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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
FILM
“The Battle of Algiers,” a film about the uprising of the Algerian people against French colonialists in the 1960’s, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Nicholas Ray: “Party Girl” at 7:30 p.m. and “Hot Blood” at 9:30 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
City Commons Club Noon Luncheon Series, “Mars Revealed,” with Conrad Jung, lecturer, Chabot Space and Science Center. Luncheon 11:45 a.m. $11.50 - $12.50, speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For reservations call 526-2925, 665-9020.
Haiku: A Critical Look at an Ancient Form, with Gabe Winer, creator of the Haiku Wall at Berkeley High; Gar-
ry Gay, president, Haiku Poets of Northern California; and Ry Belville, translator of Nakahara Chuya, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, third floor Community Meeting Room, 2090 Kittredge Ave. 981-6121.
Poets Melody Lacina and Laura Horn at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Marguerite Sprague de-
scribes the rise and fall of a California mining town in “Bodie’s Gold” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble, Combos and Lab band perform at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater, 1920 Allston Way. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, seniors and BHS staff, available at the door. 548-8026. www.berkeleyhighjazz.org
New Age Academy Benefit Performance featuring both student and professional artists, at 2 p.m. at 2921 Adeline St. 848-4664.
Berkeley Edge Fest The music of Terry Riley at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Mike Olmos Quartet, with trumpeters Mike Olmos and Noel Jewkes, bassist Em-
manuel Vaughn-Lee and drummer Jeff Mars at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Anthony Jeffries and his All Stars, blues band at Rountree’s, 2618 San Pablo Ave. 663-0440.
Pandeiros do Brasil with Karana and Dandara and the Ginga Brasil Dance Troupe at 9:30 p.m., with Brazilian dance lesson at 9 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Bill Horvitz Band, an experimental jazz trio, performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart perform roots country originals 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
Weary Boys and PBR Street Gang perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Voces por la Paz, a Concert for Peace, celebrating La Peña’s 28th Anniversary, with Latin American, Afro-Cuban, Chicano and folk music at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Himsa, Beneath the Ashes, The Answer, With Passion, The Harms 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, JUNE 7
Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios 2003 June 7-8, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For list of participating studios go to www.pro
artsgallery.org/ebos2003
CHILDREN
David Thom Band introduces children to bluegrass music and instruments, at 1 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale, children and students accompanying adults are free. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Oliver’s Urban Twist, a performance by Walden School, set in 1970’s New York, at 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Also on Sun. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12, available at the door. www.juliamorgan.org
New Age Academy Benefit Performance featuring both student and professional artists, at 2 p.m. at 2921 Adeline St. 848-4664.
FILM
Superfest XXIII Interna-
tional Media Festival on Disabilities From 1 to 5p.m., at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. Call 845-5576 for schedule or www.madknight.com/cdt.
Nicholas Ray: “Wind Across the Everglades” at 4:30 and 8:55 p.m. and “The True Story of Jesse James” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students; $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth; $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Banned in Berkeley,” a film by five disabled women artists on their sexuality and relationships, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition presents an open poetry reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at 1527 Virginia St., off of Sacramento St., one block east of the North Berkeley BART station. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
Norman Fischer discusses “Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody's Books. 845-7852. ww.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chanticleer performs at 8 p.m. at the First Congrega-
tional Church, 2345 Chan-
ning Way. Tickets are $22-$37. 415-392-4400. www.chanticleer.org
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Esfir Ross, solo piano, performs Mozart, Brahms and Chopin at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Sug-
gested donation of $12 general, $8 students, seniors or disabled. 549-3864.
Berkeley Edge Fest The music of John Adams and Ingram Marshall at 6 p.m., and musicians and composers Steve Lacy, George Lewis and David Wessell at 9 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus.
Tickets are $22 for each performance. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Pacific Mozart performs a cappella jazz and pop at 7:30 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $20 general, $15 seniors and students available from 415-705-0848. www.pacificmozart.org
Indian Classical Music will be performed at 5 p.m. at St. Johns Presbyterian Church,
2727 College Ave. Tickets are $25-$35 available from
925-828-6127. www.harmoni-
ventures.com
Kotoja performs at 9:30 p.m., with a dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Patrice Pike and Shelley Doty perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
A. J. Roach performs Ap-
palachian music at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $6-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Ponte las Pilas celebrate the style and defiance of the Zoot Suiter, and dance to Dr. Loco’s Rocking Jalapeña Band at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Oak, Ash and Thorn perform a cappella with a Bri-
tish Isles flavor at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in ad-
vance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Hellbillies, Iron Lung, The Profits, Face Down in Shit, Case of Emergency 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.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
CHILDREN
Family Classics: “Fantastic Voyage” at 2 p.m. Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Winds Across the Bay, the East Bay's youth wind ensemble, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a performance of works by Giu-
seppi Verdi, Nicholas Rim-
sky-Korsakov, Johan deMeij and Joseph Willcox Jenkins, at 2 p.m. at the Dean Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $9 at the door or by calling 925-943-SHOW.
Oliver’s Urban Twist, a performance by Walden School, see listing for June 7.
FILM
Vera Chytilová: “Prefab Stories” at 5:30 p.m. and “Wolf Chalet” 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
Superfest XXIII Interna-
tional Media Festival on Disabilities, screening of award winners, from 1 to 5p.m., at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. Reception with filmmakers from 6 to 7 p.m. For schedule, call 845-5576. www.madknight.com/cdt.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Unbound and Under Covers” Experiments in visual writing, reception for the artists, at 2 p.m. at the Ber-
keley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Poets Clive Matson and Marc Hofstadter at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
African Drum Workshop every Sunday with Wade Peterson. Beginners at 11 a.m., experienced at 12:30 p.m., at The Jazz House. Cost is $15 - $25, advanced registration is encouraged. 533-5111.
Berkeley Edge Fest A tribute to Lou Harrison, featuring Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio and musicians performing on the gamelan at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall. Tickets are $22. 642.9988.
Baroque Chorale Guild performs a variety of music from Europe at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing, at Dana. Tickets are $22 general, $17 students and seniors. 650-969-4095. www.bcg.org
Oakland Civic Orchestra presents “In Light and Shadow,” with works by Albinoni, Gabrieli and Beethoven at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave. in Oakland. The concert is free. 238-3896.
Transmission Trio and Patrick Cress’s Telepathy perform unconventional jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
Vox Populi performs songs of love and desire at 4 p.m. in Gallery A of the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Dann Zinn Band performs a blend of processed and original jazz and world music at the Jazzschool at 4:30 p.m.
Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Carol Fran, Carmen Getit, Wendy DeWitt and Sue Palmer, Queens of the Boogie Woogie perform 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
MONDAY, JUNE 9
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bob Cushman shares stories of his sister, Barbara Cush-
man Rowell, and her husband, Galen Rowell, in “Flying South: A Pilot’s Inner Journey” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Maureen Murdock discusses her new book “Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Confessions of a Sociopath” 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
Sherman Alexie, chronicler of the Native American experience, presents “Ten Little Indians” at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are free with the purchase of the book, available in both Cody’s Bookstores. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Cynthia Kaufman addresses the growing number of people who are unhappy with the status quo in her new book “Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Deborah Day explains the use of poetry to educate in her book “Mindful Messages: Healing Thoughts for the Hip Hop Descendants from the Motherland” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sol Americano and The Mara Connection, in a benefit performance for the non-profit Center for Educational Research and Development at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jimmy Bruno, John Palme and Carol Denney offer an evening of song artistry at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-andsalvage.org
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
FILM
I Found it at the Movies: “All the Hitchcock You Can Repeat” at 7:30 p.m. 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
Scoop Nisker returns at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freight-andsalvage.org
Kevin Sweeny discusses his new book “Father Figures: A Boy Goes Searching” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Bridget Connelly discusses her memoire, “Forgetting Ireland,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Laila Halaby, daughter of a Jordanian and an American, discusses the difficulty of growing up in two cultures in her new novel, “West of the Jordan,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
peAktimes, a performance project mixing today’s news with experimental music and dance at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
NC Blues Connection at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Already Dead, Astral Realm, Puddingstone, Scribe perform punk and rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Juan Diego Flórez, tenor, performs at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
La Peña Recital with students from Rafael Manriquez’ Latin American Music Ensembles and Josh Jones’ Latin Jazz Ensembles at 7 p.m. at La Pena Cultural Center. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
THURSDAY, JUNE 12
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “We Can’t Go Home Again” 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
“Target Iraq: What the News Media is not Telling You,” with Norman Solomon and Reese Erlich at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Isabel Allende describes her exile from her homeland in her new book “My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Noah Levine discusses his transformation from a skateboarding punk in Santa Cruz in his memoire “Dharma Punx,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert Downtown with the Lynn Bobby Band at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Assoc. 549-2230.
Jackie Greene, folk and blues prodigy, performs 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
Jesse Legé with Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m., with a Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Hannah Marcus, The Oblivion Seeker and Ultra Lash at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
AT THE THEATER
Black Repertory Group “A Peep Under The Hood !”
A comedy about a family in conflict over control of their autodealership. Written by Bay Area native Bobby Clements. June 6 at 8 p.m. June 7 at 2:30 and 8 p.m., June 8 at 2:30 and 5 p.m. Tickets are $17 at the door, or $15 in advance. At 3201 Adeline St., 1/2 block south of the Asby BART station. 652-2120, 685-7180.
Transparent Theater “Night and Day,” a world premiere stage adaptation by Tom Clyde. Until June 8, Thurs. - Sat., 8 p.m. $20. Sun, 7 p.m. pay what you can. 1901 Ashby Ave. 883-0305. www.transparenttheater.org
