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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
CHILDREN
Love Those Classics, with readings from “Ugly Ducking” and “The Gingerbread Man” at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“The Renowned Photography of Margaretta K. Mitchell” reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m. at Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. Exhibition runs to June 30. Gallery hours are Wed. - Sat. 2 to 6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 524-0623.
California College of Art Alumni Exhibition at 5212 Broadway, Oakland, through June 10. 594-3788.
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 Sats. 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
California Shakespeare Theater, “Comedy of Errors,” Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, through June 27. Tickets are $13-$32. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ben Bagdikian describes “The New Media Monopoly” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“The Spoken Word Show” with films by David Michalak and stories by Dean Santomieri, and music by Tom Djill at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Suggested donation $8-$15. www.thejazz-
house.com
Calvin Trillin reads from his new collection of verse, “Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Potential Jazz Ensemble and MLK Jr. Middle School Jazz Band perform at 7:30 p.m. at King Middle School Auditorium, 1781 Rose St. at Grant. Admission is free but donations gratefully accepted in support of the school music program.
Berkeley High School Jazz Band’s Final Concert at 7 p.m. at the Little Theater, Allston Way, Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. www.berkeleyhighjazz.org
Berkeley Public Library Jazz Festival with the Tammy Hall Trio at 8 p.m. in the Reading Room at 2090 Kittredge. Free. 981-6100.
SambaDá, Brazilian dance music, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Stompy Jones performs East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Norton Buffalo and friends, harmonica and acoustic trio, 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
The Ex-Boyfriends, Bitesize, Robosapien at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
The Bad Penny Boys at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Happy Turtle, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Paintbox, Look Back and Laugh, Cropknox, Ballast 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.
The Cuts, rock and roll from Oakland, at 6 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
André Sumelius’ LIFT, drummer from Finland, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Cannonball and Realistic Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8-$10. 548-1159.
www.shattuckdownlow.com
Anton Schwartz, saxophonist, at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 5
CHILDREN
Los Mapaches at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8 for adults, 43 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
“Wild About Books” storytime with Cric Crac Storytelling Troupe and stories from Jamaica at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
How to Make a Pop-Up Book with author Lulu Hansen at 3 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. books@ewbb.com
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Visualizing Perspective” featuring Gary De Jong and Chung Ae Kim at 4th Street Studio, 1717D Fourth St. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
THEATER
Wilde Irish Productions, “Eclipsed” by Patricia Burke Brogan, at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Runs Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through June 27. Tickets are $15-$20. 841-7287. www.wildeirish.org
FILM
International Media Festival on Disabilities from 1 to 9 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ed Craine, contributing author, discusses “Masters of Success” at 3 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Public Library Jazz Festival with Mary Watkins Trio at 8 p.m. in the Reading Room at 2090 Kittredge. Free. 981-6100.
Bella Musica Chorus with the Prometheus Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito, Oakland. 525-5393. info@bellamusica.org
Pacific Boychoir performs Bach’s Cantata 150 at 7 p.m. at Firts Presbyterian Church, 27th and Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $15, available from 866-486-3399. www.pacificboychoir.org
Pacific Mozart Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Crowden School, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-705-0848. www.pacificmozart.org
José Luis Orozco at 10 a.m. at La Peña, in a benefit concert for BAHIA, Inc. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Chelsey Fasano and Helen Chaya, singer-songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Benefit for Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1FM at 8 p.m. at The Longhaul Info Shop, 3124 Shattuck Ave. 595-0190.
“Hooray For Hollywood” Alameda Civic Light Opera features dinner and a floorshow with songs from Hollywood blockbuster movies along with movie-themed live and silent auctions, at 6 p.m. at the Alameda Elks Lodge. Tickets are $55. 864-2256. www.aclo.com
Mighty Prince Singers and Talk of Da Town, roots of a cappella, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
African Folk Night with The Nigerian Brothers and DJ Omar at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Drum circle with Pope Flyne at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Jenna Mammina at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Wayward Monks, jam band jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. www.thejazzhouse.com
7th Direction, Hyim and the Fat Folkland Orchestra, Shantytown at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Times 4, jazz funk quartet, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Embrace the End, Animosity, Lifelong Tragedy 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.
Blame Sally at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Braziu at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8-$10. 548-1159.
www.shattuckdownlow.com
Sylvia and the Silvertones at 8:30 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 6
CHILDREN
“The World in my Neighborhood: Celebrating the Bay Area’s Cultural Heritage” Family Day at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. with music, arts and demonstrations. Cost is $1-$4. 643-7648. http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Artist in Watershed” an exhibition of artworks by Patricia Bulitt opens at the Addison St. Windows, 2018 Addison St. 981-7533.
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.
FILM
International Media Festival on Disabilities from 1 to 9 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christie Mellor discusses child-rearing in “The Three-Martini Playdate: A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Flash with contributors reading from “So Luminous the Wildflowers, An Anthology of California Poets” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
George Farah exposes the presidential debate process in “No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates” at 7:30 at Black Oak Books.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Public Library Jazz Festival with the Dee Spencer Trio at 8 p.m. in the Reading Room at 2090 Kittredge. Free. 981-6100.
The Youth Arts Studio, ”inside out,” a dance performance and art exhibition at noon at All Souls Church, 2220 Cedar St. Youth Arts Studio is a non-profit after school program offering professional-quality training in dance and the visual arts to middle and high school students. The performance and exhibit are free and open to the public. 848-1755. www.youthartstudio.org
Bella Musica Chorus with the Prometheus Symphony at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito, Oakland. 525-5393. info@bellamusica.org
Piedmont Choirs Spring Sing at 3 p.m. at the Kofman Theatre, 2200 Central Ave. Alameda. Tickets are $10-$12. 547-441. www.piedmontchoirs.org
Hip Hop Circus benefit for Camp Winnarainbow at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$1000. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Art Lande Quartet at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Americana Unplugged: The Saddle Cats, traditional bluegrass, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Swinging on the Home Front, a cabaret and sing-along salute to the great songs of WWII, at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Za’atar, music of the Jews of Arab and Muslim lands, 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
MONDAY, JUNE 7
READINGS AND LECTURES
Actors Reading Writers “Surprising Loves: Art and Romance,” at 7 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Ben Cohen explains “50 Ways You Can Show George the Door in 2004” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Dale Maharidge interviewed over one hundred Americans to write “Homeland” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Melita Schuam talks about what it is like to be a woman in midlife in “A Sinner of Memory” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books.
The Last Word presents poets Sparrow 13 and Maw Shein Win at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave.
Poetry Express, featuring Alice Templeton, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Frankye Kelly sings Gershwin at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 8
READINGS AND LECTURES
Penelope Grenoble O’Malley introduces her memoir “Malibu Diary: Notes from an Urban Refugee” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Geneen Roth discusses weight-loss in “The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat who Fixed It” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
The Whole Note Poetry Series, with Toby Kaplan and Howard Dycus and open mic, at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
MUSIC AND DANCE
2nd Annual June Jazz Jubilee from 3 to 5 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Home, 2361 East 29th St., Oakland. Free, but reservations requested. 434-2871.
Mimi Fox, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazz House Jam at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazzhouse.com
Janis Siegel in a tribute to Broadway at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. Also on Wed. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Stan Ridgeway at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz-school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
CHILDREN
Preschool Storytime, a program introducing books and music to promote early literacy skills, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library West Branch, 1125 University Ave. 981-6270.
FILM
John Calloway’s AfroCuban Youth Ensemble at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $4-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Marc Bojanowski talks about “The Dog Fighter” set in the underworld of 1940s Mexico, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Peretz Kidron introduces the anthology “Refusenik!: Israel’s Soldiers of Conscience” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Penelope Tzougros talks about “Wealthy Choices: The Seven Competencies of Financial Success” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Concord Ensemble, a cappella sextet performs “Your Beautiful Eyes,” music by the Renaissance Dutch master Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $20. 310-867-9583. www.concordensemble.com
Coro Ciconia performs “Ockeghem & Son,” a program of late medieval and early Renaissance choral music, at 8 p.m. at Loper Chapel at First Congregational Church, Dana at Durant. Tickets are $10. 843-0450. pcfisher@berkeley.edu
“Black and Female: What is the Reality?” A benefit performance at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Tickets are $15-$50 sliding scale. 536-2260.
Billy Dunn and Bluesway at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. West Coast Swing lesson with Nick and Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Carol Denney, singer, songwriter, activist at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Christy Dana Quartet, trumpet-led original jazz, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. www.thejazzhouse.com
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com
The Key of Z: Experimental Instruments, and the Music They Make, with Peter Whitehead and his recycled instruments, at 7:30 p.m.at the Pacific Film Archive. Sponsored by Amoeba Records. 642-0808.
Gaucho Gypsy Jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
ubzorb and Sandhya Sanjana, Indian jazz vocalist at 9 p.m. at The Lucre Lounge, 2086 Allston at Shattuck. Cost is $5. 841-1390."