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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 20
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gina Kolata discusses her new book, “Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth About Exercise and Health,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Suzan-Lori Parks reads from “Getting Mother’s Body: A Novel,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Tanya Shaffer discusses her new narrative, “Somebody’s Heart is Burning: A Tale of
a Woman Wanderer in Africa,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave., entrance on Rose St. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Youth Poetry Slam and Jazz with students from Berkeley Alternative High School and the Ben Saxe Quintet from Berkeley High, at 7 p.m. at The Jazz House. Students free, adults $3. 649-8744. www.sfsound.org/acme.html
Berkeley Chamber Perfor-
mances presents the San Francisco Saxophone Quar-
tet, with David Schrader, soprano saxophone, Bill Aaron, alto saxophone, David Henderson, tenor saxophone, Kevin Stewart, baritone saxophone at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20, $15 for students and seniors. 525-5211. www.sfsax.com
Creole Belles perform at 8:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Richard Shindell, leading modern folk singer and songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rafe Esquith reads from “There Are No Shortcuts,” about working as a teacher in inner-city Los Angeles, at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Lou Marinoff looks at “The Big Questions: How Philo-
sophy Can Change Your Life,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Live Oak Concert, with Marvin Sanders, flute, David Cheng, violin, Marta Tobey, viola, Paul Rhodes, cello, perform Quartets for Flute and Strings by Mozart and Haydn, at 7:30 p.m., at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15 sliding scale. 644-6893.
Mokai, guitarist/lyricist blending elements of folk, jazz and blues at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$15 sliding scale. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Moh Alileche, Algerian singer and mondol player, performs at 8 p.m. at Ash-
kenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Crowden School Spring Concert featuring string orchestra and choral music per-
formed by students age nine to 14, at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational Church at the corner of Dana and Durant Sts. Tickets are $10, students and seniors, $5. 559-2941. www.thecrowdenschool.org
The 2003 California Music Awards Pre-party & Band Competition, where one band is picked to perform at this year’s awards on May 25 in Oakland, at 9 p.m. at
Blakes on Telegraph, 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, MAY 22
READINGS AND LECTURES
Fred Wilson: “Aftermath,” guided tour of the installation at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, at 12:15 p.m. Free for members, UC students, faculty and staff, $5 seniors and disabled, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Tom Robbins reads from his new novel, “Villa Incognito,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
An Evening of New Books by Men, with authors Joe Sutton, Geourg Dzul, Ches-
ter Aaron and Lawrence Howard, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Jennifer Leo, editor, and a panel of women travel writers read from “Sand in My Bra & Other Misadventures: Funny Women Write From the Road,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave., entrance on Rose St. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Portraits of Peace, concert with Hollee Farmer accompanied by Dennis Monaghan at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cul-
tural Center. Donation re-
quested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Live Oak Concert, with Matthew Owens, cello, performing original compositions, at 7:30 p.m., at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15 sliding scale. 644-6893.
Dr. Masseuse, Colin Blades,
Woman, Oswald, at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Jenna Mammina, jazz vocal innovator, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
FRIDAY, MAY 23
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “Born to Be Bad” at 7:30 p.m. and “Flying Leathernecks” at 9:25 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
The 10th Annual Poetry Reading, co-sponsored by Berkeley High School’s English Language Learners’ Department and Berkeley Public Library, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Central Library Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge St. Only program audience members will be permitted entrance to the building, which occurs outside the Library’s usual hours. For information call 981-6139.
Mat Johnson discusses gentrification and urban blight in “Hunting in Harlem,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Elaine Pagels reads from “Beyond Belief,” about the origins of Christianity, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congrega-
tional Church, 2345 Chan-
ning Way. Tickets are $10 at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds. For information 848-3696 or Cody’s Books, 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Literary Friends discusses “Mothers in Nature,” at 1:15 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. For information call 232-1351.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Carnival, Carnival at Ashkenaz, featuring Singing Sandra, Pandeiros do Brasil, and steel pans from Trinidad and Tobago, at 9:30 p.m. at Ash-
kenez. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Latcho Drom, the story in music of the migration of the Roma people from Northern India to Europe at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Live Oak Concert, with the Cypress String Quartet, at 7:30 p.m., at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15 sliding scale. 644-6893.
MLK Middle School Chamber Ensemble will perform at 1:15 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst St. 981-5190.
Mystic Roots, Reorchestra, and Flowtilla perform Reggae Hip Hop, Funk and Jazz Funk at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Juanita Ulloa and Mariachi Picante, a concert of old and new Latin American huapangos, boleros and valses, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14 in advan-
ce, $16 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Anthony Jeffries and his All Stars, blues band at 8:30 p.m. at Rountree’s, 2618 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $10, ladies free until 9 p.m. 663-0440.
Alphabet Soup, with saxophonist Kenny Brooks, pianist Dred Scott, rapper Chris Burger and drummer Jay Lane, performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. sfsound.org/acme.html
Heavenly States, The Cables, Bill Holdens at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Som’ma, Persian art music at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Thought Riot, Scissorhands, D.O.R.K., Beneath My Dreams perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, MAY 24
CHILDREN
Dance Jammies, a multi-generational event presented by Orches, a non-profit dance/
art organization, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at 2525 8th St. Reservations advised. 832-3835. orches@earthlink.net
Eoin Colfer returns to delight readers young and old with the third adventure of Artemis Fowl in “The Eternity Code,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
“One Dog Canoe,” a summer vacation story at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “In a Lonely Place” at 4:30 and 9 p.m. and “Knock on Any Door” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Turning Corners, a sign language-interpreted curator’s talk on a major exhibition of risk-taking art at 1:30 p.m. at the UC Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $5-$8. 642-5249. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Rhythm and Muse features Asante and Chaos. Open mic
sign-up at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7 p.m. Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., between
Eunice & Rose Sts. Admission free. Piano and 2 mics available. 527-9753 or 569-5364.
Huston Smith discusses “Buddhism: A Concise In-
troduction,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Benefit Concert Feel the Beat! Drumming up support for music in schools with a concert featuring O-Maya, Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, the Big Belly Blues Band, the Berkeley High School Afro-Hai-
tian Dance Troupe, members of the Jazz Ensemble, and more. At the Berkeley Community Theater, Allston Way, at 7 p.m. Join us for BBQ and pre-concert entertainment at 5 p.m. in the courtyard. For tickets or donations call 644-8831.
Trinity Chamber Concerts
The Chamberlain String Quartet, with Michael Yokas and Sharon Hendee, violins; Darcy Rindt, viola and Michael Graham ‘cello perform the music of Beetho-
van, Shostakovich and Wolf’s Italian Seranade at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Suggested donation of $12 general, $8 students, seniors or disabled. 549-3864.
Michael Henderson with Norman Connors and the Starship Orchestra, perform at 8 and 10 p.m. at Rountree’s, 2618 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $25. 663-0440.
Hyim and the Fat Foakland Orchestra urban sound combining Pop, Afro-Cuban, Folk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Jazz, and World Beat, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10-$25 sliding scale. 649-8744. sfsound.org/acme.html
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums with Ms. Carmen Getit, an evening of East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Rich McCully Band and
Paradigm at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Sterling Dervish, Stranger Things, and Alexis Harte perform Rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
San Francisco Klezmer Experience, Jewish music ensemble at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Fito Reynoso’s Ritmo y Armonia, an evening of non-stop dancing at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14 in advance, $16 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Planes Mistaken for Stars, Black Eyes, Love Me De-
stroyer, Mach Tiver perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Crystal Singing Bowls Concert, performed by Kathleen Farrell, Chuck Cunningham and Jack Maranian at 7 p.m. at the Art of Living Center, 2905 Shattuck Ave., near Ashby. Cost is $10. 848-3736.
SUNDAY, MAY 25
CHILDREN
Sun and Moon Ensemble presents “Enchanted Forest,” with theatre, dance, masked characters, giant puppets, and live music, at 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children, available from 925-798-1300.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Fresh Ink Poetry Group reading with poets Rita Bogaert, Madeline Lacques-Aranda, Barbara Minton, Charles Polly, Sue Prince, June Stoddart, and David White, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. $2 donation. 845-7852. www.codys
books.com, www.poetryflash.org
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “Johnny Guitar” at 5:30 p.m., “The Lusty Men” at 7:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Michel Taddei and Friends in a double bass recital at 4 p.m. at the Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Cost is $15 adults, $8 children. Proceeds to benefit Crowden School. 559-6910. www.thecrowdenschool.org
2 on 2: BBoy/GGirl Battle, a fast-paced contest with cash prizes, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Berkeley Youth Orchestra, conducted by Ann Krinitsky, performs Rossini, Mozart, Corelli, Offenbach and more at 4 p.m. at the Laney Col-
lege Theater in Oakland. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information call 525-8484. www.byoweb.org
MONDAY, MAY 26
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Shirley Kaufman at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. $2 donation. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com, www.poetryflash.org
AT THE THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater
“The Guys,” by Anne Nelson directed by Robert Egan. An exploration of loss and redemption in the of 9/11. May 21 – July 5, Tues. - Sun., call for starting times. Tickets are $10-$54. The Roda Theater, 2016 Addison St. 647-2918. 647-2949. 888-4BRTTIX. www.berkeley
rep.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater
“Surface Transit”
Written and performed by Sarah Jones, directed by Tony Taccone. African American poet and spoken word performer, Jones weaves political humor into a collection of monologues detailing lives of eight New Yorkers. Extended until June 1. Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. 647-2949, (888) 4BRTTIX. www.berkeley-
rep.org
Transparent Theater
Virginia Woolf's “Night and Day,” a world premiere stage adaptation by Tom Clyde, concerning the loves and careers of a group of young people in London in 1910. Directed by Tom Clyde. May 9 - June 8, Thurs. - Sat., 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. Sun., 7 p.m. pay what you can. 1901 Ashby Ave. 883-0305. www.transparenttheater.org
Shotgun Players presents
“under milk wood” a play for voices by Dylan Thomas, exploring the characters in a fishing town in Wales. At Eighth Street Studio, 2525 8th St., May 24 through June 22, Thurs. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun 7 p.m. No performance May 25. Tickets are $18 adults, $12 children and seniors, $10 on Thursdays. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
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