David Roderick


We could probably all use a little more praise in our lives, moments in which we take time to honor something that we value.?During our first class, we¡¯ll study approaches to the ode, from Sappho?to contemporary poets?like Joy Harjo and Yusef Komunyakaa. Then we¡¯ll write?odes of our own, which we¡¯ll discuss in a workshop format during our second class meeting.?

Copyright ? 2025 Left Margin LIT, All rights reserved.

Our address is:
1543 Shattuck Ave., Suite B
Berkeley, CA 94709




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Upcoming shows plus Suzy's new CD!!

 



Upcoming shows - and Suzy's new CD!

3 upcoming shows with Jim Kweskin, Samoa Wilson, and Suzy Thompson -- Suzy opens with a set of songs from her new "Suzy Sings Siebel" CD!

Advance tickets are available for all three shows:

Thurs. Jan. 23 at 7:30
Hillside Club, Berkeley
2286 Cedar St, Berkeley


Fri. Jan. 24 at 7:30
Mercury Theater, Petaluma
3333 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma


Sat. Jan. 25 at 7:00
The Welcome Grange, Napa
3275 Hagen Road Napa
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I'm excited about these 3 upcoming Bay Area shows with Jim Kweskin & Samoa Wilson ?¡ª? I'll? accompany Jim and Samoa and also will open each show with some songs from my brand new album, ¡°Suzy Sings Siebel."?

Jim Kweskin has been a folk music icon for at least 60 years now.? In the 60s, as the leader of the Kweskin Jug Band, he toured widely, appeared on national television, and recorded big-selling albums for Vanguard Records. ?If you¡¯ve seen the new Dylan biopic ¡°A Complete Unknown¡±, you¡¯ll hear his name mentioned in the scene where the booking for the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is taking place ¡ª the fact that his band is one of the first to be booked for that momentous gathering is testament to his importance in the folk scene.?Jim? played a weeklong stint with Bob Dylan and Peter Stampfel in the early early days before any of them had become famous. Maybe he¡¯ll tell that story at one of these concerts!!

Samoa Wilson is a beautiful singer - beautiful to look at but also to listen to. She grew up in Jim Kweskin¡¯s circle and sings everything from jazz standards to blues to old folk songs, in her pure, sweet voice.

Jim Kweskin has been a musical hero of mine since I was a teenager, for his choice of material and his guitar playing, but mostly for the way he delivers a song. He did more than anyone to popularize jug band music, inspiring early versions of the Grateful Dead and the Lovin¡¯ Spoonful. ?Now in his 80s, he still has got what it takes and continues to add new material to his repertoire. ?I¡¯m honored to have played fiddle on a number of his recordings, beginning with "Texas Sheiks" (Geoff Mulduar¡¯s project) and most recently on "Never Too Late¡±.

About the venues:? The Hillside Club, on the north side of Berkeley, is a gorgeous arts-and-crafts historic building that was designed as a performance space. They've been doing more and more folk music concerts, it is a lovely place to hear acoustic music.? The Mercury Theater in Petaluma is a long-time venue for plays and musical theater, it should be perfect for a musical concert.? The Welcome Grange in Napa is a charming rural old-timey grange hall, the real deal!? I've played there with Ann Savoy and loved the whole vibe.?Bratwurst on brioche buns with all the fixin's will be back by popular demand, as well as beverages and cookies available for purchase.

If you know folks in or near any of these places (Berkeley, Petaluma, Napa), please? help us get the word out by forwarding this info!

ABOUT SUZY¡¯S NEW CD:

¡°Suzy Sings Siebel¡± is a collection of ten songs by the great 1970s singer and songwriter Paul Siebel. ?His best-known song is ¡°Louise¡±, famously recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and countless others, but he wrote many more, most of which are ¡°portrait¡± songs. ?He released two albums on Elektra but never liked the life of a traveling musician; he suffered from debilitating stage fright, and his songwriting dried up. He retired from music in the 1980s and disappeared from view. ?

I first learned his songs in the mid-1970s, introduced to them by pianist Hoyle Osborne. ?At the time, Hoyle, Eric, bassist Molly Mason and I were playing in a band together, the Blue Flame Syncopators. In that band, I sang old blues songs mixed in with the contemporary songs of Paul Siebel and fiddle rags. This was the soundtrack of my early twenties, and of Eric¡¯s and my courtship. By 1980, I had gone deep down the traditional music rabbit hole, and stopped performing more modern music, but I never forgot those songs.? Forty years later, during the pandemic, I found myself returning to them and did a couple of online shows featuring Paul Siebel songs, including one in which I sang his entire first album, ¡°Woodsmoke and Oranges¡±.

When the pandemic began, Paul Siebel was in his 80s, in very poor health, and living in rural Maryland. Somehow, friends of his heard about my online concert and arranged for him to watch it (Paul didn¡¯t have a computer or cell phone). The next day, the friends sent me an email: ?¡°Paul loved your concert. ?He laughed, he cried, he sang along. ?He wants to call you, please send your phone number¡±. ?Needless to say, I was completely floored. ?Paul and I had four very long, intense phone conversations before he died on April 5, 2022.

To be able to form a friendship with Paul Siebel, and to know that he loved my renditions of his songs, was a dream come true for me.? I had long wanted to do an album of his songs and now I finally have, with musical help from some of my most admired musicians including Cindy Cashdollar, John Sebastian, Molly Mason, Jody Stecher (who also produced), Kate Brislin, Bill Evans, Mark Schatz, Michaelle Goerlitz and of course Eric.?

The official release date is not until April but I¡¯ll have them in time for these January shows with Jim Kweskin and look forward to singing some of those great Paul Siebel songs in my opening set!

Meanwhile, Eric has formed a new version of Kleptograss with Paul Kotapish, Mark Schatz and Corbin Pagter. Eventually they will do a public performance!? Eric also is gearing up to return to the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, KY? in March, for another weekend of "Jerry Garcia's Bluegrass Journey" Information is ?It should be an amazing weekend with Leftover Salmon and the Traveling McCourys among others.?

And as this new year begins, we are mourning our dear friend and longtime musical collaborator Alan Senauke who left this world on December 22.? We met Alan in 1979 during our brief sojourn in Ithaca NY where he was also living at the time. We played in many bands together: Blue Flame Stringband, Bluegrass Intentions, the Aux Cajunals, and Kleptograss. Eric recorded a beautiful album of instrumentals with him, "Two Guitars."? During the time we knew Alan, he immersed himself in Zen Buddhism, and became the Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center.? You can read more about his remarkable journey here:?

We are heading into uncharted waters, it seems, and music is needed more than ever - to create a shared experience, to bring solace, joy, tears, dancing.? We hope to see you sometime soon!

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Berkeley, CA 94705-2342


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BabShad Jazzz at The Marsh

 

Friends of BabShad Jazzz ~~

This coming Wednesday the 15th I will sing with the Craig & MacGregor Band at The Marsh Cabaret in downtown Berkeley.? This is a cool club with a full bar (comic Karen Ripley tends it).? Join us in a musical welcome to 2025 (we're gonna need all the jazzz we can get):

Barbara Hadenfeldt with
THE CRAIG & MacGREGOR BAND
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15th
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 performers]


The parking garage at 2165 Kittredge [between Oxford and Shattuck] offers a flat rate of $5 for the evening.? The elevator brings you up to Allston Way and to The Marsh.


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Teen Winter Media Camp 2025 - Startup January 25. 2025

 


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Call for Art: Joie Debris - ACCI GALLERY

 








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2025 Bioneers Conference full scholarships + visit to San Quentin Prison Arts Project + much more!

 


? Are you interested in attending the 2025??with a?full scholarship?
? Would you be interested in visiting the?with a group of lovely like-minded artists?
? What about a field trip with those same like-minded artists to?(at San Francisco dump)??
? And also Creative Growth Art Center?

These are just a few of the activities and community artmaking planned for Artist as Citizen at Berkeley City College, 1/22-5/21. (CA Community College fees are a bargain?at $46 a unit. Early-bird tickets to Bioneers are $400, or free with our Artist as Citizen student scholarship.)

In the wake of the results of the presidential election you may feel anxiety like me. The action-oriented, racially diverse,?multigenerational community?created in this class may be exactly what you need to resist the chaos that may be coming in 2025, and to support your own creative positive actions and self-care.

More details below.?I hope?you can join us!?
(BTW, I am very flexible with people's busy schedules and the class vibe is very low stress, supportive?and fun.)

INTERESTED in ENGAGING YOUR ART in our LOCAL COMMUNITY?

CURIOUS about CREATIVE COLLABORATION & SOCIAL PRACTICE ART?

WANT to MAKE ART for SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & POSITIVE CHANGE?

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JOIN US!

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ARTIST AS CITIZEN:

Introduction to Community-based Art Practices

Spring Semester 2025, Berkeley City College

ART 181?(20429/20430),?3 units, Monday & Wednesdays, 1:30-4:20pm,?1/22-5/21, Studio #413

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Together we will make and learn about the history and theory of community-based art,?

relational art, and social practice art, and learn to write project proposals to fund your work.?

We will study creative strategies for problem solving, engage in collaborative creative projects, and experience art as a vehicle for transformation and social change.

This is a fun, hands-on class, where we work together!

No prior art or community experience necessary.

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We will be making art together in our studio and out in our community, have visits from three local guest artists, go on field trips in the East Bay and San Francisco, and work creatively with local arts, social service, and environmental organizations. Exciting field trips include a visit to?

San Quentin Prison Arts Project, Bioneers Conference (with?free student your scholarships!),

Creative Growth Art Center,?and?Recology (SF Dump) Artist in Residence Program.

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Recent Community Partners include ArtEsteem, Berkeley Food Network,?Berkeley Community Media Community Works West, Lighthouse for the Blind, Pacific Center, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Oakland League of Women Voters, Richmond Art Center, Women¡¯s Daytime Drop-in Center, Youth Spirit Artworks, Richmond Art Center & more!

Instructor:?Sharon Siskin, 510-508-8897,?sharonvsiskin@...,?ssiskin@...

Register online for Spring Semester 2025 classes?at:?

The class you enroll in is at: Berkeley City College: ART 181-Artist as Citizen: Introduction to Community-based Art Practices, (20429/20430), 3 units, Monday & Wednesdays, 1:30-4:20pm. ?


P.S. Please forward this email to local friends and relatives,?elders and youngins.?

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Berkeley Commonplace: End of Year

 


On behalf of the Berkeley Commonplace Board of Directors, I wish you and yours a healthy, happy holiday season, and a joyful, prosperous new year.
Dear Friends,
Personal, social and civic well-being will not be easier to come by in 2025 than they were in 2024, but Berkeley Commonplace will continue to be a force for bringing them about. I hope you will consider an end-of-year charitable donation as we gear up for a creative, collaborative 2025. Your contribution will support the facilitation, exhibition, and documentation of inclusive, fee-free community art projects in Berkeley and beyond. Donate $50 before the end of the year and get the .
Here¡¯s some of what charitable donations made possible in 2024:

? In the spring, was exhibited at Berkeley Art Center; 260 collages created by more than 300 collaborators in 13 countries.


? Collab Arts Lab launched . Participants created handfuls of handmade books at Berkeley Art Center in May, and again in July at Minnesota Street Project as part of the San Francisco Art Book Fair.


? , 21st Century Visual Arts Considering Mark Twain was launched in partnership with the Center for Mark Twain Studies. A digital gallery was produced featuring the work of 18 artists.


? was installed at Youth Art Summit 2024 in cooperation with Youth Art Exchange, later at Berkeley Art Center, and then at the Exploratorium as part of their annual winter event, Glow.


? got underway with 322 collaborators in eleven countries, 188 returning, and 134 participating for the first time.


? We close out 2024 with three final Light Blocks 3D Theater dates at the Exploratorium: Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, December 26, 28 & 29. Visit the Exploratorium for details.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
On behalf of the Berkeley Commonplace Board of Directors, I wish you and yours a healthy, happy holiday season, and a joyful, prosperous new year.

Marty
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Central Works: Please help us make our match!

 


The holidays are almost here!

We've almost reached our goal for the Year End Challenge.

Please help us make our 35th season a memorable one!

(Every $1 you give by Dec 31 means $2 to us!*)

Please help us celebrate our our 35th season!

Subscribe now for your family and friends.

Give the gift of live performance and support the arts.

We can't do what we do without you. Keeping theater alive is a community effort, and we're counting on you - with gratitude!

See you in 2025!

*Match includes checks dated by 12/31/24, and can be mailed to PO Box 9771, Berkeley, CA 94709

Central Works at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704

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Rhythmix: Support the Arts! Helps Us Raise $80K by Dec. 31st

 

Help Us Reach Our Goal¡ªOnly $5K to Go!

We¡¯re only $5K away from reaching our year-end goal! This year, Rhythmix brought?over 75 unique events to Alameda, from jazz and blues performances to visual art exhibits and community workshops. With your help, we can continue celebrating diverse artistic traditions and creating cultural connections. Every dollar you donate will be matched, doubling your impact and ensuring the arts stay accessible to all.

Your generosity also supports programs like PAL? Performance, Art & Learning,?which?reached over 4,000 students?this year, with live performances and cultural learning for Alameda County students. From celebrating Black History to exploring Native American traditions, PAL inspires creativity and connects students to the arts.

Your gift today helps us bring more art, culture, and inspiration to the community!



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Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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Flamenco a las 8 with Melissa Cruz and Kalife?a | 1/31 @ 8pm

 

Flamenco a las 8
with Melissa Cruz?and Kalife?a

An Evening of Music and Dance with Melissa Cruz and Kalife?a

The dynamism and allure of flamenco come alive on stage in?an evening of dance and music with Melissa Cruz. Joined by her cast of seasoned professionals and dedicated studio dancers, Cruz presents a diverse program of dances, expressing the full spectrum of human emotion.?

This performance of?Flamenco a las 8?features Kalife?a, a music and dance ensemble directed by Cruz, inspired by an idea to unite voices of women who, despite their diverse backgrounds, have a thread of commonality between them ¨C the study of flamenco, the art form from Andaluc¨ªa, Spain deemed by UNESCO as a treasure of World Cultural Heritage. Kalife?a melds original compositions and traditional flamenco styles with flamenco dance as its cornerstone.

Be moved by?an?intense and passionate evening?of Bay Area flamenco culture with its zeal for community, respect for the art form, and deep emotion, hallmarks of this beautiful tradition that continue to generate new inspiration for itself and its audiences.

Friday, January?31st?| 8pm
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave,?Alameda



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Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline
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Give The Gift of Arts & Entertainment ??

 

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Give the gift of Downtown Berkeley
Arts & Entertainment this season!

Have a music, arts, film, or?entertainment aficionado on your list? Whether they are curious or already a devoted enthusiast, there's a gift certificate or membership that's just right for any budget! Click on one of the organizations below to give the gift of experience!


HAPPY HOLIDAYS from
the Downtown Berkeley Association
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Downtown Berkeley Association
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Berkeley,?CA?94704


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