Affordable things to do in Berkeley any day of the week

"Christian Arteaga (Gomez Addams) and Tielle Baker (Morticia Addams) will perform in Berkeley Playhouse's production of The Addams Family, directed by Mel Martinez, beginning September 5, 2025. Credit: Ben Krantz Studio Spooky season is fast approaching, and the Berkeley Playhouse is fittingly putting on a production of the musical version of The Addams Family. Sept. 5 through Oct. 5. Julia Morgan Theater. $19-$55 (RSVP)"

"UC Berkeley's Worth Ryder Gallery presents Both Sides Now 10, an exhibit co-curated by UK-based videoclub and Hong Kong artist Isaac Leung. The exhibit features work by 10 artists and explores themes of media control, memory, labor and posthuman experience. Sept. 4-30. 116 Anthropology & Art Practice Building. Hours vary, but the building is mostly open from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. FREE The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (or BAMPFA) offers free admission to its gallery once a month. First Thursdays. FREE"

"New York saxophonist Michael Marcus, a former Bay Area resident, returns to give a free library concert in collaboration with the Jazz Foundation of America with the World Street, featuring a top-shelf East Bay rhythm section of pianist Matt Clark, bassist Heshima Mark Williams and drummer Mark Lee, a mainstay of the Oaktown Jazz Workshops. The gig will transform the community meeting room into a jazz cafe with light refreshments. Thursday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch. FREE"

The Berkeley Playhouse stages The Addams Family musical Sept. 5–Oct. 5 at the Julia Morgan Theater with tickets priced $19–$55. UC Berkeley's Worth Ryder Gallery hosts Both Sides Now 10 Sept. 4–30, featuring ten artists and addressing media control, memory, labor and posthuman experience; gallery hours are mostly noon–5 p.m., Tuesday–Friday, and admission is free. BAMPFA offers free gallery admission monthly on First Thursdays. New York saxophonist Michael Marcus performs a free library concert Sept. 4 at Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch with an East Bay rhythm section. A guitar double bill featuring Teja Gerken, Doug Young and Stevie Coyle plays Sept. 5 at The Monkey House with modest ticket prices.

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