Election Section

FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 

THEATER 

Alameda Civic Light Opera, “Pippin,” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. Kofman Auditorium, 2220 Central Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $23-$25. 864-2256. www.aclo.com 

Aurora Theatre Company, “The Persians” opens at 8 p.m. and runs through Oct. 10. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Rep, “The Secret in the Wings” at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. until Oct. 17. Tickets are $10-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Impact Theatre, “Fluffy Bunnies in a Field of Daisies” 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,” 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 

Unscripted Theater Company, “The Short and the Long of It,” improv theater, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, through Oct. 2. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.un-scripted.com 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

7th International Juried Enamel Exhibition at the ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Reception 6 to 8 p.m. 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 

“Blossoming” the floral works of Jane Magid, Chaya Spector and Karen Mills. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. www.wcrc.org 

“Times of India: The Woman and the Goddess” Reception at 7 p.m. at the Addison Street Windows Gallery, 2018 Addison St. 981-7546. 

Kei Mizuochi “Silkscreens” Reception for the artist at 6 p.m. at Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. 524-0623. 

FILM 

Maurice Pialat: “The Mouth Agape” at 7:30 p.m. “Police” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

International Literacy Day at 12:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Local authors and adult literacy students will read their poetry, short stories and other works. 981-6299. 

Colin Channer reads from his new collection of stories “Passing Through” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Gary Erickson, founder of Clif Bar, discusses “Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Alfredo Muro, Peruvian guitar virtuoso, at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

The Hogan, Emerge perform jazz, latin funk and eclectic in a free concert at 5 p.m. at Baltic Square, behind 121 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. 236-1401. www.pointrichmond.com/music 

Hitomi Oba Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazz- 

school.com 

Hot Buttered Rum String Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Vinyl, The People, funk, groove, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com 

Larry Ochs with Fred Firth, Davon Hoff and Miya Masaoka at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. www.thejazzhouse.org 

Grapefruit Ed and David Gans at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com  

Mimi Fox Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

DJ & Brook at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Mingus Amungus at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Battle of the Bands at 6 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Toys That Kill, Rasputin, Bezerk, Rivithead, Stiletta at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

“Eyes Opened Wider” Recent panoramic landscapes by photographer Robert Reiter. Reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Photolab Gallery, 2235 Fifth St. Exhibition runs to Oct. 16. 644-1400. 

“Bodyspeak” paintings by Debbie Moore. Reception at 8 p.m. at Loop Gallery, 6436 Telegraph Ave. 590-0040. 

FILM 

“The Battle of Chile” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donations. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Maurice Pialat: “Graduate First” at 7 p.m. and “French Chronicles,” “Early Shorts” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Larry Tye will read from his book “Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class” at 2 p.m. at West Oakland Library, 1801 Adeline St. 238-7352.  

Victor Villaseñor describes his memoir of life in Mexico, “Burro Genius” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Philharmonia Baroque “Cupid’s Arrow” with music by Rameau at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62 available from 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org 

Bobby McFerrin, solo performance at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$68. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Zydeco Flames at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenez. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Angel Magik at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com 

Larry Ochs, with Fred Firth, Mark Dresser and Miya Masaoka at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Donations of $8-$15 suggested. www.thejazzhouse.org 

Brown Baggin, Low Fat at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Leftover Dreams with Tony Marcus and Patrice Haan 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 Brunos at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129. 

Frank Jackson Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

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

The Fleshies, The Frisk, Scattered Fall, Shadowboxer, in a benefit for Jesse at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

John Schott’s Typical Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Wallace Roney Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12 

FILM 

Maurice Pilat: “The House in the Woods” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“Fictitious Marriage” at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. Donation $2. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Where Do We Go From Here?” a discussion of Southeast Asian cultural legacies in conjunction with the exhibit “California and the Vietnam Era” at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. www.museum.ca.org 

Poetry Flash with Forrest Hamer and Alice Jones at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

www.codysbooks.com 

“Shoso-in Treasures: Reconstructing Musical Instruments,” a lecture and demonstration by Toshiro Kido at 1 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. http://ieas.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

East/West Canvas: “Questioning Beauty” Dance performance by Sue Li Jue at 3 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Concert of Peace with the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Peace Chorus and William Corbett-Jones, piano, at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Honoring Fr. Bill O’Donnell and St. Joseph the Worker’s 125th Anniversary. Tickets are $15-$30, reservations suggested. 843-2244. 

Philharmonia Baroque “Cupid’s Arrow” with music by Rameau at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org 

David Buice, organist, perfroms an all Bach program at 6:10 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. 845-0888. www.stmarksberkeley.org 

La Nina Flamenco with Carola Zertuche, guitarist Jose Valle “Chuscales” and dancer Antonio Granjero, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $18-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Music from Japan’s Reigaku and Gagaku: A Living Tradition at 3:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall. Tickets are $28. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Americana Unplugged with Pete Madson at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Deaf Electric, electronic experi- 

mental sounds, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. www.thejazz- 

house.org 

Kenny Werner and Peter Barshay in a dinner concert fundraiser for the Jazzschool at 7 p.m. at Downtown. Cost is $60. 649-3810. 

John Stewart, singer-songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $17.50 in advance, $18.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

MONDAY, SEPT. 13 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

Bella Feldman and Katherine Westerhout, sculpture and photography at the Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building Atrium, 1515 Clay St. Exhibition runs until Oct. 29. 622-8190. www.oaklandculturalarts.org 

FILM 

“The Motorcycle Diaries” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Actors Reading Writers “The Unsuitable Object of Desire” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Free.  

Stephen Ducat discusses “The Wimp Factor: Gender Gaps, Holy Wars & The Politics of Anxious Masculinity” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Poetry Express featuring contributors to the “Berkeley Review of Poetry” from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Symphony, featuring Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto, Viviane Hagner, violin, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$49. 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org 

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk, 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 King at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, SEPT. 14 

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 

Mitchell Johnson, “Paintings and Works on Paper” opens at North Berkeley Frame and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave. and runs through Nov. 6. 549-0428. 

FILM 

Loose Ends: “The Early Years” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Larry Tye will read from his book “Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class” at 11 a.m. at Merritt College, Newton-Seale Lounge, R Bldg., Campus Drive, Oakland. 531-4911. 

Joe Loya describes “The Man who Outgrew his Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Mildred S. Barish, longtime Berkeley resident introduces us to “Tamalpais Tales: A Berkeley Neighborhood Remembers” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533. 

The Whole Note Poetry Series, with Michael Kelly and Edwin Massey at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093. 

Jill Lubin discusses the importance of connections in “Networking Magic” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Peter Barshay 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 

E.S.T. Esbjorn Svensson Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 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. 

David Rovicks, songs of social significance, at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org 

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15 

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 

“Threshold: Byron Kim 1990-2004” The first solo exhibition of Kim’s work opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. and runs through Dec. 12. 642-1295. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“De Colores,” the tropical fruit watercolor paintings of Margo Mercedes Rivera-Weiss. Reception for the artist from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the EBMUD Gallery, 2nd floor, 375 11th St, between Webster and Franklin, Oakland. Exhibition runs to Oct. 8. 

FILM 

Performance Anxiety: “John Baldessari” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Esmerelda Santiago reads from “When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Aimee Phan describes Operation Babylift before the fall of Saigon in “We Should Never Meet” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

www.codysbooks.com 

Ellen Weiss and Kiran Singh introduce “Berkeley: The Life and Spirit of a Remarkable Town” at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. 644-0861. 

Zack Rogow will read from his new translation of Colette’s classic novel, “Green Wheat” at 12:10 p.m. in 2515 Tolman Hall, UC Campus. 642-0137. 

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 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert, Monica Chew, piano, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Bluegrass Intentions and Evie Ladin, lecture and demonstration at 7 p.m. Concert at 9 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Soroa, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

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

Paul Thorn, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50 in advance, $16.50 at the door. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Acoustic Wednesday with Mikie Lee Prasad at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Cost is $8-$15 sliding scale.  

www.thejazzhouse.org 

Lee Sarah Big Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com