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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, FEB. 13
FILM
Anthony Mann: “The Man from Laramie” at 7:30 p.m. and “Men in War” at 9:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.
berkeley.edu
The 6th Annual Independent Film Festival (IndieFest), a world-wide blend of more than 100 independent films and videos, Feb. 13-15 at the Oakland Metro. Tickets are $9 for each screening; $7 for matinees. 415-820-3907. www.sfindie.com
THEATER
Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley, “Helen of Troy (Revised),” written by Wolfgang Hiles-
heimer, translated and directed by David Fenerty at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck. Fri. and Sat. through Feb. 21. Admission is $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Albany High School, “Grease” at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Also on Sat. at 2 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” at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. 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
“Roberto Zucco” by Bernard-Marie Koltès, directed by Kristenn Templeman, presented by Impromptu Theater and the Dept. of French at 8 p.m. at Durham Studio Theater, UC Campus. Also Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8-$15. ktemple@uclink.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Paco Underhill explains “The Call of the Mall: The Author of Why We Buy on the Geography of Shopping” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
A Night of Erotic Haiku hosted by Charles Ellik at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $5-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Youth Speaks Poetry Slam, for ages 13-19, at 7 p.m. at Youth Radio Cafe, 1801 University Ave. 841-5123.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon, conductor, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$56, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Hip Hop & Art for Change at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Flamenco Spirit with Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $45-$55 and includes dinner. 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Eddie Marsh Trio, comtemporary jazz at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
“Bands Against Bush,” presented by Bay Area Arts Collective, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Psychokinetics, Sol Rebelz and Feenom Circle at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
My Bloody Valentine Bash at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Seventy at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Brian Melvin at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Tom Paxton, traditional and topical folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50 in advance, $21.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
La Verdad, salsa, at 7 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15, $10 with student i.d. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Monkey Knife Fight at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Frisk, Whiskey Sunday, Try Failing, Static Thought, at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, FEB. 14
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Asheba at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Helen S. French, “Cultural Convergence: The Nile and the Mississippi” solo metalwork exhibition at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Reception for the artist from 4 to 6 p.m. 843-2527. www.acccigallery.com
THEATER
Independent Theater Projects, “Three One-Acts” performed and produced by Berkeley High students, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Between Spruce and Euclid. Tickets are $4-$8 at the door. gcrane0601@hotmail.com
FILM
Anthony Mann: “El Cid” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon, conductor, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$56, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Trinity Chamber Concerts presents The Novello Quartet in a concert of romantic music for Valentine’s Day at 8 p.m. at 2320 Dana St. at Durant. Donation $8-$12. 549-3864.
Valentine’s Day Cabaret with singers Rudy Guerrero, Elizabeth McKoy, Gail Simpson, and Wood-
row Thompson, and an ensemble from Shotgun Players, at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $35 at the door. 925-798-1300.
Kurt Ribak Trio at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The House Jacks, a cappella at 5 and 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Soukous and Afro-Muzika at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Valentine’s Day with Larry Stefl Jazz Quartet at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Tears in Your Beers Twangfest, featuring Loretta Lynch, the Belltachers and Nelly Bly, at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Aya de Leon’s Valentine’s Day, a literary and musical celebration of love’s varied manifestations at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Flamenco Spirit with Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos at 5 and 8 p.m. upstairs and 6 and 8:30 p.m. downstairs at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $55-$65 and includes dinner. For reservations call 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Bat Makumba, Brazilian dance at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
SoVoSó at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Eddie Gale, avant-garde jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Solution, Mushroom at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Ned Boynton Combo at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Reality Crisis, Rotary Beginners, Lebenden Totem, Deadfall at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15
CHILDREN
Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4 for children, $6 for adults. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXIBITION OPENINGS
Jewish Freemasons of the West, opens at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. and runs through July 8. 549-6950. www.magnes.org
THEATER
Kent Actors, “Hep Ask Vardi (There Was Always Love),” a Turkish family saga at 6 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center. Tickets are $35-$48, $15 for children, available at the door.
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “He Who Gets Slapped” at 4 p.m. and “Fire on Board” at 5:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with John Isles and Joseph Lease at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Anthony Dubovsky introduces “Jerusalem: To Know by Living” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Live Oak Concert Frances Blaker, solo recorder, music from the 12th to 21st centuries, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Admission is $9-$10. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano, with Sergio Ciomei, piano, at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $50-$250, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Organ Recital with Davitt Moroney playing works of Louis Couperin at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Donations gratefully received. 845-6830.
The Don Robinson Trio plays the music of Glenn Spearman in celebration of his life and contribution to improvisational music from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6139.
Counterfit, Park, Over It, Plans for Revenge at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
“Liberating the Diva Within” the ancient art of belly dance at 8 p.m. at Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Tickets are $10 at the door. 237-2152. www.asata.net
Taylor Eigsti Trio at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Noe Venable, 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
ACME Observatory’s Contemporary Composer Series with Fred Firth and KLiP Trio at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Amol Iz Given (A Time It Was) featuring Charming Hostess, Kugelplex and Tim Barsky at 7 p.m. at 1923 Teahouse. Cost is $7-$15 at the door. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
MONDAY, FEB. 16
READINGS AND LECTURES
Marilyn Stablein introduces “Sleeping in Caves: A Sixties Himalayan Memoir” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Luc Houtkamp and Friends, experimental improvisors from the Netherlands, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
TUESDAY, FEB. 17
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Danielle Huber, Berkeley illustrator, solo show at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco Campus. Reception for the artist 6 to 8 p.m. at 111 Eighth St., San Francisco. 526-3861.
THEATER
“Baggage” A Palestinian traveler, stuck in a purgatorial airport, unpacks his memories of massacres and refugee camps, at 8 p.m. at Home Room, International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. Cost is $5. 642-9460. landerso@berkeley.edu
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Rememberance” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lynne Cox describes “Swimming to Antartica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Celebration of Black History Month, singing, dancing, jazz and poetry slam at 7 p.m. at BHS Little Theater. Sponsored by the BHS PTSA and the Parent Resource Center.
Courtableu at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 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, FEB. 18
FILM
Film 50: “Blackmail” at 3 p.m. and Video: They Might be Giants: “Tony Oursler” at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christopher Phillips asks “Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern Journey of Discovery Through World Philosophy” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Travel Book Night with Bruce Wipperman introducing his Moon Handbooks to Mexico and Puerto Vallarta at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Tim Ward will show slides and talk about his new book, “Arousing the Goddess: Sex and Love in the Buddhist Ruins of India,” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
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
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert with Philippe Leroux performing “M” at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra presents “Celebrating the American Choral Tradition,” the third annual Berkeley Choral Festival, benefiting the Musicians’ Pension Fund, at 8 p.m., at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Ticket are $10-$45, available from 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
The Anthony Paul and Brenda Boykin Band 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
Jamie Laval, Celtic fiddling champion at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Attack, Blitzenhamer, and Dead Beat at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.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.
Oba Oba Brazillian Jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19
THEATER
Central Works, “The Duel,” adapted from Chekhov’s novella, opens at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Runs Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through March 27. Tickets are $8-$20. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “Love’s Crucible” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Taro Hattori will present an overview of his recent work incorporating photography and multi-media installation at 9 p.m., Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Joanne Harris reads from “Holy Fools” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Jacob Levenson explains “The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and Black America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Edward Hasbrouck gives advice in “The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Mare Cromwell reads from “If I Gave You God’s Phone Number” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Steve Wasserman and Michael Larrain, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985
Frances Payne Adler introduces her new collection of poetry and prose, “The Making of a Matriot” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mutabaruka, reggae dub poet, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Steve Poltz at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Medicine Ball Band 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.
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
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