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FIELD OF DREAMS: CAL BASEBALL AT EVANS DIAMOND |
With the first pitch less than a month away, tickets for the California Golden Bears 2024 baseball campaign are now on sale. As the last season of Pacific-12 Conference play, there's never been a better time to catch a game or two at Evans Diamond. One of the most picturesque and unique college baseball facilities in the nation, Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium has been home for the Golden Bears since 1933. The jewel-box facility is located on the southwestern corner of the UC Berkeley campus, near downtown Berkeley. The 2024 season kicks off with the free Cal Baseball Fan Fest on Sat., Feb. 10, followed by the pre-season opener on Wed., Feb. 21 v. BYU. Highlight matchups include the Pac-12 Opening Day v. Stanford on Tue., March 5 and a weekend series v. UCLA March 8-10. The Bears are expecting an outstanding season, led by 2023 All-Pac-12 standout Rodney Green Jr. For tickets and more info, see Cal Baseball.
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GOOD VIBES FROM THE BERKELEY SYMPHONY |
Captivating music awaits in 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, courtesy of the Berkeley Symphony. On Sunday, February 25, explore French music's vibrant diversity with French Reverie, a Symphonic program featuring Saxophonist Robert Young. On Saturday, March 23, Literary Soundscapes brings literature to life, exploring Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, and Langston Hughes’s words through music, joined by the extraordinary tenor, Nicholas Phan. Share in the joy of community and the healing power of music with these concerts, and use Promo Code SPRING25 and get 25% off either performance at BerkeleySymphony.org/tickets.
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BERKELEY'S TRAVEL ROOTS RUN DEEP |
Berkeley has an enduring legacy in outdoor conservation and recreation. After all, Berkeley native David Brower is noted by many to be the father of the modern environmental movement. Brower was the first executive director of the Sierra Club before founding Friends of the Earth and Earth Island Institute. Downtown Berkeley's David Brower Center is one of California's greenest buildings and has a section devoted to its namesake eco-pioneer. Today, two Berkeley companies are industry leaders for their outdoor tour adventures and featured in Berkeleyside's ‘Oh, the places you’ll go!’ with Berkeley’s Wilderness Travel and Backroads. The piece shares how both travel companies were founded in the 1970s by young adventurers with little business experience — and both are keeping business in the family, even as the companies adapt, evolve, and grow. Read the Berkeleyside article on the DiscoveredinBerkeley website and follow @DiscoveredinBerkeley on Instagram to see more about other incredible Berkeley businesses. For more about how the City of Berkeley supports local businesses, contact the Office of Economic Development.
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BERKELEY REP'S SCINTILLATING SEASON |
The 2023/24 season at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre has sizzled with star performances, and the final three shows of the season promise to continue the theme. The Far Country by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh and directed by Jennifer Chang opens March 8. The play is set at the Angel Island immigration Station in the San Francisco bay in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Next up is four-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza starring as the famous astronomer in the Broadway-aimed world-premiere of Galileo, a musical directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer (American Idiot). Galileo opens May 5. Closing out the season is Mother Road, written by Octavio Solis -- one of the most celebrated writers of the Mexican-American cultural experience -- and directed by Berkeley Rep's own David Mendizábal. Solis' 21st-century tale, inspired by John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, captures the intersection of people, cultures, and migration in the American West. Opening June 14 at Berkeley Rep's intimate Peet's Theatre. Secure your seats today online, or call 510-647-2949, Tue-Sun, noon-7pm.
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SAVE THE DATE: BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL, JUNE 1-2 |
The Bay Area Book Festival returns June 1 & 2, 2024 in Downtown Berkeley, with its popular free Family Day at Berkeley Public Library set for Sat., May 4. Featuring scores of renowned and emerging authors in conversations at multiple indoor and outdoor venues, the Bay Area Book Festival has become one of the country’s premier literary events. Attracting some 10,000 attendees each year, the Festival offers a panoramic view of what’s most exciting in literature today.
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