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Oct 1, 2024
History meets hip-hop in ‘Mexodus’
Berkeley Rep’s Mexodus blazes an indelible trail across and beyond the Peet’s Theatre stage. Its illuminating history is ignited by the searing energy of...
Sep 17, 2024
Tales we weave through quilting
Quilts, rugs, blankets and other fiber arts are having what could be called “a vertical moment.” Long considered the province of horizontal surfaces—beds, floors...
Aug 20, 2024
Feminist artist Michele Pred activates for equality
For the second time in roughly 60 years, major American civil rights and feminist milestones are causing Oakland artist/activist Michele Pred, and Oakland-born, Berkeley-raised...
Aug 6, 2024
Free program coaches kids through back-to-school stress
In families with children age 12 and younger, the back-to-school season launches a noticeably stressful time. Juggling to balance work/home life, altered sleep schedules,...
Jun 18, 2024
‘Mother Road’ Weaves Traumatic Tales of Migration
Playwright Octavio Solis has an epic, large, dark heart—much like the bedrock of Mother Road, his play now on stage at Berkeley Rep. Beholden...
May 21, 2024
Class Shroom is in Session
A conversation with Marie Brennan about fungi on a blustery day in late March was swift, targeted and overwhelmingly shroomy. That’s shroomy in the...
May 21, 2024
Artelia Green Honors Ancestors and Yoruba Origins
Tiffani Marie is on a journey, and it’s a wild ride. To hitch onto her wagon is to join a real-life superwoman who’s a...
Apr 30, 2024
Dog-Friendly Dining and Cat Cafes in Honor of Pet Week
If one’s best buddy is a furry, ball-chasing bundle of energy commonly known as “my dog,” and one’s appetite leans to beer, burgers and...