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Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark play Fiddler on the Roof with performances, screenings, conferences, sing-alongs, and more. When Fiddler on the Roof, a musical adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's "Tevye" stories, made its debut on Broadway in 1964 it was an immediate hit. Click HERE for more information and to buy tickets.
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Wednesday, Jan 15 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Berkeley Repertory Theatre | 2025 Addison St. | FREE
Start 2014 off with INFUSION, the monthly lunch about all things tech. The featured speaker is Ali Partovi, cofounder of Code.org, a nonprofit that aims to get coding included as part of the education curriculum. Previously, Partovi cofounded iLike, acquired by MySpace, and LinkExchange, acquired by Microsoft. He's also invested in Farmigo and BrightFarms, both promoting sustainable food and agriculture, and serves on the board of school food nonprofit FoodCorps. For lunch we'll have Sliver Pizza for a $5 donation. (Or bring your own lunch.)
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Thursday, January 16 | 6:15 - 9:00 pm
Impact HUB Berkeley | 2150 Allston Way #400 | $30-35 | RSVP
Innovate Berkeley Social Innovation Dinners are informal monthly gatherings to share ideas about how Berkeley can realize its potential as a hub of entrepreneurial activity. This month's featured guest is Tim West, a Slow Food chef turned Social Entrepreneur (Cosemble and Food Hackathon). He cooked his way from the St. Regis Hotel in New York, to the Facebook headquarters in California, where he entered the world of food and technology entrepreneurship. In 2012, Tim won the SXSW StartupBus competition with custom cereal concept Cerealize. Inspired, Tim co-created Food Hackathon to spark innovation in the food+tech sector. Tim is now bridging the online/offline worlds by cofounding Cosemble, a social platform for events.
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Friday, January 17 - Friday, January 31 | $15-20 prix fixe lunch menus | $20-30 prix fixe dinner menus | Participating Berkeley Restaurants
The second annual Berkeley Restaurant Week (Jan.17 - Jan. 31, 2014) will be a two-week celebration of the city as a top culinary destination and a festival of great dining! Visit Berkeley presents the Berkeley Restaurant Week celebrating great chefs and dining experiences citywide. Discover new restaurants and revisit favorites with special prix fixe lunch menus for $15 or $20 and special dinner prix fixe menus for $20 or $30, depending on the restaurant. Berkeley Restaurant Week 2014 - Dine Local, Eat Global! The participating Downtown Berkeley Restaurants include: Belli Osteria (2016 Shattuck Ave.), Bistro Liaison (1849 Shattuck Ave.), BUILD Pizzeria Roma (2286 Shattuck Ave.), Cafe Clem (2020 Kittredge St.), Comal (2020 Shattuck Ave.), Eureka! Burger (2068 Center St.), FIVE (2086 Allston Way), Giovanni (2420 Shattuck Ave.), and La Note (2377 Shattuck Ave.). Menus for each restaurant will be submitted on an ongoing basis HERE. |
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Intellectual and Literary Events
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Food News
Seasons of Japan opened Monday, January 6 at 2122 Shattuck Ave., serving genuine Japanese and all Hibachi styles cuisines that are cooked to order, including fresh sushi. Seasons of Japan is open for 11:30am-9pm and serves lunch, dinner and snacks in between. Photos of their new location HERE.
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email: info@downtownberkeley.com web: downtownberkeley.com Tel: 510.549.2230
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