A reading/performance of a play that mixes Japanese myth with a cat detective story won applause in an El Cerrito living room Saturday.
In the new "Wild Things" exhibit at the El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space, artist Lorrie Fink displays her portraits of individual plants "that grow wildly without invitation or cultivation."
Paul Starrs —El Cerrito goat-herder, geographer and author of a new guide to California agriculture — wants people to get out onto the farm.
Saturday's celebration brought together furry little angels, bumblebees and punk rockers at Point Isabel dog park.
The annual El Cerrito Free Folk Festival attracted dozens of artists and music groups for a lively day of performances and workshops at Windrush School.
Artist Tina Amidon created a mosaic tile chair from shards of TEPCO tableware produced in El Cerrito many years ago. The sculpture has been installed at the Richmond Museum of History.
The El Cerrito Art Association's annual art show, running three days this weekend at the Community Center, opened with a glittering reception Friday night.
Kensington cartoonist Mike Twohy, a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, is branching out to children with his new books. The Kensington Library and the Little Farm are inspirations.
Music, food, games and sales reflect church's mission of celebrating Japanese culture and traditions at the same time it embraces a diverse congregation.
Frog jumping, gold panning, dancing and other activities Saturday were part of a Kensington Library project to unite the community around reading Mark Twain's work.
The El Cerrito Art Association show at El Cerrito Library features artworks tied to novels about destinations or journeys.
Because the initial single showing of "Grease Sing-A-Long" this Thursday at the Cerrito Theater quickly sold out, three more screenings have been added the same day and evening.
We suspect that a young El Cerrito teen who approached the Patch booth at the city's July 4th festival has a bright future.
Chase shares a humble attitude about her Zen-inspired artwork — which incorporates birds and trees into a colorful space using layered paints — and advice to new artists starting out.
Jennifer Eyre White promotes the virtues of mid-day sleep in her new book.
In honor of Father's Day barbecues, here's an offering from the Patch decorative wiener department, courtesy of Clinton Patch Editor Fay Abrahamsson, awesome cook and food stylist.
The Berkeley Art Museum's exhibition of extraordinary work from three Bay Area art centers for the disabled redefines creativity.
A performance of Isadora Duncan dance was a slight departure from the usual fare at the Kensington Library this week.
BART may want to test out this design in its new seat lab.
Serendipitously "Escape From Alcatraz" — the film that inspired this past weekend's annual Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon — will have a one-time showing Thursday at the Cerrito Theater.
A "Chinese Gala" program of Chinese dances performed by children and adults of the local Ah-lan Dance company and school drew an enthusiastic audience that packed the Performing Arts Theater at El Cerrito High Sunday.
An incarnation of the incomparable Laffing Sal occupies a prominent place at El Cerrito's Playland-Not-at-the-Beach.
A Patch visit to the El Cerrito Department of Motor Vehicles found that art exhibits by the El Cerrito Art Association on back on the walls after a year's sabbatical.
On weekdays we feature a chat with somebody who lives, works or plays in El Cerrito and Kensington.
The forecast calls for a chance of rain tomorrow, the first day of June, and rain likely this weekend.
Among the ceramic wares from El Cerrito's TEPCO factory was this wine bottle in the form of a priest who's perhaps praying or offering a blessing. We'd like to know what wine it held (and what the priest may have been blessing or praying for.)
It may be impossible to find one source for the full range of TEPCO designs and patterns, but we’ve tried to assemble a wide range here.
In a talk at the El Cerrito Library, Chronicle book editor and El Cerrito resident John McMurtrie discussed the importance of books and explained why they will never disappear.
Ragged Wing Ensemble digs deep into myths and reality.
On weekdays we feature a quick chat with somebody who lives, works or plays in El Cerrito or Kensington.
Judith Adamson's beautifully illustrated new book on Bay Area beekeepers and protecting honey bees is both informative and entertaining.
On weekdays we feature a short chat with somebody who lives, works or plays in El Cerrito or Kensington.
The first all-female mariachi in the Bay Area outside of San Jose, Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano, practices in Albany and San Francisco.
The new exhibit at the El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space features Dale Mead's lyrical, painterly photographs of landscapes, scenic vistas and nature.
This video offers a sampling of singer Adrienne Shamszad's performance Friday at the Meher Baba Center on Stockton Avenue.
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach will continue to operate, following the April 12 death of its creator, Richard Tuck, according to Tuck's partners.
Laura Cunningham, who grew up Kensington and graduated from El Cerrito High, has won a top honor from the Commonwealth Club for her book on what California looked like long ago.
Before El Cerrito businessman Richard Tuck died Tuesday, veteran journalist Sewall Glinternick penned this profile of Tuck's extraordinary and unique Playland-Not-at-the-Beach. We publish it today in Tuck's memory.
The mysterious allure of "Laffing Sal" won the attention of artist Jana Bouc in a recent visit to El Cerrito's Playland-Not-At-the-Beach.
Where in El Cerrito or Kensington can you find music lessons writ in lights? Be the first to email charles@patch.com with the answer and win a prize.