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Berkeley Humane will be vaccinating and microchipping pets for free on Dec. 6 and 7. File photo: Jasper Burget<\/p>\nWe work for you \u2014 and we\u2019re matching your donation 1:1! Our journalists attend city council and school board meetings, follow tips and make the calls to keep you informed on the important issues in Berkeley. Will you chip in today?<\/p>\n
Berkeley Humane will be vaccinating and microchipping pets for free on Dec. 6 and 7. File photo: Jasper Burget<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc3e Get your pets vaccinated and\/or microchipped for free as part of Berkeley Humane\u2019s Champions for Pet Rally Weekend celebration. No appointment is required, dogs must be on leash, and cats must be in a secure carrier. Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 936 Carleton St. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf81 The Berkeley Holiday Gift Fair will feature over 25 local vendors selling food, games, art, and more. Thursday, Dec. 4, 3-7 p.m. Hotel Shattuck Plaza. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2696\ufe0f The Graduate School of Journalism presents a screening of \u201cThe Sing Sing Chronicles,\u201d an award-winning documentary series directed by Dawn Porter and produced by J-School alum Lauren Capps, followed by a discussion moderated by Documentary Program Director Jennifer Redfearn. \u00a0Thursday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m. North Gate Hall. FREE (RSVP)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa8 The annual East Bay Print Sale returns this year with thousands of handmade and affordable prints by over 200 artists available for sale. Come early, as lines can get long. Thursday, Dec. 4, 3-8 p.m., and Friday-Sunday, Dec. 5-7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1006 Pardee St. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f The Berkeley Art Studio\u2019s Holiday Pop-up Shop will sell creations from local artists \u2014 including but not limited to pottery, textiles, jewelry, and greeting cards. Shop is open Dec. 5-14. Tilden Room in MLK Jr. Student Union Building. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfc0 The exhibition Above the Rim will feature over 25 paintings by Berkeley artist Niko Alexander that explore the beauty of basketball and its intersection with divinity within its players and fans. Exhibition runs Dec. 5-7 and 13-14. 2033 University Ave. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 Berkeley\u2019s great Balinese orchestra and dance company Gamelan Sekar Jaya presents two shows, starting with the dynamically explosive Gong Kebyar and concluding with bamboo percussion Jegog. Friday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Ashkenaz. $20-$35<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb6 Rising fingerstyle guitarist Yasmin Williams, who\u2019s crafted a style that\u2019s both expansively cosmopolitan and ethereally folky by artfully tapping, picking, thumping and strumming the strings, kicks off a West Coast run in Berkeley. Friday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. The Freight. $34-$39<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd25 Join a historical walking tour around the UC Berkeley campus, led by Ph.D candidate Andrew Hardy. This tour will focus on how asbestos was used at Cal decades before the rest of the United States, and how \u201ctoxicity, risk management, and disaster intersect on the campus.\u201d Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. Meet at Schlessinger and Campanile. FREE (RSVP)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Presented in partnership with UC Press, Chapman University Professor Scot Danforth discusses his new book \u201cAn Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights,\u201d the first biography of the longtime Berkeley resident, one of the founders of the disability rights movement. (A story on the book will be published soon on Berkeleyside.) Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. Central Library. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf0e The Berkeley Potters Guild is hosting a month-long holiday show that features art available to view and buy. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cthrough a green lens \u2014 echoes of earth, vessels of hope,\u201d where the artwork will explore the earth and how we are connected to it. Show runs Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-24 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Show will close at 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve. 731 Jones St. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2744\ufe0f The Telegraph Holiday Fair is back for its 42nd year, featuring over 200 artists selling handmade goods and bands providing festive tunes. (It will stay in its longtime location after a reversal of course by the city.<\/a>) Festival runs every weekend in December from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Telegraph Avenue between Bancroft and Dwight. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udde9 If you love completing new puzzles and starting new ones, come to the Holiday Puzzle Party and Market at Gilman Brewing. The event features a vendor market, casual puzzle and craft tables, a wooden puzzle cutting demonstration, and timed puzzle competitions. Sunday, Dec. 7. 2-6 p.m. FREE<\/a> (puzzle competition requires paid registration, and crafts require a small fee)<\/p>\n \ud83e\uded8 Can\u2019t get enough fiber in your life? Bring a bean dish, plate, and utensil to this casual gathering for bean lovers. Sunday, Dec. 7. 1-3 p.m. Willard Park. FREE<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udd41 Berkeley-reared bassoon master Paul Hanson joins forces with electric bass virtuoso Michael Manring and Berkeley drum star Scott Amendola in Electric Adventures, a collective improvisation-laced trio in which all the players double on electronics. Sunday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. The Back Room. $25<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Performer Thomas Lynch shares his annual reading of Truman Capote\u2019s \u201cA Christmas Memory,\u201d an autobiographical short story about his childhood in rural Alabama with his eccentric and beloved elderly cousin, Sook Faulk. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway\u2019s Bookstore. FREE (RSVP)<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb6 Nomadic singer, songwriter and bassist Aviva le Fey, formerly of Oakland, returns to the East Bay to celebrate the release of her enchanting second album \u201cThe Fool,\u201d expanding her repertoire detailing heartbreak, disillusionment, and episodic ecstasy. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Ashkenaz. $20-$25<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfb6 Featuring Lebanese-Egyptian string wizard Rami Gabriel on guitar, oud and buzuq and Kuwaiti-born percussionist Karim Nagi, the Arab Blues is a project inspired by classical Arab modes and melodies. Based in Chicago and making their Berkeley debut, the duo developed their music through a research fellowship at the Center for Black Music Research and connects Arab music to African diaspora traditions. 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