Arts Calendar:

Arts Calendar

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28

THEATER

Altarena Playhouse “Urinetown, The Musical” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 1409 High St., Alameda, through Oct. 6. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org

Aurora Theatre “Hysteria” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through Sept. 30. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org

California Shakespeare Theater “King Lear” at the Bruns Ampitheater, 100 Gateway Blvd., Orinda, through Oct. 14. Tickets are $15-$60. 548-9666. www.calshakes.org

Contra Costa Civic Theatre “Rumors” by Neil Simon, Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., selected Sundays at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave. at Moeser, El Cerrito, through Oct. 14. Tickets are $11-$18. 655-8974. www.cct.org

Impact Theatre “Sleepy” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid Ave., through Oct. 13. Tickets are $10-$15. 464-4468.

Masquers Playhouse “The Shadow Box” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., selected Sun. matinees, at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond. Runs through Sept. 29. This show is not recommended for children. Tickets are $15. 232-4031. www.masquers.org

Ragged Wing Ensemble “Alice in Wonderland” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m. at Envision Academy, 1515 Webster St., Oakland, through Oct. 13. Tickets are $15-$30. 800-838-3006. www.raggedwing.org

Shotgun Players “Bulrusher” Thurs.-Sun. at 8 p.m. at the Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave. through Oct. 28. Tickets are $17-$25. For reservations call 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org

EXHIBITIONS

“Needle Lace: Borne of Thread and Air” featuring needle lace from the 16th through the 20th centuries. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, 2982 Adeline St. 843-7290. http://lacismuseum.org

“Wonderland, A Fairytale of the Soviet Monolith” Black and white photographs by Jason Eskenazion. Reception at 5 p.m., artist talk at 6 p.m. at the Graduate School of Journalism, North Gate Hall, UC Campus.

FILM

Girls Will Be Boys “Little Old New York” at 6:30 p.m. and “Queen Christina” at 9 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Vintage Films: “Safety Last!” at 1 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

Midnight Movies “The Sandlot” Fri. and Sat. at midnight at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Cost is $8. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Denise Uyehara on “Shedding Light: Performance and Illumination at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, enter on Durant. 642-0808.

Naomi Klein describes “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” at 8 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2701 Harrison St. at 27th. Tickets are $10-$13. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com

Parthenon West Review, new issue release party with readings by contributing poets at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. claybanes@gmail.com

“California Indian Songs and Stories” with Linda Yamane (Rumsien Ohlone), Mike Mirelez (Desert Cahuilla), Ron Goode (North Fork Mono), Clarence Hostler (Hupa/Yurok/Karuk), and Charlie Thom (Karuk) at 7:30 p.m. at Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way. Free, but RSVP requested 549-3564, ext. 316. lillian@heydaybooks.com

MUSIC AND DANCE

Global Drum Project with Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Siriru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $24-$52. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $4-$12.. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu

“Exilio: Creating Home Away from Home” Chilean art, music and poetry at 7 p.m. at La Peña. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

Rova Saxophone Quartet at 8 p.m. at The Berkeley Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St. Cost is $10-$15. 845-1350.

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

The Vowel Movement, beatboxing, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

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

John Pallowich with the Danny Mertens Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $10. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com

Sleepy Boy Moe and Adam Balbo at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net

77 El Dora, Burning Embers, Tom Armstrong at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

What It Is at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29

CHILDREN

Active Arts Theatre for Young Audiences “James and the Giant Peach” Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m. at Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $14-$18. 925-798-1300.

“Pinocchio: The Hip-Hopera” Sat. and Sun. at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave. 452-2259

EXHIBITIONS

“Tides and Trees” works by Jill Bliss. Artist reception at 7 p.m. at Relish at Home, 2703 7th Street, Ste #112. 981-9400.

FILM

Girls Will Be Boys “Little Lord Fauntleroy” at 3 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Vintage Films: “His Girl Friday” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Louise Dunlap describes “Undoing the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com

MUSIC AND DANCE

Patricia Barber, jazz vocalist and pianist at 8 p.m. at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Campus. Tickets are $20. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

University Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. at Hertz Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $4-$12. 642-4864. http://music.berkeley.edu

Hopkinson Smith, solo lute, “For Pope and King” works of Francesco da Milano and John Dowland at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber. Tickets are $10-$25. 528-1725. www.sfems.org

Mike Glendinning, guitar, at noon at Cafe Zeste, 1250 Addison St. at Bonar, in the Strawberry Creek Park complex. 704-9378.

Akosua, Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10-$12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

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

Fiesta Brasileira with Omo Aiye, Mestre Acordeon & Corpo Santo Capoeira Group and others at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

Dave Lionelli and Ronnie Cato at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net

Socket at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.

Jami Sieber & Kim Rosen at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org

Happy Hour at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $15-$18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com

Eliot Randall & Chris Volpe at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.

Royal Hawaiian Serenaders at 9 p.m. at Temple Bar Tiki Bar, 984 University Ave. 548-9888.

The Bye Bye Blackbirds, Statuesque, The Family Arsenal at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Free. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com

Maya Kronfeld Trio, jazz, at 9 p.m. at Downtown, 2102 Shattuck Ave. 649-3810.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 30

CHILDREN

Farm Stories and Songs with Tara Reinertson at 10:30 a.m. at Tilden Nature Center, Tilden Park. 525-2233.

Gennifer Choldenko introduces her new book for young readers “If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period” at 4 p.m. at Cody’s Books. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com

FILM

“Shanghai’et!” at 3 p.m. and “Morocco” at 5 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Vintage Films: “Spellbound” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

“One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now” Artist talk with Binh Danh at 2 p.m. at 3 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808.

Mark Kramer describes “Telling True Stories: A nonfiction Writers’ Guide from the Neiman Foundation at Harvard University” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Kurt Ribak Jazz Trio at 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 201 Martina St., Point Richmond. Suggested donation $10. 236-0527. www.pointrichmond.com/methodist

Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano, at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $36-$68. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

Quinda Groove, Andean instuments mixed with folk rock at 7:30 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

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

Reggae Showcase with David Morrison, Army, Tuff Lion, Luv Fyah and others at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

William Beatty and The Unconditionals at 6:30 p.m. at The Mt. Everest Restaurant 2011 Shattuck Ave. at University. 665-6035.

MONDAY, OCT. 1

EXHIBITIONS

“Eden Invaded” Paintings by Judith Wehlau. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Bucci’s Restaurant, 6121 Hollis St., Emeryville.

FILM

Vintage Films: “West Side Story” at 1 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Actors Reading Writers: “Beasts,” stories by Angela Carter and Theodore Sturgeon at 7:30 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. between Dana and Ellsworth. 932-0214.

Subterranean Shakespeare “Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits” at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar at Bonita. Cost is $10. For reservations call 276-3871.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Valerie Bach at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. 849-1100. www.lebateauivre.net

TUESDAY, OCT. 2

EXHIBITIONS

Berkeley Public Library Staff Art Show on display to Oct. 28 at the Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St. 981-6100. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org

FILM

“Miss Navajo” reception at 6 p.m., film at 6:30 p.m. followed by discussion, at Oakland Museum of California, Oak at 10th St., Oakland. 238-2022. www.museumca.org

Vintage Films: “Lawrence of Arabia” at noon and 6:30 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Lawrence Ferlinghetti reads at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.

“The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America” with author Peter Dale Scott at 5:30 p.m. at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way. 548-0585.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Brass Menazheri/The Greg & Aya Band at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Balkan dance lesson at 7:30 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. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Jeremy Cohen and Quartet San Francisco, SoVoSo at 8 p.m. and Paula West, Steve Heckman Quartet at 10 p.m. in at benefit for the Alzheimers Association at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $25-$35. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3

EXHIBITIONS

“Hand of the Artist” Paintings, photography, sculptural basketry and jewelry. Reception at 6 p.m. at Royal Ground Gallery, 2058 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 841-0441.

FILM

Vintage Films: “The Last Picture Show” at 1 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Reese Erlich describes “The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.

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

Enchante String Quartet at noon at Oakland City Center, 12th and Broadway. www.oaklandcitycenter.com

Dan Stanton Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Whiskey Brothers, old-time and bluegrass at 9 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com

Julio Bravo 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.

The Websters & Scott Nygaard at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $19.50-$20.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org

Mikie Lee and Amber at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com

Sakai at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $10-$16. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com

THURSDAY, OCT. 4

THEATER

“Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” written and performed by Amy Wong, Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$15. 849-2568. www.lapena.org

EXHIBITIONS

Brick & Mortar: Bay Area Sculptural Abstracts Works by Stephen Day, David O. Johnson, Christopher Loomis, and Florian Roeper. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Pro Arts Gallery, 550 Second St. Oakland. 763-4361.

FILM

Into the Labyrinth: The Films of Jan Svankmajer at 5:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Free screening. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

“Boarding Gate” with Oliver Assayas and Jean-Michel Frodon in conversation at 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Vintage Films: “Star Trek IV: THe Voyage Home” at 1 and 7 p.m. at Piedmont Cinema, 4186 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. 464-5980.

READINGS AND LECTURES

Lunch Poems with John Matthais at 12:10 p.m. at the Morrison Library, inside the Doe Library, UC Campus. 642-0137.

5 Cave Canem Poets from the African American community at 7 p.m. at the Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave. 526-3720.

Artist Talk with Rosalind Nashashibi at 6 p.m. at Berkeley Art Museum Galleries, 2626 Bancroft Way. 642-8734.

Ann Aurelia Lopez discusses her book “The Farmworkers’ Journey” at 7 p.m. at Revolution Books, 2425-C Channing Way. 848-1196.

Jeffrey Toobin introduces “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court” at 7:30 p.m. in Chevron Auditorium, International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave. Tickets are $5 available from Cody’s. 559-9500.

Gary Braasch describes “Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books on Fourth St. 559-9500.

MUSIC AND DANCE

Bayonics, Culver City Dub Collective at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com

Joffrey Ballet at 8 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall, UC Campus. Tickets are $34-$90. 642-9988. www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

Global Conversations: Kala Ramnath & George Brooks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org

Denisa Fraga & Kristan Lynch at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $9. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com

Pirate Radio, Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com

Rahsaan Patterson at 8 and 10 p.m., through Sun. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24-$28. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com