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 Magnes by the Marsh: Cordelia Mein Kind--Limited Run
February 2-5 The Marsh Berkeley, $15 - $35 sliding scale Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, Cordelia, Mein Kind combines original interviews (between a contemporary Cordelia and her father, a Yiddish-speaking Holocaust survivor recently deceased who lived in 'exile' in the Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh), and other visual imagery, with a language that is gestural, poetic, direct and physical. This challenging and unique performance work is a duet for film and live body; a personal exploration of a present-day Cordelia-like character revealed through language, physicality, image and film. Magnes by the Marsh is a partnership between The Marsh Theater and The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life presenting theatrical performances with innovative aspects of contemporary Jewish culture. |
 Monday, February 13, 7-9pm The David Brower Center, Presented with The Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium of the UC Berkeley Center for New Media Outside of the metropolis, rural areas are increasingly becoming contested zones where the most pressing issues of our time are being played out ... environmental sustainability, global economics versus local economies, issues of food production and genetic modification, and cultural commodification. García-Dory's experimental intervention in rural Spain, called "Inland / Campo Adentro," engages specifically with issues affecting the relation between culture-nature now, embodied within the contexts of landscape, the rural, desires and expectations related with identity aspects, crisis, utopy and social change. |
 Valentine's Day Events & Special Menus
Take your significant other out on the town in Downtown Berkeley! Enjoy an intimate dinner, speed dating, or celebrate the holiday with your friends.
Special Valentine's Day Menus
Bistro Liaison, $110 per couple/$60 per person three course menu with apertiff, reservations required, caberet music 6-9pm.
Gather Restaurant, 4 course offerings for $75 per person, wine pairing for additional charge, Dinner service 5-10pm.
La Note, $55 prix-fixe menu, live accordion with the romantic feel of Provence, two seatings: 6pm & 8:30pm, reservations on website.
Special Valentine's Day Events Saturday, February 11, "Mortified" Presents: The 6th Annual Doomed Valentine's Show, Shattuck Down Low, 8pm, $15 Adv/$20 Doors.
Tuesday, February 14, Anti-Valentine's Cask Beer and Blues Night, Jupiter, 7-11pm, featuring live music by Little Muddy at 8pm.
Tuesday, February 14, Veg Speed Dating, Saturn Cafe, cocktails & appetizers included, 7pm, ages 21-40ish, $30. |
SF Beer Week comes to Downtown Berkeley!
Saturday, February 11, Keyser Soze Release, Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse, 11:30am-2am, free admission.
Tuesday, February 14, Meet the Ale Industries Brewers & Open Mic Night, Bobby G's Pizzeria, 7-11pm, free admission.
Tuesday, February 14, Anti-Valentine's Cask Beer and Blues Night, Jupiter, 7-11pm, featuring live music by Little Muddy at 8pm, free admission.
Wednesday, February 15, Beer Trivia with Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Bobby G's Pizzeria, 7-11pm, free admission.
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Theater Openings & Shows
Opening Thursday, February 2, Body Awareness, Aurora Theatre Co, directed by Joy Carlin, February 2 - March 5.
Opening February 10, A Doctor in Spite of Himself, Berkeley Repertory Theater, a co-production with Yale Repertory Theatre, directed by Christopher Bayes, February 10 - March 25.
Until February 19, Ghost Light, Berkeley Repertory Theater, directed by Jonathan Moscone. |
Intellectual & Literary Events Sampling
Thursday, February 9, Land, Use: Opening Reception & Conversation with the Artists, the David Brower Center, 5:30pm Wine Reception, RSVP required for 7pm artist conversation. Saturday, February 11, "Our Land" Film Screening and Social, the David Brower Center, 4:30-7pm, RSVP required. Wednesday, February 15, Lyrics & Dirges, Pegasus Books, 7:30pm, refreshments served, FREE admission. Saturday, February 25, Lyle Jan presents stories of Old San Francisco Chinatown, Eastwind Books, 3-5pm, FREE. |
Downtown Berkeley Ambassadors Provide 7 Days per Week of Patrol
Need Assistance?
The Downtown Berkeley Ambassadors patrol the district seven days per week to assist visitors and businesses and offer social service outreach to needy people. If you need assistance, just call the Ambassador Dispatch Line
AMBASSADOR DISPATCH LINE 510-550-7550
SCHEDULE Monday: 8:00am-5:00pm Tuesday: 8:00am-9:00pm Wednesday:8:00am-9:00pm Thursday: 8:00am-10:30pm Friday: 8:00am-10:30pm Saturday: 10:00am-10:30pm Sunday: 10:00am-7:00pm |
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Downtown Berkeley Association Supporting the commercial district since 1989
2230 Shattuck Avenue, Suite C, Berkeley, CA 94704
510-549-2230 * info@downtownberkeley.org
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