Election Section
Arts Calendar
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.
www.codysbooks.com
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.
Monsters are not Myths, indie rock, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org
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. 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 at 8 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. 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 & Thompson’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.
Helen Chaya’s Acoustic Showcase at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org
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.
MONDAY, FEB. 28
FILM
Seeing Through the Screen: Buddhism and Film “Enlightenment Guaranteed” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“American Popular Song, 1800-2005” An historical and styistic overview with William Bolcom, composer and Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano, at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. http://music.berkeley.edu/bloch
Kate Coleman describes “The Secret Wars of Judi Bari: A Car Bomb, the Fight for the Redwoods and the End of Earth First” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Kevin Canty reads from his new novel “Winslow in Love” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Express theme night “stars,” with special guest Sonya Renee, the 2004 National Poetry Slam Champion, 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
Trovatore, traditional Italian songs, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
CSUH Benefit with the CSUH Jazz Ensembles at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
FILM
Alternative Visions: “Light and Shadow Bandit” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Steve Erickson reads from his new novel “Our Ecstatic Days” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Ross Tobia, El Cerrito author reads from “Grand Unified Theory, Physics for a New Age” at 7 p.m. at the Friends of the El Cerrito Library, 6510 Stockton Ave., El Cerrito.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Anoush & Smyrna Time Machine at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Long Lonesome Road, bluegrass, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $18.50- $19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
The Marcos Silva Brazilian Piano Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bob Harp, Danny Allen, Americana, at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Omar Sosa Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
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
“Drawn by the Brush: Oil Skteches by Peter Paul Rubens” opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. and runs through May 15. 642-1295. www.banpfa.berkeley.edu
“Mapping the Landscape of Learning” artwork by Bay Area youth and CCA students, opens at the Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oliver Art Center, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway. Reception from 5 to 7 p.m. 594-3754.
FILM
Film 50: History of Cinema “The Lady From Shanghai” at 3 p.m. and “Tron” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Andrew Sean Greer reads from his novel “The Confessions of Max Tivoli” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Donna Henes reads from “The Queen of Myself: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife” at 7 p.m. at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave. 655-2405. www.
changemakersforwomen.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
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra 4th Annual Choral Festival, benefitting the Musicians’ Pension Fund at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$49 available from 841-2800. www.berkeleysymphony.org
The Marcus Shelby Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Fundraiser for Joe Paquin with Tom Rigney & The Sundogs at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Zydeco dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ledward Ka’apana, Hawaiian slack key guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Ubzorb, Dead Sea Scribes, Daddy Axe at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174. www.storkcluboakland.com
Omar Sosa Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
