Downtown Berkeley Arts

Freight Fest on The Plaza Featuring Strike Iron

Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

The first in a series of live music events presented by the Freight & Salvage. This performance features bandleader Edgar Cambón of the renowned salsa band “Edgardo & Candela.” Cambón toured throughout South America, Europe, and Africa since 1986. In addition to the amazing live performance Sliver Pizzeria will be hosting the Plaza’s first after…

Free

BAMPFA Presents: Art Lab Drop-in Art Making

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Drop in to the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. For more information click here  

Danilo Paiz y la Universal On The Plaza

Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

In his extensive musical career, Danilo has played with extraordinary internationally known musicians such as Ray Barretto, Ruben Blades, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Benny Velarde and his Super Combo, Andy Narell, Ray Obiedo, Dave Valentin, Dizzy Gillespie, and Cal Tjader. He demonstrates some of his best work on bongo and vocals on Ruben Blades’…

Free

Music in the Park – Community Concerts – “Big Band”

Civic Center Park 2151 M.L.K. Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us for our Music in the Park series with our family friendly Community Concerts! Each event is filled with kids' activities, food, music, and entertainment. We will showcase local artists performing live with big band orchestra, blues, hip hop, and spoken word; culminating with our annual Harvest Festival on October 5.  Come early and bring…

Free

Freight & Salvage Presents: The Marco Diaz Quartet Insight CD Release Concert

Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Marco Diaz Quartet The Marco Diaz Quartet combines the high energy of a Latin Big Band with the intimate delivery of a small Jazz ensemble. They combine jazz harmonies with the Afro-Caribbean rhythms in their original compositions and original arrangements of both Latin American and American Song Book classics. They are sure to make you…

$20 – $24

East Asian Calligraphy Workshop at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Master calligrapher and painter Kazuaki Tanahashi offers a demonstration and hands-on workshop in conjunction with Meditation in Motion: Zen Calligraphy from the Stuart Katz Collection. After a forty-five-minute lecture-demonstration about the formation of ideographic symbols, the development of brush writing in China, and the methods and aesthetics of calligraphy, Tanahashi will teach basic brush calligraphy techniques.…

Free

Ki To Kaizen Yoga Presents: Free Family Yoga

Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

Free Yoga at the Berkeley Plaza on Sundays! Hosted by Yoga Teacher and Health Coach Lara. For more information click here

Free

Family Yoga on the Plaza

Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

with Lara Scriba Lara Scriba is a Yoga Teacher, Registered Nurse, Reiki Practitioner, and a mother of two young boys. A strong advocate for holistic healthcare, Lara is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association. Her areas of expertise include yoga for stress relief, restorative yoga, and trauma-sensitive yoga. For more info

Free

The Freight and Salvage Presents: Evie Ladin Old Time Dance Party | Freight Live on the Plaza

Downtown Berkeley Plaza Berkeley, CA, United States

Freight Live on the Plaza Join us for live music on the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza Freight Live on the Plaza is a new series of monthly, danceable FREE concerts presented by The Freight in conjunction with The Downtown Berkeley Association. Come dance, groove, and enjoy a beer in the SLIVER Pizzeria beer garden. For…

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