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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
CHILDREN
Magic School Bus Video Festival, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Seven different Magic School Bus video adventures with Ms. Frizzle on the big Auditorium screen at Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive. 642-5132.
FILM
Peter Watkins: “The Jour-
ney,” episodes 7-13, 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
Berkeley Summer Poetry
from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mediterranean Cafe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. Free, open mic, poetry, prose, and short fiction artists welcome. 549-1128.
Craig Danner introduces his first novel, “Himalayan Dhaba,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Firoozeh Dumas talks about life in Southern California with her extended Iranian family in “Funny in Farsi”at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Richard Sterling discusses his new book “World Food in California Cuisine,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
Kathy Sanborn discusses her new book, “The Seasons of Your Career,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tanja Fiechtmair on the Alto Sax at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby Ave. 644-2204.
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.
berkeley.edu
D. B. Walker Band plays the blues at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Waikiki Steel Works, Hawaiian-flavored steel guitar at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Jazzschool Ensemble performs at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 843-7625.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
FILM
I Found it at the Movies: “The Andromeda Strain” 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
Robert MacNeil, Canadian-born former co-anchor of
The MacNeil-Lehrer News
Hour, discusses his new book, “Looking for My Country: Finding Myself in America,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Julie Shigekuni reads from her new novel, “Invisible Gardens,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Diana DeLonzor presents cures for the punctually challenged in “Never be Late Again” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7 at the door, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.
berkeley.edu
The Banjo-ologist performs bluegrass and vaudeville at 1 p.m. at The Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive. 642-5132.
Paul Thorn, one-man house-rocker, 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
Susie Ibarra, improv drummer, performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Cocodril performs traditional Lousiana fare at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sarah Manning, jazz saxophonist, performs standards and originals at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 843-7625.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
FILM
Peter Watkins: “The Jour-
ney,” episodes 14-19, 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
Guided Tour of Paul Kos: “Everything Matters,” at 12:15 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Free for members, UC students, faculty and staff, $5 seniors and disabled, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Cecil Brown uncovers the story of a legendary crime in “Stagolee Shot Billy” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Darren Shan returns with his latest adventures in the Cir-
que du Freak series, “Vampire Prince,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Nancy Rawles reads from her new novel about a Creole matriarch, “Crawfish Dreams,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Mario Jimenez Castillo reveals the meaning of dreams in “Diccionario de Los Suenos.” Presentation in Spanish and English at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert Downtown with Voz e Ven-
to, a Brazilian jazz emsemble, at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Assoc. 549-2230.
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.
berkeley.edu
Belle de Gama, Low Flying Owls and Liz Anah Band perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Ruthie Foster, Texas blues and gospel singer, performs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Sal-
vage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Sarah Luella/Local Love Enforcement and CitiZen One at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby Ave. 644-2204.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
CHILDREN
Stage Door Conservatory's “Kids OnStage” presents a free mini-musical at 7:30 p.m. at Epworth United Metho-
dist Church, 1953 Hopkins St. 527-5939. StageDoor-
Camp@aol.com
FILM
Douglas Sirk: “Written on the Wind” at 7:30 p.m. and “Magnificent Obsession” 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, “Wisdom, Experience, Humor, and Whatever” with City Club members. 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.
Edward Tenner explores how technology has shaped our bodies in “Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codys-
books.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.
berkeley.edu
Big Brutha Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
U.D.I., 11/5, Da Duke Boys, ADR La Vey, Pho-Ba’la perform hip hop at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Suzanne Pittson in concert at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in ad-
vance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Doraflood, Sushirobo and Love is Chemicals perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
LynAnn King with the Vincent Tolliver Quintet perform at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House.Cost is $15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Shana Morrison, celtic/blues fusion 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
Sean Powers Shadow
Puppetry and the Bent Antennae Puppet Troupe at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby Ave. 644-2204.
O-Maya fuses Latin music with Hip Hop at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 843-7625.
Missing 23rd, Breath In, Members of the Yellow Press, Clampdown, The Filthy Vagrants 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 28
CHILDREN
Golden Gate International Children’s Choral Festival Choirs from Jakarta, Indo-
nesia, Vladivostok and Nakhodka, Russia, Havana, Cuba and the United States will perform “Sing All Ye Joyful” at 7.30 p.m. in Zeller-bach Hall. Tickets are $10-26, available from 642-9988. www.piedmontchoirs.org
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
Audrey Coleman reads her new book, “Francine, Francine the Beach Party Queen,” at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Douglas Sirk: “Tarnished Angels” at 4:30 and 8:40 p.m. and “Shockproof” 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
Allan Sekula, conceptual photographer, in converstaion with Kaja Silverman, on his recent work, including “Waiting for Tear Gas,” at 1 p.m. in Dwinnelle 142, UC Campus. More information is available at www.NewScreen
Media.com
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.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Baghdad and Beyond: Healing the Wounds of War” with Cameron Powers and other musicians who played Arab music in Baghdad during the war, at 8 p.m. at The 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby Ave. 644-2204.
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Don Carlos with Reggae Angels and Jah Light Music at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $14 in advance, $16 at the door. 525-5054. www.ash-
kenaz.com
Mark Growden and the Electric Pinata and Molehill Orchestra perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Psychokenetics, Kirby Dominant perform hip hop at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
LynAnn King with the Vincent Tolliver Quintet perform at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
House Jacks, a cappella over-drive, at 5 and 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
Jesus Diaz y su QBA, Afro-Cuban dance music at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Famous Last Words performs at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 843-7625.
Babyland, Replicator, Brilliant Red Lights, 8-Bit 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 29
FILM
“Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel” will be sceened at 7 p.m. at Congre-
gation Beth El, Arch and Vine. Facilitated discussion groups will follow. Admission is free. Sponsored by Bridges to Israel-Berkeley. For information call June Brott at 636-9639 or Seymour Kessler at 525-1526.
Douglas Sirk: “Imitation of Life” 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
Audacious Imaginations: A Tribute to Berkeley Poet Barbara Guest, at 3:30 p.m. in the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Poets Eliot Figman and Judith Taylor at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codys-
books.com
Guided Tour of Paul Kos: “Everything Matters,” at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Free for members, UC students, faculty and staff, $5 seniors and disabled, $8 adults. 642-1412. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jupiter String Quartet, with Victor Romasevich, violin, performs Tchaikovsky, Andriasov and Mozart at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $10, children under 12 are free. 644-6893.
ReminEssence in a performance of music, poetry and dance to benefit Destiny Art Center, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8 in advance, $10-$25 at the door. For tickets call 306-0236. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zeller-
bach Playhouse, UC Campus at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.
berkeley.edu
Arin Simonian, contem-
porary singer-songwriter,
performs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $14.50 in advance, $15.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
LynAnn King with the Vincent Tolliver Quintet performs at 5 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Flamenco Open Stage with Alicia and Roberto Zamora at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Landrus Project, Johnny Sketch perform funk at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
MONDAY, JUNE 30
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ursula K. LeGuin reads from her new novel, “Changing Places” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Lincoln Cushing introduces a unique graphic art in “¡Revolución!: Cuban Poster Art,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.
blackoakbooks.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. Through 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. Through 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 call 558-1381.
Shotgun Players presents
“under milk wood” by Dylan Thomas at Eighth Street Studio, 2525 8th St. Through June 29, Thurs. - Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. Tickets are $18 adults, $12 children and seniors, $10 on Thursdays. 704-8210. www.shotgun-
players.org
