Saturday 28th August
3:00 PM SPOKEN WORD IN ACTION Poets from SPARC poetry by Bay Area Creative perform an hour long set of spoken word.
5:00 PM CALMAO A latin fusion band that blends traditional Colombian and Caribbean sounds with New Soul, Hip Hop, Funk and Latin Jazz. Plus: special guest Cumbia Dancers from Colombia.
6:45 PM BIRDS IN THE MOON Exclusive Berkeley Preview of a mobile chamber opera featuring Maria Elena Altany, Austin Spangler & The Friction Quartet www.birdsinthemoon.org
Sunday 29th August
3:00 PM RE-INDIGENIZING CALIFORNIA California ICAN presents three remarkable California Indian culture bearers: Cafe Ohlone Co-Founders Vincent Medina (Chochenyo Ohlone) & Louis Trevino (Rumsen Ohlone) together with Storyteller Eric Wilder (Kashia Pomo) for a profoundly beautiful presentation with California’s first peoples via words, image and song.
5:00 PM THE ELECTRIC SQUEEZEBOX ORCHESTRA San Francisco Bay Area’s own 17-piece big band that plays music composed and arranged by its members, which include some of the very best of the Bay Area’s jazz musicians.
6:45 PM BIRDS IN THE MOON Exclusive Berkeley Preview of a mobile chamber opera featuring Maria Elena Altany, Austin Spangler & The Friction Quartet.
When?
Saturday, August 28 & Sunday, August 29, 2021
3:00 – 8:00 pm PST
Where?
2210 Harold Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,The Downtown Berkeley Association & Meyer Sound.