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Arts Calendar
Saturday, August 17
Benumb, Reagan SS, Bumbklaat & Faces of Death
8 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
$5
Composer Portraits with Sarah Cahill and Gabriela Frank
Berkeley Arts Festival
8 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
665-9099
$10
The Edios
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Faye Carol
Black Repertory Group Benefit
8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Black Repertory Group, 3201 Adeline St.
849-9940
$10 general, $15 students and seniors
Near East, Far West
9 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
Traditional music from Armenia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece and the Middle East. 7:30 dance lesson with Lise Liepman.
525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com
$12 door/ Free for 12 and under
Oakland Faders Collective
7 to 11 p.m.
Café Eclectica, 1309 Solano Ave.
527-2344
$5
Rita Sahal plus Siskana Chowdhury
7 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave.
(415) 454-6264
$15 to $20
The Warlocks & Belle da Gama
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$8
Sunday, August 18
Ericka Luckett
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Israeli Fold Dance
1:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com
$5/ Free for 12 and under
Time in Malta, Panic, The Dream is Dead, Find Him & Kill Him
5 p.m.
924 Gillman St.
525-9926
Monday, August 19
Northern California Songwriters Association Open Mic
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$4 at door
Tuesday, August 20
Baby Gramps
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Hawaiian Festival
1:15 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. Berkeley
Featuring Kumo, Kalua, Lutgarda Eckell and her Polynesian dancers - Viola, Cora, Kumo, Kalua, Virginia, Iris, John.
644-6107
Free
Hot Town Jubilee
8:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com
$8/ Free for 12 and under
Wednesday, August 21
Kepa Junkera
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Steve Riley and the Maou Playboys
9 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
8:30 p.m. dance lesson with Diana Castillo.
525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com
$14 door/ Free for 12 and under
Tangria Jazz Trio
8 p.m.
Anna’s Bistro, 1801 University Avenue
This week’s nightly music feature.
849-ANNA
$4
Thursday, August 22
Anton Barbeau, The Bellyachers & Darling Clementines
9:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$5
Freight and Salvage Fiddle Summit
Featuring Alasdair, Fraser, Ellika Frisell, Darol Anger and Mike Marshall
8 p.m.
Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St.
548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com
$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door
Lost Weekend
Harbor Lights and Cowboy Blues Tour
9 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com
$10 door/ Free for 12 and under
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
The Crowden School, 1475 Rose St.
Mozart, Vivaldi and “Summertime” by violinists Karla Donehew and Jeremy Cohen.
(415)255-9440 0r www.sfchamberorchestra.org
$20 suggested donation
"First Anniversary Group Show"
Reception, 5 to 8 p.m.
Through Aug. 17
13 local artists display work ranging from sculpture to mixed media.
Ardency Gallery, Aki Lot, Eighth Street
836-0831
"Before and After"
Reception 4 to 6 p.m.
Through Sept. 19
Albany Community Center and Library Galley 1249 Marin Ave.
Jim Hair's photographs of the San Diego Hells Angels motorcycle chapter from the 1970s.
524-9283
Freedom! Now!
Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery & Headquarters 2055 Center St.
Reception 6 to 8 p.m.
Through Aug. 25, Tues. - Sun., noon to 5 p.m.
Commemorates the work of those who struggled for justice and freedom from government/state repression.
841-2793
Images of Love and Courtship
Through Sept. 15
Gathering Tribes, 1573 Solano Ave.
Ledger paintings by Michael Horse.
528-9038
Free
"Balancing Acts"
Through Oct. 10
Gallery 555, 555 12th St. in Oakland City Center
Oakland's 'Third Thursday' art night features Ann Weber's works made of cardboard.
http://www.oaklandcitycenter.com.
Free
The Creation of People’s Park
Through Aug. 31, Mon. - Thurs., 9 a.m. 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, with curator Harold Adler.
hjadler@yahoo.com
"New Work: Part 2, The 2001 Kala Fellowship Exhibition"
Through Sept. 7, Tues.-Fri. Noon to 5:30 p.m., Sat. noon - 4:30 p.m.
Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave.
Featuring 8 Kala Fellowship winners, printmaking
549-2977
“If These Walls Could Talk”
Through Sept. 8
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Campus (just below Grizzly Peak Blvd.)
See how various civilizations built all kinds of structures from mud huts to giant skyscrapers at this building exhibit.
642-5132
Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for ages 5-18, seniors and disabled; $4 for children 3-4; Free for children under 3, LHS Members and full-time Berkeley students.
"Poems Form/From the Six Directions"
Through Sept. 15
Pusod: Center for culture, Ecology & Bayan, 1808 Fifth St.
A visual poetry exhibition and presentation of a wedding happening, a Filipino tradition. Poetry workshops presented by Eileen Tabios 7 to 9 p.m., Aug. 14, 21 and 28.
883-1808
Free
BACA National Juried Exhibition
Aug. 18 through Sept. 21, Wed.-Sun. Noon to 5 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park
40 artists from across the U.S. including 28 Bay Area artists.
644-6893
Free
A Thousand and One Arabian Nights
Through 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
Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Through Sept. 1,
Sat. and Sun. at 5 p.m..
John Hinkel Park, off The Arlington at Southampton Road in North Berkeley
704-8210 for reservations or www.shotgunplayers.org
Pay what you can
Henry IV: The Impact Remix
Aug. 30 through Sept. 8, Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 7 p.m.
Eighth Street Studio, 2525 Eighth St.
Sept. 13 through 21, Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. 7 p.m.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave.
Impact theatre’s first Shakespeare production staring Rich Bolster as Prince Hal and Bill Boynton as Falstaff.
464-4468, www.impacttheatre.com
$15 general/$10 students
Wednesday, August 21
Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik
Featured poet: Solidad diCosta
8:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$7 door, $5 with student I.D.
Saturday, August 24
Rhythm & Muse
6:30 p.m.
Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St.
Poetry reading and open mike featuring Zigi Lowenburg & Raymond “Nat” Turner.
527-9753
Free admission
Wednesday, August 28
Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik
Featured poet: Victor Harris
8:30 p.m.
The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave.
841-1424
$7 door, $5 with student I.D.
526-9105
Free
Saturday, August 17
and Tuesday, August 27
Magic School Bus Video Festival
From 10:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive
Seven video adventures with Ms. Frizzle and her class aboard the Magic School Bus.
642-5132 or www.lawrencehallofscience.org
$6 for youth, $8 for adults, $4 for children
Thursday, August 22
Film: "Ralph Ellison: An American Journey"
7 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library, Central Branch, 2090 Kittredge St.
Berkeley filmmaker Avon Kirkland's stirring documentary about the great American author, Ralph Ellison.
981-6205
Free
Truth: Exposing Israeli Apartheid
7:30 p.m.
La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Ave.
Premiere of documentary by local filmmaker Wendy Campbell.
655-5889
$20 donations
Sunday, October 6
His People
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
1925 silent film tells the tale of an immigrant family whose traditions and values are shattered by their encounter with the New World.
848-0237
$2 suggested donation
