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THEATER
AURORA THEATRE
“Split” by Mayo Simon, June 1 through July 2. A mordant clear-eyed view of an older couple's love affair. $25 to $28. Wednesday through Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley. (510) 843-4822.
BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
“Closer” by Patrick Marber, through July 9. A funny, touching and unflinchingly honest examination of love and relationships set in contemporary London. $38 to $48.50. Tuesday, Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; May 27, June 1, June 3, June 10, June 15, June 24, June 29 and July 8, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 845-4700 or (888) 4BRTTIX.
CALIFORNIA
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
“Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, June 3 through June 24. The classic romantic comedy of mismatched lovers forced into a union. $21 to $38 general; $19 to $38 seniors; $10 to $38 children. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m.; June 13 and June 20, 7 p.m. June 24, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Bruns Memorial Amphitheatre, Shakespeare Festival Way/Gateway Exit on state Highway 24. (510) 548-9666 or www.calshakes.org
LaVal’s Subterranean
Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Yoni Barkan. The play will run from June 8 to July 8, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. each night. 1834 Euclid Ave. (510) 234-6046.
MUSIC VENUES
ASHKENAZ
Ras Kidus, Shakaman, Foundation, Hurricane Gilbert and Majestic, P.O.D.E. Ville Man Dem-Unda P, Senagalese Dancers, DJ - Ashanti Hi Fi, June 9, 9:30 p.m. $11.
Frog Legs, June 10, 9:30 p.m. Dance lesson with Dana de Simone at 8 p.m. included in price. $11.
Requebra, June 11, 4 p.m. A children's Brazilian dance performance celebrating 500 years of Brazil. $7 to $9 teenagers; $5 children; free children under age 5.
1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley. (510) 525-5099 or www.ashkenaz.com
BLAKES
Psychokinetics, Felonious, June 9. $5.
An Evening With Tang, June 10. $5.
Doilies, June 11. $3.
For age 18 and older. Music at 9:30 p.m. 2367 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (510) 848-0886.
FREIGHT AND SALVAGE
Gunnar Madsen, June 9. $15.50 to $16.50.
Jose-Luis Orozco, June 10, 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. A children's concert and a benefit for Bahia.
Mark Naftalin, June 10. $15.50 to $16.50.
Darryl Purpose, June 11. With Daryl S. $13.50 to $14.50.
Music at 8 p.m. 1111 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 548-1761 or (510) 762-BASS.
LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER
Amistades, June 9, 8 p.m. A CD release celebration featuring Rafael Manriquez and Quique Cruz. $12; $20 includes CD.
3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 849-2568 or www.lapena.org
924 GILMAN ST.
Plus Ones, Allison Williams. Smokejumpers, Sarah Bishop, Coleman Lindbergh, June 10.
$5. Music at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 924 Gilman St., Berkeley. (510) 525-9926.
THE STARRY PLOUGH PUB
Custard Pie, June 9. $5.
Penelope Houston, Deborah Lyall, Valerie Esvray, June 10. $7.
For age 21 and over. Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 841-2082.
MUSEUMS
UC BERKELEY ART
MUSEUM
“Master of Fine Art Graduate Exhibition,” May 20 through July 2.
“Anne Chu/MATRIX 184 Untitled,” April 16 through June 18.
“China: Fifty Years Inside the People's Republic,” through June 18.
“Autour de Rodin: Auguste Rodin and His Contemporaries,” through August.
$6 general; $4 seniors and students ages 12 to 18; free children age 12 and under; free Thursday, 1 1 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510) 642-0808.
HALL OF HEALTH
2230 Shattuck Ave. (lower level), Berkeley
A hands-on community health education museum and science center sponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland and Alta Bates Medical Center.
Free. For children ages 3 to 12 and their parents.
(510) 549-1564
LAWRENCE HALL
OF SCIENCE
“Experiment Gallery,” through Sept. 10. Step inside a giant laboratory and experiment with concepts surrounding sound, light, mechanics, electricity, and weather.
$6 general; $4 seniors, students and children ages 7 to 18; $2 children ages 3 to 6; free children under age 3. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Centennial Drive, University of California, Berkeley. (510) 642-5132 or www.lhs.berkeley.edu
HABITOT CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue
A museum especially for children age 7 and younger. Admission is $4 for adults; $6 child age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (510) 647-1111
JUDAH L. MAGNES MUSEUM
2911 Russell St., Berkeley
“Telling Time: To Everything There Is A Season,” through May 2002.
Through Nov. 4: “Spring and Summer.”
Free. Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(510) 549-6950
