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Hillside Club
2286 Cedar Street
Berkeley, California 94709

Price

$15 General Admission

Hours

7:30 PM

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510.841.2242
baha@berkeleyheritage.com
berkeleyheritage.com

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Design, Color, and Light at the Exposition, by Laura Ackley

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Laura Ackley, author of San Francisco’s Jewel City, who holds degrees in architecture from Harvard and the University of California, will explore the architecture of the palaces and courts of this most beautiful of world’s fairs. She will speak on the Exposition’s most splendidly-realized achievements: color, sculpture, landscape architecture, spectacular lighting, and architectural design. Books will be available for sale.

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