Visual Arts
Treasure Island
Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesTreasure Island by Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman is critically praised as “nothing short of sublime” (Chicago-Sun Times), and “Zimmerman remains a superior storyteller” (Chicago Tribune), Treasure Island, a co-production with Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company, is a glorious adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s most beloved novel. Previews begin Friday, April 22, and the…
Bay Area Book Festival
Downtown Berkeley 2160 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe Bay Area Book Festival, now in its second year, is one of Northern California’s smartest and most welcoming weekend events, attracting 50,000 people of all ages and income levels. Free to the public, it features 300 international, national, and local authors in 125 keynotes, interviews, and panels, from top chefs to award-winning novelists and…
Art/Act: The Canary Project
David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesArt/Act: The Canary Project provides a multimedia overview that shows the kaleidoscopic nature of its work over time. Supporting didactics, archived images and graphics trace how the work connects to the environmental movement and is informed by a theory of change. The exhibition includes selected works from the past ten years, including A History of…
Polar Obsession Opening Reception
David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe Brower Center is excited to present Polar Obsession, the first National Geographic show in the Bay Area since 2009. This exhibition will feature nearly 40 striking images of the world’s polar regions from photographer Paul Nicklen, delivering a unique close-up of wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. More info
OffPlanet VR #5
NextSpace 2081 Center St, Berkeley, CA, United StatesQuirkeley presents the 5th OffPlanet VR demo mixer in downtown Berkeley Reframe your reality and explore the latest experiences on Oculus, Gear VR, HTC Vive, including Info and Tickets
SAM CONTIS / MATRIX 266
BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United StatesSam Contis (b. 1982) uses photography and archival research to explore the relationship of bodies and landscape and the shifting nature of gender identity and expression. Check for exhibit info hours of admission
Bay Area Book Festival
Downtown Berkeley 2160 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United StatesThe San Francisco Bay Area is a legendary literary mecca and the global capital of innovation. It's the perfect home for a world-class international book festival celebrating the past, present, and future of the book. Join us at the next Bay Area Book Festival, June 3-4, 2017 in Berkeley, California! More info