Arts Listings
Arts Calendar
MONDAY, JUNE 23
READINGS AND LECTURES
Poetry Express with Julia Vingrad at 7 p.m. at Priya Restaurant, 2072 San Pablo Ave. 644-3977.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Musica ha Disconnesso, traditional Italian music, at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
West Coast Songwriters’ Competition at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage Coffee House. Cost is $5. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Dewayne Pate and Friends at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dale Pendell describes the “Pharmako” trilogy on psychoactive plants at 7:30 p.m. at Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave. 849-2087.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Mark St. Mary Lousiana Blues and Zydeco Band at 8:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cajun dance lesson at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Singers’ Open Mic at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $5. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Randy Craig Trio at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Steve Tyrell at 8 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Wed. 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 25
READINGS AND LECTURES
Robert Scheer describes “The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America” at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. 559-9500.
“California Israelite: Poetry of Reuven Goldfarb” with the author at 7:30 p.m. at JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Sponsored by Aquarian Minyan. Donation $10-$20. 528-6725.
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 .
MUSIC AND DANCE
Summer Sounds at Oakland City Center with Sonic Strut at noon at 12th and Broadway, Oakland.
The Big Trio featuring Wayne de la Cruz at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Taj Weekes and Adowa, reggae, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $10-$12. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
La Verdad 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.
Taarka at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
EXHIBITIONS
“From Pompei to Marseille” fresco paintings of Francesca Giorgi at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. For information on fresco workshops call 848-1228.
FILM
Louder, Faster: Punk in Performance “The Decline of Western Civilization” with filmmaker Penelope Spheeris in person at 8:40 p.m. at the Pacific Film Archive. Cost is $5.50-$9.50. 642-0808. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu
READINGS AND LECTURES
Dan White reads from “The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail” at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Dalloways, 2904 College Ave. 704-8222.
Country Joe McDonald Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. at Cafe de la Paz, 1600 Shattuck Ave. 843-0662.
Charles Wollenberg on “Berkeley: A City in History” at 5:30 p.m. at Berkeley Assoc. of Realtors, 1553 MLK Jr. Way. Cost is $15-$20. For reservations call 848-4288.
MUSIC AND DANCE
Berkeley Opera “Highlights from Tosca” at 12:15 at Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredtge St. 981-6241. www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Cast of Clowns, rock, funk, jams, at 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Cost is $15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Brian Melvin Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Laura Zucker at 7 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Bluegrass Session hosted by Jacob Gropman and Ben Bernstein at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $7. 841-2082 www.starryploughpub.com
Fred O’dell at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Lina at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $12-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Selector with DJ Riddm at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
THEATER
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.
Contra Costa Civic Theater “Kiss Me Kate” Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m. at 951 Pomona Ave., El Cerrito, through Aug. 3. Tickets are $15-$24. 524-9132. www.ccct.org
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
EXHIBITIONS
“Variety is the Spice of Peace” A group show of 4th Street Studio artists. Opening reception at 7 p.m. at Gaia Arts Center Mezzanine Gallery, 2120 Allston Way. www.fourthstreetstudio.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, classic and modern Cuban dance music, at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $12. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Garrett McLean, violin, Kent Craig, guitar and vocal, Marvin Sanders, flute perform the music of J.S. Bach and the Blues at 8 p.m. at Giorgi Gallery, 2911 Claremont Ave. Cost is $10. 848-1228. www.giorgigallery.com
“Out to Lunch” Quintet at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $8. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Trio Garufa, Argentine tango,at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. Dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $17-$20. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Yolanda and Ric at 8 p.m. at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Ave., at Dwight. 548-5198.
Rebecca Riots at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Pale Fighter and Ka-Chi at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Johnny Dilks Country Soul Brothers, Dave Gleason, The B-Stars at 9 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $8. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Skarp, Population Reduction, Against Empire 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.
The Strangers at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
DJ Drunken Monkey at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Kenny Neal at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
CHILDREN
“I Sit and Stay” Leah Waarvik introduces her book designed for children and families to learn how to stay safe in the wilderness should they get lost, at 7 p.m. at Laurel Bookstore, 4100 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland. 531-2073.
EXHIBITIONS
“Landscapes and Seascapes” works by Richard deTreville, Robert Wee, and Anthony Holdsworth. Reception at 2 p.m. at Alta Galleria, 2980 College Ave Suite 4. 421-1255 www.altagalleria.com
“Waste Not” Sculpture using materials found in the natural world by Deborah Yaffe opens at Oakopolis, 447 25th St., Oakland. Open Sat. from 2 to 5 p.m. 663-6920.
THEATER
Citizen Josh with Josh Kornbluth Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. at 5 p.m., at The Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., through July 20. Tickets are $20-$25. 841-6500, ext. 303. www.shotgunplayers.org
READINGS AND LECTURES
Lincoln Cushing and Ann Tompkins describe their new book “Chinese Posters: Art from the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution” at 3:30 p.m. at Eastwind Books of Berkeley, 2066 University Ave. www.asiabookcenter.com
MUSIC AND DANCE
Stephen Cosgrove, in a benefit for Middle Eastern refugee children, will perform Bach and Mozart at 7:30 p.m. at Northbrae Community Center, 941 The Alameda. Suggested donation $10. 684-2470.
Joel Dorham Latin Jazz Octet at 9 p.m. at Pacific Coast Brewing Co., 906 Washington St., Oakland. 836-2739.
Sacred Music and Art by Adi Da Samraj at 7:30 p.m. at The Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $15. For reservations call 415-703-0330.
The Brew with Aleph Null and Deli Kanlt at 8 p.m. at the JCC of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St. Tickets are $10-$15. 848-0237.
La Colectiva at 9 p.m. at La Peña Cultural Center. Cost is $10. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Marcy Blackman & the Mighty Fines at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $14. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Baba Ken & Kotoja at 9:30 p.m. at Ashkenaz. African dance lesson at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $12-$15. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
Mike Zawitkowski and Andy Lane at 7:30 p.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Dawn Drake at 8 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
Rick Di Dia and Aireene Espiritu at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
Larry Stefl Jazz Trio at 9:30 p.m. at Albatross, 1822 San Pablo Ave. Cost is $3. 843-2473. www.albatrosspub.com
Charlie Wilson’s War at 10 p.m. at Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave. 647-1790. www.beckettsirishpub.com
Orion’s Joy of Jazz, at 8 p.m. at Spuds Pizza, 3290 Adeline St. Cost is $7. 558-0881.
The Mother Hips at 9:30 p.m. at The Starry Plough. Cost is $15. 841-2082. www.starryploughpub.com
Kenny Neal at 8 and 10 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square. Cost is $20. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com
Leftover Crack, Wait in Vain, Crucified 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 29
CHILDREN
Rafael Manriquez & Ingrid Rubis, Latin American music, at Ashkenaz at 3 p.m. Cost is $4-$6. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
EXHIBITIONS
“ARTiFACTS” Works by Mary Black, Kirk Crippens and Linda Race. Opening recetpion at 2 p.m. at Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St. in Live Oak Park. Exhibition runs to Aug. 17. 644-6893.
READINGS AND LECTURES
“Birth of the Cool” Curator’s tour with Philip Linhares of the exhibition on California art, design and culture at midcentury at 2 p.m. at Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak at 10th St., Oakland. Cost is $5-$8. 238-2022. www.museumca.org
MUSIC AND DANCE
Annual Stars and Pipes Concert with Ron McKean, organist, and the Pacific Brass Ensemble, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, 2619 Broadway, Oakland. Lunch follows, suggested donation $10. 444-3555. www.firstchurchoakland.org
Dance Theatre Arts “Dance Through the Seasons” at 2 p.m. Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave. Tickets are $15-$18. 581-4780. DTAHayward@aol.com
Elio Villafranca/John Santos Quartet at 7 p.m. at La Peña. Cost is $14-$16. 849-2568. www.lapena.org
Rebecca Griffin & her Trio at 8 p.m. at Anna’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way. Cost is $10. 841-JAZZ. www.AnnasJazzIsland.com
Sauce Piquante at 11 a.m. at Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. 595-5344. www.nomadcafe.net
Americana Unplugged with .49 Special at 5 p.m. at Jupiter. 843-8277.
2008 FiddleKids Faculty Concert at 8 p.m. at Freight and Salvage. Cost is $18.50-$19.50. 548-1761. www.freightandsalvage.org
James Cotton at 7 and 9 p.m. at Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, through Sun. Cost is $12-$18. 238-9200. www.yoshis.com