Arts & Events

The Dazzling Divas, Pamela Connelly, Kathleen Moss and Eliza O’Malley, light up the hall on Wednesday at Le Bateau Ivre on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley with arias, duets and trios from celebrated operas of Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Bizet, Delibes and more. Come indulge yourself in a dazzling evening of opera’s top hits with these Bay Area favorites. -more-

Two chamber concerts of interest this coming week: -more-

John O'Keefe--writer, performer, one of the mainstays of Berkeley's Blake Street Hawkeyes from the 70s--will be performing his story "The Sequined Lady" this Saturday night at 8 as a living room performance in the home of Pam & Phil Clevenger in San Francisco, the second in a series of salon performances the Clevengers are hosting. -more-

The San Francisco International Arts Festival opened its annual run last Thursday at Fort Mason on the city's northern waterfront and will continue, Wednesdays through Sundays, through June 5, hosting a plethora of performing arts companies, solo artists and installations from here, there and everywhere--including a few notable East Bay participants. -more-

Monday, May 23, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, Civic Arts Commission, 2180 Milvia St, Redwood-Sequoia Rm, 6^th Floor, Choosing a Consultant for Berkeley’s Cultural Plan Update Panel

Tuesday, May 24, 5:30 – 6:45 pm, Berkeley City Council, 1231 Addison St, Please enter at 1222 University Ave, City Council Referral Prioritization Process, Agenda: http://records.cityofberkeley.info/Agenda/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=220&doctype=1

Tuesday, May 24, 6:45 - 7:00 pm, Berkeley Joint Powers Financing Authority, 1231 Addison St, Please enter at 1222 University Ave, Agenda:

http://records.cityofberkeley.info/Agenda/Documents/ViewDocument/Agenda.pdf?meetingId=218&documentType=Agenda&itemId=undefined&publishId=undefined&isSection=false

Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 – 11:00 pm, Berkeley City Council, 1231 Addison St, Please enter at 1222 University Ave, Proclamation Celebrate Pepper Spray Times 25 years, Berkeley World Music Festival – 13^th year, Ballot initiatives, Revolving door initiative – (one year not long enough) Appeal 2556 Telegraph – the Village, agenda: http://records.cityofberkeley.info/Agenda/Documents/ViewDocument/Agenda.pdf?meetingId=185&documentType=Agenda&itemId=undefined&publishId=undefined&isSection=false

Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 – 11:00 pm (usually over by 8:00 pm) Energy Commission, 1901 Hearst Ave, North Berkeley Senior Center.

Thursday, May 26, 7:00 – 11:30 pm, Zoning Adjustments Board, 2134 MLK Jr. Way, City Council Chambers, On Consent Calendar: 3271 Adeline St – Habitot, 2002 Addison – convert 2^nd floor commercial space to 6 dwelling units, 3000 Telegraph allow instructional tasting wine, beer, spirits in grocery, Action Calendar: 2129 Shattuck Ave, Center St Hotel, staff recommendation to approve,

Agenda: http://records.cityofberkeley.info/Agenda/Documents/ViewDocument/Agenda.pdf?meetingId=185&documentType=Agenda&itemId=undefined&publishId=undefined&isSection=false

Thursday, May 26, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Presentation, The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar

6:30 Social Hour, 7:00 Buffet Dinner, 7:30 Business Meeting and Election, 8:00 Awards

http://berkeleyheritage.com/calendar.html

Friday, May 27 – May 30, no scheduled meetings, long Memorial Day weekend.

Tuesday, May 31, City Council back in session.
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