Arts And Entertainment
Thomas Saraceno’s Visionary Art at BAM
By Peter Selz, Special to the Planet
Friday, December 14
Tomas Saraceno is a visionary artist who aspires to bridge the gap between art and science. Knowledgeable about principles of physics, chemistry and architecture, he has made use of high technology to design cities in the air.
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Brookside Rep’s Holiday Shorts at The Claremont This Sunday
By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Friday, December 14
Brookside Repertory’s Holiday Shorts IV, their annual anthology of short holiday-themed plays by Bay Area playwrights, directed by Robert Hamm in staged readings, will be performed this Sunday afternoon at the Ballroom of the Claremont Resort and Spa.
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‘Siddhartha, the Bright Path’ at the Marsh
By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Friday, December 14
Siddhartha, the Bright Path, The Marsh Youth Theater production about the life of Buddha, which serves as a kind of alternative holiday show on several levels, opening this Saturday and playing through Jan. 6 at The Marsh in San Francisco’s Mission District, is the result of a collaboration set into motion by Berkeley’s Emily Klion, the creative roots of which trace back years ago to Mills College.
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The Hangman’s Tree
By Richard Schwartz, Special to the Planet
Friday, December 14
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a huge oak tree stood east of Shattuck Avenue near Strawberry Creek in old Berkeley. It was variously known as Gibbet Oak, Vigilante Oak, and Hanging Oak.
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Classical Music Shop Celebrates Busoni
By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday, December 11
The premiere recording of Ferruccio Busoni’s Complete Two Piano Works (EMI/Angel) will be celebrated by the Musical Offering (Bancroft Avenue below Telegraph), this Wednesday 5-7 p.m., with a reception for and signing by pianists Daniell Revenaugh of Berkeley and Lawrence Leighton Smith, currently musical director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
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Shift Theatre, BHS Present ‘Noises Off’
By Ken Bullock, Special to the Planet
Tuesday, December 11
“I’m going to do something wrong here ...” Those ominous words, emblazoned on the cover of the program to the Shift Theatre/Berkeley High School Drama production of Michael Frayn’s backstage bungler, Noises Off, telegraph the message of this non-message play clearly. And a great deal is going to be done wrong. Repeatedly. That’s the whole show.
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The Life and Music of a Legendary Singer-Songwriter
By Art Goldberg, Special to the Planet
Tuesday, December 11
One of the most enjoyable and inspiring films I’ve seen in a long time comes to Berkeley for one day only, this Thursday, Dec. 13 at the California Theater, a benefit for the local Gray Panther chapter. Screenings are at 2 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $10.
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Nuclear Power in the Wake of Chernobyl
Tuesday, December 11
Living With Chernobyl: The Future of Nuclear Power, a new documentary by Berkeley filmmakers and journalists Cliff Orloff and Olga Shalygin, will air at 11 p.m. Thursday on KQED Channel 9.
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