FALL FREE-FOR-ALL!
Open House at Cal Performances
Sun, Sept 25
A Full Day of Free Performances
Zellerbach Hall, Pauley Ballroom, Lower Sproul Plaza, Wheeler Auditorium, Hertz Hall, the Eucalyptus Grove, Sather Gate and Faculty Glade
Free and Open to the Public — No Tickets Needed
Join us at the Fall Free for All—a full day of music, dance and theater throughout the UC Berkeley campus. Along with over 25 free performances to choose from in theaters, concert halls and out of doors, you can experiment and listen to demonstrations at the instrument petting zoo; meet the artists at CD signings, and more. Bring your friends and family for a transformative day of live performance, no tickets required!
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Look back: Cal Performances opened its 2010/11 Season with the first Fall Free for All, a full day of free performances featuring a diverse line-up of more than 18 individual artists and companies. This video captures some of the sights and sounds of the day. (Length: 4; 2010)
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Schedule by Stages
Zellerbach HallSchedule by Time
10:30 amArtists & Programs
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, music director and conductor
Featuring Christine Brandes, soprano; Janet See, flute; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Lisa Weiss, violin; Katherine Kyme, viola; William Skeen, violoncello; Steven Lehning, violone; Corey Jamason, harpsichord.
Program: Music by J.S. Bach/Non sa che sia dolore," BWV 209; Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068; Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 (www.americanbach.org)
AXIS Dance Company
AXIS, an ensemble of performers with and without disabilities, presents excerpts from Alex Ketley's Vessel (2008) and David Dorfman's Light Shelter (2009). (www.axisdance.org)
BATS Improv
San Francisco's improvisational theater company brings TheaterSports to Fall Free for All. Two teams of players improvise scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. (www.www.improv.org)
Berkeley Symphony Wind Ensemble/Mozart's Serenade No. 10, K. 361
A performance of Mozart's Serenade No. 10, K. 361, under the baton of Donato Cabrera, Resident Conductor, San Francisco Symphony. Berkeley Symphony's participation is made possible through a generous contribution by Kathleen G. Henschel (www.berkeleysymphony.org)
CK Ladzekpo West African Music and Dance Ensemble
Dance-drumming from the West African regions of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. (home.comcast.net/~dzinyaladzekpo/)
Fratello Marionettes/Carnival of the Animals
The Fratello Marionettes use composer Camille Saint-Saens' music as the backdrop for three classic fables, Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, and The Ugly Duckling in a play without dialogue. This is a family-friendly performance using a "cabaret style" marionette technique with the puppeteers in full view of the audience. (www.fratellomarionettes.com)
Jane Lynch of Glee
Following a serenade by singers of Student Musical Activities Vocal Ensembles, the Glee actress talks about her new book, Happy Accidents, followed by a book signing. (www.imdb.com/name/nm0528331/)
Due to the high demand for the Jane Lynch event, a special wristband will be required for admittance. Wristbands will be issued beginning at 11 am at the northeast entrance to the Cal Student Store in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, patrons who have already purchased or make a purchase on site of Jane Lynch's book at the Cal Student Store will have priority for the book signing following Ms. Lynch's talk (limited to the first 200 customers, receipt required).
Presented in association with the Cal Student Store.
Kathryn Roszak's Danse Lumiere/Pensive Spring: A Portrait of Emily Dickinson
Choreographer/dancer Kathryn Roszak, soprano Kristin Clayton, dancer Hally Bellah-Guther, pianist Kristin Pankonin, set to Gordon Getty's song-cycle The White Election. This performance is made possible in part by a generous contribution from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation. (www.dlkdance.com)
Kitka/Harmonies from Eastern Europe and Beyond
Music from Balkan, Slavic and Caucasian women's vocal traditions. (www.kitka.org)
Los Cenzontles Mexican American Roots
A program of music and dance celebrating Mexican culture. (www.themockingbirds.info)
Melanie DeMore Community Sing
Audience participation is encouraged in this program of civil rights songs, spirituals and songs of change, plus the basic rhythms and techniques of Gullah stick pounding. (www.melaniedemore.com)
New Century Chamber Orchestra with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Violin I: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Music Director and Concertmaster; Karen Sor, Acting Associate Concertmaster; Iris Stone, Robin Mayforth, and Sara Usher
Violin II: Candace Guirao, Principal; Deb Tien Price; Michael Yokas; Anna Presler; Michelle Maruyama
Viola: Anna Kruger, Principal; Cassandra Lynne Richburg; Kurt Rohde; and Jenny Douglass
Cello: Michelle Djokic, Acting Principal; Robin Bonnell; Michael Graham; and Erin Wang
Bass: Anthony Manzo
Percussion: Galen Lemmon and Artie Storch
Program: Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932): Carmen Suite
(www.ncco.org)
Pi Clowns
A family-friendly exhibition of talents, including clowning and mime, acrobatics, juggling, eccentric dance, live music, improvisation, puppetry and feats of incredible strength. (www.piclowns.com)
San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow Ryan Belongie, countertenor
Ryan Belongie, countertenor, recital with Tamara Sanikidze on piano.
Program: Bright is the ring of words (Vaughan Williams); The Roadside Fire; Les Cloches (Debussy); L'echelonnement des haies; Beau Soir; Claire de lune; Cara Sposa (Handel); Sweet Rose and Lily (Handel - THEODORA); One Charming Night (Purcell); Sure on this Shining Night (Barber); Evening Hymn (Purcell) (sfopera.com/Profile-Bios/Adlers/Ryan-Belongie.aspx)
Sarah Cahill, piano/The Mystical Tone
A recital of music by Alexander Scriabin, Dane Rudhyar, Ruth Crawford and Erik Satie. (www.sarahcahill.com)
UC Jazz Ensembles
Mixed jazz repertory concert with original compositions and jazz classics. (ucjazz.berkeley.edu)
UC Jazz Faculty/Music by Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner and original compositions
Jazz program featuring drummer Ted Moore, Director of UC Jazz; Dann Zinn, saxophone; Steve Campos, trumpet; Marty Wehner, trombone; Frank Martin, piano; and Glenn Richmann, bass.
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
A set of Latin jazz led by trombonist Wayne Wallace . (www.walacomusic.com/)
TDPS/Hide and Seek
10:50 am, 12:50 pm, 3:50 pm, 5:20 pm
TDPS presents a site specific installation with numerous student performances ranging from the traditional to the experimental. Set in the majestic Eucalyptus Grove, performers will create an enchanting world within which audience members can wander. The rotating performances are interwoven to create a collage-like experience. Depending on where the viewer stands in the Grove, at any given moment, a new performance will be revealed.
(http://tdps.berkeley.edu/)
Choruses of the University of California
Glorious music from the English Renaissance and Baroque eras, featuring
dramatic music of British composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Directed by Matthew Oltman, UC Chamber Chorus Guest Director, and Music Director Emeritus of Chanticleer, with Davitt Moroney, harpsichord.
(/music.berkeley.edu/performance/ensemble/chamber.php)
Special Offers
Save 10% on all Cal Performances 2011/12 Season tickets when purchased in person at Fall Free for All! See program guide for Ticket Office locations. Please note: offer is available only for in-person orders on Sunday, September 25. Plus...
Become a Friend of Cal Performances
Your Friends of Cal Performances membership contribution helps us to raise the curtain on outstanding performances and provides more than 17,000 schoolchildren and others with inspiring Education & Community Programs. Receive up to 10% off when you show your support for the performing arts by joining or renewing your membership at one of the Fall Free for All information booths.
Enter-to-Win Opportunities
Grand Prize Drawing
Visit the Fall Free for All information booths located on Lower Sproul Plaza near Zellerbach Hall, Hertz Hall, and Wheeler Auditorium to enter your name for our Grand Prize drawing—a pair of free orchestra level tickets to three different 2011/12 performances of your choice!
Find us on Facebook
Tell us you like us on Facebook while you're at Fall Free for All and join the conversation with our ever-growing family of friends! We'll enter your name in a drawing (to be held Sept 26) for two free tickets to the event of your choice.
First Stage for Families
Visit our fun and informative instrument petting zoo enter your name to win two free tickets to our new First Stage for Families Series.
Tell us about your Fall Free for All Experience!
We want to hear all about your day! Take our short Fall Free for All survey at calperformances.org/fffa/survey (active beginning on September 25) and we'll enter your name in a drawing for two free tickets to the event of your choice!
Patron Information
Planning to attend the Fall Free for All this Sunday? Here are some helpful tips and information!
Performances are absolutely free — but space is limited!
If you have your heart set on seeing a specific performance, our recommendation is to plan ahead and arrive early — we expect large audiences and lines are anticipated. While admission is free to all venues and no tickets are required, all seating is limited to the capacity of the venue and is available on a first-come, first-served basis; (Please see below for special instructions regarding the Jane Lynch event.) We're sure you will find that with five stages and 27 different events from which to choose, there are plenty of amazing free performances to go around! And if an indoor venue is full, we will have outdoor music and events going throughout the day.
Jane Lynch Event information
Due to the high demand for the Jane Lynch event, a special wristband will be required for admittance. Wristbands will be issued beginning at 11 am at the northeast entrance to the Cal Student Store (by the bike racks east of The Coffee Spot) in the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center on a first-come, first-served basis. (One wristband per person and must be present to receive wristband.) Additionally, there will be a book signing following Ms. Lynch's talk. Patrons who have already purchased or purchase from the Cal Student Store Jane Lynch's new book, Happy Accidents, will receive priority admittance for this book signing (limited to the first 200 customers, receipt required).
Parking
As always in Berkeley, parking can be challenging. Note that street parking is free on Sundays and many UC lots are available for paid public parking on weekends. See our Parking section for locations and tips.
Public Transportation
Cal Performances and our event sponsor BART highly recommend that you consider taking public transportation to the event! For more information or to plan your trip online, visit www.bart.org. For additional information, see our Public Transportation section.
Information Booths
For program guides, restroom locations, Enter-to-Win opportunities, Friends' membership and 2011/12 ticket information, additional activities schedules, and more, please be sure to visit our information booths located on Lower Sproul Plaza near Zellerbach Hall, Hertz Hall, and Wheeler Auditorium. See the program guide for locations.
Program Map
Looking for an overview of where the activities and performances are on Sunday? Here is our Program Map [PDF].
Food, Glorious Food!
What would a day devoted to exploring the performing arts be like without a break for a little lunchtime refreshment! Our newest Free For All food partner Cal Dining will have BBQ lunch available for purchase on Lower Sproul Plaza. Plus, the Coffee Spot and Taqueria Oso De Oro will be offering scrumptious and fresh choices as well just outside the Bear's Lair directly across the plaza from Zellerbach Hall. For more dining options located in the campus area, visit our Dining page.
Special Offers
For special ticket discount offers for Fall Free for All attendees and Enter-to-Win Opportunities, see the Offers tab.
Get Social with Fall Free for All!
First—bring your friends and family to our Photo Booth located on Lower Sproul Plaza and pick up a fun souvenir of your performing arts adventures at Cal Performances! Then, stop by our Twitter Café, located right next door to sit a spell and tweet (#fffa) or post a message on our Facebook page to let us and others know what you've been up to at Fall Free for All. Follow @calperformances on Twitter all day long for performance availability updates, additional event information, etc. and add #fffa to your tweets to join the conversation.
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