Press Releases

FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 

THEATER 

Aurora Theatre “The Price” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m., through Oct. 9, at 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $38. 843-4822.  

Contra Costa Civic Theater, “You Can’t Take it With You” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Pomona Ave. at Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, through Oct. 22. 524-9132.  

DMCF Productions “Florence” by Alice Childress and “The Pot Mker” by Marita Bonner, Thurs.-Sat at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourd Center, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$25. 633-6360. 

Impact Theater “Nicky Goes Goth” at 8 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, through Oct. 1. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.  

Lunatique Fantastique “Executive Order 9066” Thurs.-Sat. at 7 p.m. at 2120 Allston Way. Through Oc. 21. Tickets are $15-$22. 415-826-5750.  

Shotgun Players, “Owners” at 8 p.m., Thurs.-Sun. through Oct. 16 at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Reservations suggested. 841-6500.  

Wilde Irish Productions “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me” Thurs. -Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m., at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Oct. 2. Tickets are $18-$22. 644-9940. www.wildeirish.org 

FILM 

Films from Along the Silk Road: “The Roof of the World” at 5 p.m. “Angel on the Right” at 7:p.m. and “Osama” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Jonathan Kozol describes “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America” at 7:30 p.m. at King Middle School, 1780 Rose St. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. Tickets are $8-$10. 845-7852.  

Dutch Voices: Jos de Putter and Peter Delpeut at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.  

Ariel Levy examines “Female Chauvanist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Los Cenzontles in concert, and the documentary “Pasajero: A Journey of Time and Memory” at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15. 925-798-1300.  

Oakland Opera “La Belle et la Bete,” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Oct. 2 at the Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway at 2nd. Tickets are $18-$32. 763-1146.  

Mark Morris Dance Group at at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$58. 642-9988.  

Sarah Cahill, solo piano recital at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 701-1787. 

Dick Hindman Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.  

Samora & Elena Pinderhughes, nine and 13 year old jazz musicians, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10, $5 for children 12 and under. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Stephanie Bruce & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Groundation at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Pam & Jeri Show at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Due West, progressive California bluegrass, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Stephanie Rearick, Good for Cows, John Lindenbaum and Liam Carey at 7 p.m. at Mama Buzz Cafe, 2318 Telegraph Ave. Cost is $6.  

Julie Hardy Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Linh Nguyen at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

The Morning Benders, The Paranoids, The Family Arsenal at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082.  

The Phenomenauts, The Sting Ray, The Knights of the New Crusade at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

Kofy Brown at 10 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

Slydini, funk-jazz, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Dave Weckl Band at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 

EXHIBITIONS 

Institute of Mosaic Art Faculty Exhibition Reception at 6 p.m. at 3001 Chapman St., Oakland. 437-9899. www.instituteofmosaicart.com 

THEATER 

“The Art of Aging Festival” at 7 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Theater. Tickets are $20. Workshops on Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by The Center for Creative Aging West and Stagebridge Senior Theater Co. 222-3988.  

FILM 

Farewell: A Tribute to Elem Kilmov and Larissa Shepitko at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival from noon to 5 p.m. at the North Fork of Strawberry Creek, Valley Life Sciences Building lawn, UC Campus. www.poetryflash.org 

“Take Back the Power: Bread Roses and Revolution” in conjunction with UC Theater’s production of “The Cradle will Rock” at 4 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. http://theater.berkeley.edu 

Huston Smith reflects on “The Soul of Christianity: Restoring the Great Tradition” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Donation $10. 845-7852.  

Rhythm & Muse with poet Zara Raab at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Free. 527-9753. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Trinity Chamber Concerts presents Vicki Trimbach, pianist and composer at 8 p.m. at 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. http://trinitychamberconcerts.com  

Katrina Benefit Show with the Scott Law Band at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Downlow. Cost is $10. 548-1159. 

Benefit Concert for the Friends Committee on Legislation with folksongs by local musicians at 7 p.m. at Friends Meeting House, 2151 Vine St. Donation $20-$25, no one turned away. 848-7357. 

Mark Morris Dance Group at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$58. 642-9988.  

The Fourtet Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.  

Megan Slankard, The Bittersweets, Keith Varon at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Frankye Kelly & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Eric Bogle, Australian singer-sonwriter, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Joe Vasconcellos from Chile at 9 p.m. at at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20-$25. 849-2568.  

Hali Hammer and Rany Berge Family Concert at 7 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7 per family. 558-0881. 

Tom Peron/Bud Spangler Interplay Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Kotoja at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson with Comfort Mensah at 9 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.  

Fog with Brian Maxwell, Peter Barshay and others at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Nate Cooper at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Verbal Abuse, Death Toll, Useless Wood Toys, One in the Chamber at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

André Similius Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 

CHILDREN  

Space Station Mars, a book party with children’s author Daniel San Souci at 2 p.m. at Chabot Space and Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. Free with general admission. 336-7373. www.chabotspace.org 

FILM 

Dutch Voices: Jos de Putter and Peter Delpeut “Nagasaki Stories” at 2 and 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

“Sacred Sites” films about the struggle to protect sacred sites at 3 p.m. at Fantasy Recording Studios, 10 and Parker Sts. Donation $10. 525-1304. www.sacred-sites.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash with Peter Campion and Laton Carter at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

“Hurricane Dramathon” Six hours of staged readings of plays set in New Orleans, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the Teen Council at the Nevo Education Center, 2071 Addison St. Donations welcome, benefits victims of Hurricane Katrina. 647-2972. 

“From Africa to America: A Voicing Exploration” with Jacqui Hairston on black musical styles at 2 p.m. at Phoebe Hearst Museum, Bancroft and College. 643-7648. http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu 

“Modern Girls (Unless They’re French) Don’t Wear Kimono” a lecture by Lisa Dalby, the only American to have worked as a geisha, at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum Theater. 642-2809. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Pacific Collegium “Music from the Eton Choir Book” at 3 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft. Tickets are $8-$18. 459-2341. pacificcollegium.org 

James Tinsley, organist and pianist, “Five Centuries of Music” at 4 p.m. at All Souls Parish, 2220 Cedar St. Donation $15, $10 students. Benefits Open Door Dinner and Youth Arts Studio. 848-1755.  

Benefit Concert for the Friends Committee on Legislation with Jesse Palidofsky at 7 p.m. at Friends Meeting House, 2151 Vine St. Donation $20-$25, no one turned away. 848-7357. 

Rudolf Buchbinder, piano, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.  

Robert Temple and His Soulfolk Ensemble CD release of “What Would You Do?” at 6 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.  

Art Lande/Mark Miller Duo at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Ronnie Gilbert & Adrienne Torf at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761.  

Ryan Burke and Valerie Troutt at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Geezerpalooza at 3 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054.  

Shotgun Ragtime Band at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Americana Unplugged: Jeannie & Chuck’s Country Round-Up at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

MONDAY, SEPT. 26 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Arlene Blum, mountain climber describes “Breaking Trail: My Path to High Places” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

“Science and the Soul: J. Robert Oppenheimer and ‘Doctor Atomic’” Peter Sellars and John Adams about the making and meaning of their opera at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. 642-9988. 

Poetry Express Theme Night: “Beginnings and Endings” at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

Luciana Souza & Romero Lubambo at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 

FILM 

Madcat Presents: “The Time We Killed” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Tell on on Tuesdays Storytelling with Marjorie Mann, Maiyah Hirano, Jessica Ferris and Sandra Niman at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Cost is $8-$12 sliding scale. www.juiamorgan.org 

Ken Goffman looks at “Counterculture Through the Ages” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

The Whole Note Poetry Series with Dr. Jeff and Dr. X at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Coro d’Amici, a capella, at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20. 525-5211. www.berkeleychamberperform.org 

Wild Catahoulas at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

Ellen Hoffmaan with Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.  

Bohola, Irish-American folk trio, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Four Corners of the Round Table, with Adam Caroll, Beaver Nelson, Jud Neson and Steve Poltz at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.  

Randy Craig Trio at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Luciana Souza & Romero Lubambo at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Eric Swinderman, solo guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 

FILM 

Tropical Punch: The Video Works of Tony Labat at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

Cine Documental: “Intermissions” on the 2002 Brazilian presidential elections, at 7 p.m. at the CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch St.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Jim Lynch introduces his novel “The Highest Tide” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

William Sloane Coffin introduces “Letters to a Young Doubter” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Donation of $10 suggested. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

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 www.starryploughpub.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert, with Garrett McLean, violin, Gabriel Trop, cello, and Inning Chen, piano at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Music for the Spirit with guest organist, John Walko at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org 

Calvin Keys Trio Invitational Jam 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.  

Balkan Folk Dance at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lessons at 7 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Universal, salsa, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Dance lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Loosewig Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Dervish, traditional Irish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Mel Matin All Star Band with vocalist Jamie Davis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $7-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 

EXHIBITIONS 

Closing Ritual for “Wholly Grace” Works by Susan Duhan Felix at noon at the Bade Museum, 1798 Scenic Ave. 841-1781. 

FILM 

Dutch Voices: Jos de Putter and Peter Delpeut “Felice... 

Felice...” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“L.P. Latimer: California Watercolor Painter” with Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Donation $8-$12. Part of the Arts and Crafts Lecture Series. 843-8982. 

“Why I Commissioned ‘Dr. Atomic’” with Pamela Rosenberg, General Director, SF Opera at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library Central Reading Room, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org 

“On Nuclear Time” A discussion of the marker to be placed over a New Mexico nuclear waste dump to warn future generations, with Julia Bryan-Wilson of the Rhode Island School of Design at 5 p.m. in Room 160, Kroeber Hall, UC Campus. 

Nomad Spoken Word Night at 6 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Paul Anderson introduces “Hunger’s Brides: A Novel of the Baroque” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Jacquelynne Baas describes “Smile of the Buddha: Eastern Philosophy and Western Art from Monet to Today” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

Word Beat Reading Series with Joan Gatten and Eliza Sheffler at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Albany Music in the Park with The Shots, Irish, bluegrass, Cajun music at 6:30 p.m. at Albany’s Memorial Park. 524-9283. www.albanyca.org 

Oakland Opera “La Belle et la Bete,” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Oct. 2 at the Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway at 2nd. Tickets are $18-$32. 763-1146.  

Mark Morris Dance Group at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$58. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

The Dave Bromberg Quartet at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $29.50-$30.50. 548-1761. 

LiveAndUnplugged Open Mic, acoustic music by local artists, at 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. 703-9350.  

Terry Rodriguez Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

Phillip Rodriguez, guitar, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

Michael Fracasso, Ana Egge at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

Isaac Peña at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Carlos Oliveira Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Earl Klugh, contemporary jazz guitarist, at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is 20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

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