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From Nina Davis, comes news of two Open Opera performances of The Marriage of Figaro on July 25 and 26 at John Hinkel Park, in North Berkeley. “Charming, lighthearted and endlessly enjoyable, The Marriage of Figaro is Mozart’s most popular opera. Vivid characters, glowing wit, dizzying ensembles, mistaken identities, and carefully constructed intrigue make for a miraculous marriage of music and drama in this sublime comedy of manners as touching as it is funny. Gourmet food, great setting and grand music at John Hinkel Park – be there!”

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Another opening to report. The Dailey Method is opening a studio in Berkeley today in The Elmwood.

The Dailey Method, which promises to get you “longer, leaner, stronger and more fit”, is a group fitness regimen inspired by exercise guru Lotte Berk. This will be the company’s eleventh Bay Area location.

The studio is at 2631B Ashby Avenue, close to College,  in a building that has long been empty, so it will be good to see it occupied. For a while it looked like it would be leased to a large restaurant, but that idea was nixed by concerns over increased traffic and decreased parking opportunities. The Dailey Method website promises “an ample parking lot conveniently located behind the building”.

More information can be found here.

No news yet on the other vacant retail spaces in the same building.

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