Sixth Annual Downtown Berkeley MusicFest Free Kick Off Celebration Concert 8/1/13 5-7pm
To commence the festivities for Downtown Berkeley Association's sixth year MusicFest, Bay Area a cappella singers Talk of da Town (who appeared on NBC's "The Sing-Off") perform sizzling renditions of R&B, Motown and doo-wop hits. Their warm and joyful music will charm your socks off :) Feet at the ready you can then(as Clifton Chenier once said about Zydeco) "...dance, your aches and pains will disappear" to the sounds of Grammy nominated virtuoso accordionist Andre Thierry & his band Zydeco Magic. Andre and the band are cooking up a soulful bubbling cauldron of Zydeco Creole music that is stewed and imbued with hip-hop, blues, jazz and rock mastery! Both groups are performing in a free concert on Thursday, August 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza.
This year's MusicFest features music performances and entertainment that run the gamut from top flight hip-hop DJ music to blues, soul, jazz, brass bands, klezmer, Middle-Eastern, classical Carnatic, bluegrass, twang-pop and cowboy genres. This cornucopia of musical and artistic blessings will be featured at venues throughout the Downtown area including: The Jazzschool, Jupiter, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Public Library, Bobby G's Pizzeria, The Marsh, Subterranean Arthouse, Sliver Pizzeria and Berkeley Arts Festival. These events are just a sampling of the arts and entertainment that can be found all year round in Downtown Berkeley.
For more information: www.downtownberkeleymusicfest.org
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The Secret Garden Warren Theater at Sonoma State University (6/12-6/28) |
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West Side Story—Film with Live Orchestra Davies Symphony Hall (7/09-7/10) |
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Los Angeles Children's Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus Calvary Presbyterian Church (7/03-7/03) |
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Macbeth Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/12-8/30) |
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Private Lives by Noel Coward Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/04-10/04) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/31-8/02) |
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Ah Ha! Circus Bella (6/03-7/26) |
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JAD Experience presents LUNAE Tara Firma Farms (7/17-7/26) |