Like so many of us, our office runs on coffee - and District 2 is blessed to have CoRo Coffee Room! ☕️ Coffee Room Website: www.corocoffeeroom.com

Join Commotion West Berkeley at their "Welcome to West Berkeley" Mural Dedication Ceremony! Meet the artist Wyn di Stefano and hear about other CWB projects and how you can get involved. Sunday, September 28 | 12 pm San Pablo Avenue and Burnett Street CWB Website: www.commotionwb.org

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, featuring food, music, dancing, resources, raffle prizes, and more! 🌮 🎶 🎟 Tuesday, September 30 | 11 am - 1:30 pm North Berkeley Senior Center 1901 Hearst Avenue Register: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

The Berkeley Flea Market and @bart.gov agreed to a two-year deal - support them on weekends! Saturdays and Sundays | 9 am - 5 pm Ashby BART | 1937 Ashby Avenue Market Website: berkeleyfleamarket.com @berkeleyside.org Article: www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/19/b...

Check out what is happening at Cal Performances in September and October! 🎶 🎹 🩰 🎻 🎺 🪈 🥁 More Info: calperformances.org/2025-26-seas... Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and John Churchwell (September 27) Daniil Trifonov (September 28) Paris Opera Ballet (October 2 - 4)

Join @intbirdrescue.bsky.social at their Seabird Masquerade, featuring food, wine, beer, music, and an auction - this year's theme is penguins! 🐧 🥗 🍷 🍺 🎶 🎟 Saturday, September 27 | 6 - 10 pm David Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way Get Tickets: www.birdrescue.org/masquerade20...

Celebrate Oktoberfest with Trumer Pils and traditional German food, beer, and live music! 🍺 🌭 🥨 🪗 🎶 Saturday, September 27 | 12 - 6 pm Trumer Brewery | 1404 Fourth Street Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/trumer-bre...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at their free Gentle African-Caribbean Movement Classes with Karma Smart! September 26 - November 14 Fridays | 4 - 5 pm | 1900 Sixth Street West Berkeley Family Wellness Center Register: 510-981-5350 or www.eventbrite.com/e/free-afric...

Join @berkeleyca.gov's Nature Journaling Club to develop closer connections with nature while sketching and water coloring the wildlife at the waterfront!! 📒 🌳 🌊 🦆 🐟 Saturday, September 27 | 10 am - 12 pm Shorebird Park Nature Center 160 University Avenue Register: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Shana tova! Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and sweet Rosh Hashanah. May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year 🍎 🍯

A long time staple of West Berkeley and District 2 is Mi Tierra Foods, a Mexican grocery store that offers a wide selection of Latin American products as well as a taquería, carnicería, and fresh pan dulce! 🇲🇽 🌮 🥩 🥖 Community Website: mi-tierra-foods.res-menu.com

If you ever hear @berkeleyca.gov’s siren, use the city’s emergency map for critical information and trusted updates! You can also sign up for AC Alert for official emergency information 🚨 🗺️ 🔔 More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Low-income Berkeley homeowners who have a permanent disability or are at least 62 years old can apply for interest-free, deferred loans from @berkeleyca.gov to repair their homes! Join Waitlist: 510-981-5412 or [email protected] More Info / Resources: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out what is happening at the Berkeley Herbal Center (1250 Addison Street) in September! 🌿 More Info: www.berkeleyherbalcenter.org/courses/ Herb Club (September 23) Medicine Making Series: Introduction to Oils and Salves (September 27) Medicine Market (September 28)

Apply by October 1 for the Earthquake Brace + Bolt grant program to strengthen your home’s reslience to major earthquakes! Eligibility / Application / More Resources: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join neighbors, local leaders, and community partners at East Bay Sun Day, a celebration of clean energy and climate action! ☀️ Sunday, September 21 | 2 - 5 pm Willard Park | 2720 Hillegass Avenue RSVP / More Info: actionnetwork.org/events/sun-d...

Check out @berkhist.bsky.social's upcoming exhibition, “Berkeley’s Latino Community: A Story of Pride & Resilience 1900-2025”! September 21 - March 2026 Opening Reception | 2 - 5 pm 1931 Center Street More Info: berkhistory.org/2025/08/12/s...

Check out the Berkeley Art Center's upcoming exhibition, “Pulley”! 🖼 September 20 - November 16 Opening Reception | 3 - 5 pm 1275 Walnut Street More Info: www.berkeleyartcenter.org/pulley

Join @berkeleyca.gov on Coastal Cleanup Day, featuring info booths, family games, and more! 🌊 ☀️ Saturday, September 20 9 am - 1 pm Shorebird Nature Center 160 University Avenue Brickyard Cove McLaughlin Eastshore State Park Register / More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join Friends of the @berkeleypubliclibrary.org at their Big Book Sale, featuring hundreds of books, CDs, and DVDs for only 50 cents each! 📚💿 September 19 and 20 | 10 am - 4 pm Central Branch Library 2090 Kittredge Street More Info: www.berkeleylibraryfriends.org

Check out the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention this weekend (September 17-21), featuring performances by local and national acts, a rollicking square dance, an open cabaret, and the illustrious string band contest in venues throughout the city! 🪕 🎶 More Info: www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org

Bay Area SunShares, a group purchase program open to any Bay Area resident, offers discounted rooftop solar and battery storage options with pre-negotiated pricing for new or existing solar systems! Register today and sign up for an informational webinar 🏠 ☀️ 🔋 More Info: www.bayareasunshares.org

Join the Solano Avenue Association at their 49th Annual Solano Avenue Stroll, featuring a mile of entertainers, music, shops, crafters, food booths, and family fun! 🎸 🎶 🍕 🎁 Sunday, September 14 | 10 am - 5 pm More Info: www.solanoavenueassn.org/events/solan...

Check out @bikeeastbay.bsky.social’s workshop and class happening in September in Berkeley! 🚲 Bike Commuting Basics Workshop Saturday, September 13 1 - 2 pm South Branch Library 1901 Russell Street Register / More Info: www.eventbrite.com/e/bike-commu...

Join the Elmwood Business Association at their Wine Walk, featuring over 20 businesses and wines from around the world! 🍷 Saturday, September 13 | 1 - 5 pm College Avenue Get Tickets / More Info: shoptheelmwood.com/event/elmwoo...

Join Waterside Workshops at their Land and Sea Party and Fundraiser! 🥘 🍨 🥃 🎶 Saturday, September 13 | 5 - 9 pm Live Oak Community Center 1301 Shattuck Avenue Get Tickets / More Info: watersideworkshops.org/land-and-sea...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its T-Mack Skate Jam, a free, all-ages event featuring a skate contest, a raffle with prizes, food, live music, and a celebration of Terrence McCrary Jr. 🛹 🎟 🌮 🎶 Saturday, September 13 | 11 am - 3 pm Terrence McCrary Jr. Memorial Skate Park 711 Harrison Street

Join the Berkeley Fire Department for hands-on training on using a fire extinguisher! There will be a short presentation, including tips for household fire safety and best practices for using an extinguisher 🧯 Register / More Info: www.eventbrite.com/o/berkeley-r...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Waterfront Tumbler Tour and Boat Ride to learn about different projects within the harbor and the marina’s newest electric boat! 🛥 🌊 Saturday, September 13 | 10 am - 12 pm Marina Office | 201 University Avenue More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join Sacred Music Fellowship at their weekly jams and music sessions - all acoustic instruments, voices, ages are welcome! 🎸 🪕 🎻 🎷 🎺 🪘 🪇 🎹 🎶 More Info: sacredmusicfellowship.org Kenny’s Jam - Songs of Change Wednesday, September 10 | 8 - 9:30 pm 2727 California Street

Check out what is happening at The UC Theatre (2036 University Avenue) in September! 🎸 🥁 🎹 🎶 Get Tickets / More Info: theuctheatre.org/events Morgenshtern (September 12) Sabin Rai and The Pharaoh (September 20) Artem Pivovarov (September 27)

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Small Business Forum to hear from local professionals and get tools for planning, funding, and preparing your business! 📈 Wednesday, September 10 8:30 - 11 am Brower Center 2150 Allston Way Register / More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out what is happening at the Ecology Center in September! More Info: ecologycenter.org Farm Fresh Cooking to Prevent Food Waste Fall Series Tuesday, September 9 | 3 - 5 pm South Berkeley Farmers Market Adeline Street and 63rd Street

Check out what is happening at The Marsh (2120 Allston Way) in September! 🎭 More Info: themarsh.org "Lesbo Solo" Terry Baum September 7 - October 12 "The Bytch is Back" Viva Commotion Friday, September 12 | 7:30 pm

Last week, our office toured District 2’s TCHO Chocolate and learned so much about the process (and taste testing of course)! 🍫 TCHO Website: tcho.com

Check out @berkeleyca.gov’s article about Cal football game days, how you can avoid hassle and traffic by using public transit, walking, and biking, and how you can avoid parking in areas with towing and high fines! 🏈 🚍 🚲 👟 🚙 🅿️ More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Saturday Naturalist Program, "Dock Life", for an excursion with trained naturalists along the waterfront! 🌊 Saturday, September 6 | 10 am - 12 pm Shorebird Park | 160 University Avenue Register / More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Check out what is happening at Shotgun Players in September! 🎭 More Info: shotgunplayers.org Miriam’s Place Shotgun Spotlight Series Jonathan Spector Friday, September 5 10:30 am - 12 pm 1201 University Avenue "The Motion" September 13 - October 12 1901 Ashby Avenue

Check out what is happening at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2025 Addison Street) in September! 🎭 More Info: www.berkeleyrep.org/shows “The Reservoir” September 5 - October 12 “Nobody Cares” by Laura Benanti September 17 - 25

Did you know that the District 2 Office has a monthly newsletter? Our September 2025 edition went out today! You can view it on our website below and sign up to receive future editions through email. More Info: www.terrytaplin.com/newsletter/

Tickets are now on sale for Berkeley Playhouse's upcoming show, "The Addams Family", which runs from September 5 to October 5 - check it out ASAP! 🎭 More Info: tickets.berkeleyplayhouse.org/Online/defau...

Earlier this week, our office toured District 2’s Copper, which makes stoves with integrated battery energy storage that charge and store renewable energy when it is abundant and cheap during the day so that you are always ready to cook! ⏲️ 🔋 Copper Website: copperhome.com

Check out what is happening at The Greek Theatre (2001 Gayley Road) in September! 🎸 🥁 🎹 🎶 More Info: thegreekberkeley.com/event-listing/ Goo Goo Dolls with Dashboard Confessional (September 4) The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse with Dehd (September 7)

Check out what is happening @thefreight.bsky.social (2020 Addison Street) in September! 🎸 🪕 🎻 🎷 🎺 🪘 🪇 🎹 🎶 Get Tickets: thefreight.org/shows/ The Moth StorySLAM - THEMELESS (September 3) Musical Story Time with The Story Time Band (September 4)

Check out what is new and ongoing @bampfa.bsky.social (2155 Center Street) in September! 🖼️ 📽️ More Info: bampfa.org Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California (June 8 - November 30) Mikio Naruse: The Auteur as Salaryman (July 3 - December 21)

Check out what adult art classes are happening at the Kala Art Institute (2990 San Pablo Avenue) in September! Register: www.kala.org/education/ad... Photopolymer Plate Gravure (August 31 - September 14) Screenprinting Basics (September 3 - October 8 )

Did you know that @berkeleyca.gov has a Cube Space Gallery downtown at 2010 Addison Street? Check out its current exhibition “I call her and ask for a little magic / La llamo y le pido por un poco de magia” by Carolina Cuevas from July to September! ☎️ 🪄 More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

Join Cal Performances at their August performance, featuring Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma! 🎻 Saturday, August 30 | 8 pm Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Road Get Tickets: calperformances.org/events/2025-...

Join @downtownberkeley.bsky.social at its Welcome Home Celebration to kick off the new school year with students, featuring food, live music, arts and crafts, vendors, and more! 🏫 🌮 🎶 🖼 Friday, August 29 | 3 - 7 pm Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza More Info: www.downtownberkeley.com/events/

Check out Kala Art Institute's upcoming exhibition, “Unerasable”, which explores the themes of labor and care, witnessing and observing, visibility and invisibility! 🖼 August 28 - October 25 Opening Reception | 6 - 8 pm 1275 Walnut Street More Info: www.kala.org/exhibition/u...