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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 27
FILM
The Inquiring Camera
“From the Other Side” at 7:30 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
Le Thi Diem Thuy reads from “The Gangster We are All Looking For,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Fling Ding: Earl White Band and Bluegrass Intentions,
clogging with Evie Ladin at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Lennie Gallant, Canadian singer/songwriter 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
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
FILM
Video: I Found It at the Movies “Recon/Decon,” at 7:30 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
Mary Mackey reads from her novel, “The Stand In,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Lea Goldstein, Ph.D, dis-
cusses “Drugs and Your Kid,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney and Flambeau, perform Cajun and zydeco with a dance lesson at 8 p.m. and show at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Third World with MC UC BUU at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Ray Wylie Hubbard, new century Texas troubadour 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
THURSDAY, MAY 29
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “I’m a Stranger Here Myself,” at 7:30 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
Chet Raymo on “The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Laura Vestamen, will share ideas from her new book, “Travel Tips for the Sophisticated Woman,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
John Renbourn with Jacqui McShee, folk baroque innovators 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
Kirby Grips, Go National, Luster at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
FRIDAY, MAY 30
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “On Dangerous Ground” at 7:30 p.m., “Run for Cover” at 9 :15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Ar-
chive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.
bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
In Your Face Youth Poets
at 7 p.m. at PRO Arts Gallery, 461 9th St. Oakland. Cost is $3-$6. 525-3948.
Death at the Peotry Slam: An Interactive Murder Mystery written and directed by Thomas Lynch, featuring the East Enders Repertory Group. At 7:30 at the Public Library Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue Ave. 981-6280.
Calvin Trillin on “Feeding a Yen: Savoring Local Specialties, from Kansas City to Cuzco,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, an evening jazz swing with a dance lesson at 8 p.m. and show at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Influents, Communique, Milwaukee at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Spin Cushion, The Cushion Theory, Tiuana Gasser at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Soul Frito The Caribbean Connection, Cuban hip hop at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
David Daniels, countertenor, Martin Katz, piano, perform works by Handel and Ravel, plus a song cycle written for Daniels by composer Theo-
dore Morrison, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $28, $38, $48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Slammin, an all-body band combining a cappella singing with beat boxing and body music, performs at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
White Oak Dance Project
with Mikhail Baryshnikov, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall. Tickets are $36, $48, $62. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Tin Hat Trio, chamber folk trio performs 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
Monster Squad, Whiskey Sunday, La Plebé, The Saint Catherines, 30 Years of War 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 31
Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios 2003 May 31-June 1, June 7-8, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For list of participating studios go to www.mesart.
com/openstudiosPA.jsp
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “Bigger Than Life” at 4:30 p.m. and 9:10 p.m., “Rebel Without a Cause” 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
Edward Miyakawa will be reading from his historical novel, “Tule Lake,” about Japanese Americans in the Tule Lake internment camp during World War II, at 4 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350.
Iris Chang talks about “The Chinese in America,” at 10:30 a.m. at The Asian Cultural Center, Oakland Public Library, 388 Ninth St., Oakland. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera’s Gala
Concert, celebrating Tchai-
kovsky and Gounod, at 8 p.m. at the Longfellow Arts and Technology School, 1500 Derby St. at Sacramento.
Alan Katsman conducts the Berkeley Opera Orchestra and the UC Alumni Chorus. Tickets are $28, $23 seniors, and $16 youth, and are available from 925-798-1300.
Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria, perform “Bach’s Legacy, ” music by the sons of Bach. Allen H. Simon, director, Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord, Kevin Gibbs, tenor, Chad Runyon, bass. At 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-447-9823. www.sdgloria.org
Women's Antique Vocal Ensemble performs “Equal Writes,” a concert of music composed by women from the medieval period to the present. At 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10, $5 for students and seniors. 233-1479.
White Oak Dance Project
with Mikhail Baryshnikov, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall. Tickets are $36, $48, $62. 642-9988. ww.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Shakuhachi and Koto Performance with Marco Lienhard and Shoko Hikage at 8 p.m. at Emeryville Taiko Dojo, 1601A 63rd St., Emeryville. Cost is $15. 655-6392. www.
etaiko.org
Caribbean Allstars with the Harmonics perform Jamai-
can reggae at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Tin Hat Trio, premier chamber folk trio, performs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Warsaw Poland Bros., Monkey, La Plebe at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Felonious, Otis Goodnight and the Defenestrators, and Illa Dapted at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
This is My Fist, The Specs, Hit Me Back 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.
Da Shout! Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Prophets of Rage, a 21-piece folkloric hip hop ensemble at at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.
lapena.org
Denise Perrier and the Cadence sing at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 1
CHILDREN
Community Women’s Orchestra Spring Concert at Malcolm X School, 1731 Prince St. at 4 p.m. Selections include Harry Potter Suite by John Williams, Finlandia by Sibelius, and Berceuse and Finale from Firebird by Stravinsky. Suggested donation $5, children free. For information call 653-1616.
Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble Spring Showcase, “Lily’s Treasures.” Twelve young women, ages 10 - 19 playing an original score with a dramatic reading by actress Maria Duman of the story of a young heroine's journey through a world of animals. Story by Maureen Ustenci, directed by Diana Stork. At 5 p.m. at Saint Mary Magdalene Church, 2005 Berryman St. Tickets are $15 adults, 12 and under $5. 548-3326.
Say it Through Song Benefit with Noe Venable, Baba-
tunde Lea, John Fonesca, Etienne De Rocher, Carlos Mena, Jerry Hannan, Jethro Jeremiah and Todd Sicka-
foose, at 3 p.m, at The Starry Plough. All ages welcome. Tickets $15 includes CD. 841-2082.
West African Dance and Songs for Kids at 2 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children.
525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
FILM
Vera Chytilová: “Daisies” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Fred Wilson: “Aftermath,” guided tour of the installation at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, at 2 p.m. Free for members, UC students, faculty and staff, $5 seniors and disabled, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Ed Rosenthal discusses his new book “Why Marijuana Should be Legal,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera’s Gala Concert, celebrating Tchaikov-
sky and Gounod, at 2 p.m. at the Longfellow Arts and Technology School, 1500 Derby St. at Sacramento.
Alan Katsman conducts the Berkeley Opera Orchestra and the UC Alumni Chorus. Tickets are $28, $23 seniors, and $16 youth, and are available from 925-798-1300.
Stop the Violence, Music Heals Concert
Cherrie Williams, the
“Singing Domestic,” with children and special guests performing gospel, blues, jazz, soul, dance, poetry and art, at 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets available at the door, $15 adults, $9 children, students, senior. $13 in advance by calling 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
San Francisco Girls Chorus
“Nature's Ebb and Flow,” perform music by Brahms, Holst, and Tchaikovsky, under the direction of Susan McMane. At 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $12-$24. 415-392-4400. www.sfgirlschorus.org
Suzzy and Maggie Roche 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
Contra Costa Chorale, with
Thaddeus Pinkston, piano perform works of Chopin and Brahms at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $10-$12.50. 524-1861.
Crowden School Faculty Showcase, at noon at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $10. 559-6910.
www.thecrowdenschool.org
Mel Martin Quartet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool.
Cost is $12-18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
MONDAY, JUNE 2
READINGS AND LECTURES
Last Word Poetry Series presents Thea Hillman and Glenn Ingersoll, at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Stewart Udall talks about “The Forgotten Founders: Rethinking the History of the Old West” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Albany Music Benefit with Albany High School Jazz Band and Rhythm Bound at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
AT THE THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater
“The Guys,” by Anne Nelson directed by Robert Egan. An exploration of loss and redemption in the aftermath 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. www.berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater
“Surface Transit”
Written and performed by Sarah Jones, directed by Tony Taccone. African Am-
erican poet and spoken word performer Jones weaves poli-
ical humor into monologues detailing lives of eight New Yorkers. Extended until June 1. Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
California Shakespeare Festival runs May 31 to October 22. Opens with Julius Caesar. Please call for dates and times. Bruns Amphitheater, off Highway 24 in Orinda. 548-9666. www.calshakes.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. Tickets are $18 adults, $12 children and seniors, $10 on Thursdays. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
Transparent Theater
Virginia Woolf's “Night and Day,” a stage adaptation by Tom Clyde, concerning the loves and careers of a group of young people in London in 1910. 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
EXHIBITIONS
ACCI Gallery, “Midstream”
A Photography Exhibition of artists Alex Ambrose, Bar-
bara Bobes, Dafna Kory, and Catherine Stone. Exhibition runs May 30 to June 24. Reception, Fri. May 30, 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours are Mon. - Thurs. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. acciart@aol.com, www.accigallery.com
The Ames Gallery, “Conversations with Myself” Works by Barry Simons. Paintings and collages incorporating the artist's original poetry. By appointment or chance. Exhibition runs May 15 to August 15. 2661 Cedar St. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com
Art of Living Center, “Watercolors” by William Webb. Exhibitions runs May 17 through July 18, Tues., Wed., Sat., noon - 5 p.m., Fri. 1 - 5 p.m. 2905 Shattuck Ave. 848-3736.
Berkeley Historical Society, “Focus on Berkeley”
A photography exhibit by the Berkeley Camera Club, Berkeley High School students, and community photographers in celebration of the City’s 125th Anniversary. Exhibit runs May 18 to Sept. 13. Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. Sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society, 848-0181.
Kala Art Institute, “Water World” Photograph-based images of water by a diverse group of artists. Photography, digital imaging and video reveal perspectives on the ways we see and think about water. Exhibition runs May 22 to June 21. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
A New Leaf Gallery, “Kinesis: Contemporary Sculpture in Space and Time.” Wind powered and interactive sculptures on display until June 1, at 1286 Gilman St. www.sculpturesite.com
Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery, “Painted Blessings,” painted breast castings by Bibiana Lai. Exhibition runs May 23 - July 3. 5741 Telegraph Ave. 601-4040, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org