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Arts & Entertainment Calendar
Wednesday, May 22
Yonder Mountain String Band
Hard Chargin’ bluegrass
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$19.50 advance, $20.50 at the door
Thursday, May 23
The Crowden School 19th Annual Spring Concert in Berkeley
7:30 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
Corner of Dana and Durant
559-6910x110, www.thecrowdenschool.org
John Reischman & the Jaybirds
Mandolin virtuoso & red-hot bluegrass ensemble
Doors 7:30, show 8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison St.
510-548-1761
$15.50 advance, $16.50 at door
Friday, May 24
Jazz Night
8 to ll p.m.
The Bob Schoen Quintet; featuring vocalist Cheryl McBride and surprise guest.
ACCI Gallery
1652 Shattuck Avenue
843-2527, www.accigallery.com
Friday, May 31
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter (with former Whiskytown member Paul Wandscher)
headlines The Starry Plough
9:30 p.m. - Bingo
10:45 p.m. - Winfred Eye
12:00 a.m. - Jesse Sykes
3101 Shattuck Avenue
841-2082
$7 door
Sunday, June 2
Trinity Chamber Concerts Series
5:30 p.m.
Zoe Vandermeer, Harpist (baroque triple harp) and Soprano will perform vocal and instrumental selections by Dowland, Byrd, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Rogniono, and others on both triple harp and italian spinet.
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Suggested donation, $12 general, $5 for students, seniors or handicapped
Monday, June 3
Trinity Chamber Concerts Series
3 p.m.
Ensemble Ortega, featuring singer Elza van den Heever, instrumental and vocal works by Corelli, Stradella, Muffat, Rosenmiller, Frescobaldi, Gabrieli and Marini.
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Suggested donation, $12 general, $5 for students, seniors or handicapped
Tuesday, June 4
Trinity Chamber Concerts Series
3 p.m.
The Amorous Nightingale, Soprano Twyla Whittaker - Baroque "birdsong" music by Bach, Rameau and Handel. Also performing are: Stephen Schultz (flute), David Wilson (violin), Jonathan Salzedo (harpsichord), and Paul Hale (cello).
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Suggested donation, $12 general, $5 for students, seniors or handicapped
WomenSing presents "Your Song: Director’s Cut"
A spring concert retrospective by director David Morales
3 p.m and 7 p.m.
Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names College, Oakland
(925) 943-SHOW
$20 general/$18 students & seniors
Wednesday, June 5
Trinity Chamber Concerts Series
5:30 p.m.
Franklin Lei, lute with Zoe Vandermeer, Soprano and triple harp perform music of John Dowland
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Suggested donation, $12 general, $5 for students, seniors or handicapped
Thursday, June 6
Trinity Chamber Concerts Series
2 p.m.
John Khori, forte-piano
music of Beethoven, Muzio Clementi, J.L. Dussek and John Field, on his 1808 Broadwood Grand Forte - piano.
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street
Suggested donation, $12 general, $5 for students, seniors or handicapped
Richmond Art Center
New Exhibitions
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday Noon to 4:30 p.m.
June 1 through August 17
2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond
620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org
"The Suzuki Studio," showing with Pro-Arts East Bay Open Studio
June 1, 2 and June 8, 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
2240 Grant Street (corner of Bancroft Way and Grant)
849-1427
"Fine Art 2002 - Oakland"
Show celebrates Oakland’s 150th Anniversary
August 17-18
Jack London Square
Fine Artists are invited to apply to the juried show by e-mailing pr@kstudios.net or call 707-426-2294
"24th Annual Quilt Show"
May 6 through June 8, Mon-Thu, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri-Sat, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The show displays an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary quilts
North Berkeley Branch Library
981-6250
Free
"For One Lousy Minute She Felt Like A Queen: A Visual Journal"
May 19 through June 27
Addison Street Window Gallery
2018 Addison Street (between Shattuck and Milvia)
Sponsored by the Berkeley Civic Arts Commission
"New Work: Collage and mixed media on paper and on canvas," by artist Mitzi Trachtenberg
Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Runs Saturday, May 18 through June 15.
Barbara Anderson Gallery
2243 Fifth Street
848-3822
"Images of Love & Courtship," Ledger Paintings by Michael Horse runs through September 15. Meet Native American artist, Horse, at the Gathering Tribes Gallery.
July 13 and 14
1573 Solano Avenue
528-9038, www.gatheringtribes.com
Variety Preview Room Art Opening
Wine & cheese reception showcasing WPA (Works Progress Administration) muralist James Daugherty. Hosted by Variety, a children’s charity started in the depression when a baby was left in a Vaudeville Theatre with a note pinned to her, pleading for help. In this time of economic uncertainty and patriotism please join for viewing this special collection of WPA murals.
Wednesday, May 22, 5 to 7 p.m.
Variety Preview Room
582 Market St. at Montgomery, San Francisco
415-781-3894
The Art History Museum of Berkeley Masterworks by Guy Colwell. Faithful copies of several artists from the pasts, including Titian’s “The Venus of Urbino,” Cezanne’s “Still Life,” Picasso’s “Woman at a Mirror,” and Botticelli’s “Primavera” Ongoing. Call ahead for hours. Atelier 9, 2028 Ninth St., 841-4210, www.atelier9.com.
Wednesday, May 23
Toddler Storytime
Baby Bounce and Toddler Tales continues through July on Wednesday evenings
7 p.m.
West Berkeley Library
1125 University Avenue (near San Pablo)
981-6270
