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Gilman in Berkeley plays a pivotal role in “Freaky Tales.” The film’s writer/director and members of the cast are appearing at a showing at La Peña on Saturday. Courtesy: Lionsgate

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🎥 On the first anniversary of the release of “Freaky Tales,” La Peña presents a hella East Bay fundraiser featuring the film’s writer/director Ryan Fleck (whose father is a long-time member of the La Peña Community Chorus) along with members of the cast, who’ll discuss the movie after screening. Pedro Pascal posted about the event on social media — will he show up? (Read our story about the movie’s East Bay ties.) Saturday, April 4, 7 p.m. La Peña Cultural Center. $15-$100

🎶 Released by Hank Williams in the fall of 1949 as the b-side of a single, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” is the subject of the Freight’s second installment of One Song All Night, a production featuring five very different re-imaginations of the classic lament. The carefully curated lineup includes artists from an array of genres, including Broun Fellinis saxophonist David Boyce, queer vocal combo Short-Term Fun, string wizard Camilo Landau with percussionist Javier Navarrette, Hot Club of San Francisco violinist Evan Price, and soul singer Martin Luther McCoy. Thursday, April 2, 8 p.m. The Freight. $34-$39

📷 The 2026 Fotovision Lecture, “An Evening with Ed Kashi,” features the renowned photojournalist, filmmaker and educator in conversation with Photojournalism Professor Ken Light. Friday, April 3, 7 p.m. Jarvis Auditorium, UC Berkeley. FREE (rsvp required)

📚 Michigan State University political science professor Matt Grossmann discusses his latest book, “Policymaking for Realists: A Playbook for Policy Progress Despite Political Decay,” which explores strategies for reformers in an era of closely divided, highly polarized politics. Friday, April 3, noon. Social Sciences Building. FREE

🐇When it comes to kiddos, the Spring Bunny doesn’t discriminate, so bring your 5th-8th graders out for the city’s second annual Flashlight Egg Hunt, an after-dark quest for lit-up eggs and a chance to win a grand prize of a Meta Quest 3. Friday, April 3, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Grove Park. FREE

📚 Author, illustrator and disability advocate Kam Redlawsk discusses her debut picture book “Yumi and Monster,” inspired by own experience living with a rare degenerative disease. Friday, April 3, 4 p.m. Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch. FREE

🎻 The Hillside Club Concert Series presents Belarusan-born violinist and violist Victor Romasevich playing a solo program of Bach. Friday, April, 3, 7 p.m. Hillside Club. $30

🥁Led by drummer Jon Krosnick, director of the Political Psychology Research Group at Stanford University, Charged Particles is a jazz power trio featuring Latin jazz keyboard expert Murray Low and ace bassist Aaron Germain that has collaborated with several jazz giants, including trumpeter Randy Brecker. Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m. Central Library. FREE

🐇 Hop over to 11 Spinnaker Way for the Spring Egg Hunt Extravaganza, a morning filled with fun activities, including a petting zoo, a visit with the Spring Bunny, spring-themed arts and crafts, an interactive kid’s carnival and Bunny Hop dance lessons. The egg hunt starts with 1-year-olds at 10 a.m., followed by each subsequent yearly cohort every 20 minutes. All participants will receive a basket to collect their spring goodies. Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m.-1 pm. The park formerly known as Cesar Chavez. FREE

🎨 Bay Area writers Cathy Park Hong, Brandon Shimoda and Divya Victor discuss the life and oeuvre of artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose work is currently the subject of a major retrospective in the museum. (An essay on Cha is included in Hong’s award-winning memoir “Minor Feelings.”) In addition to Cha’s work, these three authors will reflect on their own approaches to writing in relation to such themes as imperialism, displacement, exile and subjectivity. Saturday, April 4, 1:30 p.m. BAMPFA. $18

🎶 Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary music ensemble, Tacet(i) is dedicated to the creation of new works by both regional and international composers. This concert features new works by Tianyu Zou, Pablo Teutli, Claire Hu, Jenny Xiong, Wai Hin Ko, and Josiah Adrineda. Sunday, April 5, 7 p.m. Wu Performance Hall. FREE

🌊The Cal Sailing Club’s monthly open house offers landlubbers and old salts the opportunity to get out on the Bay on the fleet of trusty keelboats and tricky dinghies. Sunday, April 5, 1 p.m. Cal Sailing Club. FREE

📚The National Poetry Series-winning poet and writer Daniel Poppick talks about his debut novel, “The Copywriter,” an event moderated by writer, editor and UC Berkeley professor Hannah Zeavin. Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. Pegasus Downtown. FREE

🎸 An electro-acoustic septet of young Berkeley musicians who’ve studied under veteran pianist and arranger Frank Martin, Frankly Martini, presents a book of compositions and arrangements inspired by the likes of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lyle Mays, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny and Martin himself. Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. The Back Room.$20

📚 Oakland author and electronic civil liberties activist Rainey Reitman presents her new book “Transaction Denied: Big Finance’s Power to Punish Speech” in conversation with Cyrus Farivar, examining financial companies and the role they’re playing in policing speech. Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore. FREE

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