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Thursday June 05, 2008 - 10:13:00 AM

MONDAY, JUNE 9 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Farhad Manjoo describes “True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

Poetry Express with Paula Farkas at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Mitch Marcus Quintet at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $6-$12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 

CHILDREN 

First Stage Children’s Theater “Indoor/Outdoor Blues” at 6:30 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave., Kensington. Free. Appropriate for ages 5 and up. 524-3043. 

EXHIBITIONS 

“The Discovery of Art God” Collaborative art and living experiments opens at the Richmond Art Center, 2450 Barrett Ave., Richmond. Tues.-Sat., noon to 5 p.m., through July 26. 621-1252. www.therac.org 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

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

Laurel Ann Hill reads from “Heroes Arise” at 7 p.m. at Laurel Bookstore, 4100 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. 531-2073. 

David Price describes “The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The Seventh Berkeley Carillon and the sixty-sixth congress of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America noon and 5:15 p.m., Tues., Wed, and Fri. at Sather Tower, UC Campus. http://music.berkeley.edu/FestivalCongress2008.html. 

Singers’ Open Mic with Kelly Park at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Keiko Matsui at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

Jazzschool Tuesdays, a weekly showcase of up-and-coming ensembles from Berkeley Jazzschool at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 

THEATER 

Oakland Public Theater “Richard Wright Centennial Project” at 6:30 p.m. at the Oakland Public Library, 125 14th St. Free. 534-9529. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

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 

David Sirota describes “The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street & Washington” at 12:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

Neal Rosenthal reads from “Reflections of a Wine Merchant” at 6:30 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

Amelia Marshall on “Oakland’s Equestrian Heritage” at 7 p.m. at Laurel Bookstore, 4100 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. 531-2073. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

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

Nada Lewis at 7 p.m. at Le Bateau Ivre, 2629 Telegraph Ave. www.lebateauivre.net 

Henry Clement & The Gumbo Band at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Avance at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Salsa dance lessons at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $5-$10. 548-1159.  

CV Dub at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Crooked Still at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $17.50-$18.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Keiko Matsui at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $24. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Artist Support Group Speaker Series with Lisa Dent, owner, Lisa Dent Gallery, SF, at 7 p.m. at the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. Cost is $8-$10. 644-6893. 

Rodna Taylor presents “Riding the Rails with Rodna” on her 1950s experiences as a Zephyrette on the California Zephyr, at 7:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Cost is $8-$10. 763-9218. info@oaklandheritage.org 

Daniel Marcus reads from his collection of stories “Binding Energy” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

Jincy Willett reads from her new novel “The Writing Class” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Wagon/Antioquia at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $5. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

Jenna Mammina & Andre Bush at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

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

Tyler Jakes and The Bootlegggers at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $5. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

B.A.R.S. Break.Ar.Rap.Scratch with Company of Prophets at 7:30 p.m., poetry at 9 p.m., at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $7-$10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Fleeting Trance at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

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

Selector with Subtext & Delon at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

FRIDAY, JUNE 13 

THEATER 

Altarena Playhouse “On Golden Pond” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at Altarena Playhouse, 1409 High St., Alameda, through June 21. Tickets are $17-$20. 523-1553. www.altarena.org 

Aurora Theatre “The Busy World is Hushed” Wed.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. at 2081 Addison St., through July 20. Tickets are $40-$42. 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org 

Brookside Rep “Franz Kafka’s Love Life, Letters and Hallucinations” Thurs.- Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St., through June 29. Tickets are $16-$34. 800-838-3006.  

Masquers Playhouse “The Full Monty” Fri. and Sat. at 8, selected Sun. matinees at 2:30 p.m. at 105 Park Place, Point Richmond through July 5. Tickets are $20. 232-4031. www.masquers.org 

Shotgun Players “Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage” Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 5 p.m. at The Asby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through June 22. Tickets are $17-$25. 841-6500. www.shotgunplayers.org 

FILM 

Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda “Blonde Crazy” at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

Meg Withers, Truong Tran, and Dustin Heron, poets, read at 7:30 p.m. at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Ave. 649-1320. 

Ellen Sussman introduces “Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. www.codysbooks.com  

Carla Kandinsky, Marek Breiger, and Steve Arntson will read at 7 p.m. at Nefeli Caffe, 1854 Euclid Ave. 841-6374. 

Richard Knight, photographer, shows slides and discusses his book “Saarinen’s Quest: A Memoir” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222. 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

Point Richmond Summer Music with The Dave Workman Band at 5:30 p.m. and Richie Barron at 6:45 p.m. outdoors at Park Place in downtown Point Richmond. www.pointrichmond.com 

The Berkeley Baroque and Beyond Experience New pieces for violin, piano, guitar and flute at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $25-$35. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com 

Jai Uttal at 8 p.m. at Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way. 486-8700. www.rudramandir.com 

Las Bomberas de la Bahía at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Dick Conte Trio at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $18. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Dave Matthews Quartet with Tony Lindsay at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Pabobo Jobarteh with Stephen Kent and Val Serrant at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

House Jacks at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $20.50-$21.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Planet Loop and Goh Kurosawa at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Ultralash, 20 Minute Loop at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

Planets, O’Lucky Man 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. 

Kevin Beadles at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com 

Shotgun Wedding Quintet, Joe Bogale at 9:30 p.m. at Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Ave. Cost is $12. 548-1159.  

Matt Morrish & Trinket Lover at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Kurt Elling at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $16-$22. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com 

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Summertime Jazz” Group art show. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave. 644-4930. 

“The Earth: by Wind, by Water, by Fire” Photography by James Scheihing. Reception at 3 p.m. at The Light Room, 2263 Fifth St. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat. 649-8111. 

Laila Espinoza: Paintings and Textiles Reception at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Public Library's Central Catalog Lobby, 2090 Kittredge at Shattuck. 981-6100. 

“973 Possibilities and How to Make Sense of it?” An exhibition of contemporary conceptual art. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at The Richmond Art Center, 2540 Bartlett Ave., Richmond. 620-6772. www.therac.org 

THEATER 

Playback Theatre Personal stories shared by audience members will be instantly transformed by the ensemble into improvised theater pieces at 8 p.m. at Live Oak Theater,1301 Shattuck Ave. Tickets are $8-$15. 595-5500, ext. 25. 

READINGS AND LECTURES 

George Lakoff describes “The Political Mind: Why You Can’t Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain” at 7 p.m. at Cody’s Books 2201 Shattuck Ave. 559-9500. 

Jeremy Scahill on “Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army” at 7:30 p.m. at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087. 

Judith Adamson describes “Rogue Beekeepers of Kensington: Hillside, Orchard, Garden, Hive” with a honey tasting and samples of products made from beeswax, at 2 p.m. at Kensington Library, 61 Arlington Ave., Kensington. 524-3043.  

“Bali & Java: Myth, Ritual and Traditional Art” A discussion by Indonesia scholar and educator, Joseph Fischer, at 3 p.m. at Désa Arts, 4810 Telegraph Ave., Oakland. 595-1669. www.desaarts.com 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

“La Peña - Ayer, Hoy y P’alante” a musical suite on the history of La Peña at 8 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12-$14. 849-2568. www.lapena.org 

Freight 40th Anniversary Revue with Phil Marsh at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $14.50-$15.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org 

Hali Hammer & Friends, Khadejha, Ramana Viera Ensemble in a benefit for Voices for Nicaragua, from noon to 8 .m. On Edith St. (look for the balloons) between Cedar and Lincoln. Cost is $10 plus pot luck donation. 472-3170. adlerphotos@yahoo.com 

Ellen Robinson & her Quartet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com 

Benefit for Edwin with Zydeco dance music at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15-$25 sliding scale. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com  

Cristina Orbé, Meklit Hadero and akosua at 8 p.m. at Epic Arts Studios, 1923 Ashby Ave. Cost is $7-10.  

Gaucho Gypsy Band at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com 

Carla Zilbersmith Group at 8 p.m. at the Jazzschool. Cost is $20. 845-5373. www.jazzschool.com 

Mario DeSio at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881. 

Trevor Justice and Brook Schoenfield at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Pockit, Sol Horizon, Sun House at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $9. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com 

DJ fflood at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

Rum Rebellion, The Hobogobbelins, New Earth Creeps 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. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 15 

CHILDREN 

Gary Lapow at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $10-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

“Color and Line” Paintings by Julie Ross. Reception at 3 p.m. at Au Coquelet, 2000 University Ave. www.JulieRossArt.com 

FILM 

Joan Blondell: The Fizz on the Soda “Footlight Parade” at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu 

MUSIC AND DANCE 

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Juneteenth Freedom Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Cuthbert's Episcopal Church, 7932 Mountain Blvd., at Keller Ave., Oakland. 635-4949. 

Young People’s Symphony Orchestra “Pops for Pops” at 2 p.m. at Greek Orthodox Church of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10-$15. 849-9776. www.ypsomusic.net 

A Tribute to Hal Stein led by saxophonist Pete Yellin at 2 p.m. at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland. Cost is $10-$15 for concert and reception, children under 12 free. 228-3218. 

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

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

Calaveras Benefit concert for HIV/Aids prevention in South Africa at 7 p.m. at First Congregatonal Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. Cost is $20. 981-1268. www.fccb.org  

Arian Shafiee at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net 

Americana Unplugged with Crowsong at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277. 

DJ Edwin, reggae at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com