The ACCI Gallery presents their latest exhibition, “Freedom and Consent,” from now to Sunday, July 5. Photo credit: Thea Hudson
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🇺🇸 The ACCI Gallery presents their latest exhibition, “Freedom and Consent,” featuring 32 artists’ works that explore and question the ideas of migration, American-ness and the American Dream. Exhibition runs from now to Sunday, July 5. Gallery is open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave. FREE
🍇 Central Library is serving free lunch for kids and teens age 18 and under throughout the summer, plus fun activities like arts and crafts and cooking classes. Lunch is served through Aug. 6 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Noon-1:30 p.m. FREE
💉 The City of Berkeley is offering free Mpox vaccines — whether you’re starting your first dose or completing your second dose. Mpox prevention information, health education resources and giveaways for fans, hand sanitizer and more will also be available. Clinics will be offered on Thursday, June 18; Friday, June 26; and Saturday, June 27. 4-7 p.m. 2107 Fourth St. FREE
🎶 A powerhouse triumvirate of Bay Area singers, Trillian Welch features Margaret Belton, Meredith Edgar, and Jill Rogers reimagining of the haunted Americana tales of Gillian Welch with lustrous three-part harmonies and full-band arrangements. Thursday, June 18, 8 p.m. The Freight. $39-$44
🎤 The Amateur Music Network’s Candace Johnson, director of UC Berkeley’s University Gospel Choir, leads a musical celebration of Juneteenth with a group sing-along focusing on American songs of freedom. Friday, June 19, 4 p.m. The Marsh. $10 suggested
👨🍼 Celebrate Father’s Day weekend on Fourth Street — festivities include a morning car show by Le Pit Club, live music, crafts, free cookies and free caricatures. Saturday, June 20, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE
🏠 If you live and/or own a business in South Berkeley, learn more and provide your thoughts on the future housing developments on the Ashby BART West Lot, which is slated to create at least 600 housing spots. Complimentary coffee, tea and pastries will be served. Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m. 2939 Ellis St. FREE
🎨 Picking up a tradition dating back to the early 20th century, the Hillside Club holds its first fine art exhibition in many years, featuring some of the same painters who displayed their works in the club during the 1910s, as well as images of Berkeley itself as portrayed by artists of the time. The weekend includes lectures by knowledgeable local figures discussing aspects of the art on display. Saturday-Sunday, June 20-21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hillside Club. $23 (registration encouraged)
🎷 For nearly two decades, MJ’s Brass Boppers Brass Band has been a leading vehicle for New Orleans second line funk, delivering a dance-inducing blend of traditional Crescent City standards, funk, jazz, modern pop and more. Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m. San Pablo Park’s Frances Albrier Community Center. FREE
☀️ Soak in the summer solstice sun at Fête de la Musique, a mini music festival where seven local bands will be playing music all day. Dogs and kids are very welcome. Saturday, June 20, 1-8 p.m. 1340 Fifth St. FREE
🍵 Blue Willow Teaspot is hosting their first Maker’s Mart, featuring over 20 local vendors selling art, food and plant medicine, as well as bottomless cups of tea and tarot readings. Saturday, June 20, 4-8 p.m. FREE
🖼️ The Olczak Group presents “Sun-Spell,” a photography exhibition featuring 20 Bay Area artists that explore our relationship to the natural and constructed landscape, as well as how these spaces influence perception, memory and belonging. The opening reception will include refreshments from Hoi Polloi and tacos from Goodtimes Oakland. Saturday, June 20, 5 p.m. 3308 Adeline St. FREE
🎸 Making his debut under the patio redwoods, Grammy-nominated guitarist David White presents his current trio project Souls On Board, a hybrid of bebop, Latin jazz, free improv and contemporary jazz rendered in an electric modern vein. Saturday, June 20, 7 p.m. Jupiter. FREE
✊🏾 Berkeley’s Juneteenth celebration, the longest running in the Bay Area, features activities across three stages, with live music, crafts, and soul-powered vocals by Rhonda Benin and Tiffany Austin. Sunday, June 21, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Adeline & Alcatraz. FREE
☀️ Watch the sun set on the longest day of the year at the Berkeley Solar Calendar, where you can also learn about the astronomical and cultural significance of the summer solstice. Meet at the park formerly known as Cesar Chavez, and check out the website for detailed directions to the solar calendar. Sunday, June 21, 7:30-8:45 p.m. FREE
🎥 Presented by the Berkeley Film Foundation, Kim Anno’s new documentary “¡Quba!” follows the activists who sparked the 2022 referendum that legalized same-sex marriage. Monday, June 22, 6:30 p.m. Rialto Cinemas Elmwood. $15.25
⚢ Berkeley-reared singer/songwriter Rachel Garlin presents a staged edition of her acclaimed concept album “The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese” with top-shelf band, orchestrations by Berkeley-raised Yair Evnine (who co-orchestrated and performed in Sara Bareilles’s Broadway hit “Waitress”), Madeleine Oldham’s dramaturgy and Charlie Varon’s creative direction. Tuesday, June 23, 7:30 p.m. The Marsh. $15-$100
📚 Jon Hickey, an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, celebrates the paperback release of his debut novel “Big Chief,” a bare-knuckle account of tribal politics and conflicting family loyalties, with a book signing and special guest. Wednesday, June 24, 7 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore. FREE
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