Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
CHILDREN
A Love Story for Children at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“A Woman’s Love” pastels by Kelvin Curry. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. The artist will donate 25% of his sales to the WCRC. 601-0404, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org
“Nudes: An Intimate View of Nature” photographs by Jane Magid. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Runs through May 27 at Red Oak Realty, 2983 College Ave. 849-9990.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Alarms and Excursions” at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Also on Sat and Sun. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Ghosts” by Henrik Ibsen, at 8 p.m. through April 11. 647-2917. www.berkeleyrep.org
Everyday Theater, “The Bright River,” a show by Tim Barsky, at 8 p.m. at the Transparent Theater, 1901 Ashby Ave. Through April 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.
Un-Scripted Theater “Improv Survivor” opens 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
Remembering Marlon Riggs: “Tongues Untied” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
John Eidenow talks about “Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Simryn Gill: “Matirx 210” Curator’s Talk with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Baaba Maal, Senegalese pop singer and guitarist, at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$36, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria perform Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at 7 p.m. at Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Ave., Piedmont. Tickets are $15-$20 available from 415-982-7341. www.sdgloria.org
The California Golden Overtones Spring Show at 8 p.m. in 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. Performances by the UC Men’s Octet and The Williams Octet. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-3880. http://ucchoral.berkeley.
edu/uchoral/overtones
“Stomp the Stumps” Benefit for Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters and Earth First with Wild Buds, Gary Gates Band, Funky Nixons and Day Late Fool’s Band at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Solace Brothers, Amee Chapman, Gina Villalobos at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Triple Play at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
El 20 y 10: A Celebration of Dignity and Rebellion at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Herb Gibson, odd-school jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $10-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Sylvia and the Silvertones play classic music of the 30s and 40s at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
The Waybacks, acoustic mayhem, 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
The Skin Divers at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Yaphet Kotto, Takaru, Confidante, Tafatka, A Light in the Attic 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.
Mood Food at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jazz Mine at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gaile Schmitt and the Toodala Ramblers performing bluegrass at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Wild About Books with Jo Jo LaPlume and her marionettes at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Paintings of Tilden” by Deborah Shappelle. Reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Environmental Education Center, Tilden Nature Area. 525-2233.
Ant Farm Exhibition Tour at 1 p.m. and screenings at 2 p.m at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Alarms and Excursions” 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.
“Free and Ova Saopeng, Lao as a Second Language” at 8 p.m. at La Peña. cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
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
Charles Burnett: “Nightjohn” at 3 p.m., “Shorts” at 7 p.m. and “Sleep with Anger” at 8:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discusses the process of bringing a book to the screen, at 8 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $18-$28, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
"How to Survive in the Music Business” a panel discussion at 2 p.m. at The Jazzchool. Cost is $10, free for K-12 students. Sponsored by Music in Schools Today. www.jazzschool.com
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at the West Branch Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
Joel Ben Izzy talks about “The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Harvard Glee Club and the Pacific Boychoir at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Ave. Tickets are $15 at the door or from 866-468-3399.
The California Golden Overtones Spring Show at 8 p.m. in 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. Performances by the UC Men’s Octet and the Oxford College Out of the Blue. Tickets are $-$10. 642-3880. http://ucchoral.berkeley.edu/uchoral/overtones
“Opera Scenes” performed by Holy Names College Opera Scenes Program at 8 p.m. at Regents’ Theater, Holy Names College, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $7-$10, available at the door. 436-1330.
Julian White will play works by Mozart, Schumann and Schubert in BCCO’s Spring Recital, at 8 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Donation is $30, receptions follows. For reservations and information call Johanna Clark at 526-2609, 549-1336 or email johannaclark@comcast.net
Samba Ngo, Congolese singer, songwriter, guitarist at 8 p.m. at iMusicast, 5429 Telegraph Ave. at 55th. Cost is $13. 601-1024. www.imusicast.com
BAM/PFA Open House with performance by The Edlos at 3:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Dana DeSimone at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Rory Block, country blues, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50 advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Gojogo, Indian percussion with violin and acoustic bass, at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Bill Holdens, The Cables, The Happy Clams at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rhoda Benin and Soulful Strut at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Tree Leyburn at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Rock & Roll with Nicole at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
www.beckettsirishpub.com
Time for Living, Killing the Dream, In Control, These Days, At Risk 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.
Dave Gleason and Wasted Days at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $10 at the door. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Pickpocket Ensemble performs European café music at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Happy Birthday Herbie! Cannonball plays the music of Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters at 9 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
CHILDREN
Radical Puppet Mini-Festival with performances and workshops with Princess Moxie, Big Tadoo Puppet Crew, Gitty Duncan and more at 3 p.m. at 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. Cost is $4-$10. For reservations call 415-905-5958.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Crimes of the Heart” and “Alarms and Excursions” at 4 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
Hillside Players “Tangled Tales Three: It’s Not Easy Being Smee” a comic journey into The Enchanted Forest for the whole family at 2 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $7, $4 for children, students and seniors. 384-6418.
FILM
Volker Schlöndorff: “The Legend of Rita” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“WORD: An Evening of Poetry and Prose for and by Homeless Youth” from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Large Assembly, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing. Sponsored by Cody’s Books in a benefit for the Youth Program of Chaplaincy to the Homeless. Tickets are $35 available at the door or from 548-0562.
Cathy Luchetti introduces ”Women of the West“ at the Berkeley Historical Society’s Annual Meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Berkeley History Center, Veterans’ Memorial Bldg, 1931 Center St. 848-0181. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/
The Temple of Olympian Zeus” with Prof. Emmanuel Korres, National Technical Univ., Athens, at 1:30 p.m. at the Archeological Research Facility, 2351 College Ave. 415-38-1537.
“Eccentrics and Court Painters in Eighteenth-Century China,” guided tour at 2 p.m. and lecture with James Cahill at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Rinzler’s Return #3, with editor Alan Rinzler at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Bring your manuscripts for a quick and candid evaluation. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Flash with Adam David Miller and Francesca Bell at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
San Francisco City Chorus performs Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, and Gioachino Rossini's Stabat Mater at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $20 general; $15 seniors and students. 415-765-7664. www.sfcitychorus.org
Pro Sonus Chamber Choir and the 100-voice Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and “Eli, Eli” by Frank La Rocca at 7:30 p.m. at 2407 Dana St. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Free admission, donations accepted. 848-6242. www.fpcberkeley.org
“Out of the Blue” England’s Oxford University’s men’s a cappella chorus at 2 p.m. at Audubon Cellars, 600 Addison St. Tickets are $40, $50 at the door. 925-280-6609.
UC Folkdancers’ Reunion at 2 p.m. at Ashkenaz Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ray Obiedo and the Urban Latin Jazz Project at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Adrian Legg, British guitar master, 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
MONDAY, APRIL 5
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
The 25th Annual Quilt Show at The North Branch of Berkeley Public Library, 1170 The Alameda, with over 50 quilts on display to May 27th during regular library hours, Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. There is no charge for admission. A detailed catalog, in both regular and large print, is available for patrons to use on a self-guided tour. 981- 6250. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
CHILDREN
Jazz/Art with Lisa di Prima and the Don Robinson Trio at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittridge, for the whole family. 981-6224.
Craft Program Make Harry Potter wizard hats and wands at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library South Branch, 1901 Russell St. 981-6260.
FILM
“Promotion of Universal Respect,” the 4th Annual United Nations Association Film Festival with documentaries from Iran, Canada, Russia and the US, at 7 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Tickets are $8-$10 available at the door. 540-8017. www.unausaeastbay.org
THEATER
“Jane Austen in Berkeley” Andrea Mock’s one-woman play at 8 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $7. 841-9441.
Shotgun Players “The Miser” opens at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater and runs Thurs. - Sun. through May 2. Free admission. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
Shotgun Theater Lab “Persistent Vegetative State” at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid. Runs Mon. and Tues. through April 20. Free admission. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Last Word Poetry Series presents Joyce Jenkins and Francesca Bell at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
CHILDREN
Craft Program Make “Wild Things” masks at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library South Branch, 1901 Russell St. 981-6260.
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Something More Than Night” at 7:30 p.m.at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Qawwali: The Sacred Music of the Sufis” a workshop from 2:10 to 5 p.m. at Starr King School for the Ministry, 2441 Le Conte Ave. Free. 845-6232.
Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner for his reporting on China will speak at 5 p.m. at the IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th Floor.
“The Passion of Christ” From an Evangelical Perspective with the Dean of the GTU at 12:30 p.m. in the Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. 526-1356.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Brass Menagerie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson with Nancy Klein 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.
