
Rafael Jesús González
Berkeley Bird Festival: Rafael Jesús González, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, more
17 OCTOBER 2021 — sunday
Come join California I CAN and the Golden State Audubon Society for the first ever annual Berkeley Bird Festival, a celebration of birds through poetry, stories, photography, and art, featuring Berkeley Poet Laureate Rafael Jesús González, former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, poet and activist Brenda Hillman, novelist Aya de Leon, Side Chick Nation, feminist essayist and poet Susan Griffin, Woman and Nature, artist Meyo Marrufo, poet Noor Al-Samarrai, artist Obi Kaufmann, Wholly H20 founder Elizabeth Dougherty, author and publisher Malcolm Margolin, Deep Hanging Out: Wanderings and Wonderment in Native California, and more, free, online via Zoom and in-person, David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, Noon-4:15 pm PDT (Register to attend: berkeleybirdfestival.org)
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24 FEBRUARY 2026 — tuesday
- Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, by Raymond O. Caldwell and Adrienne Torf, is an intimate portrait of June Jordan, the late poet, activist, and UC Berkeley professor known for her commitment to justice and self-determination for all; the performance mixes words, music, and movement, and will feature Jordan's poetry, interviews, and other writings performed by a six-actor ensemble from the Fountain Theatre's Los Angeles production, and Jordan's collaborator and partner, composer/pianist Adrienne Torf, who has set the work to her music, and music by John Adams and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Poetry For The People: The June Jordan Experience was honored with the Theater Washington Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play in 2023, this performance is the only one outside of Los Angeles this year; The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, purchase Premium, General, or Livestream tickets online, $40-$75, 7:00 PST (Premium tickets include admission to the post show reception with the cast and sponsors; General Admission and Livestream tickets are also available, there is no way to view the Livestream after the event has ended: thefreight.org)
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