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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Intoxicated by My Illness” 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 Julia Vinograd, 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.
Raymond Francis discusses his new book “Never be Sick Again” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Diana Winston, Associate Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship in Berkeley, will discuss her new book, “Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Courtableau at 8:30 p.m. with a Cajun dance lesson with Patti Whitehurst at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5.649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
FILM
Excess of Evil: “The Brotherhood of Satan” at 7:30 p.m. 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 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.starryploughpub.com
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Dona-
tion requested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Hookside, rockin’ a cappella, 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
African Music Series: Pape and Cheikh from Senegal at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13 in advance, $15 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.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “The Damned and the Sacred” at 8:50 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
Ved Mehta will read from “Dark Harbor: Building House and Home on an Enchanted Island” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Grace Martin Smith and Richard Schwartzenberger, translators of “Listening to Istanbul: Selected Poems of Orhan Vei Kanik,” will read the poems and show slides of Istanbul at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533.
www.easygoing.com
Stanton Friedman discusses the existence of a UFO cover-up and his new book “Top Secret/MAJIC” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Lúnasa, high energy traditional Irish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Danny Barnes, The Places at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
CHILDREN
Dog Days with stories and songs at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Czech Horror and Fantasy on Film: “The Fifth Horse-
man is Fear” at 7:30 p.m. and “The Ear” at 9:30 p.m. at 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: “Hidden Wars of Desert Storm,” investigating the impact of the use of depleted uranium weapons on US troops, to be shown at 7:30 p.m. against the side of the KTVU Channel 2 building at 2 Jack London Square, Oakland. 528-5403.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ben Harper and Jack Johnson at 6:30 pm at the Greek Theatre. 642-0212.
Valle Son, from Cuba, with vocalist Lázaro at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $16 in advance, $18 at the door. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
Malika with Riddimystics and Shashamani Soundsystem perform reggae at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Radio Noise, Shit Outta Luck, Shrinkage at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages welcome. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Crooked Jades, innovative old-time and bluegrass, 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
Jovino Santos Neto and Friends, Brazilian jazz pianist, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
www.jazzschool.com
Leonard Thompson at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Ludicra, Brainoil, Worm-
wood, Fall of the Bastards, In the Wake of the Plague 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.
vSoul, featuring Vernon Bush, sing gospel, rhythm and blues and soul, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $10. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
AC Dshe at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8.
848-0886.
www.blakesontelegraph.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
Jupiter Outdoor Fine Arts Show, from noon to 8 p.m. on Allston Way, between Shattuck and Oxford. Twenty-five Berkeley and East Bay artists will have over 100 works on display. 843-0410.
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.
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Part Three: “Rails” 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 Warriors” free screening of cult classic drama about NYC gangs in the 1970s, at 8:30 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751.
www.thelonghaul.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
SEEN Festival 2003, roots and culture reggae at noon at People’s Park. 383-2949.
New Millennium Strings, Laurien Jones, conductor, Joe Gold, violin, Gwyneth Davis, ‘cello, perform at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft, at Ellsworth. Suggested donation $10, children under 12 free. 524-4633.
North Indian Classical Music, The New Maihar Band, Dr. Sisirkana Chowdhury, violin, and Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Chirch, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $12-$20. 415-454-6264.
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 advance registration is encouraged. 533-5111.
Ben Harper and Jack Johnson at 6:30 p.m. at the Greek Theater. 642-0212.
John Stowell, innovative guitar featuring John Shifflet and Jason Lewis, at 8 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
High Country, bluegrass band’s 35th anniversary, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
African Rhythm Messengers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Sol Americano, Dank Man Shank, Charles Cooper Quartet, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Captain Fatass, 86 the Band, Little Fuzzy at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Brian Melvin at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Annihilation Time, Iron Lung, The Gate Crashers, Out of Vogue perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5, $1 if wearing prom clothes! 525-9926.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
FILM
W. C. Fields: “The Bank Dick” 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
“Crime and Forgiveness: Does Shakespeare Reject the Death Penalty?” California Shakespeare Theater’s InSight Discussion, led by husband and wife professors Hugh Macrae Richmond and Velma Bourgeois Richmond, following the 4 p.m. matinee performance of Shakespeare's “Measure for Measure.” Bruns Amphitheater, Gateway Blvd off Highway 24, Orinda. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Live Oak Concert, La Monica, period instrument sextet with soprano, performs works from the Baroque 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
New Millennium Strings, Laurien Jones, conductor, Joe Gold, violin, Gwyneth Davis, ‘cello, perform at 4 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Suggested donation $10, children under 12 free. 524-4633.
Ben Harper and Jack Johnson at 2:30 pm at the Greek Theatre. 642-0212.
Egyptian Style Belly Dance at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire, rockabilly, 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
Caught in Between at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Jeff Massanari Trio blends classic jazz and originals at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Tickets are $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Desperate Measures, Far From Breaking, Lights Out, With or Without You perform at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5, $1 if wearing prom clothes! 525-9926.
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Lighter Side of Crop Circles,” Ben Ailes discusses his photographs at 7:30 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room, 2090 Kittridge at Shattuck. 981-6100.
Poetry Express, with Judy Wells, plus open mic, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
AT THE THEATER
California Shakespeare Festival runs until October 22. Performances this year will be Julius Caesar, Arms and the Man, Measure for Measure, and Much Ado About Nothing. Please call for performance dates and times. The Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
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
Stage Door Conservatory, “Bye Bye Birdie,” Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 16 and 17 at 5 p.m., at the Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $13 for adults, $8 for children and seniors. Box office opens 45 minutes prior to performance. 527-5939. www.stagedoorconservatory.org
Teen Playreaders, “Bizarre Shorts,” a festival of brief and absurd dramas for a mature audience. Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 23 at 7 p.m. at the North Branch Library, 1170 The Alameda. 981-6250.
Woman’s Will Shakespeare Company, “The Rover,” a restoration comedy by Aphra Behn. Sat., Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. in Live Oak Park. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
