Arts & Events

Back in 1975, as Director of Tanztheater Wuppertal in Germany, Pina Bausch created her visionary choreography of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet Le Sacre du Printemps or Rite of Spring. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring had premiered in Paris in 1913 and had evoked a scandalous response from audiences unprepared to accept its unrelenting rhythmic insistence and dissonance. Stravinsky had fashioned this work based on Russian folk traditions of primitive rituals involving human sacrifice. -more-

The venerable Takács Quartet, formed in 1975 in Budapest, is now in its 49th year. Cellist András Fejer is the only current member who formed the original Takács Quartet when all its members were university students. András Fejer is now not only the sole Hungarian in the current Takács Quartet, he is the very heart and soul of this illustrious group. I love Fejer’s consummate musicianship and burnished tone. With the recent announcement of the retirement of the Emerson Quartet, the Takács Quartet is now indisputably the world’s premier string quartet and a worthy Hungarian successor to the renowned Budapest Quartet. Aside from András Fejer on cello, the current Takács Quartet features Edward Duisenberre as 1st violinist, Harumi Rhodes as 2nd violinist, and Richard O’Neill as violist. -more-

Worth Noting:

CANDIDATE FORUM RECORDINGS for MARCH 5 PRIMARY

Berkeley Neighborhoods Council February 15 Recording of Alameda County Board of Supervisors

https://berkeleyneighborhoodscouncil.com/uncategorized/alameda-county-board-of-supervisors-election-forum/

League of Women Voters Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, State Senate, Alameda County Supervisors, Congress, Superior Court Judges

https://www.lwvbae.org/league-news/candidate-forums-for-the-2024-primary-2/

If you didn’t receive your ballot the last day to register is Tuesday, February 27.

The go to meeting is the Economic Update (what is happening in business districts, empty store fronts, etc.) at 4:30 pm on Tuesday (ZOOM or in person)

• Monday, February 26, 2024: At 2:30 pm the Agenda Committee meets in the hybrid format to plan the agenda for the March 12 city council meeting.
• Tuesday, February 27, 2024: At 4:30 City Council meets in the hybrid format to receive the Economic Dashboards Update followed by the regular council meeting at 6 pm.
• Wednesday, February 28, 2024:
  • At 10 am the council meets in the hybrid format to establish the date for the District 4 Council election.
  • At 6 pm the Civic arts Commission meets in person.
  • At 6 pm the Environment and Climate Commission meets in person.
  • At 6:30 pm the PAB meets in the hybrid format. No agenda is posted.
  • At 7 pm the Disaster and Fire Commission meets in person.
• Thursday, February 29, 2024:
  • At 6 pm the Berkeley Parks Department sponsors a Celebration of Black History at the Frances Albrier Center.
  • At 7 pm the Mental Health Commission meets in person.

Check the City website for late announcements and meetings posted on short notice at: https://berkeleyca.gov/

Directions with links to ZOOM support for activating Closed Captioning and Save Transcript are at the bottom of this calendar.

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