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San Francisco Opera is taking their performance art form out of the opera house and into a shipping-container-turned-stage on Albany’s Solano Avenue.At 1 p.m. June 27, audiences can enjoy a one-hour version of Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera “La Bohème” performed live in Italian with English narration and keyboard accompaniment.
Attendees can also bring along a favorite stuffed-animal friend and dance to “Musetta’s Waltz,” one of the most famous melodies in all of opera. For more details online, visitArtists living and working in Richmond, as well as incarcerated artists, will present their work at Richmond Art Center in two new exhibitions opening this summer
A panel discussion and paint day featuring alumni and facilitators from both prison arts programs will be held on July 13 starting at 11 a.m. After a panel discussion, former program participant Eddie Ramirez will showcase his mural painting technique, and community members are invited to join in the process.
An Opening Reception for “The View from Here” and the Preview Exhibition will be held from 1 o 3 p.m. June 29, and all are welcome to attend. The Richmond Art Center is at 2540 Barrett Avenue in Richmond, admission is free and gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. VisitBerkeley’s city clerk confirmed May 29 that the Fossil Free Berkeley Tax and Healthy Berkeley Buildings Ordinance qualify for the Nov. 5 ballot.
The Fossil Free Berkeley Special Tax on emissions from the property owners of buildings 15,000 square feet and larger would create a $23 million-per-year Just Transition Fund to pay for green-energy upgrades for homeowners, renters, restaurants and other businesses: all-electric appliances, solar, battery storage, panel upgrades, wiring, EV charging and insulation.
The Fossil Free Berkeley coalition also submitted signatures for a separate Healthy Berkeley Buildings measure requiring upgrades of municipal buildings with state-of-the-art ventilation to ensure climate resilience and protect the health of community and workers in city senior centers, libraries, and other facilities.
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