Election Section

Arts Calendar

Friday March 12, 2004

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 

UC Men’s Octet performs at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-3880. 

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. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Tangria Jazz Group performs blues and tunes by Monk at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. 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 2050 Valley Life Science Building, 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. 

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 

UC Men’s Octet performs at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-3880. 

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. 587-0770. www.movingout.org 

Youth Movement Records Artists at 8 p.m. at Youth Radio Cafe, 1801 University Ave. Cost is $3. 435-5112.  

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. 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 $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 

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. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 14 

CHILDREN 

Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4 for children, $6 for adults. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

THEATER 

Berkeley Opera, “The Legend of the Ring” at 1 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$40 available from 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org 

Herstories, “Bone Songs: Echoes of the Unknown Mother” at 2 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St. at 27th, Oakland. Tickets are $10-$25 sliding scale. 594-1377. 

Dress Up/Dress Down, a colection of stories told through outlandish dresses, dance and music at 4 p.m. at the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club, 1650 Mountain Blvd. Tickets are $10-$15. available from 587-0770. www.movingout.org 

“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 

“The Dybbuk,” in Yiddish with English subtitles, at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Donation $2. 848-0237.  

Women of Color Film Festival “Endurance of Spirit” at 3 p.m. and “Truth Has a Perfect Memory” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Poetry Flash with Devorah Major and Marc Bamuthi Joseph at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

“Epicenter: San Francisco Bay Area Art Now” a discussion with authors and artists at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts., Oakland. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Creative Project Institute students read from their books and discuss the process of writing a book-length project, at 4 p.m. at Boadecia's Books, 398 Colusa Ave. on the Kensington Circle. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at 3 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$58, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Baroque Choral Guild, “Rachmaninoff Vespers,” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing. Tickets are available from 650-424-1410. 

Music from Scotland, England and Beyond with Jim Malcolm at 7:30 p.m. Donation of $15. For reservations and location email sally@greenberg.org 

Jr. Bach Festival at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $5-$10. 843-2224. www.juniorbach.org 

Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$15. Benefits the Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Thought Riot, Life in Pictures 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. 

Ledisi, featuring the Marcus Shelby Trio, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com  

Alasdair Fraser with Muriel Johnstone, Scottish fiddler and pianist, at 2 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Joni Mitchell Song Night at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Deaf Electric at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org 

John Schott and Ben Goldberg at 4 p.m. at Spasso Cafe, 6021 College Ave. at Claremont. 

MONDAY, MARCH 15 

THEATER 

Woman’s Will 24-Hour Playfest Female playwrights, directors and actors race to write, rehearse and perform seven new plays in 24 hours, and will present the results at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$25 available from 420-0813. 

Playground, the Bay Area’s lab for developing playwrights, performs at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $6-$12. 415-704-3177. www.PlatGround-sf.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Zach Unger, Berkeley resident and Oakland Firefighter, describes “Working Fire: The Making of an Accidental Fireman” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Poetry Express, featuring Tom Odegard from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

Walter Liggett, Dorothy V. Benson, and Marda Woodbury will read from Lorna De Sosa's new book of poetry “Who Turned the Grass On?” at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst St. at 2 p.m. 981-5190. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Kelly Joe Phelps, blues slide guitarist, 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 

TUESDAY, MARCH 16 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“IN/Vision: Creating Museums of Learning” with Steve Seidel, Director of Project Zero at Harvard Univ. Grad. School of Education, at 7 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Ars. Free. Sponsored by the California College of the Arts Center for Public Life. 594-3763.  

Neely Tucker describes “Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoire” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

“Travels Though the Center of the Sahara Desert” a slide show and lecture by Philip Hassrick at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, “21st Century Cellos” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $21-$45. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Golden Gate Wind Quintet, “Gigi’s Fabulous Adventure” a marriage of pop, free jazz, contemporary classical, and cyberfunk at 8 p.m. at 1111 Solano Ave. Tickets are $20, available from 524-1696.  

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 

The Black Brothers: Shay, Michael and Martin 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 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a showcase of ensembles at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 

FILM 

Film 50 “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul” at 3 p.m. and Meet Your Makers: “Since” at 9:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Chang-Rae Lee introduces his new novel “Aloft” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Suzy Becker recounts “I Had brain Surgery, What’s Your Excuse?” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.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 at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Stump Tail Dog celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Green and Root, CD release party at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Traditional Irish Music with Driving with Fergus at 5 p.m. at The Starry Plough. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

St. Patrick’s Day with Don and Michele Clark, Steven Donaldson, Cathryn Bauer and Frineds at 8:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

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

Stolen Bibles, American-rooted rock and roll, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

THURSDAY, MARCH 18 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

“Fluid Exchange” exhibition of graduate art work from the Califonia College of Arts, at Worth Ryder Gallery, Kroeber Hall, UC Campus Reception from 4 to 9 p.m.  

“Lisboa” photographs on Lisbon, Portugal by Dennis Letbetter, taken with a 6x7 cm panoramic camera. At North berkeley Fram and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. 549-0428.  

THEATER 

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 

“The Vagina Monologues” performed by the women and men of LUNA Bar at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $25 and are available from 647-2949 or 888-427-8849. 

FILM 

Film and Video Makers at Cal at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 12:15 p.m.at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Simryn Gill/Matrix 210 Gallery Talk at 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bamcroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“The Inextinguishable Symphony: a True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany” with Martin Goldsmith at 7 p.m., Durham Studio Theater, UC Campus. http://LS.berkeley.edu/CollegePresents 

“The Fourth World and Folk Art,” with Nelson Graburn, Prof. of Anthropology, at noon at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, corner of College Ave. and Bancroft Way. 643-7648. http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu 

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley "Museums of Learning" Explored at Julia Morgan CenterSteve Seidel, Director of Project Zero at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, discusses a new initiative to create "museums of learning": places (actual and virtual) to examine the products, processes, theories, problems and possibilities of teaching and learning. This event, sponsored by the California College of the Arts Center for Public Life, is free and open to the public. For more information call 510-594-3763,capl@cca.edu, cca.edu/capl. 

Karen Armstrong describes “The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkenss” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congragational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. $10 donation requested. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Debra Ginsberg introduces “About My Sisters” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com 

David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, describes “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Rita Flores Bogaert and Adam David Miller, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985 or 205-1749.  

Jonathan Kirsch discusses “Gods Against the Gsds: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Raskidus, Jah Fly and Unda P at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Rachel Garlin 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 

Transcender, Slow Poisoners, Evergreen Dazed at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

David Maloney, “The Great Blight,” a folk opera, 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 

Flowtilla at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

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