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Award-winning Bay Area costume designer Abra Berman will explore the history of ballet costumes on Friday, May 29, at the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. Credit: Joanne Furio for Berkeleyside<\/p>\nAward-winning Bay Area costume designer Abra Berman will explore the history of ballet costumes on Friday, May 29, at the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. Credit: Joanne Furio for Berkeleyside<\/p>\n
Never miss local events!\u00a0Sign up for Berkeleyside\u2019s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene<\/a>. And check out our\u00a0roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc83 Award-winning Bay Area costume designer Abra Berman explores the history of ballet costumes, from the origins of court dance through the grand pas deux of the Classical and Romantic era tutu. Friday, May 29, 7 p.m. Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. $10<\/a><\/p>\n \u267b\ufe0f Looking to get or get rid of furniture? Cooperative Reuse is conducting their semi-annual furniture exchange and recycling program, where you can donate your used furniture if you\u2019re a Cal affiliate, and you can get free furniture regardless of if you\u2019re a Cal affiliate or not. Program runs through May 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Clark Kerr Southwest Parking Lot. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Environmental writer Jennie Durant discusses her new investigatory book \u201cBitter Honey: Big Ag\u2019s Threat to Bees and the Fight to Save Them\u201d in conversation by novelist and essayist Mary Volmer, co-founder of the arts collective Maker, Mentor, Muse. Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway\u2019s Bookstore. FREE (RSVP appreciated)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udcda \ud83d\udcda The 12th annual Bay Area Book Festival returns to Berkeley, where over 350 speakers, 120 panels, 15 free writers\u2019 workshops and 150 exhibitors will convene to share their love of books and literature. Stop by Berkeleyside\u2019s booth on Sunday at the corner of Allston Way and Harold Way and say hello. Friday-Sunday, May 29-31. Downtown Berkeley. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa8 Meet up with other artists and draw in the UC Botanical Garden, hosted by artist Forest Stearns of DRAWEVERYWHERE Studios. During the meet-up, you can shadow Forest in action and ask questions, work on your own piece, discover other artists\u2019 style and approach, share in practice and see the Garden in new ways. Friday, May 29, 9:15 a.m. Attendance included with Garden admission<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f Join the Berkeley Art Center for a final evening with their Open Center artists-in-residence Jillian Crochet, Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh, Natalie Palms and Sabina Shanti Kariat. Hear directly from the artists about their practices, the works they\u2019ve been developing and the experiences that have shaped their time at the Center. Friday, May 29, 6 p.m. FREE (donations encouraged)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb9 With Julian on drums, Steve on bass, and Colin on keyboards and accordion, Berkeley\u2019s longest running residency brings the Hogan Brothers back to their perch under the patio redwoods for the month\u2019s final Friday playing a far-ranging repertoire of funk, jazz and beyond. Friday, May 29, 7 p.m. Jupiter. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc26 Take a birding field trip to Lake Temescal, where you and a group will walk around the lake to find and identify birds floating in the water and hiding in the cattails. Beginners are welcomed and encouraged, and all ages are welcome. Saturday, May 30, 8:30 a.m. Meet at South Branch Library. FREE (registration required)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udeb2 Come to the Bike Mobile for free bike repairs, including issues with brakes, flat tires and shifters. First come, first served. Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tool Lending Library. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc55 Explore the intersections of style and storytelling in a workshop hosted by Ashlin Randolph, where you will create a personal piece that reflects your story, style and cultural influences. No art experience is required, and all materials will be provided. Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Imasala Collective. $45<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd76\ufe0f Indulge your inner fashionista by attending the Beyond Trend Runway Show and Fundraiser, which will debut wearable art made and modeled by artists with disabilities. Musical performances include Grammy award-winning Fantastic Negrito and Oakland native FELA KUTCHii. Saturday, May 30, 4 p.m. 935 Carleton St. Sliding scale tickets for virtual livestream, $250-$600 for in-person attendance<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad Written and performed by Carole Klyce and directed by Deb Fink, \u201cFlight Risk\u201d recounts Klyce\u2019s harrowing journey from 11-year-old orphan to on-the-lam adolescent escaping a group foster care home and juvenile detention facility at 12 and her eventual enrollment in college, political activism and family. Saturdays, May 30-June 20, 5 p.m. The Marsh. $25-$100<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf75 To close off Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, Teance is hosting a tea and book social featuring \u201cGreen Island\u201d by Shawna Yang Ryan, which explores the life of a young doctor taken from his family during political upheaval, and how that moment reverberates through generations. Six teas will be served during the conversation. Saturday, May 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $25<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Born in northeastern Brazil, Khalifa do Accordion is a highly regarded accordionist, pianist, keyboardist, and bass guitarist based in the Bay Area who combines his mastery of forr\u00f3 with jazz, pop, and world beats. Saturday, May 30, 8 p.m. Ashkenaz. $20-$25<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee The Finnish Heritage Society and Outsound Presents \u201cSoul Bird Suite,\u201d a musical odyssey of avian tales from Finnish mythology performed by saxophonist Rent Romus\u2019s and multi-instrumentalist Heikki Koskinen\u2018s The Otherworld Ensemble with Zelle, Kitka\u2019s East Bay community chorus. Sunday, May 31, 7 p.m. Berkeley Finnish Hall. $17<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf0 Three leading Bay Area journalists discuss the state of media today and what each is doing to address issues such as trust and accountability in news reporting. The panel includes Michael D. Bolden, dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, editor in chief of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Sally Lehrman, an award-winning journalist and founder and CEO of the Trust Project. Monday, June 1, 7:30 p.m. Hillside Club. FREE (with registration)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Artist and author Alberto Ledesma, assistant dean for diversity, inclusion, and equity at UC Berkeley, talks about his library exhibition \u201cCartooning Against Silence: Futile Prayers from an Undocumented Heart\u201d and discusses his forthcoming follow-up, tentatively titled \u201cAn Undocumented Psalm to Heal My American Heart.\u201d Tuesday, June 2, 5 p.m. Central Library. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda The Berkeley Institute\u2019s latest reading group, moderated by Syeda Fatima Hussayni, holds the first of three sessions for \u201cThe Legend of the Wandering King\u201d by Laura Garc\u00eda Gallego (please register only if you\u2019re committed to attending all the meetings). Tuesday, June 2, 6 p.m. Berkeley Institute. 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. But you did! To support our in-depth, rock-solid reporting, please consider making a donation to our nonprofit newsroom today. 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