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August 20, “150 Years of UC Berkeley Campus Landscape Art” with Steven Finacom, 2-4 pm
SOLD OUT – SORRY! The Berkeley Historical Society & Museum announces a gallery talk and special viewing of a short-term exhibit of artworks depicting the landscape of the UC Berkeley campus and environs over many decades. The event will take place at the Julia Morgan Hall of the UC Botanical Garden on Sunday, August 20,…
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July 9: Architect Eugene Tssui, The Berkeley Years, 1983 to 1999, 3-5 pm
An illustrated talk by the designer of the “Fish House” in Berkeley and many other visionary buildings. Besides being an environmentally-oriented architect, Tssui has been an 8-time world amateur boxing champion, 4-time Senior Olympics gymnastics champion, concert pianist, flamenco guitarist, and designer of clothing and furniture. Our current exhibit tells about many noteworthy Chinese Americans connected…
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June 17: Free Film Presentation of “El Chino,” 4 pm
The 75-minute film covers Bill Wong’s incredible journey, starting with his youth in Nogales, Arizona; how his family ended up in Berkeley; and his tenacious pursuit of breaking into professional bullfighting in Spain in the late 1950s. The documentary will be introduced by Art Wong, Bill’s youngest brother, who grew up in Berkeley. The Wong…
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May 13: Walking Tour, Berkeley Rep’s Harrison Street Campus Headquarters
Led by Tom Parrish We will tour the building (originally North Face’s headquarters) where the Berkeley Repertory Theatre rehearses and constructs all their productions. The tour will visit scenic, paint, and costume shops as well as costume and prop storage and the rehearsal halls. Some stairs. Sign up on Eventbrite, by mail, or in person…
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April 30: Opening Event for “Touching Ground, Putting Down Roots: Chinese in Berkeley,” 3:00-5:00 PM
Pictures of Harvey Dong, early 1970s and recent There will be a very brief annual meeting, featuring recognition of our volunteers, in the museum room at 3:15, followed by a talk by Harvey Dong, “From Third World Liberation Front to Eastwind Books.” Please come at 3:00 to claim a seat. The term “Asian American,” so…
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April 29: Walking Tour, Daley’s Scenic Park Neighborhood
Led by Janet ByronCo-sponsored by the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association The Hillside Club was formed in the 1890s to promote the principles of designing homes and neighborhoods in harmony with nature. In 1903 the club—whose members included Bernard and Annie Maybeck, John Galen Howard, and Charles Keeler—began a street improvement project in the hills north…
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April 16: Closing Party for Eco-Berkeley: A Legacy of Environmental Activism, 3:00-5:00 PM
Join us at The Berkeley Historical Society & Museum for a last chance to see and celebrate our exhibit on the history of environmentalism in Berkeley. Special “eco-hero” guests include Carl Anthony, Helen Burke, Claire Greensfelder, Malcolm Margolin and John Steere. Refreshments will include a cake to celebrate Berkeley’s 145th birthday. Co-sponsored by the California…
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June 10: Walking Tour, A Tiny Town with an Outsized Trove of Public Art, 10 AM
Led by Sandy Friedland For a city on land of just 1.2 square miles, Emeryville has an unusually rich collection of public art, both along its sidewalks, in public and private courtyards, and in the lobbies of some of its newer buildings. Join us on a tour of the more notable installations on a flat,…
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March 26: On Zoom, Anna Rabkin in Conversation with Linda Schacht Gage
Join us online at 3 pm on Sunday, March 26, to hear Emmy award-winning journalist Linda Schacht Gage speak with former Berkeley City Auditor Anna Rabkin about her time at The School That Escaped the Nazis. The recently published book by Deborah Cadbury recounts the efforts of Bunce Court School’s heroic headmistress, Anna Essinger, who before,…
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March 25: Walking Tour, Codornices Creek Confluences
Led by Robert Johnson. We will be exploring bits of history about Codornices Park and the Berkeley Rose Garden, viewing some pleasant gardens and residential architecture as we walk, and noting some of the forks of Codornices Creek—including a waterfall. It does include some up and down but not too steep, and we will be…
A Window on the Past, "Exactly Opposite the Golden Gate"