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Arts Calendar
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 Poetry 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 perform punk rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakes-
ontelegraph.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
Flamenco Fever with Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos, dinner shows at 6:30 and 9 p.m. for $35, cocktail show at 9:30 p.m., at Cafe de la pz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.com
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 novel, “Tule Lake,” about Japanese-
Americans in the Tule Lake internment camp during World War II, at 4 p.m. at Eastwind Books, 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. 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. www.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
Carla Kihlstedt and Friends of Tin Hat Trio, with Marika Hughes, Ben Goldberg, Charming Hostess, Noe Venable, Scott Amendola, Todd Sickafoose, Nels Cline, Jim Campilongo and others in a benefit concert for the Lauren Orton Memorial Garden Fund. 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
Warsaw Poland Bros., Monkey, La Plebé at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Felonious, Otis Goodnight and the Defenestrators, and Illa Dapted perform hip hop 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 al-
cohol, 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 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.jazz-
school.com
Ira Marlowe, Roger Linn, Don Bassey and Paul Revelli perform at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $7-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 1
CHILDREN
Stop the Violence, Music Heals Concert with Cherrie Williams, the “Singing Domestic,” and 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 from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
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 reading by actress Maria Duman of the story of a young girls’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 Fonseka, 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. Tickets are $28, $23 seniors, and $16 youth, and are available from 925-798-1300.
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 perform selections from their recent album, “Zero Church,” a collection of non-denominational prayers set to 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
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
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “The American Egypt” 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. 642-0808. www.
bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
James Weinstein, founder and longtime editor of the Socialist Review, discusses “The Long Detour: The History and Future of the American Left” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Zabava! Izvorno and Rumen Shopov and Friends at 8:30 p.m., with a Balkan dance lesson at 7:30 p.m., at Ash-
kenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
FILM
I Found it at the Movies: “Made in Hollywood” 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. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sidney Blumenthal, advisor to President Clinton from 1997 to 2001, provides a behind the scenes narrative of “The Clinton Wars” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Writers Group discusses “How to Write for the New Age Market” with author Richard Webster at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bluegrass Homecoming, in celebration of the Freight’s 35th Anniversary, with Bluegrass Intentions, Dix Bruce and Jim Nunally, High Country, the Kathy Kallick Band, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin and True Blue 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
Ignit, Green Hell, Caps-X, Parkside Drive perform punk rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 8:30 p.m., with a Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
THURSDAY, JUNE 5
FILM
Antero Alli: “Under a Shipwrecked Moon” Finnish-born, Berkeley-based filmmaker presents his personal film of family and memories at 9 p.m. at 21 Grand, 449-B 23rd St., near Telegraph, Oakland. 464-4640.
Vera Chytilová: “Fruit of Paradise” 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. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gallery Talk with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson explor-ing art’s ability to provide insights into contemporary global issues, at 12:15 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
David Halberstam tells the story of four great ballplayers, their friendship and transition to older age in “The Teammates” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Simon Wood talks about his new thriller “Accidents Waiting to Happen” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Noon Concert Downtown
Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Assoc. 549-2230.
Berkeley Edge Fest
The music of Edmund Cam-
pion and Cindy Cox, with texts and concepts by poet John Campion, featuring the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Rachel Garlin performs contemporary folk 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
Brian Joseph in Concert performs politically-conscious urban folk music at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568.
George Pedersen and His Pretty Good Band and Sons of Emperor Norton at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Erika Luckett and Ellis sing at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
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. Runs until 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
Theater, opens May 31 with “Julius Caesar,” under the direction of Jonathan Moscone. 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., 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. Through 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
