Name: A Tribute to Fred Astaire
Start: 2026-12-13T15:00:00-08:00
Location: The Back Room

The Back Room

A Tribute to Fred Astaire. Two-acts, twenty songs. All songs written for and introduced by Fred Astaire. Songs from the Great American Songbook and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Classics by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, George &amp; Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter. Robert Strom (vocals), Victor Alvarado (piano), Logan Rasmusson (bass) and JR Rosales (drums).

Local Event: A Tribute to Fred Astaire 

Alameda County

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Berkeley

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A Tribute to Fred Astaire 

A Tribute to Fred Astaire. Two-acts, twenty songs. All songs written for and introduced by Fred Astaire. Songs from the Great...

Book Society

<h2>About the event</h2>
The book the whole realm has been waiting for arrives September 29, and there's no better way to cross the parapet than alongside your fellow Empyrean elites at Book Society!

Join us for the Threshing Day Release Party, a release-night celebration of the newest addition to Rebecca Yarros's blockbuster series. We're thrilled to welcome back a familiar pair for another intimate, behind-the-scenes conversation. If you were with us for Onyx Storm, you already know them: cover artist Elizabeth Turner Stokes, who will talk about life in the publishing world and how she found her home in the art department at Entangled Publishing, the team behind the Empyrean series. She’ll be joined once again by her bestie of more than 20 years — content producer turned storytelling coach Liz Morrison&nbsp;— for a lively, unfiltered look behind the cover.&nbsp;

Dress the part and get ready for a night to remember!

Copies will be limited and available while supplies last — we strongly recommend preordering your book to guarantee your copy at the event.

Your ticket includes:

<ul><li>An intimate, behind-the-scenes conversation to celebrate release night</li><li>Wine pairings to match the spice, danger, and twists of the Empyrean series</li><li>Threshing Day–themed snacks and a few surprises along the way</li></ul>
Get your ticket here! <a href="https://www.booksociety.social/event-details/threshing-day-under-the-cover-release-party" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">booksociety.social/event-details/threshing-day-under-the-cover-release-party</a>
Costumes encouraged. Books available for preorder until sold out.

Local Event: Threshing Day "Under the Cover" Release Party

Threshing Day "Under the Cover" Release Party

About the event
The book the whole realm has been waiting for arrives September 29, and there's no better way to cross the...

<h2>About the event</h2>
Most people who want to write a book do the same thing: they sit down and start writing. And most of them stall out.

Marisa Solis and Elizabeth Dougherty have spent decades as book coaches and editors watching this happen — and helping writers get unstuck. Their diagnosis is simple. Writing the manuscript is only about 60 percent of authorship. The other 40 percent — including knowing why you're writing, who you're writing for, how your book is built, and who's in your corner — is the part nobody talks about. It's also the part that determines whether a nonfiction book gets finished.

In The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book, Marisa and Elizabeth lay out the full path from idea to published book. At Book Society, they're bringing the first and most important stretch of it into the room for a hands-on evening. This is not a lecture — bring a notebook, because you'll be putting pen to paper all night.

What we'll cover:<ul><li>Reflect on your "why."&nbsp;Not "what is your book about?" but "why are you writing it?" Dig past the goal to the value underneath — that's what carries you through the hard middle.</li><li>Shift your mindset.&nbsp;What's your promise to your reader? Don't write a book about&nbsp;something. Write a book for&nbsp;someone.</li><li>Tune in to your reader.&nbsp;Build a real reader profile and get specific about who will buy and benefit from your book. No book is for everyone.</li><li>Map your reader's journey.&nbsp;An outline isn't a cage, it's a blueprint. Start structuring your reader's path through the book.</li><li>Build your community.&nbsp;"Author platform" isn't a marketing chore — it's not writing in isolation. Map your inner circle before you leave.</li></ul>

You'll go home with pages of your own thinking, three pieces of homework, and a much clearer sense of what you're actually building.

Your ticket includes:

<ul><li>A hands-on workshop led by Marisa Solis and Elizabeth Dougherty</li><li>All workshop materials&nbsp;</li><li>Book signing and Q&amp;A</li><li>A glass of wine (or NA beverage), snacks and good company, Book Society–style</li></ul>Option to pre-purchase The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide&nbsp;at checkout. A limited number of copies will also be available for purchase at the event.
Get your ticket here! <a href="https://www.booksociety.social/event-details/expert-to-author-five-steps-to-a-published-nonfiction-book" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">booksociety.social/event-details/expert-to-author-five-steps-to-a-published-nonfiction-book</a>

About the Speakers

Elizabeth Dougherty&nbsp;and Marisa Solis are decades-long book coaches and editors mission-driven to help aspiring authors change the world one book at a time. They are the coauthors of The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide: Plan, Write, and Publish Your Nonfiction Book. Through their boutique editorial services company, Book Structure Pros, Elizabeth and Marisa guide subject-matter experts through authorship. Services include book coaching, developmental editing, manuscript assessments, and book proposal development. They also offer customized workshops, webinars, and speaking events.

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Greetings neighbors!
I manage the Oakland Jazz Choir and we are coming to N.Berkeley’s Hillside Club next Friday OCTOBER 2, 7:30 PM.
5 &amp; 6 part vocal jazz harmonies like you’ve never heard! HOPE TO SEE YOU!
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We look forward to seeing you!
Forget your, mine &amp; our troubles for an evening, and c'mon out and get happy!
Meet &amp; Greet the Choir and enjoy some light refreshments!
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Local Event: Hillside Club presents the Oakland Jazz Choir w/ Guest Vocalist Stephanie Crawford

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OJC is very excited to present this collaborative musical event featuring Stephanie Crawford! She is an internationally acclaimed singer and that rare bird: a black trans vocal musician in the exceedingly straight jazz world.Born in 1942, she grew up in Detroit, Michigan, during the Golden Age of modern jazz. Always a lover of music, she did not, however, sing in public until she was 36, after working on a Chrysler assembly line and as a short-order cook, and earning a bachelor’s degree in painting from Wayne State University. Along the way, at age 26, she also underwent a new “male-to-female gender reassignment surgery” offered by the University of Michigan.Having studied with renowned bop pianist Barry Harris in New York, she migrated to Paris, where she remained for several years, performing and teaching at prestigious schools of music, various festivals, and venues such as The Duc des Lombards, The Sunset, New Morning, and a host of other establishments, winning the Django D’Or award for Best International Jazz Vocalist. In New York, she has performed in such famed venues as Wigstock, The Pyramid, Sweet Basil, The Blue Note, Jazzmania, and Barry Harris Jazz Cultural Theatre, among others. She is a sublime interpreter of the American and Brazilian songbook, performing in the classic jazz vocal tradition of Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Betty Carter. TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!LIGHT&nbsp;REFRESHMENTS&nbsp;WILL&nbsp;BE&nbsp;SERVED

Local Event: Oakland Jazz Choir live at the Hillside Club w/guest Stephanie Crawford

Oakland Jazz Choir live at the Hillside Club...

OJC is very excited to present this collaborative musical event featuring Stephanie Crawford! She is an internationally...

Oakland Jazz Choir live at the Hillside Club w/guest Stephanie Crawford

THE SPORK KNOWS BEST Estate &amp; Property Transfer Tools Explained A 4‑Hour Class • $79 • Berkeley Adult School A will is not a trust.A TOD deed is not a magic wand. A PCOR is not optional.And Prop 19 is not simple.Get clear, practical guidance on: Deeds (grant, trust transfer, interspousal) PCORs &amp; change‑in‑ownership rules Prop 13 &amp; Prop 19 Step‑up basis Wills, trusts, TOD instruments How to avoid common mistakesWhy the Spork? Because the right tool matters.You wouldn’t eat soup with a fork — don’t transfer property with the wrong instrument.Taught by: A Specialist Attorney with extensive experience in property transfers, trusts, and estate planning.

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One of the most treasured comedies in English-speaking theater, Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST never fails to delight&nbsp;and amuse audiences - and it provides nine of the most delicious roles in the canon.&nbsp; A madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret romantic engagements, and acute&nbsp;social class satire, EARNEST also contains one of the theater’s wittiest and most&nbsp;sophisticated texts.
Plays October 2nd - 18th in the charming and intimate Live Oak Theater in north Berkeley, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets and more info at our website <a href="https://www.aeofberkeley.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">aeofberkeley.org</a> Directed by Jay Manley with Jane Goodwin, with: Jack - Nikolas Greene Lady Bracknell - Paulette Herring Gwendolen - Bri Hunter Algernon - Moshe Quinn Cecily - Sophie Ruf Miss Prism - Linda Scaparotti Rev. Chasuble - Mark Shepard Lane/Merriman - Jeff Trescott

One of the most treasured comedies in English-speaking theater, Oscar Wilde’s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST never fails to delight&nbsp;and amuse audiences - and it provides nine of the most delicious roles in the canon.&nbsp; A madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret romantic engagements, and acute&nbsp;social class satire, EARNEST also contains one of the theater’s wittiest and most&nbsp;sophisticated texts.
Plays October 2nd - 18th in the charming and intimate Live Oak Theater in north Berkeley, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets and more info at our website <a href="https://www.aeofberkeley.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aeofberkeley.org</a> Directed by Jay Manley with Jane Goodwin, with: Jack - Nikolas Greene Lady Bracknell - Paulette Herring Gwendolen - Bri Hunter Algernon - Moshe Quinn Cecily - Sophie Ruf Miss Prism - Linda Scaparotti Rev. Chasuble - Mark Shepard Lane/Merriman - Jeff Trescott

Local Event: The Importancce of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

The Importancce of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

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A light lunch will be served.
Our speakers for this event are Tim Stevens, Business Development with <a href="https://www.homesafety.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Home Safety Services</a>, and Cheri Sacks, Nurse Health Coach with <a href="https://chronichealthwisdom.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chronic Health Wisdom</a>.

Local Event: Home Safety & Pain Management for Everyday Living

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Free 20-Minute Photo Coaching Session with Camera or Lens

Looking Glass Photographic Outfitters

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