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Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, MAY 31
FILM
Alternative Visions: “The Lost Generation” with filmmaker Jack Walsh at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“The Golden Bowl” adapted by Isabelle Rogin read by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. www.aeofberkeley.org
Patricia Rain discusses “Vanilla: A Cultural History of the World’s Favorite Flavor and Fragrance” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Dylan Schaffer introduces his new mystery “I Right the Wrongs” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
The People’s Jazz Quintet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Randy Craig Trio at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Bill Frisell with Brian Blade & Sam Yahel at 8 and 10 p.m. through Thurs. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Gary Rowe, solo jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
EXHIBITIONS
Alvarado Artists Group Show with works by Marilyn MacGregor, Barbara Werner, Joan Lakin Mikkelsen, Carla Dole and MJ Orcutt opens at the Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-1228.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Michael Eric Dyson asks “Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?” 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
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sonic Camouflage at 8 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 763-7711. www.cafevankleef.com
Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Paul Arnoldi at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
Quimbobo, salsa, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
CHILDREN
Kid’s Musical Theater “Finding My Own Rock and Roll” with students from the Park Day School, at 7:30 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $5-$10. 925-798-1300. www.juliamorgan.org
THEATER
Shotgun Players, “Arabian Night” opens at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. and runs Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. until July 10. Tickets are $10-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
“The Real World” An exhibit of carbon copies and simulations, reproductions and scale models. Reception at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Exhibit runs to July 16. 549-2977. www.kala.org
FILM
“Goodbye, Dragon Inn” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Tribute to the Divas” with Dee Spencer at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Community Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
Jeanne Wagner featured poet at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720.
Kevin Smokler reads from a collection of contemporary writers, “Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
New Century Chamber Orchestra “Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis” at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $18-$39. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org
“Tribute to the Divas” with Denise Perrier at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Central Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
Ro Sham Bo and The Irrationals, a cappella at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568.
Rafael Manriquez Trio, guitar and vocals, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
John Reischman & The Jaybirds at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Jackpot, Nik Freitas at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Paul Mehling and Will Bernard at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Nathan Clevenger Group at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Akosua, African folk fusion, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
THEATER
Berkeley Repertory Theater “The People’s Temple” at the Roda Theater and runs through June 5. Tickets are $20-$55. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
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
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Private Lives” Noel Coward’s comedy. Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through June 12, at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito. Tickets are $10. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Shotgun Players, “Arabian Night” Thurs.-Su. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. until July 10. Tickets are $10-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Subterranean Shakespeare “The Taming of the Shrew,” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park, through June 24. For reservations call 276-3871.
Un-Scripted Theater Company “The Short and the Long of It” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., through June 25 at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St., Oakland. Tickets are $7-$10. 415-869-5384. www.un-scripted.com
EXHIBITIONS
Gallery Talk with Sculptor Bruce Beasley discussing his 45-Year Retrospective at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $4-$8. 238-2200.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Myrlie Evers-Williams presents “The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero’s Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters and Speeches” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High Dance Projects Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Berkeley High.
Berkeley Edge Fest 70th Birthday Celebration for Terry Riley at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$32. 642-9988.
Pacific Collegium “Couperin le Grand: Grand Motets” at 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$20. www.pacificcollegium.org
Galax Quartet, consort music for strings and voice by John Dowland and Roy Wheldon at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 601-1370.
Hide Date at 8 p.m. and Ed Reed and his Trio at 9 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Cowpokes for Peace at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Lalo Izquierdo and Rompe y Raja, Afro-Peruvian music and dance at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Vince Wallace Quintet at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Tom Paxton at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Houston Jones at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Jeff Kazor and the Swerve Beats at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Maria Marquez & Larry Vukovich Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Todd Boston, singer-songwriter, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Eileen Hazel and Helen Chaya at 8 p.m. at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
A.D.D., Riot Au Go Go, False Alliance at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Paquito D’Rivera and members of the Turtle Island String Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $15-$24. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
THEATER
Bembero Mudengu: Telling My Story Zimbabwean dance, music, ceremony and storytelling with Julia Tsitsi Chigamba and the Chigamba family at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $12-$18. 925-798-1300.
California Shakespeare Theater, “Othello” at 8 p.m. at Bruns Amphitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., between Berkeley and Orinda, through July 3. Tickets are $10-$55. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
EXHIBITIONS
“New Work” paintings by Yasuko Kaya, Chung Ae Kim, Mitsuyo Moore opens at 4th Street Studio, 1717D 4th St. and runs to June 17. 527-0600. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
FILM
International Disability Film Festival Sat. and Sun. from 1 to 5 p.m. Reception Sun. at 6 p.m. at La Peña. 849-2568.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mike Marriner, Brian McAllister, and Nathan Gebhard describ their cross-country road-trip and interviews with notable leaders in “Finding the Open Road: A Guide to Self-Construction Rather Than Mass Production” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
“Blind at the Museum” sign-language gallery talk at 1:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
“Terry Riley and the Last Half Century of American Music” A discussion with Paul Dresher, Joan Jeanrenaud and others at 4 p.m. at Elkus Room, 125 Morrison Hall, UC Campus. PArt of The Berkeley Edge Fest. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Punnany Poets at 7:30 and 9 p.m. at Black Repertory Theater., Adeline St. 652-2120. www.blackrepertorygroup.com
Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading from 3 to 5 p.m., on the front lawn at 1527 Virginia St. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Edge Fest “The Music of John Zorn” at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Pacific Mozart Ensemble, “A Capella Jazz & Pop” at 7:30 p.m. at The Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-705-0848. www.pacificmozart.org
Kensington Symphony, “Tribute to French Music” at 8 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Donation $8-$10. 524-4335.
Trinity Chamber Concerts: Bellavente Wind Quintet at 8 p.m. at 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. http://
trinitychsmberconcerts.com
“Tribute to the Divas” with Faye Carol singing Billie Holiday, at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Central Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
World Music Weekend on Telegraph Ave., between Bancroft and Parker, from noon to 8 p.m.
Jason Martineau, Rhonda Benin & Soulful Strut at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Bokei, The Taarka Quartet and Islands of Fire Drum Ensemble from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Caribbean Cove, 2556 Telegraph Ave. 981-8476.
Norton Buffalo at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Lua, a quartet of voices, percussion and strings at 6:30 p.m. at Cafe Valpariso, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 841-3800.
Tracorum at 9 p.m. at Cafe Van Kleef, 1621 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $5. 763-7711.
Los Mapaches at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $4-$8. 849-2568.
The Unravellers, The Kissers at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Braziu with Sotaque Baiano at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $15. 548-1159.
Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival with Triaxium West Large Ensemble at 8 p.m. at 21 Grand, 416 25th St. Oakland. Tickets are $6-$50.
Samantha Raven and Friends at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Hali Hammer & Randi Berge, folk rock, at 7 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
Larry Stefl Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.
Kenny Brooks Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
Candice & Company at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Little Brown House, Hong Kong Sit, Dink at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. Benefit for Stand Up for Kids. 525-9926.
Famous Last Words, acoustic americana, at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.epicarts.org
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
EXHIBITIONS
“From Isolation to Connection” works by artists with psychiatric disabilities at the Berkeley Art Center. Curator’s walk-through at 2 p.m. 644-6893.
“Sustainable Energy” photographs by Martijn Mollet at 2 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Edge Fest Discussion with the composers at 6 p.m. at 125 Morrison Hall, UC Campus. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Poetry Flash with Gerald Fleming and Maria M. Benet at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Edge Fest The Music of John Zorn at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Edge Fest The Music of Jorge Liderman, Fernando Benadon and others at 7:30 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
World Music Weekend on Telegraph Ave., between Bancroft and Parker, from noon to 8 p.m.
Prometheus Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Admission is free, donations accepted.
“Tribute to the Divas” with Frankye Kelly singing Ella Fitzgerald at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Central Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
Cantabile Choral Guild “Winds of Time” at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Chiurch, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $6-$25. 650-424-1410. www.cantabile.org
Community Women’s Orchestra performs music by women at 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Blvd. Piedmont. Donation $5-$10, children free. 6899-0202.
Fourtet with Brendan Millstein at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Carlos Oliveira and Ricardo Peixoto, Brazilian jazz guitar, at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazz
school.com
The Twang Cafe, Americana, at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Austin Lounge Lizards at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival at 8 p.m. at 21 Grand, 416 25th St. Oakland. Tickets are $6-$50. www.21grand.org
MONDAY, JUNE 6
CHILDREN
Family Music Night World music with Amber Hines from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Bananas, 5232 Claremont Ave., Oakland. To register call 658-7353.
EXHIBITIONS
“Punim: Our Spoken Treasures” An exhibit of photographs at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St., through June 7. 848-0237. www.brjcc.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Actors Reading Writers “American Folktales” at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Bring a book for the book exchange.
The Last Word poetry reading with Louis Cuneo and Diana Quartermaine at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Meredith Maran and friends introduce “50 Ways to Support Lesbian and Gay Equality: The Complete Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors or Yourself” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Poetry Express with Avotcja at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival with Phase Chancellor, John Bischoff at 8 p.m. at 21 Grand, 416 25th St. Oakland. Tickets are $6-$50. www.21grand.org
Molehill Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
Eldar, jazz pianist, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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