Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
THEATER
Altarena Playhouse “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. 1409 High St., Alameda, through June 11. Tickets are $12-$15. 523-1553.
Berkeley Rep “The Glass Menagerie” at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $59. Runs through June 18. 647-2949.
Berkeley Rep “The Miser” at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. Tickets are $53. Runs through June 25. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org
East Bay Improv at 8 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 597-0795.
Shotgun Players “King Lear” Thurs.-Sun at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. to June 18. Tickets are $15-$30, reservations suggested. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Theatre of the Sacred Soul “A Man For All Seasons” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Parish, 2220 Cedar St. Donation $10. 848-1755.
We Theater “The Tempest” at the Albany Bulb, Fri. and Sat. at 4 p.m. Donation $12. agentava@weplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
Janine Brown & Lucy Traber 2005 Members’ Showcase Winners. Reception at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 644-6893.
New Work by Chris Russell and Kari Morris Reception at 7 p.m. at Boontling Gallery, 4224 Telegraph Ave., Oakland.
“Possibilities” Paintings by Donna Mendes, “Disassembly” figurative paintings by Marty McCorkle, and “Celebrating the Body Through Art” work by Nancy Ballard at Esteban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St., at Telegraph. www.estebansaber.com
“Birds and Flowers in Japanese Art” Early 20th century woodblock prints by Ohara Koson and early 21st century color etchings by Ando Shinji, to July 28 at the Schurman-Scriptum Gallery, 1659 San Pablo Ave. 524-0623.
The Portrait Show An introduction to The Thin Ice Collective. Reception at 7 p.m. at Auto3321 Art Gallery, 3321 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Exhibit runs to June 11. www.auto3321.com
FILM
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski “Decalogue 3 and 4” at 7 p.m. “Decalogue 5 and 6” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Mona Lee will show slides and talk about her book “Humbler Than Dust: A Retired Couple Visits the Real India by Tandem Bicycle” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Eduardo Galeano shares his new book, “Voices of Time: A Life in Stories” at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison, at 27th St., Oakland. Tickets are $10-$12. 415-255-7296, ext.253.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland Opera “X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Opera House, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $32-$36. 763-1146.
Ruth Botchan Dance Company and Shahrzad Dance Company “Bridges: A Concert Bridging Jewish and Persian Cultures” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m at Western Sky, 2525 Eighth St. Tickets are $15-$18. 848-4878.
Harry Best and Shabang and Tom Rigney and Flambeau at 5:30 p.m. at Park Place and Washington Ave., Pt. Richmond. 237-9375.
Los Nadies & Tere Estrada at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.
Sony Holland and her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
Eve Decker at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
The Ravines and Ronnie Cato, singer-songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Matthew Sperry Memorial Festival with Daniel Popsickle, Black Cat Duo and Dot Dot Dot at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082.
Look Back and Laugh, This is my Fist, Army of Jesus at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
L.A.E., Ranch Hand Brown at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
Raw Deluxe Band at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Bill Frisell New Quartet at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16-$26. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
EXHIBITIONS
East Bay Open Studios Sat. and Sun. For maps and times see www.proartsgallery.org
“Duane Cramer Works, 10 years in the making” Black and white photography. Reception at 6 p.m. at FLOAT 1091, Calcot Place, Unit#116, Oakland. 535-1702.
Photography by Russ Greene at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. Exhibition runs through June. 595-5344.
THEATER
California Shakespeare Theater “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at the Bruns Amphitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda. Tues.-Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. through June 25. Tickets are $15 and up. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
FILM
Superfest International Disability Film Festival from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$20. For schedule and access accomodations call 845-5575. 849-2568.
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski “Decalogue 7 and 8” at 6:30 p.m. “Decalogue 9 and 10” at 8:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Heather Lende introduces “If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name” at 7:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Telegraph. 845-7852.
Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Poetry Reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, dining hall, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street, not in Lodge parking lot. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley World Music Festival featuring African, Latin American, Celtic, Indian music from noon to 9 p.m. Sat. and Sun. along Telegraph Avenue, with All West African Concert at People’s Park on Sat. from 1 to 5 p.m. www.telegraphberkeley.com
Oakland Opera “X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Opera House, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $32-$36. 763-1146.
“A Special Evening of Harp Music” with Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, Pleiades Harp Ensemble, and Triskela Harp Trio at 8 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 North Berryman St. Tickets are $7-$15. 548-3326.
Donna Lerew, violin, and Lynn Schugren, piano, at 8 p.m. at Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Tickets are $15-$20. 848-4088.
The Moon Town Schmatts Bassoon Ensemble at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets aare $8-$12. 549-3864
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble “Aphrodesia” at 7:30 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m., at The Marsh, 2118 Allston Way. Tickets are $20-$50. 800-838-3006.
GTS, Ojada at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $10. 451-8100.
Alice Stuart & the Formerlys at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Los Mapaches at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568.
Dangerous Rhythm, Tim Fox at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Snake Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ.
Greg Pratt at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7 per family. 558-0881.
Karen Blixt at 8 p.m. at the Jazz
school. Cost is $15. 845-5373.
Fred Randolph Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Mayim and Katherine Peck, singer-songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Loosewig Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Chantigs, Everest, Fainting Goats at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Second Opinion, The Helm, Hit Me Back, Robot Eyes at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4
EXHIBITIONS
“Tilden and Beyond” Paintings by Mary Robinson. Reception at 2 p.m. at Tilden Park Environmental Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233.
“My America: Art from The Jewish Museum Collection 1900-1955” opens at at 2 p.m. at Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $6-$8. 549-6950.
FILM
Superfest International Disability Film Festival from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$20. Reception at 6 p.m. For schedule and access accomodations call 845-5575. 849-2568.
“The Cosmology of Words ... The Journey from Griot to Rapper” A documentary by Christina Abram-Davis at 6 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Fundraiser for the Jamaica Study Abroad program July 2006 of the Merritt College Ethnic Studies Department. Donation $10. nefetertinaproductions@yahoo.com
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski “Decalogue 1 and 2” at 1:30 p.m. “Decalogue 3 and 4” at 3:45 p.m. and “Decalogue 5 and 6” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Alameda Architectural Society 2006 Preservation Awards with Woody Minor on “The History of Measure A” at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, corner of Santa Clara Ave. and Chestnut St., Alameda. 986-9232.
Julie Gamberg reads from her book of poems “The Museum of Natural History” at 4:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Maxine Rose Schur reads from “Places in Time: Reflection on a Journey” at 1 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Robert Greenfield will present “Timothy Leary: A Biography” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley World Music Festival featuring African, Latin American, Celtic, Indian music from noon to 9 p.m. Sat. and Sun. along Telegraph Avenue. www.telegraphberkeley.com
Oakland Civic Orchestra “An Afternoon in Vienna” at 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., near Lake Merritt, Oakland. Admission is free.
Piedmont Choirs Spring Sing at 3 p.m. at Farnsworth Theater, Skyline High School, Oakland. 547-4441.
Oakland Opera “X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Opera House, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $32-$36. 763-1146.
Galax Quartet Adagios and other movements at 7 p.m. at Loper Chapel, Dana at Durant. Tickets are $10. 601-1370.
Twang Cafe with The Whoreshoes, early honky tonk country and Kemo Sabe, modern camp fire songs at 7:30 p.m. at at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10.
Americana Unplugged: Jimbo Trout & The Fish People at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Falso Baiano Choro Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Marc Cary’s Focus Trio at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12. 845-5373.
Peter Mulvey at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Sam Misner & Megan Smith at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Verse, Crime in Stereo, Guns Up at 5 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
MONDAY, JUNE 5
READINGS AND LECTURES
Judy Jones reads from “Bones of the Homeless” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Actors Reading Writers “English Eccentrics,” stories by Alan Bennett and P.G. Wodehouse at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Poetry Express with Avotcja and Ramon Pinero at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
Christopher Robin and JC read their poems at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave.
Leonard Pitt talks about “Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Peter Hallifax and Julie Jeffrey, viols. The Complete Published Works of Forqueray, one suite each morning for five days, through Fri. at 11 a.m. at Loper Chapel, Dana at Durant. TIckets are $7-$10, $25-$35 for the series. 220-1195.
North Oakland Community Charter School Spring Concert at 6:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Free. www.juliamorgan.org
The Sitka Trio at 1 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana. Tickets are $15. 559-4670.
Longy School of Music at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, 2316 Bowditch Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 978-853-2700.
Coro Ciconia “What is a Motet?” Learn as you sing at 5:30 p.m. at Loper Chapel, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $12. 843-0450.
La Foolia “The History of Western Music” at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste St. Tickets are $15. 601-9631.
DeLaMuse Songs of Dowland, Sances, Monteverdi & Caccini at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $10-$15. 831-566-3207.
Blue Monday Jam, NC Connection at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
Yoshida Brothers at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
FILM
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski Early Works: Program 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“A Celebration of Jaime de Angulo” presented by Malcom Margolin, Stefan Hyner, and Steve Dickison at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Linda Donn reads from “The Little Ballonist” at 7 p.m at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland Opera “X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Opera House, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $32-$36. 763-1146.
Artists’ Vocal Ensemble, “Music of the Apocalypse” at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft at Ellsworth. Tickets are $10-$20 at the door. 717-9422.
Ensemble Cerumina “Music across the Alps” at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, 2316 Bowditch Ave. Donations appreciated. 459-1582.
Alta Sonora and Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble “Viaggio: a Musical Tour of Renaissance Italy” at 8 p.m. at International House, Bancroft and Piedmont. Tickets are $10-$15. 233-0868.
Singer’s Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
PhilipsMarine, jazz, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Yoshida Brothers at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200.
Michael Coleman Trio Jazz Jam at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Bring your instrument. 451-8100.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7
EXHIBITIONS
"Stitches in Time I: Food and Identity" Textile and multi-media works about food and cultural identity. Reception at 1:30 p.m. at Richmond Health Center, 100 38th St., enter at 39th and Bissell, Richmond. 231-1348. www.artschange.org
FILM
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski Early Works: Program 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ivan Doig reads from his new novel “The Whistling Season” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik and Three Blind Mice, at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082
MUSIC AND DANCE
Oakland Opera “X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X” at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro Opera House, 201 Broadway. Tickets are $32-$36. 763-1146.
Berkeley Baroque Players at 8 p.m. Pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. at International House Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 272-9147.
Vox Populi Vocal Ensemble “Sacred music of Guillaume Dufay” at 6 p.m. at Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, 2316 Bowditch St. Tickets are $10-$12. 843-3608.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies Music for the Dead from Bach to Byzantine Chant at 6 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $12-$18. 868-0695
Carol Denney at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
Calvin Keys Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ.
Whiskey Brothers, old time and bluegrass, at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473.
Home at Last Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Juio Bravo, salsa, at 8 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Grant Geissman at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $10-$18. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
EXHIBITIONS
“Future Tense” sculpture installations, constructions and mixed-media works by four artists opens at 6 p.m. at Kala Art Insitute, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977. www.kala.org
FILM
“New Orleans Music in Exile” a film by Robert Mugge at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 3rd Flr. Community Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6233.
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski “The Double Life of Véronique” at 7 p.m. and “Blind Chance” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Michael Pollan reads from “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” at 7 p.m at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Harlyn Aizley talks about “Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Mothers Tell All” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Ramor Ryan introduces his new book “Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile” at 7:30 pm. at AK Press Warehouse, 674-A 23rd St., Oakland. 208-1700.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Ensemble Vermillian Seventeenth Century Italian Chamber Music at noon at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $15. 559-4670.
The Golden Age of Spain with Karol Steadman soprano, at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, Bowditch at Durant. Tickets are $10-$15. 805-773-1057.
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord, at 2 p.m. at Loper Chapel, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $10-$20. 240-418-9585.
Pedro Jesús Gómez, lute and vihuela “The Lyre of Orpheus” at 5 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $10-$15. 549-3864.
The Albany Consort Great Concertos and Cantatas at 6:15 at University Lutheran Chapel, 2425 College at Haste. Tickets are $15. 408-773-0375. www.albanyconsort.com
Howard Kadis, lutenist, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, Dana and Durant. Tickets are $10-$15.
De Profundis Low Sounds Only at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, Bowditch at Durant. Tickets are $10. 459-7462.
Baroque Cabaret with Sheli Nan and the Musicians Angelic at 8 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. TIckets are $20-$25. 919-4493. www.shelinan.com
The Klez-X at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Steve Gannon Monday Blues Band at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Be Brave Bold Robot, Dustin Aaron, Drunken Boat at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Hwy 42, Cult of Sue Todd, Toofless Sean Corkery at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
Gary Burton Quartet Revisited at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$65. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
