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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
FILM
Czech Horror and Fantasy on Film: “The Pied Piper” at 7:30 p.m. and “Who Killed Jesse?” 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
Disinformation Film Series: “Brothers and Others,” a film on the plight of people of Arab descent in the U.S. since 9-11 and the impact of illegal detentions on peoples’ lives, at 7:30 p.m., at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita. Followed by a discussion with immigration attorney Nancy Hormachea. Donations requested. 528-5403.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Young Musicians Program Final Recital at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-2686.
Italian Art Songs, Isabelle Metwalli, soprano, and Trevor Ste-
phenson, harpsicord, at 8 p.m. Chamber Arts House, 2924 Ash-
by Ave. Suggested donation $10.
California Music Festival presents an evening of chamber music at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $12-$18, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Jerry Garcia’s Birthday Bash, Rex Foundation Fundraiser, with Sun Masons, Savant Guard, and Seconds on End at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5.
841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Louisiana’s premiere band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Brothers Antonio and Man-
uel de la Malena in a evening of flamenco, dinner shows at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $27-$55. For reservations call 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Anzanga Marimba Ensemble with Julia Tsitsi Chigamba and the Chinyakarae Dance En-
semble at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mitch Marcus Quintet, original compositions, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Machel Montano and Xtatik 5.0, with Tropical Vibrations, at 9:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jackie Ryan at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Beneath the Ashes, To See You Broken, The Diskords, Secret Janet at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
CHILDREN
Storytelling for children ages 5 to 9 at 11 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part One: Rust” 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. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
UC Berkeley Summer Symphony, under the direction of Alexander Kahn, Mei-Fang Lin and Kumiko Takahashi, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free, donations welcome. 701-6590. www.geocities.com/summersymph2003.
Gale Dobson Sextet, celebrating the release of her new CD “Parallel Reflections,” at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Victoria Williams and Mark Olson and the Creek Dippers at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Carmel-
ized at 10:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Son de Madera and Son Borikua perform Afro-Caribeño music at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Houston Jones, acoustic americana, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $15.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band at 9:30 p.m., dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8:30 at Ashkenaz. Cost is $18 in advance, $20 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Joshi Marshall at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Brothers Antonio and Man-
uel de la Malena in a evening of flamenco, dinner shows at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $27-$55. For reservations call 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Plan 9, Penis Flytrap, Proud Flesh, Free Verse, The Pox 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, AUGUST 3
FILM
W. C. Fields: “It’s a Gift” 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
Last Word Poetry, at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Midsummer Mozart Festival Serenade for Winds in C Minor, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, featuring violinist Dorota Anderszeuska, and Symphony #35 in D Major. Conducted by Berkeley resident George Cleve at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presby-
terian Church, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $28. 415-292-9620. www.midsummermozart.org
Young Musicians Program Final Concert at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-2686.
Bay Area Latin Jazz Legacy Series with Insight and Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco. Panel at 6 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Live Oak Concert, with Sol-
stice, a female a cappella sextet, 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
Music of Kenneth Gaburo Experimental music, theater, and text at 8 p.m. at CNMAT, Center for New Music and Audio Technologies, 1750 Arch St. Cost is $5-15 sliding scale.
Forward Kwenda with Eric Azim, mbira master from Zimbabwe, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Christy Dana Quartet, trumpet originals and new takes on jazz standards, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Nejad, Persian poetry and traditional improv/jazz music at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $13. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
For the Crown, In Control, Modern Life is War, Dragnet at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
READINGS AND LECTURES
Neil M. Levy will read from his new book, “The Last Rebbe of Bialystok,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Express, open mic from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Music Festival, with cellist Christine Walevska and pianist Del Parkinson, at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$18, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Ah! The Hopeful Pageantry of Bread and Puppet” 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
“How to Get Your Novel Published,” hosted by James Rollins of The New York Times, Alan Jacobson of USA Today, and Kurt Bryan, suspense author, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
“Galapagos: Land of Enchantment,” lecture and slide-show by Susanne Methvin at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
Harry Potter Discussion Group at 7 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Summer Poetry, with Lynn Breedlove, 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.
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Music Festival, Olivia Stapp directs opera scenes at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$18, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Top Dog Run and Rumen Shopov & Friends at 8:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson with Lise Liepman at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
FILM
Excess Evil: “Rosemary’s Baby” 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
Hip Hop Film Fest at 6 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5 per film. For film schedule call 415-285-1416. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sue Fishkoff will discuss “Rebbe’s Army: Inside the World of Chabad-Lubavitch,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam Chicken Grease! a hip-hop slam hosted by Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson, featuring Clare Lewis, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Music Festival, “Die Fledermaus,” directed by Olivia Stapp, conducted by Monroe Kanouse, at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$25, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Kenny Cahn, country and western with a touch of city and eastern, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Stella Chiweshe from Zimbabwe at 9 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Down-
town, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Second Shot, Green Hell, The Caps, Stigma 13 perform punk rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Trial” and “The Lost Film” 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
Fragments From the War on Terror “Metal of Dishonor,” a film by the Depleted Uranium Education Project, at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. A free film series co-sponsored by Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil. For more information see www.geocities.
com/vigil4peace/vigil
Hip Hop Film Fest at 6 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5 per film. For film schedule email info@HipHopFilmFest.com or call 415-285-1416. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mystery Night, with authors Kent Gilmore, Max Isaacson and Katherine Shephard at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Joe Anastasi, Global Leader of Deloitte & Touche’s Forensic Investigations practice, looks at corporate crime in “The New Forensics: Investigating Corporate Fraud and the Theft of Intellectual Property,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Music Festival, “Die Fledermaus,” directed by Olivia Stapp, conducted by Monroe Kanouse, at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$25, available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
The Reverend Screaming Singers, Joe Rut, and Sophie at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Mitch Greenhill and Mayne Smith, traditional music duo, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
AT THE THEATER
Berkeley Music Theater Company, “Oliver!” Lionel Bart’s musical will be performed 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, and low-income. 524-1224.
“Nothing is Sacred,” one woman comedy play by Erica Sodos, Aug. 1 and 2, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Oakland Summer Theater, “The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch,” Aug. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9, Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 3 and 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $8 seniors and students, $5 on Sun. Chabot School Auditorium, 6686 Chabot Rd. To reserve tickets call 597-5026.
Shotgun Players, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Hare, directed by Patrick Dooley. Runs Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. in John Hinkle Park, until Sept. 14. No show Aug 9. Show Sept. 13 is at Live Oak Park, Shattuck and Berryman. Free. 704-8210.
www.shotgunplayers.org
Young Actors’ Workshop, “Animal Farm,” Opening Night Benefit, August 1 at 7 p.m., August 2 at 8 p.m. and August 3 at 2 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and students. Opening Night is $40 in advance, and $45 at the door. For reservations call 232-7346.
EXHIBITIONS
ACCI Gallery, “Taste and Touch,” Members Exhibition with artists Toby Tover-Krein, Ellen Russell, Jean Hearst and Biliana Stremska. The exhibition runs to Aug. 11. Gallery hours are Mon. - Thurs., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
Addison Street Windows, “Windows” An all-media ex-
hibit by San Francisco Women Artists, through Aug. 11. 2018 Addison St. 658-0585.
The Ames Gallery, “Conversations with Myself” Works by Barry Simons. Paintings and collages incorporating the artist’s original poetry. By appointment or chance. Exhibition runs until Aug. 15. 2661 Cedar St. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com
Berkeley Art Center, 19th National Juried Exhibition: “Works on Paper” runs Aug. 6 to Sept. 13. Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St. Open Wed. - Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. 644-6893.
www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Berkeley Historical Society, “Focus on Berkeley” A photography exhibit by the Berkeley Camera Club, Berkeley High School students and community photographers in celebration of the City’s 125th Anniversary. Exhibition runs until Sept. 13. Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. 848-0181.
Berkeley Public Library, “The Lighter Side of Crop Circles,” photographs by Ben Ailes. Runs until Aug. 30. First Floor Catalog Lobby, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck. 981-6100.
Graduate Theological Union Library, “Hand-crafted Books by Bay Area Artists” Each book is accompanied by a statement addressing the issues and process involved in the creation of the work. Exhibition runs until Sept. 30. Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Rd.
649-2541.
Kala Art Institute, Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Part II The Kala Fellowships are awarded annually to eight innovative artists working in printmaking, book arts, video and digital media. Runs until Sept. 6. Call for gallery hours. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977.
www.kala.org
A New Leaf Gallery, “Four Elements of Sculpture: Fire, Air, Water and Earth,” Exhibition runs to Aug. 31. 1286 Gilman St. Call for gallery hours. 527-7621. www.sculpturesite.com
Red Oak Realty “Mixed Media,” by Stan Whitehead. Reception for the artist on Aug. 8, 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibition runs through Oct. 23, Mon. – Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1891 Solano Ave. 527-3387.
Slater/Marinoff & Co., “All Animal Art” Forty photographers and artists have donated works to help fund the costs of the Milo Foundation’s work in finding homes for abandoned dogs and cats. Exhibition runs until Aug. 31. Hours are Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1823 Fourth St. 548-2001.
