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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JAN. 9
CHILDREN
Caldicott Stories at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Go Figure,” figurative art by Deann Acton, James Gayles, Jean Graham, Heather Robinson, and Elizabeth Romero. Reception with the artists from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery, 5471 Telegraph Ave. 601-4040, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Youth Speaks “Flip Fridays” Under 21 open mic hosted by Youth Radio at 7 p.m. at Youth Radio Cafe, 1801 University Ave. erin@youthradio.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High’s Dance Production at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston and MLK. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults, available at the door. Come early, shows sell out! 644-6120.
Slammin, an all-body band, at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13 in advance, $15 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Triple Play, jaz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Yennayer Berber New Year Celebration with Les Numides at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Vowel Movement, a beatbox showcase hosted by Andrew Chaikin and Tim Barsky, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Real Sippin’ Whiskeys, Todd Novak of the Cowlicks at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Brian Melvin at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
CartoonJazz, Jeff Sanford’s 13-piece band plays the music of Raymond Scott, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Mood Food at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Sterling Dervish performs acoustic rock & roll at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 10
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña Music Together at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
“Delicatessen,” a film about futuristic France, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Donation of $3-$5 reques-
ted, no one turned away. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Juried Annual 2003-04 Artists’ Talks at Pro Arts Hear the artists speak about their work, view slides and participate in open discussion at 1 p.m. at 461 Ninth St. Oakland. 763-4361.
www.proartsgallery.org
Great Night of Soul Poetry, Dale and Dan Zola’s celebration of the spoken word, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High’s Dance Production at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston and MLK. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults, availabel at the door. Come early, shows sell out! 644-6120.
“Music for the Epiphany: Seeking Light in a Time of Darkness” Renaissance, Baroque and later music to celebrate the feasts from Advent through Candelaria performed by Coro Hispano de San Francisco and Conjunto Nuevo Mundo at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Tickets are $15-$20 available from 415-431-4234. www.corohispano.org
Healing Muses presents ”Mirth and Good Cheer - Medieval, Renaissance and Celtic Music for Midwinter and the Changing of the Seasons,” at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Cost is $15-$18. All proceeds benefit the hospital music program. Advance reservations recommended. Wheelchair accessible. 524-5661. www.healingmuses.org
Trinity Chamber Concerts presents “Fiddlers Three,” a program of 17th music for three violins and continuo at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana, at Durant. Suggested donation $20.
Ladytown with Val Esway at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Peter Zak, pianist, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$12. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
The Aux Cajunals at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Patti Whitehurst at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Triple Play, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Montuno Groove at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Nino Moschella and Linn Brown at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
Mushroom, Jan Norberg at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Pit of Fashion Orchestra, conducted by Peter Barshay, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Sharp Knife, Chased and Smashed, This is My Fist!, Holy Ghost Revival 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.
Matt Berkeley Group performs jazz and funk at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Nicole McRory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SUNDAY, JAN. 11
EXIBITION OPENINGS
Berkeley Art Center Annual Member’s Showcase, reception at 2 p.m. Exhibition runs to Feb. 14, Wed.-Sun., noon to 5 p.m. 644-6893.
FILM
“La Passante” at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Donation $2. 848-0237.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Kay Ryan and Elena Karina Byrne at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Max Byrd reads from his new novel “Shooting the Sun” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Organ Recital by Paul M. Ellison, performing works of Tomkins, Zipoli, Pärt, Brahms, and Bach, at 6:10 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way at Ellsworth. Donation. 845-0888.
Chamber Music Sundaes San Francisco Symphony musicians and friends perform Mozart, Grieg and Andriasov at 3:15 p.m. at St John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$18, available at the door. 415-584-5946.
Healing Muses presents ”Mirth and Good Cheer - Medieval, Renaissance and Celtic Music for Midwinter and the Changing of the Seasons,” at 4 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Cost is $15-$18. All proceeds benefit the hospital music program. Advance reservations recommended. Wheelchair accessible. 524-5661. www.healingmuses.org
Here and Now, Contemporary Music for the Harpsichord at 5 p.m. at Music Sources, 1000 The Alameda. Tickets are $15-$18. 528-1685. www.sfems.org/musicsources
Ta Ke Ti Na Workshop with Zorina Wolf from 3 to 6 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $35. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Biodiesel and Bluegrass A Musical Benefit for Grassroots Sustainable Energy, at 1 p.m. at Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., between Broadway and Telegraph, Oakland. Donation of $5-$15, children under 10 free. Childcare provided. Sponsored by Berkeley Biodiesel Collective. 658-2899. www.berkeleybiodiesel.org
Marcos Silva Quartet, Brazilian music at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
John McCutcheon, Appalachian folk roots, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50 in advance, $20.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Deaf Electric Series continues at 7 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
MONDAY, JAN. 12
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jane Anne Staw discusses “Unstuck: A Supportive and Practical Guide to Working Through Writer’s Block” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express, featuring Jan Steckel, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
Mikel Dunham, photographer and thankgha painter, will show slides from his new book “Samye: A Pilgrimage to the Birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Earplay Reveals the Unheard, with three classical works based on poetry at 8 p.m. at Yerba Buena Center, 701 Mission St., SF. Tickets are $12-$18 and are available from 415-978-2787.
TUESDAY, JAN. 13
READINGS AND LECTURES
Anthony Swofford conveys the horrors of war in “Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Donna Rosenthal will discuss “The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Peter Hart exposes “The Oh Really? Factor: Unspinning Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly,” co-written with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kairos Youth Choir Open House at 4:30 p.m., 2401 LeConte at Scenic. The choir is enrolling boys and girls ages 7-15 for the spring musical “The Impossible Dream.” Auditions held throughout January. 849-8271 or info@kairoschoir.org
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Edessa and The Toids at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson with Nancy Klein at 8:00 p.m. 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
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a showcase of ensembles at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14
CHILDREN
Preschool Storytime, a program introducing books and music to promote early literacy skills, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library West Branch, 1125 University Ave. 981-6270.
READINGS AND LECTURES
John Dyckman and Joseph Cutler discuss “Scapegoats at Work: Taking the Bull’s-Eye Off Your Back” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
David L. Kirp, professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley introduces “Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line: The Marketing of Higher Education” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
The Whole Note Poetry Series, with Albert Wolmer and Sparrow 13, and open mic, at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Orchestre Révoluntionnaire et Romantique & The Monteverdi Choir, conducted by John Elliot Gardiner, at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$72, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Billy Dunn and Bluesway at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Phillips, Grier & Flinner, bluegrass, new grass, jazzgrass, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Ragas and Talas, classical Indian music open jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. $5 donation. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Nicole and The Soul Sisters at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The Shots play acoustic old time, bluegrass and cajun at 9 p.m. at at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Taarka, an instrumental acoustic group, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, JAN. 15
THEATER
Shotgun Players, “The Death of Meyerhold,” through Jan. 23 at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Thurs.-Sat. performances at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12-$18, available from 925-798-1300. 704-8210.
www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Scheer, Christopher Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry expose “The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. www.codysbooks.com
Dia North introduces “The Smart Spot” on the creative power of intuition at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange, and Jason Mark discuss their new book, ”Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Maggie Morley and LisaAnnLoBasso, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985, 205-1749.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Benefit for Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Robert W. Getz, improvisational piano, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
Mark Growden 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
Ian Moore at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rachel Garlin and friends perform contemporary folk at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Estero at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Mas Cabeza, salsa, funk, jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
