All events
Thursday, October 3, 2019
BPM 203 Analyzing and Resolving Conflict
Workshop | October 3 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | #24 University Hall
This workshop is for UC Berkeley Staff. The content covers how to effectively manage conflict between individuals or work teams in the workplace.
CLTC Research Exchange: Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity Symposium
Conference/Symposium | October 3 | 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)
Please join us on Thursday, October 3 from 9:30am-4:30pm, as members of the CLTC research community will deliver presentations about their research at the 3rd Annual CLTC Research Exchange. This event will be hosted at the David Brower Center, in downtown Berkeley (2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704).
RSVP online by October 1.
Ann Cleaveland, CLTC Executive Director, at the 2018 Research Exchange
Una Novela-quipu En El Perú De Hoy: ConversaciÓn Con Rafael Dumett Sobre “el EspÍa Del Inca”
Colloquium | October 3 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Rafael Dumett
Department of Spanish & Portuguese
A talk with writer Rafael Dumett about his novel "El espía del Inca".
Applied Math Seminar: New approaches to simulating quantum dynamics on quantum computers
Seminar | October 3 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Nathan Wiebe, University of Washington
Over the last several years quantum simulation has emerged as arguably the preeminent application for quantum computers. In this period the field has seen massive growth culminating in advanced quantum simulation algorithms that are provably near-optimal for general purpose solution of the Schrodinger equation. However, recently new methods have been developed that can exploit properties of a... More >
Econ 235, Financial Economics Seminar: Technological Innovation and Labor Income
Seminar | October 3 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | C210 Haas School of Business
Dimitris Papanikolaou, Kellogg School of Management; Northwestern University
Joint with Haas Finance Seminar
3-Manifold Seminar: Knotoid Invariants
Seminar | October 3 | 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 939 Evans Hall
Larsen Linov, UC Berkeley
Knotoid diagrams are, essentially, knot diagrams with endpoints. Considered up to the Reidemeister moves, they form a theory that extends classical knot theory. We will discuss the constructions of several knotoid invariants and the information they provide.
Interests in Life and Work
Workshop | October 3 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Tang Center, University Health Services, "Section Club" Room
The term “Interests” has very specific meaning in career development. Clarify how your interests influence the work you enjoy through the Strong Interest Inventory. Explore how interests relate to job families and opportunities on campus. PRE-WORK REQUIRED. Instructions for taking the “Strong Interest Inventory” (at least 3 days in advance) will be sent in your registration confirmation.
Mindful Awareness: Guided Meditation
Miscellaneous | August 29 – November 21, 2019 every Thursday | 12-1 p.m. | 5400 Berkeley Way West
Jeffrey Oxendine
Institute of Personality and Social Research
Focus the mind. Foster creativity, resilience, and well-being. These meetings are free and open to faculty, staff, and students.
IB Seminar: The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication in Zebra Finches: Perception of Call Types and Caller ID
Seminar | October 3 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building
Frederic Theunissen, University of California, Berkeley
Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair
Special Event | October 3 | 1-4 p.m. | Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union, Pauley Ballroom
Office of Undergraduate Research
All Cal students, faculty, and staff are invited to the annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair where one can learn everything there is to know about research opportunities and prestigious scholarship opportunities at UC Berkeley. The event is free & accessible. Dozens of research and scholarship programs will have tables at the fair where you can meet representatives and get information.
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 3 – December 29, 2019 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 plants from around the world, learn about the vast diversity in the collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission. Advanced registration not required
Seminar 251, Labor Seminar: "The Direct and Indirect Effects of Multinational Firms on Workers"
Seminar | October 3 | 2-3:30 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Women's Soccer vs. Washington
Sport - Intercollegiate - Soccer | October 3 | 3 p.m. | Edwards Track Stadium
Cal Bears Intercollegiate Sports
Cal Women's Soccer hosts Washington in conference action at Edwards Stadium.
Lecture and Lecture-Demonstration with Dr. I Wayan Dibia, I Wayan Suweca, and Ni Made Wirathini, moderated by Dr. Lisa Gold: New Trends and Current Directions in Balinese Performing Arts
Lecture | October 3 | 3 p.m. | 125 Morrison Hall
Dr. I Wayan Dibia, renowned dancer and scholar will discuss ways that the contemporary Balinese performance scene incorporates past traditions while constantly innovating. In Bali the concept of “tradition” is defined by personal innovations in which performers explore their relationships with past practices in terms of the contemporary world. Dr. Dibia will present the latest trends in Balinese... More >
Identifying the algorithms for calculating spatial maps
Seminar | October 3 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition
Lisa Giacomo, Stanford University
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
This seminar is partially sponsored by NIH
ESPM Seminar Series, Fall 2019: Andrew Jones
Seminar | October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | 132 Mulford Hall
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Mgmt. (ESPM)
Andrew Jones, Deputy Director of the Climate Readiness Institute and research scientist at LBNL, will present: "Rational Numbers: Improving the Usability of Science for a Climate Resilient Society." Coffee will be available before the talk at 2:30PM in 139 Mulford; meet the speaker after the talk in 139 Mulford Hall. Open to the public.
New Trends and Current Directions in Balinese Performing Arts
Presentation | October 3 | 3:45-5 p.m. | 125 Morrison Hall
I Wayan Dibia, Artist in Residence, Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Dr. Lisa Gold, Lecturer, Music, UC Berkeley
Center for Southeast Asia Studies
Dr. I Wayan Dibia, a renowned dancer and scholar of Balinese dance and music, will discuss how the contemporary Balinese performance scene incorporates past traditions while constantly innovating. This presentation will include a lecture-demonstration with Dr. Dibia and dancer Dr. Ni Made Wirathini.
Seminar 242, Econometrics: Reading Group Meeting
Seminar | October 3 | 4-5 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
International Scholars Welcome Reception
Social Event | October 3 | 4-5:30 p.m. | International House, Heller Patio
Berkeley International Office(BIO)), International House
Newly arrived postdocs, professors, researchers, short-term scholars, and visiting student researchers are welcome to attend. Hear directly from top officials from UC Berkeley, Berkeley's International Office and International House, Berkeley. Connect and network with other scholars, share about your research, and learn about opportunities and resources to take advantage of during your stay here... More >
The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era
Panel Discussion | October 3 | 4-5:30 p.m. | 820 Barrows Hall
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics & Political Science, UC Berkeley; Paul Pierson, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley; Brad DeLong, Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
Please join us on October 3, 2019 at 4pm for a book talk focused on Barry Eichengreen’s book, The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era, which places the global resurgence of populism in a deep historical context.
RSVP online by October 1.
Uber Info-Session: Uber ATG: What's Hard in Self-Driving
Information Session | October 3 | 4-6 p.m. | Soda Hall, HP Auditorium
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Self-driving vehicle will be on display outside Soda Hall beginning at 4pm!
Tech talk presented by Alex Ansari, Berkeley alum and Uber ATG Autonomy Capabilities Lead. We'll have engineers on-site to meet students 1:1 and take resumes (mini-career fair style), as well as catering from Berkeley Thai House.
Tech Talk Abstract
Self-driving cars have the potential to bring efficient, safe, and... More >
Mathematics Department Colloquium: Non-commutative hyperbolic geometry
Colloquium | October 3 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Anna Wienhard, Universität Heidelberg
Hyperbolic geometry and, in particular, the study of hyperbolic structures on surfaces is a very rich topic, that has connections to many areas in mathematics. After giving a short introduction into some of its aspects, I will show that there is a related story of non-commutative hyperbolic structures on surfaces, in which the symplectic group, maximal representations and non-commutative cluster... More >
Career Connections: Government and Law
Social Event | October 3 | 5-7 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), Blue and Gold Room
Cal Alumni Association, Career Center
Seeking alumni and professionals working in a variety of roles within government and law such as attorneys, service or program officers, analysts, paralegals and more!
Moscow Has Ears Everywhere: Olga Ivinskaya and the loss of Pasternak’s 'will'
Lecture | October 3 | 5-6 p.m. | 201 Moses Hall
Paolo Mancosu, Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley; Harsha Ram, Associate Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley
Institute of European Studies, Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Program for the Study of Italy
The struggle between the Soviet Communist Party and Boris Pasternak over the publication of Doctor Zhivago did not end when he won the Nobel Prize, or even with his death. After the prize the Soviets vilified and impoverished him. After his death, they turned against Olga Ivinskaya, his literary assistant, companion, and the model for Zhivago’s Lara, sending her and her daughter to a labor camp... More >
Paolo Mancosu
Career Connections: Human Resources/Talent Acquisition
Social Event | October 3 | 5-7 p.m. | Career Center (2440 Bancroft Way), Blue and Gold Room
Cal Alumni Association, Career Center
Seeking alumni and professionals to represent the various roles in HR/ talent acquisition such as university recruiting, people operations, and more!
From Being “Enlightened” to Being “Woke”: Racial Justice Work in American Convert Buddhism
Colloquium | October 3 | 5-6:30 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Ann Gleig, University of Central Florida
On May 14 2015, a delegation of 125 Buddhists gathered for the first “White House-U.S. Buddhist Leadership Conference,” during which they delivered a letter titled “Buddhist Statement on Racial Justice.” This letter should be seen as part of efforts to challenge racism and white privilege in American Buddhist convert communities spanning over two decades. For much of this time, such efforts have... More >
Deioces’ Ultimatum: How to Choose a King
Lecture | October 3 | 5:30 p.m. | 370 Dwinelle Hall
Josiah Ober, Mitsotakis Professor of Classics and Political Science, Stanford University
The Sather Classical Lectures, part 3.
TDPS Workshop Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Performing Arts - Theater | October 3 – 4, 2019 every day | 6-7:30 p.m. | Doe Library, Memorial Pool | Note change in date and time
Hailey Buck
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Can love wash away the sins of the past? For this environmental, interactive staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Memorial Pool, choose to sit with the Capulets or Montagues and cheer on your side of the feud. You’ve never seen this tale of humor and heartbreak quite this close!
Free & Open to the Public. Make reservations online
Roblox Info-Session
Information Session | October 3 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Soda Hall, Wozniak Lounge (430)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
We invite you to learn more about Roblox, upcoming opportunities, and meet members of the Roblox team! Snacks and boba will be provided!
We're also raffling away great prizes:
- Bose SoundSport Free, True Wireless Sport Headphones
- Anker PowerCore 10000 Portable Charger
- JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker
SPACE IS LIMITED! RSVP here:... More >
Screening: Aswat Jadida (New Voices): Arab Film Festival Kick-Off
Film - Short | October 3 | 6:30-9 p.m. | 340 Stephens Hall
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Arab Film and Media Institute
Join the Arab Film and Media Institute for a special pre-festival Kick-Off at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, a week before the opening night of the Arab Film Festival. We will show the shorts program “Aswat Jadida أصوات جديدة (New Voices)” and host a Q&A session with AFMI Director Serge Bakalian after the screening.
Aswat... More >
Struggling: (Fen dou)
Film - Feature | October 3 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
The tale of a young woman’s battle against her bullying father expands into a rousing cry against all tyranny in Shi Dongshan’s strikingly fresh 1932 melodrama, recently rescued from obscurity thanks to a brilliant restoration from the China Film Archive. Chinese film icons Chen Yanyan and Zheng Junli star as the young woman and the bookish neighbor who helps rescue her, but the film’s... More >
Astronomy Night at UC Berkeley
Lecture | October 3 | 7-9:30 p.m. | 131 Campbell Hall
Miguel Zumalacarregui, UC Berkeley
This month's Astronomy Night @ UC Berkeley features a talk by Marie Curie Global Fellow Miguel Zumalacarregui. He'll discuss gravitational waves, the effort to detect them, and how they are providing new means of testing Einstein's ideas about gravity.
Depolarizing Climate Change:: A Conversation Between the GOP and the WWF
Panel Discussion | October 3 | 7-8:30 p.m. | 108 Wheeler Hall
Elan Strait, World Wildlife Fund; Catharine Baker, California State Assembly
BridgeUSA at Berkeley
Rising sea levels, increasing frequency of disasters, and melting ice caps, oh my! In a world of polarizing politics, climate change has become a topic of debate. What are the future ramifications of climate change? What is the responsibility of individuals and corporations? What policies should be enacted? To discuss these pressing questions, BridgeUSA is hosting two speakers, Elan Strait and... More >
Trey McLaughlin and The Sounds of Zamar
Performing Arts - Music | October 3 | 8-10 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
Atlanta gospel sensation Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar, his 20-voice choir, cut across cultural differences and religious beliefs with fresh takes on familiar hits. The youthful singers cite influences as diverse as Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, and Prince, and have a cult online following for videos showcasing their impeccable vocal blend and group chemistry. A group on the... More >
$28–$68 (prices subject to change)
Tickets go on sale August 6. Buy tickets online or by calling Peach, Jeanette at 510-642-9988, or by emailing Peach, Jeanette at tickets@calperformances.org
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar perform Thursday, October 3, 2019 in Zellerbach Hall.
Friday, October 4, 2019
Julia Miele Rodas, “Autism and Narrative Invention in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.”
Lecture | October 4 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | 330 Wheeler Hall
Julia Miele Rodas, Professor, English Department, Bronx Community College / CUNY co-chair, University Seminar in Disability, Culture, and Society at Columbia University
Abstract: Is the novel a form of autistic innovation? Presenting work from the recently published Autistic Disturbances (UMichP, 2018), Julia Miele Rodas will explore autistic dimensions of Robinson Crusoe. Interweaving conversation and formal reading, this talk will first consider how the novel’s themes of human isolation and imprisonment play into autism stereotypes. Ultimately, however, the... More >
Essig Brunch Seminar: Entomology - insects, arachnids, and other arthopods
Seminar | October 4 – December 13, 2019 every Friday with exceptions | 10-11 a.m. | Valley Life Sciences Building, 1101 (UCMP "fishbowl")
See website for current speaker and topic
Essig Museum of Entomology
Weekly seminar series focused on insect ecology, evolution, behavior, and other research topics.
Sunflower: Brushpainting with Karen LeGault
Workshop | October 4 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
Join artist, Karen LeGault, for a brush painting workshop celebrating seasonal plants in the Garden. Each month will focus on a different subject: grape vines, sunflowers, persimmon, and the pine tree.
$75, $65 members
BIDS Forum: Information and Uncertainty in Data Science
Meeting | October 4 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | 190B Doe Library
Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Full details about this meeting will be posted here: https://bids.berkeley.edu/events.
UCHRI Funding Workshop for Graduate Students
Workshop | October 4 | 11-11:45 a.m. | Stephens Hall, Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Shana Melnysyn, research grants manager at the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI), will host a workshop for graduate students interested in learning about UCHRI's grant opportunities and tips for successful proposals. UCHRI funding opportunities for graduate students include dissertation support grants and multicampus graduate student working groups.
UCHRI Funding Workshop for UC Faculty
Workshop | October 4 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Stephens Hall, Geballe Room, 220 Stephens Hall
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Shana Melnysyn, research grants manager at the University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI), will host a workshop for faculty members who want to learn more about UCHRI's grant opportunities and tips for successful proposals. The workshop is open to all UC Berkeley ladder-rank faculty members.
Certificate Program in Clinical Research Conduct and Management Online Information Session
Information Session | October 4 | 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.
Higher Education Researchers Workgroup
Meeting | October 4 | 12-1:30 p.m. | Evans Hall, CSHE Conference Room, 768
Center for Studies in Higher Education
The goal of this new group is to bring together qualitative and quantitative higher education researchers working on issues at Berkeley, the... More >
RSVP by emailing Anne Maclachlan at maclach@berkeley.edu
Dancing for Fun and Fitness (BEUHS605)
Workshop | October 4 | 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 9/6, Samba will be 10/4, Hula / Polynesian will be 11/1, and Zumba / Samba will be 12/6. No partner required. Comfortable clothing and athletic shoes recommended.
Narkomania: Drugs, HIV, and Citizenship in Ukraine
Lecture | October 4 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Kroeber Hall, Garron Reading Room (346)
Jennifer J. Carroll, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Elon University
Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES), UCB Medical Anthropology Program, Berkeley Center for Social Medicine
In the last few years, Ukraine has born witness to the major geopolitical crises of our decade: revolution; state-sponsored killings; foreign invasion; forceful occupation by a major world power; and ongoing war. Ukraine is also experiencing an enormous opioid epidemic and is home to the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the world. Despite all of our differences, Ukraine’s ongoing struggles with... More >
Solid State Technology and Devices Seminar: New Optimization Strategies in Inverse Electromagnetic Design
Seminar | October 4 | 1-2 p.m. | Cory Hall, The Hogan Room, 521
Jonathan Fan, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
In this talk, I will discuss new advances in the inverse design of nanophotonic devices. As a model
system, I will focus on the application of these design modalities to high efficiency metasurfaces, though
the concepts are general and broadly apply to passive electromagnetic systems.
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 3 – December 29, 2019 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 plants from around the world, learn about the vast diversity in the collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission. Advanced registration not required
Engineering 2D Materials With A Twist: Nano Seminar Series
Seminar | October 4 | 2-3 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Prof. Cory Dean, Columbia University, Physics
Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute
Atomically thin crystals such as graphene, boron nitride and the transition metal dichalcogenides continue to attract enormous interest. Encompassing a wide range of properties, including single-particle, topological and correlated phenomena, these 2D materials represent a rich class of materials in which to explore both novel physical phenomena and new technological pursuits.
By integrating... More >
OPT Document Check Workshop
Workshop | October 4 | 2-3 p.m. | 182 Dwinelle Hall
Berkeley International Office(BIO))
Join Berkeley International Office as you prepare to put together your documents for your OPT application. This workshop will cover required documents, how to fill out the forms, and most common mistakes in the application. In addition, there will be a Q&A portion during which you can ask specific questions about your own application.
Please note that this workshop is specifically for OPT... More >
Berkeley Mīmāṃsā Reading Workshop: with Alexis Sanderson
Workshop | October 4 | 3-6:30 p.m. | 341 Dwinelle Hall
Alexis Sanderson, Spalding Professor Emeritus of Eastern Religions and Ethics, University of Oxford
Institute for South Asia Studies, Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professorship in South and Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Buddhist Studies, South Asia Studies Theories and Methods Townsend Working Group, Saṃskṛtaparaṃparā: The Berkeley Sanskrit Studies Fund, Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion
The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at UC Berkeley is hosting a two-day Mīmāṃsā Reading Workshop with Professor Alexis Sanderson on October 4 and 5, 2019.
MENA Salon: Protests in Egypt
Workshop | October 4 | 3-4 p.m. | 340 Stephens Hall
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Every Friday the CMES hosts an informal guided discussion of current events in the Middle East and North Africa, open to all.
On Friday, September 20, protests erupted in cities across Egypt. The apparent trigger was a series of online videos posted by Mohamed Ali, a former actor and contractor, now living abroad. Based on his experience as a contractor for the Egyptian military, Ali is... More >
Composition Colloquium: workshop - Digital Hardware at CNMAT
Colloquium | October 4 | 3 p.m. | CNMAT (1750 Arch St.)
workshop: Digital Hardware at CNMAT
This School’s Social Mission: The Early Days
Seminar | October 4 | 3:10-5 p.m. | 107 South Hall
Michael Buckland
This School was founded in 1918 on a strong social agenda; Professor Buckland will review the past 101 years of its mission.
Logic Colloquium: Comparison principles and very large cardinals
Colloquium | October 4 | 4-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Gabriel Goldberg, UC Berkeley
In 1947, Gödel proposed a program to solve the Continuum Problem, as well as many other unsolvable problems of set theory, by supplementing the traditional ZFC axioms with large cardinal axioms. Although this program has been remarkably successful, serious limitations have since been discovered: for example, it turns out that large cardinal axioms do not help resolve the Continuum Problem... More >
Exploring the synthesis and reactivity of polyoxovanadate-alkoxides: Novel reductive chemistries with metal-oxide clusters
Seminar | October 4 | 4-5 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Ellen Matson, Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester
The development of alternative fuels from secure and sustainable resources is one of the greatest environmental and economic challenge society faces today. The development of methods for the conversion of inert and abundant, gaseous contaminants into energy-rich fuels and commodity chemicals requires the generation of catalysts that can perform a complex series of multi-electron and multi-proton... More >
Towards Robust Machine Learning for Transportation Systems
Seminar | October 4 | 4 p.m. | 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building
Justin Dauwels, Nanyeng Technological University
Institute of Transportation Studies
Nanyeng Technological University's Justin Dauwels will present Towards Robust Machine Learning for Transportation Systems on Oct. 4, 2019 at 4 p.m. in 290 Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the ITS Transportation Seminar.
Making the World "Chinese"
Colloquium | October 4 | 4-6 p.m. | 180 Doe Library
Xiaofeng Tang, Professor, Research Institute for Historical Geography, Peking University
Michael Nylan, Professor, Department of History, UC Berkeley
Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
Using mainly materials from the Shang and Zhou eras, this talk will investigate the special characteristics of historical geography in early China. The lecture will discuss such concepts as the Central States (Zhongguo), the traces of Yu, the Nine Provinces, the Five Zones, all of which imply some level of advanced civilization. Then, too, the geographic area we associate with "Chinese... More >
TDPS Workshop Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Performing Arts - Theater | October 3 – 4, 2019 every day | 6-7:30 p.m. | Doe Library, Memorial Pool | Note change in date and time
Hailey Buck
Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
Can love wash away the sins of the past? For this environmental, interactive staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Memorial Pool, choose to sit with the Capulets or Montagues and cheer on your side of the feud. You’ve never seen this tale of humor and heartbreak quite this close!
Free & Open to the Public. Make reservations online
The Blood of Passion on the Volcano: (Huoshan Qingxie)
Film - Feature | October 4 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
A warlord’s lusty nephew destroys a simple farming family’s pastoral idyll and sends its favorite son into tropical exile in Sun Yu’s delirious combination of Chinese peasant drama and Hollywood-style decadent island exotica. Brokenhearted after his family’s ruin, our hero (Zheng Junli) winds up in a South Seas hellhole seemingly borrowed from some leftover Lon Chaney film set, where saloon... More >
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Performing Arts - Music | October 4 | 8 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
David Milnes, Music Director
$25 General Admission, $20 Senior, Student (non-UCB), UCB Faculty/Staff, $5 UCB students
Buy tickets online or by calling 510.642.9988, or by emailing tickets@calperformances.org
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Berkeley Mīmāṃsā Reading Workshop: with Alexis Sanderson
Workshop | October 5 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | 341 Dwinelle Hall
Alexis Sanderson, Spalding Professor Emeritus of Eastern Religions and Ethics, University of Oxford
Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professorship in South and Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Buddhist Studies, South Asia Studies Theories and Methods Townsend Working Group, Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, Saṃskṛtaparaṃparā: The Berkeley Sanskrit Studies Fund
The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at UC Berkeley is hosting a two-day Mīmāṃsā Reading Workshop with Professor Alexis Sanderson on October 4 and 5, 2019.
Arguing for Social Justice: Saturday Seminar
Workshop | October 5 | 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Longfellow Middle School
1500 Derby St., Berkeley, CA 94703
BASP and BAMP
The convergence among science, math, and language provides the foundation for making viable social justice arguments. This year we will focus on how environmental literacy can be developed by using this convergence.
$40
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 >
Sakaki Hyakusen and the Birth of Nanga Painting
Colloquium | October 5 | 1 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Felice Fischer, Luther W. Brady Curator of Japanese Art and Senior Curator of East Asian Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Patricia Graham, Adjunct Research Associate, University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies; Richard Pegg, Curator and Director, MacLean Collection of Asian Art and Maps in Chicago
Center for Japanese Studies (CJS), Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Complementing the exhibition Hinges: Sakaki Hyakusen and the Birth of Nanga Painting, this colloquium explores the fascinating relations between Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties and Japanese art of the Edo period, especially Hyakusen’s role in the transformation of painting in eighteenth-century Japan. Presenters are curators Felice Fischer and Richard Pegg and scholar Patricia... More >
Included with admission to museum
Colloquium: Sakaki Hyakusen and the Birth of Nanga Painting
Colloquium | October 5 | 1 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Complementing the exhibition Hinges: Sakaki Hyakusen and the Birth of Nanga Painting, this colloquium explores the fascinating relations between Chinese art of the Ming and Qing dynasties and Japanese art of the Edo period, especially Hyakusen’s role in the transformation of painting in eighteenth-century Japan. Presenters are curators Felice Fischer and Richard Pegg and scholar Patricia Graham;... More >
Docent-led tour
Tour/Open House | January 3 – December 29, 2019 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 plants from around the world, learn about the vast diversity in the collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
Free with Garden admission. Advanced registration not required
Crows and Sparrows: (Wuya yu maque)
Film - Feature | October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
A Shanghai apartment building serves as a microcosm of China’s class struggles in Zheng Junli’s striking urban drama, filmed during the last days of China’s Nationalist rule and already looking forward to, as one character states, “a New Society.” A scheming Nationalist official and his greedy wife purchase an apartment building and proceed to lord it over the hardworking families still renting... More >
Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You
Film - Documentary | October 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
A chance encounter between recently transitioned mechanic Rusty Tidenberg and filmmaker Harrod Blank (Wild Wheels, Automorphosis) sparks a captivating portrayal of the multifaceted life of a transgender woman. Blank, son of revered documentarian Les Blank, first hires Rusty to work on his broken-down van, an interactive art car adorned with cameras, leading to their unexpected collaboration.... More >
Analog Light Show Special Effects Workshop
Workshop | October 5 | 5 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Join the Light Appreciation Society, a loosely organized, nonhierarchical group of light show practitioners from the Bay Area, for a participatory dive into mind-altering illuminated experimentation and projection play. Come prepared to savor the optically uncanny depth of moiré patterns, the heavenly eruption of a projected kaleidoscopic image, and the otherworldly tranquility of a well-crafted,... More >
Marighella
Film - Feature | October 5 | 7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Carlos Marighella, a politician, writer, and Marxist insurrectionist, remains one of Brazil’s most divisive historical figures. During the military coup of 1964 and subsequent right-wing dictatorship, Marighella fought against the destruction of human rights, leaving his wife and child behind to pursue a revolution in the streets that would ultimately lead to his bloody assassination. Marighella... More >
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Performing Arts - Music | October 5 | 8 p.m. | Hertz Concert Hall
David Milnes, Music Director
$25 General Admission, $20 Senior, Student (non-UCB), UCB Faculty/Staff, $5 UCB students
Buy tickets online or by calling 510.642.9988, or by emailing tickets@calperformances.org
Renée Fleming, soprano
Performing Arts - Music | October 5 | 8-10 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
Versatile soprano Renée Fleming, longtime star of the opera stage, has also appeared on two award-winning film soundtracks and in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. Fleming’s recital appearances are intimate and rare, with repertoire spanning German art song, operatic arias, Broadway hits, classical masterworks, and new music by gifted contemporary composers.
$48–$174 (prices subject to change)
Tickets go on sale August 6. Buy tickets online or by calling 510-642-9988, or by emailing tickets@calperformances.org
Soprano Renée Fleming performs Sunday, October 5, 2019 in Zellerbach Hall. (credit: Andrew Eccles)
Exhibits and Ongoing Events
The Life and Career of Kaneji Domoto
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 19 – December 16, 2019 every day | 210 Wurster Hall
Environmental Design, College of
This exhibition explores the complex story behind the only American Japanese architect and landscape architect at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian community, in Westchester County, New York in 1944.
The Languages of Berkeley: An Online Exhibition
Exhibit - Multimedia | September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020 every day | Free Speech Movement Cafe (Moffitt Library)
Library, Berkeley Language Center
Celebrates the magnificent diversity of languages that advance research, teaching, and learning at the University of California, Berkeley. It is the point of embarkation for an exciting sequential exhibit that will build on one post per week, showcasing an array of digitized works in the original language chosen by those who work with these languages on a daily basis - librarians, professors,... More >
Power and the People: The U.S. Census and Who Counts
Exhibit - Artifacts | September 16, 2019 – March 1, 2020 every day | Doe Library, Bernice Layne Brown Gallery
Since 1790, the U.S. Census has impacted many aspects of our lives. It determines congressional apportionment, decides which communities receive a slice of $500,000,000,000 in federal funds, and provides information essential to policy making. Census questions also reflect the beliefs, concerns and prejudices of their time, starting with the first census which mandated that enslaved people be... More >
Power to the People
You Are On Indian Land: There There (On the Same Page 2019): An Exhibit of Library Collections relating to the Native American community of Oakland
Exhibit - Multimedia | August 26, 2019 – January 31, 2020 every day | Moffitt Undergraduate Library, 3rd floor
Tommy Orange's debut novel, There There, is this year's On the Same Page program reading. The entire campus community is encouraged to read the book and participate in classes and events this Fall.
“Orange’s debut is an ambitious meditation on identity and its broken alternatives, on myth filtered through the lens of time and poverty and urban life. Its many short chapters are told through a... More >
Show UCB ID to enter Moffitt Library
Pleasure, Poison, Prescription, Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances
Exhibit - Artifacts | March 15 – December 15, 2019 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
If you sip a cup of coffee, are you on drugs? If you try psychedelics, are you committing a crime? If you have a sweet tooth, are you a sugar addict?
Since the beginning of human existence, peoples of the world have altered their minds with countless plant-based substances. They have done so for many reasons, ranging from pleasure to health to ceremony, with effects both harmful and benign,... More >
Art Wall: Carlos Amorales
Exhibit - Painting | March 27 – October 13, 2019 every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
In this new commission for the BAMPFA Art Wall, entitled Ghost Demonstration, Amorales draws from the multiple histories of mural art in Mexico, the political demonstrations that occurred in Berkeley in the 1960s (as well as more recent events), and protests in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. In order to make this monumental mural, the artist used stencils of slogans from Berkeley protest... More >
Guided Tours: Strange
Exhibit - Multimedia | September 8 – November 17, 2019 every Sunday | 2 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Explore the spirit of Surrealism with a guided tour of Strange, which features a diverse array of works from the BAMPFA collection invoking the improbable, uncanny, mysterious, and miraculous.
Photographs by Ken Light: American Stories
Exhibit - Photography | August 28, 2019 – May 15, 2020 every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday | Stephens Hall, Townsend Center, 220 Stephens
Townsend Center for the Humanities, Journalism, Graduate School of
In an exhibition of selected works from the past five decades, documentary photographer Ken Light probes social and political issues in America.
Viewing hours are generally Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. The exhibit is located in a space also used for events. Please contact the Townsend Center to confirm availability.
Guided Tours: Strange
Exhibit - Multimedia | September 4 – November 27, 2019 every Wednesday | 12:15 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Explore the spirit of Surrealism with a guided tour of Strange, which features a diverse array of works from the BAMPFA collection invoking the improbable, uncanny, mysterious, and miraculous.
Five Tables of Paris and Kyoto
Exhibit - Multimedia | October 3 | 4-7 p.m. | Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
An idiosyncratic celebration of two of the world’s most beautiful (and most artist-frequented, frequently pictured) cities: Paris and Kyoto. Works include Parisian photographs by Bisson Frères, Marville, Nadar, and Brassaï; the colorful Chagall lithograph Coq sur Paris (The Rooster over Paris); lovely Hiroshige prints such as Arashiyama manka (Cherries in Full Bloom at Arashiyama); small works by... More >
Sabidurías Callejeras: Art of Celia Herrera Rodriguez: Art exhibition opening event with an introduction by the artist
Exhibit - Painting | October 4 | 5-7 p.m. | Latinx Research Center
2547 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
359971 Celia Herrera Rodriguez Speaker Artist http://celiahrodriguez.com/ http://celiahrodriguez.com/Celia Herrera Rodríguez (Xicana/O’dami) is a painter, performance and installation artist whose work reflects a full generation of dialogue with Chicano, Native American, Pre-Columbian, and Mexican thought.
Originally from Sacramento, Herrera received her B.A. in Art & Ethnic Studies from CSU-Sacramento and an M.F.A. in Painting from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In 1987, she... More >
