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Friday September 06, 2002

 

Tuesday, September 3 

Bebelekov Family  

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

525-5024 or www.ashkenaz.com 

$8 door  

Free for 12 and under 

 

Red Mountain & White Trash 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$14.50 in advance, $15.50 at door 

 

Wednesday, September 4 

Carlos Oiveira & Ventos do Brasil 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Tom Rigney & Flambeau 

7:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$8 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Rum Diary, Rubymar & The Cusion Theory 

9:30 p.m. 

Blakes on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. 

848-0886 

$6 

 

Thursday, September 5 

Jimmy LaFave 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$16.50 in advance, $17.50 at door 

 

The Mekons 25th Anniversary Show 

9:30 p.m. 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$15 

 

Friday, September 6 

Caribbean All-Stars 9:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$11 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Gehenna, Brainoil & Blown to Bits 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

 

Tempest 

9:30 p.m. 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$10 

 

Saturday, September 7 

Freedom Song Network’s Twentieth Birthday Benefit Concert 

8 p.m. 

La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 

$10 to 50 (sliding scale) 

 

Hirax, Phobia & Lack of Interest 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

 

Mark Growden’s Electric Pinata, Amor 

9:30 p.m. 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$6 

 

Rachel Garin CD Release Show 

8 p.m.  

The Freight and Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.thefreight.org 

$15.50 in advance/ $16.50 at the door 

 

Mystic Roots, Sangano, Elijah Emanuel & the Revelations 

9:30 p.m. 

Blakes on Telegraph, 2367 Telegraph Ave. 

848-0886 

$6 

 

Sunday, September 8 

Kulture Schock 

8:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$8 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Darryl Purpose 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Women Baring Soles 

7:30 p.m. 

Rose Street 

Featuring Irina Rivkin, Lorna Hunt and Lisa Sanders 

594-4000, ext. 687 for info. and directions 

$5-$20 

 

Monday, September 9 

Kris Delmhorst, Noe Venable 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Tuesday, September 10 

DP & Rythym Riders 

7:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$8 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Wednesday, September 11 

The Rolling Requiem 

Doors open at 8 a.m.; performance begins precisely at 8:46 a.m. 

First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Dana St. and Durant Ave. 

A sing-along performance of Mozart’s Requiem in every time zone to commemorate the events of Sept 11, 2001. All singers welcome and non-singers are welcome to listen. 

ucalumnichorus@ucchoral.berkeley.edu, www.ucac.net 

Free 

 

Lunasa 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$17.50 in advance, $18.50 at door 

 

Thursday, September 12 

The Clumsy Lovers 

9:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$6 

 

Slaid Cleaves 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Friday, September 13 

Dope Sick, Mommy’s Friend and Cellofane 

9:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$5 

 

From Ashes Rise, Manifesto Jukebox & Submachine 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

 

Garmarna 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$16.50 in advance, $1.50 at door 

 

Moodswing Orchestra 

9:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$11 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Saturday, September 14 

Amandla Poets 

9 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$11 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

The Cheap Suit, The Serenaders 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$18.50 in advance, $19.50 at door 

 

Tipsy House Irish Band  

9:30 p.m. 

The Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 

THE-BIRD (843-2473) 

$3 

 

The Good Life, Denail & The Velvet Teen 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

Lisa’s Birthday Party: The Wore, Lemon Lime Light 

9:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-1424 

$5 

 

 

Sunday, September 15 

Fairport Convention 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door 

 

Monday, September 16 

Anouar Brahem 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Tuesday, September 17 

Cortableu 

8:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$8 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Wednesday, September 18 

John Dobby Boe & the Steve Slagle Trio 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door 

 

Red Archibald and the International Blues Band 

9 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$8 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

Thursday, September 19 

Houston Jones 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door 

 

The influences, Plus Ones and The Simple Things 

9:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

841-2082 

$5 

 

Friday, September 20 

Cris Williamson, Teresa Trull & Barbar Higble 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door 

 

Double Fling Ding, The Crooked Jades & Bluegrass Intentions 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$12 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

New End Original, Counterfeit and Lo Lite 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

 

Saturday, September 21 

Memorizing Windows 

8 p.m. 

Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street 

Dancer Lucinda Weaver and Writer Alan Bern present an evening of dance, poetry, and stories.  

526-7901, abbern@sbcglobal.net  

Free 

 

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$19.50 in advance, $20.50 at door 

 

Fernando, Garrison Star and Old Joe Clarks 

9:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

841-2082 

$7 

 

Jack Wembly, Phemomenauts and Rock N Roll Adventure Kids 

8 p.m. 

924 Gillman St. 

525-9926 

$5 

 

West African Highlife Band 

9:30 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$11 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

 

Sunday, September 22 

Broceliande 

8 p.m. 

Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St. 

548-1761 or www.freightandsalvage.com 

$15.50 in advance, $16.50 at door 

 

Dick Hindman Trio 

4:30 p.m. 

Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. 

845-5373 

$10-$15 

 

Les Yeux Noirs 

8 p.m. 

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. 

$12 door/ Free for 12 and under 

 

BACA National Juried Exhibition 

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 

 

"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  

 

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 

Free 

 

"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 

 

“Virtually Real Oakland - The Magic, The Diversity and the Potholes” 

Through Sept. 21, Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St., Berkeley 

Exhibit by Ken Burson; digitally enhanced photos of Oakland. 

644-1400 

Free 

 

Richard Misrach, Berkeley Work 

Though Oct. 13 

UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, 2626 Bancroft Way 

On view in Gallery 2, presents two photographic series by this internationally recognized Berkeley-based artist.  

642-0808, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

$7, $5 BAM/PFA members, $4 UC Berkeley students 

 

Misch Kohn - Celebrating Sixty Years of Printmaking 

Sept. 12 through Oct. 16: Tues.-Fri., Noon to 5:30 p.m.; Sat., Noon to 4:30 p.m. 

Kala Arts Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 

549-2977, kala@kala.org 

 

Threads: Five artists who use stitching to convey ideas 

October 6 through December 15, Wed.-Sun., Noon to 5 p.m. 

Berkeley Art Center 

Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St. 

For more information: www.berkeleyartcenter.org, (510) 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 

 

 

Henry IV: The Impact Remix 

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 

 

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar 

Sept. 5 through Oct. 12 

Thurs. through Sat. 8 p.m. 

LaVal’s Subterranean Theatre, 1834 Euclid 

234-6046 

$10 

 

The House of Blue Leaves 

Sept. 11 through Oct. 27 

Berkeley Rep's Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Berkeley 

647-2917 or 888-4BRTTIX 

$10 - $54 

 

The Shape of Things 

Sept. 19 through Oct. 20 

Aurora Theatre Company, 2081 Addison St. 

Play by writer/director Neil LaBute's spins a morality tale of a young art student, his art major girlfriend, and the Pygmalion-like changes that bring into question how far one should go for love. 

843-4822, www.auroratheater.org for reservations 

$26 to $35  

 

Alarms and Excursions 

Nov. 15 through 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 to $35  

 

Saturday, September 7 

Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Reading 

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. 

527-9905, poetalk@aol.com 

Free 

 

September 7, 12 

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival 

Noon to 5 p.m. 

Civic Center Park, Center St. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 

Poetry readings, presentations by environmentalists, interactive events and more. 

526-9105  

 

Sunday, September 8 

Poetry Flash @ Cody’s 

7:30 p.m. 

Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.  

Ivan Arguelles reads “Tri Loka and Carolyn Grassi read “Transparencies.” 

845-7852  

$2 

 

Wednesday, September 11 

Poetry for Peace Benefit Reading 

7:30 p.m. 

Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.  

Proceeds will benefit refugee relief agencies. Readings by Frances Payne Adler, Ivan Arguelles, Ellen Bass and Judy Grahns. 

845-7852  

$2 

 

Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik 

8:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

Featured poets: George McKibbins and Sean Shea.  

841-2082 

$7 door, $5 w/ student I.D. 

 

 

Saturday, September 14 

Shirley Imura 

8 p.m. 

Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 

527-9753, sheflerium@earthlink.net 

Free 

 

Wednesday, September 18 

Poetry Flash @ Cody’s 

7:30 p.m. 

Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.  

Readings by Meg Kearney and Cornelius Eady. 

845-7852  

$2 

 

Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik 

8:30 p.m. (21 and over) 

The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave. 

Featured poet: Anthony R. Miller 

841-2082 

$7 door, $5 w/ student I.D. 

 

Sunday, September 22 

Poetry Flash @ Cody’s 

7:30 p.m. 

Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.  

Readings by Piri Thomas and Max Schwartz. 

845-7852  

$2 

 

Sunday September 29 

Poetry Flash @ Cody’s 

7:30 p.m. 

Cody’s Books, 2454 Telegraph Ave.  

Readings by Margaret Kaufman and Robert Funge. 

845-7852  

$2 

 

Saturday, September 7 

Vertical Pool presents Three Experimental Narrative Videos 

8 p.m. and 10 p.m. 

TUVA, 3192 Adeline St. 

A screening of “Requiem For a Friend”, “Inertia” and “Roadkill” by Antero Alli. Filmmaker will be present. 

464-4640 

$7