Arts & Events

Arts Calendar

Tuesday March 27, 2007

TUESDAY, MARCH 27 -more-


Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay

Tuesday March 27, 2007

BERKELEY’S LAND AND EARLY NEIGHBORHOODS -more-


Henry Wessel: Photographing the Physical World

By Michael Howerton
Tuesday March 27, 2007

A career-spanning exhibit of the gorgeous and haunting photographs of Henry Wessel, documenting his visions of the landscape, people and light of California and the West, is on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through April 22. -more-


New Books About Berkeley are Both Handsome and Informative

By Steven Finacom, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007

With surprisingly little fanfare to date, the dry winter of 2006/2007 has brought two important new books exploring the character of the Berkeley community. -more-


The Theater: African-American Shakespeare Co.’s ‘Lysistrata’

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday March 27, 2007

“Stop in the Name of Love, or, Until the War Is Over, Nobody Gets Over.” The subheads of the African-American Shakespeare Co.’s production of Lysistrata say it all—as director Rhodessa Jones amplifies, “Lysistrata is a cry for peace by women driven to change the world using the ultimate weapon!” -more-


Green Neighbors: Spring is the Time to Buy And Plant Native Redbuds

By Ron Sullivan
Tuesday March 27, 2007

If you’re walking down University Avenue, or driving up the freeway to the Richmond Bridge, or taking a car or bike jaunt up around Clear Lake, you’ll have noticed that the redbuds are blooming. We’ve borrowed specimens of this gorgeous scarf that the Central Valley wears around its eastern and western foothills. Good idea, for landscape and ornament in the cities and for the most difficult spots along roads. -more-


Berkeley This Week

Tuesday March 27, 2007

TUESDAY, MARCH 27 -more-


Arts Calendar

Friday March 23, 2007

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 -more-


Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay

Friday March 23, 2007

EAST BAY SYMPHONY AT THE PARAMOUNT -more-


Moving Pictures: ‘Kubrick’ Showcases Malkovich Mystique

By Justin DeFreitas
Friday March 23, 2007

After more than 25 years in the movie business, John Malkovich has carved out a unique niche for himself, a cinematic netherworld equal parts post-modernism and cult of personality. -more-


Pegasus Welcomes ‘Growing Local Value’ Author

By Zelda Bronstein, Special to the Planet
Friday March 23, 2007

On Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m., Laury Hammel, co-founder of Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), will read from the inspiring new book he co-authored with Gun Denhart, Growing Local Value: How to Build Business Partnerships That Strenghten Your Community at Pegasus Books in downtown Berkeley. -more-


Altarena Playhouse Stages Edward Albee’s ‘Virginia Woolf’

By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Friday March 23, 2007

It all begins “after hours” with the simplest of games: “Anyway, Bette Davis turns around, puts down her groceries and says, ‘What a dump!’ I want to know the name of the picture!” demands Martha, and husband George teases her in a patronizing deadpan. But when he announces a nightcap, Martha rasps, “Are you kidding? We got guests coming over!” -more-


About the House: The Last 10 Percent Rule of Remodeling

By Matt Cantor
Friday March 23, 2007

Economics is a wonderful and fascinating field. When I think about the things I’d like to study as I get older, it keeps getting pushed higher up on the list. The fun thing about it is that it’s at work everywhere around us. As long as money or goods are flowing through a system it’s there and from my very prejudiced vantage point it appears to me no more prevalent or relevant than in the world of construction. -more-


Quake Tip of the Week

By Larry Guillot
Friday March 23, 2007

Russian Roulette? -more-


Berkeley This Week

Friday March 23, 2007

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 -more-