Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
CHILDREN
Gretchen Woefle reads from her book “Animal Families, Animal Friends” as part of the Kensington Library’s Summer Reading Program at 7 p.m. at 61 Arlington Ave., Kensington. 524-3043.
Puppet Company “Fantasy on Strings” a magical excursion with a variety of 3 feet tall, fully articulated marionettes at 7 p.m. at The Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17.
FILM
Against Indifference: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski “No End” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Belinda Rathbone reads from “The Guynd: A Scottish Journal” at 7:30 p.m at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Tell It On Tuesday Storytelling at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Cost is $8-$12 sliding scale at the door.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Golden Gate International Childrens’ Choral Festival at 3 p.m. at the Mormon Interstake Center, Oakland. 547-4441.
Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Michael Coleman Trio Jazz Jam at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Bring your instrument. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
Randy Craig Trio, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Chris Chandler and David Roe House Concert at 7 p.m. at 1609 Woolsey St. 649-1423.
Zemog El Gallo Bueno at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
FILM
Arab Women Film Series “Ashiqat Al-Cinema” at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
The Puppet Animation of Kihachiro Kawamoto “Demons, Poets, and Priests” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Ten Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military” presented by Cindy Sheehan, Paul Rockwell, and Aimee Allison at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Kyle Bravo & Jenny LaBlanc, artists from the Gulf Coast, speak at 7 p.m. at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. www.kala.org
“Writing Teachers Write” monthly student and teacher reading series at 5 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Natalie Coughlin and Michael Silver describe “Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America’s Swimming Champion” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Roy Zimmerman in “Faulty Intelligence” An evening of satirical songs, at 8 p.m. at The Marsh Berkeley, 2118 Allston Way. 800-838-3006.
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
Golden Gate Childrens’ Community Concert at 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, Kensington. 547-4441.
Justin Hellman Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
J Soul at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Ugly Beauty at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
Zemog El Gallo Bueno at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
EXHIBITIONS
“Somewhere in Space” Installations and paintings by Mayumi Hamanaka and Eric Larson. Reception at 6 p.m. at Swarm Studios + Gallery, 560 Second St., Oakland. 839-2787.
“TRASHed” an eco-friendly art exhibition of recycling bins on Bay Street through the end of August. 655-4002.
FILM
The Puppet Animation of Kihachiro Kawamoto “Absurdities, Legends, and Fairy Tales” at 7 p.m. and “The Book of the Dead” at 8:35 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sandra M. Gilbert and Phyllis Stowell read from their new books on death and grief at 3 p.m. in the 3rd floor Community Meeting Room, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6107.
“For Review” with Jack Marshall discussing his memoir “From Baghdad to Brooklyn: Growing Up in a Jewish Arabic Family in Midcentury America” at 6:30 p.m. at the Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $6-$8 549-6950.
Michelle Tea will read from her new book “Rose of No Man’s Land” at 6 p.m. at Oakland Public Library, West Auditorium, 125 14th St. 238-3134.
Siddharth Dhanvant Shangvi describes “The Last Song of Dusk” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Elizabeth Grossman talks about “High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxins, & Human Health” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
“The Da Vinci Code: Is the Truth Stranger than Fiction?” with Rabbi Harry Manhoff at 7:30 p.m. at BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St. Donation $5. 839-2900, ext. 249.
Word Beat Reading Series with Ronda Lawson and Eugene David at 7 p.m. at Mediterraneum Caffe, 2475 Telegraph Ave. 526-5985.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Full Circle “ Dream Dance Company and Jose Francisco Barroso and Carlos Mena, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St. at 9th St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 597-1619, ext. 110.
Lloyd Gregory Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Triskela, three harps, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Hali Hammer CD Release Party at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St. at Bonita. Suggested donation $5-$10 sliding scale. 649-1423.
Roy Zimmerman in “Faulty Intelligence” An evening of satirical songs, at 8 p.m. at The Marsh Berkeley, 2118 Allston Way. 800-838-3006.
No More Stereo, Melaquis, The Team Hate at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082.
Jimi Bridges, music without borders at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $6-$8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Take 6, a capella, at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $28-$32. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jennifer Johns at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Permanent Collection” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 23. Tickets are $28-$45. 843-4822. www.auroratheatere.org
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Footloose” the musical based on the 1984 film at 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Contra Costa Civic Theater, 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through August 5. Tickets are $12-$20. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
Crowded Fire Theater Company “We Are Not These Hands” a comedy about the friendship between two teenaged girls in a fictional third-world nation, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. through July 16 at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $10- $20. www.crowdedfire.org
Masquers Playhouse “The Fantasticks” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 pm on uly 2, 9, 16. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through July 22. Tickets are $18. 232-4031. www.masquers.org
Pinole Community Players “Oliver!” the musical, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., selected Sun. at 2 p.m., at the Community Playhouse, 601 Tennent Ave., Pinole, through July 15. Tickets are $14-$17. 724-3669, 223-3598.
Shadow Circus Creature Theater Giant puppets perform “The Laptop Banditos” at 9 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Cost is $7. www.shadowcircus.com
EXHIBITIONS
“Flaming: Art from LGBT Communities” Reception for the artists at 6 p.m. at WCRC Gallery, 5741 Telegraph Ave. Runs to July 28. 601-4040, ext. 111. www.wcrc.org
FILM
Isabelle Huppert: Passion and Contradiction “La cérémonie” at 7 p.m and “Story of Women” at 9:15 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Gary Younge describes “Stranger in a Strange Land: Encounters in the Disunited States” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Jazz Express at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Jules Broussard Birthday Concert with Bobbe Norris and Larry Dunlop Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Bay Area Classical Harmonies at 8 p.m. at Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Tickets are $15 for adults and $2 for children. 526-9146.
“Full Circle “ Dream Dance Company and Jose Francisco Barroso and Carlos Mena Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St. at 9th St., Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 597-1619, ext. 110. dreamdancecompany.org
Wee and Jon Cooney, singer-songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Slydini, Moe Staiano at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Killing the Dream, Ruiner, Final Flight 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.
Broun Fellinis at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Family Arsenal, Uncle Funky at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $7. 451-8100.
Take 6, a capella, at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $28-$32. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, JULY 1
EXHIBITIONS
Photo-Quilts by Sharin Smelser Photo montages on paper and fabric arranged in American quilt patterns on display to Aug. 20 at Musical Offering and Cafe, 2430 Bancroft Way. 849-0211.
“Ted Gordon” Recent works on display at The Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St., to Sept. 30. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com
“From Isolation to Connection” works by residents of Berkeley’s Bonita House’s Creative Living Center and the City of Berkeley Mental Health Division, on display at Addison St. Windows Gallery, through July 27. 981-7533.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition open 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. Free. 527-9905.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Agualibre, Latin, hip-hop, soul at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054.
GTS, Downtown Rhythm at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $10. 451-8100.
Peter Apfelbaum & The New York Hieroglyphics at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
The Morning Line, El Capitan, Amee Chapman and the Big Finish at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082.
Yancie Taylor Jazztet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Meli Rivera, world rock, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. All ages. Cost is $7-$10. 558-0881.
Larry Vuckovich & Buca Necak Duo at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Samantha Raven and Emaluna, singer-songwriters, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Sotaque Baino, Brazilian music at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.
SUNDAY, JULY 2
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Dorianne Laux, Geri Digiorno and Nancy Keane at 3 p.m. at Diesel, 5433 College Ave. 653-9965.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Twang Cafe: Kit and Tanya and 3 Mile Grade at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. All ages. Cost is $5-$10 sliding scale. 644-2204.
Aleph Null at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ.
Gombajahbari, Latin roots from Puerto Rico at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568.
Edessa, Blkan, at 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
The Bobs, a cappella, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761.
Atmos Trio at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
MONDAY, JULY 3
READINGS AND LECTURES
Al Averbach and Jeanne Lupton read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
The Waybacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$8.50. 548-1761.
Blue Monday Jam at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
Kékélé at 8 and 10 p.m. p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200.
