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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, JULY 1
FILM
Sarunas Bartas: “Three Days” 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
Berkeley Summer Poetry from 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.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jonathan Wilson reads from his new novel, “A Palestine Affair,” set in British-occupied Palestine, at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
K. K. Ottensen discusses her new book “Great Americans: Famous Names, Real People,” of interviews and photographs of ordinary people with famous names, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ronnie Gilbert Celebrates Gay Pride in song at 1:15 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst. 981-5190.
Libby Kirkpatrick, singer-songwriter, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
DP and the Rhythm Riders at 8:30 p.m., with a Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
FILM
Excess of Evil: “God Told Me To” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive, with Larry Cohen in person. Cost is $4 members, UC students, $5 UC faculty, staff, seniors, disabled, youth, $8 adults. 642-0808.
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christine Wicker discusses “Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Happy Turtle performs Latin jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Reeltime Travelers and Bluegrass Intentions perform traditional and original dance songs at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Angel of Thorns, Half-Seas-Over, Superlarry, Anna Oxygen perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, JULY 3
FILM
Aki Kaurismäki: “Calamari Union” at 7:30 p.m. and “Shadows in Paradise” at 9:10 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert Downtown features a performance by students of the Capoeira Arts Café at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Assoc. 549-2230.
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Monkey Ranch Hands performs at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $4.
841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Keni el Lebrijano Flamenco Guitar at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, JULY 4
FILM
“Gridlock” Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth play addicts fighting bureaucracy to get help, at 8:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. Free, sponsored by N.E.E.D. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tropical Vibrations, Harry Best and Shabang perform a mix of Caribbean styles at 9 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
SixFourTwo and My Hero perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5.
841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Celebrate END Dependence Day in collaboration with Underground Railroad and Brown Fist Collective at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
Mimi Fox Trio performs at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
S.T.F.U., Critical Unit, Dead Fall, D.F.A., Strung Up perfrom 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, JULY 5
FILM
“War Game” a British docu-
drama on the horrific possibilities of an atomic holocaust, at 8:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. All events are free. 540-0751.
www.thelonghaul.org
Aki Kaurismäki: “Crime and Punishment” at 5 and 8:45 p.m. and “Hamlet Goes Business” 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
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading from 3 to 5 p.m., at the West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. Free. For information, call 527-9905.
poetalk@aol.com
Aphrodite Jones reads from her new book, “Red Zone,” about the San Francisco dog-mauling case, at 5:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Celebrate END Dependence day in collaboration with Underground Railroad and Brown Fist Collective at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are $42.
642-9988.
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Vince Black with Root Awakening perform socially conscious reggae classics at 9:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Pernice Brothers, Warren Zanes and Heavenly States perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Collective Amnesia at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Benefit for Lynn Morris with Peter Rowan, True Blue and Earl Brothers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50 advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Cost, From Monument to Masses, Red Light Sting, 1905, The Cinema Eye 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, JULY 6
FILM
Aki Kaurismäki: “Leningrad Cowboys Go America” at 5:30 p.m. and “Hamlet Goes Business” at 7:10 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
Poetry Flash at Cody’s with G. P. Skratz and Summer Brenner at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
African Drum Workshop with Wade Peterson. Beginners at 11 a.m., experienced at 12:30, at The Jazz House. Cost is $15-$25, registration is encouraged. 533-5111.
Noche Flamenca from Madrid performs at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Teka brings an evening of Hungarian music and dance to Ashkenaz, at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $12. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
MONDAY, JULY 7
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christopher Moore reads from “Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Last Word Poetry, featuring Kirk Lumpkin and Mary Rudge, at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Dan O’Neill discusses how communal-living cartoonists provoked the ire of Disney in his new book, “The Pirates and the Mouse: Disney’s War Against the Underground,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Express, open mic night, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bandworks Student Recital, featuring rock, blues and pop at 7:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sassafras, Shotgun’s 11th Anniversary Spendalicious Silent Auction Family Reunion and Supperganza. Come have supper with us, enjoy live music and support the Shotgun Players, for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are sliding scale $11-$111. For reservation call Kimberly 704-8210 ext. 317.
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 through 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 27, Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 5 p.m. No performance July 4 or 24. At the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $8-$20 sliding scale. For reservations call 558-1381.
