You are invited to come to Ohlone Park in Berkeley for a very special event: California I CAN’s 3rd Annual California Indian Arts & Culture Festival CALIFORNIA NATIVE WAYS Saturday, June 11th, 2022 10:30 AM – Official Welcome, Festival Opening11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Festival2:00 PM – Special dance performance by the Elem Pomo Dance Group Ohlone Park (between Mc Gee and Grant Streets) Berkeley, California(easy access from BART – North Berkeley Station and AC Transit Bus Line 51B and 88). This year’s festival, curated by Northern Sierra Mewuk Basketweaver Jennifer Bates,  is a rare opportunity to meet and interact with highly skilled California Indian Artisans from across the state…

Thursday, May 12 | 6:00 pmAuthor Greg Sarris in conversation with writer and literary critic Jane Ciabattari at Mechanics’ Institute in SF (in-person event), Becoming Story: A Journey among Seasons, Places, Trees, and Ancestors, co-sponsored by Mechanics’ Institute, California Institute for Community, Art & Nature, and Heyday. More information Please note: event is free to folks on California I CAN’s mailing list

Thursday, May 5, 6:00 pm Join Obi Kaufmann at the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco (in-person event) in celebration of his latest book, The Coasts of California, event co-sponsored by Heyday and California Institute for Community, Art & Nature. More information Please note: event is free to folks on California I CAN’s mailing list

Birds on the wing, birds in art, birds in the imagination, birds in history.… We’re collaborating with the Golden Gate Audubon Society, UC Berkeley and many others to plan and create what we hope will become an annual festival to celebrate the magical presence of birds in our lives. This project recently received financial support from the UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund. We are planning the inaugural event for Sunday, October 17, 2021. Our team has brainstormed dozens of inspired online programs as well as Covid-safe individual, classroom and community activities. We envision the Berkeley Bird Festival as a new, exciting, one day “All Berkeley” event with diverse activities…

California I CAN’s 2nd Annual California IndianArts & Culture Festival A Virtual Live Stream Program Featuring 10 California Indian Culture Bearers of Native Traditional Arts Sunday, 27 June 2021 from 10:00 AM–6:00 PM • live online at https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaICan/ Curated by Northern Sierra Mewuk Basketweaver Jennifer Bates our virtual event will feature 10 California Indian Traditional artisans demonstrating their artistry in 30 minute segments broadcast live from traditional land of the Ohlone over the course of the day.  Our  ten featured California Indian culture bearers have been engaged in maintaining and expanding the artistic heritage of Native California. for decades.  Presenters at this online, livestream event will include basketweavers Lucy Parker (Yosemite & Coast…