This Week's Berkeley Area Events

Berkeley CA

17 May, 2021

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BERKELEY, CA — Looking for things to do this week? Your Berkeley Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this week. Hot tip: If you're hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Featured Event: Schools' PTA 'Dine & Donate Week' Fundraiser 2021: Alameda When: Monday, May 17th at 1:00 p.m. What: Dine & Donate Week Monday, May 17 - Thursday, May 20, 2021 Restaurant locations listed below, Alameda, CA From Franklin Elementary School PTA: "The Alameda PTA Council presents DINE & DONATE WEEK--May 17-20, 2021 to support AUSD's Title I schools! "Dine at these local ... Learn More Featured Event: Schools' PTA 'Dine & Donate Week' Fundraiser 2021: Alameda (Susan C. Schena) gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical FilmWhen: Monday, May 17th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, and life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden When: Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. What: Don't miss this unusual exhibit of large scale ikebana works in the Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The ArtScapes in the Garden exhibit is thanks to a partnership with ikebana artists from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana and San Francisco Bay Area Branc... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden (melissa) Earth Karma - LIVE WITH TERRY TAMMINEN - Virtual Book Tour When: Tuesday, May 18th at 5:00 p.m. Where: ONLINE EVENT What: What is the connection between karma and the environment?Is climate change our karma?Can we restore our planet?Environmentalist Terry Tamminen joins Sadhguru on the virtual stage to venture into the connection between karma and the life of the Earth. How does our individual an... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Tuesday, May 18th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Sustain-a-Palooza! When: Wednesday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. Where: https://sustain-a-palooza.eventbrite.com What: Sustain-a-Palooza! A Celebration of the Next New Normal (FREE virtual event) Designed for Bay Area residents interested in living our best healthy, sustainable, equitable, civically-engaged Bay Area lives.Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/PaloozaSch...Register: https://sustain-a-... Learn More Featured Event: Sustain-a-Palooza! (Dennis Murphy) How to Find An Affordable Rental Home When: Wednesday, May 19th at 12:00 p.m. Where: http://ebho.org/event/how-to-find-a-community-subsidized-affordable-rental-home/ What: Join us for a presentation on how to find a stable, affordable rental home in the Bay Area. We know the number of people that need a stable, affordable home far exceeds the number of affordable homes available in the Bay Area. The process of understanding what resources are av... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Wednesday, May 19th at 12:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Every Day Heroes - Three Award-Winning Photographers. One Night. When: Thursday, May 20th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Looking Glass Photo & Camera What: Whoa. This is a pretty big deal. Three award winning Nikon Ambassadors join together for one incredible Online Live (via Zoom) evening with Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley. One of which is a 4 time Pulitzer Prize winner! Hear their stories of transformation and connection as ... Learn More Featured Event: Every Day Heroes - Three Award-Winning Photographers. One Night. (Jon Freel) Reimagining Community Safety & the Role of Transformative Housing When: Thursday, May 20th at 12:00 p.m. Where: http://ebho.org/event/reimagining-community-safety-the-role-of-transformative-housing-solutions/ What: It is a skill to imagine our communities have everything they need to thrive, name those needs, and then connect them to the action we need to take together to ensure that the imagined world can become our reality. Over the last year, Black-led community protest has produced a... Learn More Karma Inclusive - LIVE WITH KUNAL NAYYAR - Virtual Book Tour When: Thursday, May 20th at 4:00 p.m. Where: ONLINE EVENT What: Is karma the cause of human suffering?Does collective karma exist?Can I break free from the karmic cycle?Sadhguru and actor Kunal Nayyar will explore the most compelling questions surrounding karma: Where did it all begin? How is it related to human suffering? Can karma be col... Learn More Karma - Confusion to Clarity - LIVE WITH PHILIP GOLDBERG When: Thursday, May 20th at 4:00 p.m. Where: ONLINE EVENT What: How are karma and memory connected?Do my actions determine my karma?Can I go beyond my karma?A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happiness and enlightenment, from the New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned... Learn More Out Front at The UC Theatre When: Thursday, May 20th at 6:30 p.m. Where: The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall What: Visit us at Out Front!Out Front at The UC Theatre is a fabulous Street Bar for casual outdoor dining and drinks. Bring food from your favorite neighborhood restaurants and enjoy cocktails, beer, & wine with your friends. Get ready for a night of fun with live music perform... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Thursday, May 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Youth Climate Action Event in Front of Chevron's Headquarters When: Friday, May 21st at 12:00 p.m. What: On May 21, a large gathering of young people will call on Chevron to adopt a more aggressive climate action plan by protesting outside their headquarters. Please join us!The protest will take place from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM.  Remember to bring a sign, water, and a mask. Let us k... Learn More Featured Event: Youth Climate Action Event in Front of Chevron's Headquarters (Fridays for Future East Bay) Featured Event: Bike To Wherever Day & Mural 2021: Alameda When: Friday, May 21st at 8:00 a.m. What: Bike To Wherever Day - Bike Walk Alameda Friday, May 21, 2021  - 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Webster and Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, Alameda, CA From  Bike Walk Alameda: "Come by BWA's table on Friday 5/21 between 8am - 2pm to pick up a bag, and find out all the great work your loca... Learn More Featured Event: Bike To Wherever Day & Mural 2021: Alameda (Susan C. Schena) World Meditation Day with a FREE online meditation retreat When: Friday, May 21st at 6:00 a.m. Where: Online What: Join us on World Meditation Day as people from all over the globe come together at the same time to meditate. A powerful energy to be sending out to the planet! If you're experienced or never did meditation before your energy is important. Meditation unlocks awareness of our t... Learn More Out Front at The UC Theatre When: Friday, May 21st at 6:30 p.m. Where: The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall What: Visit us at Out Front!Out Front at The UC Theatre is a fabulous Street Bar for casual outdoor dining and drinks. Bring food from your favorite neighborhood restaurants and enjoy cocktails, beer, & wine with your friends. Get ready for a night of fun with live music perform... Learn More Dirty Cello Rocks the Basin When: Friday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Rocky's Market Brooklyn Basin What: The hard rockin' blues and bluegrass band Dirty Cello performs at the bay area's most exciting newish venue, the Brooklyn Basin (in Oakland!) Join Dirty Cello for a safe and crazy fun night of blues, bluegrass and rock, all led by bay area's most exciting cross-over cellist, R... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Friday, May 21st at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Gold and Black Unity Rally When: Saturday, May 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Embarcadero Plaza What: Join us to unite our Asian and Black community! We must stand up together! Organized by middle schooler Ashlyn So.Let's unite our two communities together in solidarity. The Black community and the Asian community need to come together. It is important that instead of solving ... Learn More Featured Event: Gold and Black Unity Rally (Ken So) Featured Event: 'Celebrate Women!' Art Exhibit Reception- Zoom 2021: Hayward When: Saturday, May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. What: Celebrate Women! Multimedia Exhibition Opening Sunday, May 16 and Runs Through Saturday, July 17, 2021 Public Artists' Reception: Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Virtual/Online via Hayward Arts Council, Hayward, CA From Winifred Thompson,  past co-president of Hay... Learn More Featured Event: 'Celebrate Women!' Art Exhibit Reception- Zoom 2021: Hayward (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: Barret & Spector: Funny How It Happens: Feinstein's, SF When: Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00 p.m. What: Kelli Barret & Jarrod Spector: Funny How It Happens Thursday- Sunday, May 20–23, 2021  Thursday - Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Mason St., San Francisco, CA From Feinstein's at the Nikko: "Hitched in 2014, Kelli Barret & Jarrod Spector... Learn More Barret & Spector: Funny How It Happens: Feinstein's, SF (Susan C. Schena) Adventures in Pickling When: Saturday, May 22nd at 11:00 a.m. Where: Online Workshop hosted by the Ecology Center, Berkeley, CA, 94702 What: Transform your food scraps into a culinary masterpiece using the quick pickle method! Most Americans waste an average of 25% of the food brought into their home kitchens, at the cost of over $2,000 annually. Fresh produce tops the list of food waste items In this online Ec... Learn More Out Front at The UC Theatre When: Saturday, May 22nd at 6:30 p.m. Where: The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall What: Out Front at The UC Theatre is a fabulous Street Bar for casual outdoor dining and drinks. Bring food from your favorite neighborhood restaurants and enjoy cocktails, beer, & wine with your friends. Get ready for a night of fun with live music performed by Los Bahianatos, ... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Sunday Services & Online Prayer @ The Church on the Corner! When: Sunday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m. What: Online Sunday Services: Join us Sundays at 10am for our online worship services! You can join us "in person" on ZOOM, or watch us via live-streaming on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch. Daily Chat & Prayer: For live daily online prayer throughout the week, please visit our Liv... Learn More Featured Event: Sunday Services & Online Prayer @ The Church on the Corner! (The Church on the Corner) See all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Berkeley Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.