FRIDAY, JUNE 1 

Plaque Dedication for denise brown at 7 p.m. at LeConte School, 2241 Russell St. To donate food, please call 841-2110. 684-7273. 

Golden Gate Audubon Society Field Trip to Jewel Lake in Tilden Park. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the parking lot at the north end of Central Park Dr. 843-2222. 

Impeachment Banner Fridays at 6:45 to 8 a.m. on the Berkeley Pedestrian bridge between Seabreeze Market and the Berkeley Aquatic Park, ongoing on Fridays until impeachment is realized. www. Impeachbush-cheney.com 

City Commons Club Noon Luncheon with Prof. George Bisharat on “Maximizing Rights: The One-State Solution to the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict.” Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. for $14, speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. For information and reservations call 526-2925.  

Wheelchair Yoga with Sally Maxwell at 11:30 a.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5190. 

Movies that Matter “Roxanne” at 6:30 p.m. at Neumayer Residence, 565 Bellevue St. at Perkins, Oakland. 451-3009. 

Circle Dancing, simple folk dancing with instruction at 7:30 p.m. at Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut St at University. Donation of $5 requested. 528-4253. www.circledancing.com 

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 

Berkeley History Center Walking Tour “The Maybeck Estates” led by Paul Grunland with Bob Shaner, at 10 a.m. Cost is $8-$10. For information on meeting place and to register call 848-0181. 

Walking Tour of Old Oakland around the restored 1870s business district. Meet at 10 a.m. in front of G.B. Ratto’s at 827 Washington St. Tour lasts 90 minutes. Reservations can be made by calling 238-3234. 

Strawberry Family Fun Fest with entertainment and activities for children from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, Center St. at MLK. 548-3333.  

Sushi Basics Learn the natural and culltural history of sushi as you learn to prepare it from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. Parent participation required for children ages 8 to 10. Cost is $25-$39. Registration required. 636-1684. 

“Restore Wetlands in Oakland” with Save The Bay and the East Bay Regional Park District on a wetland restoration project near the Oakland Airport. From 9 a.m. to noon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland. RSVP to 452-9261 ext. 109. bayevents@savesfbay.org 

Longfellow Middle School Annual Health Fair with student performances, activities, health information, food, fun for the whole family, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1500 Derby St. Free. 883-5258, ext. 2. 

Spring Faire at Washington Elementary School with face painting, boat races, book exchange, soul food and performances from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, enter on McKinley. 486-1742. 

“Planning and Caring for Aging Loved Ones” with workshops and resources from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Malcolm X Elementary School, 1731 Prince St. Sponsored by Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson. For information or to register call 272-6695. www.acgov.org/board/district5/event.htm. 

Eco-Oakland Volunteer Opportunuity Help elementary school students with mapping and habitat restoration at Lion Creek, neat Merritt College. For information call 635-5533.  

“Mentors for Backyard Garden Program” Volunteers needed to help low-income residents of West Oakland build and maintain vegetable gardens, provide ongoing support, seedlings, seeds and compost. Information meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at West Oakland Woods Farm, 537 Lewis St., corner of Peralta and 7th, Oakland. SPonsored by City Slicker Farms. 763-4241. 

“Build an Earth Oven” Learn how to build your own oven from clay, sand, straw, and bricks. From 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Grandma Mary’s Organic Farm, 100 Behrens St., El Cerrito. Cost is $150. To register call 527-9271. www.kleiwerks.org 

Twins by the Bay Annual Garage Sale Families with twins, triplets, and more, sell gently used baby gear, clothes, car seats, strollers, and more from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1707 Gouldin Rd., Montclair. 593-5911. www.homestead.com/twinsbythebay 

Future Leaders Institute Legacy Awards at 4 p.m. at The Unitarian Church, 685 14th St., Oakland. www.thefutureleadersinstitute.org 

Citizenship Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fruitvale Village, located directly across from the Fruitvale BART station at the 3300 block of East 12th St,, between Fruitvale Ave. and 35th Ave., Oakland. 535-6900. svelazquez@unitycouncil.org 

“Crossing the Line” Chris Brown speaks of his experience as a Christian Peacemaker in Occupied Palestine at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church, 1640 Addison St. 499-0537. 

“Exploring Class... “ A two day-workshop examining the impact of class on our lives, and breaking down barriers between people from different socio-economic classes. Workshop held in Oakland. Register online at www.classism.org 

“Take a New Step and Meet Your Neighbors” Community fair with programs and service providers, basketball tournament, music and drama to reduce risk factors and combat violence in West Oakland. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1143 10th St., Oakland. 677-6364. 

Free Electronic Waste Drop Off Sat. and Sun. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the El Cerrito Department of Motor Vehicles, 6400 Manila Ave. E-waste accepted: computer monitors, computers/computer components, televisions, VCR & DVD players, toner cartridges, printers, fax machines, copiers, telephone equipment, cell phones, MP3 players. NO appliances, batteries, microwaves, paints, pesticides, etc. Please take these items to the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility at 101 Pittsburg Ave. in Richmond. For HHW facility information, call 1-888-412-9277. The HHW facility will be open June 2. For E-waste Event questions call 1-888-832-9839 

Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign Benefit to rebuild the next home in Northern Gaza with Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom from Jerusalem and Husam El Nounou from Gaza at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, Cedar and Bonita. Sponsored by Progressive Democrats of the East Bay, Ecumenical Peace Institute, Rebuilding Alliance, American Friends Service Committee, and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church. Donation $10-$25 sliding scale, no one turned away. 524- 4244. 

AnewAmerica Social Responsibility Summit with workshops on Immigration Reform, Healthcare for Immigrants, Advocacy for Small Business and Food Justice from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church, the Franciscan Hall, 1500 34th Ave. & International Blvd, Oakland. 532-5240.  

Children’s Fairyland Personalities in costume at noon, followed by music with John Weaver at 1:30 a.m. puppet show at 2 p.m. at 699 Bellvue Ave., Oakland. 452-2259. 

Origami for All Ages from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720. 

The Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club provides free instruction at 10:30 a.m. at 2270 Acton St. 841-2174.  

Free Garden Tours at Regional Parks Botanic Garden Sat. and Sun. at 2 pm. Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Park. Call to confirm. 841-8732.  

Around the World Tour of Plants at 1:30 p.m., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. at UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive. 643-2755. 

Car Wash Benefit for Options Recovery Services of Berkeley, held every Sat. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lutheran Church, 1744 University Ave. 666-9552. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 3 

Greening Albany Learn about community actions to reverse global warming, with speakers and information on goods and services, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton Ave. 219-7211. 

“Climate Change: Technology and Policy” with Karen Street at 1 p.m. at Berkeley Friends Meeting, 2151 Vine. 653-2803. 

Yosemite Family Explorations with Ranger Ben telling stories about the park’s black bears, and other activities, at 1 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. 

Free Hands-on Bicycle Clinic Learn how to keep your bike in excellent working condition through safety inspections, from 10 to 11 a.m. at REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140. 

Toddlers and Friends For 2-3 year olds to explore the meadows, ponds and trails in Tilden. Meet at 10:30 a.m. at Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Park. 525-2233. 

Summer Ponds Look for tadpoles, newt larvae, dragonfly nymphs and more from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Tilden Nature Area, Tilden Park. 525-2233. 

Free Sailboat Rides from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cal Sailing Club, Berkeley Marina. Wear warm, waterproof clothing and bring a change of clothes in case you get wet. www.cal-sailing.org 

Berkeley City Club Wine Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. at 2315 Durant Ave.Tickets are $40. 848-7800. 

Community Singalong with jazz pianist Ellen Hoffman from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Lake Merritt Hotel, 1800 Madison, Oakland, near 19th St. BART. Cost is $5-$15. 534-2750. 

Holistic Pet Consultation from 1 to 4 p.m. at RabbitEARS, 303 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Free, but appointment required. 525-6155. 

Free Garden Tours at Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Call to confirm. 841-8732. www.nativeplants.org 

Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace Peace walk around the lake every Sun. Meet at 3 p.m. at the colonnade at the NE end of the lake. 763-8712. lmno4p.org 

Social Action Forum with Mary Dewey-Wagner on ethical treatment for animals at 9:30 a.m. at Unitarian Univresalist Church of Berkeley, One Lawson Rd., Kensington. 525-0302. 

Tibetan Buddhism with Mary Gomes on “Everyday Compassion” at 6 p.m. at the Tibetan Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Pl. 843-6812. www.nyingmainstitute.com 

MONDAY, JUNE 4 

“But What Can We Do About Global Warming?” A talk by author Ernest Callenbach at a brown-bag lunch at 12:30 p.m. at 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

Explore Upper Codornices Creek on a challenging walk with Friends of Five Creeks Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the main entrance to the Berkeley Rose Garden, west side of Euclid Ave. south of Eunice St. This walk gains 500 feet elevation and includes hill staircases and narrow, uneven trails. Wear sturdy shoes; bring water, flashlight and walking sticks. 848-9358.  

“Renewable Energy from Synthetic Biology” with Jay Keasling of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, at 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Repertory Theater 2025 Addison St. 486-5183. 

“Is Anybody Out There? The Search for ET” with Dan Werthimer of SETI at UC Berkeley, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $5 at door. www.hillsideclub.org 

Drop in Knitting Class at the Albany Library Work on your own project or make pet blankets and children’s hats to be donated to charity organizations. Yarn and needles provided for donated items. At 3:30 p.m. at 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

Berkeley CopWatch organizational meeting at 8 p.m. at 2022 Blake St. 548-0425. 

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 

Tuesdays for the Birds Tranquil bird walks in local parklands, led by Bethany Facendini, from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Today we will visit the Wildcat Regional Trail. Call for meeting place and if you need to borrow binoculars. 525-2233. 

“Empty Bowls” fundraising event in conjunction with National Hunger Awareness Day at 5:30 p.m. at Alameda County Community Food Bank, 7900 Edgewater Drive, Oakland. Tickets are $20, or $40 for a family. 635-3663, ext. 328. www.accfb.org 

Eco-Oakland Volunteer Opportunity Help elementary school students with mapping and habitat restoration at Lion Creek, near Merritt College. For information call 635-5533.  

Tilden Mini-Rangers Hiking, conservation and nature-based activities for ages 8-12. Dress to ramble and get dirty. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. Cost is $6-$8, registration required. 636-1684. 

“The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook” with author Greg Pahl on renewable energy technologies ways that individuals and communities can work toward sustainable energy, at 7 p.m. at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave., near Dwight Way. 548-2220 ext. 223. 

Climate Action Networking Lunch with strategies for reducing our community-wide GHG emissions at noon at Spud's Pizza, 3290 Adeline near Alcatraz. Hosted by the City of Berkeley. 981-7081. 

Digital Earth Symposium: Humanitarian and Climate Change Presentations A 5 day conference on using satellite and aerial images of the earth at UC Berkeley. For information see www.isde5.org 

Berkeley Rep Book Club meets to discuss “The Real Oliver Twist” by Jonathan Waller at 6 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. RSVP to 647-2916. 

Berkeley School Volunteers training for summer volunteer opportunities in preschool, elementary, and middle schools from noon to 1 p.m. at 1835 Allston Way. 644-8833. 

Free Legal Assistance the first Tues. of the month at 6 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. Advance registration required. 526-3720, ext. 5. 

Family Storytime for preschoolers and up at 7 p.m. at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043. 

Tuesday Tilden Walkers Join a few slowpoke seniors at 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot near the Little Farm for an hour or two walk. 215-7672, 524-9992. 

Fresh Produce Stand at San Pablo Park from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Frances Albrier Community Center. Sponsored by the Ecology Center’s Farm Fresh Choice. 848-1704. www.ecologycenter.org 

Berkeley Camera Club meets at 7:30 p.m., at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda. Share your digital images, slides and prints and learn what other photographers are doing. Monthly field trips. 548-3991. www.berkeleycameraclub.org 

St. John’s Prime Timers meets at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. We offer ongoing classes in exercise and creative arts, and always welcome new members over 50. 845-6830. 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 

Walking Tour of Old Oakland around Preservation Park to see Victorian architecture. Meet at 10 a.m. in front of Preservation Park at 13th St. and MLK, Jr. Way. Tour lasts 90 minutes. Reservations can be made by calling 238-3234. www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours 

Workshop for Low Income Berkeley Homeowners on how to get help for maintenance of your home, at 10:30 a.m. at West Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5180. 

“Sustainable Futures” a documentary about seven communities where sustainability is a high priority at 7:30 p.m. at Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., between Telegraph and Broadway, Oakland. Donation $5. www.HumanistHall.net 

New to DVD Screening and Discussion at 7 p.m. at JCCEB, 1414 Walnut St. Discussion follows. 848-0237. 

American Red Cross Blood Services Volunteer Orientation from 10 a.m. to noon at 6230 Claremont Ave., Oakland. 594-5165. 

Backpacking 101, a talk on the fundamentals needed for a weekend trip, at 7 p.m. at REI, 1338 San Pablo Ave. 527-4140. 

Walk Berkeley for Seniors meets every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Sea Breeze Market, just west of the I-80 overpass. Everyone is welcome, wear comfortable shoes and a warm hat. Heavy rain cancels. 548-9840. 

Berkeley Peace Walk and Vigil at the Berkeley BART Station, corner of Shattuck and Center. Sing for Peace at 6:30 p.m. followed by Peace Walk at 7 p.m. www.geocities.com/vigil4peace/vigil 

Stitch ‘n Bitch at 6:30 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.  

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 

“Last Journey for the Leatherback Sea Turtle” A video and talk with Karen Steele, the coordinator of the Sea Turtle Restoration Network, at 7 p.m. at the Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way. 548-2220, ext. 233. erc@ecologycenter.org 

“Israel & Palestine - What Peace Could Look Like” with Rabbi Jeremy Milgrom and Husam El Nounou at 7 p.m. at Kehilla Community Synagogue, 1300 Grand Ave, corner of Grand Ave. and Fairview, Piedmont. Donation suggested $10-$25. 547-2424. 

Storytime for Babies and Toddlers at 10:30 a.m. at the Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave. 524-3043. 

World of Plants Tours Thurs., Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 p.m. at the UC Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive. Cost is $5. 643-2755. http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu 

Avatar Metaphysical Toastmasters Club meets at 6:45 p.m. at Spud’s Pizza, 3290 Adeline. namaste@avatar.freetoasthost.info  

CITY MEETINGS 

Council Agenda Committee meets Mon. June 4, at 2:30 p.m., at 2180 Milvia St. 981-6900. 

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/agenda-committee 

Peace and Justice Commission meets Mon., June 4, at 7 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5510.  

Commission on the Status of Women meets Wed., June 6, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-5190.  

Downtown Area Plan Advisory Commission meets Wed. June 6, at 7 p.m. at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-7487. 

Housing Advisory Commission meets Thurs., June 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the South Berkeley Senior Center. Oscar Sung, 981-5400.  

Landmarks Preservation Commission meets Thurs. June 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center. 981-7419.  

Community Environmental Advisory Commission Workshop The Co-Benefits of Climate Protection Thurs., June 7, at 7 p.m. at 2118 Milvia Street, 1st Floor Conference Room. 981-7461.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “The Last Five Years” Fri and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St., Alameda, through June 10. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Berkeley High School “Schoolgirl Figure” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater, 1301 Shattuck Ave. Benefits the Eating Disorders Program at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University. Tickets are $6-$12. 236-1620. ShiftTheatre@aol.com 

Berkeley Rep “Oliver Twist” at 8 p.m. at the Roda Theater, 2015 Addison St. through June 24. Tickets are $45-$61. 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org  

California Shakespeare Theater “Richard III” at the Bruns Ampitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda, through June 24. Tickets are $15-$60. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org 

“Dust Storm” the story of the artist Chiura Obata at the Topaz relocation camp in Utah during WWII, at 7 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$10. 238-2200. 

“Laughter with Paul Mooney and the Mooney Twins” Fri.-Sat. at 8 and 10 p.m., Sun. at 8 p.m. at Black Rep, 3201 Adeline St. Tickets are $25-$50. 652-2120. 

Shotgun Players “The Cryptogram” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through June 17. Tickets are $17-$25. For reservations call 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

Travelling Jewish Theater “Death of a Salesman” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., through June 10. Tickets are $15-$44. 1-800-838-3006. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Yosemite Night” Exhibition tour of “Yosemite: Art of an American Icon” at 6 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. 

Patricia Mitchell “Selected Works” Assemblage, collage, photography and painting. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Eclectix, 7523 Fairmount Ave., El Cerrito. 364-7261. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Tom Odegard and John Rowe read their poetry at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Hearst Ave.  

Dixon Long describes “Markets of Paris” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“Arts Encounters” featuring Faye Carol, John Handy, Kenny Washington with Khalil Shaheed, Richard Howell, Danny Armstrong, Glen Pearson, Ron Belcher, Deszon Claiborne and Babatunde Lea at 8 and 10 p.m. at the Kaiser Center Auditorium, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland. Benefit for the Oakland School for the Arts. Tickets are $25. 478-8896. www.bennubirdbookings.com  

Presidio Ensemble, modernist-classical quintet, at 8 p.m. at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Ticketsa re $10-$15. www.hillsideclub.org  

Very Be Careful, vallenato dance music, at 9:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Tanaora Brasil at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

John Gruntfest, sax, at Free-Jazz Fridays at 8 p.m. at 1510 8th Street Performance Space, 1510 8th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$15. 

Jolly Gibsons, Headshear, 3-P-O, Mo’Fone and more at 5:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Norton Buffalo & Friends at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Star Ledbetter and Lisa Alice at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

David Jacobs-Strain Band, Cas Lucas at 10 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $12. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Godstomper, Magrudergrind, I Object, Noisear at 8 p.m. at 924 Gilman St., an all-ages, member-run, no alcohol, no drugs, no violence club. Cost is $7. 525-9926. 

Sweet Crude Bill at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Interseed, Burned Beyond Recognition at 7:30 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

Machina Sol at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Spiral Arms, Greenhouse Effect, Dolerada at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

Lalah Hathaway at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $22-$26. 238-9200.  

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 

CHILDREN  

Hanna Banana Children’s folk music at 11 a.m. at Studio Grow, 1235 10th St. 526-9888. 

THEATER 

“Scatter My Red Underwear” Workshop performance by Milta Ortiz on vulnerabilities and struggles of four contemporary women of color at 8 p.m. at Malonga Casquelourd Arts Center, 1428 Alice St. Cos tis $7-$15. www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/4096 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Black/White & Color” Painters and photographer explore color and its absence. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Esteban Sabar Gallery, 480 23rd St., Oakland. 444-7411. www.estebansabar.com 

“The Edge: Where California Culture, Critters and Environment Collide” opens at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2200. 

East Bay Open Studios Sat. and Sun. at various studios around the East Bay. For maps see www.proartsgallery.org 

FILM 

Superfest International Disability Film Festival from noon to 5 p.m. and Sun. from 2 to 7 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $5-$20 at the door. 845-5576. www.culturedisabilitytalent.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

James Wagner and Suzanne Stein, poets, at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Bay Area Poets Coalition holds an open reading from 3 to 5 p.m. at Strawberry Creek Lodge, 1320 Addison St. Park on the street, not in Lodge parking lot. 527-9905.  

Alan Bern introduces “Waterwalking” poetry at 6:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. www.berkeleyartcenter.org 

Emerson Spartz and Ben Schoen on “What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley World Music Festival Sat. and Sun. from noon to 9 p.m. throughout the Telegraph Ave. district between Bancroft Way and Parker St. 647-3506. 

Gamelan Sekar Jaya at 3 p.m. in the gardens of the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St. at 10th., Oakland. Concert included with museum admission $5-$8. 238-2200.  

Moment’s Notice Improvised music, dance and theater at Western Sky Studio, 2525 8th St. Tickets are $8-$10. 847-1119. 

The Mixers at 9 p.m. at the Baltic Pub, 135 Park Place, Pt. Richmond. Cost is $5. 237-4782. 

Cave Painters at noon at Cafe Zeste, 1250 Addison St. at Bonar, in the Strawberry Creek Park complex. 704-9378. 

La Trova es Mujer with Leticia Servin and Meli Rivera at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $22-$24. 849-2568. www.lapena.org  

Quejerema! at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $12. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Tom Rigney, cajun/zydeco at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $13. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

The New Hour, Shanks and Stilettos, Jon Weston at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Jon Roniger and Sentimental Heroine at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.com 

Margie Adam at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Laurie Antonioli Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazz 

school.com 

Ric Didia & Aireene Espiritu at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Rimshot at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100.  

The Underworld Opera Co. Circus and Variety Show at 9 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $8. 763-1146. www.oaklandmetro.org 

Mitch Marcus Quartet at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 848-8277. 

Resilience, Tried & True, Trouble Maker 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. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 3 

THEATER 

“Dust Storm” the story of the artist Chiura Obata at the Topaz relocation camp in Utah during WWII, at 7 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$10. 238-2200. 

EXHIBITIONS 

Reception for Wang Gangfeng, photographer from Shanghai, at 3 p.m. at Alta Galleria, 2980 College Avenue #4. 421-1255. www.AltaGalleria.com 

FILM 

Superfest International Disability Film Festival from 2 to 7 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets are $5-$20 at the door. 845-5576. www.culturedisabilitytalent.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

A Conversation with Peter Selz on Anslem Kiefer’s painting “Die Sieben Himmelspalaste” with Carl Worth at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-0808. 

Wednesday Writers of Oakland “Something That Metters” at 3 p.m. in the Peralta Pavilion of Alta Bates Summit, Second flr Living Room, 450 30th St., Oakland. Donation $10. RSVP to 869-8735. 

“Wars Within and Across Our Borders” Poetry and music at 6:30 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Open mic follows. Donations of $1-$10. 439-8777. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Berkeley World Music Festival from noon to 9 p.m. throughout the Telegraph Ave. district between Bancroft Way and Parker St. 647-3506. 

WomenSing and San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way. Tickets are $10-$25. 925-974-9169 www.womensing.org 

Pacific Boychoir Academy Springtime Serenade at 3 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 400 Alcatraz, Oakland. Free. 652-4722. 

Dennis Edwards, pianist, performs music of Gershwin, Miles Davis, and more at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St. Cost is $12-$15. 644-6893. 

Twang Cafe with Val Esway and El Mirage, The Blushin' Roulettes at 7:30 at Epic Arts, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $10.  

Missy Raines & the New Hip at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761.  

Benefit for Victims of the Arab-Israeli Conflict with Posterboy and Bring it Home at at 3:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $10. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Aleph Null at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ.  

Ken Berman Trio at 4:30 at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra at 5 and 8 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $8. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Philips Marine Duo at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344.  

Skinlab, The Face of Aggression, Ankla at 8 p.m. at Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway. Cost is $10. 763-1146.  

MONDAY, JUNE 4 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Photographs of China and Mongolia” by Berkeley photographer Caroline Johnson, opens at The LightRoom, 2263 Fifth St., Oakland. 649-8111.  

Works by Damon Guthrie at Lanesplitter, 4799 Telegraph Ave., through June 31. 815-0691. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

“Waterwalking” Poetry/dance collaboration with Alan Bern and Lucinda Weaver at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Poetry Express with Howard D at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. berkeleypoetryexpress@yahoo.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Valerie Bach, world music, at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. 849-1100.  

Bill Charlap at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. 

TUESDAY, JUNE 5 

THEATER 

Shotgun Players presents Week 30 in “365 Plays/365 Days” Tues. and Wed. at 8 p.m. at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. Tickets are $5. 841-6500. 

FILM 

“Unreleased Beatles” film clips and music shown by rock music historian Richie Unterberger at 6:30 p.m. at the Berkeley Public Library, Community Meeting Room, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Ilona Meagher, editor of the online journal “PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Austin Grossman introduces “Soon I Will Be Invincible” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Book. 559-9500. 

Gordy Slack reads from “The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything” at 7:30 p.m. at Laurel Book Store, 4100 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 

Freight and Salvage Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $4.50-$5.50. 548-1761.  

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 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.  

Middian, Minsk at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100.  

Bill Charlap at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200.  

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 

THEATER 

Berkeley Rep “Great Men of Genius” with Mike Daisy in four different monologues at 2025 Addison St. through June 30. Tickets are $30-$75. 647-2949. 

“Colorstruck” Donald Lacey’s one-man show at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. at Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon St., Oakland, through June 15. Tickets are $10-$20. 663-5683. www.colorstruck.net 

FILM 

“From Saturday to Sunday” on Jazz Age Prague at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808.  

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Sally Denton describes “Passion and Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple Whose Power, Politics and Love Shaped Nineteenth-Century America” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. 

Berkeley Poetry Slam with host Charles Ellik at 8:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5-$7. 841-2082. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Johnny Smith Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $6. 841-JAZZ.  

Sauce Piquante at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054.  

Sweet Crude Bill and the Lighthouse Nautical Society at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $5. 451-8100.  

Two Sheds, Dame Satan at 9:30 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790.  

Anat Cohen at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.  

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Unknown Knowledge” Paintings and collages by Nicollette Smith. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. 848-1228. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Poetry Flash with Lisa Gluskin, Alison Powell and Barbara Yien at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City College Auditorium, 2050 Center St. 525-5476. www.poetryflash.org 

Joseph Lease, poet, followed by an open mic, at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany. 526-3720, ext. 17. 

Larry Doyle reads from “I Love You, Beth Cooper” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

New Century Chamber Orchestra with guest concertmaster Cho-Liang Lin at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave. Tickets are $28-$42. 415-357-1111. www.ncco.org 

Berkeley Edge Fest “The Tyrant” composed by Paul Dresher, John Duykers, tenor, at 8 p.m. at the Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Campus. Tickets are $36. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2006/edgefest/ 

Storyhill at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761.  

“Two Cities, One Song” Rhonda Benin & Youth Choirs at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ.  

GoGo Fightmaster, Dear Liza, Jon Raskin at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $6. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com 

Anat Cohen at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10. 238-9200.  

Blurred Vision, The Cons, Hazerfan, rock, at 9 p.m. at the Uptown Nightclub, 1928 Telegraph, Oakland. Cost is $8. 451-8100. www.uptownnightclub.com 

The Superfest International Disability Film Festival, the world’s longest running film festival dedicated to films by and about the disabled community, takes place this weekend at the Gaia Arts Center in downtown Berkeley.  

Superfest was founded three decades ago in Southern California and made its way up to Berkeley about 15 years ago. The festival has long made its home at La Peña on Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley, where it accomodated as many as 40 patrons per screening. But as the festival’s reputation has grown so has attendance, necessitating a change in venue. Thus this year’s festival will be held downtown at the Gaia Arts Center, a venue that can accomodate more than 100 theatergoers. 

Each fall, Superfest, a presentation of Culture! Disability! Talent!, sends out a call for entries and by January receives submissions from all over the world. This year’s call brought in more than 40 films from 10 countries. The program will consist of 13 of these films, representing seven countries and more than a dozen disabilities. The festival runs Saturday morning through Sunday night, and includes a reception and awards ceremony from 6-9 Saturday evening with live entertainment and opportunities for the public to meet the filmmakers.  

The festival starts at noon Saturday with The Rest of My Life: Stories of Trauma Survivors (USA, 25 minutes), a look at the lives of two people whose lives were transformed by sudden violence. The first is Presley LaFountain, a Chippewa sculptor whose injuries from a brutal hate crime nearly robbed him of the ability to pursue his art. The second is a young woman, a yoga instructor, who fought to regain her strength after a car accident. The film alternates between the two, allowing each to tell their own story, detailing the ways in which their lives were radically altered in an instant. 

A local film screens at 1:20 Saturday, spotlighting an Oakland arts center and its resident star. Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott (USA, 26 minutes) presents a moving portrait of a deaf woman with Down syndrome who, after more than 30 years of institutionalization, finally got a second chance to prove that she was not a lost cause. Scott, with the support of her twin sister and Creative Growth, an Oakland art studio for the disabled, began a career as a fiber artist that led to international acclaim. The film was directed by San Francisco filmmaker Betsy Bayha and is the winner of Superfest’s Excellence Award. 

Another short film, showing at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, follows the process by which a 14-year-old deaf girl develops a spoken-word performance in sign language, accompanined by an orchestra. Symphony of Silence (Canada, 22 minutes) conveys the poetry of movement by revealing the range of subtle inflection possible within the gestures of American Sign Language and, in a striking shot during the final performance, juxtaposes the movements of the poet with the sweeping gestures of the conductor in a stirring tribute to the power of physical expression. 

Sunday’s schedule will feature a similarly broad program of films. Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life (USA, 92 minutes), screening at 3:40 p.m., traces the journey of a young man with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who sets out with a group of friends on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles to persuade MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” to overhaul Darius’ motorozied wheelchair.  

Screening at 5:30 p.m., Planet of the Blind (Germany, 20 minutes) takes the program in a radically different direction with a poetic rumination on blindness that pairs the words from Stephen Kuusisto’s best-selling memoir with distorted images to simulate the experience of living with impaired vision. 

The festival closes with the 6 p.m. screening of The Epidemic (Denmark, 51 minutes), the winner of Superfest’s 2007 grand prize. The Epidemic is a stirring Danish film that combines archival footage of that country’s 1952 polio epidemic with a first-person account of the tragedy from Neils Frandsen and his family. Frandsen was a child at the time, and through his own dream-like narration and interviews with his parents and sister we get a harrowing and inspiring glimpse of a family caught up in an epidemic beyond their control or comprehension. 

Other films include: 

• Headstrong: Inside the Hidden World of Dyslexia and ADHD (USA, 27 minutes), co-produced by Ben Foss and Chloe Sladden of San Francisco and Steve Schecter of Oakland. The film won this year’s Achievement Award for its uplifting look at the lives of people living with dyslexia and ADHD. 

• Stroke (Germany, 58 minutes) by Katrina Peters, winner of the Achievement Award for its look at the impact Peters’ young husband’s massive stroke has had on their relationship. Peters, who lives in Germany, studied film at the San Francisco Art Institute in the 1990s.  

• Mercury Stole My Fire (Australia,12 minutes), in which a woman’s environmental illness is dramatized through mime and poetry. 

• Carmela (Mexico, 30 minutes), the story of a polio survivor and her adult son with Down syndrome. 

• No Bigger Than a Minute (USA, 53 minutes), an irreverent portrait of how dwarves, or people of short stature, have been represented on screen since the earliest days of film. 

• Seeing is Believing (Russia, 13 minutes), a portrait of a blind Moscow college student. 

• Let Us Spell It Out For You (USA, 3 minutes), a pastiche of spirtuals and folk songs performed in sign language to protest government funding cuts to deaf theater programs. 

SUPERFEST 27 

International Disability Film Festival 

Noon-5 p.m. Saturday and 2-7 p.m. Sunday. A “Meet the Makers” reception will take place from 6-7 p.m. Saturday, followed by an awards ceremony from 7-9 p.m., both free of charge and open to the public. The venue is wheelchair-accessible. Braille and large-print screening schedules will be provided at the event. Please refrain from wearing perfume and other scented products. Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way. Tickets cost $5-$20 each day on a sliding scale and will be sold at the door. For a complete schedule, visit www.culturedisabilitytalent.org or call the CDT voice mailbox at 845-5576.  

Photograph: Images of the child are projected onto the man in Neils Frandsen’s The Epidemic, a memoir of Denmark’s 1952 polio epidemic.

Bay Area percussionist and educator Babatunde Lea will host a benefit Monday with a stellar lineup of West Coast jazz musicians to raise money for medical treatment for his middle daughter, championship athlete Tanya Lazar-Lea. 

The benefit will feature his quartet (Richard Howell, Glen Pearson and Geoff Brennan) with guests, trombonist Steve Turre, percussionist Bujo Kevin Jones, and Los Angeles vocalist Dwight Trible, 

Other performers on this bill include Khalil Shaheed and his Mo’ Rockin’ Project, vocalists Faye Carroll and Madeleine Eastman, drummer Vince Lateano, Frankie Kelly, David Gonzalez, the Bud Spangler Quartet, with singer Ed Reed, drummer Eddie Marshall’s Holy Mischief, Keith Terry and the All-Slamming Body Band, Linda Tillery’s Cultural Heritage Band, vocalist Rhonda Benin, past-San Francisco poet laureate Devorah Major and jazz poetry with UpSurge! 

Tanya Lazar-Lea’s troubles began at 19, when a vertibra in her lower back was broken in a fall on a high jump bar. A Vallejo High School championship athlete, whose records still stand, Lazar-Lea had been awarded a scholarship to UC Berkeley.  

“The permanent damage led to adrenal gland problems,” said her father, “and after a car accident in 2004, Medi-Cal refused to fund her ongoing treatment. She’s needed a concert of doctors, but instead has been sent to one, then another, until the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’s doing.”  

Lazar-Lea is now living with her parents in Vallejo and doing her own research on her condition. “After 14 years, she’s pretty good at it, leading the doctors to where the problems are,” her father said. “She has that tenaciousness athletes have, to do what they have to do.” 

Babatunde, who plays set drums and congas, first arrived in the Bay Area in 1966, later had a stint in New York until 1977, resettled in San Francisco, and moved to Vallejo in 1991. 

He and his wife, Dr. Virginia Lea, a Sonoma State professor, founded the Edu-Cultural Foundation (educulturalfoundation.org) in 1993 to teach critical thinking in cultural and social studies through the arts, working with various West Coast schools. 

“Outside of an incredible night of music,” Babatunde said, “we want to fill the room with love and support to raise Tanya’s spirits, then go to work to get her what she needs, to give her back a degree of real independence, the quality of life she deserves.” 

BABATUNDE LEA 

7 p.m. Monday at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. (at 27th Street). $25 donation requested.  

For Information call Arts First, Oakland at 444-8511.

By KEN BULLOCK 

Special to the Planet 

Late spring, and time for the diverse sounds of the Berkeley World Music Festival, which transforms Telegraph Ave. and its environs between Bancroft and The Village all weekend into a global celebration of an international spirit, expressed through the strains of each specific musical tradition represented.  

“I’m always amazed at the wide variety of talent in the Bay Area,” said Gianna Ranuzzi, the four year-old festival’s founder and director, adding that each year the line-up of musicians and groups changes—and that the broad spectrum of sounds don’t only represent the cultures of the world, but the diversity of this region: “They all live here!” 

And the festival is especially set up for the complement to music—dancing—with stages along the street and a Saturday afternoon extravaganza in People’s Park, sponsored by Amoeba Music and mc’d by digeridu maestro and KPFA radio personality Stephen Kent, featuring the likes of Balkan Gypsy-style Brass Menazeri, Yassir Chadly and Bouchaib Abdelhabi’s traditional Moroccan with the addition of Kent’s digeridu, and the great Samba Ngo, Congolese dance music master, with his very personalized Pan-African beat and vocals. “We’re lucky to have him!” Ranuzzi commented. 

One of the street stages—call it ‘Cody’s Corner,” said Ranuzzi—will be at Haste and Telegraph, in front of the former location of Cody’s Books, featuring Chilean singer Rafael Mariquez; the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music’s Youth Marimba Band, with a dozen young people playing diasporic music on seven marimbas and on goards; and the Belly Dance Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday will see on that stage Julia Tsitsi Chigamba and her Zimbabwe music and dancers; Ya-Elah, world spiritual choir and the Druid Sisters Tea Party, “Celtic Gypsy Tribal Grooves.” 

Also on Saturday, Mario’s La Fiesta restaurant will open its banquet room on Haste for Sara and Swingtime, Hollywood Latin dance. Portuguese Fado, the poetic ballads of saudade, will be sung by Ramana Vierra at Raleigh’s Pub, appropriately in the early evening, and Moh alileche will play the Parisian diasporic cafe form of his Amazigh Berber music to finish off the day’s festivities at The Village.  

Elsewhere, up and down the Avenue on Saturday, the Caffe Mediterraneum presents the Parisian cafe sounds of the Baguette Quartette; Rasputin Music features The Palm Wine boys’ acoustic world folk, while Magic Carpet combines Indian sarode with Latin rhythms at Naan ‘n Curry—and Tara Linda y Sombra de la Luna plays 1930s Tex-Mex dance music and songs at the corner of Channing Way. 

Sunday kicks off with Mamidou and vanessa with their seminal Mali Blues at Caffe Med, and Trillium World Harp Trio at the Musical Offering on Bancroft, followed by Gary Wade’s unplugged R & B at Moe’s Books, the Cajun All-Stars’ Zydeco at the Durant Food Court, the great Tito y Su Son de Cuba at Durant’s Beau Sky Hotel, Pusaka Sunda’s Javanese Gamelan Dejung at Julie’s Healthy Cafe on Bancroft, Evelie S. Posch and Mahal with Filipino Fusion at Caffe Milano (also on Bancroft), Grupo Falso with Brazilian Choro and Samba at Raleigh’s—and the festival closer, Freddy Clarke’s Wobbly World, world fusion at The Village, a fit finale for such a display of worldwide musical color. 

“This year’s line-up’s proven so stellar, the morning openers could all just as well be evening headliners,” said Ranuzzi. “These artists are the ones preserving and teaching their cultures. It’s a chance to hear in intimate places, to talk with or dance outside to performers who usually appear in expensive venues—and all for free, on Telegraph Avenue.” 

For details see www.worldmusicberkeley.org.