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Chekhov's WARD 6 Want to know what folks are saying about the show? Find out below! Buy Tickets Now! click image for more info Thurs - Sat at 8pm, Sun at 5pm through Nov 11 (sliding scale every night at the door Thurs is pay-what-you-can) ABOUT THE PRODUCTION: "Ward 6 was great. Go see it!" -mb "Thank you for the beautiful performance, we loved the play!" -ns "Brilliant adaptation of a short Story" -jh ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES: "First rate performances by all!" -db "He [Ed Berkeley] is a riveting performer" - mp "I was surprised by the amazing transformations of Carolina Morones. What a talented actor"- ns "The players serve as individual characters and as an ensemble. All are impressive in their roles. Richard Frederick as Dr. Andrei Ragin is brilliant" - jh ABOUT CENTRAL WORKS: "They are very, very important to our Bay Area theatrical life. And will be for a long time to come." -Charles Kruger, SF Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Clockwise: R. Frederick*, E. Berkeley; A. Roy; C. Morones, D. Wood, L. Se?ores; L. Se?ores Photos by: J. Norrena ?featuring Ed Berkeley, Richard Frederick*, Carolina Morones, Adam Roy, Louel Se?ores, and Don Wood (* member AEA) Central Works at the Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704 STAY CONNECTED ? ? Central Works | PO Box 9771, Berkeley, CA 94709-0771 Unsubscribe bachotlines@... Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by centralworks@... in collaboration with Try it free today LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley Stage Manager Needed! "The Skin of our Teeth" by Thornton Wilder directed by Michael R. Cohen. Running weekends January 4 through 26, 2019 Live Oak Theatre, 1301 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, We've recently lost our stage manager for our upcoming production of Thornton Wilder's Pultizer-prize winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth". This is a great way to involved with theatre - we will train. If you or someone you know is interested, please get in touch with us by writing auditions@... Rehearsals begin the week of November 11th, with tech beginning December 26th. Rehearsals are mostly at The Old Finnish Hall, 1819 10th Street in Berkeley, with some rehearsals at Temple Beth Hillel in Richmond. We open January 4th at Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley. Performances Fri-Sat at 8 p.m. until January 26th, with 2 p.m. matinees on January 13th and 20th. Large cast with many fun folks involved! Small stipend available. A little bit more about the play is found here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth Actors Ensemble is the longest-running theatre organization in Berkeley, founded in 1957. We aim to produce quality theatre emphasizing the ensemble, with a community flavor. Actors Ensemble P.O. Box 663 Berkeley, CA 94701 A 501(3)(c) organization More info always at our website www.aeofberkeley.org Questions? info@... Follow us on Twitter: @ActorsEnsmblBer

Developing Leaders & Engaged Citizens Through Community Collaboration & Training Develop Your Leadership & Management Skills Connect with the Community Apply Now for LEB's Class of 2019! Deadline is Friday, November 16 Leadership East Bay (LEB) builds organizational capacity and enhances cross-sector collaboration and alliances through an annual, in-depth, professional development training program for managers and leaders at various stages of experience. Apply Now ... "Key learnings for me include learning how my staff sees me and becoming more intentional about my strengths and weaknesses." Engage with Other Emerging & Established Community Leaders Participants examine key components of effective management and leadership and their own leadership styles. They enhance their professional toolkits through skills development, establish a peer learning group for support and resources, and build key relationships. More details on our website... Look under the Hood of Community Institutions This highly interactive program consists of presentations by community leaders and subject area experts, discussions, hands-on workshops, and tours that explore community and regional institutions and issues in diverse sectors. To apply online... "LEB increased my knowledge of the community I serve." Leadership East Bay | (510) 393-4529 | Agoldman@... https://www.leadershipeastbay.org/ ? Leadership East Bay | 1442A Walnut Street, #438, Berkeley, CA 94709 Sent by agoldman@... in collaboration with Try it free today -- Ann Goldman Program Director Leadership East Bay Agoldman@... 510.528.2572 www.LeadershipEastBay.org

15% off continues for Chekhov's WARD 6 this weekend only (use the code "WARD15") Buy Tickets Now! click image for more info Thurs - Sat at 8pm, Sun at 5pm through Nov 11 (sliding scale every night at the door Thurs is pay-what-you-can) Audiences and critics alike love this show: "a transfixing experience" -Daily Cal "Great performances, great staging, great directing wonderful!" -Theatrius "intense, moving and important...reserve your tickets!" -CW Patron on FB "a beautiful performance, we loved the play! " -CW Patron on FB L photo: R. Frederick*, E. Berkeley R photo: C. Morones, D. Wood, L. Se?ores featuring Ed Berkeley, Richard Frederick*, Carolina Morones, Adam Roy, Louel Se?ores, and Don Wood (* member AEA) Central Works at the Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704 STAY CONNECTED ? ?

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This Friday Oct 26, 7th Annual Cross Cultural Concert at Berkeley’s La Pe?a Hi friends, Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s Angklung and Dance Ensembles will be featured this coming Friday Oct 26, in the 7th Annual Cross Cultural Concert at Berkeley’s La Pe?a. GSJ will be presenting traditional Balinese dance and music pieces, led by I Nyoman Windha, our Guest Music Director this season, as well as dancers-in-residence I Made Moja, and Shoko Yamamuro. The music of the gamelan-inspired group Purnamasari will also be showcased, along with Balinese paintings from artist I Made Moja and art work from young Bay Area women of the ArtBomb Collective. We’d love to have you there, to help us make this a meaningful event. Come and get your tickets at the door or online at the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-cross-cultural-concert-with-gamelan-sekar-jaya-and-purnamasari-tickets-48752474965 Thanks everyone!

Friends of BabShad Jazzz ~~ Wayne and Babs are delighted to perform for Happy Hour(s) in the garden/courtyard of Maison Bleue, a charming French cafe located next to the Downtown Berkeley Library on Kittredge below Shattuck. Maison Bleue has delicious omelets, sweet and savory crepes, soups, salads, and a great selection of wines and beers. Please come support us in this new venue: BABSHAD JAZZZ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 5:30 TO 7:30 P.M. MAISON BLEUE, 2020 KITTREDGE AVE. DOWNTOWN BERKELEY 510-900-1845 https://maisonbleuecafe.com FEATURING BARBARA HADENFELDT, VOCALS WAYNE DE LA CRUZ, KEYBOARDS www.babshadjazzz.com

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Calpartnershipfund Departmental <calpartnershipfund@berkeley. edu> Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 11:19 AM Subject: Launch of the 2019-20 cycle of the Chancellor's Community Partnership Fund To: Calpartnershipfund Departmental <calpartnershipfund@berkeley. edu> Dear Community and Campus Partners, We are pleased to announce the launch of the next grant cycle for Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund projects that will begin in the fall semester of 2019. In the 2019-20 grant cycle the CCPF will make approximately $290,000 in grants to innovative campus-community partnerships designed to improve the quality of life for Berkeley residents. Berkeley-based collaborative projects that focus on the arts and culture, community safety, economic development, environmental stewardship and education are encouraged to apply. Proposed projects must include at least one university and one Berkeley community partner. All grants will be for one-year projects or programs. Education-related grants applicants are required to demonstrate that their project is aligned with and furthers the objectives of the 2020 Vision for Berkeley's Children and Youth. The 2020 Vision is Berkeley’s community-wide effort to end the racial disparities in academic achievement among children and youth in Berkeley. The 2020 Vision partners include: Berkeley Unified School District, the City of Berkeley, Berkeley City College, UC Berkeley and several community based organizations. More information about the 2020 Vision for Berkeley’s Children and Youth will be provided at the mixer. Applicants must complete a Pre-Application form (see attached) which is due December 10, 2018 before 5 pm. Eligible projects must have at least one community partner and one university partner. UC Berkeley student organizations that are actively supported by a faculty or staff advisor, are encouraged to apply. For more information download the Grant Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions (and see attached). Government and Community Relations Chancellor's Community Partnership Fund chancellor.berkeley.edu/gcr/ local-community/ccpf LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline

Join curators, writers and critics for a conversation about the Richmond Art Center's current exhibition Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands What Is Border Art? Califas Panel Discussion View this email in your browser WHAT IS BORDER ART? A view of Califas from San Francisco Bay ?QUE ES EL ARTE FRONTERIZO? Una vista de Califas desde la bahía de San Francisco Califas Panel Discussion Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Main Gallery What is ‘Border Art’? Does it make sense to talk about Border Art in the Bay Area? Where exactly is Califas? Join curators, writers, and critics for a lively round-table conversation in conjunction with the Richmond Art Center's current exhibition Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands/El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos. This event is free and open to the public. Michael Dear, host and moderator, co-curator of Califas, Cal emeritus professor and author of Why Walls Won’t Work: Repairing the US-Mexico Divide, hosts a round-table discussion with: Richard Cándida Smith / emeritus professor of history at UC Berkeley, and author of Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry and Politics in California; and Improvised Continent: Pan-Americanism and Cultural Exchange. Contributor to Califas catalogue. Norma Iglesias Prieto / member of Mexico’s Sistema Internacional de Investigadores, formerly at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, and currently professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University. Author of Emergencias: Las artes visuales en Tijuana, and contributor to Califas catalogue. Ronald Rael / co-curator of Califas, artist, professor of architecture and art practice at UC Berkeley, and author of Borderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the U.S. Mexico Boundary. About the exhibition: Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos explores representations of the US-Mexico ‘borderlands’ in contemporary art, with a special emphasis on the Bay Area. This exhibition comes at a moment when the current nationwide immigration crisis has once again focused attention on the border between Mexico and the United States. The exhibition features works by 22 contemporary artists and collaborative groups who explore the origins of migrant memory, the consequences of boundary line fortification, the mixing of border cultures, responses to injustice and inequality, and ideas and solutions to advance the borderlands and its peoples. Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos opens to the public on Tuesday, September 11 and runs through November 16, 2018. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue featuring essays by Richard Cándida-Smith, Norma Iglesias-Prieto, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Michael Dear and Ronald Rael. Featured Artists: AGENCY (Ersela Kripa & Stephen Mueller), Chester Arnold, Enrique Chagoya, CRO studio (Adriana Cuellar & Marcel Sánchez), Dignidad Rebelde, Ana Teresa Fernández, Nathan Friedman, Guillermo Galindo, Rebeca García-González, Andrea Carrillo Iglesias, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Richard Misrach, Alejandro ‘Luperca’ Morales, Julio César Morales, Postcommodity, Rael San Fratello, Fernando Reyes, Favianna Rodriguez, Stephanie Syjuco, David Taylor, Judi Werthein, Rio Ya?ez The exhibition is made possible with support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation; Susan Chamberlin, Matt and Margaret Jacobson; and annoymous donors. Top images (left to right): Ana Teresa Fernández, Pasando (Performance Documentation), Lead on Paper, 2018; Rebeca García-González, La Nicaragüense, Oil on canvas, 2008; Guillermo Galindo, Spiritual Release, Acrylic on beacon flag, 2017 Poster image: Julio César Morales, Day Dreaming Series (detail), 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco # # # About the Richmond Art Center: The Richmond Art Center is the largest visual arts center in the East Bay, delivering exciting arts experiences to young and old alike who reflect the diverse richness of our community. The Art Center features hands-on learning, well-equipped studios, Art in the Community programs and contemporary exhibitions in its galleries. Every year, the Richmond Art Center serves thousands of students through classes and programs taught by professional artists, both onsite at the Art Center and at sites throughout Richmond. The Art Center’s four galleries mount rotating exhibitions that display the works of emerging and established Bay Area artists. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Richard Misrach, Wanxin Zhang, Mildred Howard, Bella Feldman, Hung Liu, William Wiley, June Schwartz, and David Park have been showcased here. The Richmond Art Center originated in 1936, when local artist Hazel Salmi, who worked for the WPA, traversed the streets of Richmond with a suitcase packed with art supplies, eager to teach art to anyone interested. Today, everything at the Art Center continues to breathe life into Salmi’s original vision: That within every person lives an artist. Visit the Richmond Art Center’s website for more information: http://richmondartcenter.org/ Contact for more information: Amy Spencer Exhibitions Director amy@... 510-620-1252 Copyright ? 2018 Richmond Art Center, All rights reserved. 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Free event at the Berkeley History Center View this email in your browser Do you know this Berkeleyan in Greek costume? To find out more, catch the Berkeley Historical Society's Collection Gems: 40 Years of Documenting Berkeley History exhibit before it closes! Museum Hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 1–4 pm, until October 27. Extended hours on October 27 from 4 to 6 to fete the closing with wine and cheese and a video of BHS “photo gems” in the lobby. Other highlights of the “Collection Gems” exhibit: The first founders of the Berkeley Historical Society; colorful and quaint mementos of erstwhile Berkeley businesses; a giant collage of Berkeley family life from its rural beginnings; Berkeley's bygone schools and their integration 50 years ago; photos of performances in “the Athens of the West”; and a walk through Berkeley's politics. Also on view is our brand-new ten-panel timeline that illustrates Berkeley's history from its first settlements to the present day — richly illustrated and easy to read! Admission free ? Wheelchair accessible Phone: 510-848-0181 http://www.berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org/ Coming up in November: Sunday, November 11, 11 am–1 pm Opening of Building Bridges, Not Walls: Berkeley, America’s First Sanctuary City exhibit. Between the mayor's dedication of a new WWI memorial plaque and the beginning of the United Against Hate rally, join us in the auditorium for an introduction to the new exhibit, followed by exhibit viewing and refreshments. Sunday, November 18, 2–4 pm Author Talk: Mara Melandry on Our Paradise: Berkeley’s Fabulous Family Camps. Thanksgiving Weekend, November 23–24 Closed Thursday, but open Friday and Saturday, 1–4 pm. Bring your visiting relatives to see the exhibit! Visit us on Facebook Copyright ? 2018 Berkeley Historical Society, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Berkeley Historical Society P.O. Box 1190 Berkeley, CA 94701 Add us to your address book LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline Add us to your address book -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline

To unsubscribe, just press reply with "UNSUBSCRIBE TO BACHotline" in subject line. LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline -----Original Message----- From: Amy Spencer, Exhibitions Director <exhibitions@...> To: bachotlines <bachotlines@...> Sent: Fri, Oct 19, 2018 12:59 pm Subject: What Is Border Art? Califas Panel Discussion Join curators, writers and critics for a conversation about the Richmond Art Center's current exhibition Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands What Is Border Art? Califas Panel Discussion View this email in your browser WHAT IS BORDER ART? A view of Califas from the San Francisco Bay ?QUE ES EL ARTE FRONTERIZO? Una vista de Califas desde la bahía de San Francisco Califas Panel Discussion Saturday, November 3, 2018 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Main Gallery What is ‘Border Art’? Does it make sense to talk about Border Art in the Bay Area? Where exactly is Califas? Join curators, writers, and critics for a lively round-table conversation in conjunction with the Richmond Art Center's current exhibition Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands/El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos. This event is free and open to the public. Michael Dear, host and moderator, co-curator of Califas, Cal emeritus professor and author of Why Walls Won’t Work: Repairing the US-Mexico Divide, hosts a round-table discussion with: Norma Iglesias Prieto / member of Mexico’s Sistema Internacional de Investigadores, formerly at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, and currently professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University. Author of Emergencias: Las artes visuales en Tijuana, and contributor to Califas catalogue. Richard Cándida Smith / emeritus professor of history at UC Berkeley, and author of Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry and Politics in California; and Improvised Continent: Pan-Americanism and Cultural Exchange. Contributor to Califas catalogue. Ronald Rael / co-curator of Califas, artist, professor of architecture and art practice at UC Berkeley, and author of Borderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the U.S. Mexico Boundary. About the exhibition: Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos explores representations of the US-Mexico ‘borderlands’ in contemporary art, with a special emphasis on the Bay Area. This exhibition comes at a moment when the current nationwide immigration crisis has once again focused attention on the border between Mexico and the United States. The exhibition features works by 22 contemporary artists and collaborative groups who explore the origins of migrant memory, the consequences of boundary line fortification, the mixing of border cultures, responses to injustice and inequality, and ideas and solutions to advance the borderlands and its peoples. Califas: Art of the US-Mexico Borderlands / El Arte de la Zona Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos opens to the public on Tuesday, September 11 and runs through November 16, 2018. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue featuring essays by Richard Cándida-Smith, Norma Iglesias-Prieto, Lowery Stokes Sims, and Michael Dear and Ronald Rael. Featured Artists: AGENCY (Ersela Kripa & Stephen Mueller), Chester Arnold, Enrique Chagoya, CRO studio (Adriana Cuellar & Marcel Sánchez), Dignidad Rebelde, Ana Teresa Fernández, Nathan Friedman, Guillermo Galindo, Rebeca García-González, Andrea Carrillo Iglesias, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Richard Misrach, Alejandro ‘Luperca’ Morales, Julio César Morales, Postcommodity, Rael San Fratello, Fernando Reyes, Favianna Rodriguez, Stephanie Syjuco, David Taylor, Judi Werthein, Rio Ya?ez The exhibition is made possible with support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation; Susan Chamberlin, Matt and Margaret Jacobson; and annoymous donors. Top images (left to right): Ana Teresa Fernández, Pasando (Performance Documentation), Lead on Paper, 2018; Rebeca García-González, La Nicaragüense, Oil on canvas, 2008; Guillermo Galindo, Spiritual Release, Acrylic on beacon flag, 2017 Poster image: Julio César Morales, Day Dreaming Series (detail), 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco # # # About the Richmond Art Center: The Richmond Art Center is the largest visual arts center in the East Bay, delivering exciting arts experiences to young and old alike who reflect the diverse richness of our community. The Art Center features hands-on learning, well-equipped studios, Art in the Community programs and contemporary exhibitions in its galleries. Every year, the Richmond Art Center serves thousands of students through classes and programs taught by professional artists, both onsite at the Art Center and at sites throughout Richmond. The Art Center’s four galleries mount rotating exhibitions that display the works of emerging and established Bay Area artists. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Richard Misrach, Wanxin Zhang, Mildred Howard, Bella Feldman, Hung Liu, William Wiley, June Schwartz, and David Park have been showcased here. The Richmond Art Center originated in 1936, when local artist Hazel Salmi, who worked for the WPA, traversed the streets of Richmond with a suitcase packed with art supplies, eager to teach art to anyone interested. Today, everything at the Art Center continues to breathe life into Salmi’s original vision: That within every person lives an artist. Visit the Richmond Art Center’s website for more information: http://richmondartcenter.org/ Contact for more information: Amy Spencer Exhibitions Director amy@... 510-620-1252 Copyright ? 2018 Richmond Art Center, All rights reserved. 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Chekhov's WARD 6 is 15% off this weekend only (use the code "WARD15") Buy Tickets Now! click image for more info A classic tale of madness, alienation, and moral responsibility by the master of the short story. What audiences are saying about the show: "a gorgeous adaptation; a sensory and philosophical treat" -CW Patron "I loooved WARD 6" -CW Patron "Really packs a punch!" -CW Patron runs Oct 13 - Nov 11 adapted & directed by Gary Graves (and remember, Thurs is pay-what-you-can at the door) Ed Berkeley as the inmate Ivan ?featuring Ed Berkeley, Richard Frederick (member AEA), Carolina Morones, Adam Roy, Louel Se?ores, and Don Wood Central Works at the Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, 94704 STAY CONNECTED ? ? Central Works | PO Box 9771, Berkeley, CA 94709-0771 Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by centralworks@... in collaboration with Try it free today -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline

An exhibition of local Muslim women painters inspired by Arabic calligraphy and religious text curated by Salma Arastu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Daniel Nevers, Executive Director daniel@... Tel: 510-644-6893 NEW EXHIBITION AT BERKELEY ART CENTER SHOWCASES MUSLIM WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE BAY AREA Opening Reception: Saturday, November 3, 6–8 pm Exhibition Dates: November 3–December 2, 2018 BERKELEY, CA—Berkeley Art Center (BAC) presents Universal Messages: New Vistas, a new exhibition curated by Salma Arastu and featuring works by nine contemporary Muslim women painters. Inspired by the beauty of Arabic calligraphy — which developed from the Islamic tradition forbidding the depiction of God, Mohamed and the prophets in art — the artists in this show work abstractly to represent spiritual concepts, words and ideas. “The idea behind Universal Messages is the commonality between faiths,” says Arastu, who was born into a spiritual Hindu family in India but converted to Islam when she married a Muslim man. “When I did that, my God did not betray me, He walked with me and stayed with me, though rituals changed. That has assured me that God is One.” Alongside some of her own work, Arastu has selected paintings by Bassamat Fayoumi Bahnasy, Manli Salimah Chao, Rabea Chaudhry, Rubina Kazi, Yasmin Khafagi, Azeem Khaliq, Nabeela Sajjad and Ayesha Samdani. “I particularly chose to have women artists in the group, as there seems to be perceptible negativity about Islam, and especially Muslim women, in society today,” she says. As part of the opening reception, singers and performers of various faith backgrounds will present “Sounds of Faith,” a program of spiritual songs, starting at 7pm. The performance will begin with a recitation from the Quran, followed by Jewish and Christian hymns, and will include members of the Islamic Society of San Francisco, the Universal Unitarian Church of San Francisco, the Islamic Cultural Center of Oakland, and the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County. Additional programs will accompany the exhibition throughout its run. PUBLIC PROGRAMS MANDALA WORKSHOP Sunday, November 11, 1pm–3pm Donate what you wish, RSVP requested Community members of all ages are invited to create their own mandalas, as well as contribute to a group mandala with lead artist Salma Arastu. A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Indian and Buddhist religions, representing the universe. According to the artist, all faiths are connected through philosophy, myths, rituals and deep-rooted beliefs in the mandala circle, and are moving towards the center. IN SEARCH OF ETERNAL LOVE Thursday, November 15, 7pm Free for BAC Members/$10 Nonmembers, RSVP requested Performance artist Naina Shastri and visual artist Salma Arastu collaborate on a performance that combines classical Indian dance, poetry and video projection to connect thirteenth-century Persian mystic Mevlana Rumi and sixteenth-century Indian saint Meera Bai, who both spoke of finding salvation in love. ABOUT BERKELEY ART CENTER BAC is dedicated to the presentation of visual art exhibitions, performances and literary programs that serve the diverse and creative citizens of Berkeley and beyond. Since 1967, BAC has exhibited work by Bay Area artists in a range of disciplines and media, while hosting varied educational and public programs for all ages. From its inception, BAC’s programs have reflected Berkeley’s powerful influence on important political and cultural movements. Nestled in Live Oak Park in an Arts and Crafts–style building with an outdoor sculpture patio, BAC was designed by Robert Ratcliff Architects in 1967 and built by the Rotary Club as a gift to the City of Berkeley. Today, BAC hosts more than 12,000 visitors each year. Berkeley Art Center is located at 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA 94709. Gallery admission is free. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11am to 5pm, and for special events. Additional information at 510-644-6893 or www.berkeleyartcenter.org. ### Image: Manli Salimah Chao, Beyond Horizon #08, acrylic and Chinese ink on canvas Wednesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA Facebook Twitter Website Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St Berkeley, CA 94709 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline -- LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline

Hi there - Thanks for sticking with us while we went through some changes. I am about to send out a bunch of notices that have been waiting for this update. Please bear with me while I flood your in box. Just for today! I promise. LISA BULLWINKEL Berkeley Art & Culture Hotline www.AnotherBullwinkelShow.com/BACHotline