Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22
FILM
Screenagers “Seventeen” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Geoffrey Nunberg explains “Talking Right: How the Right Turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left Wing Freak Show” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Uzodinma Iweala introduces “Beasts of No Nation” at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Beep at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Jane Bunnett & Radio Guantanamo featuring Kevin Breit at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$20. 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, AUGUST 23
EXHIBITIONS
“Visions of the Builtscape” Paintings of urban landscapes by Scott Courtnay-Smith. Reception at 7 p.m. at Artbeat Salon and Gallery, 1887 Solano Ave. Exhibtion runs to Oct. 22. 527-3100.
FILM
Frank Borzage “Moonrise” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Berkeley Treasures Series A conversation with Richard Whittaker at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“Writing Teachers Write” with special guest Jane Juska at 5 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Tucker Malarkey reads from his new novel “Resurrection” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Jewish Writers in the Bay Area with Reuven Goldfarb on “Baseball Kabbalah” and “Sane Terrain”at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St. 465-3935.
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 www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Terrance Brewer Quintet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Roy Zimmerman in “Faulty Intelligence” An evening of satirical songs, at 8 p.m. at The Marsh Berkeley, 2118 Allston Way, through Aug. 24. 800-838-3006. www.themarsh.org
Japanther, This Bike is a Pipe Boms, KIT, and others in a benefit concert for the Prisoners Literature Project and Berkeley Liberation Radio at 7 p.m. at Lobot Gallery, 1800 Campbell St. and 18th, Oakland. Donation $7-$20. 290-81512.
Partyin’ with “Patrice”/Batya, a memorial benefit, at 6 p.m. at La Peña. Donation $10-$25.
The Hooks, Fetish, Stone Cutter, Mike Rogers at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Orquestra Candela at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Jean Fineberg & Saxophunk at 5 p.m., and Mingus Amungus at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Michael Coleman Trio Jazz Jam at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Bring your instrument. 451-8100. w
Jane Bunnett & Radio Guantanamo featuring Kevin Breit at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
FILM
Beyond Bollywood “Masala” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Ray LeMoine and Jeff Neuman describe their travels to “Babylon by Bus” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Noon Concert with United Capoeira Association at the Downtown Berkeley BART station. Free. www.downtownberkeley.org
18th Annual Annual Freight Fiddle Festival at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$25.50. 548-1761.
Sara & Swingtime at 6 p.m. at La Note, 2377 Shattuck Ave. 526-6080. www.lanoterestaurant.com
Mo’ Rockin Project at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Girl Talk at 5 p.m. at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St. 644-9500. www.ristoranteraphael.com
Tom Duarte at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Free Peoples, Phoeniz & Afterbuffalo at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Laurie Antonioli & Zilberella at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Kenny Washington Trio at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
David Weckl Band at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $15-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
CV1 at 8 p.m. and Black Edgars Musicbox at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
THEATER
California Shakespeare Theater “The Merchant of Venice” 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 Sept. 3. Tickets are $15 and up. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org
Encore Theatre Company and Shotgun Players “The Typographer’s Dream” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Sept. 3. Tickets are $15-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Impact Theatre “House of Lucky” Written and performed by Frank Wortham, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Aug. 26. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.
Masquers Playhouse “Dairy of a Scoundrel” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond across from the Hotel Mac. Through Sept. 30. Tickets are $15. 232-4031.
FILM
Kenji Mizoguchi “Street of Shame” at 7 p.m. and “Sansho the Bailiff” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Robert E. Bowman in a classical piano recital, at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. 845-1350.
Trumpet Supergroup at noon at the Downtown Berkeley BART. 845-5373.
“Jazz & Poetry” with David Meltzer, Genny Lim, Kit Robinson and others at 7 p.m. at Half Price Books, 2036 Shattuck Ave. 526-6080.
Quartet San Francisco at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Free. 981-6241.
Otro Mundo at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12, children 12 and under, free. 849-2568.
Julian Pollack & Taylor Eigsti at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$18. 845-5373.
Zoe Ellis Band with guest Dave Ellis at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
Sister Carol with The Yellow Wall Dub Squad, reggae, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $17-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Meli, Latin vocalist, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
John Stowell at 5 p.m. at Ristorante Raphael, 2132 Center St. 644-9500. www.ristoranteraphael.com
Tera Johnson Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Ira Marlowe and Mario DeSio at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Trailer Park rangers, Eddie Rivers and the Flood at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Thought Riot, Scare, Goddamn Wolves at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Realistic Orchestra at 10 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10. 548-1159.
Eddie Marshall and Holy Mischief at 8 p.m. and John Schott’s Dream Kitchen at Jupiter. 848-8277.
David Weckl Band at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $15-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
EXHIBITIONS
“Video Work by Bill Viola” An installation with continuous loops of the videographer’s works from 1977-1994, opens at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“Horses in the Trees” works by Mark P. Fisher. Reception at 2 p.m. at Alta Gallery, 2980 College Ave. #1. Exhibition runs to Oct. 7. 421-1255.
THEATER
San Francisco Mime Troupe “Godfellas” Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Willard Park, Hillegass & Derby. 415-285-1717.
San Francisco Shakespeare “The Tempest” Free Sharespeare in the park at 4 p.m. at Lakeside Park at Lake Merritt, corner of Perkins and Bellevue, Oakland. Sat. and Sun. through Aug. 27. 415-865-4434.
Shotgun Players “Ragnarok: Doom of the Gods” Sat. and Sun. at 4 p.m. at John Hinkle Park, through Sept. 10. Free, with pass the hat donation after the show. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
Jump! written and performed by Shanique S. Scott at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
The Great Night of Soul Poetry at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Co-sponsored by Dan and Dale Zola and Black Oak Books. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
John Canemaker “Marching to a Different Tune” at 5 p.m. and “Winsor McCay: His Life and Art” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
Rhythm & Muse features poet Jeanne Lupton at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. 527-9753.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Old Puppy at 10 a.m. at Nabalom Bakery, 2708 Russell St. 845-BAKE.
Jazzschool Ensembles at 10:30 a.m. at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, Center St. at MLK. 845-5373.
Ambrose Akinmusire at noon at the Downtown Berkeley BART. 845-5373.
George Brooks Summit at 2 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART. 845-5373.
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra at 4:30 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART. 845-5373.
Jaya Lakshmi, Indian devotional music at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Cost is $16-$18. 843-2787. www.studiorasa.org
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Kotoja, Afrobeat dance party, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054.
John Bruce and Derek See at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
The People, Bayonics at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8-$10. 848-0886.
Terry Riley at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. 845-5373.
“Jazz & Poetry” with Adam David Miller & Pam Johnson, Al Young, and others at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6241.
Rhonda Benin Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Kai Eckhardt’s Area 61, at 9 p.m. at Capoeira Arts Cafe, 2062 Addison St. Cost is $10. 666-1255.
The Whoreshoes, Meat Purveyors, Pickin’Trix at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages show. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Will Blades Duo at noon, Sarah Manning Trio at 5 p.m. and Disappear Incompletely at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Charm, UG Man, Lewd Acts at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $7. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27
FILM
Kenji Mizoguchi “The Life of Oharu” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Elizabeth Wagele talks about “The Happy Introvert: A WIld and Crazy Guide for Celebrating Your True Self” at 6:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Linda Moyers, poetry reading, at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary and Garden Arts, 2904 College Ave. www.mrsdalloways.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Benefit Concert for the Animals, featuring flautist Carol Alban, cellist Suellen Primost, and others at 3 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Suggested donation $10. 595-9009.
Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco at noon at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, 845-5373.
Art Song of Debussy, Duparc, Vaughan Williams, Beethoven and more with Dorothy Isaacson Read, mezzo soprano and Kristin Pankonin, piano at 4 p.m. at Chamber Arts House, 2924 Ashby Ave. Suggested donation $5-$10.
John Santos & Machete Ensemble at 2 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, 845-5373.
Bob Marley Ensemble at 5 p.m. at the Downtown Berkeley BART Plaza, 845-5373.
Vicki Randle with Nina Gerber & Bonnie Hayes at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Ray Obiedo’s Mambo Caribe with Pete Escovedo at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Will Bernard Trio at noon, Americana Unplugged with Feed and Seed at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 655-5715.
Girl Talk at 5 p.m. at Ristoprante Raphael, 2137 Center St. 644-9500.
Natasha Miller and Bobby Sharp at 4:30 p.m. and Kasey Knudsen Sextet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.
Bigger Olsen at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. t
The Hot Club of San Francisco at 8 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
MONDAY, AUGUST 28
CHILDREN
Rafa Cano, Spanish sing-along for children, at 10:30 a.m. at PriPri Cafe, 1309 Solano Ave., Albany. Free. 528-7002.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lucy Jane Bledsoe presents “Ice Cave: A Woman’s Adventures from the Mojave to the Antarctic” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
David Abel and Stephen Vincent read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Poetry Express theme night on “pet peeves” at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums, with Ms. Carmen Getit at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Gina Leishman at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Nika Rejto at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12. 238-9200.
