Election Section

Arts Calendar

Friday November 11, 2005

FRIDAY, NOV. 11 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley ”Six Degrees of Separation” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. through Nov. 19. Tickets are $10. 649-5999. wwwaeofberkeley.org 

Aurora Theatre “Marius” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Dec. 18. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Backstage Productions “All in the Timing” at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 p.m. and Sun. at 7 p.m., through Nov. 20, at Choral Rehearsal Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center, UC Campus. Tickets are $6-$8. 642-3880. 

Berkeley Rep “Brundibár” A musical fable staged by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak at the Roda Theater through Dec. 28. Ticekts are $15-$64. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Black Repertory Group “Dance with my Father Again” a musical biography of Luther Vandross. Gala at 7 p.m. Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 4. Tickets are $7-$15. 652-2120. 

Central Works “Achilles & Patroklos” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., through Nov. 20. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381. centralworks.org 

Contra Costa Civic Theater “Noises Off” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Dec. 10. 524-9132. www.ccct.org 

Impact Theatre “Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)” Thurs. through Sun. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com 

Masquers Playhouse “Dear World” Jerry Herman’s musical, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Dec. 17 at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. www.masquers.org 

Propeller, “The Winter’s Tale” Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. Tickets are $65. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

UC Dept. of Theater, “Harvest” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Durham Studio Theater, UC Campus. Tickets are $8-$14. 642-9925. 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Sweeney Todd” Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at Longefellow Middle School Auditorium, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $12, $6 students. 595-5514. 

FILM 

The Battles of Sam Peckinpah “Major Dundee” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

George Packer reads from his book on the American occupation of Iraq “The Assassins’ Gate” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Country Joe McDonald in a Katrina Relief Benefit Concert with others at 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, Cedar and Bonita. Tickets are $25 available from www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2530 

 

Mills College Repertory Dance Company “Primitive Mysteries” by Martha Graham at 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Tickets are $10-$15. 430-2175. 

Garrett McLean, violin, Gabriel Trop, ‘cello, Inning Chen, piano at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 29112 Claremont Ave. Cost is $12. 848-1228. 

Hecho in Claifas Annual Festival with Casique y Congo at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.  

Barbara Dane & Hot Five Jazz Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Dahveed Behroozi Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-5373.  

Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Youssou N’Dour at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159.  

Baga Bae with drum circle, African dance and chants at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054.  

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

Duck Baker & Jamie Findlay at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

DJ & Brook, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

October Allied, The Botticellis at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Kalmex & The Riff Merchants at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

SATURDAY, NOV. 12 

CHILDREN 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Gerry Tenney at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

THEATER 

Woman’s Will “Happy End” by Bertolt Brecht, Sat. at 7 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Luka’s Lounge, 2221 Broadway at Grand Ave., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$25. 420-0813.  

EXHIBITIONS 

“Lost and Found: A Tribute to Animal Rescue” oil, watercolors and mixed media by Debbie Claussen. Reception at 7 p.m. at 4th Street Studio, 1717D 4th St. 527-0600. 

FILM 

Taisho Chic on Screen “Winter Camillia” at 5 p.m., “Public Manners: Sightseeing in Tokyo” at 7 p.m. “The Water Magician” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

“Ballets Russes” film screening and discussion with filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine 6:45 and 9:25 p.m. at at Landmark’s Albany Twin Cinemas. Tickets are $9.50. 464-5980. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Visible and Invisible Drawings” an evening of storytelling with Ira Glass and Chris Ware at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$32. 642-9988.  

Marianne Villanueva reads from her short story collection, “Mayor of the Roses” at 4 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. 

Synergy Women’s Open Mic at 3 p.m. at Lakeview Branch, Oakland Public Library, 550 El Embarcadero. 632-7548. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Alameda Civic Light Opera “Broadway’s Greatest Moments 2” at 8 p.m. at Kofman Auditorium, 2200 Central Ave., Alameda. Tickets are $25. 864-2256. www.avlo.com 

Baguette Quartette, Parisian café music, at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s, 1501 Washington Ave., Albany. Tickets are $12-$15. 528-3723.  

Borodin Quartet, music of Russian masters at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Dana at Durant. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.  

Rusalka Cycle “Songs Between the Worlds” at 8 p.m. at the Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$26. 925-798-1300. www.kitka.org 

Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Opening Concert at 8 p.m. at Valley Center for the Performing Arts Holy Names University, Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 849-9776.  

Mills College Repertory Dance Company “Primitive Mysteries” by Martha Graham at 2 and 8 p.m. at Lisser Hall, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Tickets are $10-$15. 430-2175. 

Keith Terry’s Hoterry Englecrest at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Quijerema at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Fourtet with Julian Pollack, pianist and Berkeley High student at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Dick Whittington with guest Andrew Speight at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.  

Hecho in Claifas Annual Festival with Las Manas, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568.  

Co-Opted V with Why Are Boys Always Like This? John Howland, BublRap and N8 at 7:30 p.m. at Fish House Co-op, 1808 Bancroft Way. 914-0103. 

Richard Green and the Brothers Barton at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.  

Brother Resistance with Junglz Apart at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$18. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Reverand Rabia and Dave Brownell at 7 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Stevie Harris and Splintered Tree at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

She Mob, Bleu Canadians at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

BornDead, Regulations, Grey Skull at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 13 

THEATER 

Milbre Burch “Seasonal Stories from Around the World” at 4 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 children. 925-798-1300. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Mapping the Soul of the City” Landcapes in charcoal and silverpoint by Christopher Castle. Reception for the artist at 2 p.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233. 

 

“Mestizo Exhibition: How Women are Presented in Our Society” Paintings by Eduardo Diaz and Carlos Granillo. Reception at 6 p.m. at La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Ave. 849-2568. 

“Taisho Chic: Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia and Deco” guided tour at 1 p.m. and panel discussion at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2625 Durant Ave. 642-0808. 

FILM 

Taisho Chic on Screen “The Lady and the Beard” at 7:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Huston Smith in conversation with Native Americans on religious freedom at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Poetry Flash with Jack and Adell Foley and Robert Sward at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Community Women’s Orchestra at 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Blvd., Piedmont. Donation $5-$10, children free. 848-2268. 

Rusalka Cycle “Songs Between the Worlds” at 2 p.m. at the Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Tickets are $20-$26. 925-798-1300. www.kitka.org 

Jonathan Lemalu, baritone, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $42, available from 642-9988.  

Gordon Bok at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.  

Falso Baiano Trio Brasil at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Rhonda Benin and Soulful Strut at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazz 

school. Cost is $15. 845-5373.  

Bandworks at 2 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054.  

Jack Irving at 10 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Animosity, Time for Living at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

MONDAY, NOV. 14 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Peter Kwong describes “Chinese America: The Untold Story of America’s Oldest New Community” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Joseph Kerman discusses “The Art of the Fugue: Bach Fugues for Keyboard, 1715-1750” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way.  

Poetry Express with Manuel Garcia, Jr. at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

TUESDAY, NOV. 15 

CHILDREN 

Celebrate Children’s Book Week at the Kensington Library with illustrator Philippe Ames at 7 p.m. at 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043. 

THEATER 

Shotgun Theater Lab, “Cry Don’t Cry” Tues.-Thurs. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Nov. 17. Tickets are $10. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Ship’s Sides” Abstract photography by Klaus opens at Lange Z Cafe, 2735 Broadway, Oakland. 663-2905. 

FILM 

Alternative Visions “La région centrale” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Daniel Wilson explains “How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Against the Coming Rebellion” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Bandworks at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $4. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Tuesday Night Jazz with Atmos Trio at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

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

Terry Rodriguez, solo piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Aesthetics of Ecology: Occupying Space for Sustainable Living” Reception at 6 p.m. at the Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oliver Art Center, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway. 415-703-9595. 

FILM 

Busy Signals: Telephonic Art in Motion “Rotary” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Café Poetry hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $2. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Hyder Akbar talks about returing to his family’s country in “Come Back to Afghanistan” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

Mary Felstiner reads from her new book “Out of Joint “ at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.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 

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

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 

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

Red Archibald & The Internationals at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. West Coast Swing dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Karl Perrazo, Edgardo Cambon, Carlos Carro at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

Matt Heulitt Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

The McKassons & Laura Cortese at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

THURSDAY, NOV. 17 

THEATER 

“Dick ‘N Dubya Show: A Republican Cabaret” Thurs., Sat and Sun. at The Marsh Berkeley, 2118 Allston Way, through Nov. 20. Tickets are $10-$22. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.org 

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 

International Latino Film Festival “Promedio rojo” at 7 p.m. and “Tudo azul” at 9:10 at La Peña. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-53 “Program Three: True Fiction” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Stained Glass Illuminations: Rennovations of the Jesuit Cathedral in Shanghai” at 7 p.m. at GTU Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. Reservations recomended. 549-5051. 

Berkeley Treasures: An Evening with Marcia Donahue at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park.  

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

Word Beat Reading Series with Sanford Dorbin and Bob Coats at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Mosaic Vocal Ensemble “Fire and Light” at 6 p.m. at ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave. 843-2527. 

Tania Libertad, Afro-Peruvian singer, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Jeffrey Foucault at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Con Alma at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Sean Smith, Steve Mann with Janet Smith at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

David Ross MacDonald, acoustic guitar, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Dhol Patrol at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Bhangra dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Interactive Crew at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

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