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¡Aprende a preparar alfajores peruanos, lee y canta con la maestra peruana Cristy La Barrera!

Learn how to make alfajores sandwich cookies! Bake, read and sing along!

Please read carefully: This is a Spanish-language program. It will not be translated into English. It is appropriate for children who already speak basic conversational Spanish, whether at home or at school.

When / Cuando

13 de octubre, 2022

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Create Pop-Up Cards @Claremont

Join artist @SusanDemingFlower and learn how to make pop-up cards! All supplies are provided and participants will take home cards they make in this hands-on workshop.

To register for the event:

https://tinyurl.com/claremontpopupcards

For information about the event, please call Claremont Branch: (510) 981-6280.

Special thanks to the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library for sponsoring this event.

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The Invisible Becomes Visible: A Talk with Muralist Edythe Boone @THPSouth

Edythe (Edy) Boone born 1938, is an African-American artist and activist. She has worked as a muralist, counselor, and art teacher throughout her life in an under-served area in California.  Boone is well known for the many murals she has painted. She started with her painted murals on each floor of a building in Harlem, New York and her work has expanded through the years to one of her most notable projects, designing and painting the Women's Building mural in San Francisco, California.

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Decoding Chinese Opera: Appreciating Beauty

Decoding Chinese Opera Part Two : Appreciating Beauty

Chinese Opera

Classical Chinese drama, or opera, can be challenging for the uninitiated. This standalone companion to Part 1 looks at what makes Chinese theater mei (beautiful). We’ll see how the characteristic charms of opera relate to Disney animation, drag, and Las Vegas-style stage magic. We’ll conclude by watching comic and musical excerpts from the masterpiece Peony Pavilion.

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Asheba Caribbean Music for Kids @ North Branch

Asheba is a musical storyteller specializing in Calypso, the musical and folkloric oral tradition of Trinidad, Asheba's homeland. Hope and happiness are the focus of his songs which range from original children's music to classic children's tunes with a Caribbean twist! 

 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library 

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