™LABA Live: NAME
Sun, Nov 15 · 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Listed on MUSAY · checked Oct 22
When
Sunday, November 15, 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Where
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Price
Not listed. Check with the venue before you go.
About
Presented by LABA BAY AREA and the Magnes. Over the past year, the 2026 LABA BAY AREA fellows have collectively engaged with ancient Jewish texts on the subject of NAME in LABA’s open-minded and free-spirited house of study. They encountered old stories and ideas and then created new art and culture in response. Join us for LABA LIVE, an intimate experience of these creative works, and a teaching of some of the texts that inspired them. Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm In person at the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA The Berkeley Half Marathon takes place on the same day. We encourage guests to take BART or allow extra time for traffic and parking. Learn more about road closures, detours, and time impacts. If you have any questions about accessibility or require accommodations to participate in this event, please contact us at magnes@berkeley.edu or call us at (510) 643-2526 with as much advance notice as possible. 11:00 am – 11:30 am: Open gallery hours to see art by Annalisa Chasan, Molly Almeida and Alex Asher Daniel. Gallery will remain open all day, including during breaks between performances. Ticket required. 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Readings and performances by Kevin Smokler, Camille Angel, and Amy Kurzweil. Ticket required. 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Dance from Maia Welbel and Tai Lum. LABA-style text teaching from Tova Birnbaum. Ticket required. 3:00-4:00 pm: Film from Emily Cohen Ibañez and music from Dan Wolf. Ticket required. 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm: Artist talk featuring Annalisa Chasan, Molly Almeida and Alex Asher Daniel. No ticket required. *100% of ticket sales go to supporting local Bay Area Jewish culture. LABA Live: NAME About the 2026 theme NAME This year at LABA, we will be jumping headlong into the potency and mystery behind names, considering how language both makes and distorts reality.
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Getting there
The Magnes does not operate its own parking lot. Two- and four-hour metered street parking is available throughout downtown Berkeley, payable by credit or debit card. Nearby paid garages include: Allston Way Parking Garage — between Shattuck and Milvia Oxford Parking Garage — on Kittredge, west of Oxford Center Street Garage — 2025 Center Street, accessible from Center or Addison Availability is not guaranteed, and many lots near campus charge special event pricing during major campus events…
Venue hours on Sunday
11:00 am–4:00 pm
The venue’s general opening hours. This event’s time comes from the listing.
Added to MUSAY Oct 9, 2026.