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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, JULY 6
THEATER
Shotgun Theater Lab “Four Echoes” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Free, sugggested donation up to $15. 841-6500.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Tabitha Soren, “Recalling Democracy: A Snapshot of History,” color photographs, opens at The Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Aug. 14. 644-1400. www.photolaboratory.com
“Within Small See Large” rocks in Chinese painting opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Korean Potter” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
FILM
Time’s Shadow: “Lyrical Nitrate” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kirk J. Schneider introduces “Rediscovery of Awe: Splendor, Mystery, and the Fluid Center of Life” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazzschool Faculty at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazz House Jam hosted by Darrell Green and Geechy Taylor at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazz-
house.com
Edessa, Balkan/Turkish music at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Ahmet Luleci at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Veretski Pass, traditional Eastern European Jewish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jackie Allen at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Black Box Series of Creative Music at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $7. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Fire Arts Festival opens at The Crucible, 1260 7th St., Oakland. with fire and light artworks, workshops and lectures, through July 11. For details see www.thecrucible.org
FILM
Exploit-O-Scope: “The Mask” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
JoAnn Levy reads from “Unsettling the West: Eliza Farnham and Georgiana Bruce Kirby in Frontier California” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Roy Tyler sings gospel music at noon at Oakland City Center at the 12th St. BART. www.oaklandcitycenter.com
Club Tecknoir at 10 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $4. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
DP & The Rhythm Riders at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Pattie Whitehurst at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mike Marshall and Choro Famoso, Brazilian fusion, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Improvised Composition Experiment, open jam session for out and experimental sounds, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $5 to play or listen. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Devotion at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com
Blowout, modern jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Fred Randoph Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Sotaque Baiano, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
THURSDAY, JULY 8
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Sacred Spaces,” an exhibition of installation works by Seyed Alavi, Taraneh Hemami, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, Rhoda London, and Rene Yung. Curators walk-through at 7 p.m. Exhibit runs through Aug. 7 at the Berkeley Art Center. Gallery hours are Wed. - Sun. noon to 5 pm. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Love is a Treasure” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tawni O’Dell reads from her new novel “Coal Run” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Paradise and Charselle, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert with Capoeira Arts Café at the Berkeley BART. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Hot Buttered Rum String Band, bluegrass, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ducksan Distones, featuring Donald “Duck” Bailey on piano, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Latrelles, Bump at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rushad Eggleston’s Wild Band of Snee at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Through Sun. Cost is $15-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Megan Skalard at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Da Cipher, hip hop, at 9 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $10. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
FRIDAY, JULY 9
CHILDREN
Goofy Spoofy Storytime with reading of “Baghead” and “Plaidypus Lost” at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Whimsy” Works by Bay Area artists, reception at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
Fire Arts Festival at The Crucible, 1260 7th St., Oakland. with fire and light artworks, workshops and lectures, through July 11. For details see www.thecrucible.org
Tanaka Ryohei, “Japanese Etchings” Reception at 6 p.m. at the Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. 524-0623.
THEATER
Alameda Civic Light Opera “Fiddler on the Roof” directed by Jeff Teague. Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 2 p.m. to July 25, at Kofman Auditorium, 2220 Central Ave., Alameda. Tickets arre $23-$25 available from 864-2256. www.aclo.com
Aurora Theatre “Betrayal,” by Harold Pinter, directed by Tom Ross, at 8 p.m. and runs through July 25. Tickets are $34-$36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Master Class” with Rita Moreno at The Roda Theater. Runs through July 18. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
California Shakespeare Theater “Henry IV” Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, through Aug. 1. Tickets are $13-$32. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Contra Costa Civic Theatre “My Fair Lady,” directed by Michael Manley, through Aug. 14, Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m., selected Sun. at 2 p.m. Contra Costa Civic Theatre, 951 Pomona Ave, El Cerrito. Tickets are $12-$20. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Prescott-Joseph Center, “Raisin” an adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun” Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. to July 11, at the Sister Thea Bowman Memorial Theater, 920 Peralta St. West Oakland. Theater is outdoors, dress for cooler temperatures. Tickets are $5-$15. 208-5651.
Woodminster Summer Musicals “Annie” at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd., Oakland. July 9-11, 16-18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19-$31 available from 531-9597. www.woodminster.com
FILM
The Invention of Western Film: “My Darling Clementine” at 7 p.m. and “Pursued” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Writing Project, Young Writers Group reading at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
By the Light of the Moon Open mic for women hosted by Karen Broder, at 7:30 p.m. at Changemakers Books, 6536 Telegraph. Skiding scale $3-$7. 655-2405. www.changemakersforwomen.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Steve Taylor, singer-songwriter, from 5 to 8 p.m. at International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave.
South Austin Jug Band, Joe and Lucio, Happiness at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. with Nick and Shanna. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jefe Salsa, traditional rhythms from Cuba and Puerto Rico, at 9 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8-10. 849-2568.
DJ and Brook, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Larger Than Life, Whiplash at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Palm Wine Boys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Danny Caron at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dave Matthews Blues Band and Doni Harvey perform from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Baltic Square, in Point Richmond behind DeWitt Gallery and Framing at 117 Park Place. 236-1401. www.PointRichmond.com/prmusic
Granola Funk Express at 10 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$7. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Joshi Marshall Project at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Point Blank at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, JULY 10
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Summer Sky” reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at 4th Street Sudio, 1717D Fourth St. 527-0600. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
Tabitha Soren, “Recalling Democracy: A Snapshot of History,” color photographs. Reception for the artist at 6:30 p.m. The Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Aug. 14. 644-1400. www.photolaboratory.com
“Vulnerability Two” A feminist visual artists exhibition, reception at 7 p.m. at Gravity Feed Gallery, 1959 Shattuck Ave. 644-4464. www.gravityfeed.net
Richmond Art Center, reception for all artists with current exhibits from 3 to 6 p.m. at 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org
THEATER
San Francisco Mime Troupe at 2 p.m. at Cedar Rose Park, 1300 Rose St. www.sfmt.org
Woman’s Will “As You Like It” Shakespeare set in 1960s London, at 1 p.m. at John Hinkel Park. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
FILM
Bergman on a Summer Night: “Fanny and Alexander” at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Reading from 3 to 5 p.m. on the lawn at 1527 Virginia St. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
Gary Hart on “The Fourth Power: A Grand Strategy for the United States in the 21st Century” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
West Coast Live with Susan McCarthy, Andrea Marcovicci, Amy Farris at 10 a.m. at the Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15 in advance, $18 at the door. 415-664-9500 or www.ticketweb.com
Kotoja, Afro-Beat, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sufi Poetry and Classical Persian Music at 8 p.m. with Hossein Omoumi, at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Cost is $20-$30. 925-798-1300.
Our Lady of the Highway, American Starlet, Jeffrey Lucas at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
John Keawe, Hawaiian music master, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Ofrenda with Jose Roberto Hernandez at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Rio Thing, Latin jazz, at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Sandy Chang at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Psychokinetics, Sol Rebelz, Mickey Avalon at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Post Junk Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Carl Sonny Leland Trio “Boogie Woogie, Stomps and Rags” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
The Soviettes, Sleeper Cell, Deconditioned, Words That Burn at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, JULY 11
THEATER
San Francisco Mime Troupe at 2 p.m. at Cedar Rose Park, 1300 Rose St. www.sfmt.org
Woman’s Will “As You Like It” Shakespeare set in 1960s London, at 1 p.m. at John Hinkel Park. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Viva la Charreria Mexicana” a photography exhibit by Heather Hafleigh at Peralta House, 2465 35th Ave., Oakland. Opening from 2 to 4 p.m. Exhibition continues through Sept.
Matrix 212: “Intention to Fail” film and videos by Eija-Liisa Ahtila opens at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave., with an artist’s talk at 3 p.m. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Sacred Spaces,” an exhibition of installation works by Seyed Alavi, Taraneh Hemami, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, Rhoda London, and Rene Yung. Reception for the artists from 2 to 4 p.m. Exhibition runs through Aug. 7 at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. Gallery hours are Wed. - Sun. noon to 5 pm.
FILM
Bergman on a Summer Night: “Fanny and Alexander” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Divided We Fall” a Czech holocaust drama, at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Suggested donation $2. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Cien Mil Palabras de Neruda” 100,000 Words of Neruda, a community poetry reading marathon to usher in Neruda’s birthday, from noon at La Peña. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Susan Halpern on “The Etiquette of Illness” at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Flash with Al Young and William Minor at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Teka, from Budapest, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Americana Unplugged: Square Pegs String Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Deaf Electric, bi-monthly experimental electronic series at 7 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. www.thejazzhouse.com
Robert Lowery, Rev. Rabia and Virgil Thrasher, acoustic blues, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Jovino Santos Neto and Friends, Brazilian pianist, at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
