Art & Music

Whether you're looking to learn a new project or just have some fun with like-minded individuals, CraftLab is the perfect space for you. CraftLab is the third Wednesday of the month from 4-5:30pm.

Join us at West Branch Library for January's CraftLab: Figure Drawing! Practice observing and sketching a live human model. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this class provides a welcoming environment to practice and improve your skills. Materials provided or bring your own. 

Ready to launch your own podcast? Ever wondered how podcasts get made or dreamed of starting your own? 

Celebrate the end of the Library's Westward Bound: African American Country Music History & Country Lore exhibit with a live performance by the Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship. December 14th is the last day to view the exhibit. 

Go on a live tour of the Westward Bound: African-American Country Music History & Cowboy Lore exhibit by curator Vania Kinard and Grammy award winning musician, Dom Flemons. Vania and Dom created this exhibit to celebrate the pioneers of American roots music and Western history. This exhibit features a display of artifacts, including photographs, instruments, books, and memorabilia from their collection.

New to Line Dance? Get started with step-by-step instruction of easy-to-do dances choreographed to a variety of music from Old Standards to Country, Latin, Rock-n-Roll, Hip Hop, and the latest hit tunes. Learn and recognize Line Dance’s unique vocabulary and typical steps, patterns while improving your balance, footwork, cardiovascular activity, and stamina.

Instructor: Delia Schletter

Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) was the most celebrated woman artist of her era and the only American to join the French Impressionist movement. Too often dismissed as a sentimental painter of mothers and children, Cassatt was in fact a bold modernist pioneer and an aesthetically radical painter, pastelist, and printmaker. Her work in every medium is characterized by ceaseless experimentation and change. Smuggling a radical aesthetic program under cover of acceptably “feminine” subject matter, Cassatt produced images of “women’s work” that also testify to the work of the woman who made them.

Picture it! Berkeley, 2024!
A Screening of your favorite Golden Girls episodes, with snacks, crafts and trivia!

Come enjoy the golden girls with us at THP South while making fun, themed, crafts like ornaments and cake shaped gift boxes! We've got a few options, but you know the girls would choose cheesecake!

We will have trivia hosted by Phoebe Cakes! They return to graciously host another fabulous trivia night here at THP South.

Come in your best golden girls costume and win a prize!

‘Ocho Kandalikas (8 little candles)—a  Hannukah dance celebration. 

Join us at THP South branch for a vibrant and joyful Hanukkah celebration featuring the rich traditions of Jewish music and dance from around the world, led by Jewish dance master Bruce Bierman. We will learn about the histories and cultural significance of these dances, watch captivating demonstrations, and most importantly, participate in the joyous dancing yourself. 

What kind of music helps you brave the chilly weather?

Join us for an afternoon of short films highlighting Black cowboys, country music, and local lore! We'll be screening several shorts and music videos and discussing the rich history of Black western culture on the Bay Area and that history's impact on California and the world. Expect a light refreshments, beautiful visuals on screen, and a toe-tapping good time!