Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, NOV. 24
CHILDREN
“Little Nemo in Circusland” at 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $8-$14. 925-798-1300.
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
“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.
The Photography of Matt Heron “Voting Rights: The Southern Struggle, 1964-1965” on display in the Catalog Lobby, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St., through Jan. 6. 981-6100.
THEATER
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. www.auroratheatre.org
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
Contra Costa Civic Theater, “And Then There Were None” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., at Moeser, El Cerrito, through Dec. 9. Tickets are $11-$18. 524-9132.
Impact Theater “Jukebox Stories” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Dec. 10. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468. www.impacttheatre.com
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.
Women’s Will “Week 2” Eight short plays, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sinn. at 3 p.m. at Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland. Tickets $15-$25. 420-0813. www.womanswill.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Golden Dragon Acrobats Fri. at 8 p.m., Sat. at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sun. at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $11-$42. 642-9988.
Stompy Jones at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Shana Morrison, Celtic funk and roll, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Ellen Honert Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Masha at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
somethingfour, Cosmic Mercy, Race at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082.
Re: Ignition, Holy Ghost Circuit, Alexic, 3606 at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Stanley at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Tuck & Patti at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, NOV. 25
CHILDREN
Elmwood Theater Matinee Benefit for local schools showing “Robots” at 10 a.m. and noon, and noon on Sun. Cost is $2. Sponsored by Elmwood merchants. 843-3794.
EXHIBITIONS
“Select Paintings of Anthony Holdsworth” Reception with the artist Sat. and Sun. fron noon to 5 p.m. at 351 Lewis St., Oakland. www.anthonyholdsworth.com
READINGS AND LECTURES
Joyce Maynard, Jane Meredith Adams, Meg Waite Clayton on “Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write About the Intense Relationship Between Mothers and Nannies” at 4 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Yancie Taylor & the Jazztet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.
West African Highlife Band at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054.
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, bluegrass, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
The Ravines at 8 p.m. at Kensington Circus Pub, 389 Colusa Ave., Kensington. 524-8814.
The Mad Maggies, Los Diablos at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages show. Cost is $8. 841-2082.
Benefit for the Ford Street Studio Fire Sun Kings, Bombay Cruisers, Gunpowder at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $10. 451-8100.
Rebecca Griffin, jazz, at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Sonando Quintet An Afro-Carib
bean Tribute to Stevie Wonder at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
Ghoul, Stormcrow, Arise, Hatchet at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
SUNDAY, NOV. 26
CHILDREN
Asheba at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054.
“Little Nemo in Circusland” at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Tickets are $8-$14. 925-798-1300.
EXHIBITIONS
Berkeley Arts Center Annual Members’ Showcase Opening reception at 2 p.m. at 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. Exhibition runs to Dec. 21. 644-6893.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Flash with Alfred Arteaga and Joel Barraquiel Tan at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Brazilian Soul at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ.
Phillips Marine Duo at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.
Bluehouse at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
MONDAY, NOV. 27
READINGS AND LECTURES
ParaSpheres, readings from the anthology with Michael Moorcock at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Daniel Levitin on “Your Brain on Music: The Science of an Obsession” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Poetry Express Between the holidays erotic poetry night at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Khalil Shaheed, all ages jam, at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
Roger Linn and Bruce Zweig, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave. 548-5198.
Blue Monday Blues Jam at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.
West Coast Songwriters Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $5. 548-1761.
Wayne Wallace at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $6-$12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, NOV. 28
CHILDREN
First Stage Children’s Theater, “The Month Maker’s Magic” at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Cost is $5 at the door. www.juiamorgan.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Burning Man” Photographs and artifacts on display at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. to Dec. 26. 981-6100.
FILM
“Ici et ailleurs” with film curator Akram Zaatari in person at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Sarah Katherine Lewis talks about “Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Emily Gottreich on “Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space in Morocco’s Red City” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
“Korean Painting: Its Aesthetics and Technique” with Min Pak at 4 p.m. at the IEAS Conference Room, 6th Flr., 2223 Fulton St. 642-2809.
Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
CZ and the Bob Vivants at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $9. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Taj Mahal Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 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. 29
READINGS AND LECTURES
Don Halnon Johnson presents “Everyday Hopes, Utopian Dreams” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Stanley H. Brandes describes “Skulls of the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond” at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.
Bob Perelman and Mia You, poets, at 6:30 p.m. in the Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UC Campus. holloway.english.berkeley.edu
Poetry Flash with Janine M. Dresser, Stewart Florshein and Marc Hofstadter at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476.
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 Javanese Gamelan at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
U.C. Jazz Ensembles at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $6. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Orquestra Universal 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.
Joshua Eden at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
THURSDAY, NOV. 30
EXHIBITIONS
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.
FILM
“Indies under Fire” A doumentary about independent bookstores, followed by a conversation with the director, Jacob Bricca, at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
“Best of the Fest Films & Videos with Michael Rhodes” at 7 p.m. in the Chapel at the Pacific School of Religion,1798 Scenic Ave. Free. 707-836-9586.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dylan Schaffer on “Life, Death & Bialys: A Father/Son Baking Story” at 6:30 p.m. at the Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $10-$12. 549-6950.
Georgina Kleege discusses “Blind Rage: Letters to Helen Keller” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Spoken Word Swap Meet at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tom Russell, roots country troubadour at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Christy Dana Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Kingsbury/English, modern folk, rock at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
R & D, Joseph’s Bones at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Steve Taylor-Ramírez at 7:30 p.m. at Prism Café, 1918 Park Blvd., Oakland. Donation $2-$5. 251-1453.
Taj Mahal Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com