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The Ashkenaz is a live music and dance venue located in Berkeley, California in the United States.It is a non-profit organization. It focuses on world music.In 2011 it was voted the best place to dance by readers of East Bay Express. [1]
Founded in 1990 by Robert Cole, then-director of Cal Performances, the festival started as a mirror event to take place during Boston Early Music Festival and Exhibition's off-years at the University of California, Berkeley. [2] [3] The event promotes historically informed performance, [4] focuses on the works from the Medieval, Renaissance ...
Zellerbach Hall is a multi-venue performance facility on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, west of Lower Sproul Plaza. It was designed by architect and professor Vernon DeMars and completed in 1968. The facility consists of two primary performance spaces: the 1,984-seat Zellerbach Auditorium, and the 500-seat Zellerbach ...
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.
Burnham died in 2001 in Berkeley, and Klein in 2007 in Springfield, Oregon. Current Citizens for East Shore Parks president and former Albany mayor Robert Cheasty, a civil attorney who runs a law firm on the avenue, is a ranking organizer of the Solano Stroll, being involved with the festival since 1984 and having served as the Solano Avenue ...
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 Alternative Music Foundation located at 924 Gilman Street, often referred to simply as "Gilman", is a non-profit, [1] all-ages, collectively organized music club.It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California.
California Shakespeare Theater ("Cal Shakes") is a regional theater located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Its performance space, the Lt. G. H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater, is located in Orinda, while the administrative offices, rehearsal hall, costume and prop shop are located in Berkeley.