I had a wonderful time last month at the East Bay Economic Development Alliance's East Bay Innovation Awards! A huge congrats to all of the awardees, especially the Berkeley Startup Cluster and District 2’s very own Copper 🏆 More Info: eastbayeda.org/innovation-a... 📷 (2-3): Malcolm Wallace Images

Sign up for @berkeleyca.gov neighborhood organizing classes to prepare for disasters together, get to know neighbors, form a group, and make crisis plans! 🦺 Wednesdays, May 6 and June 10 | 6 - 8 pm Fire Department Training Facility | 997 Cedar Street Register: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Apply by May 4 to @alamedacountyca.bsky.social’s Clean Water Program for grants of $500 to $6,000 for projects to protect local creeks and the bay! 🌊 More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Ohlone Greenway Construction Detour Meeting to learn where detours will be located and how construction may affect your route! 🚧 🦽 🦼 👟 🛴 🚲 Monday, April 27 | 6 - 7:30 pm Zoom Link / More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re... Questions: [email protected]

Check out the 4th Annual Gilman District Fair featuring food, beer, wine, art, music, vendors, activities, and more! 🌮 🍺 🍷 🎨 🎶 🛍️ 🎟️ Sunday, April 26 | 10 am - 5 pm 4th & 5th St b/w Gilman & Camelia St Camelia St b/w Trumer & 6th St Volunteer / Sponsor: www.gilmandistrict.org/gilmandistri...

Check out what is happening @lunadance.bsky.social in April! 💃🏾 May Day Gathering & Bazaar Saturday, May 2 | 11 am - 3 pm Potter Street between 7th and 9th Street Be a Vendor: 510-883-1118 x 2 or [email protected] More Info: lunadancecreativity.org/may-day/

Happy Earth Day! There are many ways that we as individuals and as a community can make our shared home a better place 🌎 Earth Day Craft (Apr 22): berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16078261 Arbor Day Tree Planting at Berkeley Waterfront (Apr 25): berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join Telegraph Berkeley and over a dozen shops in a three block radius to celebrate Telegraph Boba Day with special deals, giveaways, live music, and Boba Ambassador Boba Bear Fett! 🧋 🐻 Saturday, April 25 | 11 am - 5 pm More Info: www.telegraphberkeley.org/telegraphbob...

Join @cclalameda.bsky.social at their Home Electrification Fair + Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Saturday, April 25, at the David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way)! ⚡️ 🐟 🎥 Fair | 2 - 5 pm Register: cclalameda.org/electrificat... Festival | 7 - 10 pm Get Tickets: cclalameda.org/wsff-2026/

Join @bikeeastbay.bsky.social, @railstotrails.org, and Sports Basement at their group ride for Celebrate Trails Day! 🚲 🥾 Saturday, April 25 | 10:30 am - 2 pm Start: West Oakland BART End: Sports Basement Register: bikeeastbay.org/event/bike-e...

Join @berkeleyunified.bsky.social and The Edible Schoolyard Project at their Climate Fair and Plant Sale! 🍉 🍓 🍅 🌶️ 🫑 🥒 🥬 🥦 🫛 🌿 🏵️ 🌻 Saturday, April 25 | 10 am - 2 pm King Middle School | 1781 Rose Street Pre-Order Plants: edibleschoolyard.org/blog/saturda...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Arbor Day Tree Planting at the waterfront! 🌳 🌲 Saturday, April 25 | 9:30 am - 1 pm Shorebird Nature Center 160 University Avenue Register: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at their Live Oak Laughs "LOL" Comedy Night featuring Molly Sokhom, PX Floro, and Jay Rich! 🎤 😆 Friday, April 24 | 7:30 - 10 pm Live Oak Community Center 1301 Shattuck Avenue Get Tickets: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

It was a great time celebrating the recently completed South Cove parking lot and dock improvements with @berkeleyca.gov staff, partner businesses and organizations, and the community at the waterfront!

Join Berkeley Youth Alternatives at their Taste of BYA to savor bites from local chefs, enjoy beer and wine, and explore their impactful programs! 🧒🏾 🥘 🍺 🍷 Thursday, April 23 | 6 - 9 pm Brazilian Room | 1500 Wildcat Canyon Road Get Tickets: byaonline.org/events

Join The Bread Project at their 26th Anniversary Gala for live jazz, live and silent auctions, partner recognition, and inspirational stories from graduates! 🍞 🎶 🎟️ 🏆 💬 Wednesday, April 22 | 6 - 9 pm Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street Get Tickets: breadproject.org/2026/03/23/r...

Artists or artist teams in Northern California can apply by April 27 for a chance to create permanent art for @berkeleyca.gov's South Berkeley Senior Center! 🎨 🖌️ More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join @sup-nikkifbas.bsky.social at her Budget Forum to learn how Alameda County’s $6.1 billion budget shapes the services our communities rely on! Wednesday, April 22 | 6 - 7:30 pm Register: bit.ly/ALCO2026budget

Check out what is happening at Healthy Black Families in April! 👶🏾 🥗 Register: healthyblackfam.org/events Sisters Together Empowering Peers (STEP) Virtual Motherhood Circles Monday, April 20 | 5 - 7 pm Shop Smart Eat Healthy Virtual Health Education Class Monday, April 27 | 6 - 7:30 pm

Sign up for @berkeleyca.gov disaster preparedness classes from April 23 to July 25 to learn how to extinguish fires, rescue victims, perform first aid, help others cope with stress and more! 🦺 More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Celebrate Earth Day on Fourth Street with live music, clay pot decoration, pollinator crafts, seed and succulent giveaways, and more! 🌎 🎶 🏺 🌼 🪴 Saturday, April 18 | 12 - 3:30 pm More Info: www.fourthstreet.com/events/2026/...

Check out what is happening with the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce in April! 💼 ♻️ 🚲 🎀 ✂️ 🥂 Register: www.berkeleychamber.com Business After Hours Thursday, April 16 | 5 - 7 pm David Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way

Berkeley City Manager Paul Buddenhagen and department directors have proposed a range of cost-cutting measures to stabilize the city’s fiscal path - a budget plan that you can learn and give comments about at a series of meetings through June. More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out what classes and exhibitions are new and ongoing at the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles (2982 Adeline Street) in April! 👗 Get Tickets: lacismuseum.org How to Embroider on Clothes (Apr 18) Beginning Tatting II (Apr 18) Clones Irish Crochet (Apr 22) All About Bullions (Apr 25)

Happy Vaisakhi! May this year bring a harvest of joy, good health, and success, and let us sow the seeds of kindness 🌾

That's a wrap! The District 2 Office celebrated days 9 - 11 of Visit Berkeley's Restaurant Week in West Berkeley, South Berkeley, Downtown, and North Shattuck 🍷 🥘 🍕 🥗 🍨 ☕ 🍞 🥃 🍮 🍺 🍹 🍵 🍸 🍗 🍟 District 2 Mile Limit Wine Shop La Marcha Tapas Bar

Celebrate Earth Day early at North Shattuck's Swap 'n Shop featuring community swaps, sidewalk sales, and a festive after-party celebrating sustainability! 🌎 🖌️🧰 👚 Saturday, April 18 | 11 am - 4 pm Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street More Info: www.northshattuck.org/swap-n-shop

Join @berkeleyca.gov and the Berkeley Fire Department at their Community Emergency Preparedness Resource Fair! Saturday, April 18 | 10 am - 2 pm West Berkeley Family Wellness Center 1900 6th Street More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out what events are happening at The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life (2121 Allston Way) in April! 🖼️ 🎶 📖 Register: magnes.berkeley.edu/programs/ Sephardic Women: Their Legacy and Central Role in Preserving the Sephardic Culture Wednesday, April 15 | 12 - 1 pm

Bay Area artists - apply by June 5 for @calartscouncil.bsky.social's Individual Artists Fellowship! Berkeley's Kala Art Institute is an administering organization and is hosting virtual info sessions and office hours. More Info: www.kala.org/community-pr...

Help inform how @berkeleyca.gov allocates Behavioral Health Services Act funding for services that support individuals experiencing mental health needs, substance use disorders, and homelessness! Tuesday, April 14 | 6 - 7:30 pm More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

The District 2 Office celebrated days 5 - 8 of Visit Berkeley's Restaurant Week in West Berkeley, Downtown, North Shattuck, Elmwood & Southside! ☕️ 🍵 🍚 🍨 🍶 🥗 🍸 🍹 🍷 🍺 🍔 🌯 🍜 🥭 🍗 More Info: www.visitberkeley.com/food-drinks/... District 2 Roaming Bean Coffee Bangkok by the Bay District 1 NORIA Wines

Join @berkeleyca.gov at their Resource Fair! 🥗 ⛑️ 🎨 🚲🪴 💉 👶🏾 Friday, April 10 | 11 am - 3 pm West Berkeley Family Wellness Center 1900 Sixth Street More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out the David Brower Center’s (2150 Allston Way) current exhibition “FYP (For Your Planet)” until May 15! 🖼️ More Info: browercenter.org/exhibit/fyp-...

Tickets are still on sale for the Berkeley Symphony’s upcoming performance "The Music of Muses" - check it out! 🎼 Sunday, April 12 | 4 pm Piedmont Center for the Arts 801 Magnolia Avenue Get Tickets: www.berkeleysymphony.org/event/the-mu...

Check out what is happening with @berkhist.bsky.social (1931 Center Street) in April! 🖼️ 👟 More Info: berkhistory.org/events/ "On the Waterfront: The Other Side of Berkeley" Exhibition | April 12 - September 26 Opening Reception | April 12 | 1:30 - 4 pm

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its 23rd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day featuring Anna Rabkin, distinguished survivor, and Polina Shepherd, international yiddish singer and composer 🕯️ Sunday, April 12 | 11 am - 12:30 pm Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/city-of-be...

Check out what is happening at the Berkeley Playhouse (2640 College Avenue) in April! 🎭 🎶 💰 Cause for Applause Online Auction Fundraiser April 27 - May 4 Place a Bid: event.auctria.com/78f873db-13f...

Check out what events and classes are happening at the Kala Art Institute (2990 San Pablo Avenue) in April! 🖨️ 🎟️ 🎨 🖌️ West Berkeley Community Print Festival Saturday, April 11 | 12 - 4 pm More Info: www.kala.org/event/west-b...

Join the Berkeley Art Center (1275 Walnut Street) from April 9 to May 9 as they transform the space into a collaborative hub where artists and community members can gather, create, and share ideas! 💡 More Info: www.berkeleyartcenter.org/events

Check out what is happening at the Multicultural Institute (1920 Seventh Street) in April! 🆘 🍺 Family Preparedness Workshop Thursday, April 9 | 4 pm (Spanish) Register: 510-301-1032 or [email protected] "Learn how to make a plan for your family in case of emergency."

Check out what is new at The Marsh (2120 Allston Way) in April! 🎭 🎶 Get Tickets: themarsh.org Class Performance Showcase By Joyful Raven Studios April 8 and 9 | 7:30 pm "Join us for two intimate evenings of original stories and solo performance pieces from the heart."

The District 2 Office celebrated days 1 - 4 of Berkeley Restaurant Week in West Berkeley and Solano Avenue! 🍗 🍔 🥗 🍖 🍟 🍞 🥟 🍚 🍫 🍷 🍸 🍹 🥃 More Info: www.visitberkeley.com/food-drinks/... District 2 Cali Alley Heads and Tails Barbecue

Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day (May 14) are around the corner! There are many way to participate with @bikeeastbay.bsky.social such as pledging to ride, hosting an energizer station, and volunteering 🚲 More Info: bikeeastbay.org/bike-to-wher...

Check out what is happening at Cal Performances in April! 💃🏾 🩰 🎶 Get Tickets: calperformances.org/2025-26-seas... Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Apr 7 - 12) Cal Performances’ 2026 Gala (Apr 17) The Joffrey Ballet (Apr 17 - 19)

Join @downtownberkeley.bsky.social at their Sidewalk Sessions, a fresh series of live, acoustic performances by local musicians! 🎶 More Info: www.downtownberkeley.com/sidewalk-ses... Ollie Dudek Monday, April 6 | 11 am - 2 pm 2102 Shattuck / Addison

Happy Easter! May your day be filled with happiness, good health, and the love of family and friends 🐇 🥚 🌸

Check out what is happening at ACCI Gallery (1652 Shattuck Avenue) in April! 🎨 🖌️ More Info: www.accigallery.com “Morsels: Tiny Bites of Delectable Art” Exhibition | March 28 - April 26 Artist Talk | April 4 | 2 pm Potato Printing Workshop | April 11 | 1 - 4 pm

Celebrate Spring on Solano today from 12 to 5 pm with the Solano Avenue Association, live music, entertainment, activities, and specials at businesses! 🌱 🎶 🎨 🤡 🚂 🥚 📷 🎭 💰 More Info: www.solanoavenueassn.org/spring-on-so...

Did you know that the Berkeley City Council District 2 Office has a monthly newsletter? Our April 2026 edition went out today! 📰 View / Sign Up: www.terrytaplin.com/newsletter/