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Calendar
Monday, Oct. 28
“Damming Hope: Plan Puebla Panama Comes to Guatemala”
7 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church
2362 Bancroft Way
Mayan leader Santos Choc discusses his community’s struggle in opposing the Usumacinta Dam.
526-7177
$8-$20 sliding scale / No one turned away
Reviving the Lost Art of Conversation
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
Learn how to break the ice, establish rapport, build trust, and develop intimacy through conversation.
848-0237 x127
$8 -$10
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Premiere of “Code 33: Emergency- Clear the Air”
5 p.m.
Oakland City Council Chambers, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
A one hour made-for-TV documentary on youth and public relations. Followed by a reception and refreshments.
887-0152
Berkeley City Council Forum
7 to 9 p.m.
Berkeley Hillel Foundation
2736 Bancroft Way between Piedmont and College Avenues
Candidates Gordon Wozniak, Andy Katz,
Micki Weinberg, Kriss Worthington and others speak in this forum.
839-2900
Monster Bash
6 to 9 p.m.
Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
A singles celebration of an ancient Celtic end-of-summer observance, with a lavish feast of foods from the fall harvest.
Register: 601-7247
$25 / includes meal and cooking lesson
Saturday, Nov. 2
Sick Plant Clinic
9 a.m. to noon
UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Dr. UC plant pathology and entomology experts will diagnose what ails your plant.
643-2755
Free
Monday, Oct. 28
“Jazz, Blues, and Popular Music in American Culture”
6:30 p.m.
A Vista College class, with instructor/R&B legend Johnny Otis.
Registration info: 981-2800
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Activate: DJ night
10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. at Gilman
An evening of DJs featuring drum n’ bass music.
525-5054
$5
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Courtableau
Cajun dance lesson 8 p.m.
Show 8:30 p.m.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. at Gilman
Veterans of the Bay Area Cajun/zydeco scene perform classic Cajun dance hall music.
525-5054
$8
Thursday, Oct. 31
Halloween Party with the Venusians
8 p.m.
The Venusians are a shamanic trance-dance septet known for their costume-laden, colorful performances.
525-5054
$10
Saturday, Nov. 2
The Librarians with The Skyflakes and Plain White Ts
9 p.m.
Bear’s Lair
2475 Bancroft Way
$5 / 21 and over
Sunday, Nov. 3
Workshop and Performance by Akira Tana
1 to 3 p.m. workshop
4:30 p.m. concert
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
Drummer Akira Tana teaches and performs.
Reservations: 845-5373
$30-$35 workshop
$10-$15 performance
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CalArts Night of Jazz
8 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
The first of many collaborations between Jazzschool and CalArts.
Reservations: 845-5373
$10-$15
Miriam Abramowitsch and George Barth
4 p.m.
Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St.
The renowned singer and pianist will perform classical vocal favorites featuring the music of Brahams, Dvorak and Bartok.
559-6910
$10 / 18 and under free
Saturday, Nov. 9
An Evening of Cultural Harmony
8 p.m.
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave.
The Barbard Ensemble, the San Francisco Klezmer Experience and Lichi Fuentes & Jackeline Rago will treat listeners to music from Iran, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
704-7480 x755
$25 general admission
Sunday, Nov. 10
The Sheldon Brown Group
4:30 p.m.
Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St.
Reservations: 845-5373
$10-$15
Ceramics - Opening Reception
Through Nov. 17
3 to 5 p.m.
A New Leaf Gallery, 1286 Gilman St.
525-7621
Free
“Hunger: What will you do about it?”
Through Oct. 30
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Civic Center Building
2180 Milvia St., 5th floor
Featuring 40 photographs
by Berkeley artist David Bacon.
834-3663, Ext. 338,
uchanse@secondharvest.org
“Recent Acquisitions”
Through Dec. 14
Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 1 to 4 p.m.
Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St.
848-0181
Free
Timoteo Ikoshy Montoya
Through Nov. 1
Gathering Tribes Gallery
1573 Solano Ave.
Acrylic/air brush paintings
by this Native American artist.
528-9038
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 Nov. 9
Dorothy Allison and Jewelle Gomez appear in support of Boadecia’s Books
8 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda at Solano
559-9184
$25, sliding scale
Saturday Nov. 16
Alice Walker and Brenda Boykin
appear in support of Boadecia’s Books
8 p.m.
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda at Solano
559-9184
$25, sliding scale
Oct. 24 through Oct. 30
7:30 / 8:55 p.m.
Fine Arts Cinema, 2451 Shattuck Ave.
Double feature: Vampire film with musical score performed live on accordion by Rich Kuhns, followed by Bela Lugosi’s classic.
848-1143
$4-$9
“Halloween” and “The Thing”
Oct. 31 through Nov. 6
7:30 / 9:20 p.m.
Fine Arts Cinema, 2451 Shattuck Ave.
Nightly double feature.
848-1143
$4-$8
Sunday, Nov. 3
“Focus”
2 to 4:30 p.m.
Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St.
William H. Macy stars in this early 1940’s period piece.
848-0237
$2 donation
Friday, Nov. 8
“El Che”
7 p.m.
Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St.
Film screening followed by salsa dancing to support Berkeley’s Cuban Sister-City Palma Soriano.
548-6941
$10 / Sliding scale
