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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JULY 18
CHILDREN
Farm Friends Storytime at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
“Down by Law” with Tom Waits in a noir comedy, directed by Jim Jarmusch, at 8:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. Free. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Restoration Pleasures: “La Maison du Mystère” Episodes 1-3 at 7:30 p.m., with Joel Adlen on piano, 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 Alicia Suskin Ostriker and Jenny Factor at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Early Music Concert with period instruments. Works by J.S. Bach including Cantata BWV 210, “O, holder Tag, erwünsche Zeit,” performed by the Corde-
lia Ensemble directed by Trevor Stephenson. Isabelle Metwalli, soprano and Trevor Stephenson, harpsicord. At 8 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Blvd., Oakland. Suggested donation $10. 547-7974.
Earl Zero, Soul Majestic and Prince Rastan present a night of classic Roots Reggae at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Quijerema, new Latin Ameri-
cana music at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Norton Buffalo, harmonica and acoustic trio, 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
Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors perfrom Chicago style blues at 8 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Adrian’s Music Salon, with the Alexis Harte Band and special guest Katherine Chase, perform folk and pop at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $6-$10 sliding scale. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Majority Rule, Del Cielo, Dear Diary I Seem to be Dead, Promise, and Takaru perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gil-
man St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5, $1 if wearing prom clothes! 525-9926.
Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans and Amelia perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Michael Bluestein Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Double Felix, BRAY, and Human Z perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886.
www.blakesontelegraph.com
SATURDAY, JULY 19
CHILDREN
Kids on the Block Puppet Show, promoting acceptance and understanding of physical and cultural differences at 2 p.m. at the Hall of Health, 2230 Shattuck Ave., lower level. Sug-
gested donation $3. Children under 3 free. 549-1564.
Folktales and Crafts at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Restoration Pleasures: “La Maison du Mystère” Episodes 4-7 at 7:30 p.m., with Joel Adlen on piano, 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 Arts Center Poetry Ensemble presents a Poetry Reading featuring James Schevill with Luis Garcia and Richard Denner. Reception and refreshments at 6:30 p.m., readings at 7 p.m., at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893.
Poetry Flash at Cody’s with Joseph Di Prisco and Brian Young 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 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., experienced from 12:30 to 2 p.m., at The Jazz House. Cost is $15-$25, and advanced registration is encouraged. 533-5111.
Elvis Costello and the Imposters at 8 p.m. at the Greek Theatre. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Emeryville Taiko and Zan-
Zylum Jazz Group at 8 p.m. at the Emeryville Taiko Dojo, 1601A 63rd St. Cost is $10. 655-6392.
José Roberto Hernández presents Fiesta y Color de Latinoamérica at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
City Folk, contemporary folk trio, 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
Rube Waddell and Go Van Gogh perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Jolie Holland, Sean Hayes, and Sam Edson, perform American country folk at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation is $6 to $10 sliding scale. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Coto and Friends perform jazz and Afro-Cuban music at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $10-$12. 845-5373.
www.jazzschool.com
Faraway Brothers, P-Funk Allstars, Dr. Masseuse, and The Spindles perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0866. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Native Elements, Warsaw Poland Brothers and Shrinkage at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Spencer Day at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Born/Dead, Conga Fury, Chainsaw, Voetsek, Case of Emergency, Doppelganger 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 20
FILM
“Animal Crackers,” filmed and produced by Berkeley artist Kamala Appel, explores the factual and fantasy lives of Bay Area wildlife. Premieres at 3 p.m. at the Parkway Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information go to www.picturepubpizza.com
Restoration Pleasures: “Sunrise” 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
Guided Tour of “Paul Kos: Everything Matters” at 2 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Zadie Smith introduces her new novel, “The Autograph Man,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
Robert A. Rosenstone reads from “King of Odessa: A Novel of Isaac Babel,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Cafe Belle: Open Stage Bellydance, featuring dancers from several Bay Area companies and schools, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge of Berkeley for survivors of domestic violence. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sally Light, lyric soprano, in a benefit concert for the Morde-
chai Vanunu Campaign, at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall, corner of Cedar and Bonita. $10-$20 donation requested. 548-3048.
Dan Joseph and John Ingle Duo, plus Christopher Williams, perform as part of the ACME Contemporary Composer’s Series at 8:15 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations accepted. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Echo, Realistic perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Three Guitars, with Steve Erquiaga, Mimi Fox and Brian Pardo perform at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Faruk and Ali Sinan Erdemesel with Husmu Tusuz, Turkish Sufi and Gypsy music at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-176.
www.freightandsalvage.org
MONDAY, JULY 21
READINGS AND LECTURES
Cynthia Lee, Professor of Law at George Washington University, will discuss “Murder and the Reasonable Man: Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
James Gleick discusses his bio-
graphy, “Isaac Newton,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Great Books Group meets at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Poetry Express, featuring Nathan from Berkeley Poetry Slam, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Beolach, traditional Cape Breton music at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-176.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Shaman Trance Dance with DJ Amar and Isis Rising at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
TUESDAY, JULY 22
FILM
Sarunas Bartas: “The House” 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
Berkeley Summer Poetry, with Sherilyn Connelly from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mediterranean Café, 2475 Telegraph Ave. Free, open mic, poetry, prose, short fiction, amateur and advanced artists welcome. 549-1128.
Jeff Tamarkin describes “Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Cajun Coyotes performs traditional Cajun music at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Patti Whitehurst at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mimi Fox, solo guitar at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
FILM
Excess of Evil: “Simon of the Desert” and “The Lash of the Penitentes” 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
Eddy Joe Cotton describes his life riding the trains across the country in “Hobo: A Young Man’s Thoughts on Trains and Tramping Across America,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Café Poetry and Open Mic hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation requested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Open Mic Poetry with Kathryn Waddell, Kevin Johnson, Deborah Day, Charles E. Patterson, and Steven Kopel at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Candles in the Dark: Poetry and Preaching in Wartime Reading and discussion with Dr. David Randolph, Kirk Lumpkin and David Madgalene from 10 am to noon at Pacific School of Religion, Lower Chapel, 1798 Scenic Ave. Free and open to the public. For information davidjrandolph@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney, a collage of folk, poetry and politics, 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
Balkan Cabaret performs traditional dance music from the cafés of Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia and Croatia at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Wits End, Riddled with Guilt, Jynx, And Ever perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Tele-
graph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, JULY 24
FILM
Restoration Pleasures: “La Maison du Mystère” Episodes 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., with Joel Adlen on piano, 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
“Macromatrix” Curator’s talk with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson at 12:15 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Olympia Dukakis presents her autobiography “Ask Me Again Tomorrow”at 12:30 p.m. at The Berkeley Repertory Theater, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Co-sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Barbara Gates describes “Already Home: A Topography of Spirit and Place” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Harlyn Aizley discusses her memoir, “Buying Dad: One Woman’s Search for the Perfect Sperm Donor,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Rupert Isaacson discusses his new book “The Healing Land: The Bushmen and the Kalahari Desert,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533.
www.easygoing.com
Haven Logan discusses the emotional blocks to physical health in her new book, “Cho-
osing to be Well,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert Downtown with Upside Down and Backwards, harmonica and guitar, at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association. 549-2230.
Negritude 2: Bahia Bacheche, an evening of music and dance from the African Diaspora, at 8 p.m. at the Black Repertory
Theater, 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 597-9806.
Belshazzar’s Feast performs for a Ceilidh dance at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Beam, Liz Pisco and The Welcome Matt perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mike Greensill, jazz pianist, 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
Eileen Hazel, Helen Chaya, Jamie Isman, acoustic folk at 8 p.m. at the Tea House, 1923 Ashby Ave. $10 suggested donation, with no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.folkdiva.com
Keni el Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
AT THE THEATER
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 through July 27, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $32 and $34. 843-4822.
www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Opera, “Faust,” by Gounod, Jonathan Khuner music director, Ann Woodhead, stage director. July 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 8 p.m., July 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $38 adults, $33 seniors, $16 children, $10 students and are available from 925-798-1300.
www.juliamorgan.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 24. At the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $8-$20 sliding scale. For reservations call 558-1381.
foolsFury, “Attempts on her Life,” by Martin Crimp, directed by Ben Yalom, July 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. at LaVal’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid at Hearst. Tickets are $20 general, $15 students, seniors. 1-866-GOT-FURY. www.foolsfury.org
Woman’s Will Shakespeare Company, “The Rover,” a restoration comedy by Aphra Behn. July 19 and 20 in Live Oak Park. All performances are at 1 p.m. and are free. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
