Andrew Gilbert

Berkeley

I write about jazz, roots & international music for the San Jose Mercury News, SF Chronicle, San Francisco Classical Voice, https://t.co/9URyFuOVx5, and others...

Articles

Around Berkeley: Mother's Day celebrations, Berkeley Potters Guild's 'seconds' sale

6 days ago | berkeleyside.org | Iris Kwok |Andrew Gilbert

Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley. 💐Honor mom by wearing your fanciest sunhat and daintily toasting with a non-alcoholic beverage at a Mother’s Day “hats and high tea” hosted by the city and featuring live jazz, a photo booth, charcuterie, and activities for kids. The city is providing a free shuttle to and from the event exclusively for seniors.
Axis Dance finds new ways to break ground in 'Kinematic'

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Andrew Gilbert

Axis Dance Company was created to explore the outer possibilities of human bodies in motion. After nearly four decades of pioneering choreography for dancers with and without physical disabilities, the Berkeley-based troupe is back experimenting with new technologies and devices in “Kinematic/Kinesthetic,” a sojourn into a realm where art, disability, and access technology converge.
HowellDevine keeping the beat with series of Bay Area concerts

1 week ago | marinij.com | Andrew Gilbert

Pete Devine is in his happy place. Best known as a savvy drummer deeply versed in a broad swath of pre-World War II idioms like ragtime, Delta blues, and swing, Devine is at home surrounded by the artifacts and ephemera that captured the sounds and spirit of that era. Turning a hobby (OK, obsession) into a vocation, he and his wife Sandie Lee Devine opened Devine Records & Vintage last September.
HowellDevine keeping the beat with series of Bay Area concerts

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Andrew Gilbert

Pete Devine is in his happy place. Best known as a savvy drummer deeply versed in a broad swath of pre-World War II idioms like ragtime, Delta blues, and swing, Devine is at home surrounded by the artifacts and ephemera that captured the sounds and spirit of that era. Turning a hobby (OK, obsession) into a vocation, he and his wife Sandie Lee Devine opened Devine Records & Vintage last September.
Around Berkeley: Music in the Elmwood, native garden tour, Nancy Rubin's 'sound advice'

1 week ago | berkeleyside.org | Iris Kwok |Andrew Gilbert

Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley. 👂 Nancy Rubin, the longtime (now retired) Berkeley High teacher beloved for putting students in touch with their future selves, presents “Sound Advice,” an exhibit of accounts of people experiencing hearing loss as part of National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. Through June 27. Epworth United Methodist Church.
Poetry of Angel Island Detainees Inspires Oakland Ballet Performance

2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Andrew Gilbert

Apr 30Failed to save articlePlease try again(L–R) AL Abraham, Jazmine Quezada, Lawrence Chen (floor), Florrie Geller (standing) and Ashley Thopiah rehearse ‘The Seascape’ by Ye Feng as part of the Oakland Ballet's Angel Island Project.
Arts festival serves up a global smorgasbord of performance

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Andrew Gilbert

The Mission looks very different when you’re walking down 24th Street with Andrew Wood. On a recent sun-drenched afternoon, the British-born founder and artistic director of the San Francisco International Arts Festival sees opportunities to put on a show everywhere. He’s not just pointing out theaters and venues. The SFIAF, which runs April 30 through May 11, manifests throughout the Mission in yoga studios, cafes, and art galleries — even the headquarters of an internet provider.
S.F. International Arts Festival serves up a global smorgasbord

2 weeks ago | missionlocal.org | Andrew Gilbert

The Mission looks very different when you’re walking down 24th Street with Andrew Wood. On a recent sun-drenched afternoon, the British-born founder and artistic director of the San Francisco International Arts Festival sees opportunities to put on a show everywhere. He’s not just pointing out theaters and venues. The SFIAF, which runs April 30 through May 11, manifests throughout the Mission in yoga studios, cafes, and art galleries — even the headquarters of an internet provider.
Bay Area throwing a huge, free celebration for dance lovers

2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Andrew Gilbert

Whenever I see a festival billed as “Bay Area” I prepare myself for disappointment. Is this yet another case of bait and switch, offering the promise of region-wide events but only delivering content in San Francisco? Among many other cures, Bay Area Dance Week offers an antidote to cynicism by spreading an international array of dance traditions and practices across at least five of the Bay Area’s nine counties. And did I mention that every event is free?
Around Berkeley: Festivals celebrating diversity, filmmaking and Mother Earth

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Iris Kwok |Andrew Gilbert

Never miss local events! Sign up for Berkeleyside’s arts and culture newsletter, The Scene. And check out our roundup of affordable things to do anytime in Berkeley. 🎭 Inferno Theatre is holding a two-day multicultural, interdisciplinary performance and arts festival to celebrate the diversity of the U.S. Featured artists include Jamey Williams, a Bay Area spoken word poet and actor, dancer Swati Pramod Hegde, actress-dancer Rosie Chu, Siddhi Dance Academy, Diaspora Ensemble, and many more.