Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
CHILDREN
Cat in the Hat will be at Barnes and Noble at 10:30 a.m. 644-3635.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Crimes of the Heart” at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Ghosts” by Henrik Ibsen, at 8 p.m. and runs through April 11. 647-2917. www.berkeleyrep.org
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. Also Sat. March 27, and April 1-3. Tickets are $12-$20 available from 644-2204.
Hillside Players “Tangled Tales Three: It’s Not Easy Being Smee” a comic journey into The Enchanted Forest for the whole family at 7 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $7, $4 for children, students and seniors. 384-6418.
Traveling Jewish Theater “Fall Down Get Up” by Naomi Newman, directed by Ben Yalom at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$28 available from 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
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
FILM
Chantal Akerman: “The Captive” at 7 p.m. and “Night and Day” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed discusses “Behind the War on Terror: Western Secret Strategy and the Struggle for Iraq” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
8th Annual Teen Poetry Slam East Bay Semi-Finals at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Open to any teen between 13-19 years old. Tickets are $10 general. To register call 415-255-9035, ext. 21 or email slam@youthspeaks.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
pickPocket 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
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum perform roots Americana at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Vision Walker CD Release Party at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Zigaboo Modeliste and the New Aahkesstra at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10, $8 with student i.d. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Mystic Roots, Inna Heights at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
“Thieves in the Temple: The Reclaiming of Hip Hop,” written and performed by Aya de León, at 8 p.m. at Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph. Tickets are $10. 451-1932.
Crater, Good for Crows at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Anton Schwartz, jazz saxophone quartet, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Reorchestra, modern dance grooves, at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Sterling Dervish at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The Fleshies, The Restarts, Born/Dead, Monster Squad, Strung Up 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.
Harris Eisenstadt Ahimsa Orchestra at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $8-$10. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
SATURDAY, MARCH 27
CHILDREN
“Chantecleer and the Fox” at 2 p.m. at Calvary Church, 1940 Virginia St. Tickets are $25 general, $20 senior/student, $65 family special including activities for ages 4-12, refreshments and show. 415-491-0818. www.chaucertheatre.org
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Los Amiguitos de La Peña Creative Movement Together at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Building Experimental Musical Instruments Workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $5-$15 sliding scale. 644-6893. www.berkleyartcenter.org
Asheba, Caribbean music, at 3 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $3-$5. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Parent/Child Dance Class and Open House from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Haas Pavilion, Mills College, Oakland. 644-3629.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Crimes of the Heart” at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
Traveling Jewish Theater “Fall Down Get Up” by Naomi Newman, directed by Ben Yalom at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$28. 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
EXHIBITIONS OPENINGS
“Breeder's Choice,” a visual inquiry into the world of pedigree dog breeding, with Lauren Davies at the Kala Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977.
“It’s All About Location” with Sherrod Blankner, Patrick Marquis, and Ed Monroe. Reception from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fourth St. Studio. Exhibition runs to April 15. 1717D Fourth St. 527-0600.
FILM
The Case for Pavel Jurácek: “The End of August in the Hotel Ozone” at 7 p.m. and “A Case for the Young Hangman” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
8th Annual Teen Poetry Slam East Bay Semi-Finals at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Open to any teen between 13-19 years old. Tickets are $10. To register call 415-255-9035, ext. 21 or email slam@youthspeaks.org
“Chaucer’s Stories Simply Retold for the Children” with Velma Bourgeois Richmond, Prof. of English, Holy Names College, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia St. Followed by a slide show. For ticket information call 415-491-0818. www.chaucertheatre.org
Berkeley Youth Art Festival with Rhythm and Muse Young Poets at 7 p.m., open mic sign up at 6:30 p.m., at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkleyartcenter.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Nederlands Dans Theater at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort, interpretations of Rennaissance music at 8 p.m. at St John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-25, available from 528-1725. www.sfems.org
“Twin Harps” with Cheryl Ann Fulton and Diana Stork at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave. in Kensington. Tickets are $12 at the door. 526-9146.
Berkeley Youth Art Festival with Flute Fest at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893. www.berkleyartcenter.org
Jewish Music Festival “ Philly Klezmer Swing Dance Party” at 8 p.m. with a dance lesson by Steven Weintraub at 6:30 p.m. at The Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-0237.
“Chanticleer and the Fox,” a musical at 4 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1940 Virginia St. For ticket information call 415-491-0818. www.chaucertheatre.org
Rhiannon with Bowl Full of Sound featuring Frank Martin, Jami Sieber, Joey Blake and David Worm at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373.
Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Misturada, Latin jazz quartet at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
East Coast Swing/Lindy Hop with Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers 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
Maya Azucena performs soul and funk at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10, $8 with student i.d. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
“Thieves in the Temple: The Reclaiming of Hip Hop,” written and performed by Aya de León, at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at Oakland Box Theater, 1928 Telegraph. Tickets are $10. 451-1932.
ACME Observatory’s Contemporary Composer’s Series with Toshi Makihara with Steve Adams and Jon Raskin, and Wade Matthews at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Admission free, donations suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Candlebone, Shaken at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Mark Growden, Whore, Three Piece Combo at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Joey Keithley, punk pioneer, at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674A 23rd St., Oakland. Donation $5. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, roots Americana 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
Feisty Females in the Round 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
Collective Amnesia at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bekka’s Frogland Orchestra, tribal avant funk, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Le Scrawl, Voetsek, Jewdriver, Lux Nova, Slit Wrist 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.
CV1, reggae and jazz-improv, at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Chemystry Set with special guests Sunfire Pleasure at 9:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $8. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
SUNDAY, MARCH 28
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Roberta Almerez, works in an eclectic mix of media. Reception from 1 to 4 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. 883-0600. www.belladonna.ws.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Crimes of the Heart” at 5 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
Traveling Jewish Theater “Fall Down Get Up” by Naomi Newman, directed by Ben Yalom at 2 and 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $18-$28 available from 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
Hillside Players “Tangled Tales Three: It’s Not Easy Being Smee” a comic journey into The Enchanted Forest for the whole family at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $7, $4 for children, students and seniors. 384-6418.
FILM
The Case for Pavel Jurácek: “Jester’s Tale” at 3:40 p.m. and “Ikarie XB-1” 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.
Kirk Lumpkin reads from his new book of poetry, “In Deep,” at 4 p.m. at the Ecology Center Bookstore, 2530 San Pablo Ave. 548-2220. www.ecologycenter.org
“A Walking Tour of the Arts” at 2 p.m. at the Christian Science Church, 801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont. Part of Alameda County’s “Art is Education” initiative. 594-2643.
Poetry Flash a celebration for “Appetite: Food as Metaphor, An Anthology of Women Poets” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Nederlands Dans Theater at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $38-$64 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Schools Performing Arts Showcase from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theater at Berkeley High School. 644-8772.
Berkeley Broadway Singers “Pennies From Heaven” at 4 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Church, 400 Alcatraz Ave. Free admission, donations accepted. 604-5732. www.berkeleybroadwaysingers.org
The Dunes perform North African music at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mary Black and Ledisi in a benefit concert for Parental Stress Service, at 6:30 p.m. at Oakland’s Paramount Theater. Tickets available through Ticketmaster. www.MaryBlackAt
TheParamount.com
Left Turn No Signal, creative jazz improvisers, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Brian Joseph, contemporary folkster, 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
John Schott and Ben Goldberg at 4 p.m. at Spasso Cafe, 6021 College Ave. at Claremont.
MONDAY, MARCH 29
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jeffrey Hollender, one of the leaders of the Corporate Social Responsibility movement, introduces “What Matters Most: How a Small Group of Pioneers is Teaching Social Responsibility to Big Business” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express Theme Night: Women in Your Life, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
Ana Maria Spagna introduces her new book of essays, “Now Go Home: Wilderness, Belonging and the Crosscut Saw” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Julian and Jonathan Khuner perform songs by Schubert, Schumann and Barber at 1:15 p.m. at North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Ave. 981-5190.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
FILM
Chantal Akerman: “With Sonia Wieder-Atherton” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kala Fellowship Artists Paul Catanese and Cynthia Innis at 7 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Dawn Prince-Hughes discusses “Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Spanning the Strait: Building the Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge” a slide show and lecture by John V. Robinson at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Kate Wenner reads from her new novel, “Dancing with Einstein” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
R. Larry Wilson, author of “Silk and Steel: Women at Arms” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bandworks Recital at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
“All The World Is In It: The Musical Universe of East-European Jews” at 7 p.m. at the Dinner Boardroom, in GTU’s Hewlett Library. 649-2482.
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Maryann Price & Naomi Ruth Eisenberg at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.›
