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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
CHILDREN
“Little Nut Brown Hare” at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Nicholas Ray: “King of Kings” at 7:30 p.m., Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4 for 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, “Racial Profiling and Counter-Terrorism” with Jack Glasser, Ph.D., Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley. Luncheon 11:45 a.m. $11.50 - $12.50, speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For information and reservations 526-2925, 665-9020.
“Unbound and Under Covers” Experiments in visual writing at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Karen X. Tulchinsky returns with the Rabinovitch family in her new book, “Love and Other Ruins,” at 7:30 p.m. at Boadecia’s Books, 398 Co-
lusa St., Kensington. 559-9184.
Andrea Siegel talks about the father-daughter bond in her new book, “Snapshots From the Heart,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Gayle Brandeis, winner of the Bellwether Prize, reads from her novel, “The Book of Dead Birds,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. She will be introduced by Maxine Hong Kingston. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Latin Jazz Legacy Series, with Mark Levine and the Latin Tinge, Eddie and Mad Duran. Panel at 7:30 p.m., performance at 8:30 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms, Benoit/
Beintus, and Nodaira at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall. Tickets are $10-$45. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
Jazzschool Students’ Spring Recital at 6 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Admission is free. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
María Bermúdez y Sonidos Gitanos perform flamenco at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $32 for adults, $29 for children under 12, students and seniors. 925-798-1300.
Groundation, reggae classics with band originals, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Taos Hum, Club Dub and The Spindles perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SoVoSó, jazz-inflected a cappella, 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
Inspect Her Gadget, Spag, Second Opinion, Solamente, Resilience, The Peels 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.
Jim Ryan’s Forward Energy with Eddie Gale and Marco Eneidi, jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. 649-8744. www.
thejazzhouse.org
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
CHILDREN
Celebrate Father’s Day and Flag Day with readings of “What Dads Can Do” and “The Starry, Stripy Blanket” at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
“Dersu Uzala,” a film by Akira Kurosawa about a military explorer who meets and befriends a hunter in the unmapped forests of Siberia, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheel-
chair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Nicholas Ray: “Bitter Vic-
tory” at 4:30 and 8:50 p.m. and “The Savage Innocents” 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
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rhythm and Muse Poetry reading at the Berkeley Art Center. Open mic sign-up at 6:30 p.m., reading at 7 p.m. 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice & Rose Sts. Admis-
sion is free. 527-9753 or 569-5364.
Daniel Glick discusses life as a single father in “Monkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, and a Journey to the Ends of the Earth” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Freight’s 35th Anniversary Concert with Phil Marsh, and members of the Clean-
liness and Godliness Skiffle Band, East Bay Sharks, Darryl Henriques, Marc Silber and others at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Tickets are $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
La Peña Celebrates its 28th Anniversary with Bobi Céspedes, Cuban singer, percus-
sionist and Yoruba Lucumi priestess, at 8 and 10 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Ensemble 6-4-2 presents “A Musical Offering from Berlin to Paris: Virtuoso Sonatas of Bach, Leclair, Marais, Telemann” on period instruments at 8 p.m. at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington St., Albany. Tickets are $15, $12 for seniors and students. 415-242-4348.
Flamenco Fever with Yaelisa accompanied by singers Antonio Malena and Mateo Solea. Dinner Show at 7 p.m., $49-$67; Wine and Tapas Show at 9:45 p.m. $20-$37. Café de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Jewish Soulfolk with Ira Scott English and Hebrew songs for the whole community at 8 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Ave., between Vine and Rose. The concert will end with a short Havdalah service. 848-0237.
Adam Lane’s Full Throttle Orchestra with Avram Fefer performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $6-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Transmission Trio, avant groove at 9 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $7. 644-2204.
O-Maya performs a blend of Latin music and hip-hop at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ash-
kenaz.com
Calamity and Main, The Cowlicks, and Richard Marsh perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Phenomenauts, D. S. B., Assault, From Ashes Rise, Black Lung Patriots perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., Cost is $5, $1 if wearing prom clothes! 525-9926.
Gil Chun’s “Bay Area Follies” A variety dance program including tap, ballroom and ethnic dances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church at 2727 College Ave. Cost is $9, $6 for seniors. 526-8474.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
FILM
Douglas Sirk: “There is Always Tomorrow” 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
25 Years of Women’s Poetry, a celebration reading of “A Fierce Brightness” with Re-
becca Gordon, Merle Woo and others at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Joseph McElroy reads from his new book, “Actress in the House,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Gallery Talk on The Painted Tales of India, with Lee Patterson, at 3 p.m. in Gallery D of the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Patti Smith and Her Band in Concert in Appreciation of the Anti-War Movement from 1 to 4 p.m. in the MLK, Jr. Park. Donations requested. Sponsored by KPFA, Slim’s, ANSWER Coalition, Middle East Children’s Alli-
ance, and Code Pink. 415-821-6565.
African Drum Workshop, held 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.
Pacific Mozart performs a cappella jazz and pop at 5 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
Kalajali: Dances of India at
2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $25 front rows, $12 general seating, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Country Joe McDonald, Berkeley’s world-renowned troubador, 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
John Shiurba and Good For Cows perform at 8:15 p.m. at The Jazz House. Admission is free, donations welcome. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
E.W. Wainwright and the African Roots of Jazz at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
MONDAY, JUNE 16
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Express with Kirk Lumpkin at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave., near University Ave. 231-5910.
Khaled Hosseini reads from “The Kite Runner,” the first novel about contemporary Afghanistan to be written in English, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Subhankar Banerjee will show slides and introduce his book on the endangered wilderness, “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
David White will read from his new book “The Kiss of the Yogini: Tantric Sex in its South Asian Context,” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2467 Telegraph Ave. 849-2133. www.moesbooks.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 17
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Meditations on Revolution” 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
Lillian Rubin, Ph.D., gives insights into what makes therapy work, in her new book, “The Man with the Beautiful Voice, and More Stories from the Other Side of the Couch,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work, a discussion with Marie Arana, editor-in-chief of The Washington Post Book World; Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner and Berkeley resident; and Mark Danner, professor at UCB’s Graduate School of Journal-
ism, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Francine Ward dicusses her new book, “Esteemable Acts,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Berkeley Summer Poetry
7 to 9 p.m. at the Mediterranean Cafe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. Free, open mic, poetry, prose, short fiction, amateur and advanced artists welcome. 549-1128.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Fling Ding: All Wrecked Up and Bluegrass Intentions at
8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Bang performs at 9:30 p.m.
at The Starry Plough. Cost
is $7. 841-2082. www.starry
ploughpub.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
FILM
I Found it at the Movies: “About a Girl,” works by Julie Zando and Joan Baderman at 7:30 p.m. at the Paci-
fic 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
“Unbound and Under Covers” Experiments in visual writing, with Suzanne Stein, at 7 p.m. Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Steve Jones, British science writer and host of a popular BBC series, reads from “Y: The Descent of Man”at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Ariel Gore discusses her memoir “Atlas of the Human Heart,” on travelling through Asia and Europe as a teen-ager, at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Brown Fist Collective at Café Poetry at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Sarman Apt Russell reads from “An Obsession with Butterflies” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Courtableu at 8:30 p.m. with a Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Brian Gore and Dusan Bogdanovic, acoustic guitar masters, 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
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
FILM
Peter Watkins: “The Jour-
ney,” episodes 1-6, at 6 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
Michael Hirsh, a senior editor in Newsweek’s Washing-
ton bureau, discusses his new book “At War With Our-
selves: Why America is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.black
oakbooks.com
Patricia Unterman presents her updated and revised “The San Francisco Food Lover’s Guide”at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Guided Tour of “Everything Matters: Paul Kos” at 5:30 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Joel Kovel, former Green Party candidate for President discusses his latest book, “The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Lauralee Summer reads from her memoir, “Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books.
845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
William C. Miller discusses his new thriller, “Long Pig,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Verbal Tea, an evening of original poetry with David Ari, Ed Aust, and Terence Keane, at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby at MLK. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert Downtown with the Spirit of ‘29 Dixieland Jazz, a Berkeley tradition since 1982, at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association. 549-2230.
John Keawe, Hawaiian slack key guitar and vocals, 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
Odessa Chen, vocalist with classical and indie influences, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $6-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
Steve Poltz performs at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
AT THE THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “The Bacchae,” directed by David Stein. Euripedes’ play about Dionysus and his revenge against a hateful king. Sat. and Sun., June 21 through July 6, at 5:30 p.m., outdoors in John Hinkle Park, off The Arlington at Southampton Ave and Somerset Place. Free admission. 525-1620. www.aeofberkeley.org
Aurora Theater Company, “Thérèse Raquin,” by Emile Zola, directed by Tom Ross. A sinister tale set among the lower classes in nineteenth-century Parisian society. Runs June 20 to July 27, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $32 and $34. 843-4822.
www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater,
“The Guys,” by Anne Nelson, directed by Robert Egan. May 21 – July 5, Tues. - Sun., call for starting times. $10 - $54. The Roda Theater, 2016 Addison St. 647-2918. 647-2949.www.berkeleyrep.org
California Shakespeare Festival runs May 28 to October 22. Performances this year will be Julius Caesar, Arms and the Man, Measure for Measure, and Much Ado About Nothing. Please call for dates and times. The Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Central Works Theater Ensemble, “The Wyrd Sisters” directed by Jan Zvaifler. June 13 - July 13,
Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $8-$20 sliding scale. For reservations and information call 558-1381.
Shotgun Players presents
“under milk wood” by Dylan Thomas at Eighth Street Studio, 2525 8th St., May 24 through June 21, 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
