Picks of the Week: ‘Tis the season for live jazz and Santa costumes

Wednesday is movie night at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, so head over and watch Joseph Losey’s film “Mr. Klein.”
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Wednesday is movie night at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, so head over and watch Joseph Losey’s film “Mr. Klein.”
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On Friday, get yourself in the holiday spirit with the tree lighting ceremony at Oakland’s Jack London Square.
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Keep the campus spirit going on Tuesday with the UC Berkeley Jazz Ensembles Fall Concert at Freight & Salvage.
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Thursday’s for the birds — literally. If you’re a birder like me, you might want to check out “Conservation of Waterbirds of the North Bay” at 6:30 p.m. at the Sports Basement on Bryant Street in San Francisco.
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On Thursday, head into San Francisco for the Castro Art Walk, a free monthly event featuring local businesses.
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Now, keep this current events theme rolling on Tuesday — remember the global climate strike last week? Express your appreciation for this Earth of ours at Roxie Theater at 6 p.m. with a screening of “Moananuiākea: One Ocean. One People. One Canoe.”
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On Tuesday, brave the steep UC Berkeley gradient and head over to Stephens Hall at 5 p.m. for a postcard talk from San Francisco-based historian Omar Khan.
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For an extra patriotic night, celebrate on the USS Hornet, a World War II-era naval ship that now acts as a museum.
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It’s finally Reading, Review and Recitation Week, though you may still have class for the next couple of days. Whether it’s your first dead week or your last, fear not: There are still plenty of opportunities to bust out of your studying routine and get into the winter break spirit.
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I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving (while, of course, remembering the history of the holiday and its roots in colonialism). Did you make a pie or three? Or did you spend the day at home with some spaghetti and your favorite TV show?
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