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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, DEC. 2
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Play of Daniel” with Pacific Mozart Ensemble at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church, 2300 Bancroft. Tickets are $22-$24. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Superior Elegy” and “Sneak Preview” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Hyenas Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why” with editor Larry Habegger, tales of trouble on the road at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose. 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Chamber Performances, Wolford-Rosenblum, saxophone/piano duo at 8 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 525-5211. www.
berkeleychamberperform.org
Edessa, Brass Menagerie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Play of Daniel” see listing for Dec. 2.
FILM
Standby: No Technical Difficulties: Program 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
June Jordan’s Poetry for the People annual exibition of student poets at 7 p.m. in the Lipman Room, Barrows Hall, UC Campus. 642-2743.
“Images of Mary in Art: The Black Madonna” with China Galland, Director of the Images of Divinity project at the Graduate Theological Union, at 7:30 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Church, 2220 Cedar St. 848-1755.
Loic Wacquant introduces “Body and Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer” at 5:30 p.m. University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Berkeley Poetry Slam 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
University Chorus Noon Concert at International House, at the corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. 642-4864.
Pris, Go Ahead perform Indy Rock and Rock at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $4.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Nicole and the Soul Sisters at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Vince Wallace Jazz Machine at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, DEC. 4
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Play of Daniel” See listing for Dec. 2.
FILM
“Effaced” and “Jenin, Jenin” at 7 p.m. at 340 Stephens Hall. Sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. 642-8208.
“Voices From the Edge” and “The Favela Goes to the World Social Forum” and discussion with Brazilian filmmakers Daniela Broitman and Fernando Salis, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$18. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Yasujiro Ozu: “Woman of Tokyo” at 5:30 p.m. “Walk Cheerfully” at 7 p.m. and “I Flunked, But...” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus, former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert Hass. After hosting Lunch Poems for eight years, Professor Hass has finally been prevailed upon to read his own poems. 642-0137.
Guided Tour: Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics, at 12:15 p.m., Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Call to Hawaii: A Wellness Vacation Guidebook” with Betsy and Laura Crites, co-authors, at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose. 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Concert for Dignity and clothing drive to benefit Operation Dignity at 7:30 p.m. at iMusicast, 5429 Telegraph Ave. Oakland. www.operationdignity.
org/benefitconcert.htm
“Maybe Monday” performs an improvisational response to Helen Mirra’s MATRIX exhibition at 6 p.m. in Gallery 1, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Daniel Mille at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Keni El Lebrijano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Wendy DeRosa and guests at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$15.644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Good for Cows and Karla Kihlstedt perform modern jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert, New England singer-songwriters, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Touch of Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
George Pederson and His Pretty Good Band at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Bizar Bazaar at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
THEATER
Berkeley High School, “You Can’t Take it With You,” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Rachel Rudy, at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater. Tickets are $10, $5 with student i.d.
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Play of Daniel” see listing for Dec. 2.
“Arcadia,” by Tom Stoppard, performed by Maybeck High School, at 7 p.m. at Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Oakland. Tickets are adults $15 in advance, $18 at the door, students $7 in advance, $10 at door. 841-8489.
Oakland Opera Theater, “Four Saints in Three Acts,” an opera by Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein, at 8 p.m., at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, at 2nd St. Tickets are $15-$25 and are available from www.oaklandopera.org
FILM
Yasujiro Ozu: “An Inn at Tokyo” at 7:30 p.m. and “The Only Son” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Joe Sacco introduces his graphic novel, “The Fixer,” about war correspondents at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Bach Society, “Christmas Vespers” by Francisco Guerrero, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $12-$25. 415-262-0272 or tickets@calbach.org
Sweet Honey in the Rock, female a cappella group, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “The Nutcracker,” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18 and are available from 843-4698. www.berkeleyballet.org
Berkeley City Ballet, “The Nutcracker,” at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley Campus. Tickets are $25. 642-9988 www.berkeleycityballet.org
Moodswing Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Simon Stinger, Castles in Spain, Hazerfan at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
JP Orbit at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Jucifer, Bottles and Skulls, Race Bannon at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
“A Context for Peace” an evening of new work from Bay Area musicians, authors and poets at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13 in advance, $15 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Crater performs modern jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Collective Amnesia at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Peter Case, roots music original, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Sterling Dervish at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Grand Unified Theory, Forget the Jonses, The Apples, The Silence, Static Thought at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, DEC. 6
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Derique the High Tech Clown at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Barbara Bordnick, “Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers” opne at the Pacific Center for Photographic Arts, with a lecture at 5 p.m. and reception at 6:30 p.m. 4221 Hollis St. at Park Ave., Emeryville.
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Play of Daniel” See listing for Dec. 2.
“Arcadia,” by Tom Stoppard, performed by Maybeck High School. See listing for Dec. 5.
Oakland Opera Theater, “Four Saints in Three Acts,” at 8 p.m. See listing for Dec. 5.
FILM
Yasujiro Ozu: “What Did the Lady Forget?” at 3 and 7 p.m. and “The Brothers and Sisters of Toda” at 4:35 and 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Terry Wolverton reads from “Embers: A Novel in Poems” at 7:30 p.m. at Boadecia’s Books, 398 Colusa Ave., Kensington. 559-9184. www.bookpride.com
Yu Hua reads from his new book, “Chronicle of a Blood Merchant,” set during the early years of China’s Cultural Revolution, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
California Writers’ Club hosts Joyce Jenkins, editor of “Poetry Flash” at 10 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at the South Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1901 Russell St. 527-9905.
Tanya Holland introduces her new cookbook, “New Soul Cooking” at 3 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “The Nutcracker,” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18 and are available from 843-4698. www.berkeleyballet.org
Berkeley City Ballet, “The Nutcracker,” at 1 and 5 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley Campus. Tickets are $25. 642-9988 www.berkeleycityballet.org
“Looking Through the Eyes of Love” Fund raising event presented by Connecting Through Dance, featuring visually impaired partner dancers, as well as Bay Area professionals at 7 p.m. at Lake Merritt Dance Center, 200 Grand Ave. Oakland. Tickets are $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door. 501-4713. www.connectingthroughdance.org
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra perform Handel’s “Messiah” at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. 964-0665. www.bcco.org
“A Musical Night in Africa” with Kotoja, West African Highlife Band, New Life Band of Tanzania, Babá Okulolo and the Nigerian Brothers, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $16 in advance, $18 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Blues Holiday Concert with Rev. Rabia, Bay Area blues-
woman, at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library’s Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6100.
Yuko Maruyama, jazz pianist, in a benefit for Chez Panisse Foundation, at 1 p.m. at Yoshi's at Jack London Square, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland. Tickets are $15-$25. 843-3811.
Jamie Davis sings music of the masters with an emphasis on romance at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
“Isis: The Great Goddess” a multimedia event of music, spoken word and video at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
John Gorka, folk troubador, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Sterling Highway, The Zachary Tree, Hazel at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Original Intentions 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.
Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
www.beckettsirishpub.com
Yaphet Kotto, Erase Eratta, the Yellow Press, Burmese, Bottled O.G. at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Adrian’s Music Salon featuring Lavender Grace and Teja Gerken, singer-songwriters at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
7th Direction and Pocket at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
SUNDAY, DEC. 7
CHILDREN
Gayle Schmidt and the Toodala Ramblers, bluegrass and old time music for children at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
THEATER
Berkeley High School, “You Can’t Take it With You,” See listing for Dec. 6.
Oakland Opera Theater, “Four Saints in Three Acts,” at 2 and 7 p.m. See listing for Dec. 5.
FILM
Yasujiro Ozu: “That Night’s Wife” at 5:30 p.m. and “Dragnet Girl” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“To Be or Not To Be,” 1942 classic with Jack Benny at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. $2. 848-0237.
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 Clayton Eshelman at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Cantare Chorale and Chamber Ensemble, “O Holy Night,” 115 voices accompanied by winds, brass and organ at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, corner of 27th and Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $5-$25. 925-798-1300.
Handel’s “Messiah” Sing at 2:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way. Conducted by William Ludtke with organist Lynn Finegan and soloists. Donations benefit Building Restoration Fund. fccsb@mindspring.com
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra perform Handel’s “Messiah” at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. 964-0665. www.bcco.org
Mimosas and Music, a recital of 17th century German, Italian and French music at 11 a.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. $15 donation. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
“Winter Songs with Kitka,” women’s vocal ensemble performs seasonal music from Eastern Europe at 7 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave. Oakland. Tickets are $15-$20. 444-0323. www.kitka.org
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “The Nutcracker,” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18 and are available from 843-4698. www.berkeleyballet.org
Berkeley City Ballet, “The Nutcracker,” at 1 and 5 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley Campus. Tickets are $25. 642-9988 www.berkeleycityballet.org
Rose Street Art Meets Rose Street Music with a concert by Irina Rivkin and Maria Quiles at 6 p.m. at Boadecia’s Books, 398 Colusa Ave., Kensington. Suggested donation $5-$10. 559-9184. www.bookpride.com
Flamenco Open Stage at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Cottars, youthful Celtic 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
Eid-Ul-Fitr, Islamic Cultural Celebration, marking the end of Ramadan with music, poems and stories, at 3 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet performs works of Mozart, Brubeck and others at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
ACME Observatory Contemporary Performance Series Fluxus Concert featuring Bibiana Padillo Maltos at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $0-$20. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Total Fury, Harto, Deadfall, Cross the Line at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Sol Rebelz and Occupied Thought perform Hip Hop at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
