Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 18
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rebecca Solnit describes non-violent activist victories in “Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
William Langewiesche introduces us to “The Outlaw Sea: A World of Freedom, Chaos and Crime” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Peter Robb introduces Brazil’s cultural history in “A Death in Brazil: A Book of Omission” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Oliver Said, Maggie Pond and James Mellgren introduce us to Spanish foods and wines in “Cesar” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Hanneke Cassel, young Celtic fiddler, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in ad-
vance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Tierney Sutton Tribute to Frank Sinatra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
THEATER
“Primo” a play by Ed Davidson, on the last days of Holocaust author, Primo Levi, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Street. Also May 20, 22. Cost is $15-$20. 925-798-1300.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alice Jones and Timothy Liu in an evening of poetry readings at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Café Poetry hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Berkeley Poetry Slam at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-7. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Rick Ayes and Amy Crawford, Berkeley High teachers, introduce us to “Great Books for High School Kids: A Teacher’s Guide to Books That Can Change Teen’s Lives” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Mark Pearson reveals “Europe in a Back-Pack” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Odile Lavault & The Baguette Quartet at 9 p.m. with vintage Parisian social dance lesson with at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Whiskey Brothers, oldtime and bluegrass, 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Duo-Tones, surf music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mitch Marcus Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Cigarillos Hawaiian Night at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10-$15. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Tierney Sutton Tribute to Frank Sinatra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, MAY 20
CHILDREN
Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, at 4:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Al Honig “Constructions: Robots and Beyond” Reception for the artist, at 5 to 8 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, Sculpture Court, 111Broadway. 283-6836.
“Ancient Icons: In Stone & Gems” paintings and sculptures by Tricia Grame and gems by Roxanna Marinak. Reception from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, in the State of California Office Building, 1515 Clay St., Oakland. 622-8190. www.oaklandculturalarts.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Julie Mehretu: Matrix 211” gallery talk with curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobsen at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Eoin Colfer, author of “Artemis Fowl” books introduces his new novel “The Supernaturalist” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. www.codysbooks.com
Ken Blady presents a slide show and talk on “Jewish Communities in Exotic Places” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Alix Olson, folk poet and queer artist-activist, at 7:30 p.m. at Oakland Box Theatre, 1928 Telegraph Ave. All ages welcome. Tickets are $10. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
Robert Fuller describes the discrimination of “Somebodies and Nobodies” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High Choreographers present “HumanBeingHuman” at 8 p.m. at the Little Theater, Allston Way. Cost is $5-$10.
Sanford Arms and Thread at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
“Candela” Afro-Peruvian music with Mochi Parra and Carlos Hayre at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Serna Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Karashay with Chirgilchin, Tuvan throat singers and didjeridu master at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
“Jaguarundi’s Studio” cutting edge acoustics at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Cornelius Boots, clarinet ensemble, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation of $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
Lee Ritenour at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, MAY 21
CHILDREN
Storytime with Pancake Pig and at Barnes and Noble at 10:30 a.m. 644-3635.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Berkeley Art Museum reception for current exhibits at 6:30 p.m., 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Berkeley Rep “Master Class” with Rita Moreno at The Roda Theater. Runs through July 4. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” Charles Ludlam’s theatrical cult classic at Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage, and through May 23. Tickets are $39-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Impact Theatre “Money and Run” an action serial adventure with different episodes on Thurs., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Runs through June 5 at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. For tickets and information call 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
FILM
“City Of Lost Children” at 8 p.m. at the Long Haul, a reading room, library and community center in South Berkeley located at 3124 Shattuck Ave. Wheelchair accessible. 540-0751. www.thelonghaul.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Reich explains “Reason: Why Liberals will Win the Battle for America” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. www.codysbooks.com
John Stauber, author of “Weapons of Mass Deception” returns with “Banana Republicans” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Rogen Ballen offers a walk through his exhibition of photographs at 3:30 p.m. followed by a conversation with Orville Schell at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant. 642-1295. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater “Le Bal des Graduées” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are available from 843-4689. www.berkeleyballet.org
Berkeley High Choreographers present “HumanBeingHuman” at 8 p.m. at the Little Theater, Allston Way. Cost is $5-$10.
Berkeley Opera Fundraising Concert and dinner at 8 p.m. at Le Theatre, 1919 Addison St., to support the premiere of Supryn-
owicz’s new opera, “Caliban Dreams.” Cost is $90. 444-6232.
Oakland Opera Theater “Akhnaten” by Philip Glass at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $15-$27. Also Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Edward Delgado “Music that Fascinates” piano recital at 7:25 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $25-$30. www.sequoiaconcerts.com
“Let Us Break Bread Together” with Oakland East Bay Symphony, Oakland Symphony Chorus, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and Lucy Kinchen Chorale at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. 625-TIXS. www.oebs.org
Folksinger Faith Petric at 7:30 p.m. at the Fellowship Café at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita Sts. Donation of $5-$10 is requested.
Ray Anderson & Mark Helius, out jazz duo, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.org
The Lovejoy Lounge with Allison Lovejoy at the 1923 Teahouse at 7 p.m. Donation of $7-$15. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Kris Delmhorst performs contemporary folk 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
Hip Hop Exchange at 9 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
East Coast Swing with Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums 9:30 p.m. with a dance lesson with Nick & Shanna at 8 p.m. at Ashkenez. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Lavish Green, Griswald, The Glow at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
All Ages Show with Go Jimmy Go, Treephort and Teenage Harlots at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Danny Caron at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Them!, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Will Bernard & Motherbug 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
Voetsek, Lights Out, Despite, Case of Emergency 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, MAY 22
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime with Gary Lapow, musician and song-writer at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Vulnerability” CollectivEye’s debut exhibition reception from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Gravity Feed Gallery,1959 Shattuck, at University. www.gravityfeed.net
THEATER
Stagebridge “The Hypochon-
driac” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison, Oakland. Tickets are $15. 444-4755.
“Primo” a play by Ed Davidson, on the last days of Holocaust author, Primo Levi, at 7:30 PM Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut Street. Also June 3 and 6. Cost is $15-$20. 925-798-1300.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gallery Talk on “The Big Picture” with artists Johnna Arnold, Taro Hattori, Mayumi Hamanaka, and a discussion of large format digital printing at 2 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
West Coast Live with Joan Blades, Marilyn Yalom and Marshall Chapman and others at 10 a.m. at the Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15 in advance, $18 at the door, available from 415-664-9500 or www.ticketweb.com
Pamela Holm reads from “The Toaster Broke, so We’re Getting Married” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Cathy Alter, editor, will be joined by several contributors to read from the new collection “Virgin Territory: Stories from the Road to Womanhood” at 7:30 p.m. at Boadecia’s Books, 398 Colusa Ave. at Colusa Circle, Kensington. www.bookpride.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater “Le Bal des Graduées” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are available from 843-4689. www.berkeleyballet.org
Composer in the Schools Concert with the Peagsus Quartet at 2 p.m. in Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana at Durant. Admission is free.
Trinity Chamber Concerts with Del Sol String Quartet playing George Antheil at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana at Durant. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.
VOCI presents “Songlines - from Generation to Generation,” music from Central and Eastern Europe at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $12-$20. 531-8714. www.coolcommunity.org/voci
The Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble with instrumental ensemble Alta Sonora presents “A Salute to French Composers from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century,” at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Road, Kensington. Tickets are $5-$10. 233-1479. www.wavewomen.org
La Percusión Afro-Antillana at 1 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Iluminado and YazJazz at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.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
Stukface, Fountain St. Theatre Band at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Citizens Here and Abroad, Tracker, Audio Out Send at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rhiannon and Friends at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$20. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Kathy Kallick Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Vanessa Morrison & Friends 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
Sylvia and the Silvertones at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Shannon Hurley at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Allegiance, Outbreak, The Distance, Drug Test 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.
Post Junk Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, MAY 23
CHILDREN
Indian Folkdance and Storytelling with Raje and Sasha at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sarita & Schroeder’s Bubblejuice at the 1923 Teahouse at 2 p.m. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
THEATER
Stagebridge “The Hypochon-
driac” at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison, Oakland. Tickets are $15. 444-4755.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Art, Memory and Survival,” a discussion of the role of art and literature in the experience of second and third generation Holocaust survivors at 2 p.m. at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. www.magnes.org
Steve Almond talks about his candy obsession in “Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Gallery Talk on “Carl Heidenreich and Hans Hofmann in Post-War New York” with Gabriele Saure at 1:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Compass Points: Artists’ Talks with the MFA students at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Antero Alli on “Astrology as an Archetypal Language” at 7 p.m. at Alaya Bookstore, 1713 University Ave. 548-4701.
Poetry Flash with contributing translators reading from “The Essential Neruda” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater “Le Bal des Graduées” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are available from 843-4689. www.berkeleyballet.org
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance Repertory Concert with dances from Hawai’i, The Middle East, West Africa, North India, Tahiti, at 3 p.m. at Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Tickets are $10-$25, and must be purcahsed in advance. 925-798-1300. www.mahea.com
WomenSing and San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $18-$20. 925-974-9169. www.womensing.org
Soli Deo Gloria and Camerata Gloria, “Northern Lights,” an a cappella concert of music by Canadian composers Healy Willan, Imant Raminsh, Eleanor Daley, and Ruth Watson Henderson, at 3:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Piedmont, 5201 Park Blvd., Piedmont. Tickets are $15-$20. Grades K-12 are free. 415-982-7341. www.sdgloria.org
Americana Unplugged: All Wrecked Up at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The James King Band, bluegrass from Virginia, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mark Levine at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.comˇ