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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
Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean, organ, at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org
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
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
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, through Jan. 28. 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
“Off the Grid: New Paintings by Collective 9” Opening reception at 6 p.m. at ACCi Gallery. 1652 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition runs to Feb. 9. www.accigallery.com
FILM
“Best of Youth, Part 1” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance Production 2006 at 8 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston Way. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults.
“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
Justifi at 9:30 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com
Juanita Ulloa’s Paz y Alegria at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $ 12-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Walter Savage Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Ras Midas & The Bridge, with Root Awakening at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Diamante, latin, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Utah Phillips at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Cathi Walkup Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
DJ and Brook, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
The Meat Purveyors, Loretta Lynch, Pickin’ Trix at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Hard Skin, Deadfall, Nuts & Bolts, The Vals 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.
Wu Li Masters at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.
Santero, Fuga, world, fusion, dub at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
LoCal Music Expo with Ben Strom at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blow Out at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $15-$30. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Ingrid Noyes and Paul Shelasky, interactive music, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
J.Soul in a concert for families at 3:30 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $2-$7. 558-0881.
THEATER
Moshe Cohen and Unique Derique “Cirque Do Somethin’” Sat. and Sun. at 1 p.m. at the Marsh, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $10-$15. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.or
EXHIBITIONS
Eric Ott and Michael Dean, video installation and paintings. Reception at 8 p.m. at the Living Room Gallery, 3230 Adeline St. Donation. 601-5774.
FILM
“Best of Youth, Part 2” at 3 p.m. and Mikio Naruse “Street Without End” at 7 p.m., “The Whole Family Works” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Toni Alexander introduces her novel “Sometimes I Forget to Breathe” at 2 p.m. at Changemakers Books, 6536 Telegraph Ave. Oakland. 655-2405.
Mango Mic, Asian American open mic at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Dance Production 2006 at 8 p.m. at Florence Schwimley Little Theater, Allston Way. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults.
Celebration of Life Concert Tribute to Rosa Parks with Oleta Adams at 7 p.m. at Love Center Church, 10440 International Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $15-$30. 548-4040, ext. 357. www.embracingthedream.org
Coro Hispano de San Francisco “Día de los Reyes” Concert at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. Tickets are $15-$20. 415-864-4681. www.corohispano.org
San Francisco Early Music Society “Ciaramella” at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org
Tony Malaby at 8 p.m. at The Improv Garage, 4514 West St., Oakland. Sponsored by the Jazz House. overdue. rob@thejazzhouse.com
Curtis Lawson, R & B, soul, at 9 p.m. at Baltic Square Pub, 135 Park Pl., Pt. Richmond. Cost is $5. 527-4782.
“Paces” Dance and Poetry with Lucinda Weaver and Alan Bern at 4 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge. 981-6150.
Marina la Valle and Lalo Izquierdo, Peruvian music, at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568.
Kurt Ribak Jazz Group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Querezima Sextet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
The Secret Life of Banjos at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Steve Mann and Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881.
Tom Rigney & Flambeau at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Kali's Angels Kirtan Ensemble at 7 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Cost is $15-$18. 843-2787.
SoulJazz Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jon Roniger and David Serotkin at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
John Richardson Band at 9 p.m. at Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave., Kensington
Brainoil, Asunder, Embers, Lid Toker at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
André Sumelius Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
SUNDAY, JAN. 15
FILM
Mikio Naruse “Not Blood Relations” at 5:30 p.m. and “Traveling Actors” at 7:25 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Richard Silberg and Chad Sweeney at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Benefit for the Jazz Program Cost is $5-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
“In the Name of Love” Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, at 7:30 p.m. at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. Tickets are $6-$22. 800-838-3006. www.mlktribute.com
Tony Malaby, all ages jazz workshop at 1 p.m. at The Improv Garage, 4514 West St., Oakland. Sponsored by the Jazz House. overdue. rob@thejazzhouse.com
Organ Recital at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. 845-6830.
Carlos Oliveira & Brazilia n Origins at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble San Francisco at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568.
Cheap Suit Serenaders at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $22.50-$23.50. 548-1761.
Jack Irving at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
MONDAY, JAN. 16
THEATER
“The Meeting” A play of a fictitious meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X at 7 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Suggested donation $5. 238-7217.
Subterranean Shakespeare “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Fireside Room, 1924 Cedar St. Donation $5. 276-3871.
EXHIBITIONS
Works by Bill A. Dallas and Amana Brembry Johnson opens at the Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building, 1515 Clay St., Oakland, and runs through March 3. 622-8190.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Express with an open mic for “Other People’s Poems” at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Expressing the Dream” a showcase of intergenerational arts by members of the Oakland Community at 2 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, 1428 Alice St., Oakland. Free. 238-7217.
Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Faye Carol at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
FILM
“Crossroads: Avant-Garde Films from Pittsburgh” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Peter Selz introduces “Art of Engagement: Visual Politics in California and Beyond” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Melissa and Alison Houtte write about vintage clothing in “Alligators, Old Mink & New Money” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Swamp Coolers at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Ellen Hoffman with Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Howard Barkan Trio, jazz, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Russell Malone Quartet at 8 and 10 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.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
EXHIBITIONS
Annual Members’ Showcase opens at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park.
“Dreaming California” Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch, Bill Owens and Larry Sultan, opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
“American History and Culture by Grandmothers Who Help” Photographs and exhibits with disscussion at 3 p.m. at Eastmont Branch Library, 7200 Bancroft Ave., Oakland. 615-5726.
“The Family of Clay: CCA Ceramics” Reception for the artists at 6 p.m. at Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oliver Art Center, California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway. 530-304-0499.
“Illuminated Garden” Pinhole sun prints by Susannah Hays at North Berkeley Frame and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave., through March 4. 549-0428.
FILM
Weird America: “Derailroaded” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Introduction to Film Language” with Russell Merritt at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
Joanne Jacobs tells the story of a successful charter school in San Jose in “Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea, and the School that Beat the Odds” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Cafe Poetry hosted by Paradise at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Donations accepted. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Music for the Spirit with Ron McKean, organ, at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway. 444-3555.
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.
Blues & Grooves with Mike Pyle at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Lessons at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Sol Spectrum at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Country Joe McDonald, in a fundraiser for Easy Does It Disability Assistance at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Whiskey Brothers at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
Absinthe Academy, Dan Tedesco at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $7. 848-0886.
Russell Malone Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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