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Arts Calendar

Friday July 25, 2003

FRIDAY, JULY 25 

CHILDREN 

Stage Door Conservatory's “Kids OnStage” presents “Spy for a Day,” a free mini-musical by Betty Tracy Huff, at 7:30 p.m. at Epworth United Meth- 

odist Church, 1953 Hopkins St. 527-5939.  

FILM 

Restoration Pleasures: “The Man on the Eiffel Tower” at 7 p.m. and “The Barefoot Contessa” at 9:20 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 

Dan Simmons reads from his new work of science fiction, “Ilium,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Opening Reception at ACCI Gallery with Angel the Harpist from 6 to 8 p.m. for “Taste and Touch” an exhibit with artists Jean Hearst, Ellen Russell, Biliana Stremska and Toby Tover-Krein. 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com 

Midsummer Mozart Festival with featured guest Jon Nakamatsu, George Cleve conducting, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$48. 415-292-9624. www.midsummermozart.org  

Moodswing Orchestra performs ballroom-style East Coast swing and lindy hop at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenez. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Celebrate Peruvian Independence Day with De Rompe y Raja at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Smelly Kelly’s Plain High Drifters, Loretta Lynch and Dave Gleason’s Wasted Days perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com  

Eddie Gale performs legendary jazz in a benefit at 8 p.m. for The Jazz House at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $15. 649-8744. www.thejazz- 

house.org 

Eddie Marshall Quartet performs at 8 p.m. at the Jazz- 

school. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Danny Caron and Friends at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. 

The Blueshouse, women’s 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 

What Happens Next, Cut the Shit, Artimus Pile, the Rites, Funeral Shock at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Frontline, Balance, and Omen perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontele- 

graph.com 

SATURDAY, JULY 26 

CHILDREN 

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 

FILM 

Local Zine Short Movie Night 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. Free, donations accepted. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org  

Restoration Pleasures: “The Night of the Hunter” 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 

“The Weather Underground” documentary with filmmaker Sam Green in person at 2 p.m. at Landmark’s Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave. 843-FILM. www.LandmarkTheatres.com 

SF Jewish Film Festival, “Manhood” at 8:45 p.m. Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Call for additional films and times. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Angela Davis, veteran activist and professor at UC Santa Cruz, will discuss her new book, “Are Prisons Obsolete?” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2502 Harrison St. Tickets are $10 at independent bookstores or by calling 415-255-7296 ext. 200. $12 at the door. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Live Oak Concert, Matthew Owens, ‘cello, performs original works, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $10, BACA members $8, students and seniors $9. Children under 12 free. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

Junius Courtney Big Band, a tribute to Junius, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

African Drum Workshop with Wade Peterson. Beginners from 10 to 11:30 a.m., experienced from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Jazz House. Cost is $15-$25, and advanced registration is encouraged. 533-5111.  

West African Highlife Band performs Ghanaian and West African dance music at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Naked Barbies and The Pete Best Experience perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Aphrodesia, Chocolate Jesus, and Pacific Vibrations perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

The Altura Brothers perform at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Eddie Gale performs legendary jazz in a benefit for the Jazz House at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $15. 649-8744. www.thejazz- 

house.org 

Riders of the Purple Sage, classic cowboy harmonies, at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Scott Amendola at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. 

The Clarendon Hills, Latterman, Speakeasy, Weak Leads 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 27 

A Tribute to Brenda Prager, and 15th Anniversary of the Addison Street Windows, party and art sale from 2 to 5 p.m. at 2324 Shattuck Ave. between Bancroft and Durant. For more information call 548-8332.  

CHILDREN 

Caribbean Kids’ Show with Asheba from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

PoetryFlash at Cody’s with Avotcja and Kathryn Waddell Takara at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Where Art Meets Garden: Creating Here, a discussion of art installations in the garden, with Karl Linn, from 2 to 5 p.m in the Peralta Community Gar- 

den on Peralta St., between Hopkins and Gilman. 231-5912. 

Zine Reading at 7:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. Event is free. Vegan dinner available for $3-$5. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org 

FILM 

Restoration Pleasures: “The Awful Truth” 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 

SF Jewish Film Festival, “Kedma” at 2:30 p.m. and “Burial Society” at 8:45 p.m. Wheeler Auditorium, UC Cam- 

pus. Call for additional films and times. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Live Oak Concert, Marvin Sanders, flute, Lena Lubotsky, piano, perform works by Haydn, Griffes and Prokofiev, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $10, BACA members $8, Students and seniors $9. Children under 12 free. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

Terry Robb and Phil Kellogg, blues-based acoustic guitarists, 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 

Clairdee sings a tribute to Nat “King” Cole at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

“Red Riot Revue, A People’s USO Show,” an evening of music, spoken word and comedy to celebrate the movement for peace. Featuring spoken word by Shalija Patel, music by Folk This! and Pickin‚ Trix, and a musical tribute to Paul Robeson, featuring members of Allegro Non Troppo Opera company. At 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. For information call 415-431-8485. 

Blue Monday and Mental perform at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Beat Bash Benefit, performances in tap, salsa, tango, jazz, Afro-Cuban, Belly, and Break at 5 p.m. at The Beat, 2580 Ninth St., at Dwight. Donation $15. 548-5348. 

MONDAY, JULY 28 

FILM 

SF Jewish Film Festival, “Forget Bagdad” at 6 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Cam- 

pus. Call for additional films and times. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Art and Activism in These Times,” An Evening with the Creators of the Lysistrata Project, at 7:30 p.m. at The Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., with Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, co-creators of the Lysistrata Project, Randall Stuart director/producer of the Lysistrata Project at the Berkeley Rep. Reservations recommended. Tickets are $15. www.Frantix.net or call 415-621-1216 or 866-372-6849.  

Bruce Moody describes his  

experiences begging by the roadside in “Will Work for Food or $,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody's Books. 845-7852.  

www.codysbooks.com 

Kristin von Kreisler reads from her new book, “For Bea: The Story of the Beagle Who Changed my Life,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Poetry Express theme night: ex’s, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Northern California Songwriter’s Open Mic, professionally judged original song competition, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

TUESDAY, JULY 29 

FILM 

Sarunas Bartas: “Freedom” 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 

“The Chinatown Files,” a doc- 

umentary of seven Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans who faced persecution during the McCarthy period, at 7 p.m., at the Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave., Oakland. Screening is part of a joint campaign of the ACLU and Amnesty International to prevent Patriot Act II and repeal Patriot I. For more information call 288-7432.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Josh Furst reads from his new collection of short stories, “Short People,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody's Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Berkeley Summer Poetry with Steven Johnson Leyba from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mediterranean Café, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 549-1128. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Andrew Carrier and the Cajun Classics perform at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride 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 30 

FILM 

Excess of Evil/Restoration Pleasures: “The Night of the Hunter” 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 

“The Weather Underground” documentary showing, benefit for Jericho Movement and Friends of Marilyn Buck, at 7 p.m. at Landmark’s Shattuck Cinema, 2230 Shattuck Ave. 843-FILM. www.LandmarkTheatres.com 

SF Jewish Film Festival, “My Life Part 2” at 11:30 a.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Cam- 

pus. Call for additional films and times. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Arthur Phillips discusses his new novel, “Prague,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody's Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Wendy Pearlman discusses her interviews with Palestinians under occupation in her new book, “Occupied Voices: Stories of Loss and Longing From the Second Intifada,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

“Return to Germany?” An evening with authors remembering their pasts in Hitler’s Germany, at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik, featuring Julia Serano, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

California Music Festival at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$15, available from 925-798-1300. For information on the performances see www.juliamorgan.org 

Young Musicians Program Composition Recital at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-2686.  

Gator Beat performs a blend of Louisiana Cajun and zydeco at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Patti White- 

hurst at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Open Road, bluegrass and mountain music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 in ad- 

vance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org 

Third World with MC UC BUU perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

THURSDAY, JULY 31 

FILM 

Restoration Pleasures: “Casa- 

nova” 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 

SF Jewish Film Festival, Johnny & Jones” at 1 p.m. “Monsieur Batignole” at 6 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Call for additional films and times. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Stephen Lestat, formerly homeless in Berkeley, will read from his recent book, “Punk Chicken and Other Tales” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody's Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Summer Noon Concert Downtown with SoVoSó, a cappella ensemble, at the Berkeley BART Station. Seating available. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association. 549-2230. 

“Revision,” Ailey Camp students perform at 7 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Admission is free. 642-9988. 

Early Music Concert with Isabelle Metwalli, soprano, and Trevor Stephenson, harpsicord, at 8 p.m. at the Albany United Methodist Church, 980 Stannage Rd. Suggested donation $15. 547-7974. 

California Music Festival at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$15, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org 

Spank and Solarz from Groove Complex perform at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Denny Heines, world guitar, 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  

Eric McFadden Trio and Bonepony perform at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

AT THE THEATER 

Aurora Theater Company, “Thérèse Raquin,” by Emile Zola, directed by Tom Ross. A sinister tale set among the low 

er classes in nineteenth-cen- 

tury Parisian society. Through July 27, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $32 and $34. 843-4822.  

www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Music Theater Company, “Oliver!” Lionel Bart’s musical will be performed July 31, Aug 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany. Tickets are $15 general, $10 seniors, students, children and low-income. 524-1224. 

Berkeley Opera, “Faust,” by Gounod, Jonathan Khuner music director, Ann Woodhead, stage director. July 25, and 26 at 8 p.m., July 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 

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., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $8-$20 sliding scale. For reservations call 558-1381.