Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
EXHIBITIONS
“Woodblock Prints by Paul Jacoulet” opens at the Schurman Fine Art Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. 524-0623. www.schurmanfineartgallery.com
“Irish Crochet Lace: 150 Years of a Tradition” Reception at 6 p.m. at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. 843-7290. www.lacismuseum.org
FILM
“EarthDance: The Short-Attention-Span Film Festival” at 6 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. After-party at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5-$8. Reservations recommended. 238-3818. www.museumca.org
Edgar G. Ulmer: “Bluebeard” at 7 p.m, and “The Strange Woman” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater “For Better or Worse” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. and runs through April 24. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
“The Motown Story” Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. at 6 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15-$38. 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
“Proof” by David Auburn, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through May 7 at The Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Tickets are $13. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Shotgun Players “The Just” by Albert Camus. Thurs.- Sun. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through April 10. Tickets are $10-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Iris Stewart introduces “Sacred Women, Sacred Dance” at 7 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. www.belladonna.ws
MUSIC AND DANCE
Cudamani, Balinese music and dance, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.
All-Oakland Talent Show at 7 p.m. at the Malonga Casquelourd Arts Center, 1428 Alice St. Tickets are $10. www.oaklandleaf.org
Rafael Manríquez & Duamuxa at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Erik Aliana and Korongo Jam, African, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sherry Austin & The Hog Ranch Rounders at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
David K. Matthews Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Lost Cats, jazz at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Bottom Dwellers, Real Sippin’ Whiskeys, A.J. Roach at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Tragedy, Nightmare, Riistetyt at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Monkey, The Struts, The Barbary Coasters, ska, rock n’ roll, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5-$7. 848-0886.
Vinyl, Brown Baggin’ at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
Grand Groovement at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Kenny Garrett at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $14-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Kevin Griffin and Alisa Peres, songs from traditional folk to Latin America, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568.
Paper Characters with Elisa Kleven, author of “Abuela, The Paper Princess” at 2 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17.
EXHIBITIONS
“Interlude” Reception and book signing from 2 to 4 p.m. at A New Leaf Gallery, 1286 Gilman St. 525-7621.
“Trouble Man” in homage to Marvin Gaye. Reception from 1 to 4 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 14th St., Oakland. Exhibit runs to May 28. 637-0200.
FILM
Edgar G. Ulmer “American Matchmaker” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
THEATER
“A Single Woman” the story of Jeannette Rankin at 2:30 p.m. at Claremont House, 4500 Gilbert St., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$20. RSVP to 587-3228. loma64@yahoo.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 p.m., at Strawberry Creek Lodge Dining Hall, 1320 Addison St. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazz House Tribute to Mingus and Dolphy with saxophonist Howard Wiley at 9 p.m. at 21 Grand Art Gallery, 449B 23rd St., Oakland. Cost is $10. www.thejazzhouse.org
Trinity Chamber Concert “Duo Terra Antiqua” with Zoe Vandermeer, soprano, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Cost is $8-$12. 549-3864. http://trinitychamberconcerts.com
Vox Populi “Mother and Son,” devotional music from 15th cent. England at 8 p.m. at the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, 2316 Bowditch St. Free. www.vox-pop.org
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.
Larry Karush, jazz pianist and composer, at 8 p.m., at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $10-20 at the door. 527-0450.
“Bare Bones” Randee Paufve Dance at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2547 Eighth St. Tickets are $12, available one hour before the show. www.paufvedance.org
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Mujeres: Rebeca Mauleón & Quintet at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Aux Cajunals, Cajun, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Eric Crystal Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Samantha Raven at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Monkey Knife Fight at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Braziu at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.
Moore Brothers, Mandarin, Thread at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Joe Rut, Jason Kleinberg, indy rock, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Meli at 7 and 9 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $5. 597-0795.
Tape, Pomegranate, The Wearies at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $4-$7. 848-0886.
Love Songs, Angry for Life, Darlington at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
EXHIBITIONS
“Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens” guided tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808.
FILM
Crying in Color: “How Hollywood Coped When Technicolor Died” at 4:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Sophie Cabot Black and David Breskin at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“Painting Out of Conflict: Velasquez, Rubens, and the Dutch in Time of War” with Svetlana Alpers, Prof. Emerita, Art History, at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Takacs Quartet at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
San Francisco City Chorus and Berkeley Chancel Choir with California Chamber Symphony performing Mozart’s Requiem, at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $13-$20. 415-701-SONG. www.sfcitychorus.org
Klezmatics with guest Joshua Nelson at 4 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Followed by party at BRJCC. Tickets are $23-$50. www.brjcc.org
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373.
Imagining Peace with Betsy Rose, Edie Hartshorne, Nicole Milner and others at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Green and Root, James Lee Stanley, acoustic folk pop, at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Darin Schaffer at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
RU36, Fuller at 4 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. All ages show. 848-0886.
7 Seconds, Groovie Ghoulies, Whiskey Rebels at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
MONDAY, APRIL 4
EXHIBITIONS
“Acting Out: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore” at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., through July 31. 549-6950.
FILM
Buddhism and Film: “My Dinner with André” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Richter describes “The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Sidra Stich will show slides and introduce “art-SITES- Northern Italy” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Actors Reading Writers “Russian Masters” stories by Sholom Aleichem and Anton Chekhov, at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Poetry Express, 3rd Anniversary featuring Nazelah Jamison from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
The Last Word Poetry reading with Carlye Archibeque and Scott Wannberg at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dimitri Matheny’s “Nocturnes” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
CHILDREN
Puppet Company “Trickster Tales” at 7 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17.
EXHIBITIONS
“Betwen Dimensions” Large sculptural paintings of the atmosphere by Ruth von Jahnke Waters, opens at Gallery 940, 940 Dwight Way at Ninth St.
Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy with Keiji Onodera at 5 p.m. at IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St. 642-2809.
FILM
Alternative Visions: “A Darkness Swallowed” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ronald Wright discusses “A Short History of Progress” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Keith Devlin describes “The Math Instinct: Why You’re a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats and Dogs)” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
“American Labor and the Cold War” with authors William Issel, Kenneth Burt and Don Watson at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Claudia Schmidt at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Mudbath, Aroarah, alt pop rock, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5. 848-0886.
“Bright River” A hip-hop retelling of Dante’s Inferno, at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $12-$35. 415-256-8499.
Baby Buck, Cowpokes for Peace, Bob Harp, alt country, at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Maria Muldaur at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
Brian Kane, solo jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
THEATER
Laney College Theater, “Legacy for LoEshe” in memory of a girl slain in West Oakland, Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m., through April 21, at 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Tickets are $5-$9. 464-3544.
FILM
Film 50: History of Cinema “Mulholland Drive” at 3 p.m. and Games People Play, “Machinima” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Zac Unger describes “Working Fire: The Making of An Accidental Fireman” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Cara Black reads from her new mystery novel, “Murder in Clichy” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Josh Kearns, UC student and contributing author reads from “What We Think: Young Voters Speak Out” at 2:30 p.m. at the Cal Student Store. 642-7294.
Ross Tobia reads from his new book “Grand Unified Theory, Physics for a New Age” at 7 p.m. at the Albany Public Library Meeting Room, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany.
Berkeley Poetry Slam at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert “Jazz and Vocal” at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Za’Bava! Izvorno at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Ravi Abcarian Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Claudia Schmidt at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
Julio Bravo, salsa, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Dave Holland Big Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Fri. Cost is $14-$20. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
EXHIBITIONS
“Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens” guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“North by Northwest” new and experimental works on paper by members of Seattle Print Arts. Reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.oeg
“Jewish Life and Culture in Norway: Wergeland's Legacy” Reception at 7 p.m. with Jo Benkow, former President of the Norwegian Parliament, at Townsend Center for the Humanities, 220 Stephens Hall, UC Campus. RSVP to 642-5355.
THEATER
Albany High School Theater “Wit” and “Benefactor” Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. at 8 p.m. and Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m. through April 16, at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. Tickets are $5-$10. 558-2500, ext. 2579.
FILM
Marina Goldovskaya: “The Prince is Back” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems with Suji Kwock Kim at 12:10 p.m. at Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. 642-0137.
“A Mirror of Threads: Weaving and Self-Representation in Mexico” with Alejandro de Avila from Oaxaca at 5 p.m. at Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft Way at College. 643-7648.
Grace Marie Grafton reads her poetry at 7 p.m. at Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17.
Amy Prior reads from “Lost on Purpose: Women in the City” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Prof. Robert Ogilvie discusses “Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic” at 1:30 p.m. at the Cal Student Store. 642-7294.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Nancy Wakeman and Jeanne Powell at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Stan Goldberg explains “Ready to Learn: How to Help Your Preschooler Succeed” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Emam & Friends, world music, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Kelly Joe Phelps at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Old Time Square Dance with Amy and Karen, and the Barnburners at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
Peter Barshay & Weber Iago at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.ª
