Cultural Education

Join us for a wonderful art talk! FASHIONING SAN FRANCISCO: A Century of Style

Berkeley has long prided itself as a hub of creativity and culture. But how did this relatively small city earn its globally recognized reputation as a center of influential experimentation? Who are the people and events that imbued Berkeley with such symbolic power?

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, come participate in our Gond painting workshop.  Gond painting is a famous folk art of the Gond community, one of India’s largest Indigenous groups.  The paintings often portray the interdependence among all living things and is known for its striking use of color.

Learn from highly skilled artist and teacher, Mayashree, how to use geometric shapes and patterns to create a beautiful Gond painting.

Join us for The Completely Abridged History of East Bay Music, a humorous and immersive three-day music residency that distills six decades of mind-altering, revolutionary-starting, beat-making, and life-affirming music that originated from our very own East Bay.

West Branch and North Branch of Berkeley Public Library Present

A very special Stay & Play bilingual concert with the fabulous Aguacate Music Kids!

Join us at George Florence Park on the afternoon of April 25!

¡Venga al Parque George Florence y disfrute de nuestro concierto musical infantil!

WHEN / CUANDO

Thursday, April 25 @ 4:00 PM
Jueves 25 de abril a las 4:00 PM
 

WHERE / DONDE

"Meet the Brass"

Instruments are really just tubes, sticks, blocks and strings….and it’s all vibration. The SFCO All-Star Brass Quintet makes lots of funny sounds and then shows how we turn it into music!

Very First Concerts, a classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind. Each interactive, 20 minute concert features a central theme, short selections, and hands-on musical activities geared toward families with young children.

¡Atángana! ¡Toma lucha ...y libros!

Get ready to rrrrread and rrrrrrumble!

It's time for Lucha Libre Storytime with real-life luchadores at West Branch.

Mexican wrestler El Mago will be present with special guest wrestlers. Watch as they share their best wrestling moves!

Wrestlers appear courtesy of Oasis Pro Wrestling.

About Oasis Pro Wrestling

In collaboration with the Berkeley Repetory Theatre, the library will be hosting docent talks for the 2023-2024 Season. Come to these talks to learn more about each show and the exciting season at Berkeley Rep!

In a reversal of the Joads' mythic journey, William and Martín embark on a road trip from California's migrant farm camps back to Oklahoma, where they reckon with their brutal pasts and forge an unlikely bond. Along their journey on the Mother Road, they gather a chorus of travelers.

In collaboration with the Berkeley Repetory Theatre, the library will be hosting docent talks for the 2023-2024 Season. Come to these talks to learn more about each show and the exciting season at Berkeley Rep!

When maverick scientist Galileo Galilei makes celestial observations that challenge humanity's understanding of its place in the universe, he's summoned to Rome to defend his discoveries before the most powerful religious institution in the world, which is facing a rebellion of its own.

In collaboration with the Berkeley Repetory Theatre, the library will be hosting docent talks for the 2023-2024 Season. Come to these talks to learn more about each show and the exciting season at Berkeley Rep!    

The Far Country covers the period of Chinese immigration through Angel Island, San Francisco, during the years 1909 through 1930.