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Friday September 30, 2005

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 

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. www.auroratheatre.org 

California Shakespeare Theater, “The Tempest” at 8 p.m. at Bruns Amphitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., between Berkeley and Orinda, through Oct. 23. Tickets are $10-$55. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org 

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. www.impacttheatre.com 

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

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

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 Adopted Son” at 7:30 p.m. and “The First Teacher” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Neil Gaiman introduces “Anansi Boys” at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. Advance reservations requested. One ticket is available with each purchase of the book. 845-7852. 

“A Composer’s Colloquium” with John Adams about his opera “Dr. Atomic” at 3 p.m. in the Elkus Room, 125 Morrison Hall, UC Campus. 

Dutch Voices: Jos de Putter and Peter Delpeut Salon with Peter Delpeut at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

I Gatti Freschi with guest flutist Marty Stoddard perform Schubert and J.S. Bach, at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12-$15. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com 

Ives String Quartet, with Anna Carol Dudly, soprano, at 8 p.m. at Mills College Concert Hall, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 430-2296. 

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

school.com 

El Hombre y el Flamenco at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $20. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Mal Sharpe Sextet & Anna de Leon at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Stompy Jones/Lindy Hop at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. East Coast swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jill Knight at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

David Frazier’s Cuban Jazz Ensemble at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Halibut Moon at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Penelope Houston, Mike Therieau, Sean Smith at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Crow, World Burns to Death, Artimus Pyle 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. 

Santero at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.  

The Push, funk, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

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 

SATURDAY, OCT. 1 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Colibri at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Romanian Lace Costume and Sentimental Embroideries” Exhibition runs to Feb. 4 at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. 843-7178. lacismuseum.org 

“Jewish Traditions” Works by Harry Lieberman opens at the Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Dress: Clothing as Art” Artist’s talk with Anna Maltz at 2 p.m. at Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond. 620-6772. www.therichmondartcenter.org 

Walter Mosley introduces his new Easy Rawlins novel, “Cinnamon Kiss” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Bay Area Poets Coalition open reading and contest from 3 to 5 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. To enter contest call 527-9905. 

Synergy Women’s Open Mic at 3 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Oakland Public Library, 550 El Embarcadero at the column end of Lake Merritt. 632-7548. 

Synergy Women’s Open Mic at 3 p.m. at Lakeview Library at 550 El Embarcadero, Oakland.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Singing Through the Storm A hurricane-relief benefit for New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mother’s Cookies Lofts, 1148 E. 18th St., Oakland. 594-4000 ext. 687.  

The Living Room, live music from emerging artists, at 8 p.m. at 3230 Adeline St. Donation. 601-5774. 

Rhonda Benin & Soulful Strut at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Sekouba “Bambino” Diabate at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Mosáico with José Roberto y sus Amigos at 8:30 p.m.at La Peña. Cost is $13-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Braziu, Brazilian music, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 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 

Austin Lounge Lizards at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Myra Melford Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-18. 845-5373.  

Gini Wilson’s “Chamberjazz” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

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

Steve Smulian at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Victoria WIlliams, Carolyn Mark, Bermuda Triangle Service at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Jason Webley, Sour Mash Jug Hug Band, Dead Hensons 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. 

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

SUNDAY, OCT. 2 

FILM 

African Diaspora Film Society: Bay Area Independent Filmmakers Mini-Festival at 2 p.m. at Parkway Theater, 1834 Park Blvd., Oakland. Cost is $5. www.picturepubpizza.com/special-events/diaspora 

THEATER 

PlayGround, two original short plays at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Rep., 2025 Addison St. RSVP to kickoff@playground-sf.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Single Moms: Invisible Lives” Artist’s talk with photographer Katherine Bettis at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, Central Community Room, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org 

Bill Martin discusses “Marxism and the Call of the Future: Conversations on Ethics, History and Politics” at 6 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425 Channing Way. 848-1196. 

Poetry Flash with Anne Valley-Fox and Joan Logghe at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Arts Festival: Barely Human Dance Theatre “From Here We Watch The World Go By” at 5 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza. 883-0302. 

Four Flavors of Jazz from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Woodminister Amphitheatre in Oakland. Featured artists are Khalil Shaheed, Belinda Blair Quartet and Duo Gadjo & Joyce Grant. 238-3092. 

Sarah Manning, jazz saxophonist at 2 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 701-1787. 

Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$18. 655-4593. www.bigbandjazz.net 

Americana Unplugged: The Dark Hollow Band at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Via Rio! at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Carlos Zialcita and Myrna del Rio, jazz, blues at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Michael O’Neill Quintet, featuring Kenny Washington, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

“The We That Sets You Free” a benefit for women in prison with Sistas in the Pit, Invincible, Tru Bloo, Tree Vasquez and others at 6:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$25, sliding scale, no one turned away. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Anti-World, Love Songs, Lost Days of Jesus at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

MONDAY, OCT. 3 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Bijoux” An exhibition in conjunction with the Northern California Bead Society, at NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond, through Nov. 18. 620-0290. www.niadart.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Andrew Beahrs reads from his debut novel about life in the early American colonies, “Strange Saint” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Poetry Express with Daniel Johnson at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

Last Word Poetry Series with Christine DeSimone and Jesse Redpond at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Boubacar Traoré, from Mali, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, OCT. 4 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Modern Visions from Mongolia” opens at the Worth Ryder Gallery, 116 Kroeber Hall, UC Campus.  

FILM 

Derek Jarman’s Home Movies: “Imagining October” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Salman Rushdie reads from his new novel “Shalimar the Clown” at 6:15 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $40, $50 per couple and includes a copy of the book. Sponsored by Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Poetry Diversified with Jan Steckel and Hew Wolff a 7:30 p.m. at World Ground Café, 3726 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 482-2933. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Prezident Brown backed by the Solid Foundation Band, reggae, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

The Tannahill Weavers, traditional Scottish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50- $20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Singer’s Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Eric Shifrin, solo jazz piano and vocals, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

John Santos & Machete Ensemble at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 

FILM 

Doctor Atomic Goes Nuclear “The Beginning or the End” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Tom Panas introduces the “Images of America” book on El Cerrito at 7:30 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 16. 

Book Signing with Mary Lee Bendolph of the Gees Bend Quilters at 5 p.m. at Paulson Press Gallery, 1318 Tenth St. 559-2088. www.paulsonpress.com  

Louise Erdrich reads from her new novel “The Painted Drum” at 6:15 p.m. at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., Tickets are $40, $50 per couple and includes a copy of the book. 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 Anna Carol Dudley, voice, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Ned Boynton Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Whiskey Brothers, Old Time and Bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

La Peña Latin Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Saddle Cats at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Western Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Pepe Y Su Orchestra at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

The Cottars, youthful Celtic roots, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50- $18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Calvin Keys Trio Invitational Jam at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Scott Amendola Band at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, OCT. 6 

EXHIBITIONS 

The Baum Award for Emerging Photographers exhibition opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Dialogue with the artists, Lisa Kereszi, Jeanne Finely and Terri Cohn at 6:15 p.m. 642-0808.  

“Bijoux” An exhibition in conjunction with the Northern California Bead Society,. Reception at 6 p.m. at NIAD Art Center, 551 23rd St., Richmond, Exhibition runs to Nov. 18. 620-0290. www.niadart.org 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 12:15 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

California Landscapes pastel paintings by Amy Gitelman at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave., through Oct. 31. 524-3043. 

FILM 

MadCat Woman’s International Film Festival: Animated Documentaries at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Egyptian Expeditions to the Sinai Peninisula” The AIA La Follette Lecture by Dr. Thomas Hikade, Univ. of British Columbia, at 7:30 p.m. at 370 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. 415-338-1537. 

Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Ana Maria Spagna reads from “Now Go Home: Wilderness, Belonging and the Crosscut Saw” at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Nuala O’Faolain on her biography “The Story of Chicago May” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Ron Powers reads from his biography “Mark Twain: A Life” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

Word Beat Reading Series with Dale Jensen and Judy Wells at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Cecelia Bartoli with the Zurich Orchestra at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $50-$250. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Global Fusion: Emam & Friends at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Tessa Loehwing & Adam Blankman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

David Jacobs-Strain, blues, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Nine Pound Show, Powder Wheel at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

Dave Bernstein and John Wiitala, guitar and bass, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

The Dead Kenny G’s, Brian Haas, Skerik, Mike Dillon at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com›