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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9
FILM
“Aftermath: Unanswered Questions From 911,” a documentary by Guerrilla News Network at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. Sponsored by Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil. www.geocities.com/vigil4peace/vigil.html
Alternative Visions: “In the Mirror of Maya Deren,” at 7:10 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
Minds on Fire: Conversations with UC Press Authors with art historian Sidra Stich, at 7 p.m. at 2120 Berkeley Way. 642-9828. camille.crittenden@ucpress.edu
Louise Murphy, a Berkeley author, reads from her novel, “The True Story of Hansel and Gretel: A Novel of War and Survival,” set in Eastern Poland during the Nazi occupation, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Writers Workshop on promotion and publicity at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Peggy Vincent reads from her memoir, “Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Courtableu performs classic Cajun dance-hall music at 8:30 p.m., with a 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, SEPT. 10
FILM
“We Are Salvadorans,” a documentary by Susan Figueroa about three Salvadorans who fled the civil war, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation of $5-$10 requested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “The American Soldier” at 5:30 and 9:10 p.m. and “Gods of the Plague” at 7:10 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
Tom Barbash introduces his novel of smalltown politics, “The Last Good Chance,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Jennifer and Erik Niemann will show slides and read from their book, “Chasing Summer: Exploring the World on an 18-Month Honeymoon” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose. 843-3533.
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
Rabbi Alan Lew, of Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco, discusses “This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert Songs of Devotion from the Medieval Mediterranean. Chev-
ron Auditorium at International House, corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864.
Carlos Oliveira and Brazilian Origins, acoustic Brazilian folkloric jazz, 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
Othello Molineaux, Trinidad’s steel drum master, at 8 p.m. p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
Schoolhouse Rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11
FILM
“The Truth and Lies of 9-11,” presented by The Robber Barons at 7 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Free. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Genetic Screenings: The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb” 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
“Airplane,” the spoof, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751.
www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Melody Ermachild Chavis will discuss “Meena, Heroine of Afghanistan: The Martyr Who Founded RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Aiden Hartley, reads from his novel about a father and son, both casualties of imperialism, “The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Mystery Night with authors Bruce Balfour, James Clader and Cara Black at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Guided Tour: Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Susan Birkel and Lucy Day, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985 or 205-1749.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Septiembre en la Memoria, a celebration of 30 years of the Chilean 9/11 and tribute to Orlando Letelier at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Téada, Irish traditionalists, 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
Newal, Afro-Arabic singer/
songwriter from the Comoros Islands at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $6-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
The Skindivers, funky blues rock, at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
ACCI Gallery, “SensuouS + A Jewelry Exhibition,” 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs to Oct. 4. 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
Addison Street Windows Gallery, “Sculptures by JP Long,” 7 to 8 p.m. at 2018 Addison St.
“Ourselves Through the Camera, 2003,” third annual exhibit of photographs of Rockridge by people who live or work around the Rockridge neighborhood, opening 6 - 8:30 p.m. at Rockridge branch library, 5366 College Ave. at Manila in Oakland. Exhibition runs through Oct. 12.
CHILDREN
Biscuit Dog and storyteller at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Beware of a Holy Whore” at 7:30 and 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
“September 11” A collection of short films at Landmark’s Shattuck Cinemas, 2230 Shattuck Ave. 464-5980. www.LandmarkTheatres.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Margo Adair introduces her book on meditation, “Working Inside Out,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mark Morris Dance Group, featuring a world premiere set to the music of Bartok; Grand Duo and Serenade, both set to works by Lou Harrison; and Going Away Party, set to recorded songs by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Live Oak Concert with David Cheng, violin, Marvin Sanders, flute, Amy Brodo, viola da gamba and ‘cello, Paul Rhodes, ‘cello, Katherine Heater, harpsichord, performing works by Bach, 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
Trio Caminante, Latin American music in a special appearance for the documentary “Chile: Promise of Freedom,” at 7 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation of $10-$20 requested, no one turned away. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Native Elements with Dub Congress and Pacific Vibrations at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Collective Amnesia at 9 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
The Waybacks, acoustic mayhem, 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
Linn Brown, CD Release celebration, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $6-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.org
Growth of Alliance, The Caps, Toxic Possum at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Woman, live indy rock, at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
The Shotgun Players, “Mother Courage and Her Children,” by Bertolt Brecht, at 4 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
FILM
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Effi Briest” at 6:30 and 9:10 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
“Landfill,” a local documentary about the homeless community that developed at the Albany Bulb, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751.
www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gail Sheehy, reads from her new book, “Middletown, America,” about a New Jersey community devastated by the events of September 11th, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Rhythm and Muse with Seth Augustus, Tuvan singer/songwriter at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“Gimmicks vs. Lyrics,” a discussion of Hip Hop theater aesthetics at 1 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Free. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Philharmonia Baroque performs Handel’s final oratorio, “Jephtha,” at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $29-$60 available from City Box Office 415-392-4400, or on-line at www.philharmonia.org.
The White Stripes, at 8 p.m. at the Greek Theatre, UC Campus. 642-0212.
Mark Morris Dance Group, featuring a world premiere set to the music of Bartok; Grand Duo and Serenade, both set to works by Lou Harrison; and Going Away Party, set to recorded songs by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Homage to Victor Jara with Rafael Manriquez and Trio Quijerema at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 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 advance registration is encouraged. 533-5111.
The Waybacks, acoustic mayhem, and Jack Cassidy, bassist from the Jefferson Airplane, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Samba Ngo, Congolese singer, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Creation performs Caribbean Reggae at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Celtic Meltdown with Wild Hunt, Blue on Green and Ian Butler at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 9 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.
Midnightmare, S.C.A. 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.
Annual Guinness and Oyster Festival, from 3 p.m. on, at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14
FILM
The Films of Germaine Dulac: “La Mort du Soleil” 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
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
“Making Worlds: Artists, Scientists, and Genomics,” a panel discussion by three innovative artists together with three noted scientists on the interrelations between art and genetics, at 3 p.m. in the Museum Theater, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $8, Free to UC staff, faculty and students. 643-6494. tctorres@uclink.berkeley.edu
Poetry at Cody’s with Diane Di Prima and Maria Mazziotti Gillan at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mark Morris Dance Group, featuring a world premiere set to the music of Bartok; Grand Duo and Serenade, both set to works by Lou Harrison; and Going Away Party, set to recorded songs by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Live Oak Concert with David Cheng, violin, Marvin Sanders, flute, Amy Brodo, viola da gamba and ‘cello, Paul Rhodes, ‘cello, Katherine Heater, harpsichord, performing works by Bach, 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
Nawal performs Indo-Arabian-Persian music from the Comoros Islands, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Cafe Bellie: Belly Dance Showcase at 7:30 p.m., with a class at 6:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mary Gauthier, American gothic originals, 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
The Margins, Los Burbanks at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $3. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Fun with Finnoula, Irish jamming session at 7 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
MONDAY, SEPT. 15
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ted Nace reads from “Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
www.blackoakbooks.com
Christopher Marquis reads from his novel, “A Hole in the Heart,” about a young woman who must rebuild her life after losing her husband on Mt. McKinley, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express, open mic featuring Selene Steese, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dervish, traditional band from Ireland, 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
Steve Gannon Band and Mz. Dee at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $4. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
