Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JAN. 7
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Polk County” A musical about aspring blues musician, Leafy Lee, at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. to Jan. 9. Tickets are $15-$60. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
“The Bright River” written and performed by Tim Barsky and the Everyday Ensemble at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. through Jan. 16. Tickets are $12-$35 available from A Traveling Jewish Theater, 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
Shotgun Players “Travesties” by Tom Stoppard, at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. through Jan. 9. Free with pass the hat after the show. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry from the Vietnam Era and Its Legacy at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. in conjunction with the exhibit “California and the Vietnam Era.” 238-2200. www.museum.ca.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Dance Production 2005” Berkeley High’s dance performanceat 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, on the BHS Campus. Also on Sat. Tickets are $5-$10.
Elizabeth Anker, contralto, with John McDonald and Wayman Chin, piano, Scott Woolweaver, viola and Peter Maund, percussion, at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. 848-7800. www.Elizabethanker.com
Los Nadies with special guest Andres Soto, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$25. Fundraiser for the Social Equity Caucus.849-2568. www.lapena.org
Caribbean Allstars at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Lua, global creole roots, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Due West, contemporary bluegrass, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
David Jacobs-Strain, The Alexis Harte Band at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $8. 465-8480. www.oaklandmetro.org
Lavay Smith Quintet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ben Storm at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Truxton, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Oktobre People at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Ludicra, Voetsek, John the Baker & The Malnourished at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Soul Captives, ShitOuttaLuck, Hazel at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Grand Groovement at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Brown Baggin’ at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
Jenn August and Rachel Elfron at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Donation $5-$10.
Mark Hummel’s 13th Annual Blues Harmonica Blow Out with James Cotton, Kim Wilson, and Charlie Musselwhite at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $15-$30. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Juanita Ulloa’s Three Kings Celebration at 11 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITIONS
Lee Tanner's “Jazz Image” photography show featuring large-format black-and-white prints of giants from the jazz encyclopedia. Through Jan. 24 at the Berkeley Central Library, 2090 Kittredge. Photographer’s talk at noon. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Tim Metallo “New Paintings” Reception at 5 p.m. at The New Gallery for Urban Art, 1266 66th St., Emeryville. 596-0020, ext. 193.
FILM
“Travellers and Magicians” a film from Bhhutan with actor and cinematographer in person at Act 1 & 2, 2128 Center St. 464-5980. Showtimes available at www.landmarktheatres.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
American Bach Soloists Chorus at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. 415-621-7900. www.americanbach.org
Cornell University Glee Club at 7:30 p.m. at 2345 Channing Way. 650-386-5224.
Golden Bough, Celtic innovators, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
La Tania, flamenco, with Gypsy guitarist Jose Valle “Chuscales” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $18-$20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Eric Shifrin & The In Crowd at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
The Bittersweets at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Angel Magik at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159.
All Star DJ Jam at 10 p.m. at Club Oasis, 135 12th St., Oakland. Cost is $10. 763-0404.
7th Direction, Pocket, The Unravellers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
One Block Radiu, Disflex6, hip hop, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Alex Pfeifer-Rosenblum at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Donation $5-$10.
Brainoil, Born Dead, Scurvy Dos, Machine Gun Romantics 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.
Noah Schenker Group at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, JAN. 9
CHILDREN
Mary Ellen Hill “Celebrating Sun” at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
“After Vietnam: California Stories from Southeast Asian Perspectives” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. in conjunction with the exhibit “California and the Vietnam Era.” 238-2200. www.museum.ca.org
Poetry Flash with Doren Robbins, Cecilia Woloch and Sholeh Wolpé at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
Women’s Poetry Reading Bring poetry of your own, or of your favorite women authors and we’ll share around the fire with hot cocoa and tea. At noon at Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Park. 525-2233.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Amina Figarova International Band at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazz-
school. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Verse, Another Breath, Forward to Death, The Shemps at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
John McCutcheon, folk music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $21.50-$22.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Odd Shaped Case, Balkan music brunch at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MONDAY, JAN. 10
EXHIBITIONS
“Texture: The Many Layers of Textile Arts” with works by Natasha Fouko, Joy Lily, Susan Putnam, and Deb Shattil, opens at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition runs to Jan. 31. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
“Bay Area Landscapes That Make You Smile” paintings by Stan Cohen at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. 848-0327.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Opera Stars and Popular Music” with Larry Marietta, Music Program Director, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, at 7 p.m. at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043.
Marilyn Abildskov describes an American woman living and loving in Japan in “The Men in My Country” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Poetry Express, featuring Gayle Eleanor and Sholeh Wolpé from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Songwriters Symposium at 8:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Sakai, neo-soul, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JAN. 11
FILM
Local Short Film Festival at 9:15 p.m. at the Parkway Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland. Cost is $5 at the door. www.picturepubpizza.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ethan Rarick describes “California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Creole Belles with Andrew Carriere at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Duke Robillard Band at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Cyril Guiraud and David Michel-Ruddy at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12
READINGS AND LECTURES
Café Poetry hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Andrew Heinze describes “Jews and the American Soul: Human Nature in the Twentieth Century” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Mikel Dunham reads from “Buddha’s Warriors: The Story of the CIA-Backed Tibetan Freedom Fighters” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jules Broussard, Ned Boynton and Bing Nathan at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Steve Arnston, classical piano at 1:15 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5190.
Kurt Ribak Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Blues and Gooves with DJ Mike Pyle at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. West Coast Swing dance lesson with Nick & Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The James King Band, mountain soul from Virginia, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Judgement Day, A Burning Water, Street to Nowhere, string metal, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Poncho Sanchez Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JAN. 13
EXHIBITIONS
“Texture: The Many Layers of Textile Arts” with works by Natasha Fouko, Joy Lily, Susan Putnam, and Deb Shattil. Reception for the artists at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition runs to Jan. 31. 843-2527. www.accigallery.com
Addison Street Windows Gallery Anti-Bullying Art and Essays by Berkeley Middle School students opens and runs through Feb. 25. 981-7546.
FILM
David Thomson History of Hollywood: “The Last Tycoon” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christian Parenti describes “The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq” 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 Edwin Drummond and John Rowe, and guest Sholeh Wolpé, Persian poet, followed by an open mic, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
John Schott’s Dream Kitchen, old-time jazz, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Zoo Station at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Gini Wilson, solo piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Selector at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Special Ed, Coolie High, hip hop, at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $15. 848-0886.
FRIDAY, JAN. 14
THEATER
“The Bright River” written and performed by Tim Barsky and the Everyday Ensemble at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. through Jan. 16. Tickets are $12-$35 available from A Traveling Jewish Theater, 415-285-8080. www.atjt.com
FILM
David Thomson History of Hollywood: “Shanghai Express” at 7 p.m. and “Only Angels Have Wings” at 9:05 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Page to Stage, a conversation with playwright Tony Kushner and director Tony Taccone at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2015 Addison St. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
James D’Allesandro reads from “1906: A Novel” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Dance Production 2005” Berkeley High’s dance performance, choreographed by students, at 8 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston Way, on the BHS Campus. Also on Sat. Tickets are $5-$10.
The Pacific Collegium “From Advent to Epiphany” at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$18. 415-392-4400. www.pacificcollegium.org
Songwriters in the Round Monica Pasqual, Sonya Hunter and Emily Bezar at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Wake the Dead at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
The Kathy Kallick Band, bluegrass and originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761.
Captured! by Robots at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886.
The Phenomenauts, Freak Accident, Left Alone at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Cathi Walkup 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
Plays Monk at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Groovie Ghoulies, Jason Webley, Teenage Harlots at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Poncho Sanchez Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, JAN. 15
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Germar the Magician at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
FILM
David Thomson History of Hollywood: “Pierrot le Fou” at 6:30 p.m. and “The Shining” at 8:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Autumn Stephens, editor, and eight other local authors will read from their new book “Roar Softly and Carry A Great Lipstick” a 7 p.m. at A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 La Salle Ave., Montclair. 339-8210.
Juried Annual at Pro Arts Artist Talks at 1 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second Street, Oakland. 763-4361. www.proartsgallery.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jon Raskin, solo saxophone, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., between Bancroft and Durant. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. http://trinitychamberconcerts.com
“Music for the King of Prussia” performed by The Novello Quartet at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. at Garber. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
Fingertight, Unjust, hard rock, at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886.
J-Soul at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Loose Wig Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Bob Franke, singer-songwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Kugelplex at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Vanessa Lowe & Bug Eyed Sprite at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Montuno Groove Dance at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.
The Art of the Trio with the Dred Scott Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
The Mercury Dimes, The Earl White Band at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Gini Wilson “Chamberjazz” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Gravy Train, Clorox Girls, Two Gallants, Red Tape Apocalips at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
