Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
THEATER
Shotgun Theatre Lab “The Faith Project” runs Tues. and Wed. at 8 p.m. to Sept. 15 at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby at MLK. Free with suggested donation. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
FILM
Cajun Film Night at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. A benefit for Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Time’s Shadow: “Decasia” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Gastronomical Tourist” with author Arthur Bloomfield at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dick Conte Duo 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
Concert for Amaly featuring John Santos and the Machete Ensemble at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Wed. Cost is $10-$15. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Community” works by Sonya Derian, John Kenyon, Ira Lapidus, Biliana Stremska and Vee Tuteur opens at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
“Construction/Paintings and Mixed Media Collages” by Gerald Huth opens at the Berkeley YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way. 848-6370.
“Metal Art 2004” an exhibition of wearable, ornamental and artistic metal art opens at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. 834-2296.
FILM
Performance Anxiety: “Vito Accondi” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
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
Gerald Landry and the Lariats at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun/zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Improvised Composition Experiment open jam session at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $5. www.thejazzhouse.org
Soroa, salsa music, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Brenden Millstein Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
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
Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson at 8 and 10 p.m., Wed. and Thurs. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Time and Place” Kala Fellowship Exhibition, Part II, featuring Paul Cantase, Elizabeth D’Agostino, Eunjung Hwang, and Joan Truckenbrod. Reception for the artists from 6 to 8 p.m., at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Runs to Oct. 2. 549-2977. www.kala.org
“Construction/Paintings and Mixed Media Collages” by Gerald Huth. Reception for the artist from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Berkeley YWCA, 2600 Bancroft Way. 848-6370.
FILM
Performance Anxiety: “Heidi” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. Chaplin: “Modern Times” at 7:30 p.m. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems Fall Kickoff at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus, with campus luminaries reading and discussing their favorite poems. Admission is free. 642-0137.
http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu
Janell Moon will read her poems at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Molotov Mouths followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. For information call 526-5985.
Eija-Liisa Ahtila: Matirx 212
A dialogue with Kaja Silverman and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson at 5:45 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
George Pederson and The ReincarNatives at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Connie and Friends at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Gini Wilson, solo piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jazz Mine, string swing jazz quartet, at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave. www.jazzmine.net
FRIDAY, SEPT. 3
THEATER
Alameda Civic Light Opera. “Pippin,” Sept. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 and 19 at 2 p.m. Kofman Auditorium, 2220 Central Ave. in Alameda. Tickets are $23 in advance, $25 at the door. Child and senior discounts. 864-2256. www.aclo.com
Aurora Theatre Company, “The Persians” opens at the Aurora Theatre and runs through Oct. 10. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
California Shakespeare Theater, “The Importance of Being Ernest” Tues.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m., Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. at the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater, through Sept. 3. Tickets are $13-$32. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Impact Theatre, “Fluffy Bunnies in a Field of Daisies” a sexually-honest comedy, at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid, and runs Thurs. - Sat. through Oct. 2. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Woodminster Summer Musicals “Flower Drum Song,” David Henry Hwang adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein classic at 8 p.m. at Woodminster Amphitheater in Joaquin Miller Park, 3300 Joaquin Miller Rd. Fri.- Sun. to Sept. 12. Tickets are $19-$31. 531-9597. www.woodminster.com
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Community” works by Sonya Derian, John Kenyon, Ira Lapidus, Biliana Stremska and Vee Tuteur. Reception for the artists at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
7th International Juried Enamel Exhibition opens at the ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 843-2527.
www.accigallery.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Artist’s Talk with “Time & Place” artists Elizabeth D'Agostino and Joan Truckenbrod. Elizabeth and Joan will be screening slides and videos of recent work plus discussing their Fellowship projects currently on view at 7 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kathleen Grace Trio at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $10-$15 sliding scale.
www.thejazzhouse.org
Pharma, 77 El Dora at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
Tropical Vibrations play Calypso, Reggae and Soca at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
The Ravines, folkadelic torch blues at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Brian Melvin Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dave Ellis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jose Rizo’s Jazz on the Latin Side at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Naked Aggression, Toxic Narcotic, Midnight Creeps, New Earth Creeps at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Kathleen Grace Trio at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8. www.thejazzhouse.com
Barbary Coast by Night Join maestro Omar for an evening of authentic music and food from Algeria, at 7 p.m. at Cafe Raphael’s, 10064 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito. 525-4227.
Beckett’s Battle of the Bands with The Fated, The Skindivers, Thriving Ivory and Walty at 6 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
SATURDAY, SEPT. 4
CHILDREN
“Wild About Books” Labor Day concert with folksinger Adam Miller at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“The Voices of Civil Rights Bus Tour” will be on display at Art & Soul in downtown Oakland in the plaza of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Clay St. between 12th and 14th Sts., though Sept. 6. Admission to Art & Soul is $5 per day, children under 12 free. 444-CITY. www.artandsouloakland.com
“Eyes Opened Wider” Recent panoramic landscapes by photographer Robert Reiter opens at the Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Oct. 16. 644-1400.
THEATER
“Surviving Cain” by the youth group of Chinese for Christ Church, at 8 p.m. at 2715 Prince St. Also Sun. at 2 p.m. www.cfcberkeley.org/english
FILM
Maurice Pialat “Turkish Chronicles” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading, 3 to 5 p.m., on the front lawn at 1527 Virginia St., cross street is Sacramento. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Native Elements, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
www.ashkenaz.com
Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Kugelplex performs Klezmer at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Marca Cassity and Emma Luna, singer songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Sylvia and the Silvertones at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Monkey Knife Fight at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
T.S.O.L, D.I., Wormwood, Blooddy Phoenix, Nightmare at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 5
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Times of India: The Woman and the Goddess” a collection of paintings by women artists from the Madhubani District, in rural India, at the Addison Street Windows Gallery, 2018 Addison St. Exhibition runs to Oct. 12. 981-7546.
FILM
Labor Day with Chaplin: “Modern Times” at 4 and 6 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Linda Elkin, Larry Felson and Bill Mayer at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wawa Sylvestre and the Oneness Kingdom, Haitian, Latin and Caribbean, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Skit System, Desolation, Blown to Bits at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Americana Unplugged with Redwing Bluegrass Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
MONDAY, SEPT. 6
READINGS AND LECTURES
Last Word Poetry Series with Jessica Loos and Neeli Cherkovski at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC
Larry Vuckovich & The Blue Balkan Ensemble at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7
THEATER
Shotgun Theatre Lab “The Faith Project” runs Tues. and Wed. at 8 p.m. to Sept. 15 at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby at MLK. Free with suggested donation. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Mark P. Fisher “Love for Sale” paintings, opens at Turn of the Century Fine Arts, 2510 San Pablo Ave. and runs to Oct. 20. 849-0950. www.turnofthecenturyfinearts.com
FILM
Alternative Visions: “The Films of Morgan Fisher” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Richard Clark discusses “Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terrorism” at 6 p.m. at Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Campus. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. Tickets are $10 available at Codys. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Mandy Aftel descrbes “Aroma: Recipes for Scented Food and Fragrance” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Edessa & Smyrna Time Machine at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Greek dance lesson with Lise Liepman at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Peter Barshy Duo 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.thejazzhouse.com
Ernestine Anderson at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Also on Wed. Cost is $10-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazz School Tuesday with Misturada at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Ninth Annual Yozo Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship Awards Exhibition Reception from 6 tp 8 p.m. at the Isabelle Percy West Gallery, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway, Oakland. Exhibit runs to Sept. 19. www.cca.edu
THEATER
Berkeley Rep, “The Secret in the Wings” opens at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. until Oct. 17. Tickets are $10-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
Performance Anxiety: Linda Montano” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Café Poetry hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
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
Roya Hakakian describes “Journey From the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, Jessie Lee, piano, Garrett McLean, violin, Inning Chen, piano, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Baguette Quartette at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Parisian musette dance lesson with Karen Tierney at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Kurt Ribak Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Pat MacDonald, Liam Carey and Paul Panamerenko at 9 p.m. at the Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo Ave. at Solano. 524-9220. www.ivyroom.com
Larry Ochs of Rova, with Fred Firth, Miya Masaoka and Chris Brown at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested.
www.thejazzhouse.org