Election Section
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
FILM
Loose Ends: “Recent College Cinema” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
David Sedaris ”Strictly Speaking” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$38. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“In the Name of Justice” a staged reading by Shotgun Players of a new translation of Albert Camus‚ “Les Justes” at 7:30 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. 841-6500.
“Greek Art and Architecture in Italy” by Barbara A. Barletta, Prof. of Art History, Univ. of Florida, at 7:30 p.m. at the Archeological Research Facility, 2251 College Building, UC Campus. 415-338-1537.
Ivan Eland discusses “The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Policy Exposed” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Ntozake Shange on “The Sweet Breath of Life: A Poetic Narrative of the African-American Family” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Joseph Fischer describes the “Story Cloths of Bali” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
The Whole Note Poetry Series with Randy Fingland and Bert Glick at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Molly’s Revenge, traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and england at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $15.50- $16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
“Gigi’s Fabulous Adventure,” music inspired by myth and Taoism at 8 p.m. at Teance/
Celadon Fine Teas, 1111 Solano Ave. Tickets are $20, including tea samples. 524-1696.
Cyril Guiraud and Dave Michel-Ruddy at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jovino Santos Neto Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
THEATER
Royal Court Theatre, “4.48 Psychosis,” by Sarah Kane. Wed. - Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sun. at 3 and 7 p.m., at Zellerbach Playhouse. Tickets are $65. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
FILM
“O Primeiro Dia” in Portuguese with English subtitles at 7 p.m. in the CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch. 642-2088.
Video Art: “Home, Home on the Range” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Cafe Poetry and open mic hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Russell Banks introduces his political historical novel set in the U.S. and Liberia, “The Darling” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Don George, Global Editor of Lonely Planet, introduces “The Travel Book” at 7:30 p.m. at Easy Going Bookstore, 1385 Shattuck Ave. 843-3533.
Thais Mazur reads from her new book “Warrior Mothers” at 7 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. 883-0600. www.belladonna.ws
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, solo piano with Karen Rosenak at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Music for the Spirit with The Pacific Boy Choir Academy 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.
Anthony Paule and Mz. Dee at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Matt Berkeley Group at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Pete Muller at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Lenka Dusilova, Company Car, Hazerfan at 8:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $4. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Cedar Walton Trio with Kenny Burrell at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, NOV. 11
EXHIBTION OPENINGS
“I Was There: The Democratic National View” Photographs by Peter Stein documenting the political landscape in the United States in the early 1970s. Reception with comments by the artist at 4 p.m. at the Badè Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave. Exhibition runs through Nov. 18.
THEATER
“Ruthless” a musical parody of classic stories by the Mills College Players, through Sun. at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall Theater, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$15. 636-7106.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Minsk Connection” with Kala ArtsLink Fellow Tatiana Radsivilko at 7:30 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Michael N. Nagler, UCB prof. emeritus describes “The Search for a Non-Violent Future” at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Floetry, a Spoken R-evolution of Word at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Liza Featherstone describes “Selling Woman Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Jerry Ferraz and M.A.C., at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Laurie Anderson “End of the Moon” violin, electronics and spoken word at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Aza and Helené, North African music, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Bluehouse, Australian women’s trio, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Moot Davis with Pete Anderson at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Sebastien Lanson, solo jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kelly Takunda Orphan Project at 8 p.m. at Kimball’s East, 6005 Shellmound, Emeryville. Tickets are $10. 658-2555. www.kimballs.com
Small Change Romeos at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Selector Series at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, NOV. 12
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Yuji Hiratsuka, prints. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. Exhibition runs to Nov. 30. Gallery hours are Weds-Sat 2-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 524-0623.
Yaqui Jewelery by NaNa Ping Reception at 6:30 p.m. at Gathering Tribes Gallery, 1573 Solano Ave. Through No. 14. 528-9038.
FILM
Cine Mexico: “That’s the Point” at 7 p.m. and “Tender Little Pumpkins” at 9:05 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
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
Aurora Theatre “Emma” at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. through Dec. 19. Tickets are $36. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Eurydice” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. through Nov. 14. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Black Repertory Theater, “Who’s Who in the Tough Love Game” a new play by Ishmael Reed. Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through Nov. 27. Tickets are $5-$20. 3201 Adeline St. 652-2120.
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
Impact Theatre, “Meanwhile, Back at the Super Lair” by Greg Kalleres, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 11, at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid. No show Nov. 25. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Junction Avenue Theatre Company “Tooth and Nail,” from South Africa with giant puppets by Heather Crow ,at 8 p.m. at Durham Studio Theater, UC Campus. 642-9925. http://theater.berkeley.edu
Royal Court Theatre, “4.48 Psychosis,” by Sarah Kane. Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sun. at 3 and 7 p.m., at Zellerbach Playhouse. Tickets are $65. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Ruthless” a musical parody of classic stories by the Mills College Players, through Sun. at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall Theater, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$15. 636-7106.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Readings from Kim Addonizio’s Poetry Workshops 7 p.m. at Temescal Cafe, 4920 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 595-4102.
A Celebration of our Anarchist Mothers, Lucy Parson, and Voltarine de Cleyre with authors Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Barry Patemen at 7 p.m. at AK Press Warehouse, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700. www.akpress.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Laurie Anderson “End of the Moon” violin, electronics and spoken word at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Contra Costa Chorale, New Millennium Strings Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. Tickets are $12-$15. 524-1861. ccchorale.org
Rachmaninoff “Vespers” Sung in Church Slavic by University Chorus and Oakland Symphony Chorus at 8 p.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 4700 Lincoln Rd. Tickets at $3-$10 in advance only. 207-4093. www.oaklandsymphonychorus.org
Jazz in Fine Art at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Above and Beyond A Hip Hop Dance Showcase at the Julia Morgan Theatre at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $7-$17. 845-8542. www.juliamorgan.org
O-Maya, International Hip-Hop Exchange at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick & Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo, guitar and harmonica duo, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $21.50-$22.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Lee Waterman Quintet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
DJ & Brook, jazz trio, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
7th Direction, Golden Shoulders at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Submission Hold, Eskapo, Angry for Life, S.C.A. at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Katie Jay Band at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Drink the Bleach, Bottom, Ghengis Khan at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Anton Barbeau at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $5-$10. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Grand Groovement at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Cedar Walton Trio with Kenny Burrell at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 13
CHILDREN
“The Master Maid” a Word for Word performance in celebration of Children’s Book Week at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6223.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
“Different People, Different Places” Paintings by Bernice R. Gross and Robert Wahrhaftig. Reception at 7 p.m. at Fourth Street Studio, 1717D Fourth St. Exhibition runs to Dec. 13. 527-0600. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
“Neighborhood Convergence” New public art in Emeryville opening at 4 p.m. at the Powell St. undercrossing of I-80 at the Powell St./
Emeryville exit. www.unrulyimages.com/publicart/new/converge.jpg
FILM
Cine Mexico: “Wildflower” at 7 p.m. and “A Woman in Love” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
International Latino Film Festival “Una Revelación Cubana” at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Ballet, the Earth and the Pain of Being on the Ground” with photographer and sculptor Leonard Pitt, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Art Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
Ros McIntosh will read from her book “Live, Laugh & Learn” at 12:30 p.m. at the German Delicatessen, The Junket, in the El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Javanese Gamelan and Dance at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Trinity Chamber Concert with The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. www.TrinityChamberConcerts.com
Magnificat “A Due Voci Pari” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Ellsworth and Bancroft. Tickets are $12-$25. 415-979-4500. www.magnificatbaroque.org
Contra Costa Chorale, New Millennium Strings Orchestra at 5 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Tickets are $12-$15. 524-1861. ccchorale.org
Lang Lang, piano, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Choreographers’ Performance Alliance with host Diane McKallip and performances by local dancers at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studios, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $10. 644-1788, ext. 2.
Big City Improv at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, Ashby Ave. Tickets are $15 at the door. 595-5597. www.ticketweb.com
We the Planet Music and Activism Festival with The Roots, Mickey Hart, Third Eye Blind, at 7 p.m. at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland. Workshops will be held during the day on how to get involved in your community. www.wetheplanet.org
Jug Free America at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
John “Buddy” Conner, Celebration of His Life and Music, with Robert Stewart Quartet, Calvin Keys Quartet, M.R.L.S. and The Buddy Conner Memorial Band at 1 p.m. at Yoshi’s, Jack London Square. Donation $10. 238-9200.
Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Celtic fiddler and guitar duo, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Savoy Family Cajun Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lecture on Cajun music at 8 p.m., dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Clockwork, a capella jazz, at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Brian Harrison at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Nac One at the 1923 Teahouse at 8 p.m. Suggested donation of $5. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org
Grapefruit Ed, Snake in Eden at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
The People, Orixa at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Patricio’s Tri-Angulo at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.›
