Election Section

Arts Calendar

Tuesday July 27, 2004

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. 

FRIDAY, JULY 30 

CHILDREN 

Mood Swings with a reading of “When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry” by Molly Bang at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-3635. 

FILM 

The Invention of the Western Film: “Ride Lonesome” at 7:30 p.m. and “The Searchers” at 9:05 p.m. at 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 

Aurora Theatre “Betrayal,” by Harold Pinter, directed by Tom Ross. Runs through August 1. Tickets are $34-$36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.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 

Central Works “The Mysterious Mr. Looney” a new play about the man who wrote the plays of Shakespeare, 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. For reservations call 558-1381. www.centralworks.org 

“Spanglish 101” with Bill Santiago at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7-$12 sliding scale. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Adrian Tomine, author of the comic book series “Optic Nerve” in conversation with Eli Horowitz on “Scrapbook” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Jim Hightower introduces his latest book “Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush: More Political Subversion” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Midsummer Mozart Festival at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$48. 415-627-9140. www.midsummermozart.org 

Moonrise & Shekhinah at the 1923 Teahouse at 9 p.m. Suggested donation of $7-$15, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. with Belinda Ricklefs. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, traditional folk singer and raconteur, 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 

The People, Orixa, Awesome Cool Dudes at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Robbie Fulks, Scout of Firecracker at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Mal Sharp Big Money in Jazz at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Henry Kaiser, solo guitar, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Research and Development at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Blown to Bits, Death Toll, Against Empire, Holokaust 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, JULY 31 

THEATER 

The Oakland Playhouse Improv Troupe A night of improv comedy at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby at MLK. Tickets are $15 at the door. 595-5597. www.theoaklandplayhouse.com 

FILM 

Jewish Film Festival runs from July 31 to Aug. 5 at Wheeler auditorium, UC Campus. 925-275-9490. www.sfjff.org 

Bergman on a Summer Night: “Smiles of a Summer Night” at 5 and 9 p.m., and “Wild Strawberries” at 7:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash reading for “Mercy of Tides: Poems for a Beach House” with contributors Alex Green, Zack Rogow and Hannah Stein at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Berkeley Poetry Slam Fundraiser at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Port Chicago,” a musical-theater performance commemorating the 60th anniversary of the worst home-front disaster in World War II, will be staged by the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra from 3 to 5 p.m., at the African-American Museum and Library at Oakland, 659 14th St. 637-0200. www.oakland 

library.org  

Quasi Nada, live Brazilian music, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com 

Kirsten Gray at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Sarah Manning Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

John Reyburn, folk, Baroque guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761.  

www.freightandsalvage.org 

Kekele, Congolese rumba, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15, with $5 discount for those who have their receipt from the June 29 lecture. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Naked Barbies at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Insolence, Unjust, Jynx at 8:45 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

John Stowell, guitar, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz- 

school.com  

Dan Zimmelman on piano at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. www.thejazzhouse.com 

Blair Hanson at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Scott Amendola Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Allegiance, Cast Aside, More to Pride, In Your Face 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. 

Tim Barsky 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 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 

FILM 

The Invention of the Western Film: “Lonely Are the Brace” at 5:30 p.m., “The Wild Bunch” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson & Company of Voices, from Austin,Texas, at 4 p.m. at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $15. www.conspirare.org 

Sacred Geometry and Dances of India with Malathi Iyengar and Rangoli Dance Company at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Tickets are $12-$20 available from 925-798-1300. 

Americana Unplugged: Joe Craven, mandolinist and percussionist, at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Bush-Be-Gone Bash with the Funky Nixons and the Gary Gates Band at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jacqui Naylor at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com  

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 

CHILDREN 

“Tales from the Enchanted Forest” with puppeteer Nick Barone at 11 a.m. at Habitot Children’s Museum’ Fairy Tale Day celebration. Children can come dressed as their favorite fairytale character and act in impromptu skits. Fairy dust painting will take place in the Art Studio. 2065 Kittredge St. 647-1111. www.habitot.org 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

“Alfred Henry Jacobs” photographs, documents and original artwork on Jacobs’ contribution to the architecture of Bay Area movie palaces, at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. 549-6950. www.magnes.org 

FILM 

“My Sister, My Bride” a documentary about same-sex marriage by Bonnie Burt at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus at 6:30 p.m. www.sfjff.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

The Last Word Poetry Series with John Rowe and Michael Kelly at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave.  

Julie Smith introduces her new detective book, “Louisana Lament” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Actors Reading Writers “America at War” a story by Tim O'Brien and letters from Andrew Carroll’s book, “War Letters” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.  

Poetry Express featuring Terry McCarty from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Greg Osby Four at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 

FILM 

Time’s Shadow: “Corridor” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Evan Wolfson on “Why Marriage Matters” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Jay Brunhouse introduces us to “Travelling the Eurail Express” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Jazz House Jam hosted by Darrell Green and Geechy Taylor at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donation $5. www.thejazz- 

house.com 

Courtableu at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Pattie Whitehurst at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Greg Osby Four at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz- 

school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

 

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