Press Releases
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 3
EXHIBITIONS
“Challenging Wood – Beyond the Wooden Frame” a woodworking exhibit through May 26 at the June Steingart Art Galley, Laney College, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Reception from 5 to 8 p.m. 464-3586.
READINGS AND LECTURES
David Rothenberg describes “Why Birds Sing: A Journey into the Mystery of Bird Song” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
NoMeansNo at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Front Porch, The Trainwreck Riders, JD Buck, Jr. at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Lynne Arriale Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200.
Lyrics Born at 6:30 p.m. in Lower Sproul Plaza, UC Campus.
Duncan James, jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
FILM
Fim 50: “The Saddest Music in the World” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rush Kidder talks about “Moral Courage” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Katy Turchin, poet, at 6:30 p.m. at at Belladonna, 2436 Sacramento St. Donations benefit battered women.
Berkeley Poetry Slam Team Competition at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Holy Names University Chorus and Chamber Singers at 7:30 p.m. at 3500 Mountain Blvd. Tickets are $5-$15. 436-1130.
Del Sol String Quartet at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $7-$21.
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Yair Dalal, Holocaust Memorial Concert at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-15. 525-5054.
Deepak Ram with Debopriyo Sarkar, Indian bansuri flute, 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.
Stilleta, CD release, at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7-$8. 848-0886.
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Fri. Cost is $8-$12. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, MAY 5
EXHIBITIONS
Alvarado Artists Group Show at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Reception at 6 p.m. 848-1228.
“Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens” guided tour at 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808.
Earth Day Art created by Alameda County K-12 students is on display at 461 Ninth St., Oakland. Each piece of art in the Re-Create exhibit, sponsored by StopWaste.Org and the Museum of Children's Art, is made from recycled materials. Exhibition runs to May 21. 614-1699.
THEATER
“Ancestral Body Navegante,” spoken word performance by María Elena Fernandez at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.
FILM
Festival Follies: “Words in Progress” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lunch Poems with student poets at 12:10 p.m. at Morrison Library in Doe Library, UC Campus. 642-0137.
Robert Morris’s “Blind Time Drawings” Gallery talk with Eve Meltzer at 12:15 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808.
David Kirby discusses “Evidence of Harm—Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
John Markoff, introduces “What the Dormouse Said: How 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Word Beat Reading Series at 7 p.m. with Max Ventura and celebrating the release of David Lerner’s book, at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
Diane Kirsten, poet, at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988.
Beth Custer Ensemble at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054.
Red Riding Hood at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082 www.starryplough.com
Za’atar, Jewish music from Arab lands, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Danny Caron and John Wiitala at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Lee Ritenour & Friends at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square., through Sun. Cost is $15-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
David Siegel, Jenn August, Jason Miller, folk, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
FRIDAY, MAY 6
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
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
Berkeley High School, “A Chorus Line” Fri. and Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at the Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High Campus. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students at the door.
Berkeley Repertory Theater “The People’s Temple” at the Roda Theater, through May 29. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949.
Black Repertory Group “Bubbling Brown Sugar” the musical Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. to May 14 at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $7-$15. 652-2120.
Contra Costa Civic Theatre “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through May 21. Tickets are $12-$20. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Eastenders Repertory “A Knight's Escape” and “WWJD,” Thurs. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., through May 15 at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $15-$18 available from 568-4118.
Impact Briefs 7: “The How-To Show” Thu.-Sat at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through May 28. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
“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
EXHIBITIONS
“What’s Hot in the Emerging Art Scene” a special show of emerging East Bay artists at 6 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“Door to Door” Collaborations with strangers by Jon Brumit opens at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. Through May 27. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org
“Convection” A show of new works by Ellen Babcock. Reception at 5 p.m. at Atelier Gallery, 1812 Sixth St. Exhibition runs through May 27, by appointment only. 486-1485. www.ateliergalery.net
FILM
Berkeley Independent Festival of Digital Arts Opening Night Gala at 8 p.m. at North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst St. Sponsored by Vista College. Tickets are $10-$20. 981-2818. www.ifdigitalarts.org
Works from the Eisner Awards Competition, with artists in person, at 7 p.m. at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Byron Katie talks about “I Need Your Love Is That True?” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Donation $10. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
California Bach Society Warren Stewart’s Farewell Concert at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $10-$25. 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org
Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988.
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$20. 642-9988.
Dick Hindman Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Cristo Cortés, gypsy flamenco singer, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The People and Alfred Howard & The K23 Orchestra at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Stairwell Sisters at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Adrian Gormley Quartet, jazz, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Lua, a quartet of voices, percussion and strings at 6:30 p.m. at Café Valpariso, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 841-3800.
The Herms, The Krose, Jack Killed Jill, punk, alt, indie rock at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7-$8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Casey Neill at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Jessica Neighbor & The Hood at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Itsawhale at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Kill the Dream, Die Young, Invictus Maneo at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
Lee Ritenour & Friends at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square., through Sun. Cost is $15-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, MAY 7
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Rosie & The Railroaders at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
THEATER
Rough and Tumble “The Devil is an Ass” by Ben Jonson at 7:30 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. at Telegraph, Oakland. Free, donations accepted. 601-1444.
EXHIBITIONS
Alvarado Artists Group Show with works by Kristen Jensen, Sally Smith, Ross Carlton and James and Gillian Servais at the Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Reception for the artists at 1 p.m. 848-1228.
Akio Takamori, functional porcelain ceramics, at Trax Gallery, 1812 Fifth St. 540-8729. www.traxgallery.com
FILM
Berkeley Independent Festival of Digital Arts from noon to 9 p.m. at North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst St. Sponsored by Vista College. Tickets are $5-$10. 981-2818. www.ifdigitalarts.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Investigative Journalism and ‘The People’s Temple’” at 5 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2015 Addison St. Free. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Andrew Bacevich describes “The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War” at 2:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Hip-Hop Aesthetics in Theater at noon at La Peña Cultural Center. Free. 849-2568.
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading at 3 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street. Free. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Macbeth” by Verdi, with the UC Alumni Chorus at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $15-$40. 841-1903. www.berkeleyopera.org
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra Duruflé “Requiem” at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. free, donations accepted. www.bcco.org
Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$20. 642-9988.
Volti “Copeland’s American Landscape” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$20. 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org
“Angela’s Mixtape” by Eisa Davis, a musical montage of her life growing up with activist aunt Angela Davis. Sat. and Sun. at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. 849-2568, ext. 20. www.lapena.org
Mother’s Day Gospel Concert featuring Pamela Adams at 5:30 p.m. at Miracles of Faith Community Church, 4335 Virginia Ave., Oakland. Donations benefit the American Breast Cancer Society. 326-6190.
Del Sol String Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $7-$21. 415-831-5672. www.delsolquartet.com
G.S. Sachdev and Swapan Chaudhuri, classical North Indian Ragas at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $23-$32. 415-259-8629. www.bansuri.net
Robin Flower & Libby McLaren, celtic americana, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
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Tempest, Sharon Night at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Mumbo Gumbo at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Viv Savage, The Morning Electric, Glasshour at 9:30 at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Braziu, Brazilian music, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159. www.shattuckdownlow.com
Samantha Raven and friends at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Weber Iago Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Meli at 9:30 p.m. at Capoeira Arts Cafe, 2026 Addison St. Donation $6.
Mark Holzinger, acoustic guitar at Spuds Pizzeria, corner of Alcatraz & Adeline. Cost is $7.
Dick Conte Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Das Oath, Look Back and Laugh, Shook Ones at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MAY 8
CHILDREN
Mother’s Day Concert with Mary Miche at 3 p.m. at Tilden Nature Center. 525-2233.
Juan Sanchez at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
Kathy Kallick Mother’s Day Show at 1 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $7.50-$9.50. 548-1761.
EXHIBITIONS
“The Art of the Launch” an exhibition of graphic art, photographs and memorabilia relating to the 747 ships built at the Kaiser shipyards during WWII, at the Richmond Museum, 400 Nevin Ave. 235-7387. richmondmuseumofhistory.org
“Sephardic Horizons” a tour with Judaica curator, Elayne Grossbard at 1:30 p.m., colloquium at 2 p.m. at Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. 549-6950. www.magnes.org
“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.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Elizabeth Treadwell and Liz Waldner at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Youth Orchestra featuring 14-year-old Jack Draper, clarinet, at 2:30 p.m. at Laney College Theater in Oakland. Donation $5. 663-3296.
Steve Wedgwood, baritone, with Michelle Diaz, soprano, in an AIDS Benefit Recital at 4 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Donation. 526-3805.
Gypsy Crossings featuring Biréli Lagrene and Taraf de Haidouks at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988.
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra Duruflé “Requiem” at 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Free, donations accepted. www.bcco.org
California Revels A Mothers Day Tribute to All Mothers at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children. 925-798-1300.
A Cappella Concert for Mother’s Day with a quartet from the Russian male chorus Slavyanka at 1:30 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200.
NATyA “The Elements” Indian classical dance at 6 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $11-$15. 925-798-1300.
Carlos Zialcita Jazztet at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
New Works for Jazz and Indian Dance at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
John Renbourn with Jacqui McShee at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. ª
