Arts Listings
Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay
THE STORY OF A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Jennifer Abrahamson will discuss her new book, Sweet Relief: The Story of Marla Ruzicka, the human rights activist who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Hillside Club. Tickets can be purchaced for $10-12 at local independent bookstores. 2286 Cedar St. (415) 255-7296 ext. 253.
50 YEARS OF CLASSIC ARTHOUSE CINEMA
Pacific Film Archive will continue its tribute to Janus Films with screenings of two French clasics. Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game (1939), considered by many to be one the greatest films ever made, shows at 7 p.m. Friday, and Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast (1946) shows at 5 p.m. Saturday. $4-$8. 2575 Bancroft Way. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.
CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH BACH
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and again at 7 p.m. Sunday at the First Congregational Chuch. $29-$67. 2345 Channing Way. (415) 392-4400. www.philharmonia.org.
QUILTS EXHIBIT TELLS LATINA STORIES
“Los Hilos de la Vida: Threads of Life,” an exhibit of Latina-themed folkloric story quilts by women and children from Anderson Valley, will open with a reception at noon Sunday at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center Gallery. 5741 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 601-4040 ext. 111.
