The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble will perform Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen among other musical works on Saturday, Jan. 31. Credit: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

📚 If you haven’t seen it yet, catch Kala Art Institute’s latest exhibition, Bookness, before it closes on Feb. 11. The exhibition explores how the book has evolved as an artistic medium throughout history. There will be a reception for Bookness on Feb. 8 at the Oakland Marriott City Center. 2990 San Pablo Ave. FREE

🍷 Watch a screening of the 1950 film noir “Woman on the Run” while sipping some wine, and enjoy 10% off all bottles of Pinot Noir. Thursday, Jan. 29. Donkey and Goat Winery. Doors open at 5 p.m. and film starts at 6 p.m. FREE (consider supporting by buying a glass or bottle of wine)

📚 University of Toronto author and climate scholar Hanna Morris discusses her new book “Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power.” Thursday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Pegasus Books Downtown. FREE

⛑️ UC Berkeley seismologist Amy Williamson will discuss the ongoing earthquake swarm in San Ramon, how these earthquakes are different from other recent tremors felt in the Bay Area, and what Berkeley residents can do to take a proactive role in earthquake hazard preparedness.  Thursday, Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m. Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists. FREE

🎭 A redemptive and oftentimes bitingly funny one-man piece about the struggle with depression, “The Waiting Period 2026” is an unrelenting look at a 10-day period in Brian Copeland’s life before he could obtain the newly purchased gun with which he planned to take his own life. Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. The Marsh. FREE (14+)

🥁Latin percussionist Tito Puente Jr., son of legendary mambo king Tito Puente, brings his hard-charging Latin Jazz Ensemble to Berkeley, turning Ashkenaz into the salsa palace for an evening. Thursday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Ashkenaz. $30-$35

🚴 Biketopia Berkeley hosts a monthly bike workshop exclusively for women, trans and nonbinary people, where you can learn and share information with fellow bikers on how to take care of your bike. This month, the workshop will be followed by a bike ride around the neighborhood. Friday, Jan. 30, 1752 Alcatraz Ave. 6-8 p.m. FREE

🎹 Featuring Julian on drums, Steve on bass, and Colin on electric piano and accordion, the Hogan Brothers continue their final-Friday residency at Jupiter with a program of soulful jazz, jazzy pop, and various expressions of clave. Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m. Jupiter. FREE

🎹 The Women Composers Collective is a group of stellar East Bay players dedicated to performing music by female composers, and it includes Berkeley stars such as violinist Irene Sazer, pianists Rebecca Hass and Laura Klein. Saturday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church. $20

🎶 An embarrassment of 12-string guitar talent turns a little West Berkeley instrument shop into a cozy house concert when Doug Young, Pete Madsen, Teja Gerken, Bruce Victor, and Brian Kolnershow all the different ways you can chop that axe. Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m. Timbre Folk & Baroque. $20 (door only)

🏒 Cornerstone Berkeley is hosting two Heated Rivalry-themed dance parties, where you can gather with other fans to pop music throwbacks, queer anthems and fan edits. Look forward to giveaways, a photobooth and more. Friday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m. $26+

🍄 The annual Fungus Fair returns to Tilden Nature Area, where you can see hundreds of local mushroom specimens, vendors sharing shroom-related skills and presentations by guest speakers. Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE

🍵 Teance’s next tea social encourages you to come with a poem to share with the communi-tea. Otherwise, come as you are to share some pots of tea with other attendees. Saturday, Jan. 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 1036 Grayson St. $25

 🎻The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents “Metamorphosen,” a concert where Richard Strauss’s composition of the same name is performed by an orchestra and accompanied by other musical works that “extract maximum power from small forces.” Saturday, Jan. 31, 2619 Dwight Way. 7:30 p.m. $5-40

🌉 Victory Point Cafe is hosting their first-ever trivia night — check out their Discord to fill out a survey and share what trivia categories you’d like to see. Saturday, Jan. 31 and the last Saturday of every month, 8:30 p.m. FREE this month (consider supporting by buying a drink or pastry at the cafe)

🎨 The East Bay Artist Circle is a casual gathering where artists can meet up, connect and find community; bring a snack to share. Sunday, Feb. 1, 2727 California St. 1-3 p.m. FREE

🎻Founded in 2016 by violist Emily Onderdonk, Vitamin Em is a collective of some of the top musicians in the Bay Area, artists versed in jazz, funk, blues, klezmer, rock, Balkan and classical music. The group, which features Berkeley-reared bassoon maestro Paul Hanson, performs as part of Crowden’s Sunday concert series. Sunday, Feb. 1, 4 p.m. Crowden Music Center. $35 (children under 18 free)

🇮🇪 A celebration of Brigid’s Day, Lá Fhéile Bríde, welcomes the Irish advent of spring with “The Commitments” keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter Eamonn Flynn, his band Dublinesque and special guests Shay Black, the Glide Memorial Choir, and many more. Sunday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. The Freight. $39-$44

📕 How might a 21st-century revolution against class society succeed? Jasper Bernes, visiting professor of English at UC Berkeley, will discuss this question based on findings from his latest book, “The Future of Revolution: Communist Prospects from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising.” Wednesday, Feb. 4, Noon. Geballe Room at UC Berkeley. FREE

🎶 The ACCI Gallery has put out an open call for “Sound in Visions: Music is the Muse” (submission deadline: Sunday, March 22, 2026), an exhibition exploring the way sound can inspire and shape visual art (and vice versa).

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