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"Literary Soundscapes," Berkeley Symphony performs Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, more

23 MARCH 2024 — saturday

Berkeley Symphony in collaboration with the Urban Jazz Dance Company presents "Literary Soundscapes," a concert of musical storytelling featuring three-time Grammy nominee Nicholas Phan, with composer Joel Puckett's There Was a Child Went Forth, based on a poem by the same name from Walt Whitman; Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods of Jazz, Parts 1 and 3, based on the epic poem by Langston Hughes; and the Overture from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, based on his favorite play from Shakespeare, First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, $40, 7:30 pm PDT, Use discount code SPRING25 and enjoy 25% off (For more information, visit: www.berkeleysymphony.org/event/literary-soundscapes)

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22 FEBRUARY 2026 — sunday

Poetry Flash presents a poetry reading by Julia B. Levine, Lullaby for the Sixth Extinction, and Joseph Millar, Shine, Art House Gallery & Cultural Center, 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, two blocks north of Ashby BART, refreshments, free, 3:00 pm PST (poetryflash.org).
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