Saturday, April 12, 2014

Will Rogan / MATRIX 253

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Will Rogan�s (b. 1975) multifaceted work often reflects on prosaic manifestations of time�s passage that he identifies in his local environs,…

Volunteer Appreciation Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

April 12 - 13 Volunteer Appreciation Weekend Volunteers make up the heart of the Playland-Not-at-the-Beach experience, helping with parties,…

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Painter Prashanti Laxmi Exhibits �Glimpse of Beauty� at NewPark Mall�s Cultural Corner

NewPark Mall11:00 am - 4:00 p.m

Glimpse of Beauty, An Old Boat and Early Morning Shades are just a few feature paintings that will be on display by Prashanti Laxmi at NewPark…

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Berkeley Playhouse12noon, 5pm

No musical exemplifies the humor and poignancy of adolescence better than The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This unlikely hit musical…

Deities, Demons, and Teachers of Tibet, Nepal, and India

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00-5:00

June 26, 2013 - September 14, 2014 Joyful and sensual sculptural figures of Indian deities and dancers join radiant images of enlightened…

The Anthology Films, Jean-Luc Godard

Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater6:00 PM

A selection of short films made by Godard and excerpted from omnibus films. La paresse / Sloth (from Les sept p�ch�s capitaux / The Seven Deadly…

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Philip Kaufman (U.S., 1988)

Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater2:00 pm

BAM/PFA Collection Print Adapted from Milan Kundera�s novel, this grand romance begins its vaporous plot during the Prague Spring of 1968,…

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Realign the Curve

Malonga Casquelourd Theater2:00pm

Realign the Curve AXIS Dance Company�s tradition of staging challenging and thought provoking work continues in its upcoming 2014 season, with…

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2014 California Co-op Conference Co-op Tour

Location to be announcedall day; advance registration requiredFor details visit http://cccd.c…

As part of the 2014 California Co-op Conference, we will be holding the always popular tour of local co-ops, in and around the East Bay. On…

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Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Sleeping Beauty or Coma!

Live Oak Theatre2-4pm

March 29-April 19; Thurs-Sat 8pm and Sun 2pm One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Charles Busch's outrageous comedy tells…

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The Figure: A Bay Area Legacy

Gary Francis Fine Art11am - 5pm

The Figure: A Bay Area Legacy Opening Night: 6-9p, Friday, March 14 Exhibition Dates: March 6 - April 27 The subject of the human figure in…

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The Possible Workshop

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Renowned natural perfumer Mandy Aftel leads a lesson in scent, based on her contribution to The Possible library. Sangati Center presents its…

Curator Gallery Talk: Padma Maitland

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)2:00 pm

No reservations required. Included with admission Guest curator Padma Maitland analyzes specific paintings in the exhibition to show how art…

The Elephant�s Eye: Artful Animals in South & Southeast Asia

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Loving companions, clever tricksters, or religious informants, animals in the art of South and Southeast Asia evoke the power of kingdoms, the…

Animal of the Day!

Children's Fairyland1-1:20pm

It's Animal of the Day! Come up close and learn about one of our animal friends. Which one of Fairyland's feathered, furry or wooly creatures…

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Local Treasures

Berkeley Art Center 11am - 5pm

March 15 � May 11, 2014 Artist Reception: Saturday, March 22, 6:00 � 8:00 pm Local Treasures is a bi-annual exhibition series started that…

Sleuth

Dean Lesher Center For the Arts2:30pm

One of the best stage thrillers of all time, Sleuth has been wowing audiences with its breathtaking surprises and revelations for decades. Successful…

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Barbara Chase-Riboud: The Malcolm X Steles

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

For nearly fifty years, Barbara Chase-Riboud has created elegant and powerful sculptures and drawings in which materials, forms, and cultural…

The Kids Club

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Visit Kids Club to create a one-of-a-kind felt rug with fiber artist Ashley Helvey, play with one hundred pounds of clay and display your sculpture…

The Possible

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 am - 5 pm

The Possible is an experimental exhibition that reconceives the museum as a site for creative convergence. You will have the chance to be a…