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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, FEB. 20
CHILDREN
Black History Month Stories at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
THEATER
“The Vagina Monologues” Berkeley High School student production, directed by Joanna Lee, at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, 1920 Allston Way. Adults $10, Student $5. A benefit for Bay Area Women Against Rape. 527-3086.
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 at Berryman. Fri. and Sat. Admission is $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
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
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
Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater, “Street Soldier The Play” a benefit for Omega Boys Club celebrating Black History month at 8 p.m. Fri.-Sun. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $20. 1-800-SOLDIER.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Yellowman” by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Les Waters, at 2025 Addison St. Through March 7. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
“Afropunk,” a documentary exploring racial identity within the punk scene, at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Anthony Mann: “God’s Little Acre” at 7 p.m. and “Man of the West” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rick Wartzman introduces “The King of California” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Patricia Lynn Reilly celebrates her new book of poetry and prose, “Words Made Flesh,” 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
La Monica, “Himmel und Erde” featuring music by 17th century German Baroque masters at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, at 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $9-15. 547-4442.
7th Direction, Belleville at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rafael Manriquez and Voz e Vento at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, benefit concert at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. For tickets visit www.mahea.com
Johnny Nocturne and Mz Dee at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8:00 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Double Standards, jazz duo, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Bonedrives, Chrome Johnson at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Junius Courtney Big Band, 18-piece jazz ensemble, 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
Joshi Marshall at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Brown Baggin at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Leopard Life, New Earth Creeps, Hepsi, The Morbids at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Boxes of Water, Philip Greenlif, free, improv and new music, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Blue and Tan at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Harrington Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, FEB. 21
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gary Laplow at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Dance Jammies, a multi-generational dance event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Motivity Center, 2525 8th St. Cost is $9. 832-3835.
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.
THEATER
“Full Spectrum Improvisation,” by Lucky Dog Theater, featuring Joya Cory, at 8 p.m. at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 8th St. 415-564-4115.
FILM
Anthony Mann: “He Walked by Night” at 7 p.m. and “The Tin Star” at 8:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Victory,” Allied POW’s play soccer against a Nazi team in France, 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
READINGS AND LECTURES
“City Schools and the American Dream,” an evening with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education and a former member of Berkeley’s School Board, at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theater. Benefit for the Berkeley Public Education Foundation, sponsored by Cody’s Books. Tickets are $25 and includes a copy of “City Schools and the American Dream.” 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
California Writers’ Club, a Sci-Fi panel with Jennifer Hall and Ray Nelson, from 10 a.m. to noon, Barnes and Noble. www.berkeleywritersclub.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kensington Symphony, with Eric Hansen, guest conductor, and Seth Montfort, piano, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Suggested donation $8-$10. 524-4335.
Parnassus Avenue “Handel’s Great London Adventure” with Dan Laurin, recorder, Tanya Tomkins, cello, David Tayler, theorbo and guitar, and Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord and recorder, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
La Familia and Project Bridge at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Joji Hirota and the Taiko Drummers at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Cost is $20 at the door. www.juliamorgan.org
Zydeco Dance Party with the Zydeco Flames at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Dana DeSimone at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Love Ball Dance Benefit for Berkeley Liberation Radio 101.4FM, featuring Kene-J, Cosmic Mercy and Space Vacuum at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Sliding scale donation.
All Ages Show with The Cusion Theory, Love Kills Love, Subincision, Jacuzzi at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Soul Sauce performs Latin jazz at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Guarneri Jazz Quartet, with Calvin Keys and Kash Killion, classical and original jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
La Familia and Project Bridge, Cuban son with funk y sabor, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Inka, snger-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Foreign Legion, hip hop, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. $7 with student i.d. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Damphibians, Channel 13, Sweatshop Band at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Ponticello at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Right On, Hammertime, Duckhunt, Jealous Again, At Risk at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 22
FILM
Victor Sjostrom: “The Wind” at 4:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Jewish Patrons and the Paradox of Portraiture: Paintings by Ingres, Sargent, Picasso and Klimt” with Norman Kleeblatt from The Jewish Museum New York, at 2 p.m. at Judah L. Magnes Museum’s future site, 2121 Allston Way 2911 Russell St. 549-6950. www.magnes.org
Poetry Flash with Carol Moldaw and Maya Khosla at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poets Gone Wild A Night of Poetry Celebrating Black History Month with local African American poets at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
International Women’s Writing Guild readings and discussion at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Janet Warner reads from her first novel, “Other Sorrows, Other Joys: The Marriage of Catherine Sophia Boucher and William Blake” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Live Oak Concert with Natalie Cox, pedal and Celtic harp, Dan Reiter, cello, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Admission is $9-$10. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
Yefim Bronfman, piano, at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Choral Laboratory with Volti, at 3 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$20. 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org
Free Jarvis Jay Masters Benefit with the Hot Buttered Rum String Band and The Bluegrass Intentions at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20 sliding scale. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
ACME Observatory’s Contemporary Music Series with Paolo Angeli and Friends at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations accepted. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
the bluehouse, women’s trio from Australia, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org
Frank Martin Trio at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
MONDAY, FEB. 23
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ronn Owens introduces the “Voice of Reason: Why the Left and Right are Wrong” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Eddie Yuen describes “Confronting Capitalism: Dispatches from a Global Movement” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
TUESDAY, FEB. 24
FILM
Joseph Cornell Centenary: “...tokens and traces of chance...” at 7 p.m. and “Goofy Newsreels” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Comix 101” a visual travelogue with Art Spiegelman at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $18-$28, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Brian Green describes “The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Jim Garrison introduces his new book “America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Power?” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney & 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, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Kaki King 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, FEB. 25
FILM
Film 50: “Scarface” at 3 p.m. and Video: They Might be Giants: “Steina and Woody Vasuka” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
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
“Daughter’s Keeper” with author Ayelet Waldman at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0327, ext. 112.
Perri Klass reads from her new novel, “The Mystery of Breathing,” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert with Robert Schumann and Heitor Villa-Lobos at International House, corner of Bancroft and Piedmont Aves. Admission is free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Freddy Clarke & The All Over the Map Band, CD Release Party at 9 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.
Blowout Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Strings Attached: What We Live, improvisation at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
THURSDAY, FEB. 26
THEATER
Everyday Theater, “The Bright River,” a show by Tim Barsky opens at 8 p.m. at the Transparent Theater, 1901 Ashby Ave. and runs through March 20. Tickets are $12-$20 and are available from 644-2204.
A Traveling Jewish Theater, “Times Like These” at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $20-$28. 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
FILM
Human Rights Watch Film Festival “Power Trip” at 7 p.m. and “Life on the Tracks” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Mexican Folk Art” a lunchtime gallery talk with Stanley Brandes from noon to 1 p.m. at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, 103 Kroeber Hall, Bancroft Way at College.
Jennifer Carrell describes “The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Bruce Wipperman takes us on a visual tour with “Moon Handbook of Pacific Mexico” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Loolwa Khazzoom reads from “The Flying Camel: Essays on Identity by Women of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Heritage” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series with Connie Post and Lara Monroe at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985, 205-1749.
Carla Blank introduces her new novel, “Rediscovering America” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
International Gospel Music Spectacular, a showcase of choirs and soloists from East Bay African American Churches at 8 p.m. at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft Way. Tickets are $5 at the door. The concert will be preceeded by a buffet at 5:30 p.m. for $8.50.
Moore Brothers, Paula Frazer, Nedelle at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Savant Guard at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
A Touch of Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Duck Baker and Peppino D’Agostino, guitar, 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
Strings Attached: What We Live, featuring John Schott at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org?
