EVENT SEARCH RESULTS
All events occurring July 2, 2009
175 events found -- 1 through 20
» Next Day: Fri. July 3, 2009
CRITIC'S CHOICE
Perceive & Connect
Katie Baum, Jeanine Briggs,and Indira Martina Morre are exhibiting color photographs, assemblages, and paintings, respectively, at BerkeleyArtCenter.Baum's color photographs are lyrical and ironic: a looping pool skimmer covered with leaves visually links depths, surface, and sky, while ice-cream slabs melt on a
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June 13-July 26
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. (in Live Oak Park), Berkeley, 510-644-6893, BerkeleyArtCenter.org.
Dog Day Thursday
During the summer break, kids can slip behind on their reading practice. Reading Education Assistance Dogs want to help. In the Edith Stone Room of the Albany Library (1247 Marin Ave., Albany) on Thursday, July 2, (as on every "Dog Day Thursday"
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free. Thursdays, 3 p.m. Continues through Sept. 3
Albany Library, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany, 510-526-3720, ACLibrary.org.
El Sabor de Fruitvale
Whether or not you're partial to rock en español bands, gooey churros, colorful votive candles, or seven dollar lemonade daiquiris (complete with a decorative twisty straw), there's little debate that Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood puts on the best Día de los Muertoscelebration in
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free. First Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m.
Fruitvale Village, 3401 E. 12th St. (at Fruitvale BART), Oakland, 510-534-6900, UnityCouncil.org.
First Thursdays
Lauded by Gary Snyder, the East Bay's own John Oliver Simon has spent nearly as much time south of the border as Borges and Márquez combined. His translations have earned him an NEA fellowship; his own books of poetry have been published
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First Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m.
Albany Library, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany, 510-526-3720, ACLibrary.org.
First Thursdays
She has written about psychotic depression, fertility, and jackals on leashes. Mary Hower, whose work has appeared in Threepenny Review, Poetry Flash, and Salon, headlines the First Thursdays poetry reading at Albany Library. An open mic follows, as do snacks. 7 p.m.
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free. First Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m.
Albany Library, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany, 510-526-3720, ACLibrary.org.
JC Garrett
Marketing mavens first joined political campaigns in the 1960s,and forty years later we now enjoy the seamless integration between messages selling us soap, sex, snobbery, salvation, and security; Huxley's consumerist paradise of feelies, orgy-porgy, and centrifugal bumble-puppy (i.e., entertainment, sex and sports)
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June 24-July 25
Inferno Gallery, 4401 San Leandro St., Oakland, 510-435-4843, InfernoGallery.com.
Jack Goes Boating
Buoyed by a fast-paced, quippy script and sharply edited scenes that cut into one another, Bob Glaudini's 2007 play Jack Goes Boating is formatted like a sit-com, but without the laugh track. The setting is modern New York City, a world populated
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$28-$42. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sun., June 14, 2 p.m. and Sundays, 2 & 7 p.m. Continues through July 19
Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley, 510-843-4822, AuroraTheatre.org.
Kabeezy & Sammy
Even before Kwik-E-Mart owner ApuNahasapeemapetilontook hisfirst bullet on The Simpsons, Americans were already well-aware of South Asian stereotypes. Many a comic has tried impersonating the peppy Indian immigrant who brandishes his engineering degree but drudges away at tech support, or behind a
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$10-$25. July 1-3, 7:30 p.m., Fri., July 3, 9:30 p.m. and Sun., July 5, 7 p.m.
Tommy T's Comedy & Steakhouse, 5104 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton, 925-227-1800.
Lunchtime Kundalini Yoga
Based on the idea of energy running the length of the body from the base of the spine to the crown of the head and taking the form of a serpent, kundalini yoga involves poses, mudras, and meditation. Lunchtime kundalini yoga sessions
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free. Thursdays, 12:05 p.m. Continues through Sept. 30
William Shack Conference Room, Sproul Hall, Berkeley.
Rigging the Weather
Kristina Lewis explores the sculptural possibilities of common household objects like duct tape, drinking straws, zippers, needles, and magnifying glasses, transmuting them into oddly satisfying assemblages rich with suggestion. For this site-specific installation, she reassembled broken black umbrellas into a large central
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June 10-July 31
Oakland Museum of California at City Center Sculpture Court, 1111 Broadway, Oakland, 510-238-2200, MuseumCA.org.
Poetry Flash with Charles Entrekin & Mary Mackey
In Charles Entrekin's novel RedMountain: BirminghamAlabama, 1965,a young couple struggle to embody radical ideals in the conservative American South. In Mary Mackey's forthcoming novel The Widow's War, women fight against slavery during the Civil War. Presented by Poetry Flash, the authors discuss
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free. Thu., July 2, 7 p.m.
Diesel, 5433 College Ave., Oakland, 510-653-9965, Diesel.booksense.com.
Recycling Center Barbecue
Got a craving for a cookout that can't wait until Independence Day? Well, what better place to chow down than a recycling center? A Thursday, July 2 open house at the BerkeleyRecyclingCenter(669 Gilman St., Berkeley) features a smokin', sizzlin' barbecue along with
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free. Thu., July 2, 11 a.m.
Berkeley Recycling Center, 669 Gilman St., Berkeley.
Thursday at Word Beat
She draws, paints, races bikes, and does gymnastics on horseback. Multitasker Carole Dwinell reads her poetry at the Mediterraneum Cafe with Daniel Johnson, who owes his awakening to the Beats. An open mic follows, hosted by David Gollub, Debra Grace Khattab, and
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free. Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Mediterranean Cafe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, 510-549-1128, AngelFire.com/poetry/wordbeat.
Yoga for Kids
Learning yoga when you're very young puts you on the road to staying supple. That's the idea behind Rebecca Durlin Smith's Thursday yoga classes for kids at Hot Body Fitness Studio (645 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro), which start on June 18. There
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$49 per month. Thursdays, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m. Continues through Aug. 31
Hot Body Fitness Studio, 645 Bancroft Ave., San Leandro, HotBody-Fitness.com.
EVENT LISTINGS
$25 No Limit Hold 'Em
free. Mondays-Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m.
Lucky Buck Card Club, 1620 Railroad Ave., Livermore, 925-455-6144.
Challenge of Champions
Community art exhibit commenting on Oakland Homicides.
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Jan. 10-Dec. 28
ABCO Warehouse Space, 3135 Filbert St., Emeryville, ABCOArtSpace.com.
ACCI Gallery Seeks New Artists
The gallery is looking for distinctive, high-quality contemporary fine art and crafts. Please submit 5-15 slides of your work; an accompanying list of the works with title, medium, and retail price; a résumé, bio, or artist statement; and a SASE. Visit ACCIGallery.com/join_set.htm
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Ongoing
ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, 510-843-2527, ACCIGallery.com.
Adult Drop-In Sports Schedule
Monday: badminton, table tennis, and volleyball 12-2 p.m. Tuesday: basketball 6:30-8:30 a.m. and 12-2 p.m. Wednesday: basketball and volleyball 12-2 p.m. Thursday: volleyball 6:30-8:30 a.m. and 12-2 p.m. Friday: badminton, table tennis, and basketball 12-2 p.m. Saturday: 7-9 p.m. Sunday (1st and
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Ongoing
Robert Livermore Community Center, 4444 East Ave., Livermore, 925-373-5708.
Adventures in Jewish Learning
Multi-interest day lecture series.
$7, $100 for a 25-lecture series. Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Continues through Dec. 31
Temple Beth Sholom, 642 Dolores Ave., San Leandro, 510-357-8505, TempleBethJacob.org.
AIDS Project of the East Bay
The Alameda County organization provides free HIV counseling and testing, support groups, care management services, assistance with benefits, transportation, and emergency housing, emergency food vouchers, and more. Volunteer opportunities available.
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Ongoing
AIDS Project of the East Bay, 1755 Broadway, Oakland, 510-663-7979, APEB.org.
175 events found -- 1 through 20
» Next Day: Fri. July 3, 2009