Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, FEB. 18
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Seduced” by Sam Shepard Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck at Berryman, through Feb. 19. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
Albany High School, “Oklahoma!” at 8 p.m. at Albany High Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Also on Sat. and 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $5-$10. 558-2575.
Alchemy Works “The Wisdom of Eve” A tale of an ingenue understudy gone bad. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. Runs through Feb. 20. 845-5576.
Aurora Theatre, “Dublin Carol” by Conor McPherson Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun at 2 and 7 p.m. through March 6 at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Fetes de la Nuit” at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Runs through Feb. 27. Tickets are $43-$55. 647-2949.
“Bridge & Tunnel” workshop performances by Sarah Jones at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 7 p.m. Sun. through Feb. 20 at Berkeley Repertory Theater’s Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $30-$40. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Contra Costa Civic Theater, “The Mousetrap” Agatha Christie’s classic mystery Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Feb. 19 at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. Tickets are $10-$15. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre, “Othello” at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid. Thurs.- Sat. through March 19. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
Independent Theater Productioins presents three one-act plays, produced, directed and acted by Berkeley High students at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, Cedar St. Tickets are $5-$10.
Ragged Wing Ensemble “The Serpent” theater with movement, masks and puppetry, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., through Feb. 19, at the Eighth Street Studios, 2525 8th St. Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale. 527-8119. www.raggedwing.org
“Rhythm & Blues, with a Little Bit of Soul” A musical tribute of the contributions of African Americans to the art of music. A Longfellow Stars EDP Annual After School Scholarship Program Fundraiser. At 6:30 p.m. at Longfellow Middle School Theater, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $2-$7. 883-5258.
FILM
Film Preservation: “A Farewell to Arms” at 7 p.m. and “Paths of Glory” at 9:15 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
9th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Finalists will go on the the Grand Slam Finals, Feb. 26th, at Herbst Theater in SF. Cost is $4-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Robert Burns Celebration, his songs, his letters, his life, at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Ave., at Curtis, Albany. Tickets are $10-$15.
MUSIC AND DANCE
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Country Joe” McDonald at 7:30 p.m. at at the Fellowship Café and Open Mic, at Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita. Suggested donation $5-$10. 841-4824.
Groundation Celebrates Bob Marley at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
“Sight Unseen” featuring size-diverse dancers from around the Bay Area at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., at Telegraph, Oakland. Free. www.bigmoves.org
Judy Wexler at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Claudia Russell, Lowen & Navarro, contemporary acoustic folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $16.50-$17.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
FourMinuteMile, Electric Badness, rock, at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Toychestra, Conspiracy of Beards, Hall Flowers, at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Som’ma, Persian beat freedom concert at 8 p.m. at 21 Grand, 449B 23rd St., Oakland. www.sommamusic.com
Shimshai & the Natural Mystiquensemble at 9 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Cost is $14. www.studiorasa.org
George Kahn Quintet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Stephen Yerkey, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The People, Aphrodesia, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $8. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Hugh Schick Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Born/Dead, Deadfall, This Is My Fist at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Tribute to Jimmy Smith featuring Joey DeFrancesco, James Moody and others at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s, Jack London Square, Oakland. Tickets are $15-$22. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, FEB. 19
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gerry Tenney at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.
THEATER
Central Works, “Enemy Combatant” opens at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Performances are Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. through March 26. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381. www.centralworks.org
Independent Theater Productioins presents three one-act plays, produced, directed and acted by Berkeley High students at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, Cedar St. Tickets are $5-$10.
FILM
Film Preservation: “No Way Out” at 7 p.m. and “Counsellor at Law” at 9:20 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Morrie Turner, cartooning legend, celebrates his 40th year as a syndicated comic strip artist at 1 p.m. at Dr Comics and Mr Games, 4014 Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. 601-7800.
MUSIC AND DANCE
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Philharmonia Baroque “Mighty Samson” by Handel at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org
“A Night with Ustad Shujaat Khan,” North Indian classical music, at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $10-$50, available at the door only. www.juliamorgan.org
Kotoja, Afro-Beat, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
TOK, Jamaica’s dancehall artist at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $20. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Yair Dalal, Israeli composer and oud player at 7 p.m. at Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave., Piedmont. Tickets are $11.50-$16.50. 415-276-1511.
Scarth Locke, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Frank Wakefield Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Ghost Next Door, The SIck, The Rivals hard rock, punk, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Ben Goldberg at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Moot Davis with Pete Anserson, The Cowlicks at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Sara Leib Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Times 4, jazz-funk quartet, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Allegiance, Life Long Tragedy, Go It Alone at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20
EXHIBITION
“Interpolations,” works by Jennifer Foxley at the Albany Community Center Foyer Gallery 1249 Marin Ave., Albany, to April 29. Reception for the artist from 4 to 5 p.m.
THEATER
“Beowulf” The epic translated and performed by Philip Wharton at 7:30 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid. Sun. nights through Mar. 20. Tickets are $10-$15. 415-608-9683.
FILM
Film Preservation: “The Scarlet Letter” at 3 p.m., “Vitaphone Shorts” at 5:30 p.m. and “The Second Floor Mystery” at 8 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ross Tobia, El Cerrito author, introduces his new book, “Grand Unified Theory, Physics for a New Age” at 1 p.m. at Shutter Café, 10064 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito.
Poetry Flash, poetry and dance with Alan Bern and Lucinda Weaver & Richard Beban at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Philharmonia Baroque “Mighty Samson” by Handel at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org
Chamber Music Sundays presents San Francisco Symphony musicians and friends at 3:15 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$19 at the door. 415-584-5946.
Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Markus James and The Wassonrai, music and a film from northern Mali, at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054.
Ace of Spades acoustic series at 1 p.m. at MamaBuzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. fFee for all ages. 289-2272.
Linda Tillery and The Cultural Heritage Choir celebrating black history month at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $14-$16. 849-2568.
Mingus Amungus at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Todd Denman, Leo Rickard & Patrick Sky, uillean pipers, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Facing New York, Desa, rock, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886.
MONDAY, FEB. 21
READINGS AND LECTURES
PlayGround, readings by emerging playwrights, at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $15. 415-704-3177. www.PlayGround-sf.org
Bill Hayes discusses “Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Elizabeth McKenzie reads from “Stop That Girl: A Novel in Stories” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express with Diana Q and Paradise, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trovatore, traditional Italian songs, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Songwriters Symposium at 8:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $8-$12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, FEB. 22
FILM
Alternative Visions: “The Future is Behind You” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Laxmi Hiremath introduces “The Dance of Spices: Classic Indian Cooking for Today’s Home Kitchen” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Gator Beat 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
Solas, Irish folk ensemble, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50- $23.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
James Colley, Grant Langston and the Supermodels, Toshio Hirano, Americana country, at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Danny Caron, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Chris Von Sneidern, Adrianne Serna, Kyle Vincent, singer, songwriters, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Vital Information at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Wed. Cost is $10-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Randy Craig Trio, jazz, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23
THEATER
“Bright River” A hip-hop retelling of Dante’s Inferno, every Wed. through March 16 at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $12-$35 available from 415-256-8499. www.inhousetickets.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Haiga Paintings” and “Photographs of Japan” by Kazumi and Kim Cranney at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. www.giorgigallery.com
FILM
Cine Contemporaneo: “Cenizas del Paraíso” by Marcelo Piñeyro, at 7 p.m. in the CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch St. In Spanish with English subtitles. 642-2088. www.clas.berkeley.edu
Film 50: History of Cinema: “My Darling Clementine” at 3 p.m. and Video Games and Contemporary Art Practice at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kala Fellows Talk with Kin Kwok, Gwen Meyer, and Katherin McInnis at 7 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
Natalie Robins describes “Copeland’s Cure: Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Andrew Schelling reads from “Erotic Love Poems from India: A Translation of the Amarnshataka” 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 www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, with In Black and White, music by Jorge Liderman, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Dhol Patrol with SoulSalaam, Bhangra/Pan-Arabic beats, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Salsa Caliente All Stars at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Brian Girard Soul Jazz Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Le Flange Du Mal, underground music, at 10 p.m. at The Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo Ave. at Solano Ave. 524-9220.
Fabulous Disaster, Oc Toons, Riot A Go-Go, punk, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886.
The Tuna Helpers, God of Shamisen at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
THURSDAY, FEB. 24
FILM
Films of Nicholas Philbert: “To Be and To Have” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Melissa Boyle Mahle discusses “Denial and Deception: An Insider’s View of the CIA from Iran-Contra to 9/11” at 7:30 p.m. at at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America” with editor Pooja Makhijani and contributors at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with featured readers Leah Steinberg and Lavender Fogg at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
“Academy Awards Night” with film historian Harry Chotiner and film producer Ron Yerxa at 7:30 p.m. at College Prep School, Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $5-$10. 658-5202.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Bill Tapia, 97-year-old ‘ukulele maestro at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Randy Paufve Dance at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
Michael Wilcox Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kronkite, Big Band, Lesser Lights at 8 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Goapele at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com