Join diverse community events and cultural celebrations in Berkeley, CA. Find festivals, networking events, religious celebrations, educational workshops, and gatherings from communities worldwide. Experience the rich cultural tapestry of your area through events that celebrate heritage, foster understanding, and bring people together across cultures."
Experience the rhythmic fusion of Jewish and Latin traditions with Verónica Freidkes, our creative musician, child educator, and Argentinian singer. Together, through joyful singing and movement, we’ll embrace our shared cultural bond in this lively musical rendezvous.
¡Cantamos! is a collaboration between JCC East Bay, Olamim , Jewtina y co , and Tkiya.
Tailored especially for families with children ages 0-8. All are welcome!
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Sunday, 25, 10.30 -
Sunday, 25, 12.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Join us for an evening of ceremony, connection, and heart-centered transformation.
Return to Your Heart. Root Into Your Truth.
What would it feel like to slow down, sip sacred cacao, and reconnect with your body, your breath, and your spirit?
Join us for an evening of ceremony, connection, and heart-centered transformation guided by:
Madaly Love — ceremonial cacao facilitator, curanderx, and community healer
Carlos Rosas — holistic practitioner integrating ancestral wisdom, subconscious healing, and somatic practice
This will be a bilingual circle held in English and Spanish, lovingly translated both ways so everyone can fully participate and feel included.
Together, we will weave an ancestral cacao circle with the powerful transformational practice Método Raíz (Root Method) — a holistic approach to releasing emotional weight, reprogramming limiting beliefs, and creating inner anchors of presence, clarity, and peace.
~ 🌱 What to Expect ~
🍫 Ceremonial cacao in reverence to Mayan + Mexica traditions
🌿 Mind-body reset through Método Raíz (Root Method)
˘EFT/Tapping
Subconscious reprogramming + self-hypnosis
Breathwork + energetic anchoring
✨ Guided reflection + journaling
🤍 Heart-sharing + compassionate witnessing
🧘 Gentle somatic grounding + integration
This circle invites you back to presence, to the body, and to the quiet knowing within — where clarity, connection, and healing live.
🔥 What to Bring
Journal + pen
Comfortable clothing
Optional sacred object for the altar
Water + a warm layer
An open heart
💞 Who Is This For?
This gathering is for you if you:
Feel called to reconnect with your inner world
Are ready to release old emotional weight and patterns
Long for ceremony, community, and sacred pause
Are curious about cacao, ancestral technologies, or somatic healing
Desire to return to your power and remember your wholeness
No prior experience needed — come as you are. Leave feeling grounded, softened, and re-aligned with yourself.
Saturday, 20, 17.00 -
Saturday, 20, 20.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Fanny Ara Flamenco Dance School will be presenting their 14th full-length student show.Doors open at 7pm
Join us at La Peña Cultural Center for a night of music, dance, and fun! Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Spain! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to celebrate life and music together. ¡Nos vemos allá!
Sunday, 14, 19.30 -
Sunday, 14, 21.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Light up your Chanukah with hands-on discovery, joyful Jewish learning, and STEM-based activities that illuminate the magic of the holiday! Join us at the JCC East Bay—with our wonderful partners Camp Tawonga, Wilderness Torah, Eden Village West, Oakland Hebrew Day School, Camp Newman and The Contemporary Jewish Museum—for an afternoon full of creativity, community, and festive fun.
Families will enjoy crafts, music, games, and delicious treats while exploring the themes of Chanukah through science and art. Spark excitement with activities such as:
✨ Circuit-Powered Hanukiya✨ Let the light in with window art and other sparkly decorative crafts✨ Dreidel games for all ages✨ Glow-in-the-dark games, hula hoops, and face painting✨ Make—and taste!—gooey sufganiyot, sizzling latkes, and spun-sugar cotton candy✨ And so much more!
Perfect for families with children ages 2-8, this celebration blends joyful play with meaningful Jewish learning about light, resilience, and creativity.
Sunday, 14, 14.00 -
Sunday, 14, 16.30
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Celebrate Chanukah with your community at the JCC East Bay! Join us for a catered lunch, Chanukah music, and a chance to connect or reconnect with your community!
This event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the Jewish older adult community in the East Bay. Whether you're a regular at the JCC or you've never been to one of our programs, we would love to see you there!
Thursday, 18, 11.00 -
Thursday, 18, 13.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
We gather to celebrate the passing day of Sufi Saint and 13th century Mystic Poet Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI.
751 years ago, Rumi died on December 17th 1273. Sufis continue to celebrate this night of Union for over 700 years.
He called this his Wedding Night 🌙.
SHEBI ARUS the Night of Union with the Divine Beloved.
Join us for zikr ceremony, whirling, sacred music, poetry of Rumi and a taste of the formal Mevlevi Sema Ceremony.
Group chanting, poetry, inspirational whirling to beautiful live traditional music
All are welcome
Let's honor the union of Rumi and his beloved through dance, poetry, and art. Immerse yourself in the mystical world of Rumi and feel the love that transcends time.
Don't miss out on this enchanting event!
Wednesday, 17, 18.30 -
Wednesday, 17, 21.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Join us for La Peña's Annual Holiday Mercado and find the perfect handcrafted gifts for your loved ones this holiday season!
Support over 40 local artisans and vendors showcasing beautiful handcrafted goods, along with unique Latin American imports and crafts. Enjoy traditional foods available for purchase, so come hungry and bring the entire family!
Volunteer at La Peña
We are looking for volunteers to help support throughout the day during our Holiday Mercado. This is a great opportunity to get involved with La Peña's team, build community, and be a part in supporting local shopping. Sign up form available soon!
Sunday, 07, 11.00 -
Sunday, 07, 17.00
Berkeley,
CA
_$25
Julia Mezhinsky Jayne is the founder of Jayne Law Group, P.C., a Bay Area law firm focusing on white collar and general criminal defense. Ms. Jayne represents individuals and small businesses at all stages of a criminal proceeding, in federal and state actions, grand jury investigations, and administrative hearings. She has over twenty years’ experience as a trial lawyer, in cases ranging from wire fraud and trade secrets to drug offenses and violent crimes. Before founding Jayne Law Group, she was a state prosecutor. She also worked for several years as a white collar defense attorney at a premier San Francisco firm, Sideman & Bancroft. Since 2003, she has served as an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy at U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
Ms. Jayne is a member of several distinguished panels and organizations in the federal bar, including the Criminal Justice Act Panel ("CJA Panel") for the Northern District of California, the Women’s White Collar Defense Association, and several committees of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Ms. Jayne received her J.D. from Hastings and her undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from UCLA.
She is fluent in Russian.
Yelda Bartlett is the founder and principal of our firm. Yelda completed her undergraduate and graduate education in California public schools, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of California Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate degree at University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Yelda’s legal education and experience spans criminal, civil, legislative, as well as appellate work. During law school, she participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic hosted by the Northern California Innocence Project, where she investigated the innocence claims of inmates serving life in prison. Her interest in constitutional law led to a fellowship award by the National Lawyer’s Guild to work on Federal and State appeals of death row inmates. Later, she served as a Legislative Intern to the Public Safety Committee of the California State Assembly, where she researched and analyzed national criminal law policy.
In addition to traditional litigation, Yelda is well-versed in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, having completed courses in Negotiation and Mediation, Advanced Multi-Party Negotiation, and International Negotiation & Dispute Settlement. In her practice, Yelda serves as a mediator for family as well as business disputes.
Yelda is active in the local community. She served as a Commissioner for the Community Environmental Advisory Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women (COSOW) for the City of Berkeley where she was elected chairwoman of the Commission.
Yelda is admitted to practice law in the State of California and is a member of Alameda County Bar Association, National Lawyer’s Guild, and the Iranian American Bar Association.
At the Mediation Offices of Martin F. Triano in Berkeley, I serve as a third-party, impartial mediator throughout the San Francisco Bay area and surrounding counties as well as internationally for a variety of legal matters and disputes including business law, family law and real estate. With decades of experience using alternative dispute resolution methods, our mediator knows how to assess highly complex situations & help parties reach mutually agreeable solutions. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.
The Women’s Council of ARPB is the local chapter of the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers and an affiliate of the Associated Real Property Brokers (ARPB). ARPB is the local chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). The genesis of the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc was born over sixty years ago with the inception of the parent organization NAREB. NAREB’s formation in 1947 involved eleven men and one woman.
The Women’s Council represents the largest of NAREB’s eight affiliate organizations. The Mission of the Women’s Council is to elevate the standards of women in the real estate industry by encouraging leadership, education and the exchange of information through group learning techniques; and to provide an opportunity for women to increase their knowledge and expertise in all facets of real estate. Membership in the Women’s Council. allows its members to enjoy being on the cutting edge, advocating fair housing, economic equality, educational training, and social dignity. Members are encouraged to become premier leaders in their communities, with the reassurance that collective voices can achieve greater accomplishments, splendor, recognition and unmatched results.
The Women’s Council: (1)offers educational programs and seminars that focus on relative issues to help women grow in the field of real estate; (2) involves itself in key legislation that affects the real estate industry through our parent organizations (WCNAREB, ARPB, NAREB); (3) provides key advice on how to enter real estate fields that earn specialized designation.; (4) affiliates with other women organizations that share our philosophy in housing; (5) promotes real estate as a profession through its mentorship and apprenticeship programs to high school seniors and college students; and (6) promotes home-ownership through various home-buyer programs that the membership is abreast of. Members of the Women’s Council of ARPB, are dedicated to the promotion of ethical conduct in the interface of its members with the public. We are further committed to utilizing our collective efforts to secure a higher quality of professional service to the communities we serve.
The YWCA Berkeley/Oakland is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, developing leaders, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA is a global movement working for the empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women and girls in more than 100 countries.
The YWCA Berkeley/Oakland is an independent, non-profit organization that provides programs, classes, workshops, and resources for the Berkeley and Oakland community. We also work closely with UCB students since we are located near the University of California, Berkeley campus. Over a 125 year rich tradition of dedication to the empowerment of girls and women, to racial and social justice for ALL people.
Women's Earth Alliance (WEA) is on a mission to protect our environment, end the climate crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world by empowering women’s leadership.
Women's Earth Alliance (WEA) invests in grassroots women's leadership to drive solutions to our most pressing ecological concerns – water, food, land, and climate.
Our work is not charity. Instead, we link women who are already established as community leaders with the resources, trainings, funding, and partnerships they need to build self-reliant, environmentally sustainable, and healthy communities. WEA believes that when women thrive, communities, the environment, and future generations thrive.
