Berkeley Performing Arts Events

"Best of the Pops!" presented by the California Pops

Sunday, June 10 3:00p
Calvary Church of Los Gatos, Los Gatos
The 65-member California POPS Orchestra with the Honey Bee Trio presents the Pops’ Season Finale “The Best of the Pops!

Tumbleheart's Autobiographical Improv

Friday, June 22 8:00p
Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley
Funny? Definitely. Moving, too! We slow down time to discover the magic hidden in everyday experiences.

Shotgun Players present "The Great Divide"

Wednesday, May 30 7:00p
Ashby Stage, Berkeley
THE GREAT DIVIDE adapted from Ibsen's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE by Adam Chanzit directed by Mina Morita In Doctor Katherine Stockmann's hometown, a natural gas boom lifts the economy, but she soon discovers it c

San Francisco Symphony's The Black And White Ball®

Saturday, June 2 8:00p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
The Black & White Ball is the party of the year! Join us on Saturday, June 2, 2012, for an evening of music, food, and dancing in San Francisco's War Memorial Performing Arts Center and City Hall, benefitting t

Pixar in Concert

Saturday, July 28 7:30p
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
From the Toy Story trilogy to The Incredibles and UP, Pixar has forever impacted filmmaking and given audiences of all ages some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history.

San Francisco Opera Orchestra performs Works by Prokofiev, Boccherini, and Cherubini

Sunday, June 3 3:00p
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Two rare opportunities to hear the distinguished San Francisco Opera Orchestra shine in symphonic repertoire—including a thrilling all-Beethoven program—under the direction of its extraordinary music director.

Concert Chelle! And Friends

Saturday, June 30 8:00p
La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley
Ask 20 people how to define the music of New Orleans and you'll get 30 answers. It could be jazz, funk, soul, Creole, Cajun, gospel, Caribbean, African, Zydeco, rock, or the chants and stirring rhythms of Mardi

Grand Finale Concert

Saturday, July 14 7:00p
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
From July 8-14, 2012, top American and international choirs will gather together under the batons of Artistic Director Robert Geary and eminent guest conductors Maria Guinand and Stephen Leek.

Endgame & Play

Tuesday, May 29 8:00p
American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
Tony Award winner and A.C.T. favorite Bill Irwin stars in a thrilling theatrical event—two powerful and absurd dark comedies from master playwright Samuel Beckett.

One Man, Two Guvnors from National Theatre, London

Thursday, May 31 7:00p
Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, Berkeley
One Man Two Guvnors, which American audiences first saw via National Theatre Live, has been nominated for 7 Tony Awards for the Broadway production that came from the National in London to Broadway.

Concert from the Court of Kangxi with San Francisco Renaissance Voices

Saturday, June 9 2:00p
St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley
San Francisco Renaissance Voices (Todd Jolly, Music Director) returns to the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition of Early Music with this exciting performance, "Concert from the Court of Kangxi" with Dance Early a