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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, OCT. 28
FILM
Alternative Visions: The Films of Hannes Schüpbach, with the filmmaker in person at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Breathed on “Flawed Dogs: The Year-End Leftovers at the Piddletton ‘Last Chance’ Dog Pound” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Don Lattin on “Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today,” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Tom Bissell introduces Uzbekistan in ”Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Tim Cahill reads from world travel stories in “Hold the Enlightenment: More Travel, Less Bliss,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose, 843-3533.
The Whole Note Poetry Series, with Selene Steese and open mic, at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
Poets Gone Wild with Maryanne Robinson reading from “Pieces Together” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Landesjugendorchester of Rheinland-Pfalz, German youth orchestra, performs at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Band Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Dayna Stephens House Jam at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Tracy Grammer performs contemporary folk 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
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
FILM
Fernando de Fuentes: From the Revolution to the Comedia Ranchera, “La Zandunga” at 7 p.m. and “Jalisoc Sings in Seville” at 9:05 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Studs Terkel on “Keeping Faith in Difficult Times” at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $12-$18, available from Cody’s 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Donna Nebenzahl and Nance Ackerman will show slides and discuss their new book, “Womankind: Faces of Change Around the World,” at 7:30 p.m. at Boadecia's Books, 398 Colusa Ave., Kensington. 559-9184. www.bookpride.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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Lunchtime Concert: Strings with Robert Howard, cello and Cary Ko, violin at noon at Berkeley Arts Festival Headquarters, 2110 Shattuck Ave. Free. 665-9496.
www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Wednesday Noon Concert with Shaw Pong Liu, violin and Monica Chew, piano perform Ginastera and Prokofiev at the Chevron Auditorium at International House, corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864.
From the Cafetorium in Berkeley: Better Bad News Berkeley artist George Coates’ independent media project will be shown at 7 p.m. on BTV Channel 25. 665-9496.
www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Manufacturing of Humidifiers Randy Porter, Ward Spangler, and Dan Plonsey in three solo performances, and then collectively as the Return of the Manu-
facturing of Humidifiers, at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Headquarters, 2110 Shattuck Ave. 665-9496. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Adrienne Torf, pianist and composer, performs in a benefit for Breast Cancer Action, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Band Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Edie Carey, singer/songwriter at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Savant Guard, electro-acoustic jazz rock combo performs at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30
FILM
Genetic Screenings: “Demon Seed” with filmmaker Greg Niemeyer in person, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Black Panthers (in Israel) Speak & Drowning by Bullets,” at 7 p.m. at 340 Stephens Hall, UC Campus. Sponsored by Middle Eastern Studies. 642-8208.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Monique Everhart and Jack Boulware, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985.
Daniella Gioseffi introduces her revised “Women on War: An International Anthology of Writings from Antiquity to the Present,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Bram Dijkstra speaks on “American Expressionism: Art and Social Change, 1920-1950,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trombonga, trombone quartet, at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Headquarters, 2110 Shattuck Ave. 655-9496.
Planet Grooves with DJ Omar at 10 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Wake the Dead, Celtic music tribute to the Grateful Dead, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Sarah Zaharako at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 :30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
FRIDAY, OCT. 31
CHILDREN
Halloween Shadow Puppetry Workshop with the Balinese group, ShadowLight, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Cost is $5-$15 sliding scale. www.juliamorgan.org
Halloween Costume Storytime with readings from Halloween stories, songs and shadow puppets, at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble.
THEATER
The Un-Scripted Theater Company, “Fear” a full-length thriller, no two shows are the same, at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.unscripted.com
Larry Reed, ShadowLight Productions with Gamelan Sekar Jaya Shadow Theatre perform “Wayang Bali: Danger-
ous Flowers” at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $7-$15 and are available from 925-798-1300.
FILM
Genetic Screenings: “The Fly” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Michael Dirda introduces his memoir, “An Open Book,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books.
845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Jonathan Stroud reads from his new novel, “The Amulet of Samarkand,” at 7 p.m. at
Cody’s Books, 1730 Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Bach Society, Arvo Part: Kanon Pokajanen, at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Tickets are $12-$25, and are available from 415-262-0272 or email us at
tickets@calbach.org.
Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46, and are available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Halloween Party with The Vesuvians at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
“Strictly Skillz,” a celebration of Hip Hop in its purest forms at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Halloween Havoc Costume Contest with 7th Direction, Grasshoppers, and Pocket at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5 at the door, $3 if in costume. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Danny Caron and Friends at 9:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Leftover Dreams with Tony Marcus and Patrice Haan perform music from the great American songbook 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
Aphrodesia, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Babyland, Plan 9, John Baker and the Malnourished, Ashtray at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Sterling Dervish at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 1
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Betsy Rose at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Hillside Players, “Tangled Tales: Wishes, Witches and Weddings,” favorite fairy tales intertwined in comedy, at 7 Tickets are $7 for adults, and $4 for children under 12, seniors and students. 2286 Cedar St. 384-6418.
“The Wonderful World of Zaal,” a Persian legend, performed by Word For Word, at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. 981-6224.
THEATER
Larry Reed, ShadowLight Productions with Gamelan Sekar Jaya Shadow Theatre See listing for Oct. 31.
The Un-Scripted Theater Company, “Fear” See listing for Oct. 31.
FILM
Berkeley Video and Film Festival, featuring independent producers from Cuba to Berkeley, with documentaries, short features, comedies, and experimental works. From noon to 11 p.m. in Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$10 for one day, $14-$18 for both days. For a listing of films see www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org
“Down by Law” with Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie and Ellen Barkin, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Anime: “Space Firebird 2772” at 4 p.m., “Only Yesterday” at 7 p.m. and “Black Jack” at 9:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dao Strom, author of “Grass Roof, Tin Roof” in solo concert and reading at Berkeley Public Library’s Central Community Room at 2 p.m. 981-6100.
Brian Alexander introduces “Rapture: How Biotech Became the New Religion” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“A Land Twice Promised” with award winning storyteller Noa Baum, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $7-$10. 839-2900 ext. 256.
Three Western Voices: Utah Phillips, Paul Foreman and Pack Browning read from their poetry in a benefit for the Berkeley Foundation for the Arts and ACCI Gallery at 8 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck. Suggested donation $10. 843-2527. www.accigallery.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
Flauti Diversi, “Follow the Lieder,” a program of rhapsodic instrumental music from 18th and 20th century Germany, at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington St. Albany. Tickets are $15-$18, reservations recommended. 527-9840.
Trinity Chamber Concerts Kazuko Cleary, solo piano, performs Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Takemitsu at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Admission by donation, $12 general, $8 students, senoirs, disabled. No one turned away. 549-3864.
Academy of Ancient Music, with Richard Egarr, soloist, perform harpsichord concertos by Bach at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church. 2345 Channing Way. Pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. Tickets are $42 and available from 642-9988.
Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46, and are available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Groundation, reggae classics with band originals at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Tempest at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Wataka Ensemble performs Afro-Venezuelan music at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.the
jazzhouse.org
Patrick Ball, Celtic harper, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-andsalvage.org
The Original Intentions perform reggae, roots, soul at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Brian Melvin at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Deadfall, Brain Failure, Hang on the Box, Love Songs perform at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. beckettsirishpub.com
Post Junk Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, NOV. 2
CHILDREN
Hillside Players, “Tangled Tales: Wishes, Witches and Weddings,” at 2 and 7 p.m. See listing for Nov. 1.
THEATER
Larry Reed, ShadowLight Productions with Gamelan Sekar Jaya Shadow Theatre at 2 and 8 p.m. See listing for Oct. 31.
FILM
Berkeley Video and Film Festival See listing for Nov. 1. For a listing of films see www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org
“Something in the Air” Helvacio Ratton’s story of Brazil’s first clandestine radio station, in Portugese with English subtitles at 7 p.m. at La Peña. A benefit for indigenous community radio stations. Suggested donation $5-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Anime: “The Cat Returns” at 3:30 p.m. and “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 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
Poetry Flash with Frank Lauria and friends at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Heather Woodbury will read from “What Ever: A Living Novel” at 4 p.m. at Diesel Bookstore, 5433 College Ave. 653-9965.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Grupo Andanza presents “Antologia,” an evening of Spanish opera and dance, at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$20 and are avaiable from 925-798-1300 www.juliamorgan.org
Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” Mass at the 10 a.m. service at All Souls Episcopal Church, 2220 Cedar St. With Cheryl Keller, soprano, Paul Thompson, bass, and 1893 orchestration. 848-1755.
Chamber Music Sundaes, San Francisco Symphony musicians and friends perform at 3:15p.m. at St John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$18 and are available at the door. 415-584-5946.
Wynton Marsalis Quintet at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$62. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Live Oak Concert with Solstice, female a cappella sextet, at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. Tickets are $8-$10. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Michael Evans, percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, and Karen Stackpole, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $6-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
UC Folk Dancers Reunion from 2 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the International Order of Aging But Still Game Folkdancers. Bring something to share: food drink, photos and memories, Ace bandages. 524-2193.
Rastafari Celebration of 73rd Anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Sellassie and Empress Menen at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Forward Kwenda with Erica Azim, Zimbabwe mbira master at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Art Lande, solos, duos and trios with Bruce Williamson and Andre Bush at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Box Set Duo, Gypsy Soul at 6 p.m. at Hillside Community Church, 1422 Navellier St., El Cerrito. Tickets are $15 and are available from www.new-
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