Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
FRIDAY, FEB. 2
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. www.aeofberkeley.org
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. www.altarena.org
Aurora Theatre Company “The Birthday Party” Wed. - Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through March 4. Tickets are $38. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org
Berkeley Rep “The Pillowman” at 8 p.m. at the Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St., through March 11. Tickets are $33-$61. 647-2949.
Black Repertory Group “Wild Roots” at 8:30 p.m. and Sat. at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $5-$25. 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. www.ccct.org
Impact Theatre “Cartoon” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, through March 10. Tickets are $10-$15. www.impacttheatre.com
The Marsh “Shopping for God” Thurs.-Sat. at 7 p.m. at 2120 Allston Way, through March 3. Tickets are $15-$22. 1-800-838-5750. www.themarsh.org
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. www.raggedwing.org
Word for Word “Strangers We Know” through Sun. at 8 p.m. at 2640 College Ave, through Feb. 4. Tickets are $25-$33. 925-798-1300.
EXHIBITIONS
Michael Howerton “Portraits” Reception with the artist at 8 p.m. at Chachie’s Coffee Shop, 1768 Broadway at 19th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs though Feb. 28. www.howertonphoto.
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“Often Forgotten” New work by Derek Weisberg and Percy Fells. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at the Boontling Gallery, 4224 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 295-8811.
Maya Kabat and David Seiler “New Works” opens with a reception at 6 p.m. at the Mercury 20 Gallery, 25 Grand Ave. at Broadway, Oakland, and runs through Feb. 28.
Tony Bellaver “Interventions” Performance art from 1 to 4 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. Donations accepted. 644-6893. www.berkeleyartcenter.org
“Still I Rise” Recent art by Bryan Keith Thomas. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Joyce Gordon Gallery, 406 14th St., Oakland. Runs through Feb. 26. 465-8928.
“Piece of My Heart” Group show reception at 7 p.m. at Back Room Gallery eclectix at 7523 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito. 364-7261.
“Take Six: The Art of Living Black” Reception with the artists at 7 p.m. at the WCRC Gallery, 5741 Telegraph Ave. 601-4040.
FILM
African Film Festival “The Night of Truth” at 7 p.m. and “U-Carmen eKhayelitsha” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
“A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman in the 1960s” Symposium at 1 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808.
Mike Henderson “Art & Singing the Blues” a slide talk at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak St. Cost is $5-$10. 238-2200.
Tim Wendel reads from his sports novel set in pre-revolutionary Cuba, “Castro’s Curveball” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698.
“UnPacking” Spoken word and dance performance by Marissa Saunders to benefit the Women's Cancer Resource Center at 8 p.m. at 2232 Martin Luther King, Oakland. Cost is $40-$50. unpackingmy@yahoo.com
Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert on “Is It Hot in Here, Or Is It Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Songs and Stories of the African American in the 21st Century with Rhodessa Jones at 8 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. Free. 238-3842.
Matt Rahaim, Hindustani vocal music, at noon at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Grupo Cacique y Kongo, Afro-Puerto Rican, at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Kodo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Free Jazz Fridays with Simon Rose, saxophone, Kjell Nordeson, percussion, Damon Smith bass, at 8 p.m. at 1510 8th Street Performance Space, 1510 8th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$15.
A Night of Voices at 9 p.m. at The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Ave. Oakland.
Vicki Burns & Her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Slammin, all-body band, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Hal Stein, jazz, at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Tin Hat, chamber folk ensemble, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Bill Bell Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Stuart Rosh and Miena Yoo at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
The Happy Clams, Pickin’ Trix, Dan Lange at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Dave Stein BubHub at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Pieces of a Dream at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, FEB. 3
CHILDREN
Los Amiguitos de La Peña with Derique, the high-tech clown, at 10:30 a.m. at La Peña. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for children. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
EXHIBITIONS
“Street Portraiture” Photographs by Tom Stone Reception at 5 p.m. at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St., through Feb. 28. 649-8111.
FILM
The Lubitsch Touch “One Hour with You” at 6:30 p.m., “The Merry Widow” at 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Bay Area Poets Coalition 27th Annual Poetry Contest and open reading at 3 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, Dining Hall, 1320 Addison St. Please park on the street. 527-9905.
African American Celebration through Poetry from 1 to 4 p.m. at the West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline St. Free. 238-7352.
Ellis Avery introduces her debut novel, “The Teahouse Fire” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
“UnPacking” Spoken word and dance performance by Marissa Saunders to benefit the Women’s Cancer Resource Center at 8 p.m. at 2232 Martin Luther King, Oakland. Cost is $25. unpackingmy@yahoo.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Jazz in Motion “In The Day Of Charles Hamilton” with Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo performing at 6 p.m. in the Berkeley High Little Theater. Free. 253-8235.
John Fizer and Gary Wade at noon at Cafe Zeste, 1250 Addison St. at Bonar, in the Strawberry Creek Park complex. 704-9378.
Kodo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Birdmonster, Poor Bailey, Minipop, Cold Hard Crash at 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. All ages. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Pellejo Seco, contemporary Cuban son, at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Medicine Ball with Pee Wee Crayton at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Zydeco Flames at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $11-$13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Naomi Adiv at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Lutsinga Music Ensemble, African dance/funk/jazz, at 9 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Epic Arts Birthday Party celebrations begin at 6 p.m. 644-2204.
House Jacks, a capella, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.
Ben Stolorow Trio at 9 p.m. at Downtown. 649-3810.
Triple Ave., hip hop, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
The Flux, Socket at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. All ages show. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Pieces of a Dream at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SUNDAY, FEB. 4
THEATER
Black Repertory Group “The Trial” a gospel play at 7:30 p.m. at 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $10-$15. 652-2120.
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.
“Art from the 1960s” by Gayle Kaplan opens at 11 a.m. at Start Here Gallery, 2295 B San Pablo Ave., Entrance east of San Pablo on Bancroft. 707-937-3204.
FILM
The Lubitsch Touch “Rosita” at 2 p.m., “Design for Living” at 3:45 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Conversations on Art “The (Fabric)ation of Memory” intergenerational dialogue through the medium of textiles at 2 p.m. at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $10-$12. 549-6950.
Sandra Lim and Rebecca Black, poets, read at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
“Are You Good Enough to be Published?” Symposium at 3 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Kodo at 3 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$48. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra “Six Seasons” at 3 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. pre-concert talk, at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Free. 415-248-1640.
Cheap Suit Serenaders, ragtime and jazz, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $24.50-$35.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Berkeley High Jazz Combos at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Seth Montfort and Thomas Penders, piano, at 5:30 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-1228.
Twang Cafe with Town Mountain and Jimbo Trout, Bluegrass and Old Time music at 8 p.m. at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $5-$10. www.twangcafe.com
Los Mapaches, Andean music, at 7 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $5-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Kathy Zavada, singer/songwriter, at 6:30 p.m. at Unity of Berkeley, 2075 Eunice St. Cost is $15. 528-8844.
Lakay, Rasi-n Banbou Band, Haitian, at 6:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Philips Marine Duo at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
MONDAY, FEB. 5
THEATER
Shakespeare Intensive “A Midsummer Nights Dream” 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.
EXHIBITIONS
“Revisions” Works by Amy Berk using Jewish ceremonial textiles on display at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., through Aug. 5. 549-6950.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Paul Giganti will speak on “How a Book Goes from Idea to Hardbound” at 12:30 p.m. at the Albany Library, Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave. Bring your lunch. 526-3720.
Monday Night Blues Lecture and performance held every Mon. night during Black History Month at 8 p.m. at Kimball’s Carnival, 522 Second St. Donation $5. 836-2227.
Rafe Esquith and the Hobart Shakespeareans on “Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire” at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $5 in advance at Cody’s or $10 at the door. Benefits the Berkeley Public Education Foundation. 559-9500.
Actors Reading Writers “Odd Couples” Stories by Russell Banks and Padgett Powell at 7:30 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Free.
David Smethurst reads from “Tripoli: The United States’ First War on Terror” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Poetry Express with Stephanie Manning and Erik Haber at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com
Last Word Poetry Series with Julia Vinograd at 7 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320.
MUSIC AND DANCE
S.F. Bluegrass & Old Time Festival with Lost Coast, Homespun Rowdy, and Diana Jones at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
“Hot Frittatas” international cafe music, at 6 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre , 2629 Telegraph Ave. 849-1100. www.lebateauivre.net
Trovatore, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
El Cerrito High and Portola Middle School Jazz Bands at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, FEB. 6
FILM
Alternative Visions “The Other Side” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Leslie Scalapino and Rae Armantrout read at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
Jon Sullivan with show slides and talk about “Berkeley: The One and Only” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
Donna Bee-Gates discusses “I Want It Now: Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Zabava and Yalazia, Balkan, at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Ellen Hoffman and Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
S.F. Bluegrass & Old Time Festival with Earl Brothers, Circle R Boys and Dyad at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $15.50-$16.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Barbara Linn & John Schott at 7:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Ignacio Berroa Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7
THEATER
“Colorstruck” Donald Lacey’s one-man show at 8 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland, through Feb. 11. Tickets are $5-$15. 663-5683.
FILM
“Race to Execution” on the factors that influence who lives and who dies at the hands of the state, at 6 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts. Oakland. Free. 238-2200.
Film 50: History of Cinema “The Man with a Movie Camera” at 3 p.m. and Compilations “LunchFilms” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Brian Copeland, author of “Not a Genuine Black Man, or How I Claimed My Piece of Ground in the Lily-White Suburbs” will speak at 6 p.m. at the African American Museum and Library, 659 154th St., Oakland. 637-0200.
Woodruff Minor describes “The Archecture of Ratcliff” at 7:30 p.m. at Builders Booksource, 1817 Fourth St. 845-6874.
Brenda Webster reads from her translation of Edith Bruck’s “Letter to My Mother” a memoir of her life in wartime Auschwitz, 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 www.starryploughpub.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Wednesday Noon Concert with Jared Redmond, piano, at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Free. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu
Whiskey Brothers Old Time and Bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Mack Rucks Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Gerard Landry & the Lariats, Cajun/Zydeco. at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Antioquia at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Ignacio Berroa Trio at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Clive Carroll, fingerstyle guitarist, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
THURSDAY, FEB. 8
EXHIBITIONS
“Flight Out of Time” Exhibition of contemporary prints by Barbara Foster, Jimin Lee and Tadayoshi Nakabayashi opens at Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz Ave., and runs to March 17. 549-2977. www.kala.org
“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.
“Paintings of Abu Ghraib” by Fernando Botero at 190 Doe Library, UC Campus, through March 23. 643-5651. www.clas.berkeley.edu
“Used and Re-Used: decorative objects made from utilitarian materials” at the The Ames Gallery, 2661 Cedar St. through March 31. 845-4949. www.amesgallery.com
"The Children of Chaguitillo” Photography exhibition by Harold Adler at Au Coquelet, 2000 University Ave. through March 31.
Michael Howerton “Portraits” at Chachie’s Coffee Shop, 1768 Broadway at 19th St., Oakland. Exhibition runs though Feb. 28. www.howertonphoto.blogspot.com
“100 Families in Oakland: Art & Social Change” at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts.. Oakland, through April 22. 238-2200.
“African Art” by Okaybabs, Yinka Adeyemi, Adeyinka Fashokun, honoring Black History Month. Reception at 4:30 p.m. at the LuchStop Cafe, joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibit runs to March 30. 817-5773.
“Transforming Vision: The Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970-2005” at the Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak Sts.. Oakland, through March 18. 238-2200.
“Fire in the Heart” Paintings by Foad Satterfield influenced by African art opens at the Community Gallery, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, 2450 Ashby Ave., through March 2. 204-1667.
“Street Portraiture” Photographs by Tom Stone at The LightRoom Gallery, 2263 Fifth St., through Feb. 28. 649-8111.
“Revisions” Works by Amy Berk using Jewish ceremonial textiles on display at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., through Aug. 5. 549-6950.
“Environmental Surrealism” works by Guy Colwell and Michelle Waters at Esteban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St., Oakland, through Feb. 23. 444-7411. www.estebansabar.com
“Berkeley: 75 Years Ago” at the Berkeley History Center, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center St. Hours are Thurs.-Sat., 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibit runs through March. 848-0181.
“Art of Living Black” at the Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave., Richmond, and runs through March 16. 620-6772. www.richmondartcenter.org
Oakland Art Association Juried Show at the MTC Offices, Bort MetroCenter, 3rd floor, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Exhibition runs to March 30. 817-5773.
FILM
“Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey” at 7 p.m., at Ellen Driscoll Theater, Frank Havens School, 325 Highland Ave., near Oakland Ave., Piedmont. Judge Henderson will speak after the film. Presented by Appreciating Diversity Film Series. 835-9227.
Film Series with David Thomson “Rio Bravo” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $4-$8. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Conversations on Museums with David Behar, Israeli artist, at 6:30 p.m. at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St. Cost is $6-$8. 549-6950.
Nomad Spoken Word Night at 7 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell describe “A Thousand Names for Joy: A Life in Harmnony with the Way Things Are” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Suggested donation $10. 559-9500.
Dana Whitaker describes “Transforming Lives $40 at a Time: Women and Mircrofinance” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Pauline Chen describes “Final Exam: A Young Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.
John Searle will discuss “Freedom and Neurobiology: Reflection on Free Will, Language, and Political Power” at 7:30 p.m. at Black Oak Books. 486-0698. www.blackoakbooks.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
SF Bluegrass & Old Time Festival with The Mercury Dimes, Flat Mountain Girls, Jeff Kazor & Lisa Berman at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Martyn Joseph, contemporary folk, at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Mark Robinson & His Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Tom Duarte, guitar, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Chaplain, Dead Ringer, Scene of Action at 8:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. All ages. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org
Pat Martino at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $18-$24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
