Election Section
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
EXHIBITIONS
“Between Dimensions” Large sculptural paintings of the atmosphere by Ruth von Jahnke Waters. Reception at 5 p.m. Gallery 940, 940 Dwight Way at Ninth St.
“Color-Full” works by Jane Norling, Renata Gray, Aiko Kobayashi Gray, and others. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at WCRC Gallery, 5741 Telegraph Ave. 601-4040.
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Working,” inspired by Studs Terkel, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Through May 7. Tickets are $13-$15. 649-5999. www.aeofberkeley.org
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.
Aurora Theatre, “Blue/Orange” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m., 2081 Addison St. through May 15. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.aurora.theatre.org
BareStage Productions “She Loves Me!” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through April 24 at Choral Rehearsal Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$10. http://tickets.berkeley.edu
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
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.
“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 1901 Ashby Ave. through April 10. Tickets are $10-$30. 841-6500.
“Side-By-Side by Sondheim” by Theater on the Hill, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, One Lawson Rd., Kensington. Reservations required. Tickets are $20-$40. 525-0302.
FILM
An Evening with Frederick Wiseman: “Central Park” at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Oriah Mountain Dreamer describes “What We Ache For” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sweet Honey in the Rock at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$46. 642-9988.
UC Jazz Spring Concert at 8 p.m. at International House, Piedmont Ave. at Bancroft. Tickets are $5-$10. 642-5062.
Bustin’ Out, the best of hip hop, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $17-$20 at the door. www.juliamorgan.org
Bobby N. Barrett Night of Music at St. Mary’s College High School, 1294 Albina Ave. Reception at 6:30 p.m., performance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30. 526-9242.
Rythms in Reason A collaboration with Naked Souls Artist Alliance at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.
Samba Da and Universal Language, Latin dance groove at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Uday Bhawalker with Manik Munde at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Jill Knight at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
The Cheat, Foreign Telegram, Barefoot Bride, rock, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5-$7. 848-0886.
Rock Lotto at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Kevin Seconds and his Ghetto Moments at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Sasha Dobson Quartet 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.
Blowfly at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7-$10. 548-1159.
Will Bernard & Motherbug at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Light’s Out, Our Turn, The First Step, Right On at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Bonnie Lockhart at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.
EXHIBITIONS
“Plant Portraits: The California Legacy of A. R. Valentien” An exhibition of watercolors at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts.
“Memories of Southeast Asia” by Andrea Fumagalli, at 4 p.m. at 4th Street Studio, 1717D Fourth St. 527-0600.
THEATER
Cuentos: Voices for (Our) Stories: “Poch@” with Madmedia at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Tickets are $7-$10. 849-2568.
FILM
Crying in Color: “Moulin Rouge” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Oriah Mountain Dreamer discusses her book “What We Ache For” at 7 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St.
“Julia Morgan: The Paris Years” with Ph.D. candidate Karen McNeill at 4 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Cost is $15.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kirov Orchestra “Russian Spectacular” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$72. 642-9988.
Trinity Chamber Concert “Three Trapped Tigers” recorder music at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Cost is $8-$12. 549-3864.
Philharmonia Baroque “Cathedral of Toledo” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400.
Pacific Boychoir Academy Spring Concert at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. Tickets are $20. 452-4722.
Piedmont Choirs, early music concert at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 547-4441.
Bustin’ Out, the best of hip hop, at 8 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $17-$20 at the door.
Barbara Higbie at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Shiftless Rounders, Naked Barbies at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
Sister I-Live, Razorblade, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Jaime Wyatt, West Grand, Abandon Theory, rock, pop, alt at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Angel Magik at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159.
Brindl, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Fred Zimmerman at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Rio Thing at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.
Gospel Extravaganza at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.
Helen Chaya at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Flaming Fire, Faun Fable, Sevenly Virtues at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway at 2nd St. Cost is $10. 763-1146.
Meli at 7 and 9 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $5. 597-0795.
Peter Barshay’s Pit of Fashion Orchestra at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kill Your Idols, Forward to Death, All or Nothing at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
Andy Bey Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $15-$18. 238-9200.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
CHILDREN
Charity Kahn and the JamJamJam Band at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
“The World in My Neighborhood: Asian Cultures” family day from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft Way at College Ave. Cost is $3-$4. 642-7648.
EXHIBITIONS
“Narrating Moral Models” Lecture at 2 p.m., guided tour at 3:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808.
“Berkeley Police Department: A Century of Innovation” reception at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley History Center, 1931 Center St. 848-0181.
“Space is the Place” Installations by Sarah Cain, Christian Maycheck and others. Reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. 644-6893.
FILM
“For the Love of It” Annual Festival of Amateur FIlmmaking at 8:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Alan Williamson and Jeanne Foster at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
Berkeley Literary Women’s Revolution at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Volkert-Walther Trio at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. Preconcert lecture at 1:30 p.m. 444-3555.
Philharmonia Baroque “Cathedral of Toledo” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $28-$62. 415-392-4400.
Tekla Cummingham and Jonathan Rhodes Lee perform music by J.S. Bach and sons at 2 p.m. at Music Sources, 1000 The Alameda. Tickets are $10-$15.
Organ Recital with Jason Abel at 6:10 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way at Ellsworth. 845-0888.
Wayne Shorter Acoutic Quartet at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$46. 642-9988.
Four Seasons Concerts, Mauricio Nader, piano, at 4 p.m. at Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$35. 601-7919.
East Bay School for Girls Concert “Inspiration” at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 849-9444.
Jyota Kala Mandir at 5 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10-$15.
Sara Ayala & Los Flamenquitos at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Horacio Salinas at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568.
Faye Carol at 6 and 8 p.m. at Black Rep, 3201 Adeline St. Donation $20 benefits Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors. 465-1617.
Noxa, Lowki, Maxwell Adams at 4 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. All ages show. 848-0886.
Jazzschool Big Band at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.
Vance Gilbert at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Acoustic Singers-Songwriters at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Champion, Blue Monday at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
MONDAY, APRIL 11
EXHIBITIONS
Annual Quilt Show opens at the North Berkeley Public Library, 1170 The Alameda, at Hopkins, and runs through May 21. 981-6250.
FILM
The 5th Annual United Nations Association Film Festival “Values of Tolerance” with two documentaries “In Rwanda We Say” and “talk Mogadishu: Media Under Fire.” Reception at 6:30 p.m., films at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Tickets are $8-$10 at the door. 849-1752. www.unausaeastbay.org, www.unaff.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Lost Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800” a slide lecture with Asian Art Museum docent Jo Anne Erickson at 7 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043.
The Cross Gender Caravan cutting edge fiction and poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Poetry Express, featuring Gypsy the Acid Drama Queen from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Gift Horse, traditional fiddle music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Brubeck Institute Jazz Sextet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
CHILDREN
Storytelling Performance with Randel McGee protraying Hans Christian Anderson at 6:30 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043.
EXHIBITIONS
40th Annual Student Art Show featuring artwork by middle and high school students from the West Contra Costa Unified School District at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org
FILM
Alternative Visions: Devotional Cinema Screening and reading by Nathaniel Dorsky at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Marc Ian Barasch introduces “Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness” at 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Suggested donation $10. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Sandy Boucher discusses her biography of Buddhist teacher Ruth Denison, “Dancing in Dharma”at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Mutabaruka, reggae dub poet, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oslo, The Girlfriend Experience, Harold Lies, indie rock, punk, alternative, at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $5-$7. 848-0886.
Dead Meadow, Jennifer Gentle at 8:30 p.m. at Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
The Movement Spring 2005 Showcase at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $7 at the door.
John Mackay Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Swingin’ Doors, The Shut-Ins, Gayle Lynn and the Hired Hands, hulabilly, at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Hiromi, piano, at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
THEATER
“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. www.inhousetickets.com
FILM
Cine Contemporaneo: “La Cienaga” at 7 p.m. in the CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch St. 642-2088. www.clas.berkeley.edu
Best of Banff Mountain Film Festival at 7 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $12-$15 available at REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140.
History of Cinema: “The Day I Became a Woman” at 3 p.m. and Marina Goldovskaya “Solvoky Power” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Polhemus talks about “Lot’s Daughters: Sex, Redemption, and a Woman’s Quest for Authority” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Alice Carey reads from her memoir “I’ll Know It When I See It: A Daughter’s Search for a Home in Ireland” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
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.
Café Poetry with Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Janet Stickman introduces “Crushing Soft Rubies” at 7 p.m. at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. www.belladonna.ws
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert, with Ting Chin, cello, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean on the Rosales Organ at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $28-$48. 642-9988.
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bernard Anderson and the Old School Band at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson with Nick & Shanna at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Los Rumberos, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Enion Pelta and Jamie Stillway Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Babatunde Lea with Steve Turre at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
