Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley Says ‘Hi’ to June

When the first day of the month falls on a Saturday, it feels like a starting point of some kind or another. Tomorrow is June 1^st and Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley sees this (literally) as the start of not just a new month, but a new season. Events lined up in the city of Berkeley for this weekend alone will help start summer off right. Polish up your sunglasses for your outdoor fun. Keep your contact lenses moist, or your eyeglasses clear if you are attending any indoor events. There are many to choose from (and these are only a few).

Shattuck Avenue will be hosting the Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival. Tomorrow morning, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, take a walk along Gourmet Ghetto, and watch a wide variety of artists in action as they turn selected sidewalk squares into dazzling images – with chalk. Should you get hungry on this excursion, there is nothing like chocolate to munch on. This will cost you some money (20 tickets for $20), but with offerings such as traditional s’mores pops and éclairs, to more exotic samplings of Caribbean chocolate soup, this is no ordinary chocolate-fest. It will be easier than trying to find one of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets!

History buffs, sit up and take notice. Tomorrow afternoon, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm, the first of three lectures will be held at Berkeley Public Library, discussing this city during World War II. Hosted by local historian Chuck Wollenberg, this promises to be an interesting and informative look into Berkeley’s past. For further information, call the library at (510) 981-6148.

If you are in a musical mood, stop by Finnish Brotherhood Hall at 1970 Chestnut Street to listen to some cool sounds at the Pacific Mozart Ensemble (PME)’s A Cappella Jazz & Pop Concert. Call (510) 848-8022 to make reservations and purchase tickets (which, we might add, go fast). Also worth consideration is the ‘Voices of Venice,’ who, in commemoration of the release of their recent CD, will be featured in a concert at Trinity Chamber Concerts, at 2320 Dana Street, tomorrow from 8:00pm-9:30pm, with a small party afterward at the Musical Offering. Call (510) 549-3864 to order tickets.

All of these happenings take place tomorrow. For more suggestions, visit SF Gate. This weekend (alone) proves that the city of Berkeley is ready for summer. Site for Sore Eyes Berkeley hopes you have a great ‘first weekend of June.’ Have fun, keep safe, and your vision strong.