Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
FILM
Asian American Film Festival: “On the Road: A Document” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Orin Starn reflects on “Ishi’s Brain: In Search of America’s Last “Wild” Indian” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Cheryl McBride 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
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Pete and Joan Wernick, with Dr. Banjo of Hot Rize fame, 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
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
THEATER
Berkeley Opera, “The Legend of the Ring” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$40 available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
FILM
Film 50: “Charulata” at 3 p.m. and Asian American Film Festival at 7 and 9 p.m. Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mark Katz remembers “Clinton & Me” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Ira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation requested. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
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
Jean Thompson reads from her new novel, “City Boy” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert Early Keyboard Music with Davitt Moroney at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. 642-4864.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Anthony Paule & Mz. Dee Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ragas and Talas, classical Indian music open jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Slack Key All-Stars at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
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, Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ben Adams Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Moped, earRotator, Sign for Stereo at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Picturing Berkeley: UC Students Take a Closer Look” at the Addison St. Windows, 2018 Addison. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Exhibition runs to April 12. 845-3449.
FILM
Film and Video Makers at Cal: “Music, Story, Expectation” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ayelet Waldman in a benefit reading of “Food for Thought” for the Alameda County Community Food Bank from 7 to 9 p.m. at Verbena, 1111 Broadway, Oakland. Suggested donation $40. Reservations required. 843-3663, ext. 328. events@accfb.org
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Paul Belz and Marc Elihu Hof-
stadter, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985 or 205-1749.
Brad Land talks about “Goat,” on the fears and isolation of young adults, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Georgia-Chechnya Border: An Anthropological Survey” with Shorena Kurtsikidze, lecturer in the Dept. of Slavic Languages at 6:30 p.m., 160 Kroeber Hall, UC Campus. 643-7648.
Robert Scheer and Christopher Scheer discuss “The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq” at 7:30 p.m. Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
Charlene Sprenak reads from her new book, “Missing Mary” at 7 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. 883-0600.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
The Algerian National Ballet presents an evening of traditional dances at 8 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Theater, 1547 Lakeside, Oakland. Tickets are $25-$40 available from 800-769-9669.
New Century Chamber Orchestra, recording sneak preview, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. 415-392-4400. www.ncco.org
Evergreen Dazed, Bob O’Magic at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Jackie Greene, folk and blues, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mushroom and Eddie Gale at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $5. 763-1146.
The Katie Jay Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Loretta Lynch, Real Sippin’ Whiskeys, Yardsale at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Joshi Marshall Project at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
CHILDREN
Let’s Clown Around, with storyteller Laura Shennum at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
FILM
Women of Color Film Festival “The Secret Language of Youth” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Poetry Reading “Contemporary Poets on Writing, Meditation, and Buddhism,” at 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum Theater, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Berkeley Opera, “The Legend of the Ring” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$40 available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Ghosts” by Henrik Ibsen, at 8 p.m. and runs through April 11. 647-2917. www.berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater, “Street Soldier The Play” a benefit for Omega Boys Club and celebrating Black History month at 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $20. 1-800-SOLDIER.
Central Works, “The Duel” a new play adapted from Chekhov’s novella, 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
Everyday Theater, “The Bright River,” a show by Tim Barsky, at 8 p.m. at the Transparent Theater, 1901 Ashby Ave. Through March 20. Tickets are $12-$20 and are available from 644-2204.
Impact Theatre, “Say You Love Satan” at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Runs through March 13. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
“Marat/Sade,” by Peter Weiss, directed by Philip Charles Sneed at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse. Also March 13 at 8 p.m. and March 14 at 2 p.m. UC Dept. of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies. Tickets are $8-$10. 866-468-3399. http://theater.berkeley.edu
Youth Musical Theater Commons “West Side Story” performed by 7th-11th grade youth at 7:30 p.m. at Longfellow Auditorium, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 848-1797.
Un-Scripted Theater “Imrov Survivor” at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, and runs to April 3. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.un-scripted.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Charles Hamilton and the Alums of Berkeley High at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theatre, Allston Way between MLK & Milvia. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults, $12 reserved. 464-4631.
Jr. Bach Festival at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $5-$10. 843-2224. www.juniorbach.org
Back Like I Never Left with Game, Kahlil Almustafa, Kirby Dominant at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Happiness, Anton Barbeau and Val Esway 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
Tangria Jazz Group performs blues and tunes by Monk at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $7-$10. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums with Ms. Carmen Getit at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Captured! By Robots, Hurting Crew, The Dead Hensons at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Ian Butler, Blue on Green, Hy Brassyl at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Point Blank at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Danny Caron, jazz and blues guitar, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
DJ & Brook, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
John Santos Quartet, Latin jazz, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Married Couple, alt-jazz, at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Phenomenauts, Rock’N’Roll Adventure Kids, The Secretions, The Paranoids, Safeway at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Los Mapaches at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Pop Art Superstar Workshop, for ages 12-17, at 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $5-$15 sliding scale. Bring a light colored t-shirt or pillow case to print on. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Katsunori Hamanishi, mezzotint prints, reception 6 to 8 p.m. at Shurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. Exhibition runs to March 31. Gallery hours are Weds.-Sat., 2-6 p.m. and Sun. 11a.m. -3 p.m. 524-0623.
THEATER
Confessions of a Cha Cha Feminist, with performance artist Maria Elena Fernandez at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Herstories, “Bone Songs: Echoes of the Unknown Mother” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Tickets are $10-$25 sliding scale. 594-1377.
Youth Musical Theater Commons “West Side Story” performed by 7th-11th grade youth at 7:30 p.m. at Longfellow Auditorium, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 848-1797.
“Orphans of Delerium” a series of performance rites presented by ParaTheatrical ReSearch at 9 p.m. at Wildcat Studio, 2525 Eighth St. $10 suggested donation. 464-4640.
FILM
Muslim Film Festival, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $7-$10. www.muslimfilmfestival.org
“Angel’s Ladies” about a legal Christian brothel in Nevada at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
Women of Color Film Festival “The Liberation of Everyday Life” at 6:30 p.m. and “Ways of Love” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Sign-language interpreted guided tour at 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Youth Speaks Poetry Slam at 8 p.m. at Youth Radio Cafe, 1801 University Ave. Cost is $3. 435-5112.
Gallery Conversation with artists featured in The Kala Gallery’s current exhibition, “The Drawing Room,” at 2 p.m. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Steven Saylor, author of “Roma Sub Rosa,” speaks to the California Writers Club at 10 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 2 and 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Netherlands Bach Society with guest soloist Marion Verbruggen at 8 p.m. at First Congragational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $38 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Youth Arts Festival with Berkeley Arts Magnet Percussion at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkleyartcenter.org
Jr. Bach Festival at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $5-$10. 843-2224. www.juniorbach.org
Gamelan Sari Raras at 8 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. 642-9988. http://music.
berkeley.edu/concerts.html
Flamenco Spirit with Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $42-$55 and includes dinner. For reservations call 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Dress Up/Dress Down, a collection of stories told through outlandish dresses, dance and music at 8 p.m. at the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, 1650 Mountain Blvd. Tickets are $10-$15, available from 587-0770. www.movingout.org
Angel Magik, hiphop, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Tree Leyburn at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Pisces Party at the 1923 Teahouse at 9 p.m. All ages welcome. Suggested donation of $7-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Post Junk Trio at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Barbara Higbie, pianist, fiddler, singer and composer, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Kotoja at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Fountain St. Theater Band, Wart and Sonic Orange at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Sheldon Brown Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Acme Observatory presents Vivian Corringham with Tim Perkis, Scott Looney, Toyoji Tomita and Gino Robair at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Admission is free, donations accepted. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Rock and Roll with Nicole at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Farma, Crooked Jades, The Shiftless Rounders at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Eric Shifrin and the In Crowd at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Amy X. Neuberg and Herb Heinz at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
All Bets Off, Daughters, Some Girls, Chinese Stars, Paint the Light 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.π
