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==Arts and culture== [[File:UCBerkeleyCampanileSatherGate.jpg|thumb|right|The Campanile and [[Sather Gate]] on the UC Berkeley campus]] Berkeley is home to the [[Chilean-American]] community's [[La PeΓ±a Cultural Center]], the largest cultural center for this community in the United States. [[The Freight and Salvage]] is the oldest established full-time folk and traditional music venue west of the Mississippi River.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/City_Manager/Civic_Arts/Addison_St_-_Freight_and_Salvage_Aug09.aspx |title=Addison St β Freight and Salvage Aug09 |website= City of Berkeley, CA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209155823/http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/City_Manager/Civic_Arts/Addison_St_-_Freight_and_Salvage_Aug09.aspx |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2013}}</ref> Additionally, Berkeley is home to the off-broadway theater [[Berkeley Repertory Theater]], commonly known as "Berkeley Rep". The Berkeley Repertory Theater consists of two stages, a school, and has received a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.berkeleyrep.org/about/whoweare.asp|title=About Berkeley Rep: Who we are|website=Berkeley Repertory Theatre|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717052047/http://berkeleyrep.org/about/whoweare.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The historic [[Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive]] (BAMPFA) is operated by UC Berkeley, and was moved to downtown Berkeley in January 2016. It offers many exhibitions and screenings of historic films, as well as outreach programs within the community.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bampfa.org/about/history-mission | title=Mission, Core Values, and History |website= BAMPFA | date=February 23, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217195523/https://bampfa.org/about/history-mission |archive-date= December 17, 2023 }}</ref> ===Annual events=== *Jewish Music Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishmusicfestival.org/ |title=Jewish Music Festival |publisher=jewishmusicfestival.org |access-date=January 27, 2014 |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125093415/http://www.jewishmusicfestival.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> β March *Cal Day, [[University of California, Berkeley]] Open House<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berkeley.edu/calday/ |title= Cal Day 2013 | Share |publisher=UC Berkeley |access-date=January 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208011954/https://berkeley.edu/calday/ |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> β April *Berkeley Arts Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berkeleyartsfestival.com/ |title=berkeleyartsfestival.com |publisher=berkeleyartsfestival.com |access-date=January 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214100453/http://www.berkeleyartsfestival.com/ |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> β April and May *Himalayan Fair<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.himalayanfair.net/ |title=himalayanfair.net |publisher=himalayanfair.net |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120162724/http://www.himalayanfair.net/ |archive-date=January 20, 2014 }}</ref> β May *The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival β Adeline/Alcatraz Corridor β June *Berkeley Kite Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highlinekites.com/pages/BERKELEY-KITE-FEST.html |title=Berkeley Kite Festival website |publisher=Highlinekites.com |date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> β July *Berkeley Juggling and Unicycling Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://berkeleyjuggling.org/festival2011/ |title=2011 Berkeley Juggling & Unicycle Festival |publisher=Berkeleyjuggling.org |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> β July or August *The [[Solano Avenue Stroll]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solanoavenueassn.org |title=Solano Avenue Stroll website |publisher=Solanoavenueassn.org |date=November 6, 2007 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> β [[Solano Avenue]], Berkeley and Albany β September *The Bay Area Book Festival<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.baybookfest.org/ |website=Bay Area Book Festival}}</ref> β Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park and throughout Downtown Berkeley β May
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