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Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, MAY 20
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater “The People’s Temple” at the Roda Theater, through June 5. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
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
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
EXHIBITIONS
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition opens at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, and runs through June 19. 642-0808.
“Smoke, Lilies, Jade” work by twelve local LGBT artists at Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. Reception at 6 p.m. Exhibition runs to June 30. 601-4040, ext. 111.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Youth Speaks: The Oakland School Slam at 7:30 p.m. at Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Cost is $3-$5. To participate, call 415-255-9035, ext. 18. Oaklandslam@youthspeaks.org
Chuck Palahniuk reads from his new book “Haunted” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $10, free wih purchase of the book. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
David Antin reads from his new work of free-form pieces “I Never Knew What Time It Was” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Kim Addonizio An evening of poetry from her workshops at 7 p.m. at Temescal Cafe, 4920 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 595-4102.
Debra Grace Khattab, poet, at the Fellowship Café & Open Mic at 7:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, Cedar & Bonita Sts. Donation $5-$10.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “Barre to Bravura” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $14-$18 at the door. www.berkeleyballetorg
Nguyen Dance Company “Struggle to Survive: 30 Years Cry for My Country,” on the 30 year anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at the Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Tickets are $15. 415-336-3154. www.dannydancers.org
Oakland Opera Theater, “White Darkness” at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Sun. at 2 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway at Second St., through May 22. Tickets are $18-$32. www.oaklandopera.org
Oakland East Bay Symphony with the Oakland Symphony Chorus at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway. 625-8497. www.oebs.org
Hideo Date at 8 p.m., Doug Arrington at 9 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Hip Hop Exchange Sin Fronteras at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Los Bros, Latin fusion at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9-$11. 525-5054.
Blame Sally at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Moonrise with Lady Michal & Neal Hellman, acoustic pagan folk, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Vince Wallace Quintet at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Dialectic, Maxwell Adams, The Sevenmillionaires at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Patty Larkin at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.
Morning Line, The Cowlicks, Joe Rathbone at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Ben Adams Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Doug Blumer at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Dick Hindman Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
Brown Baggin’ at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
Lua, a quartet of voices, percussion and strings at 6:30 p.m. at Cafeé Valpariso, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 841-3800.
Syncrosystem at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Meneguar, Gospel, Self-Employed Saviour at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Bill Evans Soulgrass at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $15-$26. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, MAY 21
EXHIBITIONS
“Fresh Paint” paintings done by students of Larry Robinson. Reception at 5 p.m. at Piedmont Lane Gallery, 4121 Piedmont Ave., Oakland.
THEATER
“Requiem for a Friend” an intermedia performance ritual, directed by Antero Alli, Sat. and Sun. at 9 p.m. at Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut St. Cost is $10.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Religious Extremism and ‘The People’s Temple’” at 5 p.m. at Berkeley Rep, 2015 Addison St. Free. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
Naomi Wolf reads from “The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from My Father on How to Live, Love, and See” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “Barre to Bravura” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $14-$18 at the door. www.berkeleyballetorg
Trinity Chamber Concerts “Voci e Violini” at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. trinitychamberconcerts.com
“Jazz with a French Twist” A benefit concert for St. Ambrose Church with Duo Gadjo and Anouman at 8 p.m. at 1145 Gilman St. Tickets are $10. 525-2620.
Contra Costa Chorale with the New Millennium Strings Orchestra at 2 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury, El Cerrito. Tickets are $12-$15. Children under 16 free. 524-1861.
American Bach Soloists “Sonic Tapestries” at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Tickets are $20-$30. 415-621-7900. www.ameriacanbach.org
Robin Gregory Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Darcy Menard at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Jinx Jones Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Mitch Marcus Quintet at 9 p.m.. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Barefoot Nellies, bluegrass, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Carl Nagin, flamenco, at 7 p.m. at Spuds, 3290 Adeline Ave. Cost is $7. 597-0795.
Nerissa Nields at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Poor Bailey, Bordelo, Company Car at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Sheldon Brown Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Conversation with the artists at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Mercury Dimes, Wrangletown at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Loco Bloco Drum and Dance Ensemble at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
Judy Wexler Quintet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Local Band Night with Bandalism, The Annoyance, The Heist at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, MAY 22
CHILDREN
Music for People and Tingamajigs Concert An outdoor labyrinth of interactive instuments for the whole family from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $4-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
Gary Laplow at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
“From Isolation to Connection” works by artists with psychiatric disabilities opens at the Berkeley Art Center, through July 1. Reception from 2 to 4 p.m. 644-6893.
THEATER
“La Zapatera Prodigiosa” by Federico García Lorca, performed by students of College Prep at 7 p.m. at Buttner Auditorium, 6100 Broadway, at Brookside, Oakland. Free. 652-0111.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Irreconcilable” gallery talk on the MFA Graduate Exhibition at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Poetry Flash with D. Nurkse, Jerry Ratch and Sherry Karver at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
UC Extension Student Reading at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Ballet Theater, “Barre to Bravura” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $14-$18 at the door. www.berkeleyballetorg
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble “Listen to the Elements: Music of Earth, Water, Air, and Fire,” at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $15-$20 at the door. Children under 12 free. 531-8714. www.coolcommunity.org/voci
CDQ Brazil at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
“From the Shtetl to La Scala” with soloist Heather Klein at 2 p.m. at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $5. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org
Memories in Red, Savage Machine, This May Never End at 4 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. All ages show. 848-0886.
Americana Unplugged: Jimbo Trout & The Fish People at 4 p.m. at Jupiter. 655-5715.
Peace Brigades International and Kid Beyond at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15-$25. 849-2568.
Greta Matassa & Mimi Fox at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373.
Songs of “Les Miserables” performed by the River City Theater Company at 2 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Loudon Wainwright III at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761.
Flamenco Open Stage with Stephanie Neira and Grupo Sabores de Espana at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
MONDAY, MAY 23
EXHIBITIONS
“Exhibit A” Photographs by Mark and Michele Nelson. Reception at 7 p.m. at Lanesplitter Pub & Pizza, 2033 San Pablo Ave. 845-1652.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Jim Leff introduces “The Chowhound’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Poetry Express with Cynthia Bryant at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Vicki Burns and Mark Little at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
West Coast Songwriters Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $5. 548-1761.
Northgate High School Jazz Groups at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, MAY 24
READINGS AND LECTURES
David Skibbins reads from his new mystery “Eight” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Carol Setters, author of "Kick Start: A Cosmic Biker Babe's Guide to Life" at 7 p.m. at Change Makers Books for Women, 6536 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 655-2405.
Susann Cokal introduces her historical novel “Breath and Bones” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Clarinet Thing with Beth Custer, Ralph Carney, Ben Goldberg, Sheldon Brown, and Harvey Wainapel at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50- $18.50. 548-1761.
Jug Free America, Orth at 9:30 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $5. 444-6174.
Brian Kane, solo jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
7: ES-EL at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $6-$7. 848-0886.
Ah LaRocca at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Flutology 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, MAY 25
THEATER
Berkeley Rep, “Honour” opens at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. and runs through July 3. Tickets are $20-$39. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
FILM
Berkeley High Annual Student Film Festival at 6 p.m. at Florence Schwimly Little Theater, Berkeley High Campus.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Martha O’Conner introduces “The Bitch Posse” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Jorge Emmanuel, Abe Ignacio and Helen Toribio discuss “The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons” 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit “Famous War Horses Played on the Organ” at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
Vechirka, an Ukranian party with Kitka at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Donations help sent the group to the Ukraine this summer. 444-0323. www.kitka.org
Calvin Keys Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jug Free America at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Universal, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Happy Turtle, jazz-funk-lounge at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Sonic Camouflage at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Free. 763-7711. www.cafevankleef.com
Penny Lang & The Echo Hunters at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Anthony Wilson Nonet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, MAY 26
CHILDREN
Story Theater PLUS! With students from Redwood Day School and the College of Marin at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater. www.juliamorgan.org
THEATER
Subterranean Shakespeare “The Taming of the Shrew,” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park, through June 24. No show June 2. For reservations call 276-3871.
FILM
Latino Film Festival: “Oscar” in Spanish with subtitles at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alan Burdick introduces “Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts discuss “Afflicted Powers: Capital and Spectacle in a New Age of War” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Word Beat Reading Series with Charles Curtis Blackwell and Phillip T. Nails at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Art Maxwell Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Benefit for the Family of George Robinson at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20, sliding scale. 525-5054.
King Wilkie at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Mirror Image, Send for Help at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryplough.com
Jeremy Cohen and Dean Riley at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Tango #9 at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Piano Music by Tim Ross and Jack Kruscup, Thurs.-Fri. at 5 p.m. at the Faculty Club, UC Campus. Early Bird specials at $13.99. For reservations 540-5678.
Gary Burton Generations Band at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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