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  • BAMPFA Presents: Five Tables of Collaboration

    BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    In art—as in many things—going it alone has its advantages, but collaboration, whether fraught or harmonious, gets amazing things done. Works on view this session: a dozen Qing dynasty artists (including Gong Xian and Hongren) and an equal number of calligraphers combine in a stellar album of Chinese landscapes; Hiroshige and Hokusai get credit for…

    Free

  • Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Presents: Family Workshop: Pouch Making

    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology 103 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Join this month’s Family Workshop at the Hearst Museum! Create and decorate leather pouches and learn about the cultural significance and uses of these carrying devices. This is a drop-in workshop for all ages. Bring the whole family for this activity included free with museum admission. For more information. 

  • Sunday Streets ** Pet Parade

    Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

    Since up your pet and yourself of the 2nd Annual Pet Parade. Since up starts at 11am, parade starts on the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza at 12:30 and ends at Cornerfest off Durant where winner will receive sponsored prizes from Pet Food Express! More info here

    Free

  • Sunday Streets Downtown Berkeley

    Shattuck Ave. Btw University & Durant Berkeley, CA, United States

    7th Annual Sunday Streets in Downtown Berkeley. The event will feature the 2nd Annual Pet Parade, a Family Bastille Day Celebration

    Free

  • BAMPFA Presents: Visual Poem Workshop

    BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    What is poetry’s relationship with the visual world? In this workshop, we explore the intersections of language, image, and identity in creating a visual translation of a poem recited by special guest poet Donté Clark. Clark's spoken-word performance will be our framework for embarking on a visual translation of his poetry. Each participant will create…

  • BAMPFA Presents: Monterey Pop: Free Outdoor Screening!

    BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    D. A. Pennebaker United States, 1968 “The first great pop festival, the first great festival film” (Greil Marcus). With legendary performances by Otis Redding, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Scott McKenzie, Hugh Masekela, Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, the Animals, Ravi Shankar, and Janis Joplin, Monterey Pop celebrates the inclusive power of…

  • BAMPFA Presents: Black Life – Levi Maxwell

    BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Levi Maxwell, a Bay Area–born food justice and youth advocate, explores the impact of African material culture and agrarian knowledge on colonial economies throughout the transatlantic world, and discusses the effect of clothing from local populations along the West and Central African coast on Western cultural identity. For more information click here  

  • The UC Theatre Presents: ArtBomb: Art + Music + Fashion

    The UC Theatre 2036 University Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States

    Based in the Bay Area, California, ArtBomb is a community-driven movement which doubles as a creative showcase. It is dedicated to highlighting upcoming artists from marginalized communities, with an emphasis on female and feminine-identifying creatives of color.

    $10 – $12