Arts & Events
Arts: Jimbo Trout, Toshio Hirano Play the Twang Cafe
Jimbo Trout and the Fishpeople will be the headliners this Sunday at the Twang Café, an ongoing Americana music series held monthly at Epic Arts on Ashby Avenue. The series, produced and hosted by Berkeley resident Tom Wegner, is held on the first Sunday of every month and features an array of Bay Area folk and bluegrass artists in a casual and intimate venue. Toshio Hirano and Jacob & Harry round out this month’s bill. -more-
Arts: Moving Pictures: Long-Neglected British Masterpiece Returns to the Screen
British director Carol Reed’s reputation rests almost exclusively on his 1949 noir classic The Third Man, and if that were the only movie he ever made his reputation would be secure. But as great as that film is, it is not Reed’s only masterpiece. -more-
Arts: ‘Berkeley Treasures’ Spotlights Three Local Artists
Last week an artist friend returned from her annual visit to New York looking depressed. -more-
East Bay: Then and Now: When Ratcliff Was City Architect
City architect in Berkeley? Like the farms, this office is a thing of the past. The position existed for only eight years—from 1913 to 1921—and was occupied by a single person: Walter Harris Ratcliff, Jr. (1881–1973). -more-
About the House: Whether or Not to Shut Off The Gas
I was speaking as a guest of my friend Howard at a local senior center the other day when a fellow stood up and told me that he did not agree with my position on the very contentious issue of whether to turn your gas off in your house after an earthquake. -more-
Garden Variety: Finding Spring Flower Resources At Annie’s
A sunny morning spent at Annie’s Annuals and Perennials is worth the trip to Richmond, and a good way to celebrate the belated arrival of spring. -more-
Arts: Benny Golson Headlines At Yoshi’s This Weekend
If you saw Steven Spielberg’s somewhat unfocused 2004 film Terminal starring Tom Hanks, you may remember that Hanks’ character travels to America, where he proceeds to get stuck at JFK Airport, in order to fulfill a promise he had made to his late father. -more-
Arts: A Tale of Genocide Unfolds in TheatreFIRST’s ‘World Music’
“Welcome to Europe!” As a British father and son reunite in Brussels and stumble through French to order food in a cafe, a young African waitress surprises both by speaking to them in English. -more-
The Not-So-Sweet Life of the Lemon Tree
Lemon tree very pretty -more-