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Arts Calendar

Friday February 10, 2006

FRIDAY, FEB. 10 

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. www.aeofberkeley.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Master Builder” Wed. through Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through March 5. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Berkeley Rep “9 Parts of Desire” about women in war-torn Iraq, at 8 p.m. at the Trust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through March 5. Tickets are $30-$59. 647-2949.  

Black Repertory Group “The Piano Lesson” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through Feb. 25. Tickets are $7-$15. 

Contra Costa Civic Theater, “One Flew Over the Cockoo’s Nest” Fri. and Sat at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave. at Moeser Lane, El Cerrito, through Feb. 25. 524-9132.  

Impact Theatre, “Hamlet” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through March 18. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.  

The Marsh Berkeley “Strange Travel Suggestions” monologue by Jeff Greenwald, Thurs. and Fri. at 7 p.m. through March 3, at 2118 Allston Way. Tickets are $15-$22. 800-838-3006.  

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.  

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.  

“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 March 19. Tickets are $15-$22. 800-838-3006. 

EXHIBITIONS 

Buddhist Relics Opening reception at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley Shambala Center, 2288 Fulton St. through Sun. Donations welcome. 755-1136. 

“The Bancroft at 100 Symposium” Fri. and Sat. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

“Charles Criner: A Colorful History” in honor of Black History Month at the LunchStop CAfe, Joseph p. Bort MetroCenter, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. 817-5773. 

Solarized Photographs by Len Blau at the Giorgi Ggallery, 2911 Claremont Ave., through Feb. 28. 848-1228. 

Katsunori Hamanishi, mezzotints. Reception at 6 p.m. at Schurman-Scriptum Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. Exhibit runs to March 31. 524-0623. 

Ruth Block, abstract and figurative artist and scavenger sculptor Gaelyn Lakin works on exhibit at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave., through March 18.  

FILM 

African Film Festival “The Hero” at 7 p.m. and “New Voices from Africa” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Leslie M. Freudenheim describes “Building with Nature: Inspiration for the Arts & Crafts Home” at 7:30 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way. Tickets are $15. Sponsored by the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. 841-2242. 

Chitra Nanerjee Divakaruni reads from “The Mistress of Spices” set in Oakland in the 1980’s at 7 p.m. at The Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. 238-2200.  

Istvan Rev on his new book “Retroactive Justice: Prehistory of Post-Communism” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. 

“Celebrating the Arts” Speakers of Color Series with comedian and writer Brian Copeland and artist Arnold White at 7 p.m. at Head-Royce School Pavilion, 4315 Lincoln Ave. 531-1300, ext. 2245. 

George McGovern talks about “Social Security and the Golden Age: An Essay on the New American Demographic” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

Lois-Ann Yamanaka reads from her new novel “Behold the Many” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Irish fiddler, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $20-$32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu  

Fetish, Intrepid Improv, The Bullheads at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.  

John Santos Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373.  

Vladimir Vukanovich, Peruvian guitarist, at 8:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $15. 849-2568.  

Kenny Washington & His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Nanette McGuinness, soprano, Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmani, mezzo-soprano, Kathryn Cathcart, piano at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont at Ashby. Cost is $12. 848-1228.  

Albino, Afro-beat, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $32.50-$33.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Larry Vuckovich’s “La Orquesta El Vuco” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

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

Friday Night Hayride with Kemo Sabe, Bob Harp and Toshio Hirano at 9:30 p.m. at the Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave, Oakland. Cost is $5. www.storkcluboakland.com  

All Bets Off, Lifelong Tragedy, Dispute at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

Lunar Heights at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5. 548-1159.  

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

Steve Tyrell at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $14-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, FEB. 11 

CHILDREN 

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Fran Avni & Bonnie Lockhart at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568.  

“Junie Jones and A Little Monkey Business” theater for ages 5 and up, at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $13-$18. 925-798-1300. 

EXHIBITIONS 

Bancroft Library Centennial with their collection of rare and historic documents. Reception at 6 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, UC Campus. 643-4715. 

Andrew Red Hourse Alvarez Jewelry, Sat. and Sun. at Gathering Tribes Gallery, 1573 Solano Ave. 528-9038. 

“Three Teachers” highlights the works of three California painters, David Fleming, Barbara Lawrence and Dave McGuire, at the Stone Gallery, 600 50th Ave., Oakland. 536-5600. 

THEATER 

Big City Improv, comedy, at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby. Tickets are $15. 595-5597.  

FILM 

Mikio Naruse “Anzukko” at 7 p.m. and “When a Woman Ascends the Stairs” at 9:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Howard Thurman: A Gracious Spirit” with Arleigh Prelow, documentary filmmaker, at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

“The Art of Living Black” Artist talk and slide lecture with Ala Ebtekar and Almudena Ortiz at 2 p.m. at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave. at 25th St. 620-6772.  

Julian Barnes reads from his new novel “Arthur & George” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

“The Bancroft at 100” Curator’s talk with Anthony Bliss at noon in Gallery 4, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Chick Corea & Touchstone at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $30-$52. 642-9988.  

“Improvisation” with Myra Melford, Mark Sresser, Bob Ostertag and David Wessel at 8 p.m. in Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22. 642-9988. 

Alexander Tsygankov “The Paganini of Domra” at 7:30 p.m. at New Spirit Community Church, 1798 Scenic Ave. Tickets are $10-$20. 704-7729. 

Caminos Flamencos at 8 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave., through Feb. 14. Tickets are $50-$95, includes dinner. 287-8700.  

RebbeSoul World Beat and Jewish roots at 7 p.m. at Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave. at Fairview, Piedmont. Tickets are $25-$60. 547-2424 ext. 214.  

Kirtan, devotional chanting with Jaya Lakshmi at 7 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Tickets are $15-$18. 843-2787.  

Maria Marquez & Trio with John Santos at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.  

Patrick Ball “O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music” at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Fuga, dance/concert at 9 p.m. at at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$7. 849-2568. www.lapena.org  

Prefixo de Verao, Brazilian pre-carnival celebration at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

City Limit, The Wearies, Last Clear Chance at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Caroline Chung’s “Superbacana Trio” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Mario Desio & Friends at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Ilene Adar and Dana Shellmire at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Future Adults, Leopard Life, Teli Savalas at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $3. 525-9926. 

Mitch Marcus Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

SUNDAY, FEB. 12 

CHILDREN  

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

EXHIBITIONS 

“If Not Now, When?” 150 Years of California Jewish Activism opens at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., and runs through May 14. 549-6950. 

Craig Baxter, screenprints and etchings. Reception at 2 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

FILM 

Mikio Naruse “The Approach of Autumn” at 4:30 p.m. and “Daughters, Wives, and a Mother” at 6:10 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Andrew Lam reads from “Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora” at 1 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. 

David Kipen considers “The Schreiber Theory: A Radical Rewrite of American Film History” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.  

Poetry Flash with Eileen R. Tabios and Catherine Daly at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.  

“Reality and Representation” in conjunction with Larry Abramson’s installation “Searching for the Ideal City” at 2 p.m. at Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $10-$12. Reservations recommended. fpowell@magnes.org 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Jean-Michel Fonteneau and Roy Bogas at 4 p.m. at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St. Cost is $12, free for children.  

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra “2Bs or Not 2Bs” at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Free. 415-248-1640.  

Organ Recital by Lynn Trapp at 6:10 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Donations accepted. 845-0888.  

Community Women’s Orchestra, “On With The Dance” at 4 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 5201 Park Blvd., Piedmont. Suggested donation $10, children free. 463-0313.  

Les Violons du Roy and Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-soprano, at 7 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$56, available from 642-9988.  

Carlos Oliveira & Brazilian Origins featuring Harvey Wainapel at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.  

Julian Waterfall Pollack Trio at 4:30 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

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

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

MONDAY, FEB. 13 

THEATER 

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

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Tuskegee Airman, Samuel Broadnax introduces his new book “Blue Skies, Black Wings” at 7:30 p.m. in the Home Room, International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave. Cost is $5. 642-9460. 

Bharati Mukherjee and Meredith Maran introduce “Why I’m Still Married: Women Write Their Hearts Out on Love, Loss, Sex and Who Does the Dishes” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

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

Maggie Morley and colleagues, poetry, followed by open mic, at 7 p.m. at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Valentine’s Day Voices with University Chorus and University Choral Ensembles at 8 p.m. in Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $3-$10. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Caminos Flamencos at 6 and 9 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $50-$95, includes dinner. 287-8700. www.cafedelapaz.net 

George Brooks’ Indian Jazz Combo at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16. Benefit for the Oakland Library. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, FEB. 14 

FILM 

Alternative Visions: Films by Peter Tscherkassky at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Love Fest 06 hosted by Aya de León, featuring members of Kreatibo, Mike Molina, Alicia Raqule and others at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wild Catahoulas, Cajun, Zydeco, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.  

Ellen Hoffman with Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

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

Khali Hustle, 20 Boyz, BTA Boyz at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Kitty Margolis “Heart and Soul” at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$8. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Jessica Neighbor & The Hood at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 

EXHIBITIONS 

African American Inventors and Scientists at the Junior Center of Art and Science, 558 Bellvue Ave., Lakeside Park, Oakland, through April 8. 839-5777. www.juniorcenter.org 

“Illuminated Garden” Pinhole sun prints by Susannah Hays at North Berkeley Frame and Gallery, 1744 Shattuck Ave., through March 4. 549-0428. 

Print Exchange between the California College of Arts and University of Osaka. Reception at 5:30 p.m. at CCA, 5212 Broadway. 594-3636. 

FILM 

Film 50 “All Quiet on the Western Front” at 3 p.m. and Weird America “Born in a Barn” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Ayelet Waldman reads from “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com  

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

Linda Blachman introduces “Another Morning: Voices of Truth and Hope from Mothers with Cancer” at 7 p.m. at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Calvin Keys Trio 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.  

Groundation, Bab Marley Tribute at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Orquestra Universal at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

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

John Benet, With All Sincerity, Name at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886. www.blakesontelegraph.com 

Cheryl Wheeler at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.  

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200.