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Arts Calendar

Tuesday January 17, 2006

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.  

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.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Swamp Coolers at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

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

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. 841-JAZZ.  

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 

THURSDAY, JAN. 19 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Claim the World of Art as Our Domain” Artists’ reception at 6 p.m. at Pro Arts, 550 Second St., Oakland. www.proartsgallery.org 

Works by Bill A. Dallas and Amana Brembry Johnson Reception at 5 p.m. at the Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, State of California Office Building, 1515 Clay St., Oakland. Runs through March 3. 622-8190. 

Matt Gil and Stephen Giannetti, sculptures and paintings, at Gallery 555, 555 12th St., Oakland. 238-6836.  

FILM 

Mikio Naruse: “Hideko the Bus Conductress” at 7 p.m. and “Ginza Cosmetics” at 8:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

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

Joe Loya describes “The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell: Confessions of a Bank Robber” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Word Beat Reading Series with Alexandra Yurovsky and Bruce Barnes at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

3 Fox Drive at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Andre Sumelius FinnJazz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

Benefit for Code Pink with Famous Last Words and Robert Temple and his Soulfolk Ensemble at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.  

Brian Kane, jazz guitar, at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Ledisi at 8 and 10 p.m., at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is 20-$24. 238-9200. 

FRIDAY, JAN. 20 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, “Twelfth Night” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Feb. 18. Tickets are $12. 649-5999. 

“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. 

Ragged Wing Ensemble “Splinters ... and Other F-Words” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, through Feb. 11. Tickets are $12-$25 sliding scale. 800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org 

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

EXHIBITIONS 

“Painting Italy” Works by Audrey Brown opens with a reception at 6:30 p.m., at Red Oak Realty Office, 2983 College Ave. 849-9990. 

FILM 

“The Best of Youth, Parts 1 and 2” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Sesshu Foster introduces a fantastical mythology “Atomik Aztex” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Oakland East Bay Symphony performs Puts, Mozart and Brahms at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15-$60. 625-8497. 

King Wawa and the Oneness Kingdom Band at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Eurythmy Recital Dance by students of the East Bay Waldorf School at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Free. www.juliamorgan.org 

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company “As I Was Saying” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Warsaw Poland Brothers, Hukanolix at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.  

Bradford Powers & Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums with Ms. Carman Getit at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. Corinne West at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

Palm Wine Boys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Eric Swinderman Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Meric Long, The Pigeon and the Peasant at 8 p.m. at the Living Room Gallery, 3230 Adeline St. Donation $3-$5. 601-5774. 

Robin Galante and Martin Dory at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Pansy Division, Fleshies, Abi Yo Yo’s at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926. 

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

Ledisi 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, JAN. 21 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Mary Ellen Hill, multicultural folk and fairy tales, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Mikio Naruse “The Song Lantern” at 7 p.m. and “A Tale of Archers at the Sanjusangendo” at 8:55 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

THEATER 

Moshe Cohen and Unique Derique “Cirque Do Somethin’” at 1 p.m. at the Marsh, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $10-$15. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.org 

Masquers Playhouse "Over the River and Through the Woods" Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Feb. 25 at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. www.masquers.org 

FILM 

“NeoPaganism in California: Visions of the Past and Memories of the Future” Films and panel discussion from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Chapel, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Drive. Cost is $15-$25 sliding scale. www.thepaganalliance.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“I Have Been to the Mountaintop” Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last speech, followed by discussion with Demetrius Gins at 2:30 p.m. at Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero, Oakland. 238-7344. 

Ronne Hartfield describes “Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

Gary Hart introduces “God and Caesar in America: An Essay on Religion and Politics” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Miss Poppy (Elaine Addison) talks about “Miss Poppy’s Guide to Raising Raising Perfectly Happy Children” at 11:30 a.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

“The Genite Chronicles - A Link to the Past” with transgendered authors Nicole and Debbie Cook at 2 p.m. at Changemakers, 6536 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company “Blind Date” at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Discussion with Bill T. Jones after the performance. Tickets are $26-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

San Francisco Early Music Society at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. www.sfem.org 

Sarah Cahill, pianist, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864. trinitychamberconcerts.com 

American Bach Soloists at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $18-$40. 415-621-7900. www.americanbach.org 

Jessica Neighbor Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Sambo Ngo at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Caribbean Youth Project Presents: Youth in Action at 8 p.m.at La Peña. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

KaUaTuahine Polynesian Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Maha Uchiyama Center, 729 Heinz Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. 845-2605. 

Noitada Brasileira at 8 p.m. at The Beat, 2560 Ninth St. Tickets are $15-$20. 548-5348. www.the-beat.org 

Jared Karol and Nate Cooper at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

CV1 at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Maria Muldaur at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Finless Brown, The Contaminates at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Dave Bernstein Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Moment’s Notice, improvised music, dance and theater at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio 2525 8th St. Cost is $8-$10. 649-1791. 

Jason Webley, Two Gallants, Teenage Harlets 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. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 22 

CHILDREN 

Gary Laplow at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBTIONS 

Annual Members’ Showcase Reception at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 

FILM 

Screenagers: Bay Area High School Film Festival at noon and 2:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

A Tribute to Frenando Alegría at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash with Kate Gale and Heather Lee at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

Island Literary Series, hosted by Avotcja, at 3 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $3. 841-JAZZ. 

Andrea Johnston talks about “Girls Speak Out: Finding Your True Self” at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Jürgen Vsych reads from “The Woman Director,” the first autobiography by an American female film director, at 2 p.m. at Change Makers Books. 655-2405 www.TheWomanDirector.com  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Tribute to Barbara Shearer at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Brad Mehldau Trio & Bill Frisell Quintet at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$40. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

San Francisco Symphony Chamber Music Sundaes at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $9-$17. 415-584-5946. www.chambermusicsundaes.org 

Oakland Civic Orchestra, with Callan Milani, finalist in OEBS Young Artist Competition at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Free. 338-0538. 

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

Nate Cooper at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Flamenco Open Stage at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jacqui Naylor at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

John McCutcheon at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Ledisi at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is 20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

MONDAY, JAN. 23 

THEATER 

Subterranean Shakespeare “The Tempest” Staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Fireside Room, 1924 Cedar St. Donation $5. 276-3871. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Making Cakes for the Queen of Heaven” an exhibition on family religion in Ancient Israel opens at the Bade Museum at Pacific School of Religion. 849-8201. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Saving Antiquities” Matthew Bogdanos, author of “Thieves of Baghdad” and a colonel in the Marine reserve will describe his efforts to save irreplaceable antiquities looted from the Iraq Museum in 2003, at 7:30 p.m. at 145 Dwinelle Hall, UC Campus. www.savingantiquities.org 

“Women’s Religious Culture in Ancient Israel” with Carol Meyers at 3:30 p.m. in Chapel Room 6, Pacific School of Relgion, 1798 Scenic Ave. 849-8201. 

Theodore Rosak reads from his new book “World Beware! American Triumphalism in an Age of Terror” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

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

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Hallifax & Jeffrey at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

West Coast Songwriters Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $5.50. 548-1761 www.freightandsalvage.org 

Willie Jones III Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

 

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