Arts & Events

Golden Thread Productions, founded in 1996 by Torange Yeghiazarian of Oakland, has staged and produced many new and newly-landed plays from and about the Middle East--and what it means to be Middle Eastern or just to consider that crucial region. -more-

"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! ... " When Michael Needham, playing King Lear in the Inferno Theatre/Actors Ensemble co-production in the old amphitheater Berkeley Shakes used perform in, up in Hinkel Park, blew onstage with his Fool (Jody Christian in an active, playful role, also cast as a forthright Cordelia) for the fabled Storm Scene, his imprecation could've been taken for a marker of the end of summer, another prediction of El Niño wetness this winter, in the last free performance on Labor Day of Shakespeare's stupendous tragedy ... -more-

In Verdi’s time-line, Luisa Miller, which premiered at San Carlo in Naples in December 1849, is a fairly early opera, appearing in Verdi’s so-called “middle period.” MacBeth opened two years earlier; and La Battaglia di Lengnano, I Masnadieri, and Il Corsaro all opened prior to Luisa Miller. Yet much of Luisa Miller’s music foreshadows the great Verdi operas to come later. Even in its plot, Luisa Miller foreshadows Verdi’s lifelong interest in issues of paternal relations between a father and his offspring. Here, in Luisa Miller, the relationship of Luisa to Miller, her father, and his relationship to her, occupy the moral center of the opera. -more-

Marion Fay's unusual, participatory Theater Explorations & Music Appreciation adult education classes are beginning for the Fall next week, featuring trips to local performances, post-performance discussions--and professionals visiting classes (at the Northbrae Community Church in Berkeley) to discuss--and sometimes perform--their art. -more-

Seeking Candidates for Education & Health Legislative Assistant

Summary: This position is responsible for education and health programs and projects, organizing special events and assisting with other initiatives and duties. This position also advises the Mayor and staff on health and education issues, collaborates with partner organizations and institutions on education and health initiatives and writes reports and other materials. This position reports to the Chief of Staff and Mayor. -more-

Wednesday, September 16, 23 and 30 starting at 12 noon
Sunday, September 27, starting at 11 am

Save Shattuck Cinemas takes you on a walking tour of the Shattuck Cinema Theaters and the proposed Harold Way project site. Starting in the Shattuck Cinemas lobby, it includes the individual theaters and a walk to the area where 2211 Harold Way will be built.

Please arrive a little early. Viewing the theaters, their artwork, and murals must be completed before the theaters open for movie goers at 12:30.

The tour lasts one hour, and includes stairs, inclines and walking at a moderate pace. Anyone needing special accommodation for accessibility and/or moderation of pace, should contact Save Shattuck Cinemas by email savingshattuck@gmail.com or call 510 325-1218 and a special tour will be arranged that covers the same area at a slower walking pace and/or includes elevators instead of stairs.

The Tour includes: -more-