It’s big game weekend. Fortunately, there’s lots more than football happening on campus, in rival Berkeley territory, and all over the bay area.
FRIDAY:
Sunday at the Park with George in Concert
WHAT: Asian American Theater Project has been doing big things lately. Check out its concert version of Sondheim’s acclaimed musical. Directed by Ken Savage.
WHERE: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford
WHEN: Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
PRICE: Free! Just reserve tickets here: EventBrite
WHAT: Printmaking workshop, pop-up gallery viewing, live book reading. Festival in the museum. All centered around themes from the new (and highly recommended) exhibit “Keith Haring: The Political Line.”
WHERE: de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
WHEN: Friday, 6 p.m.
PRICE: Free!
Pauline Oliveros at the Berkeley Art Museum
WHAT: Avant-garde accordion player Oliveros presents a collaborative performance with Berkeley-based Thingamajigs performance group. Ticket includes access to galleries in the museum. Deep listening and sonic meditation, man.
WHERE: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Gallery B, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
WHEN: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
PRICE: $7 (free if you pose as a Cal student)
SATURDAY:
WHAT: You know the drill.
WHERE: Cal
WHEN: Saturday afternoon
PRICE: SUID and your soul
Abstract Expressionism Forum at the Anderson Collection
WHAT: Kline, Pollock, Rothko, etc., discussed.
WHERE: The Anderson Collection at Stanford
WHEN: Saturday @ 1:30-4 PM
PRICE: Free
WHAT: Take a break from the tailgate scene and check out the explosive new mixed-media performance about that imagines the Black Panthers and the Young Lords encountering each other today. Incorporating film, music, and interviews, the piece imagines these groups meeting at an art gallery. Short walk from the stadium. Worlds away. Only running until the end of November!
WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theater.
WHEN: Saturday @ 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
PRICE: $35+ (treat yourself)
SUNDAY:
Scrounge for food as the dining halls shut down