Arts & Events

Worth Noting:

Council returns from recess: The agenda for the April 12^th regular city council meeting at 6 pm and the draft agenda for the April 26^th council meeting which will be reviewed at the agenda and Rules Committee on Monday at 2:30 pm are at the bottom of the email holding space between the list of meetings by day of the week and land use list of approved projects in the appeal period. The Tuesday evening council meeting big agenda items are the Police Flex Team from Taplin on consent (already has 5 supporters Author Taplin, co-sponsors Wengraf, Kesarwani, Droste and Arreguin who indicated his support by blocking moving the item from consent to action for discussion at the Agenda Committee). The City Auditor will be presenting the findings from review of Berkeley Police Overtime.

Wednesday is packed with FITES continuing work on the plastic bag ordinance at 3 pm. Wednesday evening every meeting is at 7 pm and all meetings take up items around budget recommendations and referrals, Disaster and Fire Safety Commission, Homeless commission, Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Commission, Police Accountability Board and Vision 2050 on ballot measure and additional taxes.

Thursday the Budget and Finance Committee starts at 9 am to resume work on the FY2023 & FY2024 planning.

Thursday evening(?) The presentation from City staff on Reimagining Public Safety is listed under worksessions as occurring Thursday, April 14^th, but there is no posting. Recently special meetings have been posted on short 72- hour notice. It is unknown at this time if the meeting is cancelled or the intent is to post at the last minute allowable for non-emergency meetings. Either way check after Monday https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Home.aspx or https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx

Friday and Saturday are the City sponsored Egg Hunts for the youngsters.

Berkeley Marina Specific Plan QUESTIONNAIRE online through April 22, 2022, Questionnaire available at https://www.cityofberkeley.info/BMASP/

Sunday, April 10, 2022 – no city meetings or events found

Monday, April 11, 2022 -more-

On Sunday, April 10, Cal Performances presented a concert in Zellerbach Hall by English Baroque Soloists conducted by the group’s founding director, John Eliot Gardiner. Performing on period instruments, the English Baroque Soloists offered Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major, nicknamed “The Drumroll,” after its opening roll of the timpani, as well as two works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364, and Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K.543. -more-

On Saturday, April 9, Cal Performances presented the Vienna Piano Trio playing Franz Schubert’s two great piano trios at Berkeley’s First Congregational Church. The B-flat major Trio and the E-flat major Trio both premiered in 1828, the last year of Schubert’s brief life. He died at age 31. The Vienna Piano Trio, consisting of Stefan Mendl, piano; David McCarrol, violin; and Clement Hagen, violoncello; is considered among the world’s best chamber music ensembles. -more-

In the first of this year’s Schwabacher Recital Series presented by San Francisco Opera Center and The Merola Opera Program, mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon teamed with Ukrainian pianist Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad in a program of Spanish and French songs at the Taube Atrium Theater on Wednesday evening, April 6. A Grand Finals winner of the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, Ashley Dixon has already sung in major roles at San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Opera, as well as at other opera companies. She possesses a fulsome tone that is rich in vocal colours, and impeccable technique. -more-