Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
FILM
Screenagers “a.k.a. Don Bonus” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
A Night of Poetry with Chris Hoffman and Robert Lipton at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Tell It On Tuesday, storytelling at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Cost is $8-$12 at the door. www.juliamorgan.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Swamp Coolers, cajun/western swing at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $9. 525-5054.
Randy Craig Trio at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Plena Libre at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s. Cost is $10-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
THEATER
Unconditional Theatre “Voices of Activism: Crawford” documentary theater, storytelling and dialoge at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $2-$20, sliding scale. www.untheatre.org
FILM
Kenji Mizoguchi “The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
David Simpson, author of “9/11: The Culture of Commemoration” in conversation with T. J. Clark 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
Reggae Showcase with Abba Yahudah, Honourebel Nasambu, Buddha, Bobby Tenor and others, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
The Estate at 9 p.m. at Blakes on Telegraph. Cost is $8. 848-0886.
Karabali at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa lessons at 8 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.
Wish Inflicted 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.
Plena Libre at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$18. 238-9200.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
THEATER
East Bay Improv “Not the Same Old Song & Dance” at 8 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Donation $7. 597-0795.
FILM
Beyond Bollywood “Company” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region” Geologist Doris Sloan and photographer John Karachewski talk about their new book at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Tom Spanbauer reads form “Now is the Hour” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
MUSIC AND DANCE
“Not the Same Old Song and Dance” Improv at 8 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 597-0795.
KTO Music Project with Musekiwa Chingodza from Zimbabwe, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054.
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
David Ross MacDonald at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Vermillion Lies, The Peculiar Pretzelman at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Lucas Carpenter’s Friggin’ Fiasco of Fabulousness at 8:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Elvin Jones Birthday Salute with Delfeayo Marsalis, Dave Liebman, Nicholas Payton and others at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $16-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Slydini, Innerear Brigade, Stanley at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
THEATER
Aurora Theatre “Salome” at 8 p.m. at 2081 Addison St. and runs Wed. - Sun. through Oct. 1. Tickets are $38. 843-4822.
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.
Encore Theatre Company and Shotgun Players “The Typographer’s Dream” at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Sept. 17. Tickets are $15-$30. 841-6500.
Masquers Playhouse “Diary 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.
EXHIBITIONS
“Jugglers of Color” Works by Albert Hwang, Douglas Light, and Sue Averell opens at Estaban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St. at Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 444-7411.
“A Balanced Life” sculptures by Will Furth and “Ma Vie en Rose” paintings by Jennifer L. Jones at the Community Art Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave. through Nov. 10. 204-1667.
Anna W. Edwards Abstract Paintings Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Sept. 30. 465-8928.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Los Rakas, reggae, dancehall and hip hop at 10 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$12. 849-2568.
Ellen Honert at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston WAy. 841-JAZZ.
Junior Reid, Everton Blender and The Reggae Angels at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $17-$20. 525-5054.
The Dave Matthews Blues Band at 8 p.m. at The Warehouse Bar, at 4th & Webster, Oakland. 451-3161.
Steve Taylor-Ramirez, acoustic folk-country-blues, at 7 p.m. at A Cuppa Tea, 3200 College Ave. 420-0196.
R at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Jon Steiner Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
The Ravines and Gery Tinelenberg at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
The Hooks, Joel Streeter, Nine Pound Shadow at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Eskapo, Acts of Sedition, Deconditioned at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $5. 525-9926.
Dynamic, jazz-funk, at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Bayonics, 40 Watt Hype, latin, fusion, soul, funk at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low. Cost is $5. 548-1159.
The Moanin Dove, jungle jazz rock, at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
Elvin Jones Birthday Salute with Delfeayo Marsalis, Dave Liebman, Nicholas Payton, Anthony Wonsey and Jason Marsalis at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
THEATER
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.
EXHIBITIONS
“Educate to Liberate: A Retrospective of the Black Panther Community News Service” Exhibition in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, on diplay in the Oakland History Room at the Oakland Main Library, 125 14th St. 238-3222. www.oaklandlibrary.org
FILM
A Theater Near You “Blue Velvet” at 6:30 p.m. and “Notorious” at 8:50 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Art & Soul Oakland Festival Sat. - Mon. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Cost is $5, children under 12 free. www.ArtandSoulOakland.com
Sam Bevin Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Ray Abshire at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Transbrasil at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.
Rebirth of the East Bay Music Scene at 8 p.m., at Historic Sweet’s Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland. Cost is $16.50. Ticketweb.com
Hip Hop Competition at 8 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568.
Three Apparitions and Theo Hartman at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Macy Blackman Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Blind Lemon Phillips & the Lemon Squeezers, Diablo’s Dust, Adam Traum at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Will Bernard Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Hellshock, Wartorn at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
EXHIBITIONS
“Edge of Desire: Recent Art in India” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
FILM
The Mechanical Age “Metropolis” at 3 p.m. and “Modern Times” at 6 p.m.at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Twang Cafe with Davis Morreales 2 Wheel Tour and Crooked Roads at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 644-2204.
Paul H. Taylor & The Montara Mountin Boys at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Americana Unplugged: The Blind Willies at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 655-5715.
MONDAY, SEPT. 4
READINGS AND LECTURES
Marc Elihu Hofstadter and Eliot Schain at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
