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In Berkeley, Nauman's Signs of the Times

Bruce Nauman used neon to make a personal statement about art and what it means to be an artist. His works are on display at the Berkeley Art Museum.
Bruce Nauman used neon to make a personal statement about art and what it means to be an artist. His works are on display at the Berkeley Art Museum. (Sperone Westwater, New York / © 2006 Bruce Nauman/artists Rights Society)
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Nauman was inspired by performance art, something Berkeley is still known for. Catch a performance of the black comedy "The Pillowman" at the Berkeley Rep Theatre from Jan. 12 through Feb. 25. It's about a gruesome local murder that starts mirroring the creepy stories a man tells his mentally ill brother to entertain him. Tickets from $45 (or from $22.50 if you're younger than 30). Info: 510-647-2949, http://www.berkeleyrep.org/.

EATS: No slaving over a hot stove at the museum's Cafe Muse: All dishes are organic, locally grown and served raw. Entrees include raw veggie lasagna with portobello mushrooms and cashew ricotta. Sandwiches are available for the less daring. $6-$7.50.

Close to campus is another organic option, the Mediterranean-oriented Adagia Restaurant (2700 Bancroft Way, 510-647-2300). Lunch from $8.75, dinner from $14.75.

Non-students are welcome at the university's Moorish-style International House (2299 Piedmont Ave., 510-642-9477), which serves an array of dishes from all over the globe. If you happen to have dinner there on the date of a foreign holiday or cultural celebration, such as Mardi Gras or St. Patrick's Day, the menu will feature themed dishes. It's all you can eat, too, for under $9.

SLEEPS: The Victorian-style Beau Sky Hotel (2520 Durant Ave., 800-990-2328, http://www.beausky.com/) used to be a halfway house and girls school (separately, of course) and is now a boutique-like inn with 20 rooms featuring Mexican-tiled bathrooms. It's a block from campus. From $119, including continental breakfast.

Ask for a room with a view of the San Francisco Bay at the historic Bancroft Hotel (2680 Bancroft Way, 800-549-1002, http://www.bancrofthotel.com/), a 22-room inn in a 1928 Arts and Crafts style. From $139, including continental breakfast.

INFO: The Berkeley Museum of Art is at 2621 Durant Ave. Details: 510-642-0808, http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/.

-- Elissa Leibowitz Poma


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