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Martha Graham Dance Company will perform at Zellerbach Hall to celebrate the company\u2019s 100th anniversary. Credit: Cal Performances<\/p>\nMartha Graham Dance Company will perform at Zellerbach Hall to celebrate the company\u2019s 100th anniversary. Credit: Cal Performances<\/p>\n
Never miss local events!\u00a0Sign up for Berkeleyside\u2019s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene<\/a>. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcb8 Does the thought of doing your taxes make you die a little inside? You may be able to get free tax assistance from the library! Appointments available at the Central, South and West Library on weekdays except Tuesdays. FREE (phone call required to make an appointment)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc8c Make heart-shaped keychains and cards at a Valentine\u2019s Craft Night; all materials are provided. Thursday, Feb. 12, 6-9 p.m. Headlands Brewing at UC Berkeley. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udd41 The husband-and-wife team of vocalist Jean and drummer Marcus Baylor have mined a rich vein of Black music where jazz, R&B, gospel and fusion coalesce, and the group featured on the Baylor Project\u2019s only Bay Area date includes trumpet great Freddie Hendrix and pianist Keith Brown, who\u2019s performed widely in the Bay Area with vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and alto sax great Kenny Garrett. Thursday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. The Freight. $39-$44<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udd80 The Berkeley-based energy company Copper, known for its innovative induction stove design, hosts a community open house featuring a crab-fried-rice wok cooking demo with chef Lisa Pinckney and engineering manager and pastry chef\/chocolatier Zoe Fiddler answering questions about induction cooking. Friday, Feb. 13, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Copper headquarters. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5 The program \u201cLove, Actually?\u201d offers an opportunity to experience Valentina El Harizi\u2019s award-winning short film \u201cBehind the Scenes,\u201d which explores the gap between online appearances and emotional reality.\u00a0 The screening is followed by a conversation with Larissa \u201cLarz\u201d May, a leader of the digital wellness movement. Friday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. The Brower Center. FREE (with registration)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfba Trumpeter Dave Rocha plays a free show among the library\u2019s shelves with his stripped-down trio featuring Art Khu on electric keyboard and Heath Proskin on double bass. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2 p.m. Central Library. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc78 If you\u2019re an avid watcher of \u201cBridgerton,\u201d take part in a high tea experience that blends Regency-era romance with Indonesian warmth and pastries. Book quickly, as spots are very limited. Saturday, Feb. 14, 21, 28 and Sunday, March 1. Multiple time slots available. Kopi Bar and Bakery in BAMPFA. $87 for two people (RSVP required)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc97 Celebrate love, Black authors, and Black stories at a Valentine\u2019s-themed children\u2019s book fair. Free books, crafts, and special presentations from Bay Area Black authors will be available. Angela Dalton will read from her book \u201cTo Boldly Go<\/a>: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights,\u201d followed by a special Astro Everywhere space show presentation related to Nichols\u2019 character Lieutenant Uhura and how we communicate in space. Saturday, Feb. 14, 1-4:30 p.m. Central Library. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb6 Jenna Mammina, a gamine jazz vocalist with a canny repertoire that ranges far beyond the American Songbook, plays an afternoon duo set for lovers with the invaluable and inveterately swinging pianist John R. Burr. Saturday, Feb. 14, 4 p.m. The Back Room. $20<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f Learn about cutting-edge research at UC Berkeley directly from the scientists themselves at the city library\u2019s \u201cpopping the science bubble\u201d series. This program features Makenzie Wilkinson\u2019s \u201cWhat a trip!: How psychedelic drugs reopen critical periods of development,\u201d and Lauren Sigda\u2019s \u201cNeuroscience Visual processing and the limits to acuity.\u201d Tuesday, Feb. 17, 5:30 p.m. Central Library. FREE<\/a> (in person or via Zoom<\/a>)<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc98 The seventh annual Valentine\u2019s Gay celebration will feature performances from the bands Middle Aged Queers, Hit Like A Girl, P.O.S and Black Gold Sun. All ages are welcome, and the space will be sober (so no alcohol). Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30-11 p.m. 924 Gilman St. $18<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc83 Martha Graham Dance Company, founded by its namesake choreographer in 1926, performs a rare Bay Area engagement presenting classic works (\u201cAppalachian Spring\u201d and \u201cNight Journey\u201d) and recently commissioned dances created in dialogue with Graham (like the Bay Area premiere of \u201cEn Masse\u201d by former Alvin Ailey star Hope Boykin). Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m. Zellerbach Hall. $56-$150<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc9d For a romantic Valentine\u2019s evening, watch a jazz performance by Nathan and Noah East featuring Donald Barrett. Tickets include a $55 resort credit when booked through City Box Office, an artist meet and greet, and an afterparty with champagne and hors d\u2019oeuvres. Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Claremont Resort and Club. $138<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf77 Create a vision collage for the Lunar New Year, where materials will be provided and natural wine will be available for sale. Sunday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m. Donkey and Goat Winery. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\uddd8 A candlelit yoga and sound bath experience is being offered in honor of Black History Month and Lunar New Year, while centering the affirmation that \u201crest is a form of resistance.\u201d All levels are welcome; bring a yoga mat, eye mask, other yoga props as you wish, and wear layers. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m. YWCA Berkeley\/Oakland. FREE (RSVP required)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad Surfer, chef, activist and playwright Anthony Michael Jefferson\u2019s one-man piece \u201cThe Bumpy Road Less Traveled\u201d follows his travails from his rosy early years in sunny Hermosa Beach and through the tragedy that derailed his family, sending them into the maw of California\u2019s criminal justice system. Along this wending path he finds guardian angels, personal demons, and unsuspecting heroines. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. The Marsh. $15-$100<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udde7 Celebrate the Lunar New Year in a disability-friendly space hosted by multiple organizations, including the UC Berkeley Disability Cultural Community Center. All community members are welcome. Masks, rapid COVID tests, fidget toys, a \u201cgood fortune bar,\u201d a speaker panel, and more will be available. Wednesday, Feb 18, 4-7 p.m. Cal Alumni House. FREE (RSVP required)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfbc The UC Berkeley Department of Music holds weekly noon concerts on Wednesdays. The next concert will feature students from the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra performing small ensemble works, including Johannes Brahms\u2019 Piano Trio in B Major Op. 8. Wednesday, Feb. 18, noon. Hertz Concert Hall. FREE (registration encouraged)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfba The Jazzschool\u2019s Black History Month brown bag discussions continue with Berkeley guitarist, composer and freelance scholar John Schott on the radical genius of Louis Armstrong. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 12:30 p.m. The Jazzschool. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\u00a0See more things to do\u00a0in\u00a0Oakland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Richmond<\/a>.\u00a0And check out our big list of\u00a0affordable things to do<\/a>\u00a0anytime in Berkeley.\u00a0Sign up for our\u00a0weekly arts and culture newsletter<\/a>, The Scene.<\/p>\n If there\u2019s an event you\u2019d like us to consider for this roundup, email us at\u00a0the-scene@berkeleyside.org<\/a>. The deadline to submit events for Around Berkeley is end-of-day Monday. If there\u2019s an event that you\u2019d like to promote on our calendar, you can use the self-submission form on our\u00a0events page<\/a>.<\/p>\n We know that most readers don’t get to the end of the article. 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