Please join us at the Freight & Salvage, one of Berkeley's oldest and most beloved music venues, for a special musical story time series with the Berkeley Public Library's Story Time Band, featuring SPECIAL GUEST, comedian and author, Jesús Trejo!
Join us at the Claremont Branch Library on Halloween afternoon for a special holiday-themed Story Time with our Story Time Band, a "Spooktacular" puppet show with Fratello Marionettes, and special trick-or-treat giveaways!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
4:00 p.m. - Halloween Story Time
5:30 p.m. - Fratello Marionettes present "Spooktacular"
6:00 p.m. - Trick-or-Treating (inside the library)
Join us for Lora Mathis' The Snakes Came Back Berkeley book release
Don't miss the Berkeley celebration of the release of Lora Mathis' second book of poems, The Snakes Came Back.
Herencia Guantanamera is bringing the rhythms of Eastern Cuba, with the crossover influence of Haitian culture, to celebrate and share this rich Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage with Berkeley kids and families.
Come experience the traditions, music, dance, and history of a unique region.
You'll love Guantanamera culture. It will make you dance!
All ages welcome.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
The Benvenue Beats Mini Music Festival is back! Come celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with music and community. We'll be closing down the street for this open-air event featuring some of the Bay Area's finest performers including Mariela Herrera, La Familia Peña-Govea, and the Afro-Peruvian dance company Cunamacué. All ages are welcome. See you there!
EVENT SCHEDULE:
2:00 - Deejayed music and free gelato from Gelateria Naia (while supplies last)
3:00 - Mariela Herrera
Join us for an evening of music, laughter, and self-expression at Loud in the Library: Queeraoke! Get ready to share your inner diva and embrace the spotlight as we bring the joy of karaoke to the library. This lively event will be hosted by Jota Mercury, an international award winning drag performer who uses drag to challenge machismo as we know it.
Join us for an evening of music, laughter, and self-expression at Loud in the Library: Queeraoke! Get ready to share your inner diva and embrace the spotlight as we bring the joy of karaoke to the library. This lively event will be hosted by Jota Mercury, an international award winning drag performer who uses drag to challenge machismo as we know it.
Join us for an evening of music, laughter, and self-expression at Loud in the Library: Queeraoke! Get ready to share your inner diva and embrace the spotlight as we bring the joy of karaoke to the library. This lively event will be hosted by Jota Mercury, an international award winning drag performer who uses drag to challenge machismo as we know it.