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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. www.accigallery.com 

Addison Street Windows Gallery, “Sculptures by JP Long,” Opening 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 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, 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 

The Boneless Children Foundation, Hello Donkey and Liz Setzer perform eclectica at the 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.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 

O’Maya performs gaucho gypsy jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277. 

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 

Carolyn Mark and the Room-mates, The Lise Marr Experiment at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

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 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Photolab Gallery, Recent Pinhole Photographs by S. McGrath Ryan, reception at 6 p.m. at 2235 Fifth St. Exhibit runs until Oct. 25. 644-1400. 

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, 3124 Shattuck Ave. 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 

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 

Mark Growden, multi-instrumentalist, performs at the 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby, at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

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. 

Joshi Marshall and Friends at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277. 

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 

Philharmonia Baroque performs Handel’s final oratorio, “Jephtha,” at 7 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.  

Nawal performs Indo-Arabian-Persian music from the Como- 

ros 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 

Americana Unplugged Series: The Donner Mountain Band at 4 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277. 

MONDAY, SEPT. 15 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Ted Nace reads from “Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Demoocracy” 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, 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 

TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 

FILM 

Alternative Visions: Hy Hirsh and the Fifties: Jazz and Abstraction in Beat Era 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 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Maira Kalman, author of a dozen children’s books, introduces the latest adventures of Pete the Dog, “Smartypants: Pete in School,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com 

Jeffrey and Rhoda Makoff discuss how to make big decisions in their new book, “Get off the Fence,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861. 

Steve Martinot will discuss “The Rule of Racialization: Class, Identity, Governance,” at 7:30 p.m. Black Oak Books, 1491 Shattuck Ave. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. 

Comedy Showcase, with Tony Sparks, Phil Puthumana, “The Curry Comic,” Ian Jensen, Kevin Avery and Tessie Chua at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Dayna Stephens House Jam at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 

FILM 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: “Fear of Fear” at 5:30 and 9:10 p.m. and “Chinese Roulette” 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 

John Stauber, investigative reporter, and founder and director of the Center for Media & Democracy, discusses “Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush’s War on Iraq,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Huston Smith and Phil Cousineau discuss “The Way Things Are: Conversations with Huston Smith on the Spiritual Life,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Jeffrey M. Smith introduces his new book, “Seeds of Deception,” at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Marriot City Center, across the street from 12th St. BART station. Co-sponsored by Berkeley Natural Grocery, Rainbow Grocery Co-op, and Ecology Center. 526-0205 ext. 101. 

Calligraphy Lecture and Demonstration with Georgianna Greenwood and Carla Tenret, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 528-1709. www.friendsofcalligraphy.org 

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 

Travel Book Series, with Susan Alcorn, author of “We’re in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill,” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert Mozart Clarinet Quintet, at the Chevron Auditorium at International House, corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864. 

Christopher O’Riley’s “Radiohead” Innovative pianist performs a program of music by British rock group Radiohead, transcribed by O'Riley for solo piano. At 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $14-$28. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu  

Creole Belles at 8:30 p.m., with a Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m., at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Da Vinci’s Notebook, comedic a cappella quartet, 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 

Patrick Greene Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave. 848-8277. 

Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. 

Love Rhino, Electric Jesus, 3 Prayers at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848- 

0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. becketts- 

irishpub.com 

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 

FILM 

Genetic Screenings: “Gattaca” 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 

Berkeley Art Center Film Festival: Exploring Relationships and Aging, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park. Tickets are $5-$10 sliding scale. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

“Mai's America,” A documentary about a Vietnamese exchange  

student, by Marlo Poras, will be shown at 7 p.m. at 2060 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Campus. Sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asia Studies. 642-3609. cseas@uclink.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Curator’s Talk on Gene(sis) with Constance Lewallen, Senior Curator for Exhibitions, at 12:15 p.m. in Gallery 2, and Guided Tour at 5:30 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $8, free to UC staff, faculty and students. 643-6494. tctorres@uclink.berkeley.edu 

Tony Cohan discusses “Native State,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Amelia Warren Tyagi on “The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Word Beat Reading at 7 p.m. featuring David Gollub and Sparrow 13, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985 or 205-1749.  

Tony Rowell, son of Galen Rowell, introduces Barbara Rowell’s “Flying South: A Pilot’s Inner Journey,” her 25,000-mile 57-leg journey through Latin America, at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose, 843-3533. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Slaid Cleaves, Texas folk-roots at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

James Mathis Knockdown Society at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough.Cost of $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810. 

Autana at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com 

Porch Life performs at the 1923 Teahouse, 1923 Ashby, at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org