Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
CHILDREN
Easter Treasury at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
FILM
Sound of Music Sing-A-Long to April 15 at 7 p.m. (except Aprril 11, 12) at the Landmark California Theater, 2113 Kittredge St. Tickets are $10-$15 available from 866-468-3399 or on-line at www.ticketweb.com
Charles Burnett: “Glass Shield” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Aurora Theatre Company “Antigone Falun Gong” at 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through May 16. Tickets are $28-$40 available from 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Ghosts” by Henrik Ibsen, at 8 p.m. and runs through April 11. 647-2917. www.berkeleyrep.org
Shotgun Players “The Miser” opens at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater, Thurs. - Sun. through May 2. Free. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Katya Kamisaruk introduces “Beat the Heat: How to Handle Encounters with Law Enforcement,” at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
College National Poetry Slam opens at 6 p.m. and continues to April 10. Tickets are $7-$10 available from www.virtuous.com
“By the Light of the Moon” open mic for women at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $3-$7. 655-2405.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Company” a musical performed by UC Choral Ensembles at 8 p.m. in the Choral Rehearsal Hall, Room 20 (basement level) of Cesar Chavez Student Center, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$10.
“Ancestories ... Stories from Beneath the Skirts,” dance and drum works of the African Diaspora at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Dandeline 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
Joel Futterman, Ike Levin, Alvin Fielder Trio, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $15-$18. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
O-Maya at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys at 5 and 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $29.50 in advance, $30.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Oakland Wolf Walk Bluegrass Festival with The Crooked Jades at 9:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
The Case Worker, Minmae, Built Like Alaska at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Quarteto Sonado, Afro-Cuban jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Thriving Ivory at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Jackie Ryan with the Jeff Pittson Trio 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
Wil Bernard and Mother Bug at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 548-1159.
www.shattuckdownlow.com
Look Back and Laugh, Iron Lung, Add-C, Ashtray at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Music Together 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.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Fibers and Dyes Exhibit Plants are the origin of the most popular fibers we use in our daily lives and of the dyes that provide us with colors. Feel fabrics, see and smell dyes and look at the many uses of fibers from around the world. In the Botanical Garden’s Conference Center during Garden hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free with Garden admission. UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive. 643-2755. http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
FILM
Volker Schlöndorff: “Circle of Deceit” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Charles Burnett A panel discussion on the film director’s work at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Youth Movement Records Artists at 8 p.m. at Youth Radio Cafe, 1801 University Ave. Cost is $3. 435-5112.
Berkeley High Jazz Combo at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
10th Annual A Cappella Against AIDS Benefit Concert with the UC Choral Ensembles at 7:30 p.m. at 155 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $5-$10 available at the door. 642-3880.
Angel Amkgik at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $20. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Gomer Hendrix, ska humor band at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Val Esway, Karry Walker and Kim Norlen at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. All ages welcome. Suggested donation of $7-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Suzy Thompson at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Go Jimmy Go, Chris Murray, Solemite and The Soul Captives at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Oakland Wolf Walk Bluegrass Festival with The Papermill Rounders at 9:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $12. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
“Blaze” Hip Hop Dance Showcase with New Style Motherlode at 6:30 p.m. at Sweet’s Ballroom, 1933 Broadway Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. 597-1056. www.newstylemotherlode.com
John Santos Quintet at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12 in advance, $14 at the door. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mark Hummel, harmonica virtuoso, at 8 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Sam Rivers, an evening of conversation and music, at 8 and 10 p.m. at The Jazz House. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Spikedrivers, Anna Coogan & North 19 at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Famous Last Words at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Collective Amnesia at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Communique, Kissing Tiger, The New Trust, Pistolito, The Killer Watts at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
CHILDREN
Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4 for children, $6 for adults. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
FILM
“Jesus, You Know” at 5 and 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Joanna Goodman and Tucker Malarky at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Alfred Brendel, piano, at 7 p.m., Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$62, available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Chamber Music Sundaes with musicians from San Francisco Symphony performing Schumann, Brahms and Grieg at 3:15 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$18, available at the door. 415-584-5946.
Joel Futterman, Ike Levin, Alvin Fielder Trio, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $15-$18. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Queens of Boogie Woogie at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Flamenco Open Stage with Carolla Zertuche at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
MONDAY, APRIL 12
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Joanna Katz, “Landscapes and Watercolors” at Gallery 940, 940 Dwight Way. Exhibition runs to May 28. Gallery hours Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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.
FILM
“The Agronomist” a documentary on the life of journalist and human rights activist Jean Dominique of Haiti, at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies. 642-2088.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Herb Kohl discusses the public education system in “Stupidity and Tears” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
TUESDAY, APRIL 13
FILM
Optical Poetry: Oskar Fischinger Classics at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Peter Everwine reads from “From the Meadow: Selected and New Poems” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Nona Mock Wyman reads from her memoirs, “Chopstick Childhood in a Town of Silver Spoons” at 7 p.m. at the El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave. 526-7512.
“Harlequin Novels, African Style” with Lydie Moudileno, visiting professor, French Dept. at 4 p.m. at 652 Barrows Hall. Sponsored by the Center for African Studies. 642-8338.
Nuriddin Farah, contemporary African writer, discusses his new novel “Links” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Andrew E. Barshay, Prof. of History, UCB, will present his new book “The Social Sciences in Modern Japan: The Marxian and Modern Traditions” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Beatriz Manz, “Paradise in Ashes: A Guatemalan Journey of Courage, Terror and Hope” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
“Tongan Tapa Cloth and Kava Demonstration” at 11 a.m. at Far West School, 5263 Broadway Terrace, across from CCA Oakland campus. 594-3763. www.cca.edu/canter
MUSIC AND DANCE
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
Tee Fee Swamp Boogie at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Cajun dance lesson with Annie Byrd at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a showcase of ensembles at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
CHILDREN
Craft Program Make “Wild Things” masks at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library North Branch, 1170 The Alameda. 981-6250.
THEATER
“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” Charles Ludlam’s theatrical cult classic opens at Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage at 8 p.m. and continues through May 23. Tickets are $39-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
Film 50: “The Art of the Political Film” and “Lifeguard” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org, introduces “MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country: How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Frederick Turner discusses “In the Land of Temple Caves: From St. Emilion to Paris’s St. Sulpice--Notes on Art and the Human Spirit “at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Mark Bittner introduces his new book “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Stephanie Elizondo Griest talks about “Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing and Havana” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Berkeley Poetry Slam Semi-Finals for the National Slam Team competition at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7, $5 with student i.d. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Café Poetry and open mic, hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donation $2.849-2568. www.lapena.org
Poetry Writing Workshop with Danna Zeller at 7 p.m. in the Edith Stone Room, Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 20.
Poetry for the People with Mitsuye Yamada at 3:15 p.m. in the All Purpose Room, Unit 3, UC Campus. 642-2743.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Red Archibald & The Internationals 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
Deepak Ram and Anuradha Pal, bansuri and tabla, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
La Verdad performs salsa music at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Sebastien Martel plays Cuban French acoustic grooves at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
FILM
Vertical Pool: “Hysteria” A film by Antero Alli at 8 p.m. at Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut St., near University Ave. with the filmmaker in person. Admission $5. 464-4640. www.verticalpool.com/hysterinfo.html
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Amy Goodman discusses her book “The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them” at 7:30 p.m. at M.L. King Middle School, 1781 Rose St. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. Tickets are $15 available from Cody’s. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Daniel Boyarin introduces “Border Lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Micheline Marcom reads from “The Daydreaming Boy” a novel of a survivor of the Armenian genocide, at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Joseph A. Califano, Jr. describes his memoir, “Inside” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Japanese Architect Fumihiko Maki will speak at 8 p.m. at Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. 464-3600. www.aiaeb.org
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Mark Schwartz and Selene Steese followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985 or 205-1749.
MUSIC AND DANCE
ROVA, avant garde saxophone quartet, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10-$15 sliding scale. 649-8744. www.thejazz-
house.com
Kevin Seconds and Anton Barbeau 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
Famous Last Words, Lizanah, essence at 9:15 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Nerissa & Katryna Nields, contemporary folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Swoop Unit at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
