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Chris Hedges will discuss his major new book:
"Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle"
Monday, July 20, 7:30 pm
Berkeley Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street
Berkeley, CA
On Sunday July 19th at 2pm, the Stern Grove Music Festival presents Sergent Garcia, with opening act Curumin. This free event takes place at Sigmund Stern Grove Park, 19th Ave& Sloat in San Francisco.
For more information, call 415-252-6252 or visit www.sterngrove.org
On Sunday July 19th from 11 AM - 7 PM the Sugartown Festival and Street Fair will be held in downtown Crockett. This free event takes place on Pomona Street between 2nd Avenue and Crockett Blvd. $5 donation for parking.
For details call 510-787-1155 or visit www.communityconcerts.com.
On Saturday July 18th at 7:30pm, SF Shakes presents William Shakespeare's " A Comedy of Errors," This free event takes place at Amador Valley Commmunity Park, 455 Black Ave in Pleasanton.
For more information call 415-558-0888
On Saturday July 18th from 2:30-4:30pm, The Sixth Annual Negro Spirituals Heritage Day will be celebrated at the West Oakland at the Senior Center. This free event with musical performances takes place at 1724 Adeline Street, in Oakland.
For details call 510-869-4359 or email fns3@juno.com
2nd Annual Art and Garden Tour
For tickets and more information: email obugs@obugs.org or call (510) 465-4660.
Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the door.
Tour starts at the 3032 Linden St. OBUGS garden in West Oakland.
On Saturday July 18th from 10am- 6pm, Union City's " Gathering in the Park" will feature free music, health screenings, and "Taste of the World" food passports for $10. This event takes place at Charles F.Kennedy Park, 1333 Decoto Road in Union City.
For details call 510-675-5420 or visit www.unioncity50.com
On Thursday July 16th at 8:30pm, Eastside Arts Alliance presents " Holla Back"- an open mic venue for poets,songwriters and theater artists. This free event takes place at 2277 International Blvd. in east oakland; donations are requested at the door.
For information call 510-533-6629 or visit www.eastsideartsalliance.com
On Tuesday July 16th at 7:30 PM Tiffany Higgins reads from “And Aeneas Stares Into Her Helmet” with guitar accompaniment from Moises Nascimiento. This free event takes place at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley.
For details call 510-649-1320.
On Thursday July 16th from 7-9pm, The Ecology Center will host a free presentation of "The Suntrain and Mr. Swan's Big Idea," discussing a solar powered train system. This event takes place at 2530 San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley.
For details call 510-548-3402 or visit www.ecologycenter.org
On Tuesday July 14th at 7 PM Dean Kuipers will read from his new book “Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save American Wilderness.” This free event takes place at Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue in Oakland.
For details call 510-653-9965.
On Saturday, June 13th, the Berkeley Juneteenth Festival will be held on Adeline Street between Ashby and Alcatraz Streets. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration to mark the end of slavery in the United States.
This free event will feature ethnic cuisine, art, music, recreational activities, and hundreds of booths. For more information, call 510-655-8008.
On Saturday, July 11th from 2-2:45pm, Miss Christie of Christie's Creative Cupboard will be at the Newark Branch Library helping kids decorate fish. This free event takes place at 6300 Civic Terrace Ave in Newark. No registration is required.
For details call 510-795-2627, extension 23.
The Trust will hold a Summer fundraiser from 1-7pm on Saturday, July 11th at the Muse Co-op in Oakland. There'll be live music, BBQ, cold drinks and good company.
The Trust is a non profit documentary about incarceration and re-entry. Sliding scale donations [$5-$20] will be collected at the door. All proceeds will be used to support the completion of the film.
The Muse is located at 6525 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland.
For more information, call 510-734-7776 or visit trustcommunity.org
The KPFA Community Advisory Board will have a meeting on Saturday July 11, 2009 at 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley. The meeting is 11am to 1pm and is open to the public.
On Saturday July 11th from 10 am – 12 pm there will be an urban composting workshop in San Francisco. This free event will be held at the garden for the environment, 7th ave at Lawton Street.
for details call 415-731-5627 or visit www.gardenfortheenvironment.org.
On Saturday July 10th at 4pm, San Jose State University will present the film “The Grapes of Wrath”, as part of the Laborfest celebration. Admission is free and the event will take place at the Dr. Martin Luther King Library, 150 East San Fernando in Downtown San Jose.
For more information, call 408-808-2067 or e-mail steinbeck@sjsu.edu
On Wednesday July 8th, at 7:30 pm, La Pena Cultural Center will present “El Salvador: I Want My People To Live” directed by Adrian Carrasco Zanini
Admission is $8 to $12 sliding scale. La Pena is located at 3105 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley.
For more information call 510-849-2568 or go on-line to www.lapena.org.
On Wednesday July 8th, at 7pm, the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts will present UNBINDINGS, a poetic release by Mamacoatl at 2868 Mission Street in San Francisco.
$5 admission.
For more information call (415) 821-1155 or visit them online at www.missioncultural.org
On July 7th at 6:30pm LaborFest hosts a panel discussion on building momentum for a New Deal for the arts in the 21st century. Journalist Jeff Chang and historian Gray Brechin will speak at this event which takes place at the Women's Building, 3543 18th street in San Francisco.
A $5-$10 donation is requested.
For details visit www.laborfest.net or call 415-710-0187.
On Tuesday july 7th from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, comic book fans will meet at the teen comic club. This free event takes place at the Oakland Library's Martin Luther King Jr. branch, 6833 International Blvd. in Oakland.
For details call 510-615-5728 or visit www.oaklandlibrary.org.
On July 6th from 7-9pm, Ugandan monastic teacher Bhante Buddharakkhita [BAHN-tay booda-RAH-keeta] will host a discussion and meditation. The free event takes place at the East Bay Meditation Center, 2147 Broadway Street in Oakland.
To register and for more details visit www.eastbaymeditation.org or call 510-286-0696.
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