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Cal Student Event and Lodging NewsMon, 31 Oct 2011 18:13:13 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2enhourly1San Francisco’s tricks and treats
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San Francisco is known for many things: a place where you can enjoy the best parks, satisfy your hunger for culture, find the best in food and entertainment, and so on. What some may not know, though, is that you can also find the scariest attractions here.
Those who are all for the spirit of Halloween should visit San Francisco Bay Area to honor those who have passed away and have good fun with spooky activities.
Celebrate the day of the dead
The Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration will be held at the Gourmet Ghetto in Shattuck Avenue on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
Community members will create an altar where they can put flowers and candles along with photos of their loved ones. They may also share stories about them.
At 5 to 7:30 PM, there will be a free skeletal face painting while mariachi music is played by Con Permisso.
There will also be a contest for best grown-up costumes at 7:30 PM (a children’s Halloween costume contest is held separately on October 31). While winners of the contest is being deliberated, the Cuatli Mitotiana Mexica Aztec Dancers will grace the event with a performance.
A candlelight procession will follow soon after and bring the affair to a close.
All throughout Halloween week (from Obtober 27 to November 2), the Gourmet Ghetto restaurants will offer what they call a “Ghoulish Gastronomique” menu. Some of the delicacies you can look forward to tasting are: deviled chicken, one-eyed monster pizza, creepy crepes, and ghoul’s eye soup.
Haunted houses may be for kids, but Fear Overload: Eternal Nightmare Haunted House—voted as the scariest haunt in California in 2011—is making sure that the steely adults can still and will get the scare of their life.
Led by a design team with over 20 years of experience, they offer two new 3D haunted attractions which promise to bring your “worst nightmare to life”: 3D Mayhem and The Uprising, where guests are forewarned that “whatever you do, do not look behind the curtains”.
Fear Overload separates themselves from other haunted attractions by doing away with clichéd tricks. They guarantee that there will be no “cheap scares”. Neither there will be safety “from fear even if you are standing in the middle of your group”. They also boast of “extraordinary quality and detail”; according to them, they “will not let anything bring your back to reality”.
Because of extremely horrifying scenes, the haunted attractions are not recommended for children under 14.
Fear Overload: Eternal Nightmare Haunted House is located at the San Leandro BayFair Mall. For more information, visit: http://www.fearoverload.com/
If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for visiting these great events. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown—at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier!
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“We are not an island on the campus — we are in the larger community in the city of Berkeley. All of the various partnerships that we have … are important in order for us to be good neighbors and citizens of the community,” said Lisa McNeilly (campus director of sustainability) in The Daily Californian.
McNeilly’s belief is shared by many in UC Berkeley and the City of Berkeley. And to make something concrete and beneficial out of the relationship between the campus and the city, a succession of dialogues between them is currently taking place.
On September 21, the fall panel series entitled “The University and the City: Ideas for Partnership” was launched to address and “explore issues that would benefit from greater collaboration among the academic and civic communities”.
The first discussion, “A Berkeley Student District”, was about the students’ fair representation in the city and if students can effectively serve on the City Council. The panelists for the night were Bruce Cain (UC Berkeley Professor), Kriss Worthington (Berkeley City Council member) and Joey Freeman (ASUC Vice President for External Affairs). Lance Knobel (Co-Founder of Bekeleyside.com) served as moderator.
The second discussion, “The Sustainable City” will be held on October 19th at the Berkeley City College. It will focus on how the city and the university can create future plans for sustainability. The panelists will be Timothy Burroughs (City of Berkeley Climate Action Coordinator), Lisa McNeilly (UC Berkeley Director of Sustainability), Jason Tragger (Envivonmental Sustainability Director, Graduate Student Assembly) and Claire Evans (Lead Coordinator of the UC Berkeley Compost Alliance). Jason Mark (Earth Islan Journal editor) will serve as moderator.
The third and final discussion, “Late Night in Berkeley” will be held on November 9th at the Berkeley City College as well. Ways to improve the city’s arts, food and entertainment district will be examined. The panelists will be Jim Peters (President of Responsible Hospitality Institute), David Mayeri (Entertainment consultant, former COO of Bill Graham Presents), Kemi Amin (Program Director of Buy Local Berkeley) and Noah Stern (former President of the Associated Students of the University of California). Polly Armstrong (CEO, Berkeley Chamber of Commerce) will serve as moderator.
The series is sponsored by Berkelyside, Berkeley City College, Berkely Chamber of Commerce, Council members Laurie Capitelli, Darryl Moore and Susan Wengraf, Downtown Berkeley Association, Livable Berkeley, the Office of Mayor Tom Bates, Telegraph Business Imporvement District, and UC Berekely Office of Government and Community Relations. All events are free and open to the public.
]]>http://www.sfbaylodgings.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=4260It’s cool to be a geek in the Bay Area
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San Francisco Bay area is much loved by people with a strong sense of culture and passion for learning. One of its top attractions and greatest pride is the University of California, where both students and visitors can immensely enjoy an enlightening and stimulating experience. For sure, you will never run out of museums to visit here. So put your geek hat on and check out some of the museums around the area.
Up in the sky
To the young and old, those magnificent flying machines never fail to enchant. In the Oakland Aviation Museum “where West Coast aviation began”, flying fanatics can sit in the cockpit of an actual aircraft and have dinner at the Solent flying boat. Other than their regular tours, the museum also holds a speaker series where those who would like to go deeper into anything aviation can hear stories and get information from the best resource persons.
If you would like to go farther into the sky, you may visit the Cabot Space & Science Center. In it are Nellie, Rachel and Leah (three glorious telescopes) and the largest public telescope facility in the country. Visitors can gaze through the telescopes and marvel at the sky. The center offers interactive exhibits, displays, a planetarium and large-screen shows. They also hold classes, workshops and summer camps.
Down under water
Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab is a research and education facility of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Here you can hold sea creatures like sea stars, sea urchins, hermit crabs and sea anemones—even a shark! (They assure that it’s a friendly one, of course.)
The museum is like a lab, so visitors can get a better feel of how scientists observe sea creatures. And like true scientists, the center encourages you to ask questions like “Are anemones plants or animals?” and “How do sea stars with up to 24 arms move?”.
They have an array of activities for the month of August, like the Marine Mammal Research Tour, Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour, and Seaside Crafts at the Seymour Center. For more information on these events, you may check their calendar of events.
Back on ground
Napa Valley is synonymous to wine, and not just wine, but one of the best wine in the world. Yet its history and heritage is just as exhilarating and rich, and this is exactly what Napa Valley Museum is striving to show its community and visitors from all over the world. The museum is “committed to presenting exhibits that will entertain and educate”.
This August, they are holding the Discrepancy: living between war and peace exhibit. It features visual artworks about daily life and its connection to 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Part of the exhibition is the artistic representation from the veterans in Pathway Home in Napa Valley.
]]>http://www.sfbaylodgings.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=4190Berkeley brings everyone a mix of great music
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Our humble suggestion is to welcome the coming month by indulging yourselves in nothing less than august music. Any casual or serious music fan will have something to appreciate in the concerts kicking off on the first week of August.
Foxtail Brigade, a San Francisco music collective headed by Laura Weinbach, will perform at the Botanical Garden on August 4 (Thursday). The heavenly venue matches the heavenly music this quartet creates. If you love the sound of strings (from the guitar to the violin to the upright bass) accompanying a delicate voice, this performance is not to be missed.
The L@TTE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA program in University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive will return in August. The first of their 3-part series of musical performances will be on August 5 (Friday). Opening the event are Brooklyn-based artists Spencer Yeh and David Horowitz. Yeh is a violinist celebrated for his improvisations and experimental works. Horowitz, on the other hand, is a photographer and performance artist known for his absurdist art. Those who are in for some out-of-the-box riffs should get their tickets at once.
To those who wish to hear the familiar and elegant compositions of Beethoven, Mussorgsky and Berlioz, the UC Berkely Summer Symphony orchestra will bring them to you on August 5 and 6 (Friday and Saturday) at the Hertz Concert Hall. Wielding the baton are conductors Melissa Panlasigui, Garrett Wellenstein, Henry Shin and Gene Chang. The Summer Symphony concert is for free, though a 10 dollar donation is recommended.
Events guide:
Foxtail Brigade concert
Schedule and venue: 4 August, Thursday; 5:30-7:30 PM at the Botanical Garden
Tickets: $12 (adults), 10$ (members of UCB), 5$ (18 y/o and below), free (below 5 y/o)
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]]>One way to test the quality of a playground or any space dedicated to children is when adults come to it and the child in them magically comes out. Luckily, in Berkeley, kids and their parents–the children and the children at heart–will not run out of places to visit when they would like to have fun together. West Berkeley has two of the most exciting playgrounds in the globe while Downtown Berkeley is home to an award-winning children’s museum.
The best creative play space
Adventure Playground at the Berkeley Marina boasts of numerous recognitions from reputable establishments. It was hailed a Top 10 Playground in National Geographic and voted the Best Creative Play Space in Diablo Magazine. The Chronicle, Boston Globe and Newsweek have also given praises to the Marina experience program.
Opened in 1979, the Adventure Playground is an outdoor facility where children are encouraged to play and build creatively. They can do a range of activities from climbing towers, zip lining to painting. The idea for the playground came from Europe after World War II, where it was discovered that children enjoyed ‘building their own equipment and manipulating their environment’.
Notes when you visit Adventure Playground:
Summer hours started in June 20th and it will run until August 18th, 2011.
You can visit Adventure Playground from Monday to Friday at 9 – 5 PM and on Saturday and Sunday at 11 AM – 5 PM.
If you have plans to bring more than 5 kids, you are advised to make reservations.
The Aquatic Park in Southwest Berkeley was built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration as part of the Berkeley Waterfront Project. Recently, Friends of Aquatic Park and Berkeley Partners for Parks found volunteers who took part in what is now one of its most famous spots: the ‘Dream Land for Kids’, designed by Robert Leather. Kids can expect to enjoy elaborate wooden castles and walkways among other structures in the ‘fantasy playground’.
The adults also have much to experience in the Aquatic Park. Recreational activities include bird-watching, biking, Frisbee golf and kayaking.
Notes when you visit the Aquatic Park:
Park hours are from 6 AM to 10 PM.
There is limited parking on the east side of the park.
For reservation and inquiries, call the City Recreation Office at 510-981-5150.
East Bay’s award-winning hands-on children’s discovery museum
In 1992, parents and educators founded the Habitot Children’s Museum and opened its first facility in downtown Berkeley in 1998. According to them, ‘No other Bay Area community institution exists exclusively to meet the needs and interests of infants, toddles and pre-schoolers 0-6 years old’, and this is why they created the hands-on children’s museum.
Habitot museum offers classes, camps, field trips, parties and parenting classes.
Notes when visiting Habitot Museum:
Children under 12 months are admitted for free. Learn more about admission and museum hours here.
]]>http://www.sfbaylodgings.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=392121See the Best Nature Art in the Bay Area
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]]>Not that the San Francisco Bay Area is lacking in any awe-inspiring natural landscapes. But to those of you who are keen on gazing at an artist’s rendition of exquisite sites and unique environments, there are several exhibitions you can visit this month around the area.
Re-view California
“What do you think about when you think of California?” This is what the California Historical Society asks the viewers in its exhibit, Think California. And it is not a question the visitors can only quietly reflect on by themselves. There is a “Talk Back Gallery” where visitors can share their thoughts about the state.
The exhibition will showcase the rich and interesting history and culture of California through a collection of artworks and artifacts. Art lovers can expect themes such as: Scenic splendors, highlighting California’s natural beauty; Earthquakes, Floods and Volcanoes, acknowledging nature’s other, less agreeable side; and Drama, Harmony and Hollywood, presenting what California is perhaps most famous for—as a center of entertainment.
Exhibition information
Date: September 24, 2009 – July 2, 2011; Wednesday – Saturday (1200 – 1630)
Venue: California Historical Society (678 Mission St, San Francisco)
Notes: Admission is $3.00 for the general public; $1.00 for students and senior citizens; members will be admitted for free
If you are tired of the chaos of the city and wish to visit another country—if only through your imagination—photographer Sally Mack will take you to Scotland’s northwest coast, at the Outer Hebrides Islands.
Be there in her exhibit and be at peace at the Lukenstyre Beach or at the mountains between the Isles of Lewis and Harris. Marvel at the Callanais Stones, which Sally Mack describes as “smaller than Stonehenge,” but “also older and more accessible”. Rouse your mind by envisioning what life was like in the farthest island in the British Isles, St Kilda, which is also considered a World Heritage Site.
Exhibit information
Date: June 1, 2011 – July 1, 2011, Daily (0900 – 1700)
Patrons who want their art and nature in the abstract can visit Abstract Visions, an exhibition that celebrates the centennial of abstract painting. It aims to show the “present-day vibrancy of abstract art”. Peter Selz, founder of Berkeley Art Museum, will be the curator.
Abstract Visions will include works of eight distinguished Bay Area artists: Gary Edward Blum, Eva Bovenzi, Donna Brookman, Bruce Hasson, Kevan Jenson, Naomie Kremer, Keiko Nelson and Gloria Tanchelev.
Exhibit information
Date: June 11, 2011 – August 7, 2011
Venue: Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St, Berkeley
Once you are done roaming the galleries, you may wander around the Bay Area and appreciate the views with fresh eyes. If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for visiting these great events. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown… at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier! If you need to make reservations, click here.
]]>http://www.sfbaylodgings.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=387104Great Things to See in the Bay
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]]>The bay area is a diverse and interesting place, with no lack of amazing landmarks to go see. There’s way too many sights for us to list here, but here’s a few that you should definitely not miss on your next trip through the bay.
Alcatraz Island
Part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Alcatraz Island is one of San Francisco’s (and California’s) most famous landmarks. Rich in history, Alcatraz is home to the famous prison that once housed the likes of Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. Alcatraz also features a lighthouse and a historic U.S. military fort, plus one of the best views in the Bay Area–if it’s not foggy. Catch a ride on Alcatraz Cruises and learn all about the Rock’s famous residents.
You’ll also find rotating exhibits, including information on historic events such as the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz in the 1970s, fascinating military history, and stories about the island’s challenging living conditions. Audio tours are excellent.
The island is also an incredible spot to view nesting seabirds, allowing visitors a chance to see these beautiful birds much closer than normal. Be sure to bring your binoculars and peer at cormorants, pigeon guillemots, snowy egrets, gulls, and black-crowned night herons.
In one drive, you can go from the wild north coast to sun-drenched wine country, along rushing rivers and above soaring coastal bluffs.
The Route: Crescent City, south via Hwy. 101 to Arcata and Eureka, on to Mendocino and Albion, then inland on Hwy. 128 through the Anderson Valley, south on Hwy. 29 through Calistoga and St. Helena to Napa and then Vallejo. Loop back by heading west on Hwy. 37, along the top of San Francisco Bay, and then north on Hwy.101.
Detour: From Arcata, jog east via Hwy. 299 along the teal-colored Trinity River.
Check out wildlife and wild rides in San Francisco’s East Bay.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is the country’s first combination wildlife park, oceanarium, and theme park. Make your first stop at the Explorer’s Outpost to sign up for animal adventures and plan your day. Next head for Animal Outpost to meet exotic animals like lesser anteaters and macaws. Be sure to catch Dolphin Discovery and the show at Merlin’s Dolphin Theater, featuring intelligent and beautiful Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The special Dolphin Discovery experience includes a chance to feed and pet dolphins. At Tava’s Elephant Trails, take a rockin’ ride on an Asian elephant. There’s even a special “Sleepover with Sharks,” where you lay out your sleeping bags and watch these spectacular sea creatures swirl by in their expansive tank.
Feel the need for speed? Take a hair-raising spin on Medusa, Vertical Velocity, Kong, Boomerang Coast to Coaster, and the classic wooden coaster, Roar. Need something a little tamer for the little ones? Kids can meet Justice League superheroes and Looney Tunes characters, or play in a Thomas the Tank Engine area, perfect for wannabe conductors.
Inside Tip: To avoid waiting in lines at the most popular rides, purchase Flash Passes in advance online or in the park at the Explorer’s Outpost.
If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for visiting these great events. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown… at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier! If you need to make reservations, click here.
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]]>Finals are coming up soon, which means the Spring school session is almost over! That makes it prime time to come out and enjoy the fantastic weather and great events that the bay area has to offer. Summer is a great time to visit Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and of course San Francisco. Here’s a sampling of what you should be looking forward to this summer in the bay area:
Second Annual Berkeley Wine Festival
The Claremont will host the second annual Berkeley Wine Festival celebrating wines from California, Oregon, Italy and France beginning Friday, March 11, 2011. The festival will kick-off with a Grand Opening Reception featuring more than 50 wines and cuisine created by the Claremont’s award-winning Executive Chef Josh Thomsen, and acclaimed Berkeley chefs including Wood Tavern’s Max DiMare, Gather’s Sean Baker, Summer Kitchen’s Paul Arenstam, Venus & Revival Kitchen’s Amy Murray and Café Rouge’s Rick DeBeaord. Sponsored in part by Piper Heidsieck Champagne, S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, the two-month long festival continues with a series of receptions, dinners and seminars hosted by winemakers and proprietors of each participating winery.
Bringing together winemakers and wine enthusiasts, the Berkeley Wine Festival celebrates great wine from around the globe and seasonal cuisine presented by StarChefs.com “Rising Star Chef” Josh Thomsen. Throughout the Berkeley Wine Festival, guests are invited to experience 10 intimate dinners hosted by a guest winemaker or proprietor. Prior to each dinner, guests will enjoy a reception or seminar before being seated for a festive evening of food and wine pairings. Dinners throughout the Festival will showcase the featured winery’s special relationship with Meritage by giving guests the opportunity to enjoy world-class wines paired with Chef Thomsen’s award winning food.
Featuring The Flaming Lips, Primus, Jesse McReynolds, G. Love & Special Sauce, Natacha Atlas
The 33rd annual Harmony Festival returns to the Sonoma County Fairground June 10th – 12th. The most dynamic music program in Harmony Festival history has expanded its musicians roster to include its first ever performance of legendary jam rockers PRIMUS, the debut appearance of Alt-rock pioneers THE FLAMING LIPS, a return appearance by the hotter-than-ever MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, plus G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE; iconic hot contemporary and indie alternative bands EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS and RAILROAD EARTH; electronica bands GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, DAVID STARFIRE ENSEMBLE, tribal-trance-dance LOST AT LAST TRIBE plus DJs GAUDI and OPIUO; roots reggae and sacred music artists KRISHNA DAS with NATACHA ATLAS & TIRALINE, SOJA, ROOTZ UNDERGROUND, and SHIMSHAI; a tribute to Jerry Garcia featuring JESSE MCREYNOLDS, MOON ALICE and the DAVID NELSON BAND; emerging Bay Area talent THE SOFT WHITE SIXTIES, EL RADIO FANTASTIQUE, THREE LEGGED SISTER and more.
When given an option, most people strive to “go green”. But in today’s financial climate, and especially during April tax time, people are looking for ways to “Go Green and Save Green”. Starting April 1st Harmony Festival and all Whole Foods MarketsTM in Northern California offer you an easy (and fun) way to do both!
Harmony Festival—celebrating its 33rd year June 10-12 at The Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa—is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with Whole Foods Markets, whose 33 Northern California stores* will offer “Three Day Plus” and “Whole Foods/Whole Festival Weekend” Harmony Festival tickets with no additional service fees! This “exclusive” runs through April 24, the “no service fee policy” will be offered at all 33 Northern California Whole Foods Markets* through the Festival weekend, and other retail ticket outlets will be added April 25 (check the Harmony Festival web site, Facebook or Twitter for details).
The always-changing Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon is the world’s longest running musical revue. Packed with hilarious spoofs of pop culture & political characters, outrageously gigantic hats and one show-stopping number after another, the show continues to dazzle audiences at Club Fugazi in San Francisco’s North Beach district.
Snow White continues her fast-paced musical journey around the world in search of her “Prince Charming” and along the way encounters a star-studded, ever-changing line-up of hilarious pop-culture characters, including Tiger Woods, President Barack & Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Sarah Palin, Susan Boyle, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift & Kanye West and Michael Jackson.
If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for visiting these great events. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown… at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier! If you need to make reservations, click here.
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]]>http://www.sfbaylodgings.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=369151Dollar Days at Golden Gate Fields
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]]>Spring is upon us and the weather is changing. It’s a beautiful time to get outside and take in some fresh air and sunshine!
On your visit to Berkeley, why not take a trip down to Golden Gate Fields? This beautiful race track located right on the shore of the gorgeous SF bay is a great place to enjoy a bright bay area Spring day.
Afraid that it might be expensive? Fear not! Try checking out Golden Gate Fields during one of their fantastic Dollar Days. Easy on the wallet, fun and exciting for the whole family, and what a location!
Dollar Days happen every Sunday at the race track. What does that mean for you?
$1 Entry Fee
$1 Hot Dogs
$1 Beers
$1 Programs
$1 Ice Cream
At those kind of prices, you’ll have plenty of extra cash to lay down on a few races, if that’s your thing! Even without betting, a day at the race track is fun and thrilling. Plus, you can check out the Club House, the Turf Club, or one of the track’s 6 great restaurants. At $1 for admission, it’s totally worth it!
If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for visiting Golden Gate Fields. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown… at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier! If you need to make reservations, click here.
If you’re around for Easter, make sure you check out Easter Family Day. Easter egg hunts, discounts on admission, and all kinds of activities. It’s a great day out for the family!
Click here for more information about Golden Gate Fields
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]]>It’s that time of year! Spring is upon us and that means that graduations are soon to come. Are you and your family prepared for this momentous event? Remember, as the dates get closer, the best lodgings are filling up around the Berkeley area. Make sure that you have your reservations in place!
But where should you stay? Good question! The first thought is to stay as close to the university as possible, but beware that you will be forced to pay a premium price. Traffic congestion and lack of parking can be a real problem. The savvy Berkeley visitor knows that the best places to stay are nearby but slightly outside of downtown Berkeley. Here you can get a real value on hotel accommodations and avoid some of the common troubles that come with staying right next to a bustling public university like UC Berkeley!
If you’re looking for a place to stay, you’ll find that the Berkeley/El Cerrito Super 8 Hotel is perfectly situated for the upcoming graduation and commencement ceremonies. In addition, the Super 8 offers a level of amenities and personal service that far surpass those you can find directly in downtown… at a fraction of the price. Free Parking, wifi, and complementary continental breakfast will be waiting for you to make your visit just a bit easier! If you need to make reservations, click here.
Here’s some information on the details of the Berkeley graduation ceremonies:
Getting There:
Edwards Stadium is on Bancroft Way between Ellsworth and Fulton Streets. Reserved parking is not available for commencement. Some spots may be available on campus but are not guaranteed. We encourage you to take public transportation. If you choose to drive, please consult the campus map for directions. You may park in surrounding city and private lots on a first-come, first-served basis, but charges and hours vary.
Graduates will start gathering at 9 a.m. If you wish to walk with your friends, please line up in front of or behind them, as two lines will be formed and seated in different sections. Be sure to fill out a card so that your name can be read aloud (and correctly!) as you enter the stadium. Graduates will enter from the center and be seated in front of the stage.
Tassel
Wear you tassel on the right side of your cap. Chancellor Birgeneau will invite you to move it to the left during the ceremony.
Diplomas
Graduates do not receive diplomas during commencement. All undergraduate diplomas will be mailed approximately 3.5 months after graduation. Visit the registrar’s office for more info.
Photography:
GradImages will photograph each graduate at Edwards Diamond and again on stage. The ceremony will also be available via webcast after the event.
Special Accommodations:
Graduates with special accommodations should check in with event staff upon arrival. We recommend that guests with wheelchairs, vision or hearing difficulties, and other special needs be dropped off at Bancroft Way and Ellsworth Street and enter through the specially marked doors by Edwards Stadium’s main entrance. Staff will direct your party from there. We will try to seat your party together, but can only guarantee one companion seat.
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