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Thurs. April 16th, 2026 at 7:30pm
Hillside Echoes presents Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
Contemporary Brazilian music incorporating personal perspectives with traditional folk sounds.
Doors open at 7:00pm
Performance begins at 7:30pm
Describing the musical partnership of Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini as a duo is accurate, but their collaboration contains multitudes. She’s a trombonist, vocalist and songwriter from San Francisco. He’s a composer, guitarist, and singer from Brasilia.
Together they’ve honed a singularly expansive creative communion encompassing their love of the Brazilian songbook, jazz, Impressionism and sophisticated pop songcraft.
Their latest album, Revolução (released September 2025 on GroundUP Music) is a meditation on the rituals, emotions and behaviors our lives habitually revolve around. Love, loss, relationships, and other whimsical qualities of our human nature unfold like pages
of a colorful but well-worn graphic novel.
General Admission: $30 (33.85 including online fees)
Students and Seniors: $20 ($23.18 including online fees)
Hillside Club Members: $15 ($17.85 including online fees)
Tickets available online and
at the door
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Fri. April 17th, 2026
East Bay Square Dance
Featuring Skillet Licorice, old-time string band, and Evie Ladin, caller
Doors: 7:30pm
Lessons: 7:45pm
Dancing: 8pm to 10pm
Tickets available online and
at the door
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Sunday, April 19th, 2026 at 1:30pm
Pocket Opera presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Benjamin Britten
Shakespeare’s magical tale of love and illusion comes to life through the musical genius of Benjamin Britten.
Tickets
Available Online through Pocket Opera
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Friday, May 1st, 2026 at 7pm
Demystifying Solar - A Members-Only Event
Open only to Club members, experts will clarify for residents the information in their PG&E bills and how it relates to recent changes in the charges for solar power.
We will also be discussing Resilience Hubs and the possibility of making the Hillside Club one of them.
The event is sponsored by members of the Hillside Club. If you have any questions about the event please contact Jean Woo at
jean...@gmail.com
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 at 7pm
Two Short Films by Luca Capponi
Two short documentaries by Luca Capponi, an Italian-Ecuadorian film director based in Berkeley, whose films focus on stories that amplify underrepresented voices.
The first doc, Tuning
the Harp, explores the life of Matthew, who lives in a Berkeley shelter and travels via BART every week to tune his harp. The other documentary,
Small
Steps, Big Future, takes place in a bilingual preschool in SF and highlights the power of community, inclusivity, and the transformative role of early education.
Tickets available in advance
online and at the door.
General Admission: $15 ($17.85 on Eventbrite)
Members, seniors and students: $10 ($12.51 on Eventbrite)
The event is sponsored by members of the Hillside Club. If you have any questions about the event please contact Sylvia Paull at
whois...@aol.com
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Monday, April 20th, 2026 - 7pm to 10pm
Bluegrass Jam
Bring your instruments and play your favorite tunes together.
Admission is free.
Players of all levels and listeners are welcome.
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 7:30pm
Student Ensemble Concert and Community Roda de Choro. Part of the Berkeley Festival of Choro celebrating Brazilian music. Learn more
here.
Admission is free
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Wine Tasting: Guess the Red? A selection of reds to test your palate, don't there won't be a quiz at the end.
General Admission: $35
Club Members: $30
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We have a very interesting lineup pairing newly released wines with wines that have been aged about 15-years in our cellar. The pairings will be Ridge Zinfandel, Dehlinger Pinot Noir, and Alexander Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. A rare opportunity not
to be missed.
We will be running this tasting in a Guess the Red format. Unlike our usual tasting format where we taste the wines and then reveal them, we will hand out the tasting list at the start of the event and everyone will try to match the numbered bottles to the
six wines listed in the tasting notes.
Advanced signup is required. If interested, please sign up by sending us email at
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Friday, April 24th, 2026 at 7:30pm
Oakland Jazz Choir featuring Tiffany Austin
Oakland Jazz Choir returns to the Hillside Club with special guest musical educator and vocalist, Tiffany Austin.
Doors open at 7pm
Performance begins at 7:30 pm
General Admission: $30 (33.85 including online fees)
Students and Seniors: $20 ($23.18 including online fees)
Hillside Club Members: $15 ($17.85 including online fees)
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Club members use a promo code to get their discounts. Please contact Ellen at
man...@hillsideclub.org if you do not have a code.
Tickets available online
or at the door.
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Saturday, April 25, 2:00-4:00 PM
Save Berkeley Shops: Community Meeting
Join us in person for a new community update and discussion where organizers will share the latest on the Corridor Zoning Update (CZU) and our efforts to save Berkeley shops.
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Our neighborhood shops, merchants, and community spaces are irreplaceable.
Join
us and learn how you can support their survival!
This meeting is open to everyone, admission is free.
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Sunday, April 26th, 2026 at 3pm
BHC Concert Series presents Chamber Music Sundaes featuring The Navarro Trio.
Navarro Trio perform Ludwig Van Beethoven, Joaquín Turina and Robert Schumann.
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General Admission: $30 (33.85 including online fees)
Students and Seniors: $20 ($23.18 including online fees)
Hillside Club Members: $15 ($17.85 including online fees)
The event is organized by BHC Concert Series sponsored by members of the Hillside Club. If you have any questions about the event please contact
Bruce Koball.
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Sunday, April 26th, 2026 - 7pm to 10pm - Tango Practica featuring music by DJ Jonas.
Free admission, register in advance online
Flat shoes, no stilettos
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 at 7:30pm - Hillside Echoes presents Colin Cotter & Sumaia Jackson and Friends
Original tunes and songs along with music from the Celtic & American folk traditions.
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Longtime Celtic-Americana duo, Colin Cotter (vox / guitar) and Sumaia Jackson (5-string fiddle) are joined by Tristan Clarridge (cello) and Anna Colliton (bodhrán), two of the finest musicians one could hope to encounter whose creative instincts and powerful
groove together are an undeniable force.
Doors Open at 7:00pm
Event starts at 7:30pm
The group will be performing Sumaia’s original tunes, Colin’s original songs, and music from the Celtic & American folk traditions, taking you on quite a journey as they shift from blazing fiddle tunes one moment to beautiful ballads with silky 3-part vocal
harmony the next, pull off tightly arranged, technical pieces and let loose with improvised solos and spontaneously crafted arrangements. This is “California Celtic” at its best - appreciative of and unmistakably tied to old traditions with deep roots, but
not afraid to get weird with it while sharing the joy of organic interplay between musicians openly expressing in the moment.
General Admission: $30 (33.85 including online fees)
Students and Seniors: $20 ($23.18 including online fees)
Hillside Club Members: $15 ($17.85 including online fees)
Tickets available online and
at the door.
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Sunday, May 31st, 2026 at 1pm
Danse Libre presents A Regency Afternoon
Historical Dance Showcase Performance and Regency Ballroom Dance
Step into the world of Jane Austen and Bridgerton for an afternoon of historical elegance. The Academy of Danse Libre presents a special showcase performance at 1:00 PM, spanning our full historical repertoire reach back through the Jazz Age to the 1810s.
At 3:00 PM, the Hillside Club transforms into a Regency Assembly Room. Guests are invited to join our dancers on the floor for a social ball accompanied by live musicians. Whether you come for the performance or to dance the afternoon away, get ready to
shine like a diamond at the social event of the season.
Doors Open at 12:30pm
Historical Dance Showcase Begins at 1pm
Regency Ballroom Dance Begins at 3pm
Tickets are Available Online in
Advance of at the Door
Demonstration and Regency Ball: $40 (plus $4.52 online fees)
Historical Dance Demonstration Only: $20 (plus $3.18 online fees)
Regency Ballroom Dance Only: $30 (plus $3.85 online fees)
The event is organized by Danse Libre and sponsored by members of the Hillside Club. If you have any questions about the event please contact Ellen at
man...@hillsideclub.org
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Tai Chi and Chi Gong classes are now indoors for the winter and spring.
Classes now begin at 8:30am
Please contact Jay for more details at jjsh...@yahoo.com
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Our mailing address is:
Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street
Berkeley, California 94709
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