UC Theatre re-opening doors as a concert venue

It's 1917, and the UC Theatre is being built in Berkeley, California. As an international phenomenon, the “movie theater” is almost a teenager. Hanging from the steel frame is a sign advertising the work in progress, “Featuring the Best in Photodramatic Art” – presumably an early way of saying “Featuring Movies.” Six Marquees and 98 years later, the UC Theatre is under construction again, to be reopened for the first time in 14 years as a full-fledged music venue. When the Berkeley Music Group became a non-profit back in 2012, they committed to renovating and reopening the UC Theatre as [...]

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