Harakiri

Fri · Nov 20·4 PM – 6:15 PM·BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

Harakiri (BAMPFA) — Tatsuya Nakadai plays a penniless samurai seeking permission for ritual suicide, with additional killings, hailed as possibly the best samurai film.

Fri · Nov 6·8 PM·Cornerstone Berkeley, 2367 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, Berkeley

Y&T performs at Cornerstone Berkeley, 2367 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.

Fri · Nov 6·Indianapolis, IN · Berkeley

Cal Berkeley women's swimming & diving faces CSL championship competitors at a neutral site in Indianapolis.

Fri · Nov 6·Los Angeles, Calif. · Berkeley

Cal Berkeley women's tennis plays the ITA West Sectional Championships at a neutral Los Angeles site.

Fri · Nov 6·North Branch · Berkeley

Pet photo submissions create a Día de los Muertos ofrenda displayed at the North Branch Library, honoring pets who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, ages 18 and up.

Sat · Nov 7·11:30 AM – 12 PM·Central Library · Berkeley

Free 30‑minute classical concerts with themed selections and hands‑on musical activities for ages 5–10 at Central Library’s 4th‑floor and West Community Room.

Sat · Nov 7·1:30 PM – 2 PM·West Branch · Berkeley

Free 30‑minute classical concerts with themed selections and hands‑on musical activities for ages 5–10 at West Branch, Central 4th Floor and West Community Room.

Thu · Nov 5·8 PM·Cornerstone Berkeley, 2367 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, Berkeley

Shwayze performs at Cornerstone Berkeley, 2367 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.

Fri · Oct 23·3:30 PM – 4:30 PM·BAMPFA · Berkeley

Screening the first three episodes of Maurice Pialat’s WWI miniseries La maison des bois at BAMPFA.

Fri · Oct 23·7 PM – 8:30 PM·BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

The Arch (BAMPFA) — A Ming dynasty widow, praised for poetic beauty, faces temptation from a soldier, exploring propriety, tradition, and repression.

Sat · Oct 24·2 PM – 6 PM·BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704

4K restoration of Maurice Pialat’s *La maison des bois* Episodes 4–7 screens at BAMPFA.