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Arts & Entertainment Calendar
Free Early Music Group
Singers needed for small group of 15th and 16th century music every Friday
10 a.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, Hearst at MLK Way.
Contact Ann at 665-8863
Thursday, June 20
Caitlin Cray, Garrison Star, Boxstep
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough,
3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-2082
$8, 21 and up
Carrier-Thompson Cajun
Trio and the Hot Club of
San Francisco
5 p.m.
City Square and the Zen Garden at 1111 Broadway
Gypsy-swing quintet, and Canjun/Zydeco group, beginning a series of summer concerts
www.oaklandcitycenter.com
Free
Saturday, June 22
Global Funk Council,
Vanessa Lowe and the Lowlifes,
Barbezz
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough,
3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-2082
$6, 21 and up
Bobby Banduria, Ben Luis’
World Commitment, Rudy Tenio
8 p.m.
La Peña Cultural Center,3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94705
849-2568, www.lapena.org
$10 general admission; $8 students & seniors
all ages
Thursday, June 27
Meeshe, Scott Miller
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough,
3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-2082
$5, 21 and up
Sunday, July 14
Hal Stein Quartet
4:30 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison Street € Berkeley
845-5373, www.jazzschool.com
$6-12
Troy Lampkins Group
4:30 p.m.
Jazzschool 2087 Addison Street € Berkeley
Groove-filled, groove-intense music
845-5373, swing@jazzschool.com
$6-12
July 25
Midsummer Motzart Festival Orchestra
8 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way
Divertimento in D, Piano concerto #17, Symphony #38 “Prague”
(415) 292-9624 for tickets
$25-50
Saturday, August 3
Bata Ketu
8 p.m.
Alice Arts Center, 1428 Alice Street in Oakland.
Interplay of Cuban and Brazilian music and dance
www.lapena.org
$20
From the Attic: Preserving
and Sharing our Past
Through July 26,
Thur.-Sat. 1 to 4 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Building,
1931 Center Street
Exhibit shows the 'inside' of museum work
848-0181
Free
The Creation of People’s Park
Through August 31, Mon.-Thur. 9 to 9 p.m., Fri. 9 to 5 p.m., Sat. 1 to 5 p.m. Sun. 3 to 7 p.m.
The Free Movement Speech Cafe, UC Berkeley campus
A photo exhibition, curated by Harold Adler
hjadler@yahoo.com
Free
Sunday, June 23
"Red Rivers Run Through Us"
Reception
June 23 to August 11,
Wed.-Sun.,
noon to 5 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center,
1275 Walnut St.
Art and writing from Maxine Hong Kingston's veterans' writing group
Reception, 2 to 4 p.m.
644-6893
Thursday, June 27
"New Work: Part 1, The 2001 Kala
Fellowship Exhibition" Opening Reception
6 to 8 p.m. June 27 to July 31
Kala Art Institute,
1060 Heinz Ave.
Featuring 8 Kala Fellowship winners, printmaking
Reception,
549-2977
Thursday, July 11
"New Visions: Introductions '02" Reception
Works from emerging Californian artists
Reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Display up from July 3 to August 10
Pro Arts, 461 Ninth Street, Oakland
763-4361
Free
Saturday, July 20
"First Anniversary
Group Show"
13 local artists display work ranging from sculpture to mixed media
July 18 to August 17
Ardency Gallery, Aki Lot, 8th Street
Reception, 5 to 8 p.m.
836-0831
Antony and Cleopatra
Directed by Joy Meads
June 15 to July 20,
Thur.-Fri. 8 p.m.
La Vals Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid
234-6046 for reservations
$14 general, $10 student
Abingdon Square
Previews 16,18,19 at 8 p.m. Runs June 21 to July 6, Thur. to Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m.
Julia Morgan Theater for the Arts, 2640 College Ave.
The Shotgun Players,
directed by Shana Cooper
704-8210 www.shotgunplayers.org
$18 regular, $12 students, previews and Mondays - pay what you can. Opening Night $25
Midsummer Nights Dream
June 21 to June 29,
Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.
Magical Acts Ritual Theater, directed by Catherine Pennington
The Black Box,
1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland
653-6637 for reservations
$15 - $25
Don Pasquale Opera
July 13, 15, 17, 19 at 8 p.m.
July 21 at 2 p.m.
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
From the Festival Opera
Association, a comedy by
Gaetano Donizetti about an arranged marriage
www.festivalopera.com
Benefactors
July 18 to Aug. 18, Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m. Sun.
2 and 7 p.m.
Previews: July 12-14 and 17
Michael Frayn's comedy of two neighboring couple's interactions
Aurora Theatre Company,
2081 Addison St.
843-4822, www.auroratheater.org
for reservations. $26 - $35
The Heidi Chronicles
July 12 to Aug. 10 Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.
Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley present Wendy Wasserstein’s play about change.
528-5620
$10
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
July 12 to Sept. 28, Fri.-Sun. 8 p.m. Sun. 4 p.m.
Forest Meadows Outdoor Amphitheater, Grand Avenue at the Dominican University, San Raphael
Marin Shakespeare Company’s presents this classic story with original Arabic music.
(415) 499-4488 for tickets
$12, youth; $20 senior; $22 general
The Shape of Things
Sept. 13 to Oct. 20
Aurora Theatre Company,
2081 Addison St.
Neil LaBute's love story
about two students
843-4822, www.auroratheater.org for reservations
$26 - $35
Alarms and Excursions
Nov. 15 to Dec. 22
Aurora Theatre Company,
2081 Addison St.
Michael Frayn's comedy about the irony of modern technology
843-4822, www.auroratheater.org for reservations
$26 - $35
Poetry Diversified
1st and 3rd Tuesdays,
7:30 to 9 p.m.
World Ground Cafe,
3726 Mac Arthur Blvd., Oakland
Open mic and featured readers
Sunday, June 23
Bruce Isaacson, Julia Vinograd
7:30
Cody’s Books, 2452 Telegraph Ave.
Reading their new poetry
845-7852
$2
Wednesday, June 26
Dorianne Laux, Joseph Millar
7:30 p.m.
Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Authors of "Smoke", "Overtime"
845-7852
$2
Wednesday, July 3
7:30 p.m.
Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Boas Writing Group
Stefani Barber, Jean Lieske
and many more
845-7852
$2
Wednesday, July 10
Carmen Gimenez-Rosello,
Dawn Trook
7:30 p.m.
Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
845-7852
$2
Sunday, July 14
M.L. Liebler and
Country Joe McDonald
Poetry and Music
7:30 p.m.
Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
845-7852
$2
Wednesday, July 17
Hannah Stein and Kevin Clark
7:30 p.m.
Cody's, 2454 Telegraph Ave.
Authors of “Earthlight and In the Evening of No Warning.”
845-7852
$2
Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6
Brainwash Movie Festival
9 p.m.
Alliance for West Oakland Development Parking Lot, 1357 5th St. Across from W. Oakland BART
Weird and unique short films and video festival
(415) 273-1545
$10
Open Mike and Featured Poet
7 to 9 P.M. First Thursdays and second Wednesdays each month
Albany Library 1247 Marin Ave
Thursday, July 11: Poets Tenesha Smith-Douglas and Judith Annenbaum.
Second Wednesdays are a monthly Poetry Writing Workshop, led by Alison Seevak.
526-3720 ext 19
Free
