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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “Ashura: This Blood Spilled in My Veins” 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 “Civilian Casualties,” a film by September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. A free film series co-sponsored by Ber-
keley Peace Walk and Vigil. For more information see www.geo-
cities.com/vigil4peace/vigil
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Summer Poetry, with Daphne Gotlieb, 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.
Bruce Moody discusses his new book, “Will Work for Food or $,” about begging by the roadside, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Maria Espinosa reads from her novel, “Incognito: Journey of a Secret Jew,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ilgi, a night of Latvian song, music and games at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
FILM
Excess of Evil: “The Blood on Satan’s Claw” 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
“Converging/Diverging Faiths: Islam and Christianity from the Center,” an evening with Seyed Hossein Nasr and Houston Smith at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Co-sponsored by First Congre-
gational Church of Berkeley, The Islamic Center of Northern California and 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Hawaiian Music’s Next Generation with Keoki Kahumoku, Herb Ohta, Jr., Patrick Landeza, and David Kamakahi, 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
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Third World, MC UC BUU at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Tele-
graph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
The Supplicants perform at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
FILM
The Inquiring Camera: “A Grin Without a Cat” 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
Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, Curator’s Talk by Alla Efimova, at 12:15 p.m. in Gallery 2, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Marie Etienne reads from her story of an abused childhood, “Storkbites,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Marguerite Sprague discusses and shows slides of “Bodie’s Gold: Tall Tales and True History Froma California Mining Town,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. at Rose. 843-3533. www.easygoing.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Omar Faruk Tebilek and Ensemble performs traditional Sufi, folk and contemporary music from the Middle East at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20 in advance, $22 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
((sYncrosYstem)), all-acoustic global groove ensemble performs at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Grateful Dead DJ Night with Digital Dave at 10 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Boatclub, Moore Brothers, Yuji Oniki, Chicken on a Raft at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Jessica Jones Quartet, jazz saxophone, 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
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
CHILDREN
Why Wemberly Worried at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” at 7 and 9:25 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
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers 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
Strictly Skills, a celebration of Hip Hop, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
2 Foot Yard, El Faye at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Quartet and The Justin Morrell Group perform at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 9:30 p.m. at Down-
town, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Rhiannon with Bowl Full of Sound, jazz vocal and intrumental ensemble, 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
Mike Silverman, aka That 1 Guy, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck at Allston. 843-8277.
Allegiance, The Answer, Dead in Hollywood, Physical Challenge, Lahar 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.
D’Amphibians, Monkey Knife Fight at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul” at 5 and 8:50 p.m. and “The Merchant of Four Seasons” 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
Guided Tour: Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, at 2 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trinity Chamber Concerts, with pianist Ivan Ilic playing an all-German program, at 8 p.m. at Trininy Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Admission by donation, $12 general, $8 students, senoirs, disabled. No one turned away. 549-3864.
Kotoja performs Afro-Beat at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
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.
Desoto Reds, Rich McCulley Band, Continuous Peasant at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mystic Roots, Serendipity at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
peAktimes, improvisational performance art, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Osvaldo Torres, Chilean singer,songwriter and storyteller, in concert at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mimi Fox Quartet at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Pitch Black, Scurvy Dogs, Deadfall, Desolation, Look Back and Laugh 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, AUGUST 31
READINGS AND LECTURES
Guided Tour of “Gene(sis)” at 2 p.m. at The Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “The Marriage of Maria Braun”at 5:30 and 7:50 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Deaf Electric, electronic, turn-
tablism, experimental music and visuals, at 7 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $6-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
2-on-2 Bboy/Bgirl Battle from 2 to 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Presented by Tomorrow's Chil-
dren, this fast-paced contest of 2-on-2 bboy and bgirl artists offers a $75 prize for 2-on-2 winners aged 16 years and under, and a $150 prize for 2-on-2 winners 17 years and up. Performers include Sisterz of the Underground, The Greans, MachineGun Funk, and Robot Jones. Judged by Danny-Renegades and Karma-Flexible Flav/Zulu Kings. Cost is $5 for 16 years and under/$7 for 17 years and older. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Tang, The Latrells at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes On Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
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
Impact Theatre, “Impact Briefs 6: Shock and Awe,” an evening of ultra-short comedies, directed by Joy Meads. Runs to Sept. 27, at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Tickets are $15, $10 seniors and students. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Josh Kornbluth’s “Love and Taxes,” a tale of falling in love while wrangling with the Kafkaesque IRS. Runs through Sept. 14. Performances Wed. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 and 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $25-$40, available from 647-2949 or 888-4BRT-TIX. www.zspace.org
Shotgun Players, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Hare, directed by Patrick Dooley. Runs Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. in John Hinkle Park, until Sept. 14. Show Sept. 13 is at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Free. 704-8210.
www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
ACCI Gallery, “Space, Time, and Temperature” ACCI Members Exhibition, with Artists Paula Powers, Susan Putnam, Vee Tuteur, Dorothy Porter, Bill Shin, Vannie Keightley, Olga Segal and Peggy Yendell. Exibition runs Aug. 27 to Sept. 27. Opening Reception on Fri., Sept. 5th from 6 to 8 p.m. 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. acciart@aol.com, www.accigallery.com
Bancroft Library, “Towards A Sustainable Earth,” exploring the preservation of the American wilderness, the use of water resources, air quality, species survival, the development of alternative energy resources and urban development, and the cumulative effects of modern life on the environment in California and the American West. Runs Aug 21. - Nov. 21, Gallery hours are Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m - 5 p.m., Sat. 1 - 5 p.m. 642-3781.
Berkeley Art Center, 19th National Juried Exhibition: “Works on Paper,” runs 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 Art Museum, Matrix 207: Anne Von Mertens “Suggested North Points,” hand-dyed and hand-stiched quilts, to Sept. 7.
“Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Gennomics” featuring contemporary artists’ visions of a genetically modified future, August 27 through December 7.
“Turning Corners,” an exhibition of five centuries of innovative art, through the summer of 2004. The UC Berkeley Art Museum is open Wed. - Sun., 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Admission $8, free to UC staff, faculty and students, and free for the general public the first Thurs. of every month, 2626 Bancroft Way, 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
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. Runs until Sept. 13. Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. Sponsored by the Berkeley Historical Society. 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,” Zea Morwitz, Mary Eubank, Nance O'Banion, Ted Purves, Susanne Cockrell, Karen Sjoholm, and Lisa Kokin. Each book is accompanied by a statement addressing the issues and process involved in the creation of the work. Runs until Sept. 30. Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Rd. 649-2541.
Kala Art Institute, Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Part II Runs until Sept. 6. Call for gallery hours. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Lawrence Hall of Science, “Lego Ocean Adventure” The underwater world comes to life through role play and hands-on activities. Children learn how people eat, sleep, and work while living underwater as well as how scientists explore the ocean depths using unmanned rovers. Runs until Sept. 7.
“K'NEXtech” Technology meets your imagination--without stumbling blocks. Construct models from colorful K'NEX pieces, which snap easily together, of whatever you can imagine. Or just examine the amazing K'NEX sculptures built by professional designers all made with more than half a million K'NEX pieces. Runs to Sept. 14. Lawrence Hall of Science is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for youth 5-18, seniors and disabled, $4 for children 3-4, free for children under 3. Lawrence Hall of Science, Centennial Drive, above the UC Campus. 643-5961.
www.lawrencehallofscience.org
A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpture Site, “Four Elements of Sculpture: Fire, Air, Water and Earth,” Exhibition runs to August 31. 1286 Gilman St. Call for gallery hours. 527-7621. www.sculpturesite.com
Red Oak Realty “Mixed Media,” by Stan Whitehead. 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 spay-neuter and food costs of the Milo Foundation’s work in finding new 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.
Sway Gallery, “Secret Summer” paintings, installations, collages, prints, drawings, and mixed media by Nana Hayashi, Greg Moore, Marc Snegg, Gab-
rielle Wolodarski. Runs to Oct. 5. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. every day. 2569 Telegraph Ave. 489-9054.
