Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JULY 23
FILM
The Invention of the Western Film: “Stagecoach” at 7:30 p.m. and “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” at 9:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “A Delicate Balance” by Edward Albee. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theatre, 1301 Shattuck at Berryman, through Aug 14. Tickets are $10, available from 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Alameda Civic Light Opera “Fiddler on the Roof” directed by Jeff Teague. Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 2 p.m. to July 25, at Kofman Auditorium, 2220 Central Ave., Alameda. Tickets arre $23-$25 available from 864-2256. www.aclo.com
Aurora Theatre “Betrayal,” by Harold Pinter, directed by Tom Ross. Runs through August 1. Tickets are $34-$36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Opera “Bat Out of Hell,” a new adaptation of “Die Fledermaus” at Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Tickets are $15-$40. 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Berkeley Rep, “21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com” Fri. and Sat. at 8:30 p.m. through July 24. Tickets are $25-$35. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Berkeley Rep “Master Class” with Rita Moreno at The Roda Theater. Runs through July 25. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
California Shakespeare Theater, “Henry IV” Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, through August 1. Tickets are $13-$32. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Contra Costa Civic Theatre “My Fair Lady,” directed by Michael Manley, through Aug. 14, Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m., selected Sun. at 2 p.m. Contra Costa Civic Theatre, 951 Pomona Ave, El Cerrito. Tickets are $12-$20. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Claire on “Serpents in the Garden: Liaisons with Culture and Sex” at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674 A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
Travel Photography A talk with Bob Tucker, featuring “Photographs of the Global Village” at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library’s Art and Music Room, 2090 Kittredge.
Merrill Goozner discusses “The $800-Million Pill: The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs,” at 8:30 a.m. at UC Press, 2120 Berkeley Way. Free for UC Press Associates, $5 for guests, includes breakfast. To RSVP call 643-8465.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Keyboard Reflections & Shadows,” Scott Pratt, solo pianist at 7:45 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. Tickets are $25 from 415-342-6151. 848-7800. www.berkeleycityclub.com
Holy Names Kodaly Institute Choir at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Names University, McLean Chapel, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 436-1234. http://laskey@hnu.edu
Jazz at Coventry Grove II “An Evening Under the Stars” with The Heath Brothers in concert and a conversation with Orrin Keepnews, at 7 p.m. at a private residence in Kensington. Benefit for The Jazz-
school, donation $150. For reservations call 845-5373.
Festival of Contemporary Music at 7:30 p.m., Park Blvd Presbyterian Church, 4101 Park Blvd., Oakland. Admission is free. Seating is general. Recommended donation $3. www.pbpc.org
Pasion Flamenca with Caminos Flamencos at 8 and 10 p.m. at Café de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $12-$20. 843-0662. www.cafedelapaz.net
Peruvian Independence Day Celebration with Jaranon y Bochinche at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Jeff Sanford’s CartoonJazz, the music of Raymond Scott, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Ras Midas and Congregation, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Trio Paradiso at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Abandon Theory, acoustic rock, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Tempest at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Tomorrow, Bruce Banner, Deadfall, Damage Deposit at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Down the Sol at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
KGB, Solemite, 10 Minutes Down at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Brown Baggin’ at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.
Mingus Amungus at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jessica Williams Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $15-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Deepak Ram, bamboo flute and Emam, tabla, percussion at 8 p.m. at Yoga Mandala, 2807 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 486-1989.
Sound of Giving Concert at 8 p.m. at Changemakers Books, 6536 Telegraph. Cost is $10 and up. 655-2405. www.changemakersforwomen.com
SATURDAY, JULY 24
THEATER
Central Works “The Mysterious Mr. Looney” a new play about the man who wrote the plays of Shakespeare opens at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m., through Aug. 5. Tickets are $8-$20, sliding scale. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
FILM
Bergman on a Summer Night: “The Virgin Spring” at 5 and 9 p.m. and “The Magician” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Leticia Hernandez, poetry and spoken word, at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Poetry Flash with Alan and Adam Soldofsky at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Mark Yakich will read from his recently published book, “Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross” at 7:30 p.m. at Book Zoo, 2556 Telegraph Ave. #7. 883-1332.
MIUSIC AND DANCE
Ali Akbar College of Music, tabla, violin, and vocal performance at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $12-$20. 415-454-6264.
Birdlegg & The Tight Fit Blues Band play the Oakland Blues at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Davka, Middle-Eastern Ashkenazi jazz, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50 in advance, $17.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Stephanie Bruce sings summertime songs at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Sila, from Kenya, with DJ Jeremiah, from Liberia, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Tarentel at 9 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15. www.thejazzhouse.org
Christy Dana, trumpet, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dan Zemelman at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Stymie & The Pimp Jones Love Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.
Go Van Gogh at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Bat Makumba, Samba Da at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Takaru, Kodan Armada, Kakistocracy, This Ship Will Sink, at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Barbary Coast by Night Join Omar for music and food from Algeria. Every Sat. at 7 p.m. at Cafe Raphael’s, 10064 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito. 525-4227.
Rory Snyder Quintet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Tim Barsky at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$10. 644-2204.
SUNDAY, JULY 25
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Keen Eyes, Strong Beaks, Sharp Talons - Birds of the East Bay Hills” a photography exhibition by Paul Roose. Recep-
tion from 2 to 4 p.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. Through Sept. 5. 525-2233.
FILM
The Invention of the Western Film: “Destry Rides Again” at 5:30 p.m. and “Duel in the Sun” at 7:25 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Wendy Jeanne Burch and Kevin Patrick Sullivan at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series Allen Cohen Memorial Reading at 7 p.m. with Clive Matson, Ann Cohen, Mark Schwartz, Debra Grace Khattab and others at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Music Cooperative Players, “An Evening in Latin America” music of Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla and Ginastera at 7 p.m. in the Valley Center, Holy Names College, 3500 Mountain Blvd. Oakland. Tickets are $5-$20 sliding scale at the door. 845-2232.
Russian National Orchestra, with soprano Lisa Delan and baritone Vladimir Chernov at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$60 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Un-Conventional Cabaret with Folk This and Carol Denney at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$12. Sponsored by Laborfest. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Benefit for Haiti with Motor Dude Zydeco, Gator Beat, Tom Rigney and Pierre Labossiere, at 3 p.m. Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$25. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Indian Classical Vocal Concert, with Abhinay Padhye on tabla & Vijay Ghaskadvi on harmonium, at 5 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10. 717-3862. http://www.cs.berkeley.
edu/~agni/chimmalgi
Pit of Fashion Orchestra at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Ronny Cox at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Americana Unplugged: Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Howard Alden, guitarist, at 7 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
MONDAY, JULY 26
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jeremy Varon describes “Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, The Red Army Faction and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express Theme Night “Humor” from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Roseanna Vitro at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JULY 27
FILM
Time’s Shadow: “The Way Things Go” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Frank Foer describes “How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poets Gone Wild, open mic night, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Creole Belles and Andrew Carriere at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Fourtet plays jazz standards and originals at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Jazz House Jam, hosted by Darrell Green and Geechy Taylor at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazz-
house.com
Charnett Moffett Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Wed. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Augúst August” Group show with new works by Carol Dalton and others to Sept. 5 at The Cecile Moochnek Gallery, 1809-D Fourth St., upstairs. 549-1018. www.cecilemoochnek.com
FILM
Exploit-O-Scope: “Homocidal” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
China Mieville introduces his new novel, “Iron Council” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
D’Arcy Fallon describes the Christian commune she called home in “So Late, So Soon” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik, featuring Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
Bay Area Writing Project, summer reading featuring teachers who are also authors from Berkeley and Oakland, at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sandfly performs reggae at noon at Oakland City Center at the 12th St. BART. www.oaklandcitycenter.com
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Balkan Folkdance at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Eric & Suzy Thompson, W.B Reid and Bonnie Zahnow at 8 p.m. at Strings, 6320 San Pablo Ave. All ages welcome. Donation $10. www.strings.org
Bryan Girard Quintet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Swing Mine plays 40s and 50s western swing at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Keith Terry’s “Slammin’” at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. www.thejazzhouse.org
Poor Bailey, The Apt, Mr. Loveless, Mike Rogers at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
THURSDAY, JULY 29
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Muchas Culturas, Una Communidad: Many Cultures, One Community” paper maché and ceramic artworks by students from Le Conte and Longfellow Schools. Reception 6 to 8 p.m. Addison St. Windows, 2018 Addison St. 981-7533.
FILM
Time’s Shadow: “Fellini Satyricon” at 9:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lawrence Ferlinghetti will read from “Americus: Book I” the first part of his epic poem of American consciousness at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Ward Churchill introduces “On the Justice of Roosting Chickens: Reflections on the Consequences of U.S. Imperial Arrogance and Criminality” at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674 A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
Jerry Stahl reads from his new novel, “I, Fatty” based on the life of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Terry McCarty and Mark States, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Brad Blanton discusses lying in “The Truthtellers” at 7:30 p.m. Barnes and Noble. 644-0861.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert with SoVoSó at the Berkeley BART. Sponsored by the Downtown Berkeley Association.
“What a Day!” The students of the 2004 Berkeley/Oakland Alvin Ailey Dance Camp exhibit their work at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. 642-0212. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Liam McCormick Sings the Blues at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Donation of $7-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Samba Ngo, Congolese guitarist, with a lecture by CK Ladzekpo, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Country Joe Band, with former members of Country Joe and the Fish at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Ismael “Bandolero” Duran at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Katie Jay Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Frisky Frolics, The Green Cards at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mimi Fox plays the music of Rogers and Hart at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ducksan Distones, featuring Donald “Duck” Bailey and guest vocalist Lorin Benedict, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $8-$15. www.thejazz-
house.com
Django Reinhardt Project, with special guest James Carter, at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Witches Brew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.ª
