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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, OCT. 26
CHILDREN
Family Night at the Library, 2090 Kittredge at 7 p.m. Halloween fun for ages 4-8. 981-6223.
FILM
JPEX: “Exploded States: War, Politics, and National Idenity” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gary Snyder reads from his new collection of poems, “Danger on Peaks” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Tim Junkin, author of “Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA,” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
The Whole Note Poetry Series with John Gatten and John Rowe at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
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
Tom Rigney & Flambeau 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
Maeve Donnelly & Steve Baughman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50- $17.50. 548-1761. www.freight-
andsalvage.org
Peter Barshay at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Palenque at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $8-$12. 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.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
A.G. Rizzoli’s “Transfigurations,” images of a fantastic world, opens at the GTU, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. and runs through Feb. 2. 649-2541. www.gtu.edu/library
FILM
Fiercely Primitive: Guy Maddin “The Sign of the Cross “ at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Photographer as Activist” with Sebastio Salgado, photographer and co-founder of Instituto Terra, and photo critic and curator Fred Ritchin at 7:30 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $10. 642-9988. http://journalism.berkeley.edu
Ben Barber, Prof. of Civil Society at the Univ. of Maryland, examines how U.S. foreign policy has gone wrong in “Fear’s Empire” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Ray Raphael re-examines “Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past” 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Philip Gelb’s Natto Quartet at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery, 2324 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $10. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Halloween Concert with organ works by Grieg and Bach at 12:15 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton, and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Balkan Folkdance at 8 p.m., dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Peau de Chagrin at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Acoustic Strawbs at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Earl Brothers, Royal Deuces, Houston Jones at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Rhiannon at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, OCT. 28
FILM
Cinema and Migration: “A Little Bit of Freedom” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Matrix 213: Some Forgotten Place Curator’s talk with Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Yuri Kochiyama reads from “Passing It On - A Memoir” of her years working for human rights at 7 p.m. at 30 Stephens Hall, UC Campus. Sponsored by Ethnic Studies/Asian American Studies Library. 548-2350.
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi introduces his new novel “The Last Song of Dusk” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Armour Garland and Stephen Berry, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Sheila Ellison, editor, reads from “If Women Ruled the World” at 7 p.m. at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Panopticon” Dean Santomieri Multimedia Performance at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery, 2324 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Mark Morris Dance Group at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$56. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Jackie Greene, folk and blues, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kensella at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Jazz Mine, string swing jazz quartet, at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave. www.jazzmine.net
Pebble Theory, Teri Faleschini, Scissors for Lefty at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
www.starryploughpub.com
David McLean, flamenco guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Evander Music October Festival Karen Stackpole & Brady Sharp, Birgit Uhler & Gino Robair at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Proceeds benefit the relocation of The Jazz House. www.thejazzhouse.com
Abdullah Ibrahim at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, OCT. 29
THEATER
Acme Players Ensemble, “Ghost in the Machine” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., call for Sun. times., through Nov. 7, at APE Space, 2525 Eighth St. Suggested donation $5-$20. 332-1931.
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Present Laughter” by Noel Coward at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Through Nov. 20. Tickets are $10. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Albany High School Theater Ensemble, “Pirandello’s Absolutely! (Perhaps)” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Nov. 7 at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd. Tickets are $5-$10 at the door. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
“Aya de León is Running for President” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St. at 27th St., Oakland. Tickets are $10. 273-2473. www.ayadeleon.com
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Eurydice” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. through Nov. 14. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Central Works, “A Step Away” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Through Nov. 21. Tickets are $8-$20. 558-1381.
Contra Costa Civic Theater, “Noises Off” Fri., Sat., and selected Sun., through Nov. 20. Tickets are $10-$15. 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Un-Scripted Theater Company, “Fear,” a full-length improvised horror story, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave. through Oct. 30. Tickets are $7-$12. 869-5384. www.un-scripted.com
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Native American Jewelers, Marian Denipah (Tewa) and Steve LaRance (Hopi) Reception at 6:30 p.m. at Gathering Tribes Gallery, 1573 Solano Ave. Exhibition runs through Dec. 31. 528-9038.
FILM
Behind the Seen: Walter Murch on Feature Film Editing at 9:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Da Shout at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Voices: Lesbian Choral Ensemble & East Bay Gay Men’s Chorus at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Sponsored by the Berkeley Arts Festival. Cost is $10. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Mark Morris Dance Group at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$56. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
UC Choral Ensembles at 6 and 8 p.m. in 155 Dwinelle, UC Campus. Tickets are $5-$8. 642-3880. http://tickets.berkeley.edu
Distant Oaks, traditional Gaelic and Celtic music at 8 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Tickets are $12-$15.
Mandrake, Paul Panamarenko at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Cost is $5. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Evander Music October Festival The Lost Trio plays Monk, John Schott’s Typical Orchestra, at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Proceeds benefit the relocation of The Jazz House. www.thejazz
house.com
The People, Orixa at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Baguette Quartette at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Psychokenetics, Baby Jaymes at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Lemon Lime Lights, Demented Big Band, Militant Children’s Hour at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
“13 Dreams of a Dying Clairvoyant” dance, music and video presentation by Double Vision at 9 p.m. at The Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $6-$10 at the door. www.oaklandmetro.org
Mandrake Three with Paul Panamarenko at 8 p.m. at the 1923 Teahouse. Donation of $5-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Kensella at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Danny Caron, Ruth Davies and Pamela Rose at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Matt Bauer & Sonya Greta at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Dick Hindman Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Vinyl at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Dynamic at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Halloween Show with The Tad Poles, Unit Breed, The Abi Yo Yos 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.
SATURDAY, OCT. 30
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with storyteller Betsy Rose at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
Fiercely Primitive; Guy Maddin “The Naked Jungle” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dan Plonse’s Daniel Popsicle big band with John Schott, Randy Porter, John Shiurba, Tom Yoder, Sarah Willner, Scott Rosenberg, and Mark Culbertson among others at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Arts Festival Gallery, 2324 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Musica Pacifica performs rarely heard baroque concertos and chamber works, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
Mark Morris Dance Group at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$56. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Traditional and Medieval Music of Scandinavia, performed by Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynemors with Tim Rayborn and Shira Kammen at 7:30 p.m. at Parish Hall, St. Alban’s Church, 1501 Washington St., Albany. Tickets are $12-$15.
“Imagining a Map of the World” solo dance performance by Evangel King at 11 a.m. at 1374 Francisco St. Donation $7-$15. 841-9441.
Harvest of Song with music by Bay Area composers at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $9-$10. 644-6893.
Halloween Cajun Dance with Aux Cajunals and guest Keith Terry at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson with Diana Castillo at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Danny Santos & The Savoys at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
O-Maya at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Brindl, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Kenny White at 8 p.m. at the 1923 Teahouse. Tickets are $5-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Wake the Dead at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
www.freightandsalvage.org
Flametal, a mixture of flamenco and metal, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$17. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Fred, Thriving Ivory, Falling Stars at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Plays Monk at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Evander Music October Festival Alex Candelaria Trio and Wind Trio of Alphaville at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Proceeds benefit the relocation of The Jazz House. www.thejazz-
house.com
The Squirrelly String Band, The Stairwell Sisters at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mundell Lowe & Friends at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Research and Development at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, OCT. 31
FILM
Fiercely Primitive: Guy Maddin “Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Grouping” paintings by Collective 9. Reception from 4 to 7 p.m. at Nexus Gallery, 2707 Eighth St. Exhibition runs to Nov. 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. 415-454-2823.
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Revels Autumn Showcase featuring storyteller and musician Kevin Carr, at 2 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $5-$10. 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
Harvest of Song with music by Bay Area composers at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $9-$10. 644-6893.
Meeting House Strings performs Beethoven, Taneiev at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Friends Meeting, 2151 Vine Street. Fundraiser for Friends Committee on Legislation. Tickets $5.
Americana Unplugged: the Saddle Cats at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 655-5715.
Susan Muscarella Trio at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz-
school.com
Farewell Party Fundraiser for the Jazz House with a selection of short solo piano sets by Matthew Goodheart at 8 p.m. at The Jazz House. Proceeds benefit the relocation of the Jazz House. www.thejazzhouse.com
Phil Ochs Night, celebrating an American songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Blakes Unplugged at 6 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
MONDAY, NOV. 1
READINGS AND LECTURES
Last Word Poetry Series with Debra Grace Khattab and Vince Storti at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Poetry Express, featuring Nina Corwin from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC
St. Mark’s Choir “Requiem” by Gabriel Faure at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Donations accepted. 854-0888. www.stmarksberkeley.org
Dave Eshleman’s Jazz Garden Big Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$15. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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