Best of Berkeley: City 2021
Armaan Mumtaz/Senior Staff
Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, with its faux-Egyptian decor and friendly staff, remains the perfect location to watch a movie in Berkeley.
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Actor, writer Richard Montoya discusses Berkeley’s affecting legacy
“I am about unpacking moments in our history that show precisely when Ginsberg and the Chicanos were hanging out, (or) when Ferlinghetti and my dad appeared in the same anthology.”
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‘Place/Settings: Berkeley’ playwright Daniel Handler talks place, writing from personal history
“The important thing if you want to write stories is to be around stories,” Handler said. “So I think the important thing is to lead and listen and watch things that inspire you and move you.”
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Berkeley Rep’s ‘Place/Settings’ series brings personal touches to Berkeley’s landscape
This intimate anthology makes it clear that though Berkeley may seem dormant for now, the memories that inhabit the city keep it in perpetual motion.
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Berkeley organizations receive financial support amid COVID-19 struggles
On Monday, the federal Small Business Administration and Treasury Department released loan data from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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$3.5M donated to Berkeley Relief Fund for small businesses
$3.5 million has been donated to the Berkeley Relief Fund to help small businesses cover operations costs during the shelter-in-place order. Of the total donations, $3 million was contributed by the city of Berkeley.
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‘Culture Clash (Still) in America’ provides relentless reality, laughter at Berkeley Rep
Spectators at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre alternated between doubling over in laughter and sitting deep in pensive thought as they watched Chicano troupe Culture Clash perform brilliantly in “Culture Clash (Still) in America.”
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Student deals on live performances around the Bay Area
UC Berkeley’s campus is situated in a hotbed of performing arts venues, most of which offer relatively inexpensive tickets to students.
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From the Bay to Broadway: Broadway shows that started in Berkeley
The Berkeley Repertory Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley, has seen many productions make it to the Big Apple …
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‘Paradise Square’ repurposes racist songs to depict one neighborhood’s racial harmony in pre-Civil War America
For all the controversy depicted in Foster’s subplot, the official plot description of “Paradise Square” lacks any mention of Foster; his photo is but one of 12 faces depicted on the official poster. It’s in the other residents of Five Points that the musical finds its rhythm, vibrancy and voice.
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