Arts Listings
Arts and Entertainment Around the East Bay
FAIRY TALE PROJECT AT ALBANY LIBRARY
Golden Thread, which has staged some of the most interesting shows in the past few years of Bay Area theater, all around the theme of Middle Eastern cultures and identity, is bringing its Fairy Tale Project, a charming series of family shows, to the Albany Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7. The performance will feature The Story of Norooz, the Persian New Year, which is being celebrated right now, wherever you find people originally from the Caucasus through Central Asia. 1247 Marina Ave. 526-3720 ext. 17, or goldenthread.org.
‘STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: ART AND PUBLIC POLICY’
A series of seven lectures with guest speakers, sponsored by Berkeley City College Professor Chuck Wollenberg, begins April 9 with Gray Brechin, author and reserach geographer at UC Berkeley, speaking on art in the “Athens of the West” at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. On April 16 artists David Goines and Eduardo Pineda will speak on the art of politics. For information on the series, call 981-6150.
FREE JAZZ FRIDAYS
IN OAKLAND
The Jazz House returns with Free Jazz Fridays, featuring Woman’s Worth, Sword and Sandals and Vholtz performing tonight 8 p.m. tonight (Friday) at the Performance Space at 1510 Eighth St. $5-$15 sliding scale. (415) 846-9432.
