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Arts Calendar

Friday January 16, 2004

FRIDAY, JAN. 16 

CHILDREN 

Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635. 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Elizabeth Valoma, paintings, at North Berkeley Frame and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. Reception 5:30 to 8 p.m. Exhibition runs to March 13. 549-0428. 

THEATER 

“Dido and Aeneas,” a fusion of opera and fire arts, presented by The Crucible, with artists from San Francisco Opera and American Bach Soloists, with hors d’oeuvres and silent auction at 6:30 p.m., performance at 8 p.m. 1260 7th St. Oakland. Tickets are $125 and are available from 444-0919. 

FILM 

“Boondock Saints,” about two Irish brothers in South Boston who take justice into their own hands, 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 

Victor Sjostrom: “The Phantom Chariot” at 7 p.m. and “The Wild Strawberries” at 9:25 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston reads from her new book, “The Legend of Fire-Horse Woman” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com 

Gavin Menzies introduces his historical narrative, “1421: The Year China Discovered America,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. www.codysbooks.com 

Dennis Bernstein will read his poetry at the Fellowship Café & Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita Sts. A donation of $5-$10 is requested.  

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. 

Benefit for the Interfaith Pagan Celebration with Tempest and Avalon Rising at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10-$15. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. A special lecture by Frankie Manning, the Ambassador of Lindy Hop at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Omeyocan Urban Fusion at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Under the Radar, a night of poetry and electronic pop at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Rachel Garlin and friends perform 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 

Jackie Ryan at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Velvet Teen, Plus Ones, Addicted to Fiction, Squab, Four Days Late 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. 

Nathan Clevenger, Group West and The Lost Trio perform modern jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Silding scale donation of $8-$15 requested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

André Sumelius at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

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

SATURDAY, JAN. 17 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gerry Tenney at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Kids on the Block Puppet Show, promoting acceptance and understanding of physical and cultural differences at 2 p.m. at the Hall of Health, 2230 Shattuck Ave., lower level. Sug- 

gested donation $3. Children under 3 free. 549-1564. 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

THEATER 

“Dido and Aeneas,” a fusion of opera and fire arts, presented by The Crucible, with artists from San Francisco Opera and American Bach Soloists, at 8 p.m. 1260 7th St. Oakland. Tickets are $25 and are available from 444-0919. 

FILM 

Mann’s World: “Desperate” at 6 p.m., “T-Men” at 7:35 p.m. and “Raw Deal” at 9:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

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. 

Hip Hop Forever, presented by Youth Movement Records, at 8 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Samba Ngo and the Ngoma Players, perform African-rock-funk-jazz fusion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Flamenco Spirit with Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $35-$40 and includes dinner. For reservations call 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net 

Spezza Rotto, the Mass, Three Piece Combo at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

www.starryploughpub.com  

Darryl Henriques, satire and social commentary at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. 

www.freightandsalvage.org 

Pat Carroll, contemporary jazz, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$12. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Pick Pocket Ensemble performs European café music at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Eileen Hazel, with special guests Helen Chaya and Sumir Rawal, at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Libby Kirkpatrick and Erika Luckett 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 

Roy Henderson Quartet 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 

Scott Amendola at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Wrangler Brutes, Jewdriver, Shemps, Orphans, Onion Flavored Rings 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. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 18 

FILM 

Screenagers: 6th Annual Bay Area High School Film and Video Festival at 2:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Al Franken, Paul Krugman, Kevin Phillips and Amy Goodman present “Unraveling the Lying Liars of the Bush Dynasty” at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater on the Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, and are available at Cody’s Books or www.cityboxoffice.com 

Poetry Flash with Eve Wood and Rafaella Del Bourgo at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Mary Tolman Kent remembers her eighty years in Berkeley in her family memoire, “The Closing Circle” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Itzhak Perlman, violin, at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $34-$86, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

California Revels, “Freedom’s Journey and the Song” Wendell Brooks, Thena Berry, and Kent Overshown explore the theme of freedom as expressed in African American folk songs from slavery through ragtime and the Civil Rights Movement. At 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, available from 925-798-1300. 

“In the Name of Love” a musical tribute to Martin Luther King with the Oakland Jazz Choir at 7:30 p.m. at the Calvin Simmons Theater, Oakland. 287-8880. www.oaklandjazzchoir.com 

Organ Recital with David Dahl on the Brombaugh pipe organ performing Bach, Mendelssohn, Clerambault, Dahl, Vivaldi/Walther at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. 845-6830. http://stjohns.presbychurch.net/Music/organ 

Elizabeth Caballero, soprano with Leesa Dahl, piano, perform arias by Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi and songs by Fauré and Turina, at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church; 2727 College Ave. 658-3298. 845-6830. www.caballerorecital.tk  

Domingo de Rumba Community participatory event for those who want to play, sing or dance, at 3:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Israeli Golden Oldies Folk Dance from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. Bring potluck drinks and snacks. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Flamenco Open Stage featuring Grupo Andnaza at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

ACME Observatory Contemporary Performance Series presents Vorticella and Three Trapped Tigers at 8:15 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations accepted. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com 

M-Pact, rockin’ a cappella 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 

Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Over My Dead Body, Find Him and Kill Him, The Mistake, Lights Out at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

MONDAY, JAN. 19 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Kevin Phillips discusses “American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Francis D. Adams and Barry Sanders discuss “Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land, 1619-2000” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Wild Fermentation Book Tour with SandorKraut Learn how to make healthy fermented foods such as miso, sauerkraut, and wine at 7 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Donation of $3-$5 requested, no one turned away. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org 

Poetry Express, theme night: Other People’s Poems, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

TUESDAY, JAN. 20 

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 

FILM 

Alternative Visions: Animation and Anti-Animation at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Molly Ness, a Teach for America alumna, discusses “Lesson to Learn: Voices from the Front Lines of Teach for America” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Poets Gone Wild an evening of open mic poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride at 8 p.m. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Claus Bossier-Ferrari & Teja Gerken, acoustic guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. 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. 

Dayna Stephens House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744.  

www.thejazzhouse.com 

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 

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. 

EXIBITION OPENINGS 

Ant Farm 1968-1978, an exhibition exploring the renegade and radical vision of the ‘70s art and design group, at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Exhibition runs to April 26. Gallery hours are Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thurs. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

FILM 

Film 50: “Introduction to Film Language” at 3 p.m. and Ant Farm: Vidoeo Screening at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Travel Book Series Harry Pariser introduces “Explore Costa Rica” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble.  

The Whole Note Poetry Series with Jesse Beagle 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.starryplough.com 

Rabbi Michael Lerner introduces his new book, “Healing Isreal/Palestine: A Path of Peace and Reconciliation“ at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. Co-sponsored with the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony, “21st Century Guitars,” at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 p.m. at the Haas Pavilion. Tickets are $21-$45, available from 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphonyorg.  

 

Wisdom, Hip Hop/Conscious Roots, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Whiskey Brothers perform old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Mark Wright Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

THURSDAY, JAN. 22 

FILM 

Victor Sjostrom: “Terje Vigen” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Vijay Vaitheswaran, energy and environment correspondent for The Economist, describes “Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform and Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Change the Planet,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Carla Blank introduces “Rediscovering America: The Making of Multicultural America, 1900-2000” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533. 

Curator’s Talk: Ant Farm with Constance Lewallen at 12:15 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 

Lisa Lenard-Cook reads from her novel “Dissonance” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Word Beat Reading Series with Anna Mae Stanley and Tim Donnelly at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985, 205-1749.  

Guy T. Saperstein introduces his memoir, “Civil Warrior: Memoires of a Civil Rights Attorney” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Sam Bevan Band, The Saul Kaye Band, Pat Jordan at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com 

Mas Cabeza at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Irish music violin and guitar duo at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $19.50 in advance, $20.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Moore Brothers, folk singers at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com