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Bull kelp near Caspar, California, in 2023. File photo: Gregory Bull\/AP<\/p>\nBull kelp near Caspar, California, in 2023. File photo: Gregory Bull\/AP<\/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 \ud83e\udddb\ud83c\udffe A gathering for everyone who likes a good shock, \u201ccelebrating all things grim, grotesque, unsettling, macabre, and weird in fiction,\u201d the monthly last-Thursday group Repulsive Reads returns to the library to discuss Octavia Butler\u2019s 2005 vampire sci-fi novel \u201cFledgling.\u201d Get a jump on April\u2019s cruel assignment: Ira Levin\u2019s \u201cRosemary\u2019s Baby.\u201d Thursday, March 26, 5 p.m. North Branch. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Author Josie Iselin and illustrator Ellen Litwiller mark the release of their new book \u201cThe Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest\u201d with a conversation and slideshow of images from the book capturing the underwater forests that makes the waters of the North Pacific coast a wondrous habitat. Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway\u2019s Bookstore. FREE (registration encouraged)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Whiting Award and National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Layli Long Soldier, an enrolled member Oglala Lakota Nation, reads her poetry and discusses her writing, a conversation followed by an audience Q&A. Thursday, April 2, 5 p.m. Maude Fife Rm 315, Wheeler Hall. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa4 Part of the 37th Annual Bioneers conference, this double bill features prolific musician, composer and eco-activist Garth Stevenson, whose double bass work has delighted (or confused) seals, penguins and whales (encounters he\u2019ll present accompanied by stunning video footage), and Berkeley\u2019s own soul-powered Destani Wolf, an inveterately inventive vocalist who performs regularly at the Freight as a member of Bobby McFerrin\u2019s Motion. Friday, March 27, 8:15 p.m. The Freight. $45<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc83 Veteran DJ Luis Medina presents a 77th birthday fundraiser for KPFA with Sabroso, a salsa\/Afro-Latin dance party featuring two hour-long sets by the talent-packed Julio Bravo and Salsabor along with DJ El De La Clave, a dance performance by the Cuban rueda dance troupe Rueda Con Ritmo, and a salsa dance lesson with Felipe Martinez. Friday, March 27, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. La Pe\u00f1a Cultural Center. $25-$30<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb7 The RealTime Collective, the Bay Area all-star quartet featuring pianist Tammy L. Hall, saxophonist Kristen Strom, bassist Ruth Davies and drummer Sylvia Cuenca, celebrates the music of a pianist and composer who spanned nearly a century of jazz innovation with the program \u201cMary Lou Williams: Soul On Soul.\u201d The artists discuss Williams\u2019 legacy in a pre-concert talk. Friday, March 27, 7:30 p.m. The Jazzschool.$25<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad Louise Pearl\u2019s one-woman show \u201cPass the Nails and Shame The Devil\u201d recounts her family\u2019s ordeal building their own house amidst Oakland\u2019s 1980s crack epidemic as her strong-willed, Louisiana-born parents gather a motley crew of men to make this dream home into a reality. Saturdays, March 28-April 18, 5 p.m. The Marsh. $25-$100 (14+)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb6 Bassist Caroline Chung brings her Citizen\u2019s Jazz brigade back to Fourth Street for an afternoon of propulsive grooves and infectious tunes. Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m. Fourth and Delaware. FREE<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Richmond author Nikoo Yahyazadeh shares her distressingly topical new children\u2019s book, \u201cYasi and Mina\u2019s Pomegranate Tree,\u201d an age-appropriate, relatable tale of two young friends in Tehran facing the hardships of war. Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m. North Branch. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb9 Three of the region\u2019s most distinctive musical voices \u2014 electric bassist Michael Manring, flutist Larry Kassin, and pianist John R. Burr \u2014 join forces for a live concert recording in the improvisation-steeped trio\u2019s first East Bay appearance. Sunday, March 29, 3 p.m. The Back Room. $20<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf77 Berkeley\u2019s purveyor of kosher libations, Covenant Winery, holds its first-ever Passover Market featuring local artisans, food vendors, Judaica and, of course, their own Pesach-ready vintages for all your Passover needs. After shopping, enjoy a pita sandwich from Hummus Bodega and a glass of wine on the tasting patio. \u2060\u2060Sunday, March 29, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Covenant Winery. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Mocked by his adversaries and personally insulted by Napoleon, 19th century French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck transformed the field of biology with the first evolutionary theory of life, an intellectual feat explored in Jessica Riskin\u2019s new book \u201cThe Power of Life: The Invention of Biology & the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.\u201d Riskin will be joined in conversation by Thomas W. Laqueur. Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway\u2019s Bookstore. FREE (registration encouraged)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f This year\u2019s Herb Caen Lecture, \u201cPress Freedom in Peril,\u201d features Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Jason Rezaian, director of Press Freedom Initiatives for The Washington Post, in conversation with San Francisco Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Emilio Garcia-Ruiz. Tuesday, March 31, 5:30 p.m. Logan Multimedia Center. $10<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5 The Berkeley Pakistan Initiative presents Kamran Anwar\u2019s documentary \u201cSongs of the Sufi,\u201d a musical and artistic journey through the mystical music tradition Qawwali. Tuesday, March 31, 5 p.m. 10 Stephens Hall. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa5 What do the android noir of \u201cBlade Runner,\u201d the dystopian eugenics of \u201cGattaca,\u201d and the slapstick cop comedy of \u201cRush Hour\u201d have in common? They all feature Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s distinctive architectural creations to help define their visual worlds. Before Berkeley architectural historian Mark Anthony Wilson discusses his new book about Wright and cinema at theBerkeley City Club on April 11<\/a>, the library is screening all three of the above films. Wednesday, April 1, 3:30 p.m. Central Library.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 “*” indicates required fields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bull kelp near Caspar, California, in 2023. 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