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Friday September 08, 2000

Ebony Museum of Arts

The museum specializes in the art and history of Africa.

Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.

30 Jack London Village, Suite 209. (510) 763-0745.

Habitot Children’s Museum

Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue

“Back to the Farm.”

Ongoing

An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels like an earthworm, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more.

Cost: $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under.

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.

647-1111 or www.habitot.org

Judah L. Magnes Museum

2911 Russell St.

549-6950

Free

Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

“Telling Time: To Everything There Is A Season”

Through May 2002.

An exhibit structured around the seasons of the year and the seasons of life with objects ranging from the sacred and the secular, to the provocative and the whimsical. Highlights include treasures from Jewish ceremonial and folk art, rare books and manuscripts, contemporary and traditional fine art, video, photography and cultural kitsch.

“Spring and Summer.”

Through Nov. 4.

“Chagall: Master Prints and Posters, Selections from the Magnes Museum Collection.”

Through Sept. 28.

UC Berkeley Art Museum

2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley

“Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment,” through Sept. 17.

An exhibit of rare and exquisite works featuring more than forty mandalas and related objects including sculptures and models of sacred spaces.

$6 general; $4 seniors and students age 12 to 18; free children age 12 and under; free Thursday, 11 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

642-0808.

UC Berkeley Museum

of Paleontology

Lobby, Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley

“Tyrannosaurus Rex,” ongoing.

A 20-foot tall, 40-foot long replica of the fearsome dinosaur. The replica is made from casts of bones of the most complete T. Rex skeleton yet excavated. When unearthed in Montana, the bones were all lying in place with only a small piece of the tailbone missing.

“Pteranodon,” ongoing.

A suspended skeleton of a flying reptile with a wingspan of 22 to 23 feet. The Pteranodon lived at the same time as the dinosaurs.

California Fossils Exhibit, ongoing. An exhibit of some of the fossils which have been excavated in California.

Free. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

642-1821.

Stork Club

Wire Graffiti

9:30 p.m. Sept. 23

2330 Telegraph, Oakland

444-6174

Jupiter-Berkeley Events

2181 Shattuck Ave.

(510) THE-ROCK

Sept. 8: Cuban inspired Beth Custer Dona Luz 30 Besos

Sept. 9: Funky blues and jazz with the Paula Murray Trio

Sept. 12:Tenor Joshi Marshall comes back wsith jazz/blues/funk

Sept. 13: Musicians Rosin Coven

Sept. 14: Phat beats wit the Beatdown featuring DJ’s Delon, Add 1 and Yamu

Sept. 15: Folk, blues, funk with Sex Fresh

Sept. 16: New-scholl jazz combo of Bird 54 featuring Joshi Marshall and Gavin Distasi

Downtown Berkeley Association

Lunchtime Concert Series

Every Thursday through October

noon - 1p.m.

Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza

1 hour free parking available in Center Street Garage

Sept 14: A cappella groups The UC Men’s Octet & the California Golden Overtones

Sept 21: African percusion players Pacal Bokar

Sept 28: Berkeley High School Jazz Combo

Oct. 5: Brazilian music players Capoeira Arts Cafe & Company

Oct. 12: Members of the

Berkeley Symphony performing

chamber music

Oct. 19: Jazzschool’s vocal jazz ensemble Vocal Sauce

Oct. 26: East Bay Science & Arts Middle School will perform folk, swing and Cuban rueda dances

Ashkenaz

1317 San Pablo Ave.

525-5099

www.ashkenaz.com

Sept. 5, 9 p.m. A night of Big Mountain Awareness with Blackfire

Sept. 6, 8 p.m. lesson and 9 p.m. show Poullard-Thompson Band (Cajun)

Sept. 8 Fantcha

Sept. 27, 8 p.m., dance session, 9 p.m., music

Kate Brislin, Jody Stecher, Heath Curtis, Bluegrass intentions

Old time, Appalachian music $10

Sept. 28:Benefit for Bay Area Arts Collective.

Features the Hip Hop group Nameless and Faceless $5, 9 p.m. 525-5099

The Greek Theatre

Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Maceo Parker, Sept. 8, 7 p.m. $30.

Hearst Avenue and Gayley Road, Berkeley. (510) 444-TIXS

Henry J. Kaiser

Convention Center

Daniela Mercury, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $35.

10 10th St., Oakland. (510) 534-6348, (510) 762-BASS

Philharmonia

Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan conducting, Sept. 9 and Sept. 10.

A performance of Handel's opera-oratorio “Semele.”

$32 to $46. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. First

Congregational Church, Dana Street and Durant Avenue,

(415) 392-4400 or www.philharmonia.org

The Jazzschool

2375 Shattuck Ave.

Dick Hindman Trio

4:30 p.m., Sept. 17

$12; $10 students/seniors; $6 for Jazzschool students and children under 13

Cal Performances

Marisa Monte

Brazils’ best-selling pop singer performs her unique mix of styles, re-interpreting traditional Brazilian genres and filtering them through contemporary global joazz, funk and pop.

Sept. 25., 8 p.m.

Zellerbac Hall, UC Berkeley campus, Bancroft Avenue at Telegraph.

$20 - $32

642-9988

Eli’s Mile High Club

3629 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland

(510) 655-6661

Doors open at 8 p.m.

Sept. 8: Sonny Rhodes

Sept 15: Takezo

Sept. 22: J.L. Stiles

Films

University of California,

Berkeley Art Museum

Pacific Film Archive

2575 Bancroft Way

642-1412

“Treasures from the George Eastman House”

Various programs and a 16-film salute to little-known actresses.

Sept. 10, 5: 30 p.m. : “The False Faces” (1919)

7:20 p.m.: “The Penalty” (1920)

Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m. : The Love That Lives” (1917)

7 p.m.: “Madame X” (1920)

Sept 22, 7:30 p.m. : “Backstairs” (1921)

8:55 p.m. : Berlin-Alexanderplatz (1931)

$7 for one film; $8.50 for double bills. UC Berkeley students are $4/$5.50. Seniors and children are $4.50/6.00

Paramount Movie Classics

Summer 2000 Series

The evening includes a classic movie, walk-in music from the Wurlitzer

organ, a newsreel, cartoon, movie previews and the Paramount's prize

give-away game “Dec-O-Win.”

Sept. 8: The French Connection.

Sept. 22: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

$5. Shows at 8 p.m. 2025 Broadway, Oakland. (510) 465-6400.

Theater

“The Green Bird” by Carlo

Gozzi

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

2025 Addison St.

Adapted by Theatre de la Jeune Lune and directed by Dominique Serrand.

“The Green Bird” runs from September 8 - October 27. For tickets contact the box office at 845-4700

“The Philanderer”

by George Bernard Shaw

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave.

Performed by the Aurora Theatre company, “The Philanderer” takes on the challenging and often humorous exploration of gender roles and the separations that exist between the sexes.

Preview dates are September 8-10 and 13, tickets for preview showings are sold at $26. Opening night is September 14, admission is $35. Showtimes run Wednesday through Saturday through October 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees show at 2 p.m., plus selected Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. Admission for regular performances is $30. Student discounts are available. For tickets and information call 843-4822 or visit www.auroratheatre.org.

“MIMZABIM!”

Climate Theatre & Subterranean Shakespeare

La Vals Subterraniean 1834 Euclid, Berkeley

Sept.7 -Oct. 14

Thursday - Saturday 8:00 p.m.

$12, Students $8

Julie Morgan Theatre

Fanny at Chez Panisse

Musical based on the book with opening proceeds going to the Verde Partnership Garden in Richmond.

7 p.m., opening night benefit $50, tickets for remaining shows are $26-$34

Runs Sept. 13 through Oct. 29

2640 College Ave., Berkeley

1-888-FANNY06

Exhibits

The Artistry of Rae Louise

Hayward

The Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery

3023 Shattuck Ave.

548-9286, ext. 307

Through Sept. 27

Rae Louise Hayward, one of the founders of The Art of Living Black, Bay Area Black Artist Annual Exhibition and Open Studios Tour.

Haywards’ art celebrates the beauty of African culture from its people to its music.

Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday 1-7 p.m., Saturday 12-4 p.m. and by appointment.

Traywick Gallery

1316 Tenth St.

527-1214

Charles LaBelle

Sept. 9 - Oct. 15

LaBelle’s new series of large-scale color photographs highlight nighttime nature in Hollywood. He recreates trees at night using a hand-held spotlight and playing on the beam across the leaves and branches. The opening reception will be held on September 12 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Blue Vinyl by Connie Walsh

Sept. 9 - Oct. 15

This multimedia project combines video, sound and printmaking to explore concepts of intimacy and its relation to private space. The opening reception is on September 12 from 6-8 p.m.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11-6 p.m. and Sundays 12-5 p.m.

A.C.C.I. Gallery

“Paperworks,” through Oct. 7.

A group exhibit of works by Carol Brighton, Vannie Keightley, Jean Hearst.

Opening Reception, Sept. 1, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 843-2527

Berkeley Art Center

“Ethnic Notions: Black Images in the White Mind,''

Sept. 10 through Nov. 12. An exhibit by Janette Faulkner exploring racial stereotypes in commercial imagery. Free. Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley. (510) 644-6893

California College of Arts and Crafts

“Add/Drop/Add: CCAC Fine Arts Faculty Exhibitions”

through Sept. 16.

Free. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oliver Art Center, 5212 Broadway, Oakland. 594-3712

Chi Gallery

“Alegres Cantos en Mi Ser (Songs of Joy in My Being)” through Sept. 30.

An exhibit of paintings depicting scenes of Afro-cuban music, by Susan Mathews. Reception, Sept. 9, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 912-A Clay St., Oakland. (510) 832-4244.

Kala Institute

“Layerings: New Work by Four Kala Fellows” through Sept. 28. The 2000 Kala Art Institute Fellowship Awards Exhibitions, Part II of works by Margaret M. Kessler, Barbara Milman, Michele Muennig, and

David Politzer. Free. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Workshop Media Center

Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave., Berkeley. (510) 549-2977

Readings

Rhyme & Reason Poetry Series

Berkeley Art Museum, 2621 Durant

Second and fourth Sundays of each month. For open reading following featured readers, sign up at 2 p.m., readings begin at 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 10. Q.R. Hand, Tennessee Reed

Readings at Cody’s

2454 Telegraph Ave.

Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m. Glenn Dickey, “Glenn Dickey's 49ers – the Rise, the Fall and the Future of

Football's Greatest Dynasty.”

Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m. Julia Cameron and her book “The Artist's Way.”

Nyingma Institute

1815 Highland Place

843-6812

Free

Sept. 10, 6-7p.m. “Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation”

Instructor Abbe Blum talks about meditation troubles and how they can be viewed to unlock the mind’s secrets.

Sept. 17, 6-7 p.m. “Knowledge of Freedom”

Buddhist teacher June Rosenberg will demonstrate how “Knowledge of Freedom” teachings can be applied in daily life.

Rhyme and Reason Poetry Series

Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive

2621 Durant Ave.

2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.

Includes featured readers and open mike poetry. Free

2 p.m. sign-up. Program runs from 2:30 - 4 p.m.

Sept. 10: Q.R. Hand, Tennessee Reed

Sept. 24: Jessie Beagle, Kirk Lumpkin

Oct. 15: Professor Ron Loewinsohn (Morrison Room, UC Main Library)

Oct. 29: Fernando Brito, Lara Dale

234-0727

Tours

Lawrence Berkeley National

Laboratory

Scientists and engineers guide visitors through the research areas of the laboratory, demonstrating emerging technology and discussing the research’s current and potential applications. A Berkeley lab tour usually lasts two hours and includes visits to several research areas. Popular tour sites include the Advanced Light Source, The National Center for Electron Microscopy, the 88-Inch Cyclotron, The Advanced Lighting Laboratory, and The Human Genome Laboratory. Reservations required at least two weeks in advance of tour.

Free. University of California, Berkeley.

486-4387

Berkeley City Club Tours

Guided tours through Berkeley’s City Club, a landmark building designed by architect Julia Morgan, designer of Hearst Castle.

$2. The fourth Sunday of every month except December, between noon to 4 p.m.

2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley.

848-7800

Golden Gate Live Steamers

Small locomotives, meticulously scaled to size, run along a half mile of track in Tilden Regional Park. The small trains are owned and maintained by a non-profit group of railroad buffs who offer rides.

Free. Trains run Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rides: Sunday, noon to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Lomas Cantadas Drive at the south end of Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley.

486-0623

Dance

Yoshi’s

Ray Brown Trio with Kevin Mahogany, through Sept. 10. $20 to $24 general; Sunday matinee: $5 children; $10 adult with one child.

Unless otherwise noted, music at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. (510) 238-9200 or

(510) 762-BASS

Luna Kids Dance

Creative dance for children

Parent-child class

Sept. 9, 9-10 a.m.

Redwood Day School, 3245 Sheffield Ave, Oakland

Sept. 12, open house