ITEM A – 2 DINNER AND A PLAY WITH CAL SHAKES DRAMATURG PHILIPPA KELLY: THE...
Philippa Kelly first came to Berkeley from her native Australia on a Fulbright fellowship to pursue her career as a Shakespeare scholar. She later returned to do research, and the lure of Berkeley was...
View ArticleT2 A VERY SPECIAL CASE OF LITERARY LIBATIONS
Wow your friends or your book club with this case of wine assembled specifically for the 2014 Authors Dinner! This book-themed collection includes the following: A to Z: an Oregon Chardonnay Acronym: a...
View ArticleT3 BERNIE PEYTON BOOK AND ORIGAMI BEAR
This item is just the ticket for origami lovers. It includes the book ECO-ORIGAMI, an instructional CD, blank note cards of origami art and an original Polar Bear with Salmon created by Berkeley...
View ArticleT4 ARTWORK BY WAYNE THIEBAUD
Wayne Thiebaud is best known for his colorful works depicting everyday objects like pies, paint cans and lipsticks. This mounted poster, ready for hanging, is perfect for library lovers. It was created...
View ArticleT5 OLD BOOKS PILLOWS
If you love old books but don’t have any more room on your shelves, here’s the solution – a pair of 18” pillows featuring an interesting mix of Victorian era books. Port and bon mots sold separately!...
View ArticleT7 BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTE CARDS
These note cards will have special meaning to Berkeley Public Library patrons. The image is a reproduction of an original oil painting by Berkeley author and artist Stan Washburn titled Checkout Desk,...
View ArticleT9 ERIC DROOKER PRINT
Eric Drooker is a painter, graphic novelist, and third-generation New Yorker, although he currently divides his time between New York City and Berkeley. His paintings have appeared on dozens of New...
View ArticleT10 UC BERKELEY PILLOWS
Sather Tower, known to most as the Campanile, is perhaps UC Berkeley’s most famous symbol. Visible for miles, it is the third tallest bell tower in the world. Although less dramatic than the Campanile,...
View ArticleT11 – T13 RICHARD FRIEDMAN, PHOTOGRAPHER
Richard Friedman, originally from New York City, came to Berkeley in 1968. He started taking pictures as a teenager, and some of his images of Greenwich Village in the 60′s have become iconic on...
View ArticleT14 BUILD YOUR BERKELEY BOOK COLLECTION
New to Berkeley? Thinking about turning your home into an AirBnB? Just want to know more about Berkeley? This collection of books is for you! Berkeley: A City In History Berkeley! A Literary Tribute...
View ArticleT16 OLD BOOKS PILLOWS
If you love old books but don’t have any more room on your shelves, here’s the solution – a pair of pillows (18” square and 12” x 16”) featuring an interesting mix of Victorian era books. Port and bon...
View ArticleA12 MEET DIRECTOR DAN KRAUSS AND SEE HIS AWARD WINNING FILM KILL TEAM
Dan Krauss’ first film, The Death of Kevin Carter, was nominated for an academy Award and two Emmy Awards. Krauss has since worked on films for PBS, HBO, National Geographic and numerous others. His...
View ArticleT16 CARRIE RICHARDS PORTRAIT SESSION
Carrie Richards got her start in professional photography shooting for Lake Tahoe newspaper capturing images of local wildfires, news and sports. She used her natural talents to start her own wedding...
View ArticleNguyen, Bich Minh
Bich Minh Nguyen is the author of the memoir Stealing Buddah’s Dinner and the novels Pioneer Girl and Short Girls. She has an MFA from the University of Michigan and currently directs the MFA in...
View ArticlePell, Eve
Eve Pell was raised as an American princess in enclaves of privilege and wealth. As she wrote in her book, We Used to Own the Bronx, she defied her family, married a Catholic from Chicago, moved to San...
View ArticlePaternell, Cal
Chef Cal Peternell grew up on a small farm in New Jersey, then took a painterly journey—graduating with an BFA from New York’s School of Visual Arts, then moving with his wife to Lucca, Italy to pursue...
View ArticleRader, Dean
Dean Rader has published widely in the fields of poetry, American Indian studies, and popular culture. He reviews poetry for the San Francisco Chronicle and is a professor of English at the University...
View ArticleScott, Erin
Erin Scott is a food, portrait, and lifestyle photographer whose work has appeared in Kinfolk, Saveur, The San Francisco Chronicle, Design Sponge, The Huffington Post and Edible East Bay. She began her...
View ArticleShames, Terry
Terry Shames grew up in Texas and has an abiding affection for the people she grew up with and the town in which her grandparents lived. That history forms the background for her Samuel Craddock...
View ArticleSimmons, Sylvie
Sylvie Simmons is an award-winning writer, a celebrated music jornalist, the author of fiction and non-fiction books, and a singer-songwriter recording artist. Born in London, she moved to Los Angeles...
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