Features

FRIDAY, JAN. 6 

THEATER 

“Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins ... In Search of My Father” performed by W. Allen Taylor at 7 p.m. at the Marsh-Berkeley, 2118 Allston Way. Tickets are $15-$22. 800-838-3006. 

Shotgun Players “Cabaret” Thurs. - Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Through Jan. 29. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

Luthier’s An exhibtion of tradition guitar and ukulele making at the Addison Street Windows Gallery, 2018 Addison St., through Jan. 15. 981-7533. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“A Journey to Sacred Places” with photographer Jasper Johal at 6 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. 843-2787. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Dance Production 2006 at 8 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston Way. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults. 

Freddie Roulette & Friends, blues, funk, at 9 p.m. at Baltic Square Pub, 135 Park Pl., Pt. Richmond. 527-4782. 

Choz & The ChoZen Music Fam at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.  

Susan Muscarella Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Tickets are $10-$15. 701-1787. 

Lua at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Steve Gannon Blue Monday Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Raw Deluxe, Psychokinetics, Mickey Avalon at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159.  

Opie Bellas Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Grapefruit Ed at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

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

Mike Marshall & Chris Thile, mandolin at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.  

Stephen Yerkey and Kurt Huget at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

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

Municipal Waste, Bury the Living, Killed in Action at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

Ahmad Jamal at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, JAN. 7 

CHILDREN 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with EarthCapades, environmental vaudeville, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“A Political Journey” Paintings by Roger Van Ouytsel opens at La Peña Cultural Center, and runs through Jan. 27. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

“Edward Weston: Masterworks from the Collection” with over fifty photographs on display through June 11, at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-3402. www.museumca.org 

“New Beginnings” A group show of works by Bay Area artists in a benefit for victims of domestic violence opens at 6 p.m. at a Fusao Studios, 646 Kennedy St., Suite 108. 436-5797. www.afusaostudios.com 

“Claim the World of Art as Our Own” opens at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland. www.proartsgallery.org 

FILM 

“Shortcut to Nirvana” a documentary about the Kumbha Mela festival in India with a conversation with the director at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. 843-2787. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Martin Eden” A dramatic reading of Jack London’s novel in celebration of his birthday by Page to Stage Theater Company at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Jack London Square. 272-0120. 

Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Reading at 3 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Please park on the street. 527-9905. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Dance Production 2006 at 8 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston Way. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults. 

The Sarabande Ensemble, early Italian music, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. http://trinitychamberconcerts.com 

Healing Muses “A Musical Tapestry” Traditional Renaissance music at 8 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington St., Albany. Tickets are $15-$18. 524-5661.  

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

Walter Savage Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Braziu with Sotaque Baiano at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.  

Los Boleros, traditional Cuban, at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568.  

Steve Seskin at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

Breakin’ Up Xmas Square Dance with Amy & Karen and The Mercury Dimes at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $6-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Mr. Slapp, Unjust, Game Brothers at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. 

Diamante Latin Jazz at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Dead Sea Scribes, Conscious Hip Hop at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881. 

Damond Moodie and Jamie Jenkins at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Dudman, NK6, Signal Lost at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 8 

CHILDREN  

Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.  

EXHIBITIONS 

Paintings by Brooke Hatch Reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash with The Fresh Ink Writing Group at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Friends of Negro Spirituals “Let the Spirituals Roll On” concert and fundraiser at 3 p.m. at Beth Eden Baptist Church, 952 Magnolia St., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$30. 415-563-4316. 

Healing Muses “A Musical Tapestry” Traditional Renaissance music at 4 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington St., Albany. Tickets are $15-$18. 524-5661.  

Julia Fischer, violin, at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $42. 642-9988.  

Wild Bill Davison Centennial Celebration at 2 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Misturada Brazil at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. 

Blame Sally at 5 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Ahmad Jamal at 8 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

MONDAY, JAN. 9 

EXHIBITIONS 

Watercolors by Ruth Koch at Cafe DiBartolo, 3310 Grand Ave., Oakland. Through Feb. 26. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

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

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Parlor Tango, French baroque music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.  

The Moutin Reunion Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $7-$14. 238-9200. 

TUESDAY, JAN. 10 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Alan Kaufman introduces “Matches” the story of an American Jew in the Israeli Army, at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Creole Belles with Andrew Carriere at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

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

Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $5.50. 548-1761.  

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz- 

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

Brozman, Low & Thorne Trio, jazz, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Debbie Poryes, jazz piano, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

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

Jared Diamond describes “Collapse: How Societies Chose to Fail or Succeed” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“The Seven Deadly Sins” A Fire Opera with the Crucible, artists from the San Francisco Opera and the Oakland East Bay Symphony, through Sat., at 8:30 p.m. at 1260 7th St., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$100. 444-0919. www.thecrucible.org 

Berkeley High School Jazz Combos 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.  

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

Tracy Amos, Shooters Dream Atris at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886.  

Evan Raymond, guitar, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

E.S.T. Esbjorn Svensson Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, JAN. 12 

FILM 

Mikio Naruse “Nightly Dreams” at 7 p.m. with Bruce Leob on piano, “Tsuruhachi and Tsuruijiro” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Black and Disabled Artists Sharing Stories at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

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

Kim Strongfellow describes a man-made disaster in “Greetings from the Salton Sea” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Word Beat Reading Series with Nicole Henares and Brian Morrisey at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

New Century Chamber Orchestra with Gang Situ, ‘cello, at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$42. 415-392-4400.  

Fishtank Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.com 

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

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

Wu Li Masters at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

Mark Little Duo at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Nightingale with caller George Marshall, concert at 8:30 p.m., dance at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

E.S.T. Esbjorn Svensson Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com