Berkeley Arts News Today

MARTINSBURG — Members of the Berkeley County Museum Commission held their first meeting of the new year in the second-floor courtroom of the former Berkeley County Courthouse last week, which

The event features some of the most celebrated Brazilian artists dedicated to extending choro that has evolved since the 19th century.

Out of the concern that Americans’ political factions stifle conversation, Reimagining Bookstores led an interactive session, “Moving from Debate to Dialog in Divided Times,” on May 26.

Six residents will be honored this month by the Alameda County Arts Commission for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts community.

How to Turn a Toxic Conflict Into a Good One A new book explains why we get stuck in intractable conflicts and how to get out of them We’ve all been there: Locked in a heated argument, blood pressure rising, fixated on our next point rather than actually listening to what the other person has to say. Even after it ends, it doesn’t really end—we keep ruminating on it for hours, days, weeks. This is what journalist Amanda Ripley refers to as “high conflict”—and these days, we can slip...

Mill Creek Announces Start of Leasing at Modera Berkeley Development Community Adds 205 Apartment Homes, Retail Space to Downtown Berkeley News provided by Share this article BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer and operator specializing in premier rental communities across the U.S., today announced the start of preleasing at Modera Berkeley, a mixed-use apartment community in the heart of Downtown Berkeley. The community, which adds 205...

Bookwaves Robert Macfarlane, whose latest book is “Ghostways: Two Journeys in Unquiet Places,” written in collaboration with artist Stanley Donwood and writer Dan Richards, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. This short book examines two strange areas in England, Orford Ness, a spit of sand in the southeast of England, not far from Cambridge, which was used as a weapons testing site in the Cold War, and the holloways of Dorset, strange paths beaten over centuries, and often covered ove...

Bookwaves/Artwaves The Bookwaves/Artwaves Hour is devoted to one interview this week. Noel Casler, since 2018, has developed a large Twitter following based on his violation of an NDA, revealing information about Donald Trump gleaned from his six years working on the Celebrity Apprentice program, and before that, watching Trump in action at a teenage beauty pageant. He is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. Today a stand-up comedian working on a book about his experiences, Noel Casler spent t...