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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FILM
Luis Buñel: “L’Age d’or” 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
Norma Barzman reads from “The Red and the Blacklist: The Intimate Memoir of a Hollywood Expatriate” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Jacob Needleman discusses his new book, “The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Berkeley Summer Poetry, with Bucky Sinister, 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
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Edesssa performs folk dance music of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Greece at 8:30 p.m., with a Balkan dance lesson with Lise Liepman at 7:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dayna Stephens House Jam at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
The East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus is auditioning for new members from 7 to 9:30 p.m., and also on Spet. 8. Auditions both nights will be held at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, at 27th St. Please call 800-706-2389 or email info@oebgmc.org to schedule an audition.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “The Merchant of Four Seasons” at 7 p.m. and “Ali: Fear Eats Soul” at 8:50 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
READINGS AND LECTURES
Angus Wright tells the story of Brazil’s poor in “To Inherit the Earth: The Landless Movement and the Struggle for a New Brazil,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Joyce Thompson reads from her memoir “Sailing My Shoe to Timbuktu: A Woman’s Adventurous Search for Family, Spirit and Love” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson, featuring DJ Tek Neek, 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
Wednesday Noon Concert Works by Brahms, Bolcom, Barber and Ravel, Chevron Auditorium at International House, at the corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864.
The Mammals, a trad rad trio, 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
Lost Bayou Ramblers, Cajun band, performs at 8:30 p.m., with a dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Stiletta, Already Dead, Dot. Commies, and Live Ammo perform Punk Rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Triad with Dave Rocha at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
FILM
“Viva Chile M...! A Tribute to the Life and Work of Fernando Alegría,” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Genetic Screenings: “Island of Lost Souls,” 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
Milly Mogulof introduces her biography of the German Jewish athlete, “Foiled: Hitler’s Jewish Olympian - The Helene Mayer Story,” at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0327 ext. 112. www.brjcc.org
Curator’s Talk in conjunction with Anna Von Mertens “Suggested North Points” by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Phyllis Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, at 12:15 p.m. in Gallery 1, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost $8, free to UC staff, faculty and students. 643-6494. tctorres@uclink.berkeley.edu
Guided Tour: Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, at 5:30 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Lunch Poems at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert Haas will introduce campus figures, from a variety of departments, who will read their favorite poems. Admission is free. 642-0137.
Victoria Schlesinger introduces “Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya: A Guide” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose. 843-3533.
Maria Sinskey introduces “The Vineyard Kitchen: Recipes Inspired by the Seasons,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Judi Hollis discusses “Fat is a Family Affair” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Center for Buddhist Stu-
dies in Massachusetts, will discuss “Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mark Morris Dance Group “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
The People’s Quintet at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $7-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Animal Liberation Orchestra and Gnappy at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Shaman Trance Dance with Ouida Joi at 9 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6-$10 sliding scale. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Rebecca Riots, fresh radical folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
ACCI Gallery, “Space, Time, and Temperature” Opening Reception on Fri., Sept. 5th from 6 to 8 p.m. 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
CHILDREN
Teddy Bear Picnic at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “The Marriage of Maria Braun” at 7 p.m. and “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” 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
Gray Brechin on “At Work: The Art of California Labor,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Race Relations in America: A Candid Evening of Music and Poetry, with comics Andy Bumatai, Monica Palacios and singer Lalo Guerrero, at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for Arts. Cost is $8 adults, $5 children, available from 925-798-1300.
Mark Morris Dance Group “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed itlModerato” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Allman Brothers at 7 p.m. at the Greek Theatre, UC Campus. 642-0212.
Lost Weekend at 9 p.m., with a Western swing dance lesson with David Yearsley at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $18. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
South Austin Jug Band, The Boy’ Oh’ Boys at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Cutumba, members of Santiago de Cuba’s Ballet Folklórico Cutumba in their first West Coast tour at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $16 in advance, $18 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Stung, Meat Plow at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Rebecca Riots, fresh radical folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Gail Dobson at 9 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Chantdown Sounds at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277.
Phenomenauts, La Plebé, third Grade Teacher, Them Apples, Here Kitty Kitty 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.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpture
site Opening Reception for “Focus on the Figure,” an exhibition of sculpture interpretations of the human form, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1286 Gilman St. 525-7621. www.sculpturesite.com
CHILDREN
Labor of Love, Family Sing-Along with Hali Hammer and Pat Wynne at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Meeting Room, Third Floor, Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6121.
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Love is Colder Than Death” at 5 and 9 p.m. and “Katzelmacher” 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
Antero Ali: “Hysteria” and “Under a Shipwrecked Moon” Vertical Pool Productions presents this double feature with the filmmaker, voted "Best Cult Filmmaker, 2002", SF Weekly, in person, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jazzhouse. Cost is $7-$12 sliding scale, per screening. 415-846-9432. www.verticalpool.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Watershed Poetry Festival from noon to 5 p.m. at Civic Center Park. There will be a pre-festival walk along Strawberry Creek with featured poets and restoration advocates beginning at 10 a.m. at Oxford and Center Sts. 526-9105. www.poetryflash.org
The Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading, 3 to 5 p.m., West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. Free. For information, call 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
Improvised Comedy, at 8 p.m. at Cafe Eclectica 1309 Solano Ave., Albany. Cost is $5. 964-0571. www.eastbayimprov.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trinity Chamber Concerts, with Diane Grubbe, flute, Rhonda C. Smith, clarinet, and Daniel Reiter, ‘cello 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.
Mark Morris Dance Group “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988.
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
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.
Jahi and The Life, Organic Flavor at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. The documentary “Redefinitions: The Roots and Future of Hip Hop” will be premiered. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Lalo Guerrero, legendary godfather of Chicano at 2 p.m. and Téada, from Ireland, at 5 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129. www.downhomemusic.com
Blaktroniks at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $11. 848-8277.
Yellow Wall Dub Squad, featuring Mabrak and Iworld, performs reggae, at 9:30 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Po’Girl and Christina Kiefer at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Ned Boynton and Friends at 9 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
House Jacks, a cappella quintet at 5 and 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The People and Awesome Cool Dude at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Benumb, Blown to Bits, All Shall Perish, Doppelganger, Brutal Death, A Sleeping Irony 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, SEPTEMBER 7
CHILDREN
Café Rumba, Afro-Cuban folkloric drums at 3:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Katzelmacher” at 5:30 p.m. and “Gods of the Plague” at 7:20 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
Gallery Talk: Japanese Figure Style with Lynne Kimura, Aca-
demic Liaison, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, on the creative explosion of figure styles in Edo painting, at 3 p.m. in Gallery C, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $8, free to UC staff, faculty and students. 643-6494.
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
Michael Castleman reads from his new novel, “The Lost Gold of San Francisco,” at 2 p.m. at Dark Carnival, 3086 Claremenot Ave. 654-7323.
Poetry at Cody’s with Martha Ronk and Jean Day at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Lawrence R. Smith reads from his new novel, “Annie’s Soup Kitchen” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mark Morris Dance Group “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Shashamani Sound System and Jah Light Music at 10 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Duvo Band, athentic Hungarian folk music, 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
The Crooked Jades at 4 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $11. 848-8277.
EarRotator CD release party at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
Music from Scotland, England and Beyond with Allan Taylor at 7:30 p.m.. Donation of $12 in advance, $15 at the door. For reservations and location email sally@greenberg.org
The Cannons at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
READINGS AND LECTURES
The Last Word poetry reading, featuring Jesse Beagle and Lenore Weiss, author of “Public and Other Places,” at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Wendy Knight talks about “Making Connections: Mother-Daughter Travel Adventures” a new anthology, at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave, at Rose. 843-3533.
Chuck Palahniuk continues to reinvent the horror genre in “Choke” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Gabriel Spera, whose “The Standing Wave,” won the National Poetry Series, reads at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Express, open mic featuring Allison Seevak, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
