Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
TUESDAY, JAN. 23
EXHIBITIONS
“Art of Living Black” Exhibition opens at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond, and runs through March 16. 620-6772. www.richmondartcenter.org
FILM
Yoko Ono: Imagine Film “Rape” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kala Fellowship Artist Talk with Karen McCoy and Daniel Ross at 7 p.m. at Kala Gallery, 1060 Heinz Ave. 549-2977.
Tell on on Tuesdays Storytelling with Brian M. Rosen, Allison Landa, Erica Lann-Clark, and Marijo, at 7:30 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts. Cost is $8-$12 sliding scale. www.juiamorgan.org
Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Dorothy Fall reads from “Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Robert Stone describes “Prime Green: Remebering the Sixties” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Tri Tip Trio at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic with Ellen Hoffman at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.
The Lovell Sisters at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.
The Jazz Fourtet at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Broken Teeth with Jason McMaster at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland.
God Forbid, Goat Whore, MNEMIC, The Human Abstract at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $15-$18. All ages. 763-1146.
Avance at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Jazzschool Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24
FILM
History of Cinema “From the Cinema of Attractions to Narrative Illusionism” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Carmen Yuen discusses “The Cosmos in a Carrot: A Zen Guide to Eating Well” Buddhist wisdom, nutritional information, and health advice at 5:30 p.m. at Elephant Pharmacy, 1607 Shattuck Ave. 549-9200.
Colson Whtehead reads from “Apex Hides the Dirt” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
“Songs to My Beloved” with poet Charles Burack at 7:30 p.m. at JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Cost is $10-$20, benefits Aquarian Minyan. 465-3935.
Berkeley Poetry Slam at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082.
MUSIC AND DANCE.
Wednesday Noon Concert, with Karen Shinozaki Sor, violin and Miles Graber, piano at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Bobby McFerrin with Voicetra at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $32-$62. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Cyril Guiraud Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Borinquen 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.
Matt Heulitt Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
No Strangers at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Paul Manousos at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
The Ale Moller Band at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Brian Auger at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
THURSDAY, JAN. 25
EXHIBITIONS
“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 12:15 and 5:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
“Pyramids and Smoke Signals—A Global Warning” Paintings by Herk Schusteff at Berkeley YWCA, Bancroft at Bowditch, through Jan. 223-8707.
FILM
“The Mind is a Liar and a Whore” A new film by Antero Alli at 8 p.m. at 21 Grand, 416 25th St., Oakland. Cost is $10. 464-4640.
Film Series with David Thomson “Vertigo”at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Vladimir Guerrero, author of “The Anza Trail and the Settling of California” will speak at the Alameda County Historical Society Annual Dinner at 6 p.m. at Spenger’s Restaurant, 1919 4th St. Cost is $35. For information and reservations call 339-2818. www.alamedacountyhistory.org
“Reading Chinese Buddhist Monastic Hagiographies: A New Approach” with Jinhua Chen at at 5 p.m. at the IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St. 643-6536.
“Conversations on Museums” with Anthony Platt at 6:30 p.m. at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $6-$8. 549-6950.
Bocalicious Spoken Word Swap Meet at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MUSIC AND DANCE
New Century Chamber Orchestra performs Telemann, Britten, and Schubert at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$42. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org
Eliza Gilkyson at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Peter Anastos & Iternity at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Barry Syska, acoustic rock, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Rivkah Amado and Joel Siegal perform Jewish music from Medieval Spain at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
La Peña Latin Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Kenny Garrett with Bobby Hutcherson though Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$66. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
The Prids, Veil Veil Vanish, Red Voice Choir at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $6. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
FRIDAY, JAN. 26
THEATER
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley “True West” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave., through Feb. 17. Tickets are $12. 649-5999.
Altarena Playhouse Rogers and Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing” Fri and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St., Alameda, through Feb. 17. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553.
Azeem’s “Rude Boy” at 8 p.m. at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way and runs Thurs.-Sat. through Jan. 27. Tickets are $15-$22. 800-838-3006.
Berkeley Rep “The Pillowman” at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through Feb. 25. Tickets are $33-$61. 647-2949.
Black Repertory Group “Wild Roots” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2:30 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St., through Feb. 4. 652-2120.
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., at Moeser, El Cerrito., through March 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132.
Masquers Playhouse “Arsenic and Old Lace” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., though Feb. 24, at 105 Park Playhouse, Point Richmond. Tickets are $15. 232-4031.
Ragged Wing Ensemble “The Tempest” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at The Metal Shop Theater, 2425 Stuart St., behind Willard Middle School. Runs through Feb. 17. Tickets are $15-$25. 800-838-3006.
Rough and Tumble “43 Plays for 43 Presidents” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, 1834 Eucid Ave. through Jan. 27. Tickets are $15-$20. 499-0356.
Shotgun Players “The Forest War” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., extended through Jan 28. Sliding scale $15-$30. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org
EXHIBITIONS
ProArts Juried Annual, selections by Berin Golonu, opens at 550 Second St., Oakland. 763-9425. www.proartsgallery.org
FILM
The Lubitsch Touch “The Wildcat” at 7 p.m. and “The Smiling Lieutenant” at 8:35 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Christopher Bollas, psychoanalyst and author at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
Calvin Trillin reads from “About Alice” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Arts Festival Jerry Kuderna, piano with Nora Martin, soprano, at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool, 2087 Addison St. Caost is $10. 665-9496. www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
Country Joe McDonald in a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7:30 p.m. at Café de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $30-$45. 843-0662.
Trisha Brown Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
The Four Bags at 8 p.m. at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 845-1350.
Dance Braided Lives A collaboration between artists, poets, dancers and musicians at 7 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Donation $10-$50. 843-2787.
Terrain “WinterDances 2007” Sat. and Sun. at 8 p.m. at Western Sky Studio, 2525 Eighth St. 848-4878.
Indian Classical Music and Dance at 8 p.m. at Yoga Kula, 1700 Shattuck Ave. at Virginia. Cost is $10 at the door.
Rumbaché, salsa, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Bobbe Norris/Larry Dunlap Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Sambada, Antioquia, Afro-Brazilian-Funk at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Meli Rivera at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Stephen Bennett, guitar, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Dave Bernstein Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Noah Grant and Fred Odell at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Family Arsenal, Bye Bye Blackbirds, The Light Footwork at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Gravy Train, Groovie Ghoulies, Ninja Academy 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.
The P-PL at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Martin Luther, Anthony David at 9 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $10-$12. 548-1159.
Socket at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
The Look, The May Fire, Excuses for Skipping, indie rock, at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
The Clash in Oaktown at 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. All ages. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Kenny Garrett with Bobby Hutcherson though Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$66. 238-9200.
SATURDAY, JAN. 27
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Maria Fernanda Acuña & Melissa Rivera at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Diana Shmiana’s Puppets and Music at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St., at Gilman. Cost is $7. 526-9888.
FILM
The Lubitsch Touch “The Marriage Circle” at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Rhythm & Muse “Poetry Inside Out” with Yesenia Isabel Canada, Mehrnush Golriz, Alex Rowland, others at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St., between Eunice & Rose. 644-6893.
Vesta Kirby will discuss her works in “New Beginnings” at 2:30 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. Exhibition runs to Feb. 644-4930.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Concertante with Terrence Wilson, piano, at 7:30 p.m. at Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. Tickets are $35-$40. www.fourseasonsconcerts.com
Trisha Brown Dance Company at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $26-$46. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
“Winds Across Russia” at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Richmond, 770 Sonoma St., at Solano Ave., Richmond. Tickets are $10. 243-0514.
Donne di Mezzi “A Due Voci” 17th and early 18th century duets for matched voices at 8 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman St. Donation $5-$10.
TomKat Roher, Mike Glendinning, The Trencherman at the Missouri Lounge, 2600 San Pablo Ave. Free. 548-2080.
The Mixers at 9 p.m. at The Pub at Baltic Square, 135 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. Cost is $5. www.balticsquarepub.com
Lo Cura! at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Lava Nights, AIDS Marathon Benefit at 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
Mo’ Rockin! at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Baba Ken & The Afro-Groove Connexion with KTO Project at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Evelie Posch and Eileen Hazel at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Lou & Peter Berryman at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
“Shimshai” Kirtan Devotional Music Series at 8 p.m. at Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St. Tickets are $16-$18. 843-2787.
Smith Dobson V Quartet at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Jeremy Steinkoler Quartet at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
George Cotsirilos Jazz Group at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
The Dirty Martinis at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Nate Cooper & Mario Desio, folk and rock, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
Tempest, Caliban at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages show. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Beep! Trio at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277.
30 Foot Tall, Fleshies, Abi Yo Yo’s at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $6. 525-9926.
Kenny Garrett with Bobby Hutcherson though Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$66. 238-9200.
SUNDAY, JAN. 28
CHILDREN
Family Explorations “Musical Masterpieces” A special Black History day with jazz musicians, and the opportunity to paint to live music. From 1 to 5 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. 238-2200. www.museumca.org
“Winter Time at the Little Farm” A puppet show for the whole family at 11 a.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233.
Family Workshop and Concert with Odile Lavault of the Baguette Quartette, for ages 10 and up, at 2 p.m. at Black Pine Circle Theater, 2017 Seventh St. at University. Followed by a concert at 4 p.m. For information and tickets call 528-3723.
THEATER
The Chris Chandler & David Roe Show with singing CIA Agent George Shrub at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $18-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
365 Days/365 Plays Week 11 at 3 p.m. at Berkeley Rep School of Theater, Nevo Education Center, 2071 Addision St.
EXHIBITIONS
“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Guided tour at 2 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
FILM
African Film Festival “A Child’s Love Story” at 3:30 p.m. and “New Visions from Africa” at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Kathryn Alice reads from “Love Will Find You: Magnets to Bring You and Your Soulmate Together” at 6 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Sonia Gaemi discusses “Eating Wisely for Hormonal Balance” at Elephant Pharmacy, 1607 Shattuck Ave. 549-9200.
Poetry Flash with Paul Hover reading from “Edge and Fold” and Dawn Michelle Baude reading from “Egypt” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Symphonica Toscanini with Lorin Maazel conducting, at 3 p..m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $34-$76. 642-9988.
Prometheus Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. Free, donations requested. www.prometheussymphony.org
Live Oak Concert with Lawrence London, clarinet, Victor Romasevich, violin, Lena Lubotsky, piano, and the Jupiter String Quartet, performing works by Mozart, Brahms, Iosif Andriasov at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $10. 644-6893. berkeleyartcenter.org
Country Joe McDonald in a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7:30 p.m. at Café de la paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $30-$45. 843-0662.
Bill Evans String Summit with Scott Nygaard, Tashina Clarridge, Tristan Clarridge, Michael Witcher and Cindy Browne at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Live Oak Concert with performances of Mozart, Andiasov and Brahms at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. Cost is $8-$10, choldren under 12 free. www.berkeleydartcenter.org
Kitka & Trio Kavkasia “Songs from Beyond the Black Sea” at 5 p.m. at First Unitarian Church, 685 14th St., Oakland. TIckets are $20-$25. 444-0323. www.kitka.org
The Chris Chandler and David Roe Show with Singing CIA Agent George Shrub and satirist Dave Lippman at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $8-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Brazilian Soul at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
“ViolinJazz” Quartet at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $12-$15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com
Bandworks Recitals at 1 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Wee at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MONDAY, JAN. 29
EXHIBITIONS
“Paintings of Abu Ghraib” by Columbian artist Fernando Botero opens at 6 p.m. at 190 Doe Library, UC Campus, and runs through March 23. 643-5651. www.clas.berkeley.edu
THEATER
Shakespeare Intensive “A Winter’s Tale” staged reading at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship, Fireside Room, 1925 Cedar at Bonita. Other plays to be read each Mon. to Feb. 26. Cost is $5. 276-3871.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Page to Stage A conversation with Tony Amendola and Les Waters at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Rep’s Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St. Free. 647-2949.
Ann Sherman at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Kim Todd reads from “Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in America” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Stephen Hinshaw discusses “The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
Poetry Express with Arthur Weil at 7 p.m., at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Classical at the Freight with San Francisco Chamber Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Blue Monday Jam at 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com
Sony Holland at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$15. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
