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- EIN 46-1517597
- (925) 354-1442
- 2030 University Ave Berkeley CA 94704-1006 USA
- www.theuctheatre.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Music
Mission: The berkeley music group is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was formed to renovate and run the uc theatre taube family music hall in berkeley. Our mission is to present a vibrant and diverse range of live performances to advance the understanding and appreciation of music, culture, and education in the bay area. The uc theatre will feature a wide-ranging mix of local, national, and international artists; plus film, comedy shows, and speaker events. The concert career pathways education programs will offer vocational training on technical, creative, and business aspects of running and promoting concert and cultural events through workshops and hands-on paid internship programs, as well as job placement opportunities. The berkeley music group is dedicated to ensuring the uc theatre strengthens the bay area's vibrant fabric of nonprofit arts and service organizations.
Programs: The berkeley music group (bmg) raised funds for the renovation of the uc theatre which opened to the public in april of 2016, giving birth to an exciting new place to gather for music in berkeley. It is a tribute to the many people in the community, with great philanthropic hearts, who invested in the idea of a reborn theatre's second life as a music venue creating community benefit through concerts, youth education programs, and community partnerships in the east bay and beyond. The uc theatre taube family music hall is a multi-tiered, all ages, 1,400 capacity live music venue with a bar and kitchen, and a state-of-the-art meyer leopard sound system. Bmg present a diverse range of local, national and international artists and bands featuring the best in live entertainment. Bmg is dedicated to ensuring that the uc theatre strengthens the bay area's vibrant fabric of nonprofit arts and service organizations. We are building a collaborative network of community partnerships with existing education, performing arts, health and youth development nonprofits to assist them with their fund raising and outreach through events at the uc theatre.
bmg's concert career pathways education program teaches young people ages 17 to 25 the technical, creative, and business aspects of concert and event promotion. Bmg's hands-on work-based learning model is a combination of free workshops and paid internships where young people learn the best practices in essential jobs such as: production manager, event coordinator, stage manager, floor manager, stagehand, floor staff, sound and lighting mix and support, event budgeting, ticketing and box office operations, bar operations, general marketing and promotions, social media promotions, booking, and more. Bmg offers these programs to youth attending local schools, underserved youth through partnerships with established non-profit community organizations, and to the general public. Our first cohort (2016/17) graduated in may 2017 from a 9 month program. Bmg's students come from diverse backgrounds; half the students are female, 70% are of color, and most live up and down the hwy 80 corridor from san pablo to san leandro. Bmg's education committee is made up of a number of non-profits who work with underserved youth.