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Beyond the main stage and exhibitions, the Berkeley Early Music Festival promotes community participants through its "Fringe" program. The Fringe is a platform for self-produced concerts by Bay Area soloists and ensembles, and provides a performance outlet for a diverse range of artists, including recreational and educational groups, amateurs ...
The Festival was one of the preeminent folk festivals on the West Coast, predating the more famous Newport Folk Festival on the East Coast and presenting performers, artists, and scholars such as Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Doc Watson, Alan Lomax, Howlin' Wolf, Phil Ochs, Alice Stuart, Jean Ritchie, Jean Redpath, Jesse Fuller, Big Mama Thornton, Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt, Archie Green ...
The group has performed at festivals all over the world, including at the Shetland Folk Festival in Shetland, UK, [7] the Orkney Folk Festival in Orkney, UK, [8] and in Ireland, Denmark, Finland [9] and Malaysia. [10] U.S. appearances include the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, [11] the Alaska Folk Festival, [5] and the Sacajawea Bluegrass ...
In 1979, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival began Summer with Shakespeare programs, six-week camps for ages 14–18, culminating with a performance in the John Hinkel Park amphitheater. The camps have continued, in one form or another, to this day, going under several different names (Camp, Conservatory, Summer Theater Programs).
The last time they played was at The Encore in October, for an old-time honky-tonk show, where Haddox led a band that worked through tunes by Webb Pierce, Lefty Frizzell and other vanguards of a ...
The Greek Theatre hosts The Berkeley Jazz Festival, pop, rock, and world music concerts, UC Berkeley graduation ceremonies, occasional addresses by noted speakers, and other events. Past speakers include President Theodore Roosevelt , William Randolph Hearst , Bishop Desmond Tutu , and the Dalai Lama .
The first festival was scheduled to be held April 7–8 at the Greek Theater on the Berkeley campus of the University of California, but due to heavy rain it was moved indoors into Harmon Gym. Friday evening saw sets by Miles Davis , the Modern Jazz Quartet , and the Gerald Wilson Big Band .
The Freight was founded in 1968 by Nancy Owens [2] and derived its name from the used furniture store that previously occupied the same space on San Pablo Avenue.In its early years, the Freight was a magnet for bluegrass fans and musicians but also presented an eclectic mix of folk, acoustic, Scottish and Irish, jugbands, mimes, spoken word and open mics.