Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JULY 2.
CHILDREN
Celebrate Independence Day with a reading of “F is for Flag and L is for Liberty” at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Henry Navarro, contemporary Cuban artist, solo exhibition opens at La Peña and runs to August 2. www.lapena.org
Works by Ellen Russell opens at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
FILM
The Invention of the Western Film: “The Big Trail” at 7 p.m. and “The Last Outlaw” at 9:40 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Betrayal,” by Harold Pinter, directed by Tom Ross, at 8 p.m. and runs through July 25. Tickets are $34-$36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “Master Class” with Rita Moreno at The Roda Theater. Runs through July 18. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep, “21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com” Thurs., Sun. at 7:30 p.m. and Fri. and Sat. at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$35. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Shotgun Players, “Quills” by Doug Wright at the Julia Morgan Theater. Runs Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through July 3. Free, donations accepted. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Johnny Talbot & De Thangs, blues band, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Kaki King at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Flair, Mojo Apostles, Collisionville, Jules Worsley at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Angel Spit at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Marcus Selby Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jason Broome and Emaline Delapaix at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Off Minor, Strong Intention, Amanda Woodard, Navies at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Mood Food at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Elemnop at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
SATURDAY, JULY 3
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” storytime with singer/songwriter Bonnie Lockhart at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
FILM
Bergman on a Summer Night: “The Magic Flute” at 6 and 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
West Coast Live with Kerry Getz and The Palm Wine Boys at 10 a.m. at the Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15 in advance, $18 at the door. 415-664-9500. www.ticketweb.com
Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra at 2 p.m. at Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St. Free, reservations recommended. 637-0455. www.oacc.cc
Samantha Raven at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Cascada de Flores, Cuban and Mexican traditional music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Wadi Gad, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Rich McCully Band, Dylan Thomas Vance at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Maria Marquez Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kurt Ribak Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Beth Waters, Buchanan, Scribe at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Drop Dead, Lights Out, Look Back and Laugh, Desperate Measures at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, JULY 4
MUSIC AND DANCE
Pansy Division, The Quails, Veronica Lipgloss & The Evil Eyes at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Americana Unplugged: The Earl Bros. at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Mal Sharpe’s Big Money in Jazz Band at 2 and 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $5. 238-9200.
MONDAY, JULY 5
THEATER
Shotgun Theater Lab “Four Echoes” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Free, donations welcome. 841-6500.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Actors Reading Writers “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace,” stories by Heidi Julavits and David Sedaris, at 7 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Poetry Express featuring Stephanie Manning, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bill Bell Quintet “The Jazz Connection” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JULY 6
THEATER
Shotgun Theater Lab “Four Echoes” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Free, sugggested donation up to $15. 841-6500.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Tabitha Soren, “Recalling Democracy: A Snapshot of History,” color photographs, opens at The Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Aug. 14. 644-1400. www.photolaboratory.com
“Within Small See Large” rocks in Chinese painting opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“The Korean Potter” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
FILM
Time’s Shadow: “Lyrical Nitrate” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kirk J. Schneider introduces “Rediscovery of Awe: Splendor, Mystery, and the Fluid Center of Life” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazzschool Faculty at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazz House Jam hosted by Darrell Green and Geechy Taylor at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazz-
house.com
Edessa, Balkan/Turkish music at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Ahmet Luleci at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Veretski Pass, traditional Eastern European Jewish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jackie Allen at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Black Box Series of Creative Music at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $7. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Fire Arts Festival opens at The Crucible, 1260 7th St., Oakland. with fire and light artworks, workshops and lectures, through July 11. For details see www.thecrucible.org
FILM
Exploit-O-Scope: “The Mask” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
JoAnn Levy reads from “Unsettling the West: Eliza Farnham and Georgiana Bruce Kirby in Frontier California” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with Nazelah Jamison and Karen Ladson at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Roy Tyler sings gospel music at noon at Oakland City Center at the 12th St. BART. www.oaklandcitycenter.com
Club Tecknoir at 10 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $4. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com
DP & The Rhythm Riders at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson with Pattie Whitehurst at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mike Marshall and Choro Famoso, Brazilian fusion, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Improvised Composition Experiment, open jam session for out and experimental sounds, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $5 to play or listen. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Devotion at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8.
848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. www.downtownrestaurant.com
Blowout, modern jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Fred Randoph Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JULY 8
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Sacred Spaces,” an exhibition of installation works by Seyed Alavi, Taraneh Hemami, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, Rhoda London, and Rene Yung. Curators walk-through at 7 p.m. Exhibit runs through August 7 at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street in Live Oak Park Gallery hours are Wed. - Sun. noon to 5 pm. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Love is a Treasure” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Tawni O’Dell reads from her new novel “Coal Run” 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 Paradise and Charselle, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert with Capoeira Arts Café at the Berkeley BART. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Hot Buttered Rum String Band, bluegrass, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ducksan Distones, featuring Donald “Duck” Bailey on piano, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale. www.thejazzhouse.com
The Latrelles, Bump at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Rushad Eggleston’s Wild Band of Snee at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Spyro Gyra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Through Sun. Cost is $15-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Megan Skalard at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Leo King, guitar, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Da Cipher, hip hop, at 9 p.m. at the Oakland Box, 1928 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $10. 451-1932. www.oaklandbox.com ›
