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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
FILM
Mann’s World: “Devil’s Doorway” at 7:30 p.m. and “Winchester ‘73” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Faulkner Fox discusses “Dispatches From a Not-So-Perfect Life: Or How I Learned to Love the House, the Man, the Child” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance IS Movement, featuring Company C, Ophelia’s Stage Dance Company, Berkeley Ballet Theater Youth Company, Berkeley High and others at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$15. 925-798-1300.
Dance Theater of Harlem, at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$52. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Hamsa Lila performs acoustic trance music at 9 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Flautas Internacionales with The Snake Trio at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Cascada de Flores, traditional music from Cuba and Mexico’s Gulf coast at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
ROVA Saxophone Quartet performs post-bop free jazz and avant garde at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
Jackpot, Rich McCully Band, John Blaylock at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Maseo at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Joshi Marshall & Friends at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
A Kimbo, Plot to Blow Up the Eifel Tower at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Mystic Roots at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Gaucho at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
FILM
“Closely Watched Trains,” a film about a train dispatcher in a German-occupied Czech town in 1942, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul. 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
“Viva Chile M...! “ A tribute to the life and work of Fernando Alegría at 4:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mann’s World: “Naked Spur” at 7 p.m. and “The Tall Target” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Authors Dinner in support of the Berkeley Public Library Foundation at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library. 981-6115.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance IS Story, featuring Dohee Lee, Fellow Travelers Performance Group, Berkeley Ballet Theater Youth Company, Mills College, Berkeley High School, at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$15. 925-798-1300.
Dance Theater of Harlem, at 2 and 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$52, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Magnificat early music at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Ellsworth and Bancroft. 415-979-4500. www.magnificatsf.com
Oakland Symphony Chorus Discovery Day, a sing-along of Mozart’s C Minor Mass, at 9 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 6013 Lawton Ave, in Rockridge. Tickets are $30 at the door. 207-4093. www.oaklandsymphonychorus.org
“Heroes: The Power of Art in Young People’s Lives” a showcase of children in arts programs in Oakland. From 7 to 9 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St., at 27th St. Donations benefit youth programs. 444-8511, ext. 15. www.artsfirstoakland.org
Baksheesh Boys and Brass Meangerie at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
ROVA Saxophone Quartet performs post-bop free jazz and avant garde at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Stacks, Flair, The Mitts at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Warren Gale Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Fred Randolph Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Laura Sawosko and Tree Leyburn at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Lou and Peter Berryman, folk music’s funniest folks, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Pansy Division, Subincision, Readyville at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
The Fourtet, jazz piano quartet, at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
KGB at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Stephen A. Fisher, “Perspectives” photographs with recurring compositions opens at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Medical Center, 2450 Ashby. Through March 26.
Margaret Herscher Memorial Exhibition opens at the Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. A life celebration of Margaret’s work will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Exhibition runs to Feb. 5. 549-2977. www.kala.org
CHILDREN
Shabbat Family Art Workshop with Errica Glass from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Berkeley Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $5-$10. Supplies included. 848-0327, ext. 112.
Bandworks at 2:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “The Sons of Ingmar, Parts 1 and 2” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rinzler’s Return, a workshop on getting published, with editor Alan Rinzler, at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Flash with David Biespiel and Thom Gunn at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance IS Social Change featuring Big Moves, Dance Access/KIDS!, Rebecca Salzer Dance Theater, Our Thing Performing Arts Company, Destiny Arts, and Omphalos Dance Theater at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$15. 925-798-1300.
Dance Theater of Harlem at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$52, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Live Oak Concert with BACH: Baroque and Classical Harmonies at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Cost is $9-$10. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Miles Graber and Arkadi Serper in a concert for two pianos, four hands at 4 p.m. at Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $12. 559-6910. www.crowdenschool.org
Jewish Love Tales and Songs with Maggid Daniel Lev at 7 p.m. at Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Admission is $10. 704-9687. www.chochmat.org
MONDAY, FEB. 2
READINGS AND LECTURES
Last Word Poetry Series with Mark States and Paradise at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Sweeter Than Roses” with Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harpist, Zoe Vandermeer, soprano, and Joanna Blendulf, cello at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $12-$18. Reservations suggested. 549-3864.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
FILM
Robert Beavers: “My Hand Outstreched” Program 1 at 7:30 p.m., with the artist in person, at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Susie Bright introduces “The Best American Erotica 2004” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
FILM
“The Fog of War” clips from the Oscar-nominated documentary followed by a panel discussion between former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert. S. McNamara and film director Errol Norris. at 7:30 p.m. at Zellerbach Auditorium. Cost is $5 for Commonwealth Club members, $10 for others. Free for UC Berkeley students. 643-3274.
Film 50: “The General Line” at 3 p.m. and Video: They Might be Giants, “Gary Hill” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.
berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES.
Z.Z. Packer talks about her new book, “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson 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
Wednesday Noon Concert with Perfect Fifth, 16-voice a cappella ensemble, at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Jonathan Lemalu, baritone, with Malcolm Martineau, piano, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Dennis Kamakahi, Cyril Pahinui and Cindy Combs, Hawaiian singers and guitarists at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bandworks at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Nicole and the Sisters in Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Vince Wallace Jazz Machine at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Safeway, Implied Five, The Hunks at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, FEB. 5
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Time’s Shadow: Photographs from the Jan Leonard and Jerrold Peil Collection” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, Theater Gallery and runs through Aug. 8. 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
THEATER
Aurora Theatre, “Man of Destiny” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Barbara Oliver at 8 p.m., through March 7. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
FILM
They Might be Giants: “The Passing” at 5:30 p.m. and Robert Beavers “My Hand Outstretched” Program 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems with Maxine Hong Kingston at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. Free. 642-0137. http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
Alice Flaherty discusses “The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer’s Block, and the Creative Brain” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Sayre Van Young, a Berkeley research librarian, introduces us to “London’s War: A Traveler’s guide to World War II,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Barbara Minton and Grace Morizawa, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
George Pederson and His Pretty Good Band at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Vanessa Lowe and Bug-eyed Sprite, acoustic, experi-pop quartet at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
San Francisco Medicine Ball at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Savant Guard at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Frank Garvey “Genetically Modified Surrealism” new paintings, drawings and prints. Reception for the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. at Epic Arts Gallery, 1923 Ashby Ave. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Hilda Robinson “The Art of Living Black,” oil pastels, opens at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. 601-4040, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org
THEATER
Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley, “Helen of Troy (Revised),” written by Wolfgang Hilesheimer, translated and directed by David Fenerty at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck. Fri. and Sat. evenings through Feb. 21. Admission is $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Albany High School, “Grease” at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theaer, 603 Key Route Blvd. Also on Sat. at 1 and 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5-$10, 558-2575.
Aurora Theatre, “Man of Destiny” by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Barbara Oliver at 8 p.m. Through March 7. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Yellowman” by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Les Waters, 2025 Addison St. Through March 7. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Impact Theater, “Say You Love Satan” opens at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, and runs through March 13. 464-4468. www.impacttheater.com
Independent Theater Projects, “Three One-Acts”, performed and produced by Berkeley High students, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $4-$8 at the door. gcrane0601@hotmail.com
Bill Santiago’s “Spanglish 101” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
Workshop with Robert Beavers at 3 p.m. and Anthony Mann: “The Great Flamarion” at 7:30 p.m. and “Strange Impersonation” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Merce Cunningham Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Mozart Birthday Celebration with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $20. 415-392-4400. www.sfchamberorchestra.org
Ives Quartet, “Les Vendredis” featuring chamber works by Russian composers, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$18. 415-883-0727.
The Christy Dana Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. 524-1124.
Viviane e Prefixo de Verão, from Brazil, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Route 111, Thriving Ivory, Polly’s Orchid at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Pete Best Experience, Cover Girls at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Triple Play, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Ira Marlowe at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Denise Perrier at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Quetzal at 9:30 p.m. benefit for Urban Promise Academy, at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Steve Seskin & Allen Shambkin at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Katy Jay Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Good Clean Fun, Time for Living, Kill the Messenger, Case of Emergency, at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Flowtilla at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Teed Rockwell, Hindustani classical music at 8 p.m. at Bansuri’s Spring Gallery, 3929 Piedmont Ave. Oakland. 594-0754. www.bansuri.net
