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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MAY 28
CHILDREN
Springtime is a Buzzzz! with storytelling at Barnes and Noble at 10:30 a.m. 644-3635.
THEATER
Berkeley Rep “Master Class” with Rita Moreno at The Roda Theater. Runs through July 18. 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
New Shakespeare Co., “Hamlet” directed by Stanley Spenger, at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, through June 5, no show June 3. Tickets are $10-$12. 234-6046.
www.geocities.com/spoonboy_sf/hamlet.html
Traveling Jewish Theater, “Dybbuk” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $22-30. 925-789-1300.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Peter Streckfus and Ilya Kaminsky at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
Alexandra Fuller describes life in Africa in “Scribbling the Cat” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Dyke Open Mike at 7:30 p.m. at Boadecia’s Books, 398 Colusa Avenue at Colusa Circle, Kensington. To sign up for a 5-10 minute slot, call Jessy 655-1015.
www.bookpride.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High “Dance Projects” at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwinley Little Theater, Allstaon Way. Tickets are $5-$10.
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
Caminos Flamencos with Yaelisa with dinner and dessert at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $42-$52, show only $17. 843-0662.
wwwcafedelapaz.net
Folk and Radical Politics Extravaganza, a benefit for Project X, with music by Folk This!, The Molotov Mouths, Samsara, and Sean Corkery at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674A 23rd St., Oakland. Donation $8-$20. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
Alfredo Muro, Peruvian guitar virtuoso, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
Professor Terry’s Circus Band Extraordinaire 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
Beausoliel with Michael Doucet at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ben Reebs at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
www.nomadcafe.net
Fountain Street Theater Band, Sign for Stereo, Surf at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Scavengers, The Plus Ones, Jericho, Deadley Weapons 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.
Damphibians, Mission Players at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
www.blakesontelegraph.com
Green & Root 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
Jyemo & The Extended Family conscious dance music, at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.
The Supplicants at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Shimshai and the Natural Mystiquensemble at 9 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. 843-2787.
www.studiorasa.org
SATURDAY, MAY 29
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Wind and Water” kinetic and water-driven sculpture. Reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at A New Leaf Gallery/Sculpturesite, 1286 Gilman St. Runs through Aug. 1. 525-7621.
www.sculpturesite.com
“We Hold the Rock” a exhibition of photographs featuring Native American activism at the Free Speech Café, Moffitt Library, UC Campus.
“American Masala” photographs from the Visual Storytelling class, UC School of Journalism. Reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. 644-1400.
“Dancing with the Tree of Life” open house and reception at 5 p.m. at Belladonna and the Color of Women Gallery, 2436 Sacramento St. 883-0600. www.belladonna.ws
THEATER
Traveling Jewish Theater, “Dybbuk” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $22-30. 925-789-1300.
FILM
“Harold and Maude” 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
Matthew Sharpe reads from “The Sleeping Father” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
MIUSIC AND DANCE
Caminos Flamencos with Yaelisa with dinner and dessert at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $42-$52, show only $17. 843-0662.
wwwcafedelapaz.net
Audrey Auld, Australian country singer/songwriter, at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Ali Akbar College of Music with Smt. Lakshmi Shankar, vocals, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, table, and Pansist Ramesh Misra, sarangi, at 7:30 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $15-$50, available from 415-454-6264. www.acteva.com/go/aacm
Kugelplex performs Klezmer at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.
www.albatrosspub.com
Tim O’Brien, mountain music at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50 in advance, $19.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
West African dance Music at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Crazy Brother Resistance with Jouvert at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $17. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Vaughn-Lee Stephens Group at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.org
JRhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Samantha Raven at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
www.nomadcafe.net
Bay Area Ska All Ages Show at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Fingertight, Thought Crime at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Artimus Pyle, Sunday Morning Einsteins, Born/Dead 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.
Exegesis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, MAY 30
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Tilden Visions” Reception for artist Sheila Sondik, a mixed media specialist, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Environmental Education Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233.
THEATER
Traveling Jewish Theater, “Dybbuk” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $22-30. 925-789-1300.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Chamber Music Sundaes with musicians from San Francisco Symphony performing Dvorak, Bartok and Hummel 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.
Early Music with Dan Winheld, lute, vihuela, steel string guitar, Miguel Fuenllana, Jean Paul Paladin, John Johnson, and Anthony Holborne at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893.
Harp Music from Around the World with the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble performing traditional music from Greece, Cuba, Argentina, Scotland, the Philippines, North America, Turkey, Afghanistan and more, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 2005 North Berryman St. Tickets are $5-$15. 548-3326.
Novello Quartet performs Haydn’s op. 50 string quartet, on period instruments at 4 p.m. at Skyline Community Church, 12540 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland. Tickets are $15. 531-8212.
www.skylineucc.org
Meta Man 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
Americana Unplugged: Pete Madsen at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Sambada and Soul Majestic at 9 p.m. Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Pit of Fashion Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
MONDAY, MAY 31
MUSIC AND DANCE
Al Molina’s “Latin Jazz Sextet” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.
www.yoshis.com
ACME Observatory Contemporary Performance Series Concert, featuring Ignaz Schick, electronics and turntables, solo and in a trio with Tom Djll, trumpet, and Matt Ingalls, clarinet, at 8:15 p.m. at The Jazz House, 3192 Adeline at Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Admission is free, donations accepted. 649-8744. http://music.acme.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 1
READINGS AND LECTURES
Charles Purdy discusses “Urban Etiquette” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Burke Schuchmann, cellist and Lois Brandwynne, pianist, chamber music at the Berkeley City Club. 236-5717. www.berkeleycityclub.org
Édessa at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz, with a Balkan dance lesson with Nancy Klein at 7:30 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.
Tiempo Libre, Afro-Cuban jazz, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Dance floor open. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“We Hold the Rock” a exhibition of photographs featuring Native American activism at the Free Speech Café, Moffitt Library, UC Campus.
“Transition/Exploration,” works by five Bay Area artists at A.C.C.I. Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 11a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 843-2527.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country” a panel discussion on taking politics on the road at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop and Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave at Rose, 843-3533.
James Lee Burke at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
David Bacon describes “The Children of NAFTA: Labor Wars on the U.S./Mexico Border” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Seeds of Deception” with author Jeffrey Smith discussing efforts to keep genetically modified foods out of Alameda County’s ecosystemas and food supply, at 7 p.m. at Café de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Dinner at 6 p.m. Cost is $15. 843-0662.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7,
$5 with student i.d. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Songwriter Showcase with Emily Fox, Adam Varona, Mike Rofe, Robyn Harris and Jason Broome at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $5. 644-2204.
www.epicarts.org
Keyser Soze and Beautiful Losers at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
ICE, Improvised Composition Experiment open jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. 649-8744.
www.thejazzhouse.com
The Key of Z: Experimental Instruments, and the Music They Make, with the New Zealand ensemble From Scratch, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Sponsored by Amoeba Records. 642-1412.
Whiskey Brothers perform old time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jules Broussard at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Don Braden’s Organ Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200.
www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JUNE 3
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“High Fiber” an exhibit exploring the intersection of digital technology and fiber-based artworks, at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. noon to 5:30 p.m., Sat. noon to 4:30 p.m. 549-2977. www.kala.org
THEATER
“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. Cost is $15-$20. 925-798-1300.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Mishell Erickson and Kat Hash, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985 or 205-1749.
Randall Sullivan describes his work as “The Miracle Detective: An Investigation of Holy Visions” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ballet Frankfurt, William Forsythe’s celebrated troupe performs as part of their first US tour outside NY in over 15 years at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Summer Noon Concert with the Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson Band at the Berkeley BART. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Mark Growden at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204.
www.epicarts.org
The Bills, folk roots from Canada, 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
Flamenco Sur at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568.
www.lapena.org
Touch of Soul at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
George Pederson and His Pretty Good Band at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Keni El Lebrijano, flamenco guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Odd Shaped Case at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Sliding scale donation $8-$15. 649-8744. www.thejazzhouse.com
Airto Moreira’s Jam Band at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.comô
