Election Section
Arts Calendar
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
FRIDAY, FEB. 25
THEATER
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.
Berkeley Repertory Theater, “Fetes de la Nuit” at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Runs through Feb. 27. Tickets are $43-$55. 647-2949.
Black Repertory Group “Thurgood Marshall” a play by Dr. Lenneal Hendersen, with Faye Carol and The Dru-Band at 7 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $7-$15.
Central Works, “Enemy Combatant” 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
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.
Un-Scripted Theater Company “You Bet Your Improvisor!” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through March 26 at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.unscripted.com
FILM
Films of Nicholas Philbert: “In the Land of the Deaf” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jim Wallis looks at “God’s Politics: Why the Rights Gets It Wrong, and the Left Doesn’t Get It” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Donation $10. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
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Nicholas Philbert in Conversation discussing his films at 1:30 p.m. at at Pacific Film Archive. Free. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Sir Roger Penrose discusses “The Road to Reality: The Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland East Bay Symphony performs Mahler, Bunch and Beethven at 8 p.m. at the Parmount Theater, 2025 Broadway. Pre-concert lecture at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $15-$60. 625-8497. www.oebs.org
Trisha Brown Dance Company, 35th Anniversary Celebration, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Jaranón y Bochinche, Afro-Peruvian music and dance at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568.
The Moodswing Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. with Nick & Shanna. Cost is $18. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Erika Luckett at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Blame Sally at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Sabrina Stewart, Inspect Her Gadget, Stiletta, rock, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7-$9. 848-0886.
Lemon Lime Lights, The Unravellers, The Kissers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. 841-2082.
Josh Workman Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Thomas Faut at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Vinyl, funk jazz at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Unbound, io, Minipop, Push to Talk and Chelsey Fasano, rock, at 7 p.m. at Imusicast 5429 Telegraph Ave Cost is $8. 601-1029. www.imusicast.com
Cuarteto Sonando, Afro-Cuban jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Unseen, Ramallah, Pistol Grip, Brain Failure at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Plot Against Rachel, Lowly at 9:30 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.
SATURDAY, FEB. 26
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Asheba at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.
EXHIBITIONS
“Serving the People - Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party Photographs” at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Reception at 2 p.m. with Billy X. Jennings and other BPP members in the Community Room. Exhibition runs to March 19. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
“Potters for Peace, the Road to Hope” an exhibition of Nicaraguan Pottery and fim screening at 5 p.m. at Berkeley Potters Guild, 731 Jones St. 524-7031. www.berkeleypotters.com
“The Art of Living Black” Ninth Annual Bay Area Black Artists Art Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun. at various locations throughout the Bay Area. Call the Richmond Art Center for a directory of participating artists and locations. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org
FILM
Films of Nicholas Philbert: “Every Little Thing” at 7 p.m. and “Animals” at 9:25 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rhythm & Muse featuring performance poet Paradise at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Free. Berkeley Art Center. 527-9753.
Robert MacNeil discusses “Do You Speak American?” his new book on American English at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
East Bay Poets, “Painting With Words” a reading and open mic at 2 p.m. at the Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave.at Ashby. Julia@juliamontrond.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kensington Symphony with Florence Kline and Nancy Hunt, flutes, and Dana Kemp, trumpet performs Hayden and Beethoven at 8 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Suggested donation $8-$10, children free. 524-4335.
Trisha Brown Dance Company, 35th Anniversary Celebration, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988.
Four Seasons Concerts presents “Triangulo” in a program of Latin American music at 7:30 p.m. at the Calvin Simmons Theater, 10 Tenth St., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$35. 601-7919. www.fourseasonsconcerts.com
Bay Area Classical Harmonies with Presidio Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Community, 52 Arlington, Kensington.
Jim Hudak, piano at 1 p.m. at Hear Music, 1809 Fourth St. 204-9595.
Dream Kitchen, with John Schott and music of the twenties, at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129.
Zydeco Flames at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. with Dana De Simone. Cost is $13. 525-5054.
Ken Mahru with Loyalty Day at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Matt Berkeley Group, jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Suzy Thompson with Del Ray, Larry Hanks & Thompspn’s String ticklers at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Larry Stefl Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Desoto Reds, Safety First, Imogene, indie, pop, rock, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
Homenagem Brasileira at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz
school.com
Pyeng Threadgill at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. at 8th. Cost is $10. www.pyeng.com
Eastbay Rats Benefit with Turks, Hobogoblin and Resistaleros at 9 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Grapefruit Ed at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Matt Renzi Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
All Bets Off, Time for Livin’ Killing the Dream, Lights Out at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 27
CHILDREN
The Sippy Cups, a musical performance for children at 4 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $5-$10. 925-798-1300.
EXHIBITIONS
“Haiga Paintings” and “Photographs of Japan” by Kazumi and Kim Cranney. Reception at 1 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-12288. www.giorgigallery.com
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
Films of Nicholas Philbert: “Louvre City” at 12:30 p.m. and “Animals” at 2:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Let the People Speak” a celebration of Black History Month with Kokomon Clottey and Aeeshah Ababio-Clottey at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
“Stalking the Folk Art of Mexico” with Marion Oettinger of the San Antonio Museum of Art at 2 p.m. at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft Way at College. 643-7648.
“Oakland Beat” An evening with young Oakland poets at 7 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Sponsored by California Shakespeare Theater, Campo Santo and Intersection for the Arts.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Pacific Mozart Ensemble “Voices from Farther East” a concert of Eastern-influenced choral music at 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way at Durant. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-705-0848. www.pacificmozart.org
The Maybeck Trio at 3 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington. 548-3121.
Sun String Quartet plays Haydn’s “Quinten Quartet” at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Sliding scale donation $10-24. 701-1787.
“Reflections: Music to Soothe and Uplift the Spirit” Celtic, medieval and traditional melodies with Eileen Hadidian, recorder and flute, Patrice Haan, Celtic harp at 7 p.m. at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. Donations $10, children free, no one turned away. 213-3122. www.gracenorthchurch.org
Songs for the Hard Times The 67th Annual Reunion of the Veterans and Friends of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade with Utah Phillips at 1 p.m. at the Calvin Simmons Theater, 10 Tenth St., Oakland. Tickets are $40. 548-3088.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies with the Presidio Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center.
Community Women’s Orchestra Winter Concert at 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Blvd., Piedmont. Donations $5-$10. 689-0202.
Masters of Persian Classical Music “A Journey into the Heart of the Middle East” at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Ethel, 20th century music and beyond, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32 available from 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Persia in Motion” with Shahrzad Dance Academy at 4 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $5-$10.
Papa Gianni and the North Beach Band at 2 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Bart Davenport and The Jonah Kit at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761.
Flamenco Open Stage with Adela Clara and Antonia& Virgina Juan at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Jaya Lakshmi accompanied by Jason Parmar on Tabla at 7:30 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Donation $14. 843-2787.
Color Black, Blair Hansen, Hands of Time at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. |
