All events
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters Club: To Gain Confidence and Find Your Voice
Meeting | December 1, 2016 – December 7, 2017 the first Thursday of the month every month | 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Au Coquelet Cafe, (backroom)
2000 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA
Berkeley Communicators Toastmasters Club
Find out how to improve your public speaking skills and build confidence through the Toastmaster.
If you have wanted to improve your communication skills, practice public speaking and leadership, but find it difficult to do on your own, this is the place for you.
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Thursday 7:30am - 8:30am every month
Free street parking and close to Downtown Berkeley BART
Multimodal Transportation Operations: Evaluation Methods and Performance Measures
Workshop | May 23 – June 8, 2017 every Tuesday & Thursday | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Online
Michael Mauch, Institute of Transportation Studies; Bill Cisco, PTV Group
This new online training course provides the fundamentals required to understand, perform, and interpret the results from multimodal operational analysis and performance evaluations. Several of the most commonly used evaluation and analysis methods are presented with real-world examples. The course focuses on how to develop an appropriate set of performance measures to reliably compute the gains... More >
This course is intended for transportation planners, transportation engineers and technicians at local, regional, and state agencies, as well as transportation planning consultants. Both new and experienced planners and engineers will benefit from this co
Free First Thursday at BAMPFA
Special Event | February 2 – December 7, 2017 the first Thursday of the month every month | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
First Thursdays are a great time to visit BAMPFA. The galleries are free all day and we offer guided exhibition tours.
free admission to the galleries
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 6, 2017 – December 30, 2018 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission
Advanced registration not required
Tours may be cancelled without notice.
For day-of inquiries, please call 510-643-2755
For tour questions, please email gardentours@berkeley.edu... More >
Monitoring Covert Visual Decisions via Neural Population Dynamics in Frontal Cortex
Seminar | June 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 489 Minor Hall
William T. Newsome, Vincent C.V. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute
Russell De Valois Memorial Lecture Series
Lecture | June 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 489 Minor Hall
William T. Newsome, PhD, Harman Family Provostial Professor, Vincent V.C. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute
Monitoring Covert Visual Decisions via Neural Population Dynamics in Frontal Cortex
Five Tables of Elevated Emotional States
Special Event | June 1 | 4-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Drop by our art study centers on Free First Thursdays and get an up-close view of some of the treasures of the BAMPFA collections, laid out on the five tables in the seminar area. Among the works on view this session: film stills from the silent Expressionist masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; Edvard Munch’s claustrophobic Self-Portrait in 1895; Margo Humphrey’s vivid lithograph Crying... More >
Admission to this event is free
Concerts in the Redwood Grove: Inspector Gadje
Performing Arts - Music | June 1 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden, Redwood Grove
SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE REDWOOD GROVE!
Enjoy a magical music experience this summer under towering redwoods in the Berkeley hills.
TONIGHT: Inspector Gadje
Balkan Brass Party
$22 Adult, $20 UCBG Member Adult, $15 Youth 5-17yrs old, Free under 5
SOLD OUT!.
Stalker Andrei | Tarkovsky | USSR, 1979
Film - Feature | June 1 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
A writer, a scientist, and their “stalker” guide venture into a mysterious wasteland known as the Zone. “A dense, complex, often contradictory, and endlessly pliable allegory about human consciousness” (Slant).
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Friday, June 2, 2017
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
Environmental History: Summer Institute for Community College Educators
Workshop | June 2 – 3, 2017 every day | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | UC Berkeley Extension (Golden Bear Center), 5th Floor, Institute for East Asian Studies conference room
ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies)
“The story of world history, if it is to be balanced and accurate, will inevitably consider the natural environment and the myriad ways in which it has both affected and been affected by human activities…Economics, trade, and world politics are regulated, whether humans wish it or not, and whether they are conscious of it, by the availability, location, and finite nature of what, in the language... More >
This program is open to in-service and pre-service community college teachers and for in-service AP-level high school teachers.
Free
Registration opens January 3. Register online or or by emailing Shane Carter at orias@berkeley.edu by May 15.
Certificate Program in Clinical Research Conduct and Management Online Information Session
Information Session | June 2 | 12-1 p.m. | Online
, Berkeley, CA
Learn how this professional certificate can help you launch or advance your career in clinical research by enhancing your knowledge of clinical trials. For more information about the program, visit extension.berkeley.edu/cert/clinical.html.
Dancing for Fun and Fitness (BEUHS605)
Workshop | June 2 | 12:10-1 p.m. | 251 Hearst Gymnasium
Nadia Qabazard
Fit some fun and fitness into your day with these free, beginner dance classes. Zumba will be on 2/10, and 5/5, Samba will be on 3/3 and Polynesian/Hula will be on 4/7 and 6/2. No partner required. Comfortable clothing and athletic shoes recommended.
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 6, 2017 – December 30, 2018 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission
Advanced registration not required
Tours may be cancelled without notice.
For day-of inquiries, please call 510-643-2755
For tour questions, please email gardentours@berkeley.edu... More >
100 Years with Juan Rulfo (Cien años con Juan Rulfo) | Juan Carlos Rulfo | Mexico, 2017
Film - Feature | June 2 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
A very personal profile of the great Mexican author and photographer Juan Rulfo, created by his son Juan Carlos, whose film In the Pit won Best Documentary at Sundance.
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Ryan Adams
Performing Arts - Music | June 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Hearst Greek Theatre
With decades of acclaimed work to his credit, and accolades ranging from “one of the most elegant singer-songwriters of his generation” (The New York Times) to “one of the few truly great roots-rock troubadours left” (Entertainment Weekly)
Dvorak Stabat Mater, Op. 58: Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra
Performing Arts - Music | June 2 | 8 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
Ming Luke, Music Director; Ariana Strahl, soprano; Kara Cornell, mezzo soprano; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Colin Ramsey, bass
Department of Political Science
Free Performance
Saturday, June 3, 2017
California Invasive Species Awareness Week
Holiday | June 3 – 11, 2017 every day | UC Botanical Garden
The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already... More >
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
Environmental History: Summer Institute for Community College Educators
Workshop | June 2 – 3, 2017 every day | 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | UC Berkeley Extension (Golden Bear Center), 5th Floor, Institute for East Asian Studies conference room
ORIAS (Office of Resources for International and Area Studies)
“The story of world history, if it is to be balanced and accurate, will inevitably consider the natural environment and the myriad ways in which it has both affected and been affected by human activities…Economics, trade, and world politics are regulated, whether humans wish it or not, and whether they are conscious of it, by the availability, location, and finite nature of what, in the language... More >
This program is open to in-service and pre-service community college teachers and for in-service AP-level high school teachers.
Free
Registration opens January 3. Register online or or by emailing Shane Carter at orias@berkeley.edu by May 15.
Sick Plant Clinic
Special Event | February 4, 2017 – December 7, 2019 the first Saturday of the month every month with exceptions | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join the Garden for our monthly Sick Plant Clinic and find out which diseases ail your plants. Entomologists are also available to identify the pests that are living in your plants too! Please cover plants and disease samples in containers or bags before entering the Garden.
BERKELEY CLINIC DIAGNOSES RESIDENTS' PLANTS
Lauren Reed-Guy, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle June... More >
The Great Transmission | Pema Gellek | US, Tibet, India, 2015
Film - Documentary | June 3 | 1 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Screening weekly in Theater Two, this award-winning documentary is the story of one Tibetan refugee lama and his efforts to preserve the sacred texts of his tradition. Witnessing the disintegration of his heritage, Tarthang Tulku dedicated his life to restoring a text tradition that was nearly lost during the turbulence of the twentieth century. Working with a handful of volunteers, he would... More >
Free for BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff, retirees; 18 & under + guardian | $10 Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 6, 2017 – December 30, 2018 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission
Advanced registration not required
Tours may be cancelled without notice.
For day-of inquiries, please call 510-643-2755
For tour questions, please email gardentours@berkeley.edu... More >
The Secret Garden | Agnieszka Holland, | United States, 1993, (103 mins)
Film - Feature | June 3 | 3 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
FEATURING
Kate Maberly, Maggie Smith, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott,
Agnieszka Holland adapted Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved tale of an enterprising girl (Kate Maberly) who uncovers secrets at her uncle’s forbidding estate, including an abandoned garden and a neglected boy. Together the children make the garden bloom and transform the lives of all who live there. Janet Maslin wrote in the... More >
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Dvorak Stabat Mater, Op. 58: Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra
Performing Arts - Music | June 3 | 3 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
Ming Luke, Music Director; Ariana Strahl, soprano; Kara Cornell, mezzo soprano; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Colin Ramsey, bass
Department of Political Science
Free Performance
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
Film - Documentary | June 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Barney Rosset acquired the then fledgling Grove Press in 1951 and soon embarked on a career of publishing and political engagement on the barricades of free expression. The first American publisher of Samuel Beckett, Kenzaburo Oe, Tom Stoppard, Che Guevara, John Rechy, and Malcolm X, he went to the Supreme Court to break the obscenity ban on works of fiction such as Lady Chatterley’s Lover,... More >
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Paul Schrader | United States, 1985
Film - Feature | June 3 | 8:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Paul Schrader and his brother Leonard joined together with Bay Area producer Tom Luddy for this rich, compelling profile of the controversial Japanese literary giant Yukio Mishima, who committed suicide in 1970 after a failed coup attempt.
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
California Invasive Species Awareness Week
Holiday | June 3 – 11, 2017 every day | UC Botanical Garden
The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already... More >
Herb Day!
Special Event | June 4 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a lovely day of celebrating the Herb Garden collections of the UC Botanical Garden. We'll have activities on the lawn including botanical scratch-and-sniff stickers, herbal bath salts, a scent matching station, and a natural dye demonstration table. Docent explainers will also be on-site to interpret the many uses of plants in the Herb Garden.
Free with Garden Admission
Buy tickets by calling 510-664-9841, or by emailing gardenprograms@berkeley.edu
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 6, 2017 – December 30, 2018 every Sunday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday with exceptions | 1:30-2:45 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission
Advanced registration not required
Tours may be cancelled without notice.
For day-of inquiries, please call 510-643-2755
For tour questions, please email gardentours@berkeley.edu... More >
Cal Discoveries Travel Reception and 2018 Program Preview
Reception | June 4 | 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Alumni House
Join Cal Discoveries Travel and our tour operator partners for light refreshments and wine at our annual reception and learn about our 2018 educational travel offerings. You will have an opportunity to discuss trips with the people who plan the itineraries as well as visit with some of our most esteemed faculty lecturers.
RSVP online or by calling Cal Discoveries Travel at 510.900.8222, or by emailing Cal Discoveries Travel at caldiscoveries@alumni.berkeley.edu by May 26.
Dvorak Stabat Mater, Op. 58: Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra
Performing Arts - Music | June 4 | 3 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
Ming Luke, Music Director; Ariana Strahl, soprano; Kara Cornell, mezzo soprano; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Colin Ramsey, bass
Department of Political Science
Free Performance
Intruder in the Dust | Clarence Brown | United States, 1949
Film - Feature | June 4 | 3 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
FEATURING
Juano Hernandez, Claude Jarman, Jr., David Brian, Elizabeth Patterson,
Shot in Faulkner country—Oxford, Mississippi—this adaptation of his novel was one of the first films to break the Hollywood taboo on the subject of racism; today it shows how Faulkner is more relevant than ever. The story of a black man, Lucas, who incurs a town’s wrath by refusing to act like a “nigger,” and of... More >
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
California Typewriter | Doug Nichol | United States, 2016
Film - Documentary | June 4 | 5:45 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
In Person:
Doug Nichol
Steve Wasserman
Jeremy Mayer
Herbert Permillion III
Ken Alexander
This hymn to the ordinary typewriter is also a portrait of the countless artists, writers, and collectors (including Tom Hanks and Sam Shepard) who remain steadfast in their love and loyalty. “Pure typewriter heaven” (Don DeLillo).
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del subdesarrollo) | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea | Cuba, 1968
Film - Feature | June 4 | 8:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
FEATURING
Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Núñez, Omar Valdés,
The Cuban cinema reached full maturity with this classic study of a bourgeois writer who stays in Cuba after the revolution, despite his alienation from the new society and the loss of all his friends to Miami. Based on novelist/screenwriter Edmundo Desnoes’s autobiographical Inconsolable Memories, Memories of... More >
Free for Cal Student Film Pass holders | $7 BAMPFA members, UC Berkeley students | $8 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, retirees; non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, 18 & under, disabled persons | $12 General admission
Monday, June 5, 2017
California Invasive Species Awareness Week
Holiday | June 3 – 11, 2017 every day | UC Botanical Garden
The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already... More >
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
Entrepreneurial Toastmasters Club Meeting
Meeting | June 6, 2016 – August 14, 2017 every Monday | 6:20-7:20 p.m. | 373 Soda Hall
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that develops communication and leadership skills through public speaking.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Garden Closed
Holiday | November 4, 2014 – December 5, 2017 the first Tuesday of the month every month | UC Botanical Garden
The garden is closed the first Tuesday of every month.
-Why is the Garden Closed one day a month?
For the safety of the public and the safety of the collection, the Garden’s Horticultural staff need one day per month to complete jobs that may pose safety risks to visitors, such as dropping tree limbs, renovating paths, or controlling pests.
-I’m only in Berkeley for one day from somewhere... More >
California Invasive Species Awareness Week
Holiday | June 3 – 11, 2017 every day | UC Botanical Garden
The goals of the California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) are to increase public awareness of invasive species issues and promote public participation in the fight against California's invasive species and their impacts on our natural resources.
Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already... More >
Design and Diversity Exhibition
Miscellaneous | June 1 – September 7, 2017 every day | Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
This exhibit of original materials from the Environmental Design Archives showcases a nexus of design and diversity.
Multimodal Transportation Operations: Evaluation Methods and Performance Measures
Workshop | May 23 – June 8, 2017 every Tuesday & Thursday | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Online
Michael Mauch, Institute of Transportation Studies; Bill Cisco, PTV Group
This new online training course provides the fundamentals required to understand, perform, and interpret the results from multimodal operational analysis and performance evaluations. Several of the most commonly used evaluation and analysis methods are presented with real-world examples. The course focuses on how to develop an appropriate set of performance measures to reliably compute the gains... More >
This course is intended for transportation planners, transportation engineers and technicians at local, regional, and state agencies, as well as transportation planning consultants. Both new and experienced planners and engineers will benefit from this co
Certificate Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies Online Information Session
Information Session | June 6 | 12-1 p.m. | Online
Stan Weisner, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Developed in association with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, this certificate raises the quality of professionalism in counseling and follows a three-level, evidence-based approach to the critical issues that contribute to substance abuse.
Collapse of the 16-Story Plasco Building in Tehran due to Fire: Special Seminar on Structural and Fire Engineering
Seminar | June 6 | 4-5 p.m. | 502 Davis Hall
Professor Ali Akbar Aghakouchak, Ph.D., CEE Dept. Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Plasco was a 16-story building constructed in 1962 that collapsed on January 30th, 2017 due to fire. In this presentation initially, the incident and the architectural and structural specifications of the building are described. Then the results of different linear and non-linear analyses of the structure are presented.
EPMS Weekly Seminar
Seminar | November 1, 2016 – December 5, 2017 every Tuesday | 5:10-6 p.m. | 212 O'Brien Hall
Engineering and Project Management Society
Each week the Engineering and Project Management Society brings in a speaker to talk about topics related to construction and project management. Light refreshments will be provided.
Event is ADA accessible. For disability accommodation requests and information, please contact Disability Access Services by phone at 510.643.6456 (voice) or 510.642.6376 (TTY) or by email at... More >
