Arts Listings

FRIDAY, NOV. 3 

THEATER 

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “Hedda Gabler” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. through Nov. 18 at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman. Tickets are $12. 525-1620.  

Albany High School Theater Ensemble “Pretend-O-Cide” Thurs. at 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Albany High School Little Theater, 603 Key Route Blvd, Albany, through Nov. 11. Tickets are $5-$10. www.myspace.com/ahsuburoi 

Altarena Playhouse “Merrily We Roll Along” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St, Alameda, through Nov. 12. Cost is $15-$18. 523-1553.  

Aurora Theatre “Ice Glen” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $38. 843-4822.  

Azeem’s “Rude Boy” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Marsh, 2120 Allston Way, through Nov. 25. Tickets are $15-$22. 415-826-5750. www.themarsh.org 

Berkeley Rep “Passing Strange” at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. through Dec. 3. Tickets are $45-$61. 645-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org 

Central Works “Andromache” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. through Nov. 19. Tickets are $9-$25. 558-1382. 

Gate Theatre of Dublin “Waiting for Godot” Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sun. at 3 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2025 Addison St. Tickets are $65. 642-9121. 

Masquers Playhouse “Company” by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond, through Dec. 16.. Tickets are $18. 232-4031.  

Shotgun Players “Love is a Dream House in Lorin” by Marcus Gardley, inspired by true stories of Berkeley’s historic Lorin District, Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through Nov. 12. Sliding scale $15-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

TheatreFirst “Criminal Genius” Thurs.-Fri. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m. at Old Oakland Theatre, 481 Ninth St., at Broadway, Oakland, through Nov. 19. Tickets are $19-$25. 436-5085. www.theatrefirst.com 

UC Dept. of Theater “Suburban Motel” six plays by George Walker at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus, through Nov. 19. Tickets are $8-$14. For schedule see http://theater.berkeley.edu 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Guys & Dolls” Fri.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. Sun. at 3 p.m. at Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $6-$15. 595-5514. www.ymtc.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

Abstract Paintings by Sibylle Szaggers opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Gallery hours are Wed.-Fri. noon to 7 p.m., and Sat. noon to 4 p.m. Exhibition runs to Nov. 30. 465-8928.  

“Terrorists, Aliens and Criminals” Graffiti Exhibit by Students from East Bay Schools, including Berkeley High School opens at 7 p.m. at Café Prism, 1918 Park Blvd., Oakland. Exhibit will remain on display until November 27. www.myspace. 

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“The Allure of Form” Works by Julie Alvarado, Scott Courtenay-Smith and Fernando Reyes. Opening reception at 5 p.m. at Esteban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St. at Telegraph., Oakland. Runs to Nov. 27. estebansabar.com 

“The Best of Boontling’s 2 Years” opening reception at 7 p.m. at Boontling Gallery, 4224 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. Exhibition runs to Dec. 17. www.boontlinggallery.com 

Therese Brown: Photographs & Tarra Lyons: Paintings Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave. at Broadway, Oakland. Gallery hours are Thurs.-Fri. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sat. 1 to 5 p.m. mercurytwenty@gmail.com 

“Recycled Runway” Artist reception for Sandy Drobny and Daphne Ruff at 6 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St., Oakland. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Chris Baty, author of “No Plot? No Problem!” kicks off National Novel Writing Month at 7 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

Wes “Scoop” Nesker and Perry Garfinkel on “Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness and the Man Who Found Them All” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Organists Ann Callaway and Richard Mix Recital of works by Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven at 11:15 a.m. at Saint David of Wales Catholic Church, 5641 Esmond Ave. at Sonoma, Richmond. 

“Side by Side” Dance by Dandelion Dance Theatre, Nina Haft, Randee Paufve, Sonja Del Waide, Laura Renaud-Wilson and Dancers at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. 925-798-1300.  

University of California Alumni Chorus will perform Mozart’s Mass in c minor at 8 p.m. in Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $6-$15. 642-3880. 

Skyflower Ensemble “Music from Germany: 1676-1720” at 8 p.m. at MusicSources, 1000 The Alameda. Donation $10. 528-1685. 

Snake Trio “New Directions in Jazz and Venezuelan Music” at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $15 at the door. 845-1350.  

Nathan Clevenger Quintet at 8 p.m. at 1510 8th St., Oakland. Donation $5-$15. sfjazzmusic@yahoo.com 

Hecho in Calfias Festival Ni de aqui, ni de alla. An evening of poetry, music and theater by and about immigrant communities at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Woman Sing the Dharma, Western musical setting of Buddhist teachings with Betsy Rose, Jennifer Berezan and Eve Decker at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley Ave. Suggested donation $18. 525-7082.  

The Moscow Circus at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

“...and Words by Barry Warren,” a vocal jazz concert showcasing Barry’s lyrics to music by great jazz composers with Barry Warren and the Larry Dunlap Trio at 8 p.m. at Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. Tickets are $15. 843-2459. 

Eric Swinderman Group at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Shotwell 25 at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Orixa and Mucho Axe, Dia de los Muertos Festival, at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Tickets are $10-$12. 525-5054.  

John Reischman & the Jaybirds at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Zoe & Dave Ellis’ “Zadell” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.  

Shelly Doty, Green & Root, Carrie Katz at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Plum Crazy, 7th Direction at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

The Mad Youth, Sueco at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Flip the Switch, Issue 10, Dan Potthast at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

Dia de los Muertos with Santero and guests at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $7. 548-1159.  

Sadao Watanabe with the Peter Erskine Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $25. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, NOV. 4 

CHILDREN  

Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Jerry Kennedy in a interactive sing along at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Contrasting Worlds” Three different perspectives on reality. Opening reception at 6:30 p.m. at The Stone Art Gallery, 600 50th Ave., Oakland. 536-5600. 

“Autumn: The Undertaker” featuring collected works from 5 local artists. Opening reception at 7:30 p.m. at Spasso Coffee House, 6021 College Ave. 428-1818. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Robert Greenfeld talks about “Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.  

Katherine Min reads from her new novel “Secondhand World” at 3 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. 548-2350. www.ewbb.com 

Bay Area Poets Coalition Open Reading, at 3 p.m at Strawberry Creek Lodge, dining hall, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street, not in Lodge parking lot. Free. 527-9905. poetalk@aol.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Side by Side” Dance by Dandelion Dance Theatre, Nina Haft, Randee Paufve, Sonja Del Waide, Laura Renaud-Wilson and Dancers at 8 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. 925-798-1300.  

The Moscow Circus at 2 and 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988.  

Trinity Chamber Concerts Howard Wiley’s Angola Project exploring the roots and legacies of African American prison spirituals, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. Tickets are $8-$12. 549-3864.  

The Jason Moran Trio and the Vijay Iyer Quartet at 8 p.m. in Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $32. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Four Seasons Concerts with Rene Heredia, flamenco guitarist at 7:30 p.m. at Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $35-$40.  

Carol Alban, flute, the Fluteville Flute Choir, and vocalist Alvenson Moore at 7 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave. Benefit concert for In Defense of Animals. Cost is $10-$20 sliding scale donation. www.myspace.com/carolalban 

Works in the Works Dance performance by Cherie Hill, Jeanne Disney, Linda Blair Dance Company and others at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studio, 2424 Eighth St. Tickets are $10 at the door. 527-5115. 

Hecho in Calfias Festival “We Got Issues” theater collective at 2 p.m. and “Mujeres de la frontera” at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Rene Heredia, Flamenco guitarist at 7:30 p.m. at Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $35-$40. 601-7919. 

Stephanie Bruce & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Caribbean Allstars and Callaloo at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Sotaque Baiano, brazilian, at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159. 

Stuart Rosh and Charlie Marvin at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Rachel Garlin, original folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Michelle Amador Duo at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373.  

Times 4 at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Pat Nevins & Ragged Glory in a tribute to Neil young at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Blind Duck, traditional Irish music with Steven Donaldson & group at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473.  

Ellen Seeling’s “Deuce” at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810. 

Rafael Manriquez at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $12. 558-0881. 

Resistant Culture, A.D.T., Eskapo, Flatbush at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $5. 525-9926. 

SUNDAY, NOV. 5 

THEATER 

Hecho in Calfias Festival “Migritude” Shaija Patel’s one-woman show at 5 and 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

EXHIBITIONS 

Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle Guided tour at 12:15 p.m. in Gallery 2, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Eyewitness II Photography Exhibition and Auction Benefiting the Graduate School of Journalism, Center for Photography Preview at 11 am., Reception at 2 p.m., Auction at 3 p.m. at North Gate Hall, corner of Hearst and Euclid. Cost is $25. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/events/photoauction 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Lunch Poems with Will Alexander at 12:10 p.m. in the Morrison Library, in the Doe Library, UC Campus. http://lunchpoems.berkeley.edu 

Gray Brechin and Richard Walker on “The Road to Serendip: A Scholar’s Discoveries in Urban Imperialism” at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum Theater, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

“California as Muse: The Art of Arthur & Lucia Mathews” A walk through the exhibition with curator Harvey L. Jones at 2 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. www.museumca.org 

Seminar on Jade with Don Kay and Leore Mason at 2 p.m. at Christensen Heller gallery, 5829 College Ave., Oakland. 655-5952. 

Naomi Seidman talks about “Faithful Renderings: Jewish-Christian Difference and the Politics of Translation” at 6 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Angela Kraft-Cross, organist, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, Sanctuary, 2619 Broadway. Suggested donation $10. 444-3555. 

Volti “Baltic Traditions Now” at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way. Tickets are $8-$20 415-771-3352. www.voltisf.org 

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and dancers from The SF Ballet School Trainee Program at 2 p.m. at Berkeley High School’s Little Theater, 1980 Allston Way. 415-248-1640. www.sfchamberorchestra.org  

“Blessed Rhythms” honoring Jacqui Hairston, with music by the KTO Project, Khalil Shaheed’s Oaktown Jazz Workshop, and the Voices of Praise at 5 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St., at 27th, Oakland. Tickets are $10-$15, $5 for children under 12. 444-8511, ext. 15. www.artsfirstoakland.org 

Works in the Works Dance performance by Cameron Kelly, Rachel Leshaw, Liliana Sandoval and others at 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Street Studio, 2424 Eighth St. Tickets are $10 at the door. 527-5115. 

The Duo-Tones, surf music, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

“Twang Cafe” with Three Mile Grade and Wee at 7:30 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. All ages welcome. 644-2204. www.epicarts.org 

Mariinsky Academy: Viktoria Yastrebova and Alexei Markov with pianist Larissa Gergieva at 3 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

The Moscow Circus at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $22-$42. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu 

Jazzschool Advanced Jazz Workshop performs at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Piano Trio Summit at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373.  

California Friends of Lousiana French Music with Mes Bon Amis at at 7 p.m. at Ashkenaz. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jason Armstrong & Joe Kenny at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

MONDAY, NOV. 6 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Actors Reaading Writers “A Literary Feast” works by M.F.K. Fisher, Alice B. Toklas and Monique Truong at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Free.  

Duncan McNaughton & Micah Ballard read at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Leonard Pitt reads from “A Small Moment of Great Illumination: In Search of Valentine Greatrakes, the Master Healer” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Last Word Poetry Series presents FrancEyE and Robert Lipton at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Bookstore, 2349 Shattuck Ave.  

Poetry Express featuring contributors to the East Bay lesbian anthology “What We Want From You” at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Freight Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Khalil Shaheed, all ages jam, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Scott Ammendola & Wil Blades Duo at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$14. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

TUESDAY, NOV. 7 

EXHIBITIONS 

Wildlife Sculpture by Bob O’Neill opens at the Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park, and runs to Dec. 24. 525-2233. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Charles Mann describes “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Del Sol String Quartet “Premieres Without Borders” featuring premieres by Reza Vali (Iran), Marc Blitzstein (USA), Jack Brody (New Zealand), and Eric Lindsay (USA) at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Post-concert discussion with the musicians and composers facilitated by Charles Amirkhanian, Executive Director of Other Minds. Tickets are $7-$20 at the door. 415- 831-5672. delsolquartet.com 

Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Ellen Hoffman Trio and Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Election Night Dance Party at 8 and 10 p.m. Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$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, NOV. 8 

EXHIBITIONS 

“At Thadeus Lake” by Sherri Martin, winner of the 2006 Kala Board Prize at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave. Exhibition runs to Nov. 25. 549-2977. www.kala.org 

“The Black Panthers” Photographs by Stephen Shames and posters from the archives of Alden Kimbrough on display at the Oakland Asian Resource Gallery, 310 8th St., Oakland., through Nov. 30. 532-9692. 

FILM 

“Animated Enemies” Selected and introduced by film historian James Forsher at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“We Are the Earth” with David Suzuki at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $10-$12 at independendt bookstores. 415-255-7296, ext. 253. www.globalexchange.org 

Michael Wex will talk about “Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All its Moods” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

David Henkin discusses “The Postal Age: The Emergence of Modern Communications in Nineteenth Century America” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585. 

Poetry Flash with Elizabeth Arnold and Graham Foust at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476. 

Jean Ellison, storytelling, at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

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 

Wednesday Noon Concert, with Takahashi & Imbrie, and an 85th birthday celebration of Andrew Imbrie, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu 

Musica Antiqua Koln, with Marijana Mijanovic, contralto, at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Dana at Durant. Tickets are $48. 642-9988. 

The Atmos Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $7. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Akosua, Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Red Archibald and the Internationals at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Swing dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $7. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Orquestra America 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.  

J Soul at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Beep, jazz jam at 8 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Free. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Catie Curtis, contemporary folk originals, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Cedar Walton Trio with guests Steve Turre and Vincent Herring, at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, NOV. 9 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Whitework Embroidery” at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. Runs through Feb. 5. Hours are Mon.-Sat. noon to 6 p.m. Free. lacismuseum.org 

Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle Guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. in Gallery 2, Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

THEATER 

Youth Musical Theater Company “Guys & Dolls” Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. at Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby St. Tickets are $6-$15. 595-5514. www.ymtc.org 

FILM 

“New Work by Gunvor Nelson” with filmmaker Gunvor Nelson at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove reading of “Voices of a People’s History of the United States” at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater, 1930 Allston Way, Berkeley High Campus. Benefit for the Middle East Children’s Alliance. Tickets are $25. 1-800-838-3006. 

Culinary Authors Read in a Benefit for the Center for Independent Living, with Bruce Aidells, Fran Gage and Peggy Knickerbocker at 6 p.m. at Ginn House, Preservation Park, 660 13th St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland. Tickets are $50-$60. 841-4776, ext. 153. 

Anna Moschovakis and Elizabeth Treadwell, poets, read from their latest work, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Maragret Schaefer reads from her new translation of Arthur Schnitzler’s “Bachelors” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com 

Bocalicious Spoken Word Swap Meet at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Past, Post, and ... Now!” Mills College Repertory Dance Concert at 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. at Lisser Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. Tickets are $12-$15. 430-2175. 

Jamie Laval with Ashley Broder, Celtic violin and mandolin, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Pete Yellin Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Rachel Sage, Joni Davis, DAnielle French at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

The Ramana Vieira Ensemble at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Push to Talk, The Attachments at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Jazz Mine at 6:30 p.m. at King Tsin Chinese Restaurant, 1699 Solano Ave. 525-9890.