Introducing ‘Friday Eve’: Best places to go to on a Thursday night
Paolo Harris Paz/Staff
If you’re looking for something to do on Thursday evenings in Berkeley, check out this guide to spice up your weekday nightlife.
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Former BAMPFA director Kevin Consey dies at age 68
Former director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Kevin Consey died Feb. 26 at the age of 68.
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Picks of the Week: Construct your creativity
Instead of going through the motions this week, pick up the pace through your creative pathway with these events.
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Picks of the Week: Celebrate Black History Month in Berkeley
While planning out the end of your month, explore the educational opportunities available to learn about Black history and celebrate the cultures that thrive year-round.
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‘The capacity to be almost anything’: An interview with Lawrence Rinder, departing director of BAMPFA
After nearly 25 years of service to BAMPFA, what does Rinder feel most gratified by? In addition to his efforts to tie the museum more closely to the campus and the Berkeley community at large, he pointed to his curatorial work. Each exhibition he’s curated — of which there have been over a hundred — has left its mark on him in one way or another.
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6 UC Berkeley buildings found to be ‘seismically deficient’ after seismic evaluation
Due to UC seismic safety policy revisions that were adopted in 2017, all buildings in the UC system must be assessed. Those deemed seismically deficient will be “retrofitted, replaced or vacated no later than the year 2030,” Christ said in a statement.
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Picks of the Week: S’mores, science and seals for the end of October
There are still eight weeks left until winter break starts for UC Berkeley students, and personally, I’m feeling pretty worn out. So today, I might cheer myself up with a childhood classic — s’mores.
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Picks of the Week: Baking, bison and beeswax candles to prepare for Halloween
Maybe you already have tickets to St. Lucia’s concert tonight at August Hall, or maybe you’re willing to splurge to buy them at the last minute. But if not, spend a night with the other saints of 2010s pop music: Vincent, Raymond and Motel.
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Frederick Wiseman brings 5 decades of documentary experience to BAMPFA
This process, of finding the story within the setting and the “100,000 choices” that have gone into any one of his nearly 50 projects, became the focus of Wiseman’s Thursday evening lecture at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, or BAMPFA.
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Picks of the Week: From musicals to midnight skies, events to fill your post-Labor Day week
Wasn’t that extra day off fun? Take that long-weekend energy with you into Tuesday. Labor Day is all about celebrating workers, of course, so check out a documentary about unusual professions.
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