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FRIDAY, OCT. 7 

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 

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. www.ccct.org 

Lunatique Fantastique “Executive Order 9066” Thurs. -Sat. at 7 p.m., through Oct. 21 at 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $15-$22. 415-826-5750. www.themarsh.org 

Rough and Tumble “Candide,” A version with live radio, music, puppets and assorted bizarre props, Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at Temescal Arts Center, 511 48th St. Free, donations accepted. 601-1444. 

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 

“Spanglish Lab” Comedy with Bill Santiago at 8 p.m. at at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

“The Cradle Will Rock” by UC Dept. of Theater Dance and Performance Studies, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. through Oct. 16, at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$14. 642-9925. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Romanian Lace Costume and Sentimental Embroideries” Reception at 6 p.m. Exhibition runs to Feb. 4 at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. 843-7178. lacismuseum.org 

“Single Moms: Invisible Lives” Photographs by Katherine Bettis through Oct. 31 at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org 

“Greetings From Oakland: The Immortalization Project” Photographs and videos of people and their nostalgic possessions by Lisa Walsh. Reception at 7 pm. at 21 Grand Gallery, 416 25th St., Oakland.  

FILM 

Dr. Atomic Goes Nuclear “Seven Days to Noon” at 7 p.m., “Hell and High Water” at 9 p.m., at Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Best New American Voices including Andrew Altschul, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Jamie Keene Albert Martinez at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Last Word Poetry Series with Bert Glick and Philip Hackett at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley Arts Festival: John Schott, solo guitar and voice at 8 p.m. at Larry Ochs on saxophones with Swedish percussionist Kjell Nordeson at 9 p.m. at 2324 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 665-9496. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com  

University Symphony at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.  

Hyim and the Fat Foakland Orchestra at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

Ellen Robinson & Ben Flint Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

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

Leftover Dreams, music from the Great American Songbook, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

20 Minute Loop, Six Eye Columbia, Brian Kenney Fresno at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Betty Fu Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Jared Karol and Lemon Juju 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.  

Raw Deluxe, album release party, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

Beatropolis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

U.K. Subs, The Sick, Arno Corps at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

George Brooks’ Summit at 8 and 10 p.m. through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, OCT. 8 

CHILDREN 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Asheba, Afro-Caribbean music at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“Counterintuitive” Prints by Jay Chadwick Johnson. Reception at 6 p.m. at The Gallery of Urban Art, 1266 66th St., Emeryville. 596-0020, ext. 192. www.thegalleryofurbanart.com 

Emeryville Art Exhibition Works by over 90 artists at 1650 65th St. Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 30. 652-6122. www.EmeryArts.org 

FILM 

Documentaries from the Grad. School of Journalism at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2621 Durant Ave. www.realdramadocs.com 

Farewell: A Tribute to Elem Klimov and Larissa Shepitko “Heat” at 5 p.m., “Wings” at 7 p.m. and “You and I” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Berkeley Arts Festival: “Two Dialogues from the Classics” by Dorothy Bryant based on “The Decay of Lying” by Oscar Wilde and “The Plague” by Albert Camus, read by Clive Chafer and Terry Lamb at 3 p.m. at 2324 Shattuck Ave. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com 

Elizabeth Partridge reads from her biography of John Lennon, “All I Want Is the Truth” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Rhythm & Muse with Alice Templeton at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center. Free. 527-9753. 

MUSIC AND DANCE  

The Sierra Ensemble Heather Haughn, violin, Janis Lieberman, horn, Marc Steiner, piano at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

J.Y. Song, pianist, at 7:30 p.m. at the Calvin Simmons Theater, 10 Tenth St., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$40. 601-7919.  

University Symphony at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988.  

Thomas Barquee Sanskrit chanting at 7 p.m. at Sacred Space, 816 Bancroft Way . Cost is $12-$15. 496-6047. 

West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

Shanna Carlson & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

In Harmony’s Way, a capella folk ensemble, at 2 p.m. at Down Home Music, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. 525-2129. 

Ben Adams Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.  

Brindl and Joshua Lennon Pierce at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

J-Soul at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Eric Thompson’s Kleptograss at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Bebop & Beyond at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com  

“For tha Love of Radio Unplug Clear Channel” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8, includes CD. 849-2568.  

Ray Cepeda & Friends, latin rock, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Luca, Red Thread, Julia Mack at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Rhonda Benin & Soulful Strut at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Teenage Harlots, Secretions, Mouth Offs at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

SUNDAY, OCT. 9 

CHILDREN 

Family Square Dance with Evie Laden at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.  

Norma Mayer, soprano and Richard Mayer, flute at 4 p.m. at the Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $5 children $10 adults. 925-798-1300.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“Nature Sculptures” Photographs by Zach Pine Reception at 4 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco”guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

FILM 

Documentaries from the Grad. School of Journalism at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2621 Durant Ave. www.realdramadocs.com 

Dutch Voices: Jos de Puter and Peter Delpeut “Go West, Young Man!” at 4 p.m. and “Monte Walsh” at 5:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Joel Ben Izzy discovers the wisdom of ancient stories in “The Beggar King and The Secret of Happiness” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

“Yosemite in Time” Panel discussion with exhibition photographers Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Poetry Flash with Martha Evans, Katherine Hastings, Mary Hower and Hannah Stein at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

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. 

The Prometheus Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 116 Montecito St., Oakland. Admission is free, donations requested. 

Daniel Pearl Music Day with mezzo-soprano Sylvie Braitman at 4 p.m. at BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $12. 848-0237. 

Jenna Mammina Benefit for “Scat for Cats” to bring music into the schools at 2 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.  

E. W. Wainwright’s African Roots of Jazz, celebrating Oscar Brown Jr.’s Birthday, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.  

Americana Unplugged: Stay Tuned Bluegrass Band at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 655-5715. 

Jon Fromer and The Cheats, parodies, ballads and barbs, at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $7-$12. 849-2568.  

Mardi Gras 2010 A Gulf Coast Survivor Relief Benefit where 100% of the proceeds are going to the survivors of hurricane Katrina from 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at White Horse Inn, 6551 Telegraph Ave. Oakland. Cost is $10. 652-3820 www.whitehorsebar.com 

Samora Pinderhughes at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.  

Bob Marley Student Ensemble at 7:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.  

Ferron, folk music poet, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.  

Tap Roots and New Growth Dona Rosa, Gulare Azafli and Zulfiyye Ibadova. Lecture at 7 p.m., performance at 8:15 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$18. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Philips Marine Duo, jazz, at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

This Bike is A Pipe Bomb, Defiance, Ohio, The Bananas at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

MONDAY, OCT. 10 

THEATER 

Anne Galjour’s “Hurricane” Benefit for Habitat for Humanity at 7:30 p.m. at Aurora Theater, 2081 Addison St. Tickets are $50-$100. 843-4822.  

EXHIBITIONS 

Louis Cuneo, “Photographs of UC Berkeley” at 2 p.m. at Mario’s “La Fiesta” Restaurant, 2444 Telegraph Ave. 708-4653. 

FILM 

International Latino Film Festival: “Yo Puta/Whore” at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7. 849-2568.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Music You Can Sing” with Prof. Tom Acord, at 7 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043. 

Actors Reading Writers: “Possessed” stories by Algernon Blackwood, Shirley Jackson & William Trevor at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. 

“Putting Your Passion in to Print” with Arielle Eckstut and David Sterry at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Michael Goldfarb reads from his novel set during the Iraq War “Ahmad’s War, Ahmad’s Peace” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Poetry Express with Bert Glick at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

TUESDAY, OCT. 11 

THEATER 

Berkeley Rep “Finn in the Underworld” opens at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage and runs to Nov. 6. Tickets are $43-$59. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

FILM 

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

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Steve Mumford discusses his “Baghdad Journal” and shows slides of his watercolors and drawings of Iraq at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Whole Note Poetry with William Stanley, Jr. at 7 p.m. at The Beanery, 2925 College Ave., near Ashby. 549-9093. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Turlu, Symrna Time Machine at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.  

Dan Bern at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. 

Wendy DeWitt, boogie woogie piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Ellen Hoffman Trio and singer’s open mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

Nneenna Freelon at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.  

Uroboros, jazz, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 

EXHIBITIONS 

“CaliVera: Days of the Dead Altars Remixed” Exhibition opens at the Oakland Museum of California, Tenth and Oak St. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

FILM 

Doctor Atomic Goes Nuclear “The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“A Rare Glimpse into Wyntoon: Through the Eyes of Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan and Today” with Lynn Forney McMurray, Julia Morgan’s goddaughter at 4 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $15. 848-7800. 

Eliot Weinberger and Michale Palmer discuss “What Happened Here: The Bush Chronicles” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082.  

Café Poetry hosted by Kira Allen at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wednesday Noon Concert, with Kate van Orden, baroque bassoon, Elizabeth Reed, baroque cello, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864.  

Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean, harpsichord, at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.  

Kirov Ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus, through Oct. 16. Tickets are $48-$110. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

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

La Verdad, salsa music, at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Dan Pratt Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Dan Bern at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

David Jeffrey Jazz Function at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.  

Akiko Grace at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.  

THURSDAY, OCT. 13 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

FILM 

MadCat Woman’s International Film Festival: Documentation at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Andrew Lam explores his struggle for identity as a Vietnmese living abroad in “Perfume Dreams” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

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

“In Conversation with Susan Danis” in conjunction with the exhibition “Pleasure” at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893.  

Word Beat with Gene Sharee and Margaret Irvin at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

David Mallett at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

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

Damond Moodie, Pebble Theory at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082  

Pete Madsen at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Curtis Woodman and Peter Barshay, piano and bass, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Ray Brown Birthday Tribute with Christian McBride, John Clayton, Russell Malone, Greg Hutchinson and Benny Green at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com´