Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, FEB. 21
EXHIBITIONS
“Modernism in Israel: Works on Paper” opens at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., and runs through July 9. 549-6950.
“Ansel Adams: Inspiration and Influence” opens at the Lindsey Wildlife Museum, 1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek. 925-935-1978. www.wildlife-museum.org
FILM
Women’s Preservation Film Fund with Alice Guy-Blanché, Meredith Monk, and actresses Grace Cunard and Francine Everett at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alan Halsey, Geraldine Monk at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Prelim #1, for youth aged 13-19 at 7 p.m. at Berkeley High School, 2223 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Tickets are $4-$6. 415-255-9035, ext. 22. www.youthspeaks.org
Kenji Yoshino describes “Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ellen Hoffmaan with Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Mike Marshall & Hamilton de Holanda, mandolins, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazz
school at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22
EXHIBITIONS
“Measure of Time” with works by Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock, Robert Brer, Dennis Oppenhiem and many others, opens at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Ave. 642-0808.
FILM
Film 50 “The Murderers Are Among Us” at 3 p.m. and Weird America “Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea” at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sister Helen Prejean talks about “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account to Wrongful Executions” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Prelim #2, for youth aged 13-19 at 7 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland. Tickets are $4-$6. 415-255-9035, ext. 22. www.youthspeaks.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
UC Jazz Ensembles 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.
Candela 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.
Benny Lackner Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Mary Gauthier, American gothic orginals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, FEB. 23
EXHIBITIONS
“The White Album” works in varying shades of white, at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Exhibition runs through March 25. 549-2977. www.kala.org
“Charles Criner: A Colorful History” in honor of Black History Month. Reception at 4 p.m. at the LunchStop Cafe, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. 817-5773.
FILM
Human Rights Watch “Mardi Gras: Made in China” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Measure of Time” Curator’s talk with Lucinda Barnes at 12:15 p.m. in Gallery 5, at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Ave. 642-0808.
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Taylor Branch presents the final volume of his history of Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of the civil rights movement, “At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68” Reception at 6:15 p.m. followed by talk at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Tickets are $20, or $12 with purchase of the book. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Word Beat Reading Series with Lenore Weiss and Diana Q. at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave., near Dwight Way. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
New Century Chamber Orchestra “Baroque Festival” at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$42. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org
Sheldon Brown Group at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 701-1787.
Zion-I, Crown City Rockers, Serendipity Project, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Stephen Bennett, harp guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Soul Jazz Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
The Seventh Season at 10:30 p.m. at Expression College for Digital Arts, 6601 Shellmound St., Emeryville. All ages, free.
Mark Little and Ricardo Peixoto at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Jessica Williams at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$6. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
FRIDAY, FEB. 24
THEATER
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 12. 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. www.berkeleyrep.org
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. www.ccct.org
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. www.impacttheatre.com
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. 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
The Sun & Moon Ensemble, “Luna” a multi-media performance, Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. through Feb. 26, at Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Avenue at MLK Jr. Way. Tickets are $10-$15. 415-621-7978.
EXHIBITIONS
“Snap” The Art of Living Black Satellite Show, in conjunction with the Richmond Art Center at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 5741 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Reception at 6 p.m. 601-4141, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org
FILM
Human Rights Watch “Video Letters” Program 1 at 7 p.m. and “Justice” at 8:35 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Maile Meloy reads from her new novel “A Family Daughter” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852. www.codysbooks.com
Julie Orringer will read from her short story collection, “How to Breathe Underwater” at 8 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
Barbara Keesling introduces “Sexual Healing” at 4 p.m. at Good Vibrations, 2504 San Pablo Ave. 841-8987.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland East Bay Symphony performs Mozart’s Overture to “Lucio Silla” and Dvorák’s “Stabat Mater” at 8 p.m. at Paramount Theater, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Pre-concert lecture at 7:05 p.m. Tickets are $15-$60. 652-8497.
Rising Phoenix Brass Band with Ron Stallings and Berkeley High School Students at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14, $7 for students. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Sweet Honey & the Rock at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$46. 642-9988.
Marvin Sanders, flute, Lena Lubotsky, piano at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont at Ashby. Cost is $12. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
The Castrati, Mr Loveless at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Bud Spangler All-Star Reunion Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
King Wawa & the Oneness Kingdom Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Listen, 4Hz beating patterns and guitar drones, at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Cost is $10-$18. www.studiorasa.org
Cascada de Flores, Mexican traditional music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Ojalá, Jme* Isman, Evelie Posch and others in a benefit concert at Changemakers for Women, 6536 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Donation $10-$100. RSVP to 655-2405.
Ben Adams Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Wayblonde and Gery Tinkelberg at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Go it Alone, Verse, Deadfall, The First Step at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
John Howland Trio, Phonofly at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$8. 548-1159.
Joseph’s Bones, trombone reggae, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Hiromi at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, FEB. 25
CHILDREN
“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.
Derique the Clown at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITIONS
African American Quilters of Oakland Demonstration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the West Oakland Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 1801 Adeline St. 238-7352.
THEATER
Central Works “Shadow Crossing” opens at 8 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., runs through March 26. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1381.
FILM
Human Rights Watch “Winter Soldier” at 5 p.m., “Occupation: Dreamland” at 7 p.m. and “State of Fear” at 8:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Frederick Douglas on Slave Music” with historian Dr. P. Sterling Stuckey at 3:30 p.m. at West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline St. Oakland.
“A Retrospective in Black & White and Color” with photographer Susan Sai-Wah Louie at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100.
Bay Area Photographers Collective with Berkeley photographer Margaretta K. Mitchell on Ruth Bernhard at 2 p.m. at Harvey Milk Photography Center, 50 Scott St., downstairs, at Duboce St., SF. 415-554-9522.
Lupe Jacobson, age 10, will sign her new book, “My Grandma Has a Blackberry” at 3 p.m. at Analog Books, 1816 Euclid. All proceeds from the book will go to the U’ilani Fund for breast cancer patients. 843-1816.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kensington Symphony Orchestra “American Portraits” at 8 p.m. at 25 Northminster Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. Tickets are $10-$15. 524-9912.
Sacred & Profane “Works with Organ” at 8 p.m. at St. Ambrose Church, 1145 Gilman St., at Cornell. Tickets are $12-$18. 524-3611.
Medea Sirkas Dance Theater at 1:30 p.m. at the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library, 5606 San Pablo Ave., in celebration of Black History Month. 597-5023.
Amrit Dhara Pouring Nectar Odisi dance at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $12-18. 486-9851.
Rhythm and Muse with Tres Santos, Chokwadi, Mark G. and Muteado, followed by open mic, at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893.
John Richardson Band at 9 p.m. at Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave., Kensington.
Mareda Gaither-Graves, soprano, at 7:30 p.m. at Regents’ Theater, Holy Names Univ., 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $25-$40. 601-7919.
Sacred and Profane, works for chorus and organ, at 8 p.m. at St. Ambrose Church, 1145 Gilman at Stannage. Tickets are $12-$18. 524-3611.
Nika Rejto Quartet, CD release party, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Kotoja, Afro-beat at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 9 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
La Peña Commnity Chorus at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568.
The Tenders, Gayle Lynn, The Hired Hands at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Andre Bush Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Chookasian Armenian Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Unauthorized Rolling Stones at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $10. 848-0886.
Guaranteed Swahili at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.
Benny Lackner Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Hali Hammer & Randy Berge at 7 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881.
Trainwreck Riders, Lampshade Seranade at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, FEB. 26
THEATER
Vagina Monologues will be performed in American Sign Language, and voiced in English at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theater. Benefit for Deaf Hope. contact@deaf-hope.org, http://deafvday.tripod.com
FILM
Human Rights Watch “Living RIghts” at 3:30 p.m. and “Videoletters” Program 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Prelim #3, for youth aged 13-19, at 7 p.m. at Youth Up Rising, 8711 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $4-$6. 415-255-9035, ext. 22. www.youthspeaks.org
James P. Moore speaks on his new book, “One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America,” with music by pianist Peter B. Allen, at 3 p.m. at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way. Cost is $10, benefit to Roof Fund. 925-376-3908.
Poetry Flash with Sarah Arvio and W.S. Di Piero at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. Donation $2. 845-7852.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Progression of Black Music featuring Faye Carol in celebration of Black History Month at 4 p.m. at McGee Avenue Baptist Church, 1640 Stuart St. 843-1774.
The Half Note Club—Then and Now at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, in celebration of Black History Month. 238-2200.
Young Peoples Chamber Orchestra Winter Concert, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College. Free. 595-4688. www.ypco.org
College of Alameda Jazz Band at 2 p.m. at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Free, families welcome. 748-2213.
Nigah: Indian Classical Dance and Music at 4 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $7-$15. 925-798-1300.
Patrick Street, Irish music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Mauro Correa, Brazilian soul, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
A Class Act, Fine by Me, I voted For Kodos at 5 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. All ages show. 848-0886.
Joel Dorham Latin Jazz Octet at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.
Adrian West at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe. 595-5344.
MONDAY, FEB. 27
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
READINGS AND LECTURES
Chilifiya Safaa will read from her new novel, “A Foreign Affair” on relationships through the Black Diaspora, at 7 p.m. at the Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Ave. 597-5017.
John Nielson discusses “Condor: To the Brink and Back: The Life and Times of One Giant Bird” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 845-7852.
Poetry Express with Theme night: Hope, at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
CSU East Bay Jazz Ensembles with guest vocalist Jamie Davis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$25. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
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