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Arts Calendar
Tuesday April 20, 2004
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CHILDREN
Jeanne DuPrau, author of “City of Ember” speaks to middle and high school students at 5 p.m. at Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6223.
THEATER
First Stage Children’s Theater, “Confessions of a Cat Burglar” at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $4 at the door.
“The Vagina Monologues” at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater in a benefit for the empowerment program GirlForward. 577-9000, ext. 152.
EXHIBITIONS
Chavez Memorial Exhibition with a model of the proposed solar calendar, in the Reference Lobby, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. To April 25.
FILM
47th SF International Film Festival at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Reid Gómez on “The Poetry of Love and Politics” at 5 p.m. in the Tilden Room, MLK Center, UC Campus. 642-2876.
Amy Stewart describes the remarkable achievements of earthworms in “The Earth Moved” at 7 p.m. at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. 548-2220, ext. 233.
Robert Sullivan introduces “Rats: Observation on the History and Habitat for the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Dan Millman discusses “Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Jane Huber introduces us to “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Francisco” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Amazigh (Berber) Spring Commemoration with Moh Alileche and guests at 8:30 p.m.at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mark Erelli, hillbilly pilgrim, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
FILM
47th SF International Film Festival at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Poetry Slam Semi Finals for the National Slam Team at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Edmundo Paz Soldan introduces his erotic political thriller, “The Matter of Desire” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Laura Schapiro describes “Something From the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Bannie Chow and Thomas Cleary will read from their translations, “Autumn Willows: Poetry by Women of China’s Golden Age” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry for the People with Suji Kwock Kim at 3:15 p.m. in Unit 3 All Purpose Room, UC Campus. 642-2743.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. http://music.
berkeley.edu/concerts.html
Rhythm Doctors at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jules Broussard, Bing Nathan and Ned Boynton at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Whiskey Brothers old time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Catie Curtis, American troubadour, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Otto Huber Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jim Ryan’s Forward Energy at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Candela performs salsa music at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“What Remains?” sculpture exhibit by Diana Marto and Margaret Herscher in the Addison St. Windows. Reception at 6 p.m. 981-7533.
FILM
“El Fotógrafo” Chilean film by Sebastián Alarcón at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $6-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mordicai Gerstein, author and illustrator and 2004 Caldecott Medal winner, at 4 p.m. at North Branch, Berkeley Public Library, 1170 The Alameda. 981-6250.
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Jonah Raskin follows the evolution of “Howl: Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” and the Making of the Beat Generation” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
A.S. Byatt introduces her “Little Black Book of Stories,” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Sarah Erdman describes her time in the Peace Corps in “Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Steven Weber discusses “The Success of Open Source” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Rachmael and Debralee Pagan, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Donna Genett, Ph.D., author of “If You Want It Done Right, You Don’t Have to Do It Yourself! The Power of Effective Delegation” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Albany High School Jazz Band benefit for Albany Music Fund at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Benefit for Inanna’s Temple with Land of the Blind at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$25. 841-2082.
Swoop Unit at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Serna Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Bill Kirchen & the Moonlighters, rockabilly, dieselbilly and truck stop rock at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bekka’s Frogland Orchestra 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
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “The Sisters Rosensweig,” a comedy by Wendy Wasserstein, opens at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck at Berryman, and continues on Fri. and Sat. through May 15. Tickets are $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
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
“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” Charles Ludlam’s theatrical cult classic at Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage, and continues through May 23. Tickets are $39-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Shotgun Players “The Miser” at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater, Thurs.-Sat., Sun. at 7 p.m. to May 2. Free. 704-8210. www.shotgunplayers.org
“Company” a musical performed by UC Choral Ensembles at 8 p.m. in the Choral Rehearsal Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$10.
FILM
47th SF International Film Festival at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Pico Iyer describes “Sun After Dark: Flights into the Foreign” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Lynne Truss introduces “Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Bookson Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
University Dance Theater, directed by Marni Thomas, at 8 p.m., Sat at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse. Tickets are $8-$14. 866-468-3399. www.ticketweb.com
VOLTI and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $25 available from 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org
California Bach Society performs at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $12-$25 available from 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org
The Georges Lammam Ensemble, Middle Eastern music in a benefit for youth in the Palestinian village of Deir Ibzi’a. At 8 p.m. at La Peña. Tickets are $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Amy Obenski, original folk roots, at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Martyn Joseph, Welsh folk troubadour, 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
Youthquake Teen Music Winners with The Panics, Dubious Divine, San Pedro, and The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco at 8 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Maverick, Ottis Goodnight, Stymie and The Pimp Jones at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Moonrise Concert with Deborah Hamouris, Robin Dolan and Denise Casleton at 8 p.m. at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $8-$12. Reservations requested. 595-3915.
All Ages Show! with The Phenomenauts, The Flash Express, The Merry Widows at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Julie Kelly and the Vince Lateano Trio, jazz and Brazilian vocals at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Singer-Songwriter Night with Barry Syska at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Seventy at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
The Reputation, Love Kills Love, The Sky Flakes 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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Jeff Lead and a Cinco de Mayo presentation at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Word for Word presents “The Wonderful Story of Zaal” a Persian legend about a baby rescued by a magical bird, at 3 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Icons: Expressions of the Spirit” works by Karen Gutowski, Denise Hartley and Jennifer Sipple. Reception at 7 p.m. at 4th St. Studio, 1717D Fourth St. Exhibition runs to May 15. 527-0600. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
FILM
47th SF International Film Festival at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mordecai Gerstein tells the story of “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Rhythm and Muse with Tres Santos at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance for Community and World Peace at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20, no one turned away. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Healing Muses “Fantasy, Humor and Elegence” music from the Baroque at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Tickets are $15-$18, reservations recommended. 524-5661. www.heaingmuses.org
Kensington Symphony with Geoffrey Gallegos, guest conductor and Patrick Galvin, violin perform Schubert, Vieuxtemps and Beethoven at 8 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Donation $8-$10. 524-4335.
Joe Lovano Nonet at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Handel’s “Messiah” University Chorus, at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.
KITKA and Mariana Sadovska, “Enchantment Songs” ancient music and stories from the Ukraine at 8 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 444-0323. www.kitka.org
Wake the Dead performs Celtic Roots of the Grateful Dead at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
West African Highlife Band 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
Zion 1 & The Crown City Rockers at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Philip Greenlief and Tony Malaby at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Irina Rivkin CD release concert at 8 p.m. at Rose Street House of Music, 1839 Rose St. Sliding scale donation. 594-4000 ext. 687. www.rosestreetmusic.com
Rock that Uke Tour with Carmaig de Forest, Songs From A Random House, Oliver Brown and film screening of “Rock That Uke!” at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, traditional music duo, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Wayne Wallace, jazz trombone, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bands Against Bush including Replicator, An Albatross, Greenlight Bombers, The Yellow Press at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St.Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
CHILDREN
Tim Cain at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Bohemian Berkeley 1890-1925” an exhibition on the colorful artistic community of late 19th and early 20th century Berkeley. Opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. Regular hours Thurs.-Sat. 1-4 p.m. Exhibition runs to Sept. 18. 848-0181. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/
“Kids Collect: Honoring Elders” an exhibition by students from four Oakland schools. Reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Runs to June 6 at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Admission $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
THEATER
The Traveling Bohemians, “Voice of the People” an ecclectic experimental performing arts group integrating poetry, prose, music and dance at 4 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
47th SF International Film Festival at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Pressing Issues” on contemporary printmaking with Donald Farnsworth, founder of Magnolia Editions at 3:30 p.m., Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Admission is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“Ant Farm 1968-1978” Guided Tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Poetry Flash with Karen Kevorkian and Gail Wronsky at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Zakir Hussain Masters of Percussion at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Dance-A-Rama Open Studios at the Saw Tooth Complex, Dwight and Eighth from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Performances by Motivity Center, Terry Sendgraf Aerial Dance, Western Sky Studio and Eighth Street Studio. 848-4878.
UC Jazz Ensembles Spring Concert at 7 p.m. in Pauley Ballroom, in the MLK Student Union Bldg. Tickets are $5-$10.
KITKA and Mariana Sadovska, “Enchantment Songs” ancient music and stories from the Ukraine at 7 p.m. at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave. Tickets are $15-$20. 444-0323. www.kitka.org
Music from Scotland, England and Beyond with David Massengill at 7:30 p.m. Donation of $15. For reservations and location email sally@greenberg.org
ACME Observatory’s Contemporary Music Series with John Shiurba and Daniel Popsicle at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Los Cenzontles, traditional Mexican music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Redemption 87, All Bets Off, Rely, Love Equals Death, Jealous Again at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Pete Magadini Quartet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
